Peter Spreeuwenberg
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1252017 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Peter Spreeuwenberg |
| NOMBRES | Peter |
| APELLIDO | Spreeuwenberg |
| FIRMA | SPREEUWENBERG P |
| AFILIACIONES | Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 371 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during Covid-19
This study aimed to assess the preparedness of European countries regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care workers (HCWs), the COVID-19 infection rates of HCWs compared to the general working age population, and the association between these. We developed a PPE-preparedness scale based on responses to a questionnaire from experts in the Health Systems and Policy Monitor network, with a response rate of 19 out of 31 countr…
Revisiting influenza-hospitalisation estimates from the Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease (Bird) project using different extrapolation methods
The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that globally, seasonal influenza epidemics result in three to five million cases of severe illness (hospitalisations) every year [1,2]. In a recent paper in the Journal of Global Health, the Burden of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease (BIRD) project aimed to improve the understanding of influenza-associated hospitalisation [...]
Global and national influenza-associated hospitalisation rates
Background: WHO estimates that seasonal influenza epidemics result in three to five million cases of severe illness (hospitalisations) every year. We aimed to improve the understanding of influenza-associated hospitalisation estimates at a national and global level. Methods: We performed a systematic literature review of English- and Chinese-language studies published between 1995 and 2020 estimating influenza-associated hospitalisation. We inclu…
The Organization of Outreach Work for Vulnerable Patients in General Practice during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected vulnerable populations' access to health care. By proactively reaching out to them, general practices attempted to prevent the underutilization of their services. This paper examined the association between practice and country characteristics and the organization of outreach work in general practices during COVID-19. Linear mixed model analyses with practices nested in countries were performed on…
Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Led to Changes in the Tasks of the Primary Care Workforce? An International Survey among General Practices in 38 Countries (PRICOV-19)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large and varying impact on primary care. This paper studies changes in the tasks of general practitioners (GPs) and associated staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from the PRICOV-19 study of 5093 GPs in 38 countries were used. We constructed a scale for task changes and performed multilevel analyses. The scale was reliable at both GP and country level. Clustering of task changes at country level was considera…
Communication about breast cancer genetic counseling with patients with limited health literacy or a migrant background
Access to breast cancer genetic counseling is suboptimal for patients with limited health literacy or a migrant background due to ineffective communication and lack of healthcare professionals' recommendation. This study examines the effect of a blended training program (Erfo4all) for healthcare professionals on their awareness, knowledge, and self-efficacy towards communication about genetic counseling with patients with limited health literacy …
Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics
BACKGROUND: Until recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the annual mortality burden of influenza to be 250 000 to 500 000 all-cause deaths globally; however, a 2017 study indicated a substantially higher mortality burden, at 290 000-650 000 influenza-associated deaths from respiratory causes alone, and a 2019 study estimated 99 000-200 000 deaths from lower respiratory tract infections directly caused by influenza. Here we revis…
Citizens’ initiatives for care and welfare in the Netherlands
There are by now a considerable number of CI's in the area of care and welfare in the Netherlands. Apparently, citizens take collective initiatives to provide services that are not, or no longer, available to the local community. The initiatives are concentrated in certain parts of the country. However, our theoretical model to explain this geographical pattern is only partially confirmed
Neighbourhood social and physical environment and general practitioner assessed morbidity
The aim of our study was to investigate the association between health enhancing and threatening, and social and physical aspects of the neighbourhood environment and general practitioner (GP) assessed morbidity of the people living there, in order to find out whether the effects of environmental characteristics add up or modify each other. We combined GP electronic health records with environmental data on neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Cros…
A prospective analysis of the effect of neighbourhood and individual social capital on changes in self-rated health of people with chronic illness
Higher levels of individual and neighbourhood social capital independently and positively affect changes in self-rated health of people with chronic illness. Although most of the variation in health is explained at the individual level, one's social environment should be considered as a possible relevant influence on the health of the chronically ill
Guided imagery in people with fibromyalgia
Studies on the effects of guided imagery in patients with fibromyalgia show varying results. This randomized controlled trial ( n = 65) aims to give more insight into the effects on pain, functional status, and self-efficacy. Daily pain was assessed with a pain diary using a Visual Analogue Scale. Functional status and self-efficacy were measured at pretest, posttest, and follow-up using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Chronic Pain …
The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy
Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-documented relationship between education and health. However, little empirical research has been undertaken to explore this hypothesis. The present study aims to study whether health literacy could be a pathway by which level of education affects health status. Health literacy was measured by the Health Activities and Literacy Scale, using data from a subsample of …
The importance of illness duration, age at diagnosis and the year of diagnosis for labour participation chances of people with chronic illness
Age at diagnosis and illness duration relate to chronically ill people's chances to participate in the labour market, but how and how strong they relate to labour participation depend on gender and the type of chronic disease at stake. Prospective studies are needed to assess illness trajectories of specific diagnostic groups along with the development of their school and work careers
Streetscape greenery and health
Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability and residents' health, which may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study focuses on three mechanisms through which greenery might exert its positive effect on health: stress reduction, stimulating physical activity and facilitating social cohesion. Knowledge on mechanisms helps to identify which type of greenspace is most effective in generatin…
Consumers’ interpretation and use of comparative information on the quality of health care
Background Public reports about health‐care quality have not been effectively used by consumers thus far. A possible explanation is inadequate presentation of the information. Objective To assess which presentation features contribute to consumers’ correct interpretation and effective use of comparative health‐care quality information and to examine the influence of consumer characteristics. Design Fictitious Consumer Quality Index (CQI) data on …
Greenspace in urban neighbourhoods and residents' health
BACKGROUND: Previous research shows a positive link between the amount of green area in one's residential neighbourhood and self-reported health. However, little research has been done on the quality of the green area, as well as on quantity and quality of smaller natural elements in the streetscape. This study investigates the link between the objectively assessed quantity and quality of (1) green areas and (2) streetscape greenery on the one ha…
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
Morbidity is related to a green living environment
BACKGROUND: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician-assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's living environment. METHODS: Morbidity data were derived…
Using Multilevel Modeling to Assess Case-Mix Adjusters in Consumer Experience Surveys in Health Care
BACKGROUND: Ratings on the quality of healthcare from the consumer's perspective need to be adjusted for consumer characteristics to ensure fair and accurate comparisons between healthcare providers or health plans. Although multilevel analysis is already considered an appropriate method for analyzing healthcare performance data, it has rarely been used to assess case-mix adjustment of such data. The purpose of this article is to investigate whet…
Is Green Space in the Living Environment Associated with People's Feelings of Social Safety
The authors investigate whether the percentage of green space in people's living environment affects their feelings of social safety positively or negatively. More specifically they investigate the extent to which this relationship varies between urban and rural areas, between groups in the community that can be identified as more or less vulnerable, and the extent to which different types of green space exert different influences. The study incl…
Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health
Our study indicates that the amount of green space in the living environment is scarcely related to the level of physical activity. Furthermore, the amount of physical activity undertaken in greener living environments does not explain the relationship between green space and health
Changes in health and primary health care use of Moroccan and Turkish migrants between 2001 and 2005
Changes in health status concerned the mental health component. Changes in health status were paired with changes in health care utilization. Among the Turkish group, an unexpected decrease in GP contacts was noticed, whilst showing a generally unchanged health status. Further research taking perceived quality of care into account might help shedding some light on this outcome
Green space, urbanity, and health
Study objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green space in people’s living environment and their perceived general health. This relation is analysed for different age and socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, it is analysed separately for urban and more rural areas, because the strength of the relation was expected to vary with urbanity. Design: The study includes 250 782 people registered with 104 general pra…
Disaster and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization
BACKGROUND: The impact of disasters on primary healthcare utilization is largely unknown. Moreover, it is often overlooked how disaster affects those closest to the primary victims, their family members. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the long-term effects of a catastrophic fire on primary healthcare utilization. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a prospective, population-based cohort study covering 1 year pre- and 3 years post…
Why does it run in families? Explaining family similarity in help-seeking behaviour by shared circumstances, socialisation and selection
Green space, urbanity, and health
Study objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green space in people’s living environment and their perceived general health. This relation is analysed for different age and socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, it is analysed separately for urban and more rural areas, because the strength of the relation was expected to vary with urbanity. Design: The study includes 250 782 people registered with 104 general pra…
Streetscape greenery and health
Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability and residents' health, which may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study focuses on three mechanisms through which greenery might exert its positive effect on health: stress reduction, stimulating physical activity and facilitating social cohesion. Knowledge on mechanisms helps to identify which type of greenspace is most effective in generatin…
Natural Environments—Healthy Environments? An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Greenspace and Health
Are people living in greener areas healthier than people living in less green areas? This hypothesis was empirically tested by combining Dutch data on the self-reported health of over 10 000 people with land-use data on the amount of greenspace in their living environment. In the multilevel analysis we controlled for socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, as well as urbanity. Living in a green environment was positively related to all thr…
Morbidity is related to a green living environment
BACKGROUND: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician-assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's living environment. METHODS: Morbidity data were derived…
Greenspace in urban neighbourhoods and residents' health
BACKGROUND: Previous research shows a positive link between the amount of green area in one's residential neighbourhood and self-reported health. However, little research has been done on the quality of the green area, as well as on quantity and quality of smaller natural elements in the streetscape. This study investigates the link between the objectively assessed quantity and quality of (1) green areas and (2) streetscape greenery on the one ha…
Is Green Space in the Living Environment Associated with People's Feelings of Social Safety
The authors investigate whether the percentage of green space in people's living environment affects their feelings of social safety positively or negatively. More specifically they investigate the extent to which this relationship varies between urban and rural areas, between groups in the community that can be identified as more or less vulnerable, and the extent to which different types of green space exert different influences. The study incl…
Neighbourhood social and physical environment and general practitioner assessed morbidity
The aim of our study was to investigate the association between health enhancing and threatening, and social and physical aspects of the neighbourhood environment and general practitioner (GP) assessed morbidity of the people living there, in order to find out whether the effects of environmental characteristics add up or modify each other. We combined GP electronic health records with environmental data on neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Cros…
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
Neighbourhood characteristics and use of benzodiazepines in The Netherlands
Guided imagery in people with fibromyalgia
Studies on the effects of guided imagery in patients with fibromyalgia show varying results. This randomized controlled trial ( n = 65) aims to give more insight into the effects on pain, functional status, and self-efficacy. Daily pain was assessed with a pain diary using a Visual Analogue Scale. Functional status and self-efficacy were measured at pretest, posttest, and follow-up using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Chronic Pain …
Why does it run in families? Explaining family similarity in help-seeking behaviour by shared circumstances, socialisation and selection
Medical practice variations in hospital care; time trends of a spatial phenomenon
Patient Satisfaction with the General Practitioner
OBJECTIVES: The authors examine how patient satisfaction with health care providers relates to either the individual characteristics of respondents or the characteristics of health care providers and the structural setting in which they work. METHODS: Measures of three dimensions of patient satisfaction with the general practitioner (GP)--accessibility, interpersonal relationship, information given--were derived from an existing data set. Patient…
Neighbourhood characteristics and use of benzodiazepines in The Netherlands
Medical practice variations in hospital care; time trends of a spatial phenomenon
Natural Environments—Healthy Environments? An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Greenspace and Health
Are people living in greener areas healthier than people living in less green areas? This hypothesis was empirically tested by combining Dutch data on the self-reported health of over 10 000 people with land-use data on the amount of greenspace in their living environment. In the multilevel analysis we controlled for socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, as well as urbanity. Living in a green environment was positively related to all thr…
Green space, urbanity, and health
Study objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green space in people’s living environment and their perceived general health. This relation is analysed for different age and socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, it is analysed separately for urban and more rural areas, because the strength of the relation was expected to vary with urbanity. Design: The study includes 250 782 people registered with 104 general pra…
Disaster and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization
BACKGROUND: The impact of disasters on primary healthcare utilization is largely unknown. Moreover, it is often overlooked how disaster affects those closest to the primary victims, their family members. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the long-term effects of a catastrophic fire on primary healthcare utilization. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a prospective, population-based cohort study covering 1 year pre- and 3 years post…
Why does it run in families? Explaining family similarity in help-seeking behaviour by shared circumstances, socialisation and selection
Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health
Our study indicates that the amount of green space in the living environment is scarcely related to the level of physical activity. Furthermore, the amount of physical activity undertaken in greener living environments does not explain the relationship between green space and health
Changes in health and primary health care use of Moroccan and Turkish migrants between 2001 and 2005
Changes in health status concerned the mental health component. Changes in health status were paired with changes in health care utilization. Among the Turkish group, an unexpected decrease in GP contacts was noticed, whilst showing a generally unchanged health status. Further research taking perceived quality of care into account might help shedding some light on this outcome
Morbidity is related to a green living environment
BACKGROUND: As a result of increasing urbanisation, people face the prospect of living in environments with few green spaces. There is increasing evidence for a positive relation between green space in people's living environment and self-reported indicators of physical and mental health. This study investigates whether physician-assessed morbidity is also related to green space in people's living environment. METHODS: Morbidity data were derived…
Using Multilevel Modeling to Assess Case-Mix Adjusters in Consumer Experience Surveys in Health Care
BACKGROUND: Ratings on the quality of healthcare from the consumer's perspective need to be adjusted for consumer characteristics to ensure fair and accurate comparisons between healthcare providers or health plans. Although multilevel analysis is already considered an appropriate method for analyzing healthcare performance data, it has rarely been used to assess case-mix adjustment of such data. The purpose of this article is to investigate whet…
Is Green Space in the Living Environment Associated with People's Feelings of Social Safety
The authors investigate whether the percentage of green space in people's living environment affects their feelings of social safety positively or negatively. More specifically they investigate the extent to which this relationship varies between urban and rural areas, between groups in the community that can be identified as more or less vulnerable, and the extent to which different types of green space exert different influences. The study incl…
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
Consumers’ interpretation and use of comparative information on the quality of health care
Background Public reports about health‐care quality have not been effectively used by consumers thus far. A possible explanation is inadequate presentation of the information. Objective To assess which presentation features contribute to consumers’ correct interpretation and effective use of comparative health‐care quality information and to examine the influence of consumer characteristics. Design Fictitious Consumer Quality Index (CQI) data on …
Greenspace in urban neighbourhoods and residents' health
BACKGROUND: Previous research shows a positive link between the amount of green area in one's residential neighbourhood and self-reported health. However, little research has been done on the quality of the green area, as well as on quantity and quality of smaller natural elements in the streetscape. This study investigates the link between the objectively assessed quantity and quality of (1) green areas and (2) streetscape greenery on the one ha…
The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy
Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-documented relationship between education and health. However, little empirical research has been undertaken to explore this hypothesis. The present study aims to study whether health literacy could be a pathway by which level of education affects health status. Health literacy was measured by the Health Activities and Literacy Scale, using data from a subsample of …
The importance of illness duration, age at diagnosis and the year of diagnosis for labour participation chances of people with chronic illness
Age at diagnosis and illness duration relate to chronically ill people's chances to participate in the labour market, but how and how strong they relate to labour participation depend on gender and the type of chronic disease at stake. Prospective studies are needed to assess illness trajectories of specific diagnostic groups along with the development of their school and work careers
Streetscape greenery and health
Several studies have shown a positive relationship between local greenspace availability and residents' health, which may offer opportunities for health improvement. This study focuses on three mechanisms through which greenery might exert its positive effect on health: stress reduction, stimulating physical activity and facilitating social cohesion. Knowledge on mechanisms helps to identify which type of greenspace is most effective in generatin…
A prospective analysis of the effect of neighbourhood and individual social capital on changes in self-rated health of people with chronic illness
Higher levels of individual and neighbourhood social capital independently and positively affect changes in self-rated health of people with chronic illness. Although most of the variation in health is explained at the individual level, one's social environment should be considered as a possible relevant influence on the health of the chronically ill
Guided imagery in people with fibromyalgia
Studies on the effects of guided imagery in patients with fibromyalgia show varying results. This randomized controlled trial ( n = 65) aims to give more insight into the effects on pain, functional status, and self-efficacy. Daily pain was assessed with a pain diary using a Visual Analogue Scale. Functional status and self-efficacy were measured at pretest, posttest, and follow-up using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Chronic Pain …
Neighbourhood social and physical environment and general practitioner assessed morbidity
The aim of our study was to investigate the association between health enhancing and threatening, and social and physical aspects of the neighbourhood environment and general practitioner (GP) assessed morbidity of the people living there, in order to find out whether the effects of environmental characteristics add up or modify each other. We combined GP electronic health records with environmental data on neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Cros…
Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics
BACKGROUND: Until recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the annual mortality burden of influenza to be 250 000 to 500 000 all-cause deaths globally; however, a 2017 study indicated a substantially higher mortality burden, at 290 000-650 000 influenza-associated deaths from respiratory causes alone, and a 2019 study estimated 99 000-200 000 deaths from lower respiratory tract infections directly caused by influenza. Here we revis…
Citizens’ initiatives for care and welfare in the Netherlands
There are by now a considerable number of CI's in the area of care and welfare in the Netherlands. Apparently, citizens take collective initiatives to provide services that are not, or no longer, available to the local community. The initiatives are concentrated in certain parts of the country. However, our theoretical model to explain this geographical pattern is only partially confirmed
Communication about breast cancer genetic counseling with patients with limited health literacy or a migrant background
Access to breast cancer genetic counseling is suboptimal for patients with limited health literacy or a migrant background due to ineffective communication and lack of healthcare professionals' recommendation. This study examines the effect of a blended training program (Erfo4all) for healthcare professionals on their awareness, knowledge, and self-efficacy towards communication about genetic counseling with patients with limited health literacy …
Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Led to Changes in the Tasks of the Primary Care Workforce? An International Survey among General Practices in 38 Countries (PRICOV-19)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large and varying impact on primary care. This paper studies changes in the tasks of general practitioners (GPs) and associated staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from the PRICOV-19 study of 5093 GPs in 38 countries were used. We constructed a scale for task changes and performed multilevel analyses. The scale was reliable at both GP and country level. Clustering of task changes at country level was considera…
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