Marjan Van Den Akker

Biographic Data

ID139455
NAMEMarjan Van Den Akker
GIVEN NAMESMarjan Van Den
FAMILY NAMEAkker
SIGNATUREVAN DEN AKKER M
AFFILIATIONSMaastricht University
ORCID0000-0002-1022-8637
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Multimorbidity in middle-aged from the experiences of patients and their health care providers

    Open AccessAna Isabel González‐González, Truc Sophia Dinh et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021

  • Supporting an informal care group – Social contacts and communication as important aspects in the psychosocial well‐being of informal caregivers of older patients in Belgium

    Open AccessLeontien Jansen, Tine De Burghgraeve et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2021Cited by: 1References: 4

    Tailor-made support of informal care groups starts with facilitating and guiding a process to achieve consent within the group to optimise the care for the patient and also for the caregivers. With a shared vision and supported decisions, caregivers can enter into conversations with the professional caregiver to coordinate adjusted support regarding the care needs

  • Caregiver burden

    Open AccessLeontien Jansen, Stephanie Dauphin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2021References: 59

    This prospective cohort study identified risk factors for the development of caregiver burden and included older cancer survivors, middle-aged cancer survivors, older patients without cancer and their caregivers. Overall, more than 16 per cent of caregivers experienced high-to-severe burden at baseline. This proportion remained stable after 1 and 3 years. Caregivers who experienced increased caregiver burden at baseline were at higher risk mainta…

  • Magnitude and determinants of multimorbidity and health care utilization among patients attending public versus private primary care

    Open AccessSanghamitra Pati, Subhashisa Swain et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2020

    Our findings suggest that, multimorbidity is being more reported in public primary care facilities. The pattern and health care utilization in both types of settings are different. A comprehensive care approach must be designed for private care providers

  • Using Liminality and Subjunctivity to Better Understand How Patients With Cancer Experience Uncertainty Throughout Their Illness Trajectory

    Open AccessStephanie Dauphin, Van Wolputte et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2020Cited by: 7References: 48

    Uncertainty is a central theme in the illness experiences of older cancer patients throughout their illness trajectory. Mishel's popular theory on uncertainty during illness approaches uncertainty as an outcome and is characterized by the patient's inability to find meaning in illness events. This study used the concepts of liminality and subjunctivity to explore uncertainty throughout the illness trajectory of cancer patients. We interviewed 18 …

  • Multimorbidity and quality of life

    Open AccessTatjana T Makovski, Susanne Schmitz et al.ARTICLEAgeing Research Reviews2019

  • Multimorbidity patterns

    Open AccessAlexandra Prados-Torres, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Clinical Epidemiology2014

  • Socioeconomic factors from midlife predict mobility limitation and depressed mood three decades later; Findings from the Ages-Reykjavik Study

    Open AccessGene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study Investigators Age, D A I…ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Socioeconomic factors from midlife and from childhood affect mobility limitation and depressed mood in old age. Prevention of health problems in old age should begin as early as midlife

  • Perceived unfairness and socioeconomic inequalities in functional decline

    Open AccessHarke Bosma, Anouk Gerritsma et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The general perception of unfairness, at work and beyond work, might have implications for functional decline in middle and older age. We recommend that - rather than addressing and changing individual perceptions of unfairness--more research is needed to find out whether specific environments can be defined as unfair and whether such environments can be effectively tackled in an attempt to truly improve public health

  • Study protocol of KLIMOP

    Open AccessLaura Deckx, Doris van Abbema et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    This extensive data collection will increase insight on how wellbeing of older cancer patients is affected by cancer (diagnosis and treatment), ageing, and their interaction. Results may provide new insights, which might contribute to the improvement of care for older cancer patients

  • The influence of population characteristics on variation in general practice based morbidity estimations

    Open AccessCatharina van den Dungen, N Hoeymans et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Socio-demographic characteristics of populations do not explain the differences in morbidity estimations among GPRNs

  • Measuring Rebelliousness and Predicting Health Behaviour and Outcomes

    Open AccessG Klabbers, Harke Bosma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2009Cited by: 2References: 37

    The Social Reactivity Scale is a questionnaire measure of individual differences in rebelliousness. The associations between rebelliousness, health behaviours and health outcomes were examined in two Dutch samples by means of cross-sectional survey data. We found moderate support for the reliability and construct validity of the scale. Findings were suggestive of rebelliousness, first, being associated with low control beliefs, second, being rela…

  • Lack of basic and luxury goods and health-related dysfunction in older persons; Findings from the longitudinal SMILE study

    Open AccessD A I Groffen, Daniëlle AI Groffen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    Even in a relatively wealthy country like the Netherlands, the lack of certain basic goods is not uncommon. More importantly, lack of basic goods, as an indicator of wealth, was strongly related to health-related dysfunction also when traditional measures of socioeconomic status were taken into account. In contrast, no effects of luxury goods on physical or mental dysfunction were found. Future longitudinal research is necessary to clarify the pr…

  • The SMILE study

    Open AccessMarjan Van Den Akker, Mark Spigt et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    Despite our relatively low response rates, we trust that, because of the longitudinal character of the study and the high absolute number of participants, our database contains a valuable set of information.SMILE is a longitudinal cohort with a long follow-up period (15 years). The long follow-up and the unique combination of the two data collection strategies will enable us to disentangle causal relationships. Furthermore, patient-reported chara…

  • Marginal impact of psychosocial factors on multimorbidity

    Open AccessMarjan Van Den Akker, Frank Buntinx et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2000Cited by: 4References: 42

  • Multimorbidity in General Practice

    Open AccessMarjan Van Den Akker, Frank Buntinx et al.ARTICLEJournal of Clinical Epidemiology1998

  • Comorbidity or multimorbidity

    Open AccessMarjan Van Den Akker, Frank Buntinx et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of General…1996

    Aim: Comorbidity is increasingly prevalent. Moreover, many different definitions and interpretations of this phenomenon are used. Because of its social and clinical significance, it is important that the concept is clear. In this review a summary of current uses of this concept and relevant figures are given, as well as a proposal for future use.Method: A computerised search and an additional literature search were performed to identify relevant …