Gert P Westert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1728138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gert P Westert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gert P |
| FAMILY NAME | Westert |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERT G P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Medicalization of sciatica and its treatment
A three‐goal model for patients with multimorbidity
BACKGROUND: To meet the challenge of multimorbidity in decision making, a switch from a disease-oriented to a goal-oriented approach could be beneficial for patients and clinicians. More insight about the concept and the implementation of this approach in clinical practice is needed. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop conceptual descriptions of goal-oriented care by examining the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) and clinical geriat…
Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures to Promote Integrated Care
PROMs can deliver generic outcomes relevant for older patients, may improve patient-physician relationship, quality of care and prediction of future outcomes in geriatric care, if they are valid, reliable and responsive, but still short and simple. A precondition to make the hard tip from research to practice is that PROMs are carefully positioned in the clinical encounters and in electronic health records
Evaluation of an adverse outcome index for the quality of obstetric care delivered by multidisciplinary care chains
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Primary care and avoidable hospitalisation for diabetes
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Measuring chronic care management experience of patients with diabetes
The PACIC and PACIC+ are reliable instruments to measure the chronic care management experiences of patients. The PACIC+ is preferred because it also includes multidisciplinary coordination and cooperation-one of the central pillars of chronic care management-with good psychometric quality. Previously identified subscales should be used with caution. Both PACIC instruments are useful in identifying GP practice variation
The influence of population characteristics on variation in general practice based morbidity estimations
Socio-demographic characteristics of populations do not explain the differences in morbidity estimations among GPRNs
The association between chronic care management and the quality of thrombosis care
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Hospital Stroke Volume and Case-Fatality Revisited
BACKGROUND: A few studies have found an inverse association between hospital patient volume and case-fatality among stroke patients. However, the different stroke categorizations used in these studies might have influenced the findings. Furthermore, the relevance of the association observed remains questionable given that the relatively small magnitude may not support volume-based referral policies. We re-examined this association in a large nati…
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
Do homosexual persons use health care services more frequently than heterosexual persons
Health system outcomes and determinants amenable to public health in industrialized countries
Mortality and premature deaths could be improved by focusing on factors that are amenable to public health policies. Tackling these issues should be reflected in the ongoing assessments of health system performance
The health status of the Dutch population as assessed by the EQ-6D
Medical practice variations in hospital care; time trends of a spatial phenomenon
Community income and surgical rates in the Netherlands
Background: The study describes variations in use of surgical procedures by community income in the Netherlands. From the literature it is known that surgical rates have a socioeconomic gradient. Both positive and negative associations of socioeconomic factors of patients (for example, income, education) with surgical rates have been reported. The question raised here is: how do (possible) socioeconomic variations in surgery in the Netherlands co…
Mutual influences of general practitioners in partnerships
The aim of this study was to find out whether or not general practitioners (GPs) within the same partnership show more similarities in attitudes and behaviour than GPs in different partnerships, and what the causes of these similarities might be. Knowledge of the causes of patterns of similarities within medical teams contributes to understanding medical practice variation, which is crucial in developing effective health care policies. Data were …
Variation in duration of hospital stay between hospitals and between doctors within hospitals
Do homosexual persons use health care services more frequently than heterosexual persons
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
Measuring chronic care management experience of patients with diabetes
The PACIC and PACIC+ are reliable instruments to measure the chronic care management experiences of patients. The PACIC+ is preferred because it also includes multidisciplinary coordination and cooperation-one of the central pillars of chronic care management-with good psychometric quality. Previously identified subscales should be used with caution. Both PACIC instruments are useful in identifying GP practice variation
Mutual influences of general practitioners in partnerships
The aim of this study was to find out whether or not general practitioners (GPs) within the same partnership show more similarities in attitudes and behaviour than GPs in different partnerships, and what the causes of these similarities might be. Knowledge of the causes of patterns of similarities within medical teams contributes to understanding medical practice variation, which is crucial in developing effective health care policies. Data were …
Variation in duration of hospital stay between hospitals and between doctors within hospitals
Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures to Promote Integrated Care
PROMs can deliver generic outcomes relevant for older patients, may improve patient-physician relationship, quality of care and prediction of future outcomes in geriatric care, if they are valid, reliable and responsive, but still short and simple. A precondition to make the hard tip from research to practice is that PROMs are carefully positioned in the clinical encounters and in electronic health records
Medical practice variations in hospital care; time trends of a spatial phenomenon
Variation in duration of hospital stay between hospitals and between doctors within hospitals
Medical practice variations in hospital care; time trends of a spatial phenomenon
Community income and surgical rates in the Netherlands
Background: The study describes variations in use of surgical procedures by community income in the Netherlands. From the literature it is known that surgical rates have a socioeconomic gradient. Both positive and negative associations of socioeconomic factors of patients (for example, income, education) with surgical rates have been reported. The question raised here is: how do (possible) socioeconomic variations in surgery in the Netherlands co…
Mutual influences of general practitioners in partnerships
The aim of this study was to find out whether or not general practitioners (GPs) within the same partnership show more similarities in attitudes and behaviour than GPs in different partnerships, and what the causes of these similarities might be. Knowledge of the causes of patterns of similarities within medical teams contributes to understanding medical practice variation, which is crucial in developing effective health care policies. Data were …
Health system outcomes and determinants amenable to public health in industrialized countries
Mortality and premature deaths could be improved by focusing on factors that are amenable to public health policies. Tackling these issues should be reflected in the ongoing assessments of health system performance
The health status of the Dutch population as assessed by the EQ-6D
Do homosexual persons use health care services more frequently than heterosexual persons
The association between chronic care management and the quality of thrombosis care
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Hospital Stroke Volume and Case-Fatality Revisited
BACKGROUND: A few studies have found an inverse association between hospital patient volume and case-fatality among stroke patients. However, the different stroke categorizations used in these studies might have influenced the findings. Furthermore, the relevance of the association observed remains questionable given that the relatively small magnitude may not support volume-based referral policies. We re-examined this association in a large nati…
Do guidelines create uniformity in medical practice
The influence of population characteristics on variation in general practice based morbidity estimations
Socio-demographic characteristics of populations do not explain the differences in morbidity estimations among GPRNs
Measuring chronic care management experience of patients with diabetes
The PACIC and PACIC+ are reliable instruments to measure the chronic care management experiences of patients. The PACIC+ is preferred because it also includes multidisciplinary coordination and cooperation-one of the central pillars of chronic care management-with good psychometric quality. Previously identified subscales should be used with caution. Both PACIC instruments are useful in identifying GP practice variation
Evaluation of an adverse outcome index for the quality of obstetric care delivered by multidisciplinary care chains
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Primary care and avoidable hospitalisation for diabetes
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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
A three‐goal model for patients with multimorbidity
BACKGROUND: To meet the challenge of multimorbidity in decision making, a switch from a disease-oriented to a goal-oriented approach could be beneficial for patients and clinicians. More insight about the concept and the implementation of this approach in clinical practice is needed. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop conceptual descriptions of goal-oriented care by examining the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) and clinical geriat…
Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures to Promote Integrated Care
PROMs can deliver generic outcomes relevant for older patients, may improve patient-physician relationship, quality of care and prediction of future outcomes in geriatric care, if they are valid, reliable and responsive, but still short and simple. A precondition to make the hard tip from research to practice is that PROMs are carefully positioned in the clinical encounters and in electronic health records
Medicalization of sciatica and its treatment
Medicine (17 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Demography (4 works)