Jessica C Kiefte-De Jong
Biographic Data
| ID | 1742976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica C Kiefte-De Jong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica C Kiefte |
| FAMILY NAME | De Jong |
| SIGNATURE | DE JONG J C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8136-0918 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shift, spark, unfolding: A qualitative life course perspective on the transition surrounding unexpected pregnancy in a Dutch urban setting
While pregnancy intentions are increasingly recognised as complex and dynamic, unexpected pregnancies are often studied cross-sectionally, and a life course perspective is lacking. This study aimed to explore the salient themes and patterns in 1) the life course trajectories of individuals experiencing an unexpected pregnancy and 2) the transition surrounding an unexpected pregnancy. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 22 ind…
Exploring Family Typologies and Health Outcomes in a Dutch Primary Care Population of Children Living in Urban Cities in the Netherlands: A Latent Class Analysis
This study examined social and physical environmental exposures, health, and healthcare utilization among children aged 0-12 in urban areas. A population-based cross-sectional design was used, incorporating general practitioners' data (2018-2019, n = 14,547), and societal and environmental data. Latent class analysis identified three distinct classes based on child and family demographics: 'Dutch-origin two-parent household' ( n = 7267), 'househo…
Smoking and vaping in prevocational schools: Qualitative insights to support the development of effective prevention strategies
Not applicable
Determinants influencing the implementation of child abuse and neglect and domestic violence guidelines: A systematic review
Impact of parental adverse childhood experiences on children’s healthcare utilisation: A systematic review
Parental ACEs may contribute to increased use of secondary healthcare in offspring, though evidence across care levels remains inconclusive. Future studies should aim for more consistent measurement of ACEs and standardised outcome definitions to clarify intergenerational effects on healthcare utilisation
The role of parental child marriage in children's food security and nutritional status: A prospective cohort study in Indonesia
Objectives Assessing children's food and nutrition security in Indonesia, especially among children from parents who experienced child marriage, is crucial for policymakers. This study investigates the role of parental child marriage in children's food security and nutritional status. Methods We analyze data from Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 4 (2007) and 5 (2014), involving 1,612 households. We employ OLS and binary logit regression a…
Intervention Characteristics and Mechanisms and Their Relationship with the Influence of Social Prescribing: A Systematic Review
Introduction . Social prescribing (SP) is an integrated care program aimed to improve individuals’ health and wellbeing. Understanding the influence of SP and determining best practices and processes are challenging due to variability in its delivery, implementation, and intervention characteristics between different studies and countries. This study aimed to identify the intervention characteristics, mechanisms, and outcomes associated with SP r…
The introduction of a data-driven population health management approach in the Netherlands since 2019: The Extramural Lumc Academic Network data infrastructure
Improving population health and reducing inequalities through better integrated health and social care services is high up on the agenda of policymakers internationally. In recent years, regional cross-domain partnerships have emerged in several countries, which aim to achieve better population health, quality of care and a reduction in the per capita costs. These cross-domain partnerships aim to have a strong data foundation and are committed to…
Making sense of a myocardial infarction in relation to changing lifestyle in the five months following the event: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Cardiac patients may experience a TM, which is the consequence of interrelated processes of psychosocial sensemaking. As this does not occur at a singular time point, we suggest using the term 'teachable window' rather than 'moment'. Given these findings, there is a window of opportunity to provide continuous psychosocial and lifestyle support during and after hospitalization for acute cardiac events
The Food Environment Around Primary Schools in a Diverse Urban Area in the Netherlands: Linking Fast-Food Density and Proximity to Neighbourhood Disadvantage and Childhood Overweight Prevalence
In the Netherlands, the neighbourhood food environment has received little attention in initiatives to combat overweight/obesity. This study maps the food environment around primary schools in The Hague, The Netherlands, and examines associations between neighbourhood disadvantage, the school food environment and childhood overweight using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Linear regression analyses were performed to test the association betw…
The interplay between fast-food outlet exposure, household food insecurity and diet quality in disadvantaged districts
Objective: The current study aimed to explore the interplay between food insecurity, fast-food outlet exposure and dietary quality in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Design: In this cross-sectional study, main associations between fast-food outlet density and proximity, food insecurity status and dietary quality were assessed using Generalized Estimating Equation analyses. We assessed potential moderation by fast-food outlet exposure in the associa…
Monitoring the Dutch Solid Start Program: Developing an Indicator Set for Municipalities to Monitor their First Thousand Days-Approach
The developed indicator set enhances the conversation between policymakers, managers, professionals and other stakeholders about the local situation and developments in order to prioritize interventions and policies. Next, the indicator set needs evaluation to assess its usefulness
Measuring positive health: Concurrent and factorial validity based on a representative Dutch sample
The definition of health has been shifting from disease absence to physical, emotional and social well-being. To demedicalise societal problems, the term Positive Health (PH) was introduced-a concept focused on the ability to adapt and to self-manage, in the face of physical, emotional and social challenges. The concept of PH receives broad attention, among others because a PH dialogue tool is intensively being used as a communication instrument …
Exploring food insecurity and obesity in Dutch disadvantaged neighborhoods: A cross-sectional mediation analysis
The findings of this study suggest an association between food insecurity and obesity. Living situation, diet quality and smoking status explained part, but not all, of the total association between food insecurity and obesity. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to examine the temporal order of the food insecurity-obesity association and potential mediators in this relationship. In addition, food insecurity and its potential consequences n…
Needs and perceptions regarding healthy eating among people at risk of food insecurity: A qualitative analysis
The insights from this study increase understanding of factors influencing eating behaviour of people at risk of food insecurity. Therefore, this study could inform future development of potential interventions aiming at helping people at risk of experiencing food insecurity to improve healthy eating, thereby decreasing the risk of diet-related diseases
PROP taster status, food preferences and consumption of high‐calorie snacks and sweet beverages among 6‐year‐old ethnically diverse children
A healthy diet is important for optimal growth and development in children. Food preferences are a main determinant of children's intake. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taster status (taste sensitivity to PROP) with children's food preferences and consumption of high-calorie snacks and sweet beverages among ethnically diverse children. We analysed data from 5585 6-year-old children enrolled in…
Association Between Mind-Body Practice and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Rotterdam Study
OBJECTIVES: The increased popularity of mind-body practices highlights the need to explore their potential effects. We determined the cross-sectional association between mind-body practices and cardiometabolic risk factors. METHODS: We used data from 2579 participants free of cardiovascular disease from the Rotterdam Study (2009-2013). A structured home-based interview was used to evaluate engagement in mind-body practices including meditation, y…
Breastfeeding duration and non-verbal IQ in children
The association between breastfeeding and child IQ can be largely explained by sociodemographic factors, parental lifestyle and maternal IQ. Our results cannot confirm beneficial effects of breastfeeding on child intelligence
Role of dietary patterns, sedentary behaviour and overweight on the longitudinal development of childhood constipation: The Generation R study
The influence of childhood nutrition on the development of constipation beyond the period of weaning and breastfeeding is relatively understudied. In addition, eating patterns in childhood can be highly correlated with overweight and sedentary behaviour, which may also have an influence on constipation. The aim of this study was to assess whether common dietary patterns, sedentary behaviour and childhood overweight are associated with constipatio…
Breastfeeding duration and non-verbal IQ in children
The association between breastfeeding and child IQ can be largely explained by sociodemographic factors, parental lifestyle and maternal IQ. Our results cannot confirm beneficial effects of breastfeeding on child intelligence
Monitoring the Dutch Solid Start Program: Developing an Indicator Set for Municipalities to Monitor their First Thousand Days-Approach
The developed indicator set enhances the conversation between policymakers, managers, professionals and other stakeholders about the local situation and developments in order to prioritize interventions and policies. Next, the indicator set needs evaluation to assess its usefulness
Measuring positive health: Concurrent and factorial validity based on a representative Dutch sample
The definition of health has been shifting from disease absence to physical, emotional and social well-being. To demedicalise societal problems, the term Positive Health (PH) was introduced-a concept focused on the ability to adapt and to self-manage, in the face of physical, emotional and social challenges. The concept of PH receives broad attention, among others because a PH dialogue tool is intensively being used as a communication instrument …
Role of dietary patterns, sedentary behaviour and overweight on the longitudinal development of childhood constipation: The Generation R study
The influence of childhood nutrition on the development of constipation beyond the period of weaning and breastfeeding is relatively understudied. In addition, eating patterns in childhood can be highly correlated with overweight and sedentary behaviour, which may also have an influence on constipation. The aim of this study was to assess whether common dietary patterns, sedentary behaviour and childhood overweight are associated with constipatio…
Association Between Mind-Body Practice and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Rotterdam Study
OBJECTIVES: The increased popularity of mind-body practices highlights the need to explore their potential effects. We determined the cross-sectional association between mind-body practices and cardiometabolic risk factors. METHODS: We used data from 2579 participants free of cardiovascular disease from the Rotterdam Study (2009-2013). A structured home-based interview was used to evaluate engagement in mind-body practices including meditation, y…
Breastfeeding duration and non-verbal IQ in children
The association between breastfeeding and child IQ can be largely explained by sociodemographic factors, parental lifestyle and maternal IQ. Our results cannot confirm beneficial effects of breastfeeding on child intelligence
PROP taster status, food preferences and consumption of high‐calorie snacks and sweet beverages among 6‐year‐old ethnically diverse children
A healthy diet is important for optimal growth and development in children. Food preferences are a main determinant of children's intake. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taster status (taste sensitivity to PROP) with children's food preferences and consumption of high-calorie snacks and sweet beverages among ethnically diverse children. We analysed data from 5585 6-year-old children enrolled in…
Needs and perceptions regarding healthy eating among people at risk of food insecurity: A qualitative analysis
The insights from this study increase understanding of factors influencing eating behaviour of people at risk of food insecurity. Therefore, this study could inform future development of potential interventions aiming at helping people at risk of experiencing food insecurity to improve healthy eating, thereby decreasing the risk of diet-related diseases
Exploring food insecurity and obesity in Dutch disadvantaged neighborhoods: A cross-sectional mediation analysis
The findings of this study suggest an association between food insecurity and obesity. Living situation, diet quality and smoking status explained part, but not all, of the total association between food insecurity and obesity. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to examine the temporal order of the food insecurity-obesity association and potential mediators in this relationship. In addition, food insecurity and its potential consequences n…
Measuring positive health: Concurrent and factorial validity based on a representative Dutch sample
The definition of health has been shifting from disease absence to physical, emotional and social well-being. To demedicalise societal problems, the term Positive Health (PH) was introduced-a concept focused on the ability to adapt and to self-manage, in the face of physical, emotional and social challenges. The concept of PH receives broad attention, among others because a PH dialogue tool is intensively being used as a communication instrument …
The Food Environment Around Primary Schools in a Diverse Urban Area in the Netherlands: Linking Fast-Food Density and Proximity to Neighbourhood Disadvantage and Childhood Overweight Prevalence
In the Netherlands, the neighbourhood food environment has received little attention in initiatives to combat overweight/obesity. This study maps the food environment around primary schools in The Hague, The Netherlands, and examines associations between neighbourhood disadvantage, the school food environment and childhood overweight using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Linear regression analyses were performed to test the association betw…
The interplay between fast-food outlet exposure, household food insecurity and diet quality in disadvantaged districts
Objective: The current study aimed to explore the interplay between food insecurity, fast-food outlet exposure and dietary quality in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Design: In this cross-sectional study, main associations between fast-food outlet density and proximity, food insecurity status and dietary quality were assessed using Generalized Estimating Equation analyses. We assessed potential moderation by fast-food outlet exposure in the associa…
Monitoring the Dutch Solid Start Program: Developing an Indicator Set for Municipalities to Monitor their First Thousand Days-Approach
The developed indicator set enhances the conversation between policymakers, managers, professionals and other stakeholders about the local situation and developments in order to prioritize interventions and policies. Next, the indicator set needs evaluation to assess its usefulness
The introduction of a data-driven population health management approach in the Netherlands since 2019: The Extramural Lumc Academic Network data infrastructure
Improving population health and reducing inequalities through better integrated health and social care services is high up on the agenda of policymakers internationally. In recent years, regional cross-domain partnerships have emerged in several countries, which aim to achieve better population health, quality of care and a reduction in the per capita costs. These cross-domain partnerships aim to have a strong data foundation and are committed to…
Making sense of a myocardial infarction in relation to changing lifestyle in the five months following the event: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Cardiac patients may experience a TM, which is the consequence of interrelated processes of psychosocial sensemaking. As this does not occur at a singular time point, we suggest using the term 'teachable window' rather than 'moment'. Given these findings, there is a window of opportunity to provide continuous psychosocial and lifestyle support during and after hospitalization for acute cardiac events
The role of parental child marriage in children's food security and nutritional status: A prospective cohort study in Indonesia
Objectives Assessing children's food and nutrition security in Indonesia, especially among children from parents who experienced child marriage, is crucial for policymakers. This study investigates the role of parental child marriage in children's food security and nutritional status. Methods We analyze data from Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 4 (2007) and 5 (2014), involving 1,612 households. We employ OLS and binary logit regression a…
Intervention Characteristics and Mechanisms and Their Relationship with the Influence of Social Prescribing: A Systematic Review
Introduction . Social prescribing (SP) is an integrated care program aimed to improve individuals’ health and wellbeing. Understanding the influence of SP and determining best practices and processes are challenging due to variability in its delivery, implementation, and intervention characteristics between different studies and countries. This study aimed to identify the intervention characteristics, mechanisms, and outcomes associated with SP r…
Exploring Family Typologies and Health Outcomes in a Dutch Primary Care Population of Children Living in Urban Cities in the Netherlands: A Latent Class Analysis
This study examined social and physical environmental exposures, health, and healthcare utilization among children aged 0-12 in urban areas. A population-based cross-sectional design was used, incorporating general practitioners' data (2018-2019, n = 14,547), and societal and environmental data. Latent class analysis identified three distinct classes based on child and family demographics: 'Dutch-origin two-parent household' ( n = 7267), 'househo…
Smoking and vaping in prevocational schools: Qualitative insights to support the development of effective prevention strategies
Not applicable
Determinants influencing the implementation of child abuse and neglect and domestic violence guidelines: A systematic review
Impact of parental adverse childhood experiences on children’s healthcare utilisation: A systematic review
Parental ACEs may contribute to increased use of secondary healthcare in offspring, though evidence across care levels remains inconclusive. Future studies should aim for more consistent measurement of ACEs and standardised outcome definitions to clarify intergenerational effects on healthcare utilisation
Shift, spark, unfolding: A qualitative life course perspective on the transition surrounding unexpected pregnancy in a Dutch urban setting
While pregnancy intentions are increasingly recognised as complex and dynamic, unexpected pregnancies are often studied cross-sectionally, and a life course perspective is lacking. This study aimed to explore the salient themes and patterns in 1) the life course trajectories of individuals experiencing an unexpected pregnancy and 2) the transition surrounding an unexpected pregnancy. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 22 ind…
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Obesity (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Food security (4 works)