Henk M Van Der Ploeg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581409 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henk M Van Der Ploeg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henk M |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Ploeg |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER PLOEG H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Physical and mental health of Afghan, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers and refugees living in the Netherlands
Cosmic Transcendence and Framework of Meaning in Life: Patterns Among Older Adults in The Netherlands
The current study indicates that the personal relevance of cosmic transcendence depends on cultural factors such as secularization. Furthermore, cosmic transcendence seems to unfold as an important domain in the life view of women, the older old, and the widowed
Epidemiological study air disaster in Amsterdam (Esada): Study design
In this paper we describe and discuss the design of the ESADA. The ESADA will provide additional scientific knowledge on the long-term health effects of technological disasters on professional workers
Diabetes-related symptoms and negative mood in participants of a targeted population-screening program for type 2 diabetes: The Hoorn Screening study
Utility of the Impact of Event Scale in Screening for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This study assesses the optimal cut-off point for the Impact of Event Scale and compares its screening properties with those of the Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among war-related trauma victims. 74 patients with war-related trauma were administered the Impact of Event Scale and the Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, followed 1 wk. later by the Clinician-administered PTSD Scale. Receiver operating c…
Health and health care utilisation among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands: Design of a study
The study will include random samples of adult asylum seekers and refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Somali (total planned sample of 600), as these are among the largest groups within the reception centres and municipalities in the Netherlands. The questionnaire that will be used will include questions on physical health (chronic and acute diseases and somatization), mental health (Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire),…
Development of a Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention Programme for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study
A substantial group of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has difficulty coping with their disease. Cognitive behavioral group interventions may help these patients cope more effectively with MS. We developed an 8-session group intervention programme for patients recently diagnosed with MS to help them cope more effectively with MS and to overcome negative thoughts and beliefs about the disease to improve health-related quality of life. We tes…
Test-Retest Reliability of the Trauma and Life Events Self-Report Inventory
Three groups of first-year male and female medical students (total N = 90) completed the Trauma and Life Events Self-report Inventory twice. Test-retest reliability for the three different time periods was .82, .89, and .75, respectively
Test-Retest Reliability of the Self-Rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a 22-item self-report questionnaire to give a diagnosis for PTSD based on DSM-IV criteria. Originally, the questionnaire was standardized with trauma survivors and psychiatric patients. Here test-retest reliabilities with 90 medial students are reported for 15 (.79) and 19 days (.97). As expected, the stability was slightly less for 34 days (.60)
Factor structure of the Disability and Impact Profile in patients with multiple sclerosis
A comparison of responsiveness indices in multiple sclerosis patients
Well-being of haemophilia patients: A Model for Direct and Indirect Effects of Medical Parameters on the Physical and Psychosocial Functioning
A comparison of the standard and the computerized versions of the Well-being Questionnaire (WBQ) and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ)
Diagnostic Classification through the Study of Linguistic Dimensions
28 patients (17 with lung cancer and 11 with tuberculosis) were analyzed for patterns in their speech which were then compared with those found in healthy control subjects, using a computerized method called RELATEX/RELATAN. The results suggest that speech of patients with tuberculosis expresses evaluations and attitudes more often than that of lung cancer patients and healthy controls. It appears that the computer-oriented method RELATEX/RELATAN…
Identifying Patients Recovering from a Recent Myocardial Infarction Who Require and Accept Psychological Care
Using Dutch adaptations of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State-Trait Anger Scale, Zung Depression Scale, and Life Orientation Test, we attempted to identify which patients recovering in the hospital from acute myocardial infarctions required and would accept psychological care. Of 63 patients who completed the relevant questionnaires, 9 required and accepted psychological care and 6 of these were correctly predicted by the criteria (sensitiv…
Personality Traits of Women with Breast Cancer: Before and after Diagnosis
The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which the diagnosis of breast cancer influences the self-assessment of personality traits by patients. In 1989 and 1990, all female inhabitants of Nijmegen aged 43 years and over were invited to participate in a population screening for breast cancer and were asked to complete a personality questionnaire. During 1989-1992, 25 women who were diagnosed as having breast cancer were psychological…
Cognition, Study Habits, Test Anxiety, and Academic Performance
The Study Management and Academic Results Test (SMART) was developed to measure study- and examination-related cognitions, time management, and study strategies. This questionnaire was used in three prospective studies, together with measures for optimism and test anxiety. In the first two studies, done among 253 first-year students enrolled in four different faculties, the highest significant correlations with academic performance were found for…
Anxiety, Anger, and Depression in Elderly Women
Few epidemiological data are available on affect, such as anxiety, anger, and depression, among elderly persons. Given the increase in the number of relatively older people, epidemiological studies of aging are critically important. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the relationship between age and these affects. Data obtained from 4,302 women participating in a breast cancer screening program, aged over 43 and up to 89 years, showed …
Positively and Negatively Worded Items in a Self-Report Measure of Dispositional Optimism
Significantly higher mean scores on the negatively versus positively worded subscales are reported for a Dutch-adapted version of the Life Orientation Test, a measure of dispositional optimism. This extends previous findings on measures of negative affect (i.e., anxiety and depression) to a similarly balanced measure of positive affect. Factor analysis identified two factors (presence of optimism and absence of pessimism) which suggested the mult…
Symptom-Positively and -Negatively Worded Items in Two Popular Self-Report Inventories of Anxiety and Depression
Substantially higher mean scores on symptom-negatively versus symptom-positively worded items have consistently been reported in the literature for the balanced State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. In this study we aimed to replicate and extend these findings to Dutch trait versions of the inventory and Zung's similarly balanced Self-rating Depression Scale. Analysis indicated significantly higher mean subscale scores for symptom-negative as opposed to…
Circadian and circatrigintan rhythms of biogenic amines in premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Circadian and circatrigintan (menstrual) rhythms in biogenic amines were studied in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Selection of patients and controls was based on assessment of Menstrual Distress Questionnaires (MDQs). Patients showed a clear increase in menstral tension symptoms in the week before menstruation, both during selection and during the study. In the group of control subjects, there was hardly any increase in average MDQ symptoms during…
Burnout among Dutch Psychotherapists
The development of a Dutch adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory is described. Preliminary results on burnout for 98 Dutch psychotherapists indicate that (on the average) young therapists and therapists who are employed in regional mental health services are more prone to burnout
The Factor Structure of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (Dutch)
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The Factor Structure of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire—Dutch
The factor structure of the Dutch adaptation of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) was studied in a group of 702 women with high probability of premenstrual symptoms. The original factor pattern could not be replicated. Essentially four factors were found: negative affect, concentration, pain, and water retention. This indicates the importance of psychological and somatic symptoms in the premenstrual syndrome
Burnout Among Dutch Psychotherapists
Well-being of haemophilia patients: A Model for Direct and Indirect Effects of Medical Parameters on the Physical and Psychosocial Functioning
Cosmic Transcendence and Framework of Meaning in Life: Patterns Among Older Adults in The Netherlands
The current study indicates that the personal relevance of cosmic transcendence depends on cultural factors such as secularization. Furthermore, cosmic transcendence seems to unfold as an important domain in the life view of women, the older old, and the widowed
Relationship of State-Trait Anxiety to Academic Performance in Dutch Medical Students
The administration of a Dutch version of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to medical students has been described. In Study 1 a significant negative relationship was obtained between level of anxiety and level of academic success. In Study 2 these results were partly replicated. Besides data obtained with the Dutch version in an anxiety-provoking situation and test-retest reliabilities, support was given to the Spielberger theory of t…
Agreement for Surgical Patients on Two Instructional Situations for the State Anxiety Inventory
To measure the agreement between two modes of the state anxiety (A-State) scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, 67 plastic or reconstructive surgery patients completed a Dutch version of the A-State scale (DY) twice, both pre- and postoperatively. The instructions were “How do you feel right now,” followed by “How do you feel today.” Inconsistencies were found between the “now” version and “today” version on both measuring occasions
Cross-Cultural Study of the Relationship among Academic Performance, Test Anxiety, Intelligence, and Sex
The administration of the Dutch adaptation of the Spielberger Test Anxiety Inventory to secondary school children has been described. The debilitating effects of high test anxiety, and especially of the worry component, on performance were nested in the upper range of intelligence. Boys and girls with lower intelligence achieved less and were less influenced by the impairing effects of test anxiety
A Multifacetted Behavioral Group Treatment for Test Anxiety
A report is given of a behavioral group training of secondary school pupils to reduce test anxiety. After a brief description of trends in the treatment of test anxiety, the selection of the pupils, the methods of evaluation, and the treatment program are described. Training takes eight sessions plus homework assignments. Administration of (test) anxiety inventories was repeated. After treatment scores on test anxiety decreased significantly. Com…
The Factor Structure of the State-Trait Anger Scale
Circadian and circatrigintan rhythms of biogenic amines in premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Circadian and circatrigintan (menstrual) rhythms in biogenic amines were studied in premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Selection of patients and controls was based on assessment of Menstrual Distress Questionnaires (MDQs). Patients showed a clear increase in menstral tension symptoms in the week before menstruation, both during selection and during the study. In the group of control subjects, there was hardly any increase in average MDQ symptoms during…
Burnout among Dutch Psychotherapists
The development of a Dutch adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory is described. Preliminary results on burnout for 98 Dutch psychotherapists indicate that (on the average) young therapists and therapists who are employed in regional mental health services are more prone to burnout
The Factor Structure of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (Dutch)
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The Factor Structure of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire—Dutch
The factor structure of the Dutch adaptation of the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) was studied in a group of 702 women with high probability of premenstrual symptoms. The original factor pattern could not be replicated. Essentially four factors were found: negative affect, concentration, pain, and water retention. This indicates the importance of psychological and somatic symptoms in the premenstrual syndrome
Burnout Among Dutch Psychotherapists
Symptom-Positively and -Negatively Worded Items in Two Popular Self-Report Inventories of Anxiety and Depression
Substantially higher mean scores on symptom-negatively versus symptom-positively worded items have consistently been reported in the literature for the balanced State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. In this study we aimed to replicate and extend these findings to Dutch trait versions of the inventory and Zung's similarly balanced Self-rating Depression Scale. Analysis indicated significantly higher mean subscale scores for symptom-negative as opposed to…
Positively and Negatively Worded Items in a Self-Report Measure of Dispositional Optimism
Significantly higher mean scores on the negatively versus positively worded subscales are reported for a Dutch-adapted version of the Life Orientation Test, a measure of dispositional optimism. This extends previous findings on measures of negative affect (i.e., anxiety and depression) to a similarly balanced measure of positive affect. Factor analysis identified two factors (presence of optimism and absence of pessimism) which suggested the mult…
Anxiety, Anger, and Depression in Elderly Women
Few epidemiological data are available on affect, such as anxiety, anger, and depression, among elderly persons. Given the increase in the number of relatively older people, epidemiological studies of aging are critically important. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the relationship between age and these affects. Data obtained from 4,302 women participating in a breast cancer screening program, aged over 43 and up to 89 years, showed …
Cognition, Study Habits, Test Anxiety, and Academic Performance
The Study Management and Academic Results Test (SMART) was developed to measure study- and examination-related cognitions, time management, and study strategies. This questionnaire was used in three prospective studies, together with measures for optimism and test anxiety. In the first two studies, done among 253 first-year students enrolled in four different faculties, the highest significant correlations with academic performance were found for…
Personality Traits of Women with Breast Cancer: Before and after Diagnosis
The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which the diagnosis of breast cancer influences the self-assessment of personality traits by patients. In 1989 and 1990, all female inhabitants of Nijmegen aged 43 years and over were invited to participate in a population screening for breast cancer and were asked to complete a personality questionnaire. During 1989-1992, 25 women who were diagnosed as having breast cancer were psychological…
Diagnostic Classification through the Study of Linguistic Dimensions
28 patients (17 with lung cancer and 11 with tuberculosis) were analyzed for patterns in their speech which were then compared with those found in healthy control subjects, using a computerized method called RELATEX/RELATAN. The results suggest that speech of patients with tuberculosis expresses evaluations and attitudes more often than that of lung cancer patients and healthy controls. It appears that the computer-oriented method RELATEX/RELATAN…
Identifying Patients Recovering from a Recent Myocardial Infarction Who Require and Accept Psychological Care
Using Dutch adaptations of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State-Trait Anger Scale, Zung Depression Scale, and Life Orientation Test, we attempted to identify which patients recovering in the hospital from acute myocardial infarctions required and would accept psychological care. Of 63 patients who completed the relevant questionnaires, 9 required and accepted psychological care and 6 of these were correctly predicted by the criteria (sensitiv…
A comparison of the standard and the computerized versions of the Well-being Questionnaire (WBQ) and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ)
Well-being of haemophilia patients: A Model for Direct and Indirect Effects of Medical Parameters on the Physical and Psychosocial Functioning
Factor structure of the Disability and Impact Profile in patients with multiple sclerosis
A comparison of responsiveness indices in multiple sclerosis patients
Test-Retest Reliability of the Trauma and Life Events Self-Report Inventory
Three groups of first-year male and female medical students (total N = 90) completed the Trauma and Life Events Self-report Inventory twice. Test-retest reliability for the three different time periods was .82, .89, and .75, respectively
Test-Retest Reliability of the Self-Rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a 22-item self-report questionnaire to give a diagnosis for PTSD based on DSM-IV criteria. Originally, the questionnaire was standardized with trauma survivors and psychiatric patients. Here test-retest reliabilities with 90 medial students are reported for 15 (.79) and 19 days (.97). As expected, the stability was slightly less for 34 days (.60)
Health and health care utilisation among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands: Design of a study
The study will include random samples of adult asylum seekers and refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Somali (total planned sample of 600), as these are among the largest groups within the reception centres and municipalities in the Netherlands. The questionnaire that will be used will include questions on physical health (chronic and acute diseases and somatization), mental health (Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire),…
Development of a Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention Programme for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study
A substantial group of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has difficulty coping with their disease. Cognitive behavioral group interventions may help these patients cope more effectively with MS. We developed an 8-session group intervention programme for patients recently diagnosed with MS to help them cope more effectively with MS and to overcome negative thoughts and beliefs about the disease to improve health-related quality of life. We tes…
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