Carolien Smits

Biographic Data

ID4890991
NAMECarolien Smits
GIVEN NAMESCarolien
FAMILY NAMESmits
SIGNATURESMITS C
AFFILIATIONSWindesheim University of Applied Sciences
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS41
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Ageing-in-place care preferences of persons living with dementia and informal care-givers with a migration background

    Open AccessIsabelle Vullings, Soukaina el Jaouhari et al.ARTICLEAgeing and Society2025References: 32

    Ageing-in-place for persons with dementia and informal care-givers is encouraged by governments and society. However, individuals with non-Western migration backgrounds are at higher risk of dementia yet underrepresented in research and care. This study aims to identify ageing-in-place care preferences of persons with dementia and their informal care-givers in the Netherlands. Semi-structured interviews (n = 8 participants with dementia, n = 20 i…

  • Impact of a nurse-led health promotion intervention in an aging population

    Open AccessAnne Esther Marcus-Varwijk, Lilian L Peters et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    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)

  • Impact of a Nurse-Led Health Promotion Intervention in an Aging Population

    Open AccessAnne Esther Marcus-Varwijk, Lilian L Peters et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2018References: 4

    Objective: The study evaluated the nurse-led intervention " Community Health Consultation Offices for Seniors (CHCO) " on health-related and care needs-related outcomes in community-dwelling older people (⩾60 years). Method: With a quasi-experimental design, the CHCO intervention was evaluated on health-related and care needs-related outcomes after 1-year follow-up. Older people who received the intervention were frail, overweight, or were smokin…

  • A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Physical and Cognitive Decline on the Personal Network in Old Age

    Open AccessMarja J Aartsen, Theo Van Tilburg et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social and Personal…2004Cited by: 39References: 29

    The effects of cognitive and physical decline on changes in the size and composition of four types of personal networks over a period of six years were investigated in a Dutch sample of 1552 older adults, aged 55-85 years. The effects of age and a decline in cognitive and physical functioning on the probability of changes in all possible network types were investigated. Transitions related to age and to cognitive and physical decline were observe…

  • Cognitive and Emotional Predictors of Disablement in Older Adults

    Open AccessCarolien H M Smits, Carolien Smits et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health1997Cited by: 2References: 3

    This study focused on the association between aspects of emotional and cognitive functioning and two stages of the disablement process model, functional limitations, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disability. The age- and sex-stratified sample aged 55 to 89 years consisted of 100 inhabitants of a small Dutch town who scored 24 or higher on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Controlling for background factors (health pro…