Sandra H van Oostrom
Biographic Data
| ID | 6081706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra H van Oostrom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra H |
| FAMILY NAME | van Oostrom |
| SIGNATURE | VAN OOSTROM S H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3086-6641 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The association between self-employed workers’ risk perception and use of preventive occupational physician care
Self-employed workers (SEW) face (work-related) health risks, but their access to occupational health care is generally not well arranged. This study assesses the association between SEW’ risk perception (i.e. perceived likelihood and seriousness) of work- related health problems and work disability, and their use of preventive occupational physician (OP) care. Data were collected from 348 self-employed workers via an online questionnaire in June…
Effectiveness of an integrated approach for workplace health promotion on lifestyle of employees
LTR (onderzoekmetmensen.nl), NL9526. Registered on 3 June 2021
The sex difference in self-rated health among older Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands
Older Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch women have a significant lower self-rated health compared to men. Women having a higher exposure to both socio-demographic and health-related determinants of self-rated health, which contributed to the sex difference. Future research should take these differences in self-rated health and determinants between women and men into account when investigating health among older migrants
Restart
ISRCTN: 90663076. Registered on 5 October 2023
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of workplace health promotion programs
Background: Workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) can benefit the lifestyle and health of employees. However, not all WHPPs have been successful in their implementation, and thus their effectiveness. This study aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to implementing an integrated WHPP, which targets multiple lifestyle factors at different levels (individual and organizational), from an employer's perspective. Methods: Data were coll…
Anxiety among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus. These circumstances may have led to mental health problems, such as anxiety, among healthcare workers. Most studies that examined anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic were cross-sectional and focused on the first months of the pandemic only. Therefore, this study aim…
A system science perspective on burn-out
Introduction: Burn-out leads to reduced worker well-being, long-term absenteeism, and high costs for employers and society. Determinants at different levels may affect burn-out in an interrelated and dynamic manner. The aim of the present study was to apply a broader systems perspective by exploring and visualizing the complex system of determinants at different levels (living conditions, working conditions, and societal developments) underlying …
Mental health of healthcare workers during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Purpose: In March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Previous virus outbreaks, such as the SARS outbreak in 2003, appeared to have a great impact on the mental health of healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to examine to what extent mental health of healthcare workers differed from non-healthcare workers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: = 16,615; number of observations = 64,206). Mental health, as measured…
The development and evaluation of an intervention to promote the uptake of preventive tasks by occupational physicians targeting work-related mental health problems
ISRCTN registry; ISRCTN15394765. Registered on 27 June 2023
Perspectives of older women in the Netherlands
Although motivators and barriers for a healthy lifestyle and perspectives on healthy aging vary for distinct lifestyles, personal health is a common motivator across all lifestyles. Having a migration background added culture and religion as distinct barriers and motivations. Strategies to improve lifestyle among older women should therefore have a tailored, culture sensitive approach (if applicable) for distinct lifestyle factors
The mediating role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the association between working from home and musculoskeletal pain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Home and hybrid workers were more likely to have pain in the upper musculoskeletal system during the COVID-19 pandemic than location workers, which was partly mediated by increased sedentary behavior, but not by reduced physical activity. Measures to reduce sedentary time in home workers may contribute to preventing musculoskeletal pain
The Implementation of Preventive Health Measures in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises—A Combined Quantitative/Qualitative Study of Its Determinants from the Perspective of Enterprise Representatives
The workplace is an ideal environment for promoting workers' health. Nevertheless, preventive health measures are insufficiently implemented, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with up to 250 employees. The aim of this study was to investigate determinants for the implementation of measures to prevent musculoskeletal and mental health disorders from the perspective of enterprise representatives in Dutch SMEs. An online survey…
A study protocol of the adaptation and evaluation by means of a cluster-RCT of an integrated workplace health promotion program based on a European good practice
NTR (trialregister.nl ), NL9526. Registered on 3 June 2021
The mediating role of unhealthy behavior in the relationship between shift work and perceived health
Shift workers did not report lower mental or physical health than non-shift workers. Though mediation effects of unhealthy behavior were observed in the relationship between shift work and perceived health, these small effects had minor public health relevance
Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States
Generation shifts in smoking over 20 years in two Dutch population-based cohorts aged 20–100 years
The future burden of disease due to smoking is expected to be reduced among men, but not yet among women. Educational differences in smoking-related health problems are expected to increase
Quality of diabetes care in Dutch care groups
Our study implies that care groups are able to provide similar quality of diabetes care for diabetes patients with and without co-morbidity. Considering the expected developments regarding additional disease management programmes in care groups, it is of importance to monitor quality of care, including patient experiences, for all chronic diseases. It will then become clear whether accountable provider-led organisations such as care groups are ab…
Multimorbidity and comorbidity in the Dutch population – data from general practices
Multimorbidity is common at all ages though increasing with age, with over two-thirds of those with chronic diseases and aged 55 years and older being recorded with multimorbidity. Comorbidity encompassed many different combinations of chronic diseases. Given the ageing population, multimorbidity and its consequences should be taken into account in the organization of care in order to avoid fragmented care, in medical research and healthcare poli…
Adopting an Active Lifestyle During Adulthood and Health-Related Quality of Life
Objectives. We examined health-related quality of life in adults who became physically active at recommended levels over a 10-year period compared with adults with different physical activity patterns. Methods. We examined men and women aged 26 to 70 years (mean [SD] = 47.4 [10.1]) in the Doetinchem Cohort Study 3 times between 1995 and 2009. We distinguished participants who became physically active (n = 618), remained active (n = 1286), remaine…
Cost-effectiveness of a workplace intervention for sick-listed employees with common mental disorders
ISRCTN92307123
Quality of diabetes care in Dutch care groups
Our study implies that care groups are able to provide similar quality of diabetes care for diabetes patients with and without co-morbidity. Considering the expected developments regarding additional disease management programmes in care groups, it is of importance to monitor quality of care, including patient experiences, for all chronic diseases. It will then become clear whether accountable provider-led organisations such as care groups are ab…
Cost-effectiveness of a workplace intervention for sick-listed employees with common mental disorders
ISRCTN92307123
Multimorbidity and comorbidity in the Dutch population – data from general practices
Multimorbidity is common at all ages though increasing with age, with over two-thirds of those with chronic diseases and aged 55 years and older being recorded with multimorbidity. Comorbidity encompassed many different combinations of chronic diseases. Given the ageing population, multimorbidity and its consequences should be taken into account in the organization of care in order to avoid fragmented care, in medical research and healthcare poli…
Adopting an Active Lifestyle During Adulthood and Health-Related Quality of Life
Objectives. We examined health-related quality of life in adults who became physically active at recommended levels over a 10-year period compared with adults with different physical activity patterns. Methods. We examined men and women aged 26 to 70 years (mean [SD] = 47.4 [10.1]) in the Doetinchem Cohort Study 3 times between 1995 and 2009. We distinguished participants who became physically active (n = 618), remained active (n = 1286), remaine…
Quality of diabetes care in Dutch care groups
Our study implies that care groups are able to provide similar quality of diabetes care for diabetes patients with and without co-morbidity. Considering the expected developments regarding additional disease management programmes in care groups, it is of importance to monitor quality of care, including patient experiences, for all chronic diseases. It will then become clear whether accountable provider-led organisations such as care groups are ab…
Generation shifts in smoking over 20 years in two Dutch population-based cohorts aged 20–100 years
The future burden of disease due to smoking is expected to be reduced among men, but not yet among women. Educational differences in smoking-related health problems are expected to increase
Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States
The mediating role of unhealthy behavior in the relationship between shift work and perceived health
Shift workers did not report lower mental or physical health than non-shift workers. Though mediation effects of unhealthy behavior were observed in the relationship between shift work and perceived health, these small effects had minor public health relevance
The mediating role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the association between working from home and musculoskeletal pain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Home and hybrid workers were more likely to have pain in the upper musculoskeletal system during the COVID-19 pandemic than location workers, which was partly mediated by increased sedentary behavior, but not by reduced physical activity. Measures to reduce sedentary time in home workers may contribute to preventing musculoskeletal pain
The Implementation of Preventive Health Measures in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises—A Combined Quantitative/Qualitative Study of Its Determinants from the Perspective of Enterprise Representatives
The workplace is an ideal environment for promoting workers' health. Nevertheless, preventive health measures are insufficiently implemented, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with up to 250 employees. The aim of this study was to investigate determinants for the implementation of measures to prevent musculoskeletal and mental health disorders from the perspective of enterprise representatives in Dutch SMEs. An online survey…
A study protocol of the adaptation and evaluation by means of a cluster-RCT of an integrated workplace health promotion program based on a European good practice
NTR (trialregister.nl ), NL9526. Registered on 3 June 2021
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of workplace health promotion programs
Background: Workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) can benefit the lifestyle and health of employees. However, not all WHPPs have been successful in their implementation, and thus their effectiveness. This study aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to implementing an integrated WHPP, which targets multiple lifestyle factors at different levels (individual and organizational), from an employer's perspective. Methods: Data were coll…
Anxiety among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus. These circumstances may have led to mental health problems, such as anxiety, among healthcare workers. Most studies that examined anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic were cross-sectional and focused on the first months of the pandemic only. Therefore, this study aim…
A system science perspective on burn-out
Introduction: Burn-out leads to reduced worker well-being, long-term absenteeism, and high costs for employers and society. Determinants at different levels may affect burn-out in an interrelated and dynamic manner. The aim of the present study was to apply a broader systems perspective by exploring and visualizing the complex system of determinants at different levels (living conditions, working conditions, and societal developments) underlying …
Mental health of healthcare workers during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Purpose: In March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Previous virus outbreaks, such as the SARS outbreak in 2003, appeared to have a great impact on the mental health of healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to examine to what extent mental health of healthcare workers differed from non-healthcare workers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: = 16,615; number of observations = 64,206). Mental health, as measured…
The development and evaluation of an intervention to promote the uptake of preventive tasks by occupational physicians targeting work-related mental health problems
ISRCTN registry; ISRCTN15394765. Registered on 27 June 2023
Perspectives of older women in the Netherlands
Although motivators and barriers for a healthy lifestyle and perspectives on healthy aging vary for distinct lifestyles, personal health is a common motivator across all lifestyles. Having a migration background added culture and religion as distinct barriers and motivations. Strategies to improve lifestyle among older women should therefore have a tailored, culture sensitive approach (if applicable) for distinct lifestyle factors
The sex difference in self-rated health among older Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands
Older Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch women have a significant lower self-rated health compared to men. Women having a higher exposure to both socio-demographic and health-related determinants of self-rated health, which contributed to the sex difference. Future research should take these differences in self-rated health and determinants between women and men into account when investigating health among older migrants
Restart
ISRCTN: 90663076. Registered on 5 October 2023
The association between self-employed workers’ risk perception and use of preventive occupational physician care
Self-employed workers (SEW) face (work-related) health risks, but their access to occupational health care is generally not well arranged. This study assesses the association between SEW’ risk perception (i.e. perceived likelihood and seriousness) of work- related health problems and work disability, and their use of preventive occupational physician (OP) care. Data were collected from 348 self-employed workers via an online questionnaire in June…
Effectiveness of an integrated approach for workplace health promotion on lifestyle of employees
LTR (onderzoekmetmensen.nl), NL9526. Registered on 3 June 2021
Medicine (16 works) · Public health (11 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (11 works) · Biostatistics (10 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works)