Sandra Brouwer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6167680 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Brouwer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Brouwer |
| SIGNATURE | BROUWER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Medical Center Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3819-4360 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Living in an unhealthy neighbourhood impacts individual employment status
Neighbourhood health promotion may have societal and economic benefits by extending individual's working lives
Diverging death risks: Mortality as a corollary of economic, social, cultural and person capital
The finding that more economic, cultural and person capital is associated with lower mortality provides empirical support for an approach that uses a broad spectrum of capital measures - hitherto rarely included simultaneously in epidemiological research - in order to understand diverging death risks. By integrating sociological concepts, cohort data, and epidemiological research methods, our study highlights the need for further research on the …
Discrepancies between workers with disabilities and their supervisors in reported work accommodations and associations with return to work
We found substantial discrepancies in the reported implementation of work accommodations between workers and their supervisors. Future research should focus on disentangling mechanisms that lead to discrepancies to avoid inefficiencies in the RTW process
A capital-based approach to better understand health inequalities: Theoretical and empirical explorations
The persistence of health inequalities may be driven by differences in education and income, but also by other economic and non-economic factors. Our aim was to explore how the association between single-dimensional health and socioeconomic status (SES) changes when including health-related person capital, economic capital, social capital, cultural capital and attractiveness and personality capital. We used a capital-based approach to understand …
Exploring treatment adherence in long-term sick-listed workers and the impact of coping strategies, illness perceptions and perceived health
The tendency to adhere to medical and occupational advice in long-term sick-listed workers is relatively low. In order to increase return to work in this population, medical and occupational health physicians should especially be aware of the adherence of sick-listed workers with mental health disorders, but also on those who focus on the negative consequences of their (physical or mental health) disorder
Do chronic diseases moderate the association between psychosocial working conditions and work exit? Longitudinal results from 55 950 Dutch workers
BACKGROUND: This study aims to examine whether the presence of chronic diseases or multimorbidity moderates the associations between psychosocial working conditions and work exit through unemployment, work disability or early retirement. METHODS: Data from Lifelines (n=55 950), a prospective population-based cohort study, were enriched with monthly information on employment status from Statistics Netherlands. Working conditions were measured with…
The courses of objective physical activity and the association with sleepiness during a 2-week-on/2-week-off offshore shift rotation: An observational repeated-measures study
PA levels during the offshore working period were not different from PA levels at home. Furthermore, PA was not associated with next-morning sleepiness. Further research should focus on different levels of PA including its intensity level
Exploring the concept inability to work fulltime in the context of work disability assessments: A qualitative study
Taking into account the complex and variable nature of inability to work fulltime, we found it advisable to use multiple methods and multiple time points for the assessment. Results of this study provide starting points for further research on the operationalization of inability to work fulltime in a work disability context
Personality as a Resource for Labor Market Participation among Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions
Background: The link between personality traits and employment status in individuals with chronic health conditions (CHCs) is largely unexplored. In this study, we examined this association among 21,173 individuals with CHCs and whether this association differs between individuals suffering from a heart disease, depression, anxiety, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, musculoskeletal disease (MSD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). M…
Development and evaluation of a strength-based method to promote employment of work-disability benefit recipients with multiple problems: A feasibility study
The CARm method and training was found to be a feasible approach to facilitate LEs working at the UWV reintegration service to support clients with multiple problems. Sufficient managerial support for participating LEs is a key factor for successful implementation of CARm. Results show that CARm is worth testing for efficacy in a future trial
Factors Influencing the Ability to Achieve Valued Outcomes among Older Long-Term Unemployed People
This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings—things that people consider to be important—of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were included through purposeful sampling. The theoretical frameworks of the latent deprivation theory and the capability approach were used to develop …
Implementing sensor technology applications for workplace health promotion: A needs assessment among workers with physically demanding work
Sensor technology applications may support workers with physically demanding work to measure and monitor their work exposures. Potential barriers for implementation such as privacy aspects and quality, comfort and perceived ease of use of sensor technology applications need to be well considered to ensure successful implementation of sensor technology applications in the workplace
Sustainable employability – definition, conceptualization, and implications: A perspective based on the capability approach
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to propose a new model of sustainable employability based on the capability approach, encompassing the complexity of contemporary work, and placing particular emphasis on work-related values. METHODS: Having evaluated existing conceptual models of work, health, and employability, we concluded that prevailing models lack an emphasis on important work-related values. Amartya Sen's capability approach (CA) provid…
Effectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers
The trial is registered with the Dutch Trial Register under number NTR2270
Work, eat and sleep: Towards a healthy ageing at work program offshore
Both qualitative and quantitative analyses identified work, food and sleep/fatigue management as most important program objectives for a healthy ageing at work and sustainable employability program offshore. Future studies should investigate possible causes of dip occurrences and high fatigue scores to identify suitable interventions
Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: A systematic review
Predictors of sickness absence in college and university educated self-employed: A historic register study
Sickness absence was found to be related to demographic variables (gender, profession), medical variables (health complaints and erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and to variables with both a medical and a behavioural component (previous sickness absence)
The performance of the K10, K6 and GHQ-12 to screen for present state DSM-IV disorders among disability claimants
The K10 and K6 are reliable and valid scales to screen for present state DSM-IV mental disorder. The optimal cut-off scores are 24 (K10) and 14 (K6). The GHQ-12 (optimal cut-off score: 20) is outperformed by the K10 and K6, which are to be preferred above the GHQ-12. The scores on separate items of the K10 and K6 can be used in disability assessment settings as an agenda for an in-depth follow-up clinical interview to ascertain the presence of pr…
Identifying factors relevant in the assessment of return-to-work efforts in employees on long-term sickness absence due to chronic low back pain: A focus group study
This focus group study shows that 19 factors may be relevant to RTW-ES in sick-listed employees with CLBP. Providing these results to professionals assessing RTW-ES might contribute to a more transparent and systematic approach. Considering the importance of the quality of the RTW process, optimizing the RTW-ES assessment is essential
Exploring factors relevant in the assessment of the return-to-work process of employees on long-term sickness absence due to a depressive disorder: A focus group study
This study shows that 16 factors are relevant in the assessment of RTW-ES in employees sick-listed due to DD. Further research is necessary to expand this knowledge to other health conditions, and to investigate the impact of these results on the quality of the RTW-ES assessment
Sustained employability of workers in a production environment: Design of a stepped wedge trial to evaluate effectiveness and cost-benefit of the Pose program
The trial is registered at the Dutch Trial Register (http://www.trialregister.nl): NTR3445
Enhancing a sustainable healthy working life: Design of a clustered randomized controlled trial
The trial is registered with the Dutch Trial Register under number NTR2270
Factors Influencing the Ability to Achieve Valued Outcomes among Older Long-Term Unemployed People
This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings—things that people consider to be important—of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were included through purposeful sampling. The theoretical frameworks of the latent deprivation theory and the capability approach were used to develop …
Enhancing a sustainable healthy working life: Design of a clustered randomized controlled trial
The trial is registered with the Dutch Trial Register under number NTR2270
Identifying factors relevant in the assessment of return-to-work efforts in employees on long-term sickness absence due to chronic low back pain: A focus group study
This focus group study shows that 19 factors may be relevant to RTW-ES in sick-listed employees with CLBP. Providing these results to professionals assessing RTW-ES might contribute to a more transparent and systematic approach. Considering the importance of the quality of the RTW process, optimizing the RTW-ES assessment is essential
Exploring factors relevant in the assessment of the return-to-work process of employees on long-term sickness absence due to a depressive disorder: A focus group study
This study shows that 16 factors are relevant in the assessment of RTW-ES in employees sick-listed due to DD. Further research is necessary to expand this knowledge to other health conditions, and to investigate the impact of these results on the quality of the RTW-ES assessment
Sustained employability of workers in a production environment: Design of a stepped wedge trial to evaluate effectiveness and cost-benefit of the Pose program
The trial is registered at the Dutch Trial Register (http://www.trialregister.nl): NTR3445
The performance of the K10, K6 and GHQ-12 to screen for present state DSM-IV disorders among disability claimants
The K10 and K6 are reliable and valid scales to screen for present state DSM-IV mental disorder. The optimal cut-off scores are 24 (K10) and 14 (K6). The GHQ-12 (optimal cut-off score: 20) is outperformed by the K10 and K6, which are to be preferred above the GHQ-12. The scores on separate items of the K10 and K6 can be used in disability assessment settings as an agenda for an in-depth follow-up clinical interview to ascertain the presence of pr…
Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: A systematic review
Predictors of sickness absence in college and university educated self-employed: A historic register study
Sickness absence was found to be related to demographic variables (gender, profession), medical variables (health complaints and erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and to variables with both a medical and a behavioural component (previous sickness absence)
Effectiveness of a problem-solving based intervention to prolong the working life of ageing workers
The trial is registered with the Dutch Trial Register under number NTR2270
Work, eat and sleep: Towards a healthy ageing at work program offshore
Both qualitative and quantitative analyses identified work, food and sleep/fatigue management as most important program objectives for a healthy ageing at work and sustainable employability program offshore. Future studies should investigate possible causes of dip occurrences and high fatigue scores to identify suitable interventions
Sustainable employability – definition, conceptualization, and implications: A perspective based on the capability approach
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to propose a new model of sustainable employability based on the capability approach, encompassing the complexity of contemporary work, and placing particular emphasis on work-related values. METHODS: Having evaluated existing conceptual models of work, health, and employability, we concluded that prevailing models lack an emphasis on important work-related values. Amartya Sen's capability approach (CA) provid…
Implementing sensor technology applications for workplace health promotion: A needs assessment among workers with physically demanding work
Sensor technology applications may support workers with physically demanding work to measure and monitor their work exposures. Potential barriers for implementation such as privacy aspects and quality, comfort and perceived ease of use of sensor technology applications need to be well considered to ensure successful implementation of sensor technology applications in the workplace
Personality as a Resource for Labor Market Participation among Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions
Background: The link between personality traits and employment status in individuals with chronic health conditions (CHCs) is largely unexplored. In this study, we examined this association among 21,173 individuals with CHCs and whether this association differs between individuals suffering from a heart disease, depression, anxiety, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, musculoskeletal disease (MSD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). M…
Development and evaluation of a strength-based method to promote employment of work-disability benefit recipients with multiple problems: A feasibility study
The CARm method and training was found to be a feasible approach to facilitate LEs working at the UWV reintegration service to support clients with multiple problems. Sufficient managerial support for participating LEs is a key factor for successful implementation of CARm. Results show that CARm is worth testing for efficacy in a future trial
Factors Influencing the Ability to Achieve Valued Outcomes among Older Long-Term Unemployed People
This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings—things that people consider to be important—of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were included through purposeful sampling. The theoretical frameworks of the latent deprivation theory and the capability approach were used to develop …
The courses of objective physical activity and the association with sleepiness during a 2-week-on/2-week-off offshore shift rotation: An observational repeated-measures study
PA levels during the offshore working period were not different from PA levels at home. Furthermore, PA was not associated with next-morning sleepiness. Further research should focus on different levels of PA including its intensity level
Exploring the concept inability to work fulltime in the context of work disability assessments: A qualitative study
Taking into account the complex and variable nature of inability to work fulltime, we found it advisable to use multiple methods and multiple time points for the assessment. Results of this study provide starting points for further research on the operationalization of inability to work fulltime in a work disability context
A capital-based approach to better understand health inequalities: Theoretical and empirical explorations
The persistence of health inequalities may be driven by differences in education and income, but also by other economic and non-economic factors. Our aim was to explore how the association between single-dimensional health and socioeconomic status (SES) changes when including health-related person capital, economic capital, social capital, cultural capital and attractiveness and personality capital. We used a capital-based approach to understand …
Exploring treatment adherence in long-term sick-listed workers and the impact of coping strategies, illness perceptions and perceived health
The tendency to adhere to medical and occupational advice in long-term sick-listed workers is relatively low. In order to increase return to work in this population, medical and occupational health physicians should especially be aware of the adherence of sick-listed workers with mental health disorders, but also on those who focus on the negative consequences of their (physical or mental health) disorder
Do chronic diseases moderate the association between psychosocial working conditions and work exit? Longitudinal results from 55 950 Dutch workers
BACKGROUND: This study aims to examine whether the presence of chronic diseases or multimorbidity moderates the associations between psychosocial working conditions and work exit through unemployment, work disability or early retirement. METHODS: Data from Lifelines (n=55 950), a prospective population-based cohort study, were enriched with monthly information on employment status from Statistics Netherlands. Working conditions were measured with…
Discrepancies between workers with disabilities and their supervisors in reported work accommodations and associations with return to work
We found substantial discrepancies in the reported implementation of work accommodations between workers and their supervisors. Future research should focus on disentangling mechanisms that lead to discrepancies to avoid inefficiencies in the RTW process
Diverging death risks: Mortality as a corollary of economic, social, cultural and person capital
The finding that more economic, cultural and person capital is associated with lower mortality provides empirical support for an approach that uses a broad spectrum of capital measures - hitherto rarely included simultaneously in epidemiological research - in order to understand diverging death risks. By integrating sociological concepts, cohort data, and epidemiological research methods, our study highlights the need for further research on the …
Living in an unhealthy neighbourhood impacts individual employment status
Neighbourhood health promotion may have societal and economic benefits by extending individual's working lives
Medicine (17 works) · Nursing (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Public health (13 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (13 works) · Biostatistics (12 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Work (physics (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works)