Caspar Looman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6170029 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caspar Looman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caspar |
| FAMILY NAME | Looman |
| SIGNATURE | LOOMAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Erasmus MC |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
Health-related quality of life of infants from ethnic minority groups
Parent-reported health-related quality of life is lower in infants from ethnic minority groups compared to native Dutch infants, which could partly be explained by infant health and by family characteristics
Income inequalities in case death of ischaemic heart disease in the Netherlands
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic inequalities in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality have been found in most European countries, but it is unclear to what extent inequalities in survival, as opposed to incidence, contribute to these inequalities in mortality. The author studied income-related inequalities in short-term and long-term case death after first hospitalisation with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and chronic ischaemic heart disease (CIH…
Promoting STI testing among senior vocational students in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Despite a low dose of intervention that was received by the students and a high attrition, we were able to show an intervention effect among sexually experienced students on STI testing. This study confirmed our hypothesis that offering health education to vocational students in combination with sexual health services at school sites is more effective in enhancing STI testing than offering services or education only
The impact of a national mass media campaign in The Netherlands on the prevention of weight gain
Objective A 5-year nationwide mass media campaign aimed at prevention of overweight was organised from 2002 onwards. The present study evaluates the first campaign, which was aimed primarily at increasing awareness of weight gain. Design and subjects Data were collected by telephone interview in four independent cross-sectional surveys among non-obese Dutch adults aged 25–35 years (total n = 1949) for statistical analyses. Awareness of personal b…
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
The impact of a national mass media campaign in The Netherlands on the prevention of weight gain
Objective A 5-year nationwide mass media campaign aimed at prevention of overweight was organised from 2002 onwards. The present study evaluates the first campaign, which was aimed primarily at increasing awareness of weight gain. Design and subjects Data were collected by telephone interview in four independent cross-sectional surveys among non-obese Dutch adults aged 25–35 years (total n = 1949) for statistical analyses. Awareness of personal b…
Promoting STI testing among senior vocational students in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Despite a low dose of intervention that was received by the students and a high attrition, we were able to show an intervention effect among sexually experienced students on STI testing. This study confirmed our hypothesis that offering health education to vocational students in combination with sexual health services at school sites is more effective in enhancing STI testing than offering services or education only
Health-related quality of life of infants from ethnic minority groups
Parent-reported health-related quality of life is lower in infants from ethnic minority groups compared to native Dutch infants, which could partly be explained by infant health and by family characteristics
Income inequalities in case death of ischaemic heart disease in the Netherlands
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic inequalities in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality have been found in most European countries, but it is unclear to what extent inequalities in survival, as opposed to incidence, contribute to these inequalities in mortality. The author studied income-related inequalities in short-term and long-term case death after first hospitalisation with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and chronic ischaemic heart disease (CIH…
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works)