Maria van den Muijsenbergh
Biographic Data
| ID | 6679391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria van den Muijsenbergh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria van den |
| FAMILY NAME | Muijsenbergh |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DEN MUIJSENBERGH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4994-4008 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“They looked at our vaginas but didn’t tell us why”
Mapping the longitudinal dynamics of Learning Communities about healthy weight approaches across Dutch municipalities
Background. Learning from one another and cross-sectoral collaboration is essential among multidisciplinary challenges, such as in (healthcare) approaches that connect the medical and social domain. To strengthen cross-sectoral learning and collaboration, learning communities (LCs) were implemented in 2021 across five municipalities in the Netherlands. Previous research gave insights into isolated variables that help or hinder creating successful…
Exploring actions and perceived impact of Learning Communities about healthy weight approaches across Dutch municipalities
Background. To reduce overweight and obesity rates, various Dutch municipalities applied healthy weight approaches (HWAs) that connect the medical and social domain. To strengthen HWAs and thus healthcare, learning communities (LCs) were implemented in 2021 that included multidisciplinary members like policy makers, care professionals, practice professionals and patients/citizens. LCs aim to stimulate learning, cross-sectoral collaboration, and a…
The multidisciplinary and participatory process to develop the Rubric for Learning Communities about Health Approaches
Introduction: Many Dutch municipalities implement a systems approach to promote health behavior among citizens. Learning communities (LCs) in these approaches enable stakeholders to collaborate and learn from one another. To optimize LCs, insights are needed into how LCs create knowledge and put it into action. This study aimed to describe the multidisciplinary and participatory process to develop a rubric for multidisciplinary Learning communiti…
Exploring learning communities’ actions and perceived impact on healthy weight approaches across Dutch municipalities
Multidisciplinary LCs can contribute to creating new ideas and collaborations and to applying actions for a local HWA across most LPTs and system levels. These insights can be used during LC meetings to continuously adjust LCs and HWA actions when necessary. Future research is needed, for instance to gain further insights into new topics, the desired number of actions per LPT, and long-term LC impacts
Exploring Different Sampling Strategies
INTRODUCTION: In the Netherlands, since 1996, there is a national cervical cancer (CC) screening programme in place for women aged 30-60 years. The participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women is very low. To facilitate their informed decision-making, we developed a culturally sensitive educational video, and evaluated it through a questionnaire study. Since we used multiple strategies for the recruitment of respondents, we aimed (1) to exp…
Exploring the educational journey
Ethnic minority GP-trainees in the Netherlands face significant challenges like biased assessment and admission, stereotyped course content, inadequate support networks, and microaggressions, putting them at risk for underperformance outcomes. They emphasize the need for inclusive training with robust DEI-policies to eliminate bias
Citizens’ perspectives on healthy weight approaches in low SEP neighborhoods
Conducting inclusive qualitative research from a systems perspective among citizens living in low SEP neighborhoods has contributed valuable insights into their needs. This enables practical implementation of HWAs by providing a deeper understanding of the LPTs within the HWA system. LPTs can help HWA stakeholders to further develop current HWAs toward systems approaches. Future research could study the leverage points that may contribute to LPT …
Pregnancy outcomes of forced migrants in the Netherlands
This first Dutch registry-based study demonstrated increased risks of multiple, though not all, adverse pregnancy outcomes in forced migrants. Our results emphasize the imperative to further unravel and address migration-related disparities, dismantle structural barriers to health among forced migrants, and improve the inclusivity of data systems. Collaborative policy, clinical practice, and research efforts are essential to ensure equitable care…
Undocumented Domestic Workers and Coronavirus Disease 2019
This article describes the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive measures on the undocumented migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands. Undocumented migrants (UDMs) are likely to experience inequalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They rely on the informal market for work and housing and are usually not entitled to a healthcare insurance. However, they are not represented in the COVID-19 registrations or surveys. In order …
The development of a culturally sensitive educational video
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, all women aged 30-60 years are invited to participate in the national cervical cancer screening programme, which is aimed at early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions. One fourth of the Dutch population has a migration background, with Turkish and Moroccan immigrants being the largest immigrant populations. Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women show lower screening participation rates and a higher incidence…
Refugees' Agency
This study set out to answer the question 'Which kinds of agency do refugees perform when dealing with mental health problems of themselves and their children?'. Aiming to gain more insight in why it seems harder for refugee parents and minors than for the native population to talk to health professionals about their mental health and wellbeing, we combined two theoretical notions of agency to investigate a broad spectrum of informants' behaviour…
Experience of discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another …
Person‐centred care in primary care
This rapid realist review aims to explain how and why person-centred care (PCC) in primary care works (or not) among others for people with low health literacy skills and for people with a diverse ethnic and socioeconomic background, and to construct a middle-range programme theory (PT). Peered reviewed- and non-peer-reviewed literature (Jan 2013-Feb 2021) reporting on PCC in primary care was included. Selection and appraisal of documents were ba…
General practitioners’ views on the influence of long-term care reforms on integrated elderly care in the Netherlands
This study explores the long-term care (LTC) reform in the Netherlands and its relation to the day-to-day integrated care for frail elderly people, from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs). We assessed GP perspectives regarding which elements of the LTC reform have promoted and hindered the provision of person-centred, integrated care for elderly people in the Netherlands. We performed case studies conducted by semi-structured intervie…
Twelve tips to teach culturally sensitive palliative care
With an increasingly ageing population there will be a rising demand for palliative care, including from older migrants and ethnic minorities. While many (future) physicians are unfamiliar with specific needs of older migrants and ethnic minorities regarding care and communication in palliative care, this may be challenging for them to deal with. Moreover, even many medical teachers also feel unprepared to teach palliative care and culturally sen…
Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact of COVID-19, including its mental health impact, is increasingly being documented, there remain important gaps regarding the specific consequences of the pandemic on particular population groups, including refugees and migrants. This study aims to uncover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and migrants worldwide, disentangling …
Improving Health through Reducing Stress’
In order to reduce health inequities, a socio-ecological approach and community engagement are needed to develop sustained interventions with a positive effect on the health of disadvantaged groups. This qualitative study was part of the development phase of a community health promotion programme. The study aimed to provide insight into the perceptions of parents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood about health, and their priorities for the communit…
Contextual factors that shape uptake of Covid-19 preventive measures by persons of Ghanaian and Eritrean origin in the Netherlands
Migration-related, sociocultural, and socioeconomic factors shape uptake of COVID-19 preventive measures amongst persons of Ghanaian and Eritrean origin in The Netherlands. To ensure equitable uptake our results suggest the importance of timely spread of multilingual information tailored to literacy needs; as well as, education and modelling delivered through online platforms and by leading figures in respective communities; and, regulations to e…
Decision-making, barriers, and facilitators regarding cervical cancer screening participation among Turkish and Moroccan women in the Netherlands
OBJECTIVES: Whether the lower Dutch cervical cancer (CC) screening participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women is based on informed decision-making is unknown. Our aim was to explore how and why Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women decide to participate or not in the current Dutch CC screening programme as well as to learn their perceptions on self-sampling. DESIGN: Six focus group discussions were conducted between March and April 2019 with …
Involving migrants in the adaptation of primary care services in a ‘newly’ diverse urban area in Ireland
Migrant women’s experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries
Cultural competency in dietetic diabetes care—A qualitative study of the dietician’s perspective
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes type 2 is more prevalent in ethnic minorities in the Netherlands, and outcomes of health care in general are worse compared to other Dutch patients. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of dieticians and the knowledge, skills and attitudes they consider to be important for effective dietetic care in migrant patients. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were held with 12 dieticians, of various ages, ethnic…
Participatory implementation research in the field of migrant health
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore whether positive impacts were sustained and unanticipated ripple effects had occurred four years after the implementation of interventions to improve cross-cultural communication in primary care. BACKGROUND: Sustaining the implementation of change using complex interventions is challenging. The EU-funded "RESTORE" study implemented guidelines and training on cross-cultural communication in five Primary Care …
Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands
The findings of our pilot study show clustering of screening intention among individuals in the same network. This provides opportunities for social network interventions to encourage participation in hepatitis B screening initiatives
Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands
FGM/C had a lifelong impact on the majority of the women participating in the study, causing chronic mental and psychosocial problems. Migration made women who underwent FGM/C more aware of their condition. Three types of women could be distinguished according to their coping style: the adaptives, the disempowered and the traumatised. Health care providers should become more aware of their problems and more sensitive in addressing them
Decision-making, barriers, and facilitators regarding cervical cancer screening participation among Turkish and Moroccan women in the Netherlands
OBJECTIVES: Whether the lower Dutch cervical cancer (CC) screening participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women is based on informed decision-making is unknown. Our aim was to explore how and why Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women decide to participate or not in the current Dutch CC screening programme as well as to learn their perceptions on self-sampling. DESIGN: Six focus group discussions were conducted between March and April 2019 with …
Understanding and improving communication and decision-making in palliative care for Turkish and Moroccan immigrants
Care providers need to understand that for Turkish and Moroccan patients, decision-making is seldom a matter of one-to-one communication. Next to acknowledging these patients' different cultural backgrounds, they must also recognise that the families of these patients often function as care management groups, with an 'equal' say in communication and decision-making. In addition, professionals should optimise communication within their own profess…
Involving migrants in the adaptation of primary care services in a ‘newly’ diverse urban area in Ireland
Enhancing patient participation of older migrant cancer patients
To enhance patient participation among older migrant cancer patients/survivors, the Health Communicator is, under certain conditions, a promising tool for fulfilling patients'/survivors' unfulfilled instrumental and affective needs and for bridging barriers perceived by professionals
Coping and chronic psychosocial consequences of female genital mutilation in the Netherlands
FGM/C had a lifelong impact on the majority of the women participating in the study, causing chronic mental and psychosocial problems. Migration made women who underwent FGM/C more aware of their condition. Three types of women could be distinguished according to their coping style: the adaptives, the disempowered and the traumatised. Health care providers should become more aware of their problems and more sensitive in addressing them
Understanding and improving communication and decision-making in palliative care for Turkish and Moroccan immigrants
Care providers need to understand that for Turkish and Moroccan patients, decision-making is seldom a matter of one-to-one communication. Next to acknowledging these patients' different cultural backgrounds, they must also recognise that the families of these patients often function as care management groups, with an 'equal' say in communication and decision-making. In addition, professionals should optimise communication within their own profess…
Implementing guidelines and training initiatives to improve cross-cultural communication in primary care consultations
Migrants, primary care providers and other key stakeholders can work effectively together to adapt and implement G/TIs to improve communication in cross-cultural consultations, and enhance understanding and trust between GPs and migrant patients
Assessing refugee healthcare needs in Europe and implementing educational interventions in primary care
The current political crisis, conflicts and riots in many Middle Eastern and African countries have led to massive migration waves towards Europe. European countries, receiving these migratory waves as first port of entry (POE) over the past few years, were confronted with several challenges as a result of the sheer volume of newly arriving refugees. This humanitarian refugee crisis represents the biggest displacement crisis of a generation. Alth…
Material practices for meaningful engagement
BACKGROUND: The material practices which researchers use in research partnerships may enable or constrain the nature of engagement with stakeholder groups. Participatory learning and action (PLA) research approaches show promise, but there has been no detailed analysis of stakeholders' and researchers' experiences of PLA techniques for data generation and co-analysis. OBJECTIVES: To explore stakeholders' and researchers' experiences of PLA techni…
Linkage to Care Is Important and Necessary When Identifying Infections in Migrants
Migration is an important driver of population dynamics in Europe. Although migrants are generally healthy, subgroups of migrants are at increased risk of a range of infectious diseases. Early identification of infections is important as it prevents morbidity and mortality. However, identifying infections needs to be supported by appropriate systems to link individuals to specialist care where they can receive further diagnostic tests and clinica…
Migrant women’s experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries
Cultural competency in dietetic diabetes care—A qualitative study of the dietician’s perspective
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes type 2 is more prevalent in ethnic minorities in the Netherlands, and outcomes of health care in general are worse compared to other Dutch patients. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of dieticians and the knowledge, skills and attitudes they consider to be important for effective dietetic care in migrant patients. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were held with 12 dieticians, of various ages, ethnic…
Participatory implementation research in the field of migrant health
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore whether positive impacts were sustained and unanticipated ripple effects had occurred four years after the implementation of interventions to improve cross-cultural communication in primary care. BACKGROUND: Sustaining the implementation of change using complex interventions is challenging. The EU-funded "RESTORE" study implemented guidelines and training on cross-cultural communication in five Primary Care …
Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands
The findings of our pilot study show clustering of screening intention among individuals in the same network. This provides opportunities for social network interventions to encourage participation in hepatitis B screening initiatives
Estimates of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Netherlands
The current study has provided insight into direct estimation of FGM/C through a survey of midwifery practices in the Netherlands. Evidence based on midwifery practices data can be regarded as a minimum benchmark for actual prevalence among the subpopulation of women who gave birth in a given year
Enhancing patient participation of older migrant cancer patients
To enhance patient participation among older migrant cancer patients/survivors, the Health Communicator is, under certain conditions, a promising tool for fulfilling patients'/survivors' unfulfilled instrumental and affective needs and for bridging barriers perceived by professionals
General practitioners’ views on the influence of long-term care reforms on integrated elderly care in the Netherlands
This study explores the long-term care (LTC) reform in the Netherlands and its relation to the day-to-day integrated care for frail elderly people, from the perspective of general practitioners (GPs). We assessed GP perspectives regarding which elements of the LTC reform have promoted and hindered the provision of person-centred, integrated care for elderly people in the Netherlands. We performed case studies conducted by semi-structured intervie…
Twelve tips to teach culturally sensitive palliative care
With an increasingly ageing population there will be a rising demand for palliative care, including from older migrants and ethnic minorities. While many (future) physicians are unfamiliar with specific needs of older migrants and ethnic minorities regarding care and communication in palliative care, this may be challenging for them to deal with. Moreover, even many medical teachers also feel unprepared to teach palliative care and culturally sen…
Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact of COVID-19, including its mental health impact, is increasingly being documented, there remain important gaps regarding the specific consequences of the pandemic on particular population groups, including refugees and migrants. This study aims to uncover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of refugees and migrants worldwide, disentangling …
Improving Health through Reducing Stress’
In order to reduce health inequities, a socio-ecological approach and community engagement are needed to develop sustained interventions with a positive effect on the health of disadvantaged groups. This qualitative study was part of the development phase of a community health promotion programme. The study aimed to provide insight into the perceptions of parents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood about health, and their priorities for the communit…
Contextual factors that shape uptake of Covid-19 preventive measures by persons of Ghanaian and Eritrean origin in the Netherlands
Migration-related, sociocultural, and socioeconomic factors shape uptake of COVID-19 preventive measures amongst persons of Ghanaian and Eritrean origin in The Netherlands. To ensure equitable uptake our results suggest the importance of timely spread of multilingual information tailored to literacy needs; as well as, education and modelling delivered through online platforms and by leading figures in respective communities; and, regulations to e…
Decision-making, barriers, and facilitators regarding cervical cancer screening participation among Turkish and Moroccan women in the Netherlands
OBJECTIVES: Whether the lower Dutch cervical cancer (CC) screening participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women is based on informed decision-making is unknown. Our aim was to explore how and why Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women decide to participate or not in the current Dutch CC screening programme as well as to learn their perceptions on self-sampling. DESIGN: Six focus group discussions were conducted between March and April 2019 with …
Involving migrants in the adaptation of primary care services in a ‘newly’ diverse urban area in Ireland
Undocumented Domestic Workers and Coronavirus Disease 2019
This article describes the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive measures on the undocumented migrant domestic workers in the Netherlands. Undocumented migrants (UDMs) are likely to experience inequalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They rely on the informal market for work and housing and are usually not entitled to a healthcare insurance. However, they are not represented in the COVID-19 registrations or surveys. In order …
The development of a culturally sensitive educational video
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, all women aged 30-60 years are invited to participate in the national cervical cancer screening programme, which is aimed at early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions. One fourth of the Dutch population has a migration background, with Turkish and Moroccan immigrants being the largest immigrant populations. Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women show lower screening participation rates and a higher incidence…
Refugees' Agency
This study set out to answer the question 'Which kinds of agency do refugees perform when dealing with mental health problems of themselves and their children?'. Aiming to gain more insight in why it seems harder for refugee parents and minors than for the native population to talk to health professionals about their mental health and wellbeing, we combined two theoretical notions of agency to investigate a broad spectrum of informants' behaviour…
Experience of discrimination during Covid-19 pandemic
Refugees and other migrants who had more difficulties in accessing health care and preventive measures against COVID-19 infection experienced worse mental health and increased discrimination. These negative effects appeared to be stronger for those with more insecure housing and residence status, highlighting from one side the specific risk of insecure housing in the impact of COVID-19 upon mental health and infection protection, and for another …
Person‐centred care in primary care
This rapid realist review aims to explain how and why person-centred care (PCC) in primary care works (or not) among others for people with low health literacy skills and for people with a diverse ethnic and socioeconomic background, and to construct a middle-range programme theory (PT). Peered reviewed- and non-peer-reviewed literature (Jan 2013-Feb 2021) reporting on PCC in primary care was included. Selection and appraisal of documents were ba…
Exploring Different Sampling Strategies
INTRODUCTION: In the Netherlands, since 1996, there is a national cervical cancer (CC) screening programme in place for women aged 30-60 years. The participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women is very low. To facilitate their informed decision-making, we developed a culturally sensitive educational video, and evaluated it through a questionnaire study. Since we used multiple strategies for the recruitment of respondents, we aimed (1) to exp…
Medicine (28 works) · Psychology (20 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Nursing (14 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (11 works) · Qualitative research (11 works) · Medical education (10 works) · Population (10 works)