Vera Nierkens
Biographic Data
| ID | 6683100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vera Nierkens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vera |
| FAMILY NAME | Nierkens |
| SIGNATURE | NIERKENS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“What kind of doctor do you want to become?”: Clinical supervisors’ perceptions of their roles in the professional identity formation of General Practice residents
PURPOSE: Supporting the development of a professional identity is a primary objective in postgraduate education. Few empirical studies have explored professional identity formation (PIF) in residency, and little is known about supervisors' perceptions of their roles in residents' PIF. In this study, we sought to understand how supervisors perceive their roles in the PIF of General Practice (GP) residents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Guided by principl…
Perspectives on cancer screening participation in a highly urbanized region: A Q-methodology study in The Hague, the Netherlands
Since CSPs will only be effective when participation rates are sufficiently high, it is essential to have insight into the different perspectives among potential respondents concerning partaking in a CSP. This study adds new insights concerning these perspectives and suggests several ideas for future optimization of the CSPs
Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking in The Netherlands before and during the Global Financial Crisis: A repeated cross-sectional study
Overall, socioeconomic inequalities in current smoking and smoking cessation were unchanged during the GFC. However, current smoking inequalities by education, and smoking cessation inequalities by income, increased in specific age groups. Increased financial strain caused by the crisis may disproportionately affect smoking behaviour in some disadvantaged groups
Risk perception is not associated with attendance at a preventive intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus among South Asians at risk of diabetes
Objective To evaluate the association between risk perception and attendance in a diabetes prevention programme among South Asians with a high risk for diabetes. Design An observational study. We measured risk perception during the baseline interview with causal beliefs, perceived susceptibility and perceived controllability. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between risk perception and attendance. We adjusted for relevant s…
Development of a diabetes prevention program for Surinamese South Asians in the Netherlands
Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent among South Asian origin groups around the world. Not only is prevalence higher than in other ethnic groups, age at presentation is lower and these groups are more likely to experience complications. Evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions may prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. However, little is known about diabetes prevention in South Asians (SA). DH!AAN is a diabetes prevention program designed f…
Wanting to attend isn’t just wanting to quit: Why some disadvantaged smokers regularly attend smoking cessation behavioural therapy while others do not: a qualitative study
Motivation to attend behavioural support, as distinct from motivation to quit smoking, is an important factor in attendance of smoking cessation courses in disadvantaged areas. Some focus on increasing motivation to attend may help to prevent participants missing sessions
Is channel segmentation necessary to reach a multiethnic population with weight-related health promotion? An analysis of use and perception of communication channels
The predominant differences in channel use and perception among the ethnic groups indicate a need for channel segmentation to reach a multiethnic target group with weight-related health promotion. The study results reveal possible segmentation criteria besides ethnicity, such as local language proficiency and time since migration, worthy of further investigation
A process evaluation: Does recruitment for an exercise program through ethnically specific channels and key figures contribute to its reach and receptivity in ethnic minority mothers
Recruitment for an exercise program through ethnically specific organizations seems to contribute to its reach, particularly in close-knit, highly organized ethnic communities with limited fluency in the local language. Using ethnically matched recruiters as motivator, translator, and trusted person seems to enhance receptivity of a health promotion program. An expert is likely to be needed for effective information delivery
Why play an active role? A qualitative examination of lay citizens' main motives for participation in health promotion
While active participation is regarded essential in health promotion worldwide, its application proves to be challenging. Notably, participants' experiences are infrequently studied, and it is largely unknown why lay citizens would want to play an active role in promoting the health of the community they belong to. Aiming to produce practical insights to further the application of the participation principle, this qualitative study examined parti…
The Disc (Diabetes in Social Context) Study-evaluation of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for diabetic patients in lower socioeconomic groups: A study protocol
With this study, we will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for lower socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, we will study how to enable these patients to optimally manage their diabetes
Feasibility and effectiveness of a targeted diabetes prevention program for 18 to 60-year-old South Asian migrants: Design and methods of the DH!AAN study
Dutch Trial Register: NTR1499
How do psychosocial determinants in migrant women in the Netherlands differ from these among their counterparts in their country of origin? A cross-sectional study
Migrant women are more positive towards smoking and perceived a more positive norm towards smoking when compared with women in the country of origin. Interventions targeted at the psychosocial determinants regarding smoking for newly migrated women, in particular the consequences of smoking and the norm towards smoking might help to prevent an increase in smoking in those populations
DiAlert: A lifestyle education programme aimed at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes and overweight, study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Netherlands National Trial Register (NTR): NTR2036
Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: A cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
The higher socio-economic position of second generation Turkish and Moroccan women may partly account for the lower prevalence of overweight in this group compared to first generation women. Further research is necessary to elucidate whether any postulated socio-biological or other processes are relevant to the opposite pattern of overweight among men
Which factors engage women in deprived neighbourhoods to participate in exercise referral schemes
This study supports the idea that ERS interventions appeal to women from lower socio-economic groups, including ethnic minorities. The ERS seems to meet their contextual, economic and cultural needs. Since the elements that enabled the women to start exercising are specific to this ERS, we should become aware of whether this population continues to exercise after the end of the scheme
Smoking in immigrants: Do socioeconomic gradients follow the pattern expected from the tobacco epidemic
The prevalence figures and educational associations suggest that the socioeconomic gradient changes in earlier stages of the epidemic in immigrant populations than in the Western host populations, particularly in men. This provides indications to suggest that smoking prevention measures in male immigrant groups need to be tailored to lower socioeconomic groups in particular throughout the tobacco epidemic, and to higher socioeconomic groups among…
Is channel segmentation necessary to reach a multiethnic population with weight-related health promotion? An analysis of use and perception of communication channels
The predominant differences in channel use and perception among the ethnic groups indicate a need for channel segmentation to reach a multiethnic target group with weight-related health promotion. The study results reveal possible segmentation criteria besides ethnicity, such as local language proficiency and time since migration, worthy of further investigation
Smoking in immigrants: Do socioeconomic gradients follow the pattern expected from the tobacco epidemic
The prevalence figures and educational associations suggest that the socioeconomic gradient changes in earlier stages of the epidemic in immigrant populations than in the Western host populations, particularly in men. This provides indications to suggest that smoking prevention measures in male immigrant groups need to be tailored to lower socioeconomic groups in particular throughout the tobacco epidemic, and to higher socioeconomic groups among…
Which factors engage women in deprived neighbourhoods to participate in exercise referral schemes
This study supports the idea that ERS interventions appeal to women from lower socio-economic groups, including ethnic minorities. The ERS seems to meet their contextual, economic and cultural needs. Since the elements that enabled the women to start exercising are specific to this ERS, we should become aware of whether this population continues to exercise after the end of the scheme
How do psychosocial determinants in migrant women in the Netherlands differ from these among their counterparts in their country of origin? A cross-sectional study
Migrant women are more positive towards smoking and perceived a more positive norm towards smoking when compared with women in the country of origin. Interventions targeted at the psychosocial determinants regarding smoking for newly migrated women, in particular the consequences of smoking and the norm towards smoking might help to prevent an increase in smoking in those populations
DiAlert: A lifestyle education programme aimed at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes and overweight, study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Netherlands National Trial Register (NTR): NTR2036
Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: A cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
The higher socio-economic position of second generation Turkish and Moroccan women may partly account for the lower prevalence of overweight in this group compared to first generation women. Further research is necessary to elucidate whether any postulated socio-biological or other processes are relevant to the opposite pattern of overweight among men
Why play an active role? A qualitative examination of lay citizens' main motives for participation in health promotion
While active participation is regarded essential in health promotion worldwide, its application proves to be challenging. Notably, participants' experiences are infrequently studied, and it is largely unknown why lay citizens would want to play an active role in promoting the health of the community they belong to. Aiming to produce practical insights to further the application of the participation principle, this qualitative study examined parti…
The Disc (Diabetes in Social Context) Study-evaluation of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for diabetic patients in lower socioeconomic groups: A study protocol
With this study, we will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for lower socioeconomic groups. Furthermore, we will study how to enable these patients to optimally manage their diabetes
Feasibility and effectiveness of a targeted diabetes prevention program for 18 to 60-year-old South Asian migrants: Design and methods of the DH!AAN study
Dutch Trial Register: NTR1499
A process evaluation: Does recruitment for an exercise program through ethnically specific channels and key figures contribute to its reach and receptivity in ethnic minority mothers
Recruitment for an exercise program through ethnically specific organizations seems to contribute to its reach, particularly in close-knit, highly organized ethnic communities with limited fluency in the local language. Using ethnically matched recruiters as motivator, translator, and trusted person seems to enhance receptivity of a health promotion program. An expert is likely to be needed for effective information delivery
Development of a diabetes prevention program for Surinamese South Asians in the Netherlands
Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent among South Asian origin groups around the world. Not only is prevalence higher than in other ethnic groups, age at presentation is lower and these groups are more likely to experience complications. Evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions may prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. However, little is known about diabetes prevention in South Asians (SA). DH!AAN is a diabetes prevention program designed f…
Wanting to attend isn’t just wanting to quit: Why some disadvantaged smokers regularly attend smoking cessation behavioural therapy while others do not: a qualitative study
Motivation to attend behavioural support, as distinct from motivation to quit smoking, is an important factor in attendance of smoking cessation courses in disadvantaged areas. Some focus on increasing motivation to attend may help to prevent participants missing sessions
Is channel segmentation necessary to reach a multiethnic population with weight-related health promotion? An analysis of use and perception of communication channels
The predominant differences in channel use and perception among the ethnic groups indicate a need for channel segmentation to reach a multiethnic target group with weight-related health promotion. The study results reveal possible segmentation criteria besides ethnicity, such as local language proficiency and time since migration, worthy of further investigation
Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking in The Netherlands before and during the Global Financial Crisis: A repeated cross-sectional study
Overall, socioeconomic inequalities in current smoking and smoking cessation were unchanged during the GFC. However, current smoking inequalities by education, and smoking cessation inequalities by income, increased in specific age groups. Increased financial strain caused by the crisis may disproportionately affect smoking behaviour in some disadvantaged groups
Risk perception is not associated with attendance at a preventive intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus among South Asians at risk of diabetes
Objective To evaluate the association between risk perception and attendance in a diabetes prevention programme among South Asians with a high risk for diabetes. Design An observational study. We measured risk perception during the baseline interview with causal beliefs, perceived susceptibility and perceived controllability. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between risk perception and attendance. We adjusted for relevant s…
Perspectives on cancer screening participation in a highly urbanized region: A Q-methodology study in The Hague, the Netherlands
Since CSPs will only be effective when participation rates are sufficiently high, it is essential to have insight into the different perspectives among potential respondents concerning partaking in a CSP. This study adds new insights concerning these perspectives and suggests several ideas for future optimization of the CSPs
“What kind of doctor do you want to become?”: Clinical supervisors’ perceptions of their roles in the professional identity formation of General Practice residents
PURPOSE: Supporting the development of a professional identity is a primary objective in postgraduate education. Few empirical studies have explored professional identity formation (PIF) in residency, and little is known about supervisors' perceptions of their roles in residents' PIF. In this study, we sought to understand how supervisors perceive their roles in the PIF of General Practice (GP) residents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Guided by principl…
Medicine (16 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Public health (11 works) · Biostatistics (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Ethnic group (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)