[Shared decision-making using outcome information: qualitative research among patients].

Background: In the period 2019-2022, eight mental health care organizations have been working on the development and implementation of shared decision-making (SDM) using routine outcome monitoring (ROM) as a source of information.

Aim: To obtain insight in needs and experiences of patients among SDM using ROM, and to investigate which implementation approach this requires.

Method: Explorative, qualitative research consisting of semi-structured interviews and focusgroups with patients (n = 101) treated by mental health care organizations across the Netherlands.

Corrigendum 2: The missing sense of peace: diplomatic approachment and virtualization during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Development of work participation in young adults with cerebral palsy: a longitudinal study.

Objective: To document the development of work participation in young adults with cerebral palsy who are transitioning into adulthood, examine associated characteristics, and investigate work limitations and barriers among employed persons.

Design: Observational longitudinal cohort study.

Subjects: Seventy-four young adults with cerebral palsy of average intelligence, aged 16-20 years at baseline.

Assessment of daily activity performance: exploring the option of shortening the test.

The Assessment of Daily Activity Performance (ADAP) test has been developed to measure the physical capacity of older adults to carry out instrumental activities of daily living (ADL). The present study explores the option to create a less time-consuming short version of the ADAP that can be completed in the individual's home environment and that imposes less of a physical burden. Data from 141 independently living women aged 70 and older were analyzed using principal components analysis (PCA).

Using the work limitations questionnaire in patients with a chronic condition in the Netherlands.

Objective: To examine the intelligibility and psychometric properties of the modified Dutch language version of the Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) (WLQ-mdlv).

Methods: Employed patients with a physical chronic condition completed the WLQ-mdlv, the Work Ability Index, and the 36-item short form health survey. Intelligibility, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and external construct validity of the WLQ-mdlv were assessed.

Associations of cortisol with posttraumatic stress symptoms and negative life events: a study of police officers and firefighters.

Given the inconsistent associations of cortisol with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), analysis of basal functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in subjects frequently exposed to trauma and critical incidents with a range of PTSD symptomatology, may be valuable. In an epidemiological sample of 1880 police officers and firefighters, associations of salivary cortisol with PTSD, negative life events (NLE) and exposure to a major air disaster more than 8 years earlier, was explored. Probable PTSD was unrelated to cortisol level while past (>8 years earlier) and more recently experienced NLE were associated with lower cortisol levels even after adjustment for confounders.

[Using the term "whiplash" has no decisive influence for the prognosis: statistical misinterpretation].

A recent thesis that received much media attention recommended that the term "whiplash" be avoided, because causal beliefs connected to this term would have a major and detrimental effect on prognosis. Indeed, Buitenhuis et al. found a larger odds ratio for the causal belief scale compared with a measure of physical disability.

Evaluation of a face-to-face psychosocial screening intervention for cancer patients: acceptance and effects on quality of life.

Objective: This study evaluated a psychosocial screening intervention that offers cancer patients counselling. The assumption underlying the intervention was that barriers are often present that hamper patients' awareness of and active request for psychosocial care. An active yet unobtrusive approach was hypothesized to improve accessibility to psychosocial services.

Wartime stressors and mental health symptoms as predictors of late-life mortality in World War II survivors.

Background: Pathways through which wartime stress leads to excess mortality have not been examined so far. The current study examines wartime stress in relation to late-life mortality among 1448 World War II survivors, and potential mediating effects of mental health symptoms that were assessed in 1992.

Methods: In 1992, a community survey was held.

Psychological distress of rescue workers eight and one-half years after professional involvement in the Amsterdam air disaster.

This study examined specific and general psychological distress 8.5 years following the 1992 cargo aircraft crash in Amsterdam. Participants included 334 occupationally exposed fire fighters and 834 occupationally exposed police officers compared with reference groups of 194 fire fighters and 634 police officers who were exposed to duty-related stressors other than the disaster.

[Mental and physical health problems of, and the use of healthcare by, Afghan, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers and refugees].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence rates of mental and physical health problems and the use of healthcare services among adult asylum seekers and recognised refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Somalia in the Netherlands.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Method: Asylum seekers were approached in 14 reception centres and refugees were interviewed in 3 municipalities (Arnhem, Leiden and Zaanstad).

Use of health care services by Afghan, Iranian, and Somali refugees and asylum seekers living in The Netherlands.

Background: Although asylum seekers have been coming to The Netherlands since the 1980s, very few epidemiological studies have focused on this group of inhabitants, or on the refugees who have resettled in this country. The objective of this study is to estimate the use of health care services by refugees and asylum seekers and to identify determinants for this utilisation.

Methods: A population-based study was conducted in The Netherlands from June 2003 to April 2004 among adult refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iran, and Somalia.

Cosmic transcendence and framework of meaning in life: patterns among older adults in the Netherlands.

Objectives: Gerotranscendence has been conceptualized as a potential development accompanying normal aging. Gerotranscendence is defined as a shift in metaperspective from a materialistic and pragmatic world view to a more cosmic and transcendent one. In the past decade, population-based studies have tested Tornstam's Gerotranscendence Scale.

Long term health complaints following the Amsterdam Air Disaster in police officers and fire-fighters.

Background: On 4 October 1992, a cargo aircraft crashed into apartment buildings in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Fire-fighters and police officers assisted with the rescue work.

Objectives: To examine the long term health complaints in rescue workers exposed to a disaster.

Posttraumatic stress in aging World War II survivors after a fireworks disaster: a controlled prospective study.

Little is known about the effects of cumulative trauma and whether traumatized individuals are more vulnerable. In 2000, a fireworks disaster created the possibility to examine this issue among World War II survivors who were part of an ongoing longitudinal study. Between 1998 and 2000 posttraumatic stress increased in disaster exposed respondents as opposed to the control group.

Dimensionality of the posttraumatic stress response among police officers and fire fighters: an evaluation of two self-report scales.

Confirmatory factor analyses were done to assess the dimensionality of the stress response in a sample of police officers and fire fighters (n = 1,168) involved in the 1992 air disaster in Amsterdam. The confirmatory factor analyses were applied to the responses on two psychometrically different instruments, i.e.

Physical and mental health of Afghan, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers and refugees living in the Netherlands.

Context: Worldwide, the number of refugees and asylum seekers is estimated to be about 11.5 million plus a much larger number of former refugees who have obtained a residence permit in a new country. Although asylum seekers have been coming to the Netherlands since the 1980s, very few epidemiological studies have focused on this group of inhabitants or on the refugees who have resettled in this country.

Utility of the impact of event scale in screening for posttraumatic stress disorder.

This study assesses the optimal cut-off point for the Impact of Event Scale and compares its screening properties with those of the Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among war-related trauma victims. 74 patients with war-related trauma were administered the Impact of Event Scale and the Self-rating Inventory for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, followed 1 wk. later by the Clinician-administered PTSD Scale.

Secondary traumatization in partners and parents of Dutch peacekeeping soldiers.

This study examines secondary traumatization among 708 partners and 332 parents of Dutch peacekeepers (i.e., personnel who participated in military actions implemented by international organizations such as the United Nations).

Epidemiological study air disaster in Amsterdam (ESADA): study design.

Background: In 1992, a cargo aircraft crashed into apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 victims and destroying 266 apartments. In the aftermath there were speculations about the cause of the crash, potential exposures to hazardous materials due to the disaster and the health consequences. Starting in 2000, the Epidemiological Study Air Disaster in Amsterdam (ESADA) aimed to assess the long-term health effects of occupational exposure to this disaster on professional assistance workers.

Health and health care utilisation among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands: design of a study.

Background: This article discusses the design of a study on the prevalence of health problems (both physical and mental) and the utilisation of health care services among asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands, including factors that may be related to their health and their utilisation of these services.

Methods/design: The study will include random samples of adult asylum seekers and refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Somali (total planned sample of 600), as these are among the largest groups within the reception centres and municipalities in the Netherlands. The questionnaire that will be used will include questions on physical health (chronic and acute diseases and somatization), mental health (Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire), utilisation of health care services, pre- and post-migratory traumatic experiences, life-style, acculturation, social support and socio-demographic background.

Criterion validity of the self-rating inventory for posttraumatic stress disorder (SRIP) in the community of older adults.

Background: A validated screening instrument for PTSD in community dwelling older people is lacking. This study evaluates a newly developed measure, the self-rating inventory for posttraumatic stress disorder (SRIP) on its usefulness in survey research. The predictive value of the SRIP in a community setting is investigated.

Offering preconceptional cystic fibrosis carrier couple screening in the absence of established preconceptional care services.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of different modes of offering preconceptional carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) in the absence of established preconceptional care services.

Methods: Individuals aged 20-35 years were invited by mail, either by the Municipal Health Services (MHS) or by their own general practitioner (GP) to participate in a screening program with their partner. Pretest education was provided either during a group educational session or during a GP consultation.