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Open AccessComparing a ses-sensitive and an all-ses implementation strategy to improve participation rates of patients with a lower socioeconomic background in a web-based intervention for depressive complaints: a cluster randomised trial in primary care
Depression is a major public health concern, which is most pronounced in population segments with a lower social-economic status (SES). E-health interventions for depressive complaints are proven to be effecti...
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Open AccessImplementing complaint-directed mini-interventions for depressive complaints in primary care to increase participation among patients with a lower socioeconomic status: design of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Depression is a major public health concern. E-health interventions for preventing and reducing depressive complaints have proven to be effective, and have the potential to make (mental) health care more acces...
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Are changes in pain, cognitive appraisals and co** strategies associated with changes in physical functioning in older adults with joint pain and chronic diseases?
As the population ages, the number of people with chronic diseases increases. Frequently, older people suffer from joint pain together with other chronic diseases, which can lead to decreased physical function...
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Open AccessManagement of patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a descriptive study
In 2013 the Dutch guideline for management of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) was published. The aim of this study is to assess medical care for patients with persistent MUS as recorded in their electroni...
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Open AccessSelf-perceived care needs in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity
The aim of this study was to explore self-perceived care needs and determinants of identified needs in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity.
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Open AccessThe CIPRUS study, a nurse-led psychological treatment for patients with undifferentiated somatoform disorder in primary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Up to a third of patients presenting medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care may have a somatoform disorder, of which undifferentiated somatoform disorder (USD) is the most common type. Psychol...
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Open AccessThe longitudinal association of cognitive appraisals and co** strategies with physical functioning in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity: a cohort study
Substantial variation exists in physical functioning (PF) among patients with comparable pain severity, which may be partly explained by underlying psychological processes, like cognitive appraisal of pain and...
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Open AccessPain, not chronic disease, is associated with the recurrence of depressive and anxiety disorders
Studies suggest that poor physical health might be associated with increased depression and anxiety recurrence. The objectives of this study were to determine whether specific chronic diseases and pain charact...
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Open AccessExploring the aggregation of four functional measures in a population of older adults with joint pain and comorbidity
In clinical settings, it is important for health care providers to measure different aspects of functioning in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity. Besides the use of distinct measures, it could also ...
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Open AccessOverview of data-synthesis in systematic reviews of studies on outcome prediction models
Many prognostic models have been developed. Different types of models, i.e. prognostic factor and outcome prediction studies, serve different purposes, which should be reflected in how the results are summariz...
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Open AccessFunctional outcome in older adults with joint pain and comorbidity: design of a prospective cohort study
Joint pain is a highly prevalent condition in the older population. Only a minority of the older adults consult the general practitioner for joint pain, and during consultation joint pain is often poorly recog...
