Uncertainty in health care: Towards a more systematic program of research

…, MA Hillen, P Gulbrandsen, EM Smets… - Patient education and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To promote a more systematic approach to research on uncertainty in health care,
and to explore promising starting points and future directions for this research. Methods We …

Systematic review reveals limitations of studies evaluating health-related quality of life after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer

…, HCJM de Haes, EM Smets… - Quality of life …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To (1) assess the quality of studies evaluating Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL)
after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer, and (2) to identify high-quality …

'Abbreviated fatigue questionnaire': a practical tool in the classification of fatigue

M Alberts, EM Smets, JH Vercoulen… - Nederlands tijdschrift …, 1997 - europepmc.org
The'Shortened fatigue questionnaire'(SFQ) is a short, reliable and easily used instrument to
determine the intensity of the patient's bodily fatigue. It consists of four questions which the …

Quality of life in young adult patients with a cardiogenetic condition receiving an ICD for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death

AJ Verkerk, AM Vermeer, EM Smets… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy prevents sudden
cardiac death (SCD) among young adults with cardiogenetic conditions, but might reduce …

[HTML][HTML] An e-learning module to improve nongenetic health professionals' assessment of colorectal cancer genetic risk: feasibility study

…, CM Aalfs, E Dekker, PJ Tanis, EM Smets - JMIR medical …, 2017 - mededu.jmir.org
Background: Nongenetic health providers may lack the relevant knowledge, experience,
and communication skills to adequately detect familial colorectal cancer (CRC), despite a …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing measurement invariance of a health-related quality-of-life questionnaire in radiotherapy patients

…, CL Ter Hoeven, HC de Haes, EM Smets… - Quality of Life …, 2012 - Springer
Objective If the assumption of measurement invariance is not tested, we cannot be sure
whether differences observed are due to true differences in health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL)…

Trust of Turkish and Arabic ethnic minority patients in their Dutch oncologist

…, J van der Vloodt, H De Haes, EM Smets - Nederlands Tijdschrift …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Objective To examine the nature of the trust that Turkish and Arabic ethnic minority patients
suffering from cancer have in their oncologist, and to explore how this trust is established. …

Prenatal genetic counseling in pregnancy: the importance of (early) timely referral

CM Aalfs, EM Smets, JC de Haes… - Nederlands Tijdschrift …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Three women aged 34, 23 and 39 years, who were respectively, 14, 12 and 8 weeks pregnant,
requested genetic counselling due to grave genetic diseases in their families. The first …

Your Biobank, Your Doctor?: The right to full disclosure of population biobank findings

JA Bovenberg, T Meulenkamp, EM Smets… - Genomics, Society and …, 2009 - Springer
The advent of personal genomics companies offering direct translation of scientific data into
personal health information, calls into question traditional policies to refuse disclosure of …

[HTML][HTML] Liver cell transplantation for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I: update and perspectives

…, A Bourgois, F Smets, EM Sokal - World journal of …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Stephenne X, Najimi M, Smets F, Reding R, de Ville de Goyet J, Sokal EM. Cryopreserved
liver cell transplantation controls ornithine transcarbamylase deficient patient while awaiting …