Wynia, K., Roodbol, P.F., Middel, B.
People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) perceive consequences of this chronic condition that are not limited to impairments in physical functioning but also have their impact on limitations in activities...
Van Leeuwen, R., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Post, D., Jochemsen, H.
Aim. This study contributes to the development of a valid and reliable instrument, the spiritual care competence scale, as an instrument to assess nurses' competencies in providing spiritual care....
Skodova, Z., Nagyova, I., Van Dijk, J.P., Sudzinova, A., Vargova, H., Rosenberger, J., ...
The aim of this article is to explore socioeconomic inequalities in the psychological characteristics (psychological well-being, perceived mental health status) and perceived quality of life among...
Oeseburg, B., Wynia, K., Middel, B., Reijneveld, S.A.
Background: Financial constraints and quality requirements demand that interventions selected are most effective. A previous systematic review of the effectiveness of the patient advocacy case...
El Baz, N., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., Boonstra, P.W., Reijneveld, S.A.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine the difference between clinical pathway (CP) and conventional care in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains, depression...
Groen, R.J.M., Middel, B., Meilof, J.F., Enting, R.H., Coppes, M.H., ...
OBJECTIVE: Anterior thoracic spinal cord herniation is a rare cause of progressive myelopathy. Much has been speculated about the best operative treatment. However, no evidence in favor of any of the...
Dubayova, T., Nagyova, I., Havlikova, E., Rosenberger, J., Gdovinova, Z., Middel, B., ...
Personality traits appear as determinants of quality of life (QoL) in most chronic diseases. The aim of this study is to explore whether neuroticism and extraversion contribute to the variance in QoL...
Stability and relative validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Profile (MSIP) (2008)
Wynia, K., Middel, B., De Ruiter, H., Van Dijk, J.P., Reijneveld, S.A.
Objective. To examine the stability and relative validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Profile (MSIP) in criterion-related groups. The MSIP is a disease-targeted health impact measure based on a...
The impact of disabilities on quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis (2008)
Wynia, K., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., De Keyser, J.H., Reijneveld, S.A.
Objective People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience lower levels of quality of life (QOL) than people from the general population. We examined the relative impact of MS-related disabilities on...
Fatigue in Parkinson's disease is not related to excessive sleepiness or quality of sleep (2008)
Havlikova, E., Van Dijk, J.P., Rosenberger, J., Nagyova, I., Middel, B., Dubayova, T., ...
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer from non-motor symptoms like sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue. The aim of our research was to explore...
El Baz, N., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., Wesselman, D.C., Boonstra, P.W., Reijneveld, S.A.
AIM: The objectives of this study are to test whether the European system of cardiac-operative risk evaluation score (EuroSCORE) is associated with preoperative health-related quality of life...
Social support as a predictor of perceived health status in patients with multiple sclerosis (2008)
Krokavcova, M., Van Dijk, J.P., Nagyova, I., Rosenberger, J., Gavelova, M., Middel, B., ...
Objective: The main aim of this study was to investigate whether different levels of perceived social support are associated with different levels of perceived health status in multiple sclerosis...
Krokavcova, M., Nagyova, I., Van Dijk, J.P., Rosenberger, J., Gavelova, M., Middel, B., ...
Background and purpose: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that is difficult to predict and to cope with. Mastery refers to the extent to which patients see themselves as being in control...
The impact of disabilities on quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis (2008)
Wynia, K., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., De Keyser, J.H., Reijneveld, S.A.
Objective People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience lower levels of quality of life (QOL) than people from the general population. We examined the relative impact of MS-related disabilities on...
Stability and relative validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Profile (MSIP) (2008)
Wynia, K., Middel, B., De Ruiter, H., Van Dijk, J.P., Reijneveld, S.A.
Objective. To examine the stability and relative validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Profile (MSIP) in criterion-related groups. The MSIP is a disease-targeted health impact measure based on a...
Fatigue in Parkinson's disease is not related to excessive sleepiness or quality of sleep (2008)
Havlikova, E., Van Dijk, J.P., Rosenberger, J., Nagyova, I., Middel, B., Dubayova, T., ...
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer from non-motor symptoms like sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue. The aim of our research was to explore...
El Baz, N., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., Wesselman, D.C., Boonstra, P.W., Reijneveld, S.A.
AIM: The objectives of this study are to test whether the European system of cardiac-operative risk evaluation score (EuroSCORE) is associated with preoperative health-related quality of life...
Van Leeuwen, R., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Post, D., Jochemsen, H.
Aim. To determine the effects of a course for nursing students on developing competence in spiritual care and the factors that might influence the effects. Background. Studies suggest that role...
Havlikova, E., Rosenberger, J., Nagyova, I., Middel, B., Dubayova, T., Gdovinova, Z., ...
Fatigue is an important contributor to poor quality of life. The aim of our research was to identify factors associated with fatigue among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The sample consisted...
El Baz, N., Middel, B., Van Dijk, J.P., Oosterhof, A., Boonstra, P.W., Reijneveld, S.A.
Aim and objective To evaluate the validity of study outcomes of published papers that report the effects of clinical pathways (CP). Method Systematic review based on two search strategies, including...
Boonstra, P.W., Oosterhof, A., Van Dijk, J.P., Middel, B., El Baz, N., Reijneveld, S.A.
Aim and objective To evaluate the validity of study outcomes of published papers that report the effects of clinical pathways (CP). Method Systematic review based on two search strategies, including...
Sarkova, M., Nagyova, I., Katreniakova, Z., Geckova, A.M., Orosova, O., Middel, B., ...
The reliability and factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSE) were evaluated in samples of Hungarian and Slovak early adolescents. The...
Plantinga, E., Tiesinga, L.J., Van Der Schans, C.P., Middel, B.
Objective: To investigate the criterion or concurrent validity of the Northwick Park Dependency Score (NPDS) for determining nursing dependence in different rehabilitation groups, with the Barthel...
Recall bias did not affect perceived magnitude of change in health-related functional status (2006)
Middel, B., Goudriaan, H., De Greef, M., Stewart, R., Van Sonderen, E., Bouma, J., ...
Background and Objective: it was hypothesized that within an invasively treated group and within a group that improved in gina pectoris no difference in effect size would occur between prospective...
Cross-cultural differences in psychiatric nurses' attitudes to inpatient aggression (2006)
Jansen, G.J., Middel, B., Dassen, T.W.N., Reijneveld, S.A.
Little is currently known about the attitudes of psychiatric nurses toward patient aggression, particularly from an international perspective. Attitudes toward patient aggression of psychiatric...
Jansen, G.J., Dassen, T.W.N., Burgerhof, J.G.M., Middel, B.
Professional skills to adequately manage patient aggression are a prerequisite for nurses working in psychiatric hospitals. These 'technical' skills, however, are necessary but not sufficient for...
Gezondheidsgerelateerde fitness van gesedenteerde senioren in Nederland (2006)
De Greef, M., Popkema, D., Kroes, G., Middel, B.
The assessment of fitness is a component of a national project aimed at the enhancement of physical avtivity among sedentary older adults, aged 55-65 year in the Netherlands. Deterioration in...
Sarkova, M., Nagyova, I., Katreniakova, Z., Geckova, A.M., Orosova, O., Middel, B., ...
The reliability and factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSE) were evaluated in samples of Hungarian and Slovak early adolescents. The...
Plantinga, E., Tiesinga, L.J., Van Der Schans, C.P., Middel, B.
Objective: To investigate the criterion or concurrent validity of the Northwick Park Dependency Score (NPDS) for determining nursing dependence in different rehabilitation groups, with the Barthel...
Recall bias did not affect perceived magnitude of change in health-related functional status (2006)
Middel, B., Goudriaan, H., De Greef, M., Stewart, R., Van Sonderen, E., Bouma, J., ...
Background and Objective: it was hypothesized that within an invasively treated group and within a group that improved in gina pectoris no difference in effect size would occur between prospective...
Jansen, G.J., Dassen, T.W.N., Burgerhof, J.G.M., Middel, B.
Professional skills to adequately manage patient aggression are a prerequisite for nurses working in psychiatric hospitals. These 'technical' skills, however, are necessary but not sufficient for...
Cross-cultural differences in psychiatric nurses' attitudes to inpatient aggression (2006)
Jansen, G.J., Middel, B., Dassen, T.W.N., Reijneveld, S.A.
Little is currently known about the attitudes of psychiatric nurses toward patient aggression, particularly from an international perspective. Attitudes toward patient aggression of psychiatric...
Gezondheidsgerelateerde fitness van gesedenteerde senioren in Nederland (2006)
De Greef, M., Popkema, D., Kroes, G., Middel, B.
The assessment of fitness is a component of a national project aimed at the enhancement of physical avtivity among sedentary older adults, aged 55-65 year in the Netherlands. Deterioration in...
Jansen, G.J., Middel, B., Dassen, T.W.
One of the factors known to be associated with the management of patient aggression is the attitude of staff members towards the aggressive behaviour of patients. The construct validity of an...
Reliability and validity of a twelve-minute walking test for coronary heart disease patients (2005)
De Greef, M.H., Sprenger, S.R., Elzenga, C.T., Popkema, D.Y., Bennekers, J.H., Niemeijer, M.G., ...
This study examined the reliability and validity of a 12-min. walking test for coronary heart disease patients. CHD patients (28 men, 18 women) were recruited out of 86 CHD patients of the Martini...
Bosma, R., Wynia, K., Havlikova, E., De Keyser, J., Middel, B.
OBJECTIVES: The current review evaluates the safety and efficacy of desmopressin in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who suffer from both daytime and nocturnal voiding frequency and from...
Jansen, G.J., Middel, B., Dassen, T.W.
One of the factors known to be associated with the management of patient aggression is the attitude of staff members towards the aggressive behaviour of patients. The construct validity of an...
Reliability and validity of a twelve-minute walking test for coronary heart disease patients (2005)
De Greef, M.H., Sprenger, S.R., Elzenga, C.T., Popkema, D.Y., Bennekers, J.H., Niemeijer, M.G., ...
This study examined the reliability and validity of a 12-min. walking test for coronary heart disease patients. CHD patients (28 men, 18 women) were recruited out of 86 CHD patients of the Martini...
Bosma, R., Wynia, K., Havlikova, E., De Keyser, J., Middel, B.
OBJECTIVES: The current review evaluates the safety and efficacy of desmopressin in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who suffer from both daytime and nocturnal voiding frequency and from...
Zahavi, A., Geertzen, J.H., Middel, B., Staal, M., Rietman, J.S.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate long term change in impairment, disability, and health related functional status in patients with severe spasticity who received intrathecal baclofen. METHODS: A long term...
Drenth, D.J., Veeger, N.J., Middel, B., Zijlstra, F., Boonstra, P.W.
In a 4-year follow-up study, we compared functional health status (FHS) in patients randomized to surgery (n = 51) or angioplasty (n = 51) for an isolated narrowing of the proximal left anterior...
Zahavi, A., Geertzen, J.H., Middel, B., Staal, M., Rietman, J.S.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate long term change in impairment, disability, and health related functional status in patients with severe spasticity who received intrathecal baclofen. METHODS: A long term...
Drenth, D.J., Veeger, N.J., Middel, B., Zijlstra, F., Boonstra, P.W.
In a 4-year follow-up study, we compared functional health status (FHS) in patients randomized to surgery (n = 51) or angioplasty (n = 51) for an isolated narrowing of the proximal left anterior...
Zorg voor mensen met een geriatrische aandoening (2003)
Schelhaas, J., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Posttraumatic stress disorder in first-time myocardial infarction patients (2003)
Pedersen, S.S., Middel, B., Larsen, M.L.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with a first myocardial infarction compared with a random sample of healthy...
Zorg voor mensen met schizofrenie; effectiviteit van interventies bij sociaal isolement (2003)
Castelijn, S., Jansen, G.J.H., Middel, B., Wiersma, D., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Zorg voor mensen met multiple sclerose (2003)
Bosma, R., Wynia, K., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Zorg voor mensen met een geriatrische aandoening (2003)
Schelhaas, J., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Posttraumatic stress disorder in first-time myocardial infarction patients (2003)
Pedersen, S.S., Middel, B., Larsen, M.L.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with a first myocardial infarction compared with a random sample of healthy...
Zorg voor mensen met schizofrenie; effectiviteit van interventies bij sociaal isolement (2003)
Castelijn, S., Jansen, G.J.H., Middel, B., Wiersma, D., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Zorg voor mensen met multiple sclerose (2003)
Bosma, R., Wynia, K., Tiesinga, L.J., Middel, B., Jongerden, I., Heijnen-Kaales, Y.
Psychometric properties of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHF-Q) (2001)
Middel, B., Bouma, J., Niemeijer, M., Crijns, H., ...
Psychometric properties of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHF-Q) (2001)
Middel, B., Bouma, J., Niemeijer, M., Crijns, H., ...
Vulink, N.C.C., Overgaauw, D.M., Hessurun, G.A.J., TenVaarwerk, I.A.M., Kropmans, T.J.B., Van Der Schans, C.P., ...
Vulink, N.C.C., Overgaauw, D.M., Hessurun, G.A.J., TenVaarwerk, I.A.M., Kropmans, T.J.B., Van Der Schans, C.P., ...
Zahavi, A, Geertzen, J, Middel, B, Staal, M, Rietman, J
Objectives: To evaluate long term change in impairment, disability, and health related functional status in patients with severe spasticity who received intrathecal baclofen.
Middel, B., Kuipers-Upmeijer, H., Bouma, J., Staal, M., Oenema, D., Postma, T., ...
OBJECTIVES—To compare clinical effectiveness and health related quality of life in patients with severe spasticity who received intrathecal baclofen or a placebo. METHODS—In a double blind,...