Klaas van der Meer

Does burnout among doctors affect their involvement in patients' mental health problems? A study of videotaped consultations (2009)

Zantinge, Else M, Verhaak, Peter FM, De Bakker, Dinny H, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Bensing, Jozien M

Abstract Background General practitioners' (GPs') feelings of burnout or dissatisfaction may affect their patient care negatively, but it is unknown if these negative feelings also affect their...

Belief rule-based inference methodology to improve nuclear safeguards information evaluation (2009)

Ruan, Da, Carchon, Roland, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Liu, Jun, Wang, Hui, Martinez, Luis

A framework for modeling, analyzing and synthesizing nuclear safeguards information with various uncertainties is proposed by using a newly developed belief rule-base inference methodology (RIMER)....

The effects of exercise and weight loss in overweight patients with hip osteoarthritis: design of a prospective cohort study (2009)

Paans, Nienke, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Bulstra, Sjoerd K, Stevens, Martin

Abstract Background Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is recognised as a substantial source of disability, with pain and loss of function as principal symptoms. An aging society and a growing number of...

A survey of Dutch GPs' attitudes towards help seeking and follow-up care for relatives bereaved by suicide (2009)

De Groot, Marieke, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Burger, Huibert

Background. Relatives who are bereaved by suicide likely consult their GP when they feel the need for professional help. GPs may play a key role in establishing who is at risk for adverse...

Intelligent Decision and Policy Making Support Systems (2008)

Ruan, Da, Hardeman, Frank, Van Der Meer, Klaas

This book covers a number of representative applications of intelligent decision support systems applications in society and policy support, including general methodologies, case studies, on-going...

Monitoring in case of emergency situations related to orphan sources (2007)

Hardeman, Frank, Rojas Palma, Carlos, Sohier, Alain, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Bendam, Khadija

Orphan sources may cause serious accidents as history has shown, and in the past few years attention for malevolent use of radioactivity has grown considerably. This paper first describes the context...

A new interdisciplinary treatment strategy versus usual medical care for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized controlled trial (2007)

Dorrestijn, Oscar, Stevens, Martin, Diercks, Ron L, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Winters, Jan C

Abstract Background Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most frequently recorded shoulder disorder. When conservative treatment of SIS fails, a subacromial decompression is warranted....

Does the attention General Practitioners pay to their patients' mental health problems add to their workload? A cross sectional national survey (2006)

Zantinge, Else M, Verhaak, Peter FM, De Bakker, Dinny H, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Bensing, Jozien M

Abstract Background The extra workload induced by patients with mental health problems may sometimes cause GPs to be reluctant to become involved in mental health care. It is known that dealing with...

An assessment of the FORK detector as a partial defect tester (2005)

Van Der Meer, Klaas, Coeck, Michèle

A Coordinated Technical Meeting on Spent Fuel Verification Methods held in Vienna in March 2003 stressed the need for partial defect testers for spent fuel in both wet and dry storage. One of the...

The ESARDA safeguards course: a state-of-the-art (2005)

Van Der Meer, Klaas, Maenhout, Greet, Gotthard, Stein

In the beginning of 2004 the ESARDA Steering Committee decided to establish an ad hoc Working Group on Modules of Courses.The aim of this Working Group was to create a safeguards course. The course...

A survey of Dutch GPs’ attitudes towards help seeking and follow-up care for relatives bereaved by suicide

De Groot, Marieke, Van Der Meer, Klaas, Burger, Huibert

Background. Relatives who are bereaved by suicide likely consult their GP when they feel the need for professional help. GPs may play a key role in establishing who is at risk for adverse...