Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests are understanding and improving physical functioning in older adults and persons who have (had) cancer.
Specialisation
I have a background in human movement sciences (VU Amsterdam), a PhD in clincial exercise science in patients with hemophila. Furthermore, I have multiple years of experience regarding clinical exercise research and ehealth supported patient empowerment in the fielsd of cancer survivorship and older adults. My exercise approaches emcompass qualitatieve and quantitative methods including randomized clincial trials.
External positions
Guest researcher, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1 Sep 2020 → …
Network
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RELOCARE: Relocations of older adutlts to innovative long-term care facilities
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research
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Fit4Frail: Fitness training for frail elderly during orthopedic geriatric rehabilitation
Wattel, L., Gerrits, K., Groen, W., van der Wouden, H., Hertogh, C., de Groot, A. & Meiland, F.
01/09/2016 → 01/09/2023
Project: Research
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UNO Amsterdam: University Network of Organizations of care for older people of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Wattel, L., Veenhuizen, R., van Buul, L., Hertogh, C., Buurman-van Es, B., van Loon, A., Sizoo, E., de Boer, M., Groen, W., Pol, M., van Rijn, M., Smit, E. & Gobbens, R.
01/11/2006 → 31/12/2050
Project: Other
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Effectiveness of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation after inpatient geriatric rehabilitation or hospitalisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Preitschopf-van Gestel, AD., Holstege, M., Ligthart, A., Groen, WG., Burchell, G. L., Pol, MC. & Buurman-van Es, BM., 8 Jan 2023, In: Age and Ageing. 52, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Decisions on antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults: a qualitative study in four European countries
Hartman, E. A. R., Groen, W. G., Heltveit-Olsen, S. R., Lindbæk, M., Høye, S., Sundvall, P-D., Skoglund, I., Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, E., Gunnarsson, R., Kowalczyk, A., Godycki-Cwirko, M., Kosiek, K., Platteel, T. N., van de Pol, A. C., Verheij, T. J. M., Monnier, A. A. & Hertogh, C. M. P. M., 1 Jun 2022, In: Age and Ageing. 51, 6, afac134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Methenamine hippurate to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in older women: protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (ImpresU)
Heltveit-Olsen, S. R., Sundvall, P-D., Gunnarsson, R., Snaebjörnsson Arnljots, E., Kowalczyk, A., Godycki-Cwirko, M., Platteel, T. N., Koning, H. A. M., Groen, W. G., Åhrén, C., Grude, N., Verheij, T. J. M., Hertogh, C. M. P. M., Lindbaek, M. & Hoye, S., 1 Nov 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 11, p. e065217 e065217.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The Need to Consider Relocations WITHIN Long-Term Care
RELOCARE Consortium, Feb 2022, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 23, 2, p. 318-320 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Academic › peer-review
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Feasibility and outcomes of a goal-directed physical therapy program for patients with metastatic breast cancer
Groen, W. G., ten Tusscher, M. R., Verbeek, R., Geleijn, E., Sonke, G. S., Konings, I. R., van der Vorst, M. J., van Zweeden, A. A., Schrama, J. G., Vrijaldenhoven, S., Bakker, S. D., Aaronson, N. K. & Stuiver, M. M., Jun 2021, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 29, 6, p. 3287-3298 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review