Jos W. R. Twisk
VU University Amsterdam
865 Papers
4.9K Citations
Jos W. R. Twisk is an academic researcher from VU University Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 105, co-authored 782 publications. Previous affiliations of Jos W. R. Twisk include University of Groningen & VU University Medical Center.
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Papers
Do physicians understand Type 2 diabetes patients’ perceptions of seriousness; the emotional impact and needs for care improvement? A cross-national survey
TL;DR: To explore across countries the extent to which physicians understand Type 2 diabetes patients' perceptions of seriousness, worries about complications, emotional distress, and needs for care improvement, a multinational survey is collected.
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Major depressive disorder, antidepressant use, and subsequent 2-year weight change patterns in the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety.
Deborah Gibson-Smith,Mariska Bot,Yuri Milaneschi,Jos W. R. Twisk,Marjolein Visser,Ingeborg A. Brouwer,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx +6 more
TL;DR: Compared to controls, cMDD participants have greater odds of either gaining or losing weight over a 2-year period, regardless of antidepressant use.
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Health-related quality of life in the first year following diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes: newly diagnosed patients in general practice compared with screening-detected patients. The Hoorn Screening Study.
Marcel C. Adriaanse,J.M. Dekker,A.M.W. Spijkerman,Jos W. R. Twisk,Giel Nijpels,H M van der Ploeg,Robert J. Heine,Frank J. Snoek +7 more
TL;DR: To determine health‐related quality of life in the first year following diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes among newly diagnosed patients in general practice compared with patients detected by targeted population screening.
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Can a lifestyle intervention programme improve physical behaviour among adolescents and young adults with spastic cerebral palsy? A randomized controlled trial
J. Slaman,M.E. Roebroeck,Annet J. Dallmeijer,Jos W. R. Twisk,Henk J. Stam,R. van den Berg-Emons +5 more
TL;DR: Evaluating the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention programme on physical behaviour in persons with cerebral palsy to find out if it improves functional deterioration and reduced social participation.
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Preoperative [18F] FDG–PET after chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: prognostic value as compared with histopathology
J. Emmering,N.C. Krak,J.J.M. van der Hoeven,M.D. Spreeuwenberg,Jos W. R. Twisk,Sybren L. Meijer,Herbert M. Pinedo,Otto S. Hoekstra +7 more
TL;DR: FDG uptake in the primary tumor at PET was inversely related with disease-free survival (DFS) and may help to guide adjuvant therapy.
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