Psychological interventions for patients with rheumatic diseases and anxiety or depression

R Geenen, S Newman, ER Bossema… - Best practice & research …, 2012 - Elsevier
The prevalence of clinical anxiety and clinical depression in rheumatic diseases is about
twice the prevalence seen in the general population. At a milder level, the occurrence of …

The prospective association between psychological distress and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a multilevel regression analysis

CL Overman, ER Bossema… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Background Cross-sectional associations suggest a mutual impact of disease activity and
psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but a prospective association has not …

The relation between illness cognitions and quality of life in people with and without a stoma following rectal cancer treatment

ER Bossema, MWM Seuntiëns, CAM Marijnen… - Psycho …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To compare health‐related quality of life, emotional functioning and illness
cognitions between people with and without a stoma after rectal cancer treatment about 8 …

Influence of weather on daily symptoms of pain and fatigue in female patients with fibromyalgia: a multilevel regression analysis

ER Bossema, H Van Middendorp… - Arthritis Care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Although patients with fibromyalgia often report that specific weather conditions
aggravate their symptoms, empirical studies have not conclusively demonstrated such a …

[HTML][HTML] Does carotid endarterectomy improve cognitive functioning?

ER Bossema, N Brand, FL Moll, RGA Ackerstaff… - Journal of vascular …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) might improve cognitive functioning, but
studies thus far have produced mixed results. The aim of the present study was to examine …

Increase of body mass index in a tight controlled methotrexate‐based strategy with prednisone in early rheumatoid arthritis: side effect of the prednisone or better …

…, JWG Jacobs, R Geenen, ER Bossema… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To clarify whether increase of body weight in patients with early rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) upon administration of prednisone is a side effect of prednisone or a result of …

Psychological profiles in patients with Sjögren's syndrome related to fatigue: a cluster analysis

N van Leeuwen, ER Bossema, H Knoop… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Fatigue is a highly prevalent and debilitating symptom in the autoimmune disease
SS. Although the disease process plays a role in fatigue, psychological factors may …

Reliable change assessment with practice effects in sport concussion research: A comment on Hinton-Bayre

GH Maassen, ER Bossema, N Brand - British journal of sports …, 2006 - bjsm.bmj.com
In his comments on our previous article, Hinton-Bayre advocates the use of the regression
based approach in most cases of determining reliable change. This article comments on …

Change of psychological distress and physical disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over the last two decades

CL Overman, MS Jurgens, ER Bossema… - Arthritis care & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective During the past decades, a more cautious approach with respect to prescribing
medication and physical exercise progressed toward evidence‐based guidelines regarding …

Left or right carotid endarterectomy in patients with atherosclerotic disease: ipsilateral effects on cognition?

N Brand, ER Bossema, M Van Ommen, FL Moll… - Brain and …, 2004 - Elsevier
We evaluated hemispheric functions ipsilateral to the side of carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
in patients with a severe stenosis in the left or right carotid artery. Assessments took place 1 …