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A motivational interviewing intervention to PREvent PAssive Smoke Exposure (PREPASE) in children with a high risk of asthma: design of a randomised controlled trial

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A systematic review of the impact of genetic counseling on risk perception accuracy.

scientific article published on 17 March 2009

Abstract and Metadata Correction of: Use and Appreciation of a Tailored Self-Management eHealth Intervention for Early Cancer Survivors: Process Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Addressing passive smoking in children

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Adherence-Related Behavior in Adolescents with Asthma: Results from Focus Group Interviews

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Alerting the general population to genetic risks: the value of health messages communicating the existence of genetic risk factors for public health promotion

scientific article published in November 2009

An empirical test of the materialist framework for understanding the general population's reaction to nonpersonalized genetic health messages

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Applying a theory-based framework to understand public knowledge of genetic risk factors: a case for the distinction between how-to knowledge and principles knowledge

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Assessment of the Inhalation Technique in Outpatients with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler or Dry Powder Device

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Authors' response: What determines which 6MWT is conventional?

scientific article published on 23 September 2014

Cancer patients' view on rehabilitation and quality of life: a programme audit.

scientific article published in May 2008

Cancer-related fatigue and rehabilitation: a randomized controlled multicenter trial comparing physical training combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy with physical training only and with no intervention

scientific article published on 22 July 2010

Characteristics of social participation as defined by older adults with a chronic physical illness.

scientific article published on January 2008

Cost-effectiveness of tailored print communication, telephone motivational interviewing, and a combination of the two: results of an economic evaluation alongside the Vitalum randomized controlled trial

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Cost-effectiveness of tailored print communication, telephone motivational interviewing, and a combination of the two: results of an economic evaluation alongside the Vitalum randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Course length of 30 metres versus 10 metres has a significant influence on six-minute walk distance in patients with COPD: an experimental crossover study

scientific article published in September 2013

Development and psychometric properties of the Maastricht Personal Autonomy Questionnaire (MPAQ) in older adults with a chronic physical illness

scientific article published on 11 January 2014

Development of a health education program for parents of preschool children with asthma

scientific article published on 01 March 1993

Dietary change, nutrition education and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on March 2004

Do Dutch 11-12 years olds who never smoke, smoke experimentally or smoke regularly have different demographic backgrounds and perceptions of smoking?

scientific article published in June 2003

Do individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer adhere to medical recommendations for the prevention of colorectal cancer?

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Educating the general public about multifactorial genetic disease: applying a theory-based framework to understand current public knowledge

scientific article published on April 2008

Education of parents about paediatric asthma: effects of a protocol on medical consumption

scientific article published on 01 May 1995

Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Education Protocol in Children with Asthma (0-4 Years) in Primary Health Care

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Effectiveness of a social influence approach and boosters to smoking prevention

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Effects and moderators of exercise on quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer: An individual patient data meta-analysis of 34 RCTs

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Effects of cancer rehabilitation on problem-solving, anxiety and depression: a RCT comparing physical and cognitive-behavioural training versus physical training

scientific article published in May 2011

Effects of in-school and tailored out-of-school smoking prevention among Dutch vocational school students

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Evaluation of a peer-led smoking prevention programme for Romanian adolescents

scientific article published on 2 July 2010

Exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving physical therapy: a cohort-nested randomised controlled trial.

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Factors associated with the duration of exclusive breast-feeding in asthmatic families

scientific article published on 5 April 2007

Factors associated with the initiation of breastfeeding in asthmatic families: the attitude-social influence-self-efficacy model

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Factors determining cardiac nurses' intentions to continue using a smoking cessation protocol

scientific article published in January 2002

Factors influencing breastfeeding practices and postponement of solid food to prevent allergic disease in high-risk children: results from an explorative study

scientific article published in April 2005

Factors underlying smoking relapse prevention: results of an international Delphi study

scientific article published on 23 September 2010

Family communication regarding inherited high cholesterol: Why and how do patients disclose genetic risk?

scientific article published on 15 May 2007

General public's knowledge, interest and information needs related to genetic cancer: an exploratory study

scientific article published in February 2005

Genetic health messages in the mass media: Do the general public perceive non-personalized genetic health message as personally relevant?

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Getting inside the black box of health promotion programmes using Intervention Mapping

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Harvesting Experiential Expertise to Support Safe Driving for People with Diabetes Mellitus

Improved physical fitness of cancer survivors: A randomised controlled trial comparing physical training with physical and cognitive-behavioural training

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Informing one's family about genetic testing for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC): a retrospective exploratory study

scientific article published in January 2005

Long-term effects on cancer survivors' quality of life of physical training versus physical training combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy: results from a randomized trial.

scientific article published on 25 October 2008

Measuring information needs among cancer patients

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Measuring the severity of upper gastrointestinal complaints: does GP assessment correspond with patients' self-assessment?

scientific article published on 09 May 2007

Mediators of physical exercise for improvement in cancer survivors' quality of life

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Moderators of Exercise Effects on Cancer-related Fatigue: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Monitoring Training Progress During Exercise Training in Cancer Survivors: A Submaximal Exercise Test as an Alternative for a Maximal Exercise Test?

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Monitoring the dissemination of an educational protocol on pediatric asthma in family practice: a test of associations between dissemination variables

scientific article published in February 1999

Motivational interviewing: hype or hope?

scientific article published on March 2009

Motives of Belgian adolescents for using sunscreen: the role of action plans

scientific article published in July 2006

Multidisciplinary co-operation in primary care for asthmatic children

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

Openness to discuss cancer in the nuclear family: scale, development, and validation

scientific article published on May 1997

Participation in a sigmoidoscopic colorectal cancer screening program: a pilot study

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Participation in colorectal cancer screening trials after first-time invitation: a systematic review

scientific article published on December 2011

Patient adherence to prescribed medication instructions for dyspepsia: the DIAMOND-study

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Pediatric asthma, a qualitative and quantitative approach to needs assessment

scientific article published in February 1991

Predictors of intention to adhere to physiotherapy among women with urinary incontinence

scientific article published in April 2001

Predictors of long-term adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercise therapy among women with urinary incontinence

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Program development for promoting adherence during and after exercise therapy for urinary incontinence

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch extended Cancer Survivors' Unmet Needs measure (CaSUN-NL).

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Psychosocial and physical correlates of survival and recurrence in patients with head and neck carcinoma: results of a 6-year longitudinal study

scientific article published in December 1998

Public awareness of the existence of inherited high cholesterol

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

Quality of life after self-management cancer rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial comparing physical and cognitive-behavioral training versus physical training.

scientific article published in May 2008

Quality of life of cancer survivors after physical and psychosocial rehabilitation

scientific article published in December 2006

Risk perception and information processing: the development and validation of a questionnaire to assess self-reported information processing

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Should individuals be informed about their salt sensitivity status? First indications of the value of testing for genetic predisposition to low-risk conditions

scientific article published in January 2007

Single-item and multiple-item measures of adherence to public health behavior guidelines were incongruent

scientific article published on 17 May 2009

Skin cancer prevention behaviours during summer holidays in 14 and 18-year-old Belgian adolescents

scientific article published in October 2006

Skin self-examination of persons from families with familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM).

scientific article published on 20 November 2008

Smoking among Dutch elementary schoolchildren: gender-specific predictors

scientific article published on 7 April 2009

Smoking among Romanian adolescents: do the gender differences exist?

scientific article published in October 2009

Social cognitive changes resulting from an effective breastfeeding education program

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Socio-demographic, medical and social-cognitive correlates of physical activity behavior among older adults (45-70 years): a cross-sectional study

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Tailored print communication and telephone motivational interviewing are equally successful in improving multiple lifestyle behaviors in a randomized controlled trial

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The effect of group cohesion on rehabilitation outcome in cancer survivors.

scientific article published in September 2008

The first reference equations for the 6-minute walk distance over a 10 m course

scientific article published on 24 April 2014

The general public's information needs and perceptions regarding hereditary cancer: an application of the Integrated Change Model

scientific article published in February 2005

The importance of written information packages in support of case-finding within families at risk for inherited high cholesterol

scientific article published in February 2006

Understanding the positive effects of graphical risk information on comprehension: measuring attention directed to written, tabular, and graphical risk information

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Use and Appreciation of a Tailored Self-Management eHealth Intervention for Early Cancer Survivors: Process Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Validating the Medical Data Interpretation Test in a Dutch population

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Vitalum study design: RCT evaluating the efficacy of tailored print communication and telephone motivational interviewing on multiple health behaviors

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Which patient-related factors determine self-perceived patient adherence to prescribed dyspepsia medication?

article published in 2009

Why do Romanian junior high school students start to smoke?

scientific article published on 29 August 2012

Why do adolescents eat low nutrient snacks between meals? An analysis of behavioral determinants with the Fishbein and Ajzen model

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[Educational intervention in schools for the prevention of smoking: evaluation of the process. Project: OCTOPUS]

scientific article published in July 1998