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List of works by Jitse P van Dijk

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate utilization of physical activity recommendations among patients of cardiovascular healthcare centres in Eastern Slovakia: study design and rationale of the AWATAR study

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Access to innovative cancer medicines in a middle-income country - the case of Mexico

Adherence in patients in the first year after kidney transplantation and its impact on graft loss and mortality: a cross-sectional and prospective study

scientific article published on 22 May 2014

Adolescent Enrollment in Psychosocial Care: Do Parents Make a Difference?

scientific article published on 27 September 2020

Adolescent religious attendance and spirituality-Are they associated with leisure-time choices?

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Adolescents' drinking and drunkenness more likely in one-parent families and due to poor communication with mother

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Anxiety and Avoidance in Adults and Childhood Trauma Are Associated with Negative Religious Coping

scientific article published on 16 July 2020

Are area-level and individual-level socioeconomic factors associated with self-rated health in adult urban citizens? Evidence from Slovak and Dutch cities

scientific article published on 5 August 2015

Are disease severity, sleep-related problems, and anxiety associated with work functioning in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea?

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Are school factors and urbanization supportive for being physically active and engaging in less screen-based activities?

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Are the outcomes of clinical pathways evidence-based? A critical appraisal of clinical pathway evaluation research

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Aspects of Illness and Death among Roma-Have They Changed after More than Two Hundred Years?

scientific article published on 29 November 2019

Aspects of self differ among physically active and inactive youths

scientific article published on 30 October 2010

Availability, prices, and affordability of selected essential cancer medicines in a middle-income country - the case of Mexico

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Can organized leisure-time activities buffer the negative outcomes of unstructured activities for adolescents' health?

scientific article published on 2 June 2018

Characteristics of adolescent excessive drinkers compared with consumers and abstainers

scientific article published in March 2011

Childhood Trauma Is Associated with the Spirituality of Non-Religious Respondents

scientific article published on 17 February 2020

Childhood Trauma and Experience in Close Relationships Are Associated with the God Image: Does Religiosity Make a Difference?

scientific article published on 28 November 2020

Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 24 September 2007

Clinical determinants of primary and secondary fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease

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Compliance with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Slovakia and in Finland: Two Different Worlds

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

Coping and its importance for quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 4 July 2013

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients in a clinical pathway gained less in health-related quality of life as compared with patients who undergo CABG in a conventional-care plan

scientific article published on 2 April 2009

Crisis in the Family and Positive Youth Development: The Role of Family Functioning

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Curbing the lifestyle disease pandemic: making progress on an interdisciplinary research agenda for law and policy interventions

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Decline in health-related quality of life 6 months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the influence of anxiety, depression, and personality traits

scientific article published in November 2014

Degree of urbanization and gender differences in substance use among Slovak adolescents

scientific article published on December 2010

Delinquent and Aggressive Behavior and Social Desirability Among Roma and Non-Roma Adolescents in Slovakia: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 6 November 2014

Deterioration is not the only prospect for adolescents' health: improvement in self-reported health status among boys and girls from age 15 to age 19.

scientific article published on February 2008

Determinants of quality management systems implementation in hospitals

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Differences between Slovak and Dutch patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery regarding clinical and psychosocial predictors of physical and mental health-related quality of life

scientific article published in December 2017

Differences in health-related quality of life between Roma and non-Roma coronary heart disease patients: the role of hostility

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Differences in perceived health status between kidney transplant recipients and dialyzed patients are based mainly on the selection process

scientific article published on 9 September 2009

Do Motives to Undertake Physical Activity Relate to Physical Activity in Adolescent Boys and Girls?

scientific article published on 8 July 2015

Do coping strategies mediate the association between Type D personality and quality of life among people with multiple sclerosis?

scientific article published on 24 July 2016

Do dialysis- and transplantation-related medical factors affect perceived health status?

scientific article published on 5 July 2005

Do sleeping habits mediate the association between time spent on digital devices and school problems in adolescence?

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Does Depression and Anxiety Mediate the Relation between Limited Health Literacy and Diet Non-Adherence?

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Does Life Satisfaction Mediate the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Excessive Internet Use?

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

Does parental unemployment affect adolescents’ health?

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Does poorer self-rated health mediate the effect of Roma ethnicity on mortality in patients with coronary artery disease after coronaro-angiography?

scientific article published on 12 December 2015

Does social support mediate or moderate socioeconomic differences in self-rated health among adolescents?

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Does the influence of peers and parents on adolescents' drunkenness differ between Roma and non-Roma adolescents in Slovakia?

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Employment status and perceived health status in younger and older people with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published in March 2012

End-stage renal disease among Roma and non-Roma: Roma are at risk

scientific article published on 3 May 2012

End-stage renal disease in Slovak children: epidemiology from a European perspective

scientific article published on 8 April 2011

Factors associated with educational aspirations among adolescents: cues to counteract socioeconomic differences?

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Factors associated with poor sleep quality in patients with multiple sclerosis differ by disease duration

scientific article published on 7 June 2014

Fatigue in Parkinson's disease is not related to excessive sleepiness or quality of sleep

scientific article published on 26 March 2008

Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

Health Differences between Roma and Non-Roma in the Slovak Dialyzed Population

scientific article published on 18 February 2018

Health Risks Related to Domestic Violence against Roma Women

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Health status among young people in Slovakia: comparisons on the basis of age, gender and education

scientific article published on 13 June 2005

Health status of independently living older adults in Romania

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Health-endangering everyday settings and practices in a rural segregated Roma settlement in Slovakia: A descriptive summary from an exploratory longitudinal case study

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Health-related quality of life 3 months after kidney transplantation as a predictor of survival over 10 years: a longitudinal study

scientific article published in June 2014

Health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients with bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction

scientific article published on 20 August 2013

Health-risk behaviours in deprived urban neighbourhoods: a comparison between Slovak and Dutch cities

scientific article published on 21 December 2013

How Well Do Health-Mediation Programs Address the Determinants of the Poor Health Status of Roma? A Longitudinal Case Study

scientific article published on 13 December 2017

How parents can affect excessive spending of time on screen-based activities

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Impact of personality and psychological distress on health-related quality of life in kidney transplant recipients

scientific article published on 19 November 2009

Importance of an individual's evaluation of functional status for health-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 10 March 2015

Inequalities in mortality by socioeconomic factors and Roma ethnicity in the two biggest cities in Slovakia: a multilevel analysis

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Influence of adjustments to amputation and artificial limb on quality of life in patients following lower limb amputation

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Influence of disease severity on fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease is mainly mediated by symptoms of depression

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Influence of health risk behavior and socio-economic status on health of Slovak adolescents.

scientific article published in February 2003

Influence of parental employment status on Dutch and Slovak adolescents' health

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Influence of social support on health among gender and socio-economic groups of adolescents

scientific article published in March 2003

Is BMI a Valid Indicator of Overweight and Obesity for Adolescents?

scientific article published on 04 July 2020

Is Health Literacy of Dialyzed Patients Related to Their Adherence to Dietary and Fluid Intake Recommendations?

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Is Participation in Organized Leisure-Time Activities Associated with School Performance in Adolescence?

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Is Poor Sleep Quality Associated With Greater Disability in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis?

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Is a Perceived Activity-Friendly Environment Associated with More Physical Activity and Fewer Screen-Based Activities in Adolescents?

scientific article published on 03 January 2017

Is being a boy and feeling fat a barrier for physical activity? The association between body image, gender and physical activity among adolescents

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Is risk-taking behaviour more prevalent among adolescents with learning disabilities?

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Is the association between screen-based behaviour and health complaints among adolescents moderated by physical activity?

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Kidney diseases in Roma and non-Roma children from eastern Slovakia: are Roma children more at risk?

scientific article published in October 2014

Lack of parental rule-setting on eating is associated with a wide range of adolescent unhealthy eating behaviour both for boys and girls

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Leisure time activities, parental monitoring and drunkenness in adolescents.

scientific article published on 23 November 2012

Macro-level determinants of young people's subjective health and health inequalities: a multilevel analysis in 27 welfare states

scientific article published on 31 January 2015

Neuroticism and extraversion in association with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

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Opinions on changes in the Romanian health care system from people's point of view: a descriptive study

scientific article published in November 2003

Parental divorce, adolescents' feelings toward parents and drunkenness in adolescents

scientific article published on 8 February 2011

Parental support and adolescents' health in the context of parental employment status

scientific article published on 29 January 2010

Participation in organized leisure-time activities and risk behaviors in Czech adolescents

scientific article published on 10 December 2016

Perceived health status as measured by the SF-36 in patients with multiple sclerosis: a review

scientific article published on 02 March 2009

Policy approaches to improve availability and affordability of medicines in Mexico - an example of a middle income country

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Poor sleep quality in patients with multiple sclerosis: gender differences

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

Posttransplant Anemia as a Prognostic Factor of Mortality in Kidney-Transplant Recipients

scientific article published on 19 March 2017

Protective and risk factors of early sexual initiation in youth subcultures

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Protective factors of substance use in youth subcultures

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Psychological and behavioural factors associated with sexual risk behaviour among Slovak students

scientific article published on 13 January 2009

Psychosocial factors associated with sexual behaviour in early adolescence

scientific article published on 30 June 2011

Psychosocial predictors of change in quality of life in patients after coronary interventions

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Quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis in Eastern Slovakia.

scientific article published on 22 December 2010

Regional socioeconomic indicators and ethnicity as predictors of regional infant mortality rate in Slovakia

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Relationship between the non-motor items of the MDS-UPDRS and Quality of Life in patients with Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Religiosity and Mental Health: A Contribution to Understanding the Heterogeneity of Research Findings

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Religious Attendance in a Secular Country Protects Adolescents from Health-Risk Behavior Only in Combination with Participation in Church Activities

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

Roma Health: An Overview of Communicable Diseases in Eastern and Central Europe

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Roma Housing and Eating in 1775 and 2013: A Comparison.

scientific article published on 25 March 2018

Selected sociodemographic factors and related differences in patterns of alcohol use among university students in Slovakia

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Self-efficacy, affectivity and smoking behavior in adolescence

scientific article published on 7 April 2011

Self-esteem and resilience: the connection with risky behavior among adolescents

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Self-esteem, social participation, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Self-rated health after kidney transplantation and change in graft function

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Self-rated health mediates the association between functional status and health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Self-reported health problems of Slovak adolescents

scientific article published in October 2001

Sense of coherence as a mediator between hostility and health-related quality of life among coronary heart disease patients

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Sense of coherence as a predictor of health-related behaviours among patients with coronary heart disease

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Sense of coherence as an independent predictor of health-related quality of life among coronary heart disease patients

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Seven years' mortality in Roma and non-Roma patients after coronary angiography

scientific article published on 30 March 2015

Social Structure in a Roma Settlement: Comparison over Time

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Social inequalities in changes in health-related behaviour among Slovak adolescents aged between 15 and 19: a longitudinal study

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Social participation after kidney transplantation as a predictor of graft loss and mortality over 10 years: a longitudinal study

scientific article published in March 2015

Social participation and health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 16 July 2014

Social participation in early and established rheumatoid arthritis patients

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Social support and psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis: a 4-year prospective study

scientific article published on 17 October 2011

Social support as a moderator of functional disability's effect on depressive feelings in early rheumatoid arthritis: a four-year prospective study

scientific article published on 9 December 2013

Social support as a predictor of perceived health status in patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 8 May 2008

Socio-economic differences in health among Slovak adolescents

scientific article published in January 2004

Socio-economic differences in health risk behaviour and attitudes towards health risk behaviour among Slovak adolescents

scientific article published in January 2002

Socio-economic differences in self-esteem of adolescents influenced by personality, mental health and social support

scientific article published on 24 December 2009

Socio-economic health differences among the elderly population in Krakow, Poland

scientific article published on January 2005

Socioeconomic differences in adolescent health-related behavior differ by gender

scientific article published on 20 April 2013

Socioeconomic differences in psychosocial factors contributing to coronary heart disease: a review

scientific article published on 24 May 2008

Socioeconomic gradient shifts in health-related behaviour among Slovak adolescents between 1998 and 2006

scientific article published on 27 June 2012

Socioeconomic indicators and ethnicity as determinants of regional mortality rates in Slovakia

scientific article published in January 2009

Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life and psychological outcomes among cardiac patients

scientific article published in January 2009

Spirituality, Religious Attendance and Health Complaints in Czech Adolescents

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Subculture affiliation is associated with substance use of adolescents

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Suicidal ideation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and its relationship with disease severity, sleep-related problems and social support

scientific article published in February 2018

Survey of health status and quality of life of the elderly in Poland and Croatia.

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Test-Retest Reliability of a Questionnaire on Motives for Physical Activity among Adolescents

scientific article published on 17 October 2020

The Multiple Sclerosis impact Profile (MSIP). Development and testing psychometric properties of an ICF-based health measure

scientific article published in January 2008

The association of type D personality with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

scientific article published in November 2009

The effect of neighbourhood unemployment on health-risk behaviours in elderly differs between Slovak and Dutch cities

scientific article published on 31 July 2014

The effect of urban-area unemployment on the mental health of citizens differs between Slovak and Dutch cities

scientific article published on 9 October 2013

The impact of pain on psychological well-being in rheumatoid arthritis: the mediating effects of self-esteem and adjustment to disease

scientific article published in July 2005

The impact of sleep and mood disorders on quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients

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The impact of the intensity of fear on patient's delay regarding health care seeking behavior: a systematic review

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The impact of unemployment on school leavers' perception of health. Mediating effect of financial situation and social contacts?

scientific article published in January 2007

The mediating effect of coping on the association between fatigue and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis

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The mediating effect of daily nervousness and irritability on the relationship between soft drink consumption and aggressive behaviour among adolescents

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The role of social support in anxiety and depression among Parkinson's disease patients

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

To Comply or Not to Comply: Roma Approach to Health Laws

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

To what extent does socioeconomic status explain differences in health between Roma and non-Roma adolescents in Slovakia?

scientific article published on 11 February 2009

Type D, anxiety and depression in association with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease and patients with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 11 October 2012

Vital exhaustion in coronary heart disease: the impact of socioeconomic status

scientific article published in October 2008

When children play, they feel better: organized activity participation and health in adolescents

scientific article published on 24 October 2015

Young adolescents who combine alcohol and energy drinks have a higher risk of reporting negative behavioural outcomes

scientific article published on 21 July 2016