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van Lettow, B. (author), de Vries, H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Boon, B. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)This article presents the results of a randomised controlled trial that tests whether two behavioural change strategies provided an additional effect for an existing online intervention (www.drinktest.nl) among Dutch excessive drinking adults: drinker image alteration and cue reminders. Drinktest.nl is a tailored intervention that provides...article 2015
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Schreuder, E.J.A. (author), van Heel, L. (author), Goedhart, R. (author), Dusseldorp, E. (author), Schraagen, J.M.C. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Objective: This study investigates effects of the newly built nonpatient-related buildings of a large university medical center on staff perceptions and whether the design objectives were achieved. Background: The medical center is gradually renewing its hospital building area of 200,000 m.(2) This redevelopment is carefully planned and because...article 2015
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de Bekker-Grob, E.W. (author), Bergstra, A.D. (author), Bliemer, M.C.J. (author), Trijssenaar-Buhre, I.J.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Background To improve the information for and preparation of citizens at risk to hazardous material transport accidents, a first important step is to determine how different characteristics of hazardous material transport accidents will influence citizens' protective behaviour. However, quantitative studies investigating citizens' protective...article 2015
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Leijten, F.R.M. (author), de Wind, A. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Robroek, S.J.W. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Background With an ageing society and increasing retirement ages, it is important to understand how employability can be promoted in older workers with health problems. The current study aimed to determine whether (1) different chronic health problems predict transitions from paid employment to disability benefits, unemployment and early...article 2015
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van Lettow, B. (author), de Vries, H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Boon, B. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Background: Excessive alcohol use is a prevalent and worldwide problem. Excessive drinking causes a significant burden of disease and is associated with both morbidity and excess mortality. Prototype alteration and provision of a cue reminder could be useful strategies to enhance the effectiveness of online tailored interventions for excessive...article 2015
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Schelvis, R.M (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Strijk, J.E. (author), van Beek, A.J. (author)Occupational health researchers regularly conduct evaluative intervention research for which a randomized controlled trial (RCT) may not be the most appropriate design (eg, effects of policy measures, organizational interventions on work schedules). This article demonstrates the appropriateness of alternative designs for the evaluation of...article 2015
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Offermans, N.S.M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Keszei, A.P. (author), Peters, S. (author), Kauppinen, T. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)The evidence for an association between occupational asbestos exposure and esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancer is limited. We studied this association specifically addressing risk differences between relatively low and high exposure, risk associated with cancer subtypes, the influence of potential confounders and the interaction between...article 2014
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van Lettow, B. (author), de Vries, H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Conner, M. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Objectives: Prototypes (i.e., social images) predict health-related behaviours and intentions within the context of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). This study tested the moderating role of temporal stability of drinker prototype perceptions on prototype-intentions and prototype-behaviour relationships, within an augmented TPB. The study...article 2014
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Jusko, T.A. (author), Shaw, P.A. (author), Snijder, C.A. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Koch, H.M. (author), Hauser, R. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Tiemeier, H. (author), Longnecker, M.P. (author)The potential human health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure are a public health concern. In order to design adequately powered epidemiological studies to address potential health effects, data on the reproducibility of BPA concentration in seri al urine specimens taken during pregnancy are needed. To provide additional data on the...article 2014
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Offermans, N.S.M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Kauppinen, T. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)OBJECTIVE:: To study the association between occupational asbestos exposure and pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer, specifically addressing risk associated with the lower end of the exposure distribution, risk of cancer subtypes, and the interaction between asbestos and smoking. METHODS:: Using the Netherlands Cohort Study ...article 2014
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Leijten, F.R.M. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Robroek, S.J.W. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Objectives This study aimed to assess the influence of chronic health problems on work ability and productivity at work among older employees using different methodological approaches in the analysis of longitudinal studies. Methods Data from employees, aged 45–64, of the longitudinal Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation...article 2014
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Offermans, N.S.M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Keszei, A.P. (author), Peters, S. (author), Kauppinen, T. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)Objectives The evidence for an association between occupational asbestos exposure and pharyngeal cancer (PhC) is limited, while for oral cavity cancer (OCC) the literature is even sparser. We studied OCC and PhC risk both separately and combined (OCPC) in relation to occupational asbestos exposure, specifically addressing the influence of...article 2014
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de Wind, A. (author), Geuskens, G.A. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author)Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors to the transition from work to (non-disability) early retirement. Methods Employees aged 59–63 years (N=2317) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation...article 2014
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Ybema, J.F. (author), Geuskens, G.A. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), de Wind, A. (author), Leijten, F.R.M. (author), Jolings, C. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author)The objective of the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) is to acquire knowledge on determinants of transitions in employment and work productivity among persons aged 45-64 years. Research Framework: A research framework was developed, in which transitions in employment (e.g. leaving the workforce, entering the...article 2014
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Etman, A. (author), Kamphuis, C.B.M. (author), Prins, R.G. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), van Lenthe, F.J. (author)Background: A residential area supportive for walking may facilitate elderly to live longer independently. However, current evidence on area characteristics potentially important for walking among older persons is mixed. This study hypothesized that the importance of area characteristics for transportational walking depends on the size of the...article 2014
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- Offermans, N.S.M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Peters, S. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Koeman, T. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Kauppinen, T. (author), Kant, I. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author) article 2013
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van Lettow, B. (author), de Vries, H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Norman, P. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Objective: Previous research has focused mostly on abstainer and/or general drinker prototypes. The present studies examined an abstainer, moderate drinker and heavy drinker prototype in relation to drinking behaviour. Design: Two studies among young adults aged 18–25 (paper-and-pencil, cross-sectional, N = 140; online, prospective, N = 451)...article 2013
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van de Vijfeijke, H. (author), Leijten, F.R. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), Robroek, S.J. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Taris, T.W. (author)OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether mental and physical health relate differently to work ability and whether these associations vary with coping style. METHODS: A 1-year longitudinal study was conducted among 8842 employees aged 45 to 64 years from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation. On-line questionnaires...article 2013
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Magnée, T. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Brug, J. (author), Kremers, S.P.M. (author), Oenema, A. (author), van Assema, P. (author), Ezendam, N.P.M. (author), van Genugten, L. (author), Hendriksen, I.J. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author), Jansen, W. (author), de Jong, J. (author), Kocken, P.L. (author), Kroeze, W. (author), Kwak, L. (author), Lechner, L. (author), de Nooijer, J. (author), van Poppel, M.N. (author), Robroek, S.J.W. (author), Schreurs, H. (author), van Sluijs, E.M. (author), Steenhuis, I.J.M. (author), van Stralen, M.M. (author), Tak, N.I. (author), te Velde, S.J. (author), Vermeer, W.M. (author), Wammes, B. (author), van Wier, M.F. (author), van Lenthe, F.J. (author)Context: Reducing health inequalities is a policy priority in many developed countries. Little is known about effective strategies to reduce inequalities in obesity and its underlying behaviors. The goal of the study was to investigate differential effectiveness of interventions aimed at obesity prevention, the promotion of physical activity or...article 2013
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van der Beek, A.J. (author), Mathiassen, S.E. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)The objective of this study, based on an extensive dataset on manual materials handling during scaffolding, was to explore whether routinely collected company data can be used to estimate exposure to manual lifting.The number of manual lifts of scaffold parts while constructing/dismantling scaffolds was well predicted by the number of...article 2013