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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Sluijs, E.M.F. (author), van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), Brug, J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)PACE (Physician-based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise) is an individualized theory-based minimal intervention strategy aimed at the enhancement of regular physical activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a PACE intervention applied by general practitioners (GPs) on potential determinants of physical activity....article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Uffelen, J.G.Z. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author), Chin A Paw, M.J.M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background: the prevalence of individuals with cognitive decline is increasing since the number of elderly adults is growing considerably. The literature provides promising results on the beneficial effect of exercise and vitamin supplementation on cognitive function both in cognitively healthy as well as in the demented elderly. Methods/Design:...article 2005
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Stiggelbout, M. (author), Popkema, D.Y. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author), de Greef, M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Objectives: To determine the effects of gymnastics on the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional status of independently living people, aged 65 to 80 years. Gymnastics formed part of the More Exercise for Seniors (MBvO in Dutch) programme, a group based exercise programme for older adults in the Netherlands. It has been widely...article 2004
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Schouten, L.J. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Although obesity is an established risk factor for endometrial cancer, evidence linking risk to height, weight change since age 20, and physical activity is limited. In this case-cohort study, 62 573 women from The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer were followed up from 1986 to 1995, and 226 endometrial cancer case patients were...article 2004
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Rajmil, L. (author), Herdman, M. (author), Fernandez De Sanmamed, M.J. (author), Detmar, S. (author), Bruil, J. (author), Ravens-Sieberer, U. (author), Bullinger, M. (author), Simeoni, M.C. (author), Auquier, P. (author), Ravens-Sieberer, U. (author), Abel, T. (author), Atherton, C. (author), Auquier, P. (author), Aymerich, M. (author), Bauer, M. (author), Bellach, B.M. (author), Bisegger, C. (author), Bruil, J. (author), Cloetta, B. (author), Detmar, S. (author), Dür, W. (author), Erhart, M. (author), Farley, C. (author), Gosch, A. (author), Herdman, M. (author), Kurth, B.M. (author), Phillips, K. (author), Power, M. (author), Rajmil, L. (author), Robitail, S. (author), Simeoni, M.C. (author), von Rüden, U. (author), Verrips, E. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Purpose: To determine the extent of differences and similarities in content between heath-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments for children and adolescents. Methods: A descriptive and explanatory qualitative approach was carried out. Instruments specifically designed for use with children or adolescents were included. To assure the...article 2004
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van Sluijs, E.M.F. (author), van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Background To systematically review the literature concerning the effect of stages-of-change-based interventions in primary care on smoking, physical activity, and dietary behavior. Methods An extensive search (until July 2002) was performed using the following inclusion criteria: (1) (randomized) controlled trial (RCT/CT), (2) intervention...article 2004
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Stiggelbout, M. (author), Popkemar, D.Y. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author), de Greef, M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Abstract for the International Society for Aging and Physical activity's 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity: From Research to Action for an Aging Society London, Ontario, Canada, August 3-7 2004conference paper 2004
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Snoek, H.M. (author), Huntjens, L. (author), van Gemert, L.J. (author), de Graaf, C. (author), Weenen, H. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Background: Sensory-specific satiety has been found to play an important role in food choice and meal termination, and it might be a factor contributing to obesity. Objective: We hypothesized that obese and normal-weight people have different sensitivities to sensory-specific satiety for high-fat foods. Design: Sensory-specific satiety was...article 2004
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Twisk, J. (author), Proper, K. (author)The most common way to evaluate the effect of an intervention is to compare the intervention and non-intervention groups regarding the change in the outcome variable between baseline and follow-up; however, there are many different ways to define "changes". The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how different definitions of "change" used...article 2004
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van Dijk, B.A.C. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Data from the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer were used to investigate the association between anthropometry, energy intake, and physical activity and risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer consists of 120,852 men and women aged 55-69 years who completed a self-administered questionnaire...article 2004
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Proper, K.I. (author), de Bruyne, M.C. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Meerding, W.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Objectives. This study evaluated the impact of worksite physical activity counseling using cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses. Methods. Civil servants (N=299) were randomly assigned to an intervention (N=131) or control (N=168) group for 9 months. The intervention costs were compared with the monetary benefits gained from reduced sick...article 2004
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Boonen, A. (author), van der Heijde, D. (author), Landewé, R. (author), Chorus, A. (author), van Lankveld, W. (author), Miedema, H. (author), van der Tempel, H. (author), van der Linden, S. (author)Objective: To determine whether avoidant coping in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is independent of disease status and whether it is stable over time. Methods: 658 patients with AS completed a postal questionnaire on health status, including pain and stiffness (BASDAI), physical function (BASFI), and coping (CORS). In CORS, "decreasing activities...article 2004
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Proper, K.I. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background: Physical inactivity and obesity are major public health problems. Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness of an individual counseling intervention at the workplace on physical activity fitness and health. Counseling content derived from the Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise and Nutrition (PACE)...article 2003
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Proper, K. (author), Hildebrandt, V. (author), van der Beek, A. (author), Green, B.B. (author)Chemicals/CAS: cholesterol, 57-88-5article 2003
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de Jong, A.M. (author), Vink, P. (author), de Kroon, J.C.A. (author)In this paper the adoption of technological innovations to improve the work of bricklayers and bricklayers' assistants is evaluated. Two studies were performed among 323 subjects to determine the adoption of the working methods, the perceived workload, experiences with the working methods, and the reasons for adopting the working methods....article 2003
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Graafmans, W.C. (author), Lips, P. (author), Wijlhuizen, G.J. (author), Pluijm, S.M. (author), Bouter, L.M. (author)Physical activity is usually considered as an important com0ponent of a healthy lifestyle, including a preventive effect on the risk of falls in the elderly. The relationship between physical activity and falls is complex: physical activity is a prerequisite to maintain neuromuscular functioning, necessary to keep balance and to react to a fall,...article 2003
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Proper, K.I. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background: An individual's current status of physical activity and nutrition and readiness to change can be determined using PACE assessment forms. Practitioners have suggested that feedback on the fitness and health components can produce a change in a subject's awareness of their behaviour and thereby lead to a beneficial change in stage of...article 2003
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Rütten, A. (author), Vuillemin, A. (author), Ooijendijk, W.T.M. (author), Schena, F. (author), Sjöström, M. (author), Stahl, T. (author), Vanden Auweele, Y. (author), Welshman, J. (author), Ziemainz, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objectives: The main objective of this paper is to describe the approach and specific findings of the European Physical Activity Surveillance System (EUPASS) research project. In particular, the analysis presented aims at testing the reliability, comparability and predictive power of different sets of physical activity (PA) indicators. Design:...article 2003
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Proper, K.I. (author), Koning, M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), Bosscher, R.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Objective: To critically review the literature with respect to the effectiveness of worksite physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness, and health. Data Sources: A search for relevant English-written papers published between 1980 and 2000 was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Sportdiscus, CINAHL, and Psychlit. The key...article 2003
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Westhoff, M.H. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author)Objectives: Older immigrants from non-industrialised countries are a growing group, they have comparatively many health problems and are often hard to reach through health promotion and other preventive services. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a short health education and physical exercise programme on the health and the...article 2003