Promotie onderzoek

The research project aims to develop models for the prediction of disease duration in order to support personalized and cost-effective care of depression patients. Using these models, optimal treatment strategies will be analyzed. In this project, we also want to predict treatment resistant depression as a specific subgroup and conduct cost-effectiveness analyses of different psychotherapy strategies and quantify the impact of structural uncertainty and parameter uncertainty on the results of cost-effectiveness evaluations.
 

Economische aspecten van gepersonaliseerde hart- en vaatziektepreventie bij personen met type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
 

The aim is to present current and new strategies university hospitals can undertake to contain costs of expensive drugs using a drug life cycle approach.
 

To describe the impact of COVID-19 on the continuity of care in the primary care setting.
To describe the impact of delirium and frailty on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted to the hospital.
To describe the impact of delirium on recovery of COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation.
To describe perceptions, motivations, needs and experiences of geriatricians with scientific research.
 

To explore and implement strategies for optimizing healthcare resource utilization in oncology, with the aim of advancing the (financial) sustainability in oncology care.
 

My research focuses on the socioeconomic determinants of psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents. Specifically, I aim to identify the complex relationships between socioeconomic factors and psychotropic medication use in young people, and to explore potential avenues for improving health outcomes in this vulnerable population.