Health education and quality of life publications of Nicolet C.M. Theunissen
English publications
- De-Ridder, D.T.D, Theunissen, N.C.M.,
A.M. van Dulmen (2007). Does training general practitioners to
elicit patients’ illness representations and action plans influence
their communication as a whole? Patient Education and Counseling
66,327–336.
- Boonstra, V.H., Arends, N.J.T., Theunissen, N.C.M.,
Koopman, H.M., Hokken-Koelega, A.C.S. (2006). CH 7. Improved
health related quality of life in GH-treated children born small-for-gestational
age (SGA). In: Boonstra, V.H. Short Children Born Small for
Gestational Age (SGA). Ph.D. Thesis Erasmus MC (University Medical Center
Rotterdam). ISBN: 9056773365.
- Bannink,E.M.N., van-Pareren, Y.K., Theunissen, N.C.M.,
Raat, H., Mulder, P.G.M., Hokken-Koelega, A.C.S. (2005). Quality
of life in adolescents born small for gestational age (SGA): Does growth
hormone make a difference? Hormone Research, 64(4):166-174.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Tates, K. (2004). Models
and theories in studies on educating and counseling children about physical
health: a systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling,
55(3), 316-330.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Tates, K. (2004).
Editorial on educating and counseling children about physical
health. Patient Education and Counseling, 55(3) 313-315.
- Stoelhorst, G.M.S.J., Martens, S.E., Rijken, M.,
van-Zwieten, P.H.T., Hofmeier, I., Roggeveen, H.C.J., Mourad-Baars, P.E.C.,
Theunissen, N.C.M., Verrips, G.H., Fekkes, M., Koopman, H.M., Zwinderman,
A.H., Wit, J.M., & Veen, S. on behalf of The Leiden follow-up project
on prematurity(2003). Quality of life in 1 year old preterm infants
born before 32 weeks of gestational age. In: Stoelhorst, G.M.S.J.
Development, Quality of Life and behavior at 2 years of age in very preterm
infants. Ph.D. Thesis Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands:
Drukkerijencombinatie Stramproy Weers bv. ISBN: 90-9016712-9, p.27-43.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D, Bensing,
J.M., Rutten, G.E.H.M. (2003). Manipulation of patient-provider
interaction: discussing illness representations or action plans concerning
adherence. Patient Education and Counseling, 51(3), 239-245.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Meulman, J.J., den-Ouden, A.L.,
Koopman, H.M., Verrips, G.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Wit, J.M.
(2003). Changes can be studied when the measurement instrument
is different at different time points. Health Services and Outcomes
Research Methodology, 4 (2), 109-126 (published may 2004)
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Kamp, G., Koopman, H.M., Zwinderman,
A.H., Vogels, A.G.C., & Wit, J.M. (2002). Quality of life
and self-esteem in children treated for idiopathic short stature.
Journal of Pediatrics, 140(5), 507-515.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Veen, S., Fekkes, M., Koopman,
H.M., Zwinderman, A.H., Brugman, E., & Wit, J.M. (2001). Quality
of life in preschool children born preterm. Developmental Medicine
and Child Neurology, 43, 460-465.

- Theunissen, N.C.M., den-Ouden, A.L., Meulman, J.J.,
Koopman, H.M., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Wit, J.M. (2000). Health
status development in a cohort of preterm children. Journal of
Pediatrics, 137(4), 534-539.
- Fekkes, M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Brugman, E., Veen,
S., Verrips, E.G.H., Koopman, H.M., Vogels, T., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P. (2000). Development and psychometric evaluation of the TAPQOL:
A health-related quality of life instrument for 1-5-year-old children.
Quality of Life Research, 9(8), 961-972.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Kaptein, A.A., Koopman, H.M.,
Vogels, A.G.C., & Wit, J.M. (1999). Ch. 7: Quality of life
in children in a longitudinal perspective: an exploratory review.
In: Theunissen, N.C.M., Health related quality of life in children. Ph.D.
Thesis Leiden University Medical Center. Ridderkerk, The Netherlands:
Ridderprint (ISBN: 90-9013294-5.
- Koopman, H.M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C.,
Zwinderman, A.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Wit, J.M. (1999). Health
related quality of life of children with a chronic illness: Parent versus
child report. Gedrag & Gezondheid, 27(1/2), 118-125.
- Verrips, G.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Koopman, H.M., Theunissen,
N.C.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (1999).
Measuring health-related quality of life in a child population. European Journal of Public Health, 9(3), 188-193.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C., Koopman, H.M.,
Verrips, G.H., Zwinderman, A.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Wit,
J.M. (1998). The proxy problem: child report versus parent report
in health-related quality of life research. Quality of Life Research,
7, 387-397.
- Vogels, T., Verrips, G.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.,
Fekkes, M., Kamphuis, R.P., Koopman, H.M., Theunissen, N.C.M., & Wit,
J.M. (1998). Measuring health-related quality of life in children:
the development of the TACQOL-Parent Form. Quality of Life Research,
7, 457-465.
- Verrips, G.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P., Fekkes, M., Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Theunissen, N.C.M., &
Wit, J.M. (1997). Health-related quality of life measure for children
-- the TACQOL. Journal of Applied Therapeutics, 1, 357-360.
- Theunissen, N.C.M. (1994). Living with end-stage
renal failure: A developmental task for the adolescent. In J.
J. F. Ter Laak (Ed.), Voronovo thoughts on Developmental tasks: Research
program developmental psychology Utrecht-Moscow. (95-114). Utrecht : Utrecht
University.
English publications submitted
- Koopman, H.M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Kamphuis, R.P.,
Zwinderman, A.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Verrips, G.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.,
& Wit, J.M. (Submitted).The DUX-25: a questionnaire for measuring
health-related quality of life of children with a chronic disease.
Dutch publications
- De-Ridder, D.T.D, Theunissen, N.C.M. (2003)
De rol van ziektepercepties in therapietrouw bij hypertensie.
Gedrag en Gezondheid, 31(4), 237-249.
- Vogels, T., Theunissen, N.C.M., Verrips, G.H., Koopman,
H.M., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Kamphuis, R.P. (1996). Het
meten van kwaliteit van leven bij kinderen met chronische aandoeningen
(Assessing health related quality of life in chronically ill children).
TIAZ, 3, 104-111.
English conference proceedings
- Bannink, E. M. N., van-Pareren, Y. K.,
Raat, H., Theunissen, N. C. M., Mulder, P. G. M., & Hokken-Koelega, A.
C. S. (2004). Improvement of Quality of Life in Adolescents Born
Small for Gestational Age (SGA). Hormone Research 2004;62(Suppl.2):140-198.
(DOI:10.1159/000081147)
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D, A.M.
van Dulmen (2002) Observing patient-provider interaction as guided
by the self-regulatory model of illness. Accepted for presentation
at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Warwick,
UK, 18-20 September 2002.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D, A.M.
van Dulmen (2002) Observing patient-provider interaction as guided
by the self-regulatory model of illness. Presentation at the
Dutch Conference on Psychology & Health, Rolduc, Kerkrade, 13-15 May
2002.
- De-Ridder, D.T.D, Theunissen, N.C.M., (2002)
The role of optimistic beliefs in making health action plans.
Presentation at the Dutch Conference on Psychology & Health, Rolduc,
Kerkrade, 13-15 May 2002.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D (2001)
Application of the self-regulatory model of illness to adherence
in patients with hypertension. Presentation at the EHPS 2001,
The 15th conference of the European Health Psychology Society, St-Andrews,
Scotland, 5-8 September. Previously published as Abstracts of Papers,
now has volume number and ISSN 1350-472X . Proceedings of The British
Psychological Society, Volume 11, No 1, February 2003.
- Wit, J.M., Van-Balen, H., Theunissen, N.C.M., Bolt,
I., & (2001). Growth Hormone (GH) treatment and changes in
Quality of life. Pediatric Research, 49 (6, supplement: Paediatric
Endocrinology Montreal, June 2001).
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D.,
& Witteman, C.L.M. (2000). Improving adherence by improving
patient-provider interaction. Book of abstracts: International
conference on Health & Communication Barcelona, Spain, September 20-22,
49-50.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D.,
& Witteman, C.L.M. (2000). Using the self-regulatory
model of illness to improve adherence: manipulation of patient-provider
interaction. Abstract Book EHPS 2000, The 14th conference
of the European Health Psychology Society, Leiden, The Netherlands, 16-19
August, 73-73.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Kamp, G., Koopman,
H.M., Zwinderman, A.H., Vogels, A.G.C., & Wit, J.M. (2000). Quality
of life in children treated for idiopathic short stature: a two year controlled
randomized follow-up study. Miniposter Book European Society
for Paediatric Endocrinology, 39th Annual Meeting, Brussels, Belgium,
17-19 September, 24-24.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Kamp, G., Koopman, H.M., Zwinderman,
A.H., Vogels, A.G.C., & Wit, J.M. (2000). Quality of life
in children treated for idiopathic short stature: a two year controlled
randomized follow-up study. Hormone Research, 53(suppl 2), 46-46.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., (1999). What we have
learned about health related quality of life (HRQoL) in children.... Lecture
during a symposium about Quality of Life in Children at 14 december on
the occasion of my PhD thesis, at TNO-PG, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C., Koopman, H.M.,
Verrips, G.H., Zwinderman, A.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., & Wit,
J.M. (1998). The proxy problem: Child report versus parent report
in health related quality of life research. Second Dutch Conference
on Psychology & Health, Rolduc, Kerkrade, 25-27 May, 205.
- Koopman, H.M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C.,
Kamphuis, R.P., & Verrips, G.H. (1998). The DUC-25: A short-form
questionnaire for measuring health related quality of life of children
with a chronic illness. Quality of Life Research, 7, 619-619.

- Theunissen, N.C.M., Veen, S., Martens, S., Haan,
M.d., Fekkes, M., Verrips, G.H., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., Koopman, H.M.,
& Wit, J.M. (1997). Quality of life at 1-4 years of age in
relation to a medical history of premature birth or other neonatal problems.
4th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality
of Life Research (ISOQOL), Vienna, Austria, 4-9 November, Quality of Life
Research, 6(7/8), 730. Awarded with a Young Investigator's Poster Award.
- Verrips, G.H., Fekkes, M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Brugman,
E., Veen, S., Koopman, H.M., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
(1997). The TAIQOL: a generic health-related quality of life measure
for 1 -4 year olds. 4th Annual Conference of the International
Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Vienna, Austria, 4-9 November,
Quality of Life Research, 6(7/8), 736.
- Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Verrips, G.H., Vogels,
A.G.C., Theunissen, N.C.M., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.& Wit, J.M. (1997).
Health related quality of life of children with juvenile chronic
arthritis. 4th Annual Conference of the International Society
for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Vienna, Austria, 4-9 November,
Quality of Life Research, 6(7/8), 671.
- Koopman, H.M., ten-Cate, R., van-Rossum, J., van-der-Linden,
P., Bekkering, P., Theunissen, N.C.M., & Wit, J.M. (1997). Health
related quality of life of children with juvenile chronic arthritis.
Revue du Rhumatisme, October 15, 240S-240S.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Den Ouden, L., Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P., Verrips, G.H., Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Tromp, D., & Wit,
J.M. (1997). Reconstruction of health status at five, nine and
ten years of age in children born prematurely. 11th conference
of the European Health Psychology Society, Bordeaux, France, 3-5 September,
112.
- Verrips, G.H., Fekkes, M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Brugman,
E., Veen, S., Koopman, H.M., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
(1997). Psychometric evaluation and validation of the TAIQOL:
a generic health related quality of life measure for 1-4-years-olds. 11th
conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Bordeaux, France,
3-5 September, 112.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C., Verrips, G.H.,
Koopman, H.M., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., Kamphuis, R.P., & Wit, J.M.
(1997). The proxy problem: parents and children's view on children's
HrQOL. ISOQOL: 3rd international conference for quality of life
research, Manilla, Philipines, October 24-27 1996.
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 429-430.
- Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Verrips, G.H., Vogels,
A.G.C., Theunissen, N.C.M., Fekkes, M., Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P., &
Wit, J.M. (1997). The DUCATQOL: A Global Measure of Quality of
Life of School-aged Children. ISOQOL: 3rd international conference
for quality of life research, Manilla, Philipines,October 24-27 1996.
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 428.
- Verrips, G.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Fekkes, M., Theunissen,
N.C.M., Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P. (1997). The Validity of the TACQOL- Child Form: A Quality
of Life Questionnaire for Children. abstract: 3rd international
conference for quality of life research, Manilla, Philipines, October
24-27 1996.
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 427.
- Vogels, T., Verrips, G.H., Theunissen, N.C.M., Koopman,
H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (1997).
The Validity of the Dutch TACQOL- Parent Form in a Normal Population. ISOQOL: 3rd international conference for quality of life research,
Manilla, Philipines, October 24-27 1996.
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 429.
- Verrips, G.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis,
R.P., Fekkes, M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P. (1996). Validating the Dutch TACQOL-Parent form: a health
related quality of life questionnaire for children. 10th European
health psychology society conference, Dublin, 4-6 September, 19-19.
Dutch conference proceedings
- Theunissen, N.C.M. (2005) De psychologie
van het ziek zijn - omgaan met patiëntideeën over ziekte en gezondheid.
Lezing voor apothekersassistenten tijdens het 19e Optima Farma
Congres 'Tussen de Oren', in de Jaarbeurs te Utrecht.
- Theunissen,N.C.M. (2004) Therapietrouw-begeleiding
kun je leren. Lezing tijdens de Vijfde Landelijke Kwaliteitsdag Apotheken,
2 december 2004, Euretco Expo Center in Houten.
- Theunissen, N.C.M.(2003, 2004) Omgaan
met gezondheid & ziekte:persoonlijke beleving, -cognities en -acties.
College op 1 november 2003 en 24 mei 2004 voor de Faculteit Farmacie,
Universiteit Utrecht.
- Theunissen, N.C.M.(2001) Arts-patiënt
communicatie over therapietrouw. Colloquium op op 27 oktober
en 1 november voor de capaciteitsgroepen psychologie, Universiteit Utrecht;
Lezing op 13 november voor Medische Psychologie AMC te Amsterdam; En voordracht
tijdens een bijeenkomst 'onderzoek in de Behavioral medicine', 14 dec
2001, Universiteit Utrecht.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D (2001)
Een nieuwe aanpak van therapietrouw: een gecontroleerde studie
naar de invloed van arts-patiënt communicatie bij hypertensiepatiënten.
Wetenschapsdag van het Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap: Tijd voor evidence-based
medicine in de huisartspraktijk, 21 juni te Amsterdam, 16.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., De-Ridder, D.T.D (2001)
Het vertalen van inzichten uit de Gezondheidspsychologie in bruikbaar
gereedschap voor huisartsen tijdens consulten met patiënten met hypertensie.
Poster t.b.v. het congres 'Kennis beter delen', het 1ste nationale congres
over implementatie in de gezondheidszorg 1 en 2 november 2001 Koningshof
te Veldhoven.
- Verrips, G.H., Vogels, A.G.C., Fekkes, M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Koopman,
H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (1997).
De validiteit van de TACQOL-Kinderversie; een kwaliteit van leven
meetinstrument voor kinderen. Lezing Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden.
- samenvatting
- PDF
- conferentie link
- Theunissen, N.C.M., Vogels, A.G.C., Verrips, G.H.,
Koopman, H.M., Kamphuis, R.P., Zoelen, C.W.M., Fekkes, M., Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P., & Wit, J.M. (1996). Het proxy probleem: de kijk van
ouders en kinderen op de gezondheidsgerelateerde kwaliteit van leven van
het kind. samenvattingen 18de Congres Veldhoven, 6-8 november,
Ned.Tijdschrift Geneeskd,Suppl.1,89-90.
- Kamphuis, R.P., Verrips, G.H., Koopman, H.M., Vogels,
T., Theunissen, N.C.M., Fekkes, M., Wit, J.M., & Verloove-Vanhorick,
S.P. (1996). Kwaliteit van leven van zieke kinderen: de visie
van de arts, het kind en zijn ouders. samenvattingen 18de Congres
Veldhoven, 6,7,8 november, Ned.Tijdschrift Geneeskd, Suppl.1, 47-48.
- Theunissen, N.C.M., & Boekhoff, G.H.F. (1993).
Over leven van jeugdige nierpatiënten: een samenvatting.
Congres PSYCHON-werkgemeenschap Ontwikkelingspsychologie, 18
en 19 maart te Dalfsen. Tijdschrift voor Ontwikkelingspsychologie, 20(1),
93-95.
- Heymans, P.G., Theunissen, N.C.M. (1991) Infrasone geluidsgolven
als impuls tot stemmen horen?: Experimenteel Onderzoek met infrasone geluidsgolven.
Symposium 'Auditieve hallucinaties en stemmen horen' Rijks Universiteit
Limburg, 1 februari, Maandblad Geestelijke Volksgezondheid, 6, 668-672.
Other publications
- Theunissen, N.C.M. (2000). Health
related quality of life in children. Tijdschrift Kindergeneeskunde,
68(4), 169-169.
- Vogels, A.G.C., Verrips, G.H., Koopman, H.M., Theunissen, N.C.M., Fekkes,
M., & Kamphuis, R.P. (2000). TACQOL Manual. Leiden:
Leiden Center for Child Health and Pediatrics LUMC-TNO.
Theunissen, N.C.M. (1999). Health
related quality of life in children. Ph.D. Thesis Leiden University
Medical Center. Ridderkerk, The Netherlands: Ridderprint. ISBN: 90-9013294-5
- Dutch library availability
- Thesis content
(pdf)
- Chapter 1: Introduction
(pdf, 28k)
- Chapter 2: see Verrips et al. 1999
- Chapter 3: see Theunissen et al. 1998
- Chapter 4: see Koopman et al. 1999
- Chapter 5: see Fekkes et al. 2000
- Chapter 6: see Theunissen, Veen et al.2001
- Chapter 7: see Theunissen, Kaptein et al.
2001
- Chapter 8: see Theunissen, Meulman et al.
2001
- Chapter 9: see Theunissen, den-Ouden et
al. 2001
- Chapter 10: see Theunissen, Kamp et al.
2001
- Chapter 11: General
discussion (pdf, 80k)
- Summary (pdf, 40k)
- Samenvatting (pdf,
44k)
- extra: Congresverslag van een door TNO Preventie en
Gezondheid en het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) georganiseerd
symposium Quality of life research in children op 14 december 1999 te
Leiden: Geenen,R (2000) Kwaliteit
van leven bij kinderen met gezondheidsproblemen. Gedrag en Gezondheid,
28(2) 71-73.