Specialization
Chronic disease and work, Cancer and work, occupational health
Focus of research
My research line aims to improve work functioning and to prevent unemployment in patients with a chronic disease or with chronic symptoms as a result of a disease with specific emphasis on cancer patients.
The focus is on three aspects: 1) Getting insight in the work situation, quality of working life and career pathways of employees with a chronic disease; 2) Identifying risk factors for unemployment and diminished work functioning; 3) Developing and evaluating evidence-based interventions to support employment, re-integration and work functioning in employees with a chronic disease, especially in cancer patients.
Specialties:
-Predictors of return to work
-Supporting return to work and work retention of cancer survivors
-Supporting return to work and work retention of workers with a chronic disease
-Rehabilitation of cancer survivors
-Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
-Cost-effectiveness
-Quality of Life
-Quality of Working Life
-Guideline development
-Questionnaire development