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Adelita V. Ranchor is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, clinical psychology, and genetics.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Depression, anxiety, and the risk of cancer: An individual participant data meta-analysis (2023, Cancer)
  • Psychological outcomes, knowledge and preferences of pregnant women on first-trimester screening for fetal structural abnormalities: A prospective cohort study (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Practical Barriers and Facilitators Experienced by Patients, Pharmacists and Physicians to the Implementation of Pharmacogenomic Screening in Dutch Outpatient Hospital Care-An Explorative Pilot Study (2020, Journal of Personalized Medicine)
  • Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence (PSY-CA): Protocol for individual participant data meta-analyses (2021, Brain and Behavior)
  • Parental experiences of rapid exome sequencing in cases with major ultrasound anomalies during pregnancy (2021, Prenatal Diagnosis)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephan J. L. Bakker (17 publications)
  • Daan Kremer (15 publications)
  • Tim J. Knobbe (13 publications)
  • Robert A. Pol (13 publications)
  • Coby Annema (13 publications)

Ranchor's work has been published often in several venues where they have multiple papers, including:

  • Psycho-Oncology (3 papers)
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine (2 papers)
  • Mindfulness (2 papers)
  • Scientific Reports (2 papers)
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship (2 papers)

The main research fields they engage with are medicine in general, with subfields focusing on oncology, public health, pediatrics, psychology, and genetics.

The principal research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Cancer survivorship and care (16 papers)
  • Dialysis and renal disease management (10 papers)
  • Renal transplantation outcomes and treatments (10 papers)
  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life (10 papers)
  • Palliative care and end-of-life issues (8 papers)
  • COVID-19 and mental health (8 papers)
  • Family support in illness (8 papers)

Best Publications

  • Effect of rate or rhythm control on quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation. Results from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion (RACE) Study.

    Vincent E. Hagens;Adelita V. Ranchor;Eric Van Sonderen;Hans A. Bosker

  • A Reconsideration of the Self-Compassion Scale's Total Score: Self-Compassion versus Self-Criticism

    Angélica López;Robbert Sanderman;Ans Smink;Ying Zhang

  • Type of social support matters for prediction of posttraumatic growth among cancer survivors

    Maya J. Schroevers;Vicki S. Helgeson;Robbert Sanderman;Adelita V. Ranchor

  • Identification and prediction of distress trajectories in the first year after a breast cancer diagnosis.

    Inge Henselmans;Vicki S. Helgeson;Howard Seltman;Jakob de Vries

  • The evaluation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale: Depressed and Positive Affect in cancer patients and healthy reference subjects

    Maya J. Schroevers;Robbert Sanderman;Eric van Sonderen;Adelita V. Ranchor

  • Compassion for Others and Self-Compassion: Levels, Correlates, and Relationship with Psychological Well-being.

    Angélica López;Robbert Sanderman;Robbert Sanderman;Adelita V. Ranchor;Maya J. Schroevers

  • The impact of low vision on activities of daily living, symptoms of depression, feelings of anxiety and social support in community-living older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services

    Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen;Judith Ballemans;Adelita V. Ranchor;Ger H. M. B. van Rens

  • The relative contribution of domains of quality of life to overall quality of life for different chronic diseases

    R. R. Arnold;Adelita Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman;G.I.J.M. Kempen

  • Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Mortality in Patients With COPD

    Jacob N. de Voogd;Johan B. Wempe;Gerard H. Koëter;Klaas Postema

  • The role of social support and self-esteem in the presence and course of depressive symptoms: a comparison of cancer patients and individuals from the general population.

    Maya J. Schroevers;Adelita V. Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman

  • Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the posttraumatic growth inventory among cancer patients.

    Tessa A. Jaarsma;Grieteke Pool;Robbert Sanderman;Adelita V. Ranchor

  • Adjustment to cancer in the 8 years following diagnosis: a longitudinal study comparing cancer survivors with healthy individuals.

    Maya Schroevers;Adelita V. Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman

  • Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction or Congestive Heart Failure: A Prospective Study

    Cornelia H. M. Van Jaarsveld;Robbert Sanderman;Ida Miedema;Adelita V. Ranchor

  • Psychological functioning in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.

    Heidi E Stiegelis;Adelita V Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman

  • The relationship between self-efficacy and self-reported physical functioning in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure.

    Rosemarie Arnold;Adelita V Ranchor;Mike J L DeJongste;Gerard H Köeter

  • The effect of rate control on quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: data from the RACE II (Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation II) study.

    Hessel F. Groenveld;Harry J.G.M. Crijns;Maarten P. Van den Berg;Eric Van Sonderen

  • The stability of lifestyle behaviour

    M Mulder;Adelita Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman;J Bouma

  • The concept and measurement of meaning in life in Dutch cancer patients

    Tessa A. Jaarsma;Grieteke Pool;Adelita V. Ranchor;Robbert Sanderman

  • Does marriage protect older people from distress? The role of equity and recency of bereavement

    Mariët Hagedoorn;Nico W. Van Yperen;James C. Coyne;Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld

  • The impact of an informational self-management intervention on the association between control and illness uncertainty before and psychological distress after radiotherapy.

    Heidi E. Stiegelis;Mariët Hagedoorn;Robbert Sanderman;Femke T.C. Bennenbroek

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Maya J. Schroevers
Maya J. Schroevers University Medical Center Groningen
Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen
Johan Ormel
Johan Ormel University Medical Center Groningen
James C. Coyne
James C. Coyne University of Groningen
Vicki S. Helgeson
Vicki S. Helgeson Carnegie Mellon University
Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Bram P. Buunk
Bram P. Buunk University of Groningen
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Rolf H. Sijmons
Rolf H. Sijmons University of Groningen

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