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Jan Willem Gorter

Jan Willem Gorter

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Psychology

D-Index
56
Citations
12060
World Ranking
4217
National Ranking
281

Overview

Jan Willem Gorter is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics focused on pediatric and adolescent healthcare, disability, and mental health.

Their research outputs have frequently appeared in several publication venues, including:

  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Child Care Health and Development
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Research Involvement and Engagement
  • Journal of Transition Medicine

Jan Willem Gorter's main fields of study include Medicine with 151 publications and Health Professions with 69 publications. Within these overarching fields, notable subfields of research are:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Speech and Hearing
  • General Health Professions

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, with the most prominent being:

  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Jan Willem Gorter include:

  • The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review, 2021, Autism Research
  • A call for action: Recommendations to improve transition to adult care for youth with complex health care needs, 2022, Paediatrics & Child Health
  • Quality Indicators for Youth Transitioning to Adult Care: A Systematic Review, 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • Sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy and their parents, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • 24-hour activity for children with cerebral palsy: a clinical practice guide, 2020, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Frequent collaborators in Jan Willem Gorter's research include:

  • Marjolijn Ketelaar
  • Olaf Verschuren
  • Linda Nguyen
  • Dayle McCauley
  • Raoul Engelbert

Best Publications

  • The 'F-words' in childhood disability: I swear this is how we should think!

    Peter Rosenbaum;J Gorter

  • Exercise Training Program in Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Olaf Verschuren;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Jan Willem Gorter;Paul J. M. Helders

  • Limb distribution, motor impairment, and functional classification of cerebral palsy

    Jan Willem Gorter;Peter L Rosenbaum;Steven E Hanna;Robert J Palisano

  • Capacity, Capability, and Performance : Different Constructs or Three of a Kind?

    Laura Holsbeeke;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Marina M. Schoemaker;Jan Willem Gorter

  • Goal attainment scaling in paediatric rehabilitation: a critical review of the literature

    Duco Steenbeek;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Krys Galama;Jan Willem Gorter

  • Rehabilitation of stroke patients needs a family-centred approach

    Anne Visser-Meily;Marcel Post;Jan Willem Gorter;Steven Berdenis V Berlekom

  • Exercise programs for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of the literature.

    Olaf Verschuren;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Tim Takken;Paul J.M. Helders

  • Decreasing incidence and severity of cerebral palsy in prematurely born children.

    Ingrid C. van Haastert;Floris Groenendaal;Cuno S. P.M. Uiterwaal;Jacqueline U.M. Termote

  • Parents of children with cerebral palsy: a review of factors related to the process of adaptation.

    I. C. M. Rentinck;Maria Ketelaar;M. J. Jongmans;J. W. Gorter

  • Stress in parents of children with cerebral palsy: what sources of stress are we talking about?

    Maria Ketelaar;M. J. M. Volman;J. W. Gorter;A. Vermeer

  • Early Autism Detection: Are We Ready for Routine Screening?

    Mona Al-Qabandi;Jan Willem Gorter;Peter L Rosenbaum

  • Use of the GMFCS in infants with CP : the need for reclassification at age 2 years or older

    Jan Willem Gorter;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Peter Rosenbaum;Paul J.M. Helders

  • Reliability of hand-held dynamometry and functional strength tests for the lower extremity in children with Cerebral Palsy.

    Olaf Verschuren;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Tim Takken;Marco Van Brussel

  • Becoming and staying physically active in adolescents with cerebral palsy: protocol of a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to physical activity

    Aniek A O M Claassen;Jan Willem Gorter;Debra Stewart;Olaf Verschuren

  • Development and validation of item sets to improve efficiency of administration of the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure in children with cerebral palsy

    Dianne J Russell;Lisa M Avery;Stephen D Walter;Steven E Hanna

  • Muscle Strengthening in Children and Adolescents With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: Considerations for Future Resistance Training Protocols

    Olaf Verschuren;Louise Ada;Désirée B. Maltais;Jan Willem Gorter

  • Reliability and validity of data for 2 newly developed shuttle run tests in children with cerebral palsy

    Olaf Verschuren;Tim Takken;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Jan Willem Gorter

  • Physical activity in young children with cerebral palsy.

    J. Nathalie Zwier;Petra E. M. van Schie;Jules G. Becher;Dirk-Wouter Smits

  • Reliability for running tests for measuring agility and anaerobic muscle power in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

    Olaf Verschuren;Tim Takken;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Jan Willem Gorter

  • Responsiveness of evaluative measures for children with cerebral palsy: the Gross Motor Function Measure and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.

    D. C. W. M. Vos-Vromans;M. Ketelaar;J. W. Gorter

  • Limb distribution, motor impairment, and functional classification of cerebral palsy

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  • Exercise Training Program in Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy

    Olaf Verschuren;Marjolijn Ketelaar;Jan Willem Gorter;Paul J. M. Helders

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian J. Jongmans
Marian J. Jongmans Utrecht University
Gillian King
Gillian King Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Mark A. Ferro
Mark A. Ferro University of Waterloo
Carlo Schuengel
Carlo Schuengel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis University of British Columbia
Charles E. Cunningham
Charles E. Cunningham McMaster University
Lilly Shanahan
Lilly Shanahan University of Zurich
Eric Duku
Eric Duku McMaster University

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