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Jany Rademakers is affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research in Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with notable subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Family Practice, Sociology and Political Science, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics centered around health literacy, communication in healthcare, and patient involvement. Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Among the recent papers authored by Jany Rademakers are:

  • Towards a comprehensive, person-centred assessment of health literacy: translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric test of the Dutch Health Literacy Questionnaire, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Communication and shared decision-making with patients with limited health literacy; helpful strategies, barriers and suggestions for improvement reported by hospital-based palliative care providers, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The importance of health literacy for self-management: A scoping review of reviews, 2021, Chronic Illness
  • Patient and Public Involvement of young people with a chronic condition in projects in health and social care: A scoping review, 2020, Health Expectations
  • Challenges and solutions in communication with patients with low health literacy: Perspectives of healthcare providers, 2022, PLoS ONE

Jany Rademakers has published frequently in several academic journals, including:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Health Expectations
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Chronic Illness

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Monique Heijmans
  • F. van Schelven
  • Polina Putrik
  • Annelies Boonen
  • Trudy van der Weijden

Best Publications

  • The relationship between health, education, and health literacy: results from the Dutch adult literacy and life skills survey.

    Iris van der Heide;Jen Wang;Mariël Droomers;Peter Spreeuwenberg

  • Determinants of patient choice of healthcare providers: a scoping review.

    Aafke Victoor;Diana M J Delnoij;Roland D Friele;Jany J D J M Rademakers

  • Functional, communicative and critical health literacy of chronic disease patients and their importance for self-management

    Monique Heijmans;Geeke Waverijn;Jany Rademakers;Rosalie van der Vaart

  • Determinants of the intention to use e-Health by community dwelling older people

    Anke J E de Veer;José M Peeters;Anne E M Brabers;Francois G Schellevis

  • Evidence on the effectiveness of health literacy interventions in the EU : a systematic review

    Boudewijn B. Visscher;Bas Steunenberg;Monique Heijmans;Jolien M. Hofstede

  • The role of health literacy in explaining the association between educational attainment and the use of out-of-hours primary care services in chronically ill people: a survey study

    Tessa Jansen;Jany Rademakers;Geeke Waverijn;Robert Verheij

  • Measuring patient activation in The Netherlands: translation and validation of the American short form Patient Activation Measure (PAM13).

    Jany Rademakers;Jessica Nijman;Lucas van der Hoek;Monique Heijmans

  • Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey

    Iris van der Heide;Jany Rademakers;Maarten Schipper;Mariël Droomers

  • Structure, process or outcome: which contributes most to patients' overall assessment of healthcare quality?

    Jany Rademakers;Diana Delnoij;Dolf de Boer

  • The Net Promoter Score--an asset to patient experience surveys?

    Maarten W. Krol;Dolf de Boer;Diana M. Delnoij;Jany J. D. J. M. Rademakers

  • Associations Among Health Literacy, Diabetes Knowledge, and Self-Management Behavior in Adults with Diabetes: Results of a Dutch Cross-Sectional Study

    Iris van der Heide;Ellen Uiters;Jany Rademakers;Jeroen N Struijs

  • What role does health literacy play in patients' involvement in medical decision-making?

    Anne E. M. Brabers;Jany J. D. J. M. Rademakers;Peter P. Groenewegen;Liset van Dijk

  • Relationships between patient activation, disease-specific knowledge and health outcomes among people with diabetes; a survey study

    Michelle Hendriks;Jany Rademakers

  • The Dutch Consumer Quality Index: an example of stakeholder involvement in indicator development

    Diana M J Delnoij;Jany J D J M Rademakers;Peter P Groenewegen

  • Patient activation and health literacy as predictors of health information use in a general sample of Dutch health care consumers.

    Jessica Nijman;Michelle Hendriks;Anne Brabers;Judith de Jong

  • A comparison of a postal survey and mixed-mode survey using a questionnaire on patients’ experiences with breast care

    Marloes Zuidgeest;Michelle Hendriks;Laura Koopman;Peter Spreeuwenberg

  • Participation of chronic patients in medical consultations: patients' perceived efficacy, barriers and interest in support

    Inge Henselmans;Monique Heijmans;Jany Rademakers;Sandra van Dulmen;Sandra van Dulmen

  • The importance of patient-centered care for various patient groups.

    Dolf de Boer;Diana Delnoij;Jany Rademakers

  • The importance of health literacy for self-management: A scoping review of reviews.

    Marieke van der Gaag;Monique Heijmans;Cristina Spoiala;Jany Rademakers

  • Communication and shared decision-making with patients with limited health literacy; helpful strategies, barriers and suggestions for improvement reported by hospital-based palliative care providers

    Ruud Roodbeen;Astrid Vreke;Gudule Boland;Jany Rademakers

  • How do healthcare consumers process and evaluate comparative healthcare information? A qualitative study using cognitive interviews

    Olga C Damman;Michelle Hendriks;Jany Rademakers;Diana M J Delnoij

  • Diversity in sexual health: Problems and dilemmas

    J. Rademakers;I. Mouthaan;M. de Neef

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter P. Groenewegen
Peter P. Groenewegen Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Olle ten Cate
Olle ten Cate Utrecht University
Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder Monash University
Caroline A. Baan
Caroline A. Baan Tilburg University
Onyebuchi A. Arah
Onyebuchi A. Arah University of California, Los Angeles
Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam

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