Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
The goal for me as a clinician and a researcher is to ensure that all patients receive care that best fits them and their lives - care that makes sense in their situation. In the consultation room the patient’s story is powerful and throughout my career this idea has only been reinforced. Most of my research activities are related to questions on the best way to integrate the patient’s perspective into healthcare by focusing on concepts such as patient-centredness of care, shared decision-making (SDM), patient-reported outcomes and the patient’s quality of life.
As a PhD-student I focused on patient-centredness of care. We found that this concept could be best measured through assessing patients’ experiences with care. It appeared to be related to other patient-reported outcome measures (quality of life, emotional distress). Online health communities contribute to the improvement of patient-centredness and patient empowerment. In more recent years I have conducted interview-, focus group and vignette studies to assess patients’ experiences with different care aspects:e.g. women’s views on sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer, and preferences regarding follow-up-care after cancer treatment.
These patient narratives provide an important source for future studies and opportunities to improve care.
specialisation
personalized care; gynaecological cancer; shared decision-making; quality of life; patient-centredness of care
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Personalized fertility care in the Internet era, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen: RadboudUMC
1 Feb 2009 → 12 Sept 2012
Award Date: 12 Sept 2012
Keywords
- RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Follow up zorg na behandeling voor gynaecologische kanker: kan er meer met minder?
Aarts, A. & van Lonkhuijzen, L.
1/02/2023 → …
Project: Research
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What matters most? Personalizing follow up care for women with ovarian cancer
1/01/2023 → …
Project: Research
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What matters most? Personalizing follow up care for women with ovarian cancer
1/01/2023 → …
Project: Research
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IMpact of Plastic reconstructive surgery And Clinical outcomes Trial in Vulvar carcinoma
Aarts, A., van Esch, E. & Ezendam, N. P. M.
1/09/2022 → …
Project: Research
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Expert patients coaching gynaecological oncologists in shared decision making: pilot
15/06/2022 → …
Project: Research
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Assessing the educational quality of shared decision-making interventions for residents: A systematic review
Spinnewijn, L., Scheele, F., Braat, D. & Aarts, J., Jun 2024, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 123, p. 108187 8 p., 108187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
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Disentangling trust of patients with rare cancer in their healthcare professionals and the healthcare system: a qualitative interview study
Simons, B. C. R., Hillen, M. A., Aarts, J. W. M., Tromp, J. M., de Heus, E. & Duijts, S. F. A., 16 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Cancer Survivorship.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to personalise follow-up care of ovarian cancer: what do patients think? A qualitative interview study
Seeratan, D. D., van Schuylenburch, R. G., van Lonkhuijzen, L. R. C. W. & Aarts, J. W. M., Apr 2024, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 32, 4, 247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Can late lymphoscintigraphy be omitted in the sentinel node procedure in early-stage vulvar cancer?
Thissen, D., de Hullu, J. A., Janssen, M. J. R. & Aarts, J. W. M., Jan 2023, In: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica. 102, 1, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease
Pickett, C. M., Seeratan, D. D., Mol, B. W. J., Nieboer, T. E., Johnson, N., Bonestroo, T. & Aarts, J. W. M., 29 Aug 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 8, CD003677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Nomination Medisch Contact Communication Prijs
Aarts, Annemijn (Recipient), 30 Jun 2007
Prize › Professional
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International Shared Decision Making Conference (7-10 July 2024) (Event)
Annemijn Aarts (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic
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Treatment of Getational Trophoblastic Disease Beyond borders
Annemijn W. M. Aarts (Examiner)
18 Nov 2022Activity: PhD thesis Examination › Examination › Educational
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Kennisagenda 2023 - 2026 commissie NVOG (External organisation)
Annemijn Aarts (Member)
2022 → 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Professional
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The Revival of Anatomy in Gynaecology
Annemijn W. M. Aarts (Examiner)
10 Nov 2022Activity: PhD thesis Examination › Examination › Educational
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Uitkomstgerichte zorg Werkgroep Gynaecologische Oncologie (External organisation)
Annemijn Aarts (Chair)
1 Jun 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Professional
Press/Media
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Beter samen beslissen: wat is echt belangrijk voor de patient?
11/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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"Misschien vindt deze patiënt de second best-behandeling wel de beste"
11/03/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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