Gerrit van der Wal

Research output

Research output per year 1997 2005 2007 2008 2009 2016

• 101 Article
• 1 Chapter
• 1 Meeting Abstract
• 1 Editorial
• 1 More
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2016

  Assessment model for the justification of intrusive lifestyle interventions: literature study, reasoning and empirical testing: Bmc Medical Ethics

  Wesseling, M., Wigersma, L. & van der Wal, G., 2016, In: BMC Medical Ethics. 17, 1 p., 14.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Ondraaglijk lijden van terminale kankerpatienten

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., 2015, In: Huisarts en wetenschap. 58, 5, p. 238-241

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
• 2014

  Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective study

  Maessen, M., Veldink, J. H., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., Hendricks, H. T., Schelhaas, H. J., Grupstra, H. F., van der Wal, G. & Van den Berg, L. H., 2014, In: Journal of neurology. 261, 10, p. 1894-1901

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Unbearable suffering and requests for euthanasia prospectively studied in end-of-life cancer patients in primary care

  Ruijs, C. D. M., van der Wal, G., Kerkhof, A. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2014, In: BMC Palliative Care. 13, 62.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  29 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Symptoms, unbearability and the nature of suffering in terminal cancer patients dying at home: a prospective primary care study

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2013, In: BMC family practice. 14, 201.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  28 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Foute diagnostiek in de geneeskunde

  Zwaan, L., Thijs, A., Wagner, C., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2012, In: Kwaliteit in zorg. 7, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

• Relating Faults in Diagnostic Reasoning With Diagnostic Errors and Patient Harm

  Zwaan, L., Thijs, A., Wagner, C., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2012, In: Academic Medicine. 87, 2, p. 149-156

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• The broad spectrum of unbearable suffering in end of life cancer studied in dutch primary care

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2012, In: BMC Palliative Care. 11, 10 p., 12.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• The role of patient safety culture in the causation of unintended events in hospitals

  Smits, M., Wagner, C., Spreeuwenberg, P., Timmermans, D. R. M., van der Wal, G. & Groenewegen, P. P., 2012, In: Journal of clinical nursing. 21, 23-24, p. 3392-3401

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Depression and explicit requests for euthanasia in end-of-life cancer patients in primary care in the Netherlands: a longitudinal, prospective study

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2011, In: Family Practice. 28, 4, p. 393-399

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Quality of patient record keeping: an indicator of the quality of care?

  Zegers, M., de Bruijne, M. C., Spreeuwenberg, P., Wagner, C., Groenewegen, P. P. & van der Wal, G., 2011, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 20, 4, p. 314-318

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• Recruiting end-of-life cancer patients in the Netherlands for a study on suffering and euthanasia requests

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Goedhart, J., Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2011, In: Family Practice. 28, 6, p. 689-695

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• The incidence, root-causes, and outcomes of adverse events in surgical units: implication for potential prevention strategies

  Zegers, M., de Bruijne, M. C., de Keizer, B., Merten, H., Groenewegen, P. P., van der Wal, G. & Wagner, C., 2011, In: Patient Safety in Surgery. 20, 5, p. 13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  116 Citations (Scopus)

• To what extent are adverse events found in patient records reported by patients and healthcare professionals via complaints, claims and incident reports?

  Dingelhoff, I., Smits, M., Zwaan, L., Lubberding, S., van der Wal, G. & Wagner, C., 2011, In: BMC health services research. 11, 49.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  76 Citations (Scopus)

• Variation in the rates of adverse events between hospitals and hospital departments

  Zegers, M., de Bruijne, M. C., Spreeuwenberg, P., Wagner, C., van der Wal, G. & Groenewegen, P. P., 2011, In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 23, 2, p. 126-133

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Where do diagnostic adverse events come from? In reply

  Zwaan, L., de Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Thijs, A., Smits, M., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2011, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 171, 2, p. 181-181

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
• 2010

  Awareness and use of practice guidelines on medical end-of-life decisions in Dutch hospitals

  Hesselink, B. A. M., Pasman, H. R. W., van der Wal, G., van der Maas, P. J., van der Heide, A. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2010, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 80, 1, p. 21-28

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Development and dissemination of institutional practice guidelines on medical end-of-life decisions in Dutch health care institutions

  Hesselink, B. A. M., Pasman, H. R. W., van der Wal, G., van der Maas, P. J., van der Heide, A. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2010, In: Health Policy. 94, 3, p. 230-238

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Education on end-of-life care in the medical curriculum: students' opinions and knowledge

  Hesselink, B. A. M., Pasman, H. R. W., van der Wal, G., Soethout, M. B. M. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2010, In: Journal of palliative medicine. 13, 4, p. 381-387

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and potential prevention strategies

  Smits, M., Zegers, M., Groenewegen, P. P., Timmermans, D. R. M., Zwaan, L., van der Wal, G. & Wagner, C., 2010, In: Quality and Safety in Health Care. 19, 5, e5.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Nature, occurrence and consequences of medication-related adverse events during hospitalization: a retrospective chart review in the Netherlands

  Hoonhout, L. H. F., de Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Asscheman, H., van der Wal, G. & van Tulder, M. W., 2010, In: Drug Safety. 33, 10, p. 853-864

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  65 Citations (Scopus)

• Patient record review on the incidence, consequences and causes of diagnostic adverse events

  Zwaan, L., de Bruijne, M., Wagner, C., Thijs, A., Smits, M., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2010, In: Archives of Internal Medicine. 170, 12, p. 1015-1021

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  113 Citations (Scopus)

• Requests for euthanasia: origin of suffering in ALS, heart failure, and cancer patients

  Maessen, M., Veldink, J. H., Van den Berg, L. H., Schouten, H. J. A., van der Wal, G. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., 2010, In: Journal of neurology. 257, 7, p. 1192-1198

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• The inter-rater agreement of retrospective assessments of adverse events does not improve with two reviewers per patient record

  Zegers, M., de Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Groenewegen, P. P., van der Wal, G. & de Vet, H. C. W., 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 63, 1, p. 94-102

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  66 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Adverse events and potentially preventable deaths in Dutch hospitals: results of a retrospective patient record review study

  Zegers, H. W. M., de Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Hoonhout, L. H. F., Waaijman, R., Smits, M., Hout, F. A. G., Zwaan, L., Dingelhoff, I., Timmermans, D. R. M., Groenewegen, P. P. & van der Wal, G., 2009, In: Quality and Safety in Health Care. 18, 4, p. 297-302 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic

  Open Access
  296 Citations (Scopus)

• Design of a study on suboptimal cognitive acts in the diagnostic process, the effect on patient outcomes and the influence of workload, fatigue and experience of physician

  Zwaan, L., Thijs, A., Wagner, C., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2009, In: BMC health services research. 9, 65.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Direct medical costs of adverse events in Dutch hospitals

  Hoonhout, L. H. F., de Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Zegers, H. W. M., Waaijman, R., Spreeuwenberg, P., Asscheman, H., van der Wal, G. & van Tulder, M. W., 2009, In: BMC health services research. 9, p. 27

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Discomfort in dementia patients dying from pneumonia and its relief by antibiotics

  van Kampen, J. T., Pasman, H. R. W., Ribbe, M. W., van der Wal, G. & Philipsen-Onwuteaka, B. D., 2009, In: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 41, 2, p. 143-151

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  61 Citations (Scopus)

• Euthanasia requests and cancer types in the Netherlands: is there a relationship?

  Abarshi-Fatiregun, E. A. B., Philipsen, B. D. & van der Wal, G., 2009, In: Health Policy. 89, 2, p. 168-173

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• How patients and relatives experience a visit from a consulting physician in the euthanasia procedure: a study among relatives and physicians

  van der Weide, M. C., Philipsen, B. D., van der Heide, A. & van der Wal, G., 2009, In: Death studies. 33, 3, p. 199-219

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Measuring patient safety culture: an assessment of the clustering of responses at unit level and hospital level

  Smits, M., Wagner, C., Spreeuwenberg, P. & van der Wal, G., 2009, In: Quality and Safety in Health Care. 18, 4, p. 292-296

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
  88 Citations (Scopus)

• Policy statements and practice guidelines for medical end-of-life decisions in Dutch health care institutions: Developments in the past decade

  Pasman, H. R. W., de Wolf, JT., Hesselink, B. A. M., van der Heide, A., van der Wal, G., van der Maas, P. J. & Philipsen, B. D., 2009, In: Health Policy. 92, 1, p. 79-88

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Prescribing of pain medication in palliative care. A survey in general practice

  Borgsteede, S. D., Deliens, L. H. J., Zuurmond, W. W. A., Schellevis, F. G., Willems, D. F., van der Wal, G., van Eijk, J. T. & Willems, D. L., 2009, In: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. 18, 1, p. 16-23

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• The nature and causes of unintended events reported at ten emergency departments

  Smits, M., Groenewegen, P. P., Timmermans, D. R. M., van der Wal, G. & Wagner, C., 18 Sept 2009, In: BMC emergency medicine. 9, 1 p., 1471.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• The nature and causes of unintended events reported at ten emergency departments

  Smits, M., Groenewegen, P. P., Timmermans, D. R. M., van der Wal, G. & Wagner, C., 2009, In: BMC emergency medicine. 9, 16.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands

  Maessen, M., Veldink, J. H., Philipsen, B. D., de Vries, J. H. M., Wokke, J. H., van der Wal, G. & Van den Berg, L. H., 2009, In: Neurology. 73, 12, p. 954-961

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  64 Citations (Scopus)

• Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V

  Ruijs, C. D. M., Philipsen-Onwuteaka, B. D., van der Wal, G. & Kerkhof, A. J. F. M., 2009, In: BMC Palliative Care. 8, p. 16-25 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  32 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Benefits and pitfalls of pooling datasets from comparable observational studies: combining US and Dutch nursing home studies

  van der Steen, J. T., Kruse, R., Szafara, K. L., Mehr, D., van der Wal, G., Ribbe, M. W. & D'Agostino, R. B., 2008, In: Palliative medicine. 22, 6, p. 750-759

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlations of knowledge and preference of medical students for a specialty career: a case-study of youth health care

  Soethout, M. B. M., Ten Cate, O. T. & van der Wal, G., 2008, In: BMC public health. 8, 14.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Dealing with requests for euthanasia: a qualitative study investigating the experience of general practitioners

  Georges, J. J., The, B. A. M., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D. & van der Wal, G., 2008, In: Journal of medical ethics. 34, 3, p. 150-155

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• Definiëring van de patiëntenpopulatie: een probleem bij het onderzoek naar palliatieve zorg

  Borgsteede, S., Deliens, L., Francke, A., Stalman, W., Willems, D., van Eijk, J. & van der Wal, G., 2008, In: Huisarts en wetenschap. 51, 2, p. 85-89

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

• Development of an interest in a career in public health during medical school

  Soethout, M. B. M., Ten Cate, O. J. & van der Wal, G., 2008, In: Public health. 122, 4, p. 361-366

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Does offering prenatal screening influence pregnant women's attitudes regarding prenatal testing?

  Kleinveld, J. H., van den Berg, M., van Eijk, J. T., van Vugt, J. M. G., van der Wal, G. & Timmermans, D. R. M., 2008, In: Public Health Genomics. 11, 6, p. 368-374

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Listen to their answers! Response behaviour in the measurement of physical and role functioning

  Westerman, M. J., Hak, T., Sprangers, M. A., Groen, H. J., van der Wal, G. & The, B. A. M., 2008, In: Quality of life research. 17, 4, p. 549-558

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Parents perceived vulnerability and perceived control in preventing Meningococcal C infection: a large-scale interview study about vaccination

  Timmermans, D. R. M., Henneman, L., Hira Sing, R. A. & van der Wal, G., 2008, In: BMC public health. 8, 1, p. 45

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• The psychometric properties of the 'Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture' in Dutch hospitals

  Smits, M., Christiaans-Dingelhoff, I., Wagner, C., van der Wal, G. & Groenewegen, P. P., 2008, In: BMC health services research. 8, p. 230

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  162 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Are counsellors' attitudes influencing pregnant women's attitudes and decisions on prenatal screening?

  Van Den Berg, M., Timmermans, D. R. M., Kleinveld, J. H., Van Eijk, J. T. M., Knol, D. L., Van Der Wal, G. & Van Vugt, J. M. G., 1 Jun 2007, In: Prenatal diagnosis. 27, 6, p. 518-524 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Carrièrewensen en beroepskeuze van recent afgestudeerde artsen

  Translated title of the contribution: Career goals and choice of profession among recently graduated physiciansSoethout, M. B. M., Van Der Wal, G. & Ten Cate, T. J., 22 Sept 2007, In: Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde. 151, 38, p. 2118-2123 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Design of a retrospective patient record study on the occurrence of adverse events among patients in Dutch hospitals

  Zegers, M., De Bruijne, M. C., Wagner, C., Groenewegen, P. P., Waaijman, R. & Van Der Wal, G., 12 Mar 2007, In: BMC health services research. 7, p. 27 27.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

  Open Access
  81 Citations (Scopus)

• Interdisciplinary cooperation of GPs in palliative care at home: A nationwide survey in the Netherlands

  Borgsteede, S. D., Deliens, L., van der Wal, G., Francke, A. L., Stalman, W. A. B. & van Eijk, J. T. M., 2007, In: Scandinavian journal of primary health care. 25, 4, p. 226-231

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)