Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Osteoporosis, Hyperkyphosis, Falls and general Geriatrics.
Theme 1: Improving quality of life of older adults with a fracture, especially vertebral fractures leading towards hyperkyphosis and hip fractures.
- Frail hip study, PhD Sverre Loggers (Erasmus MC); Evaluation of non-operative versus operative management of high risk patients with hip fracture. Is non-operative an equivalent option?
- Apollo trial, PhD Mathilde Tol; Is a direct lateral incision in patients with hip fracture more prone for falling than a posterolateral incision?
- Skyfall-study, PhD Marije Koele; Is hyperkyphosis related to falling and reduced physical function?
- Fx Movie study, PhD Merle Schene (MUMC): Patients after their first fracture: who will fall again and sustain another fracture?
Theme 2: COVID 19 in older adults, associations to improve care
- Coop studie AND Covid-OLD study: Evaluation of older adults with covid-19: Who has the best chances to survive?
Theme 3: Health care evaluation, improving efficacy and de-implementation in older adults
- Vera de Weerdt PhD VUmc: Audit and Feedback information: can we improve guideline adherence with insurrance data?
- Oscar Smeekes, PhD, Dolce Vita project with Bianca Buurman.: Data driven optimalisation of older adults recieving emergency care: Can modelling improve waiting times?
specialisation
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Specialty in outpatient clinic: fall- and fracture prevention, treatment for vertebral fractures.
External positions
Board member Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Musculo Skeletal Health
2020 → …
Chair Health care evaluation program (stichting Zorgevaluatie)
2017 → 2023
Chair Nederlandse Vereniging Klinische Geriatrie (NVKG)
1 Feb 2015 → 1 Feb 2019
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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van der Velde N.: Person-centered falls and fracture prevention
Henstra, M., Koele, M., Seppala, L., van der Velde, N., Henstra, M., Willems, H., Franssen, R., Parlevliet, J., Seppala, L., van Gemert, L. A. M., Ham, A. C., Oliai Araghi, S. & Kranendonk, M. E.
2/04/2015 → …
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Quality of Life after Nonoperative or Operative Management of Proximal Femoral Fractures in Frail Institutionalized Patients: The FRAIL-HIP Study
Loggers, S. A. I., Willems, H. C., van Balen, R., Gosens, T., Polinder, S., Ponsen, K. J., van de Ree, C. L. P., Steens, J., Verhofstad, M. H. J., Zuurmond, R. G., van Lieshout, E. M. M. & Joosse, P., May 2022, In: Jama surgery. 157, 5, p. 424-434 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
31 Citations (Scopus) -
Prognosis of nonoperative treatment in elderly patients with a hip fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Loggers, S. A. I., van Lieshout, E. M. M., Joosse, P., Verhofstad, M. H. J. & Willems, H. C., Nov 2020, In: Injury. 51, 11, p. 2407-2413 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
35 Citations (Scopus) -
The association between hyperkyphosis and fall incidence among community-dwelling older adults
Koelé, M. C., Willems, H. C., Swart, K. M. A., van Dijk, S. C., Lips, P., de Groot, L. C. P. G. M., van der Cammen, T. J. M., Zillikens, M. C., van Schoor, N. M. & van der Velde, N., 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Osteoporosis international.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Characteristics and outcomes of older patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the first and second wave of the pandemic in The Netherlands: the COVID-OLD study
Smits, R. A. L., Trompet, S., van der Linden, C. M. J., van der Bol, J. M., Jansen, S. W. M., Polinder-Bos, H. A., Willems, H. C., Barten, D. G., Blomaard, L. C., de Boer, M. G. J., van Deudekom, F. J. A., Ellerbroek, J. L. J., Festen, J., van de Glind, E. M. M., Kampschreur, L. M., Karimi, O., Kroon, B., van Lanen, M. G. J. A., Lucke, J. A., Maas, H. A. A. M., & 10 others , 1 Mar 2022, In: Age and ageing. 51, 3, afac048.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Thoracic vertebral fractures and hyperkyphosis in elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease; do these patients have different clinical outcomes?
Goto, N. A., Koelé, M. C., van Loon, I. N., Boereboom, F. T. J., Verhaar, M. C., Emmelot-Vonk, M. H., Hamaker, M. E. & Willems, H. C., 1 Oct 2019, In: Bone. 127, p. 181-187 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Supplementary Material for: Comparison of Postoperative Neurocognitive Function in Older Adult Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus
Willems, H. (Contributor), Geurtsen, G. (Contributor), Hulst, B. (Contributor), Hollmann, M. (Contributor), Preckel, B. (Contributor), de Vries, J. H. (Contributor) & Hermanides, J. (Contributor), Karger Publishers, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19982024.v1, https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Comparison_of_Postoperative_Neurocognitive_Function_in_Older_Adult_Patients_with_and_without_Diabetes_Mellitus/19982024/1
Dataset
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Supplementary Material for: Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease
Goto, N. A. (Creator), Morpey, M. I. (Creator), Verhaar, M. C. (Creator), Willems, H. (Creator), Emmelot-Vonk, M. H. (Creator), Bots, M. L. (Creator), Boereboom, F. T. J. (Contributor), Hamaker, M. E. (Creator), Verhaar, M. C. (Creator) & Bots, M. L. (Creator), Karger Publishers, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7284647, https://karger.figshare.com/articles/Supplementary_Material_for_Geriatric_Assessment_in_Elderly_Patients_with_End-Stage_Kidney_Disease/7284647
Dataset
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Supplementary Material for: Comparison of Postoperative Neurocognitive Function in Older Adult Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus
Willems, H. (Contributor), Geurtsen, G. (Contributor), Hulst, B. (Contributor), Hollmann, M. (Contributor), Preckel, B. (Contributor), de Vries, J. H. (Contributor) & Hermanides, J. (Contributor), Karger Publishers, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19982024, https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Comparison_of_Postoperative_Neurocognitive_Function_in_Older_Adult_Patients_with_and_without_Diabetes_Mellitus/19982024
Dataset
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Supplementary Material for: Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease
Goto, N. A. (Creator), Morpey, M. I. (Creator), Verhaar, M. C. (Creator), Willems, H. (Creator), Emmelot-Vonk, M. H. (Creator), Bots, M. L. (Creator), Boereboom, F. T. J. (Contributor), Hamaker, M. E. (Creator), Verhaar, M. C. (Creator) & Bots, M. L. (Creator), Karger Publishers, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7284647.v1, https://karger.figshare.com/articles/Supplementary_Material_for_Geriatric_Assessment_in_Elderly_Patients_with_End-Stage_Kidney_Disease/7284647/1
Dataset
Activities
- 1 Membership of committee
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Steering Committee of the TORCH trial (Event)
Dagmar Verbaan (Chair), Peter P. Vandertop (Chair), Yvo B. W. E. M. Roos (Member), Saskia Middeldorp (Member), Hanna C. Willems (Member) & Charles B. L. M. Majoie (Member)
15 Jun 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic