Projects per year
Personal profile
specialisation
- Dizziness in older patients;
- Continuity of care;
- Prediction rules;
- And - as a practising GP - translating theory into practice.
Research interests
Dizziness
Research interests
Dr. Maarsingh is a GP, researcher and epidemiologist at the Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc. His main focus of research is dizziness in older patients. In 2010, he wrote his thesis Dizziness in older patients in general practice: a diagnostic challenge. In 2011, he received an individual grant from the Stichting Beroepsopleiding Huisartsen (SBOH) for 4 years and continued his research on dizziness as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2013, he obtained a ZonMw/SBOH grant for his research project Improving the diagnosis of dizzy elderly: a three-arm validation and intervention study in general practice. This research project resulted in 7 international peer-reviewed publications. In 2015, he obtained a ZonMw/SBOH grant for his research project 'Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for older dizzy adults: does it work? A single blind, three arm, randomised controlled trial in general practice. Until present, this research project resulted in 10 international peer-reviewed publications.
In 2015, continuity of care became another research focus. Probably initiated by his father and grandfather - who were both fulltime GPs in a small village - dr. Maarsingh investigated the associaton between continuity of care in general practice and survival in older patients, using the data of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. The results of this study (i.e. low continuity of care in general practice is associated with a higher risk of mortality) inspired him to write a grant proposal aiming to improve continuity of care in general care. In 2018, he obtained a ZonMw/SBOH grant for his research project Optimising personal continuity for older patients in general practice: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. This research project started March 2019. September 2020, he initiated another research project on continuity of care, focusing on personal continuity and drug prescribing for older patients in general practice.
Since a few years, depression has become another research focus. In 2018, dr. Maarsingh constructed and validated a prediction rule for an unfavorable course of late-life depression. Since 2019, he is involved in the OPERA study, a double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial on discontinuation of antidepressants.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 7 Active
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I-RECOVER: Implementation of vestibular rehabilitation in chronic vertigo
Ngo, H., Maarsingh, O., Blanker, M. H., Slottje, P., Bont, J. & van Vugt, V.
1/04/2022 → 31/03/2026
Project: Research
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DIADEM studies: Towards improvement of health care utilisation and quality of care in first-generation non-western migrants with diabetes or dementia
Strooij, B., Blom, M., Elders, P., van Hout, H., Maarsingh, O., Joling, K., Remmelzwaal, S. & van Valkengoed, I.
1/03/2022 → 28/02/2026
Project: Research
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VERDI: The diagnostic accuracy of history taking and physical examination for patients with vertigo in general practice
Maarsingh, O., van Vugt, V., Ross, A. & Leemeyer, A.
1/02/2022 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research
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CONTACT: CONTinuity And Correct Treatment
te Winkel, M., Maarsingh, O., Slottje, P., Bont, J., van Marum, R., Schers, H. J., Uijen, A. A. & Lissenberg-Witte, B.
1/09/2020 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
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PROFILE: PRedicting hospital admissions and Obtaining a Fitting Intervention in independent Living Elderly
Klunder, J., van Hout, H., Maarsingh, O. & Joling, K.
1/03/2020 → 28/02/2026
Project: Research
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Prognosis and survival of older patients with dizziness in primary care: A 10-year prospective cohort study
van Vugt, V. A., Bas, G. L., van der Wouden, J. C., Dros, J., van Weert, H. C. P. M., Yardley, L., Twisk, J. W. R., van der Horst, H. E. & Maarsingh, O. R., 1 Mar 2020, In: Annals of family medicine. 18, 2, p. 100-109 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Chronic vertigo: Treat with exercise, not drugs
Van Vugt, V. A., Van Der Horst, H. E., Payne, R. A. & Maarsingh, O. R., 2017, In: BMJ (Online). 358, j3727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
Continuity of care in primary care and association with survival in older people: a 17-year prospective cohort study
Maarsingh, O. R., Henry, Y., van de Ven, P. M. & Deeg, D. J. H., Aug 2016, In: British journal of general practice. 66, 649, p. E531-E539Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
85 Citations (Scopus) -
Cost-effectiveness of internet-based vestibular rehabilitation with and without physiotherapy support for adults aged 50 and older with a chronic vestibular syndrome in general practice
van Vugt, V. A., Bosmans, J. E., Finch, A. P., van der Wouden, J. C., van der Horst, H. E. & Maarsingh, O. R., 15 Oct 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 10, p. e035583 9 p., e035583.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Discussing depression in patients with visual impairment differs across countries: Validation of a prediction model in healthcare providers
van Munster, E. P. J., van Nispen, R. M. A., Nollett, C. L., Holloway, E. E., Maarsingh, O. R., Heymans, M. W. & van der Aa, H. P. A., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Acta ophthalmologica.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Amsterdam Public Health, Innovation price Aging & Later Life
Maarsingh, Otto (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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Stichting Hofje Codde & Van Beresteyn, Knowledge Dissemination Price
Maarsingh, Otto (Recipient) & van Vugt, Vincent (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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University of Oxford, International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme
Maarsingh, Otto (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Other distinction
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ZonMw Grant - Continuity of Care: €248,850.00
Maarsingh, Otto (Recipient), 24 Jul 2018
Prize › Academic
Activities
- 1 Membership of committee
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Authorisation Committee of the Dutch College of GPs (External organisation)
Otto Maarsingh (Member)
2017 → 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic