Dr A.E. de Rijk
Research profile
My research focuses on sickness absence, work disability and re-integration into work. I use various psychological and sociological theories and methods in my research. My aim is to better understand the complexities of sickness absence and return to work by taking a stakeholder perspective, be it the employee, caregiver or vocational rehabilitation professional. Also, the wider social context of sickness absence and return to work is taken into account by studying the social environment and the role of policy and legislation. In addition I am involved in research on the combination of work with private life, gender issues in work and health and work stress.
For the future, I aim to further develop and study theories that include both the health and social environmental aspects. I also would like to develop new measurement instruments to tap new concepts in vocational rehabilitation. The collaboration with the Swedish and Belgian research groups that I have established over the years will support the improvement research methods, quickly exchange of new knowledge and inspiration. For the Dutch situation, I would like to contribute to bridging the health care sector on the one hand and the social insurance and occupational health care system on the other hand. I also aim to continue investigating the employer perpectives on workers with disabilities and developing interventions taking these perspectives into account. Finally, I work on developing and testing a conceptual framework to better understand cross-country differences in re-integration into work.
Research projects
- Projectleader post-doc project „Arbeidsparticipatie van 8 groepen chronisch zieken en gehandicapten: aard en omvang.” [Labour participation of eight groups of chronically ill: characteristics and magnitude.] Commissioned by the foundation [stichting] “Op Eigen Kracht aan het Werk. Post-Doc: Yvette Bartholomée, PhD.
- Project advisor post-doc project “Vitality@DSM. Participation and effectivity. A diversity specific evaluation.” (ZonMW, 2012-2014). Projectleader: Inge Houkes, PhD. Post-doc: Marin Been.
- Co-supervisor PhD: K Maiwald: An evaluation of a musculoskeletal injury prevention and associated disability prevention program for healthcare workers in British Columbia, Canada.
- Co-supervisor PhD (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven): H Désiron: Ergotherapie na borstkanker: effecten op arbeidsparticipatie.
- Co-supervisor PhD (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven): C Willems-Tiedtke: Ervaringen van vrouwen en hun omgeving met arbeidsre-integratie na borstkanker: betekenis voor werkhervatting breast cancer.
- Co-supervisor PhD (Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen): V Peters:Tijd voor zorg, zorg voor tijd: onregelmatige werktijden bij zorgpersoneel bestudeerd in een 2-wave survey.
- Co-supervisor PhD: C Noben: Kosteneffectiviteitsanalyses met betrekking tot interventies bij langdurig arbeidsverzuim.
Finished:
- Co-supervisor PhD (Karolinska Institute, Sweden): M von Knorring: Leadership and management of physicians in Swedish Healthcare with focus on the task of sickness certification
- Co-projectleader „Herkennen van ondersteuningsbehoeften van klanten bij re-integratie: op weg naar een adequate doorverwijzing [Recognizing needs for support in re-integration clients: towards a more adequate referral] (UWV March 2011 – March 2012). Projectleader: Agnes Meershoek, PhD.
- Chair and projectleader „Revision of national, Multidisciplinairy guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation“[PAAHR-project: Psychische en Arbeidsgerelateerde aspecten van Hartrevalidatie] (ZonMW, October 2008 – April 2011]
- Projectteam member “Vervolg Effectief aan het werk” [Follow-up project Effective back to work] (UM, Kootstra fellowship, January 2009 – January 2010). Projectleader: Agnes Meershoek, PhD. Junior researcher: Lineke van Hal, MA.
- Projectleader “Effectief aan het werk” [Effective back to work]. (UWV January 2007 - December 2008). Junior researcher: Lineke van Hal, MA.
- Guest researcher at Karolinska Institute on Gender differences in return to work. (travel grant financed by Swedish Institute for Working Life and Social Science (FAS) Jan 2006-Jan 2009)
- Projectleader “Man/vrouw verschillen in arbeidsongeschiktheidsrisico” (Gender differences in risk for disability pension). Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment) January 2000 – January 2002. Post-doc: Brigitte van Lierop, PhD; researcher: Nathalie Janssen, MSc.
- Projectleader “Arbeid in deskundig perspectief” (Labour in the perspective of experts). (Nederlandse Vereniging van Arbeidsdeskundigen (NVVA), October 2004- June 2005). Post-doc: Yvette Bartholomée, PhD.
Recent publications
Other publications
Galea, C., Houkes, I. & Rijk, A. de (2014). An insider's point of view: how a system of flexible working hours helps employees to strike a proper balance between work and personal life. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25 (8), 1090-1111. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2013.816862
Maiwald, K., Meershoek, A.M., Rijk, A.E. de & Nijhuis, F.J.N. (2014). How policy on employee involvement in work reintegration can yield its opposite: employee experiences in a Canadian setting. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35 (7), 527-537. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2012.704123
Maiwald, K., Meershoek, A.M., Rijk, A.E. de & Nijhuis, F.J.N. (2014). Policy on manager involvement in work re-integration: Managers' experiences in a Canadian setting. WORK-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation, 49 (3), 483-494. doi: 10.3233/WOR-131727
Noben, C.Y.G., Evers, S.M.A.A., Nijhuis, F.J. & Rijk, A.E. de (2014). Quality appraisal of generic self-reported instruments measuring health-related productivity changes: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 14:115. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-115
Tiedtke, C., Donceel, P., Rijk, A. de & Dierckx de Casterlé, B. (2014). Return to Work Following Breast Cancer Treatment: The Employers’ Side. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 24, 399-409. doi: 10.1007/s10926-013-9465-6
Tiedtke C., Dierckx de Casterlé B., de Rijk A., Christiaens M.R., Donceel P. (2012). Survived but feeling vulnerable: a qualitative study of the mental preparation to RTW after breast cancer treatment. BMC Public Health, 12: 538.
Noben, C., Evers, S., de Rijk, A. & Nijhuis, F. (2012). Design of a trial-based economic evaluation on the cost-effectiveness of employability interventions among work-disabled employees or employees at risk of work disability: The CASE-study. BMC Public Health, 12, 43.
Tiedtke, C., Knoops, L., Dierckx de Casterlé, B., Donceel, P, Désiron, H. & de Rijk, A., (2012). Supporting RTW in the face of legislation: Stakeholders' Experiences with Return-to-Work after Breast Cancer in Belgium. Journal of Occupational Rehabiliation, 22(2), 241-251.
van Hal, L. Meershoek, A. de Rijk, A. & Nijhuis, F. (2012). Going beyond vocational rehabilitation as a training of skills: return-to-work as an identity issue. Disability & Society, 27(1), 81-93.
Désiron, H., de Rijk, A., Van Hoof, E. & Donceel P. (2011). Occupational therapy and return to work: a literature review. BMC Public Health, 11, 615.
Tiedtke, C., Dierckx de Casterlé, B., de Rijk, A., Christiaens, M-R. & Donceel, P. (2011). Breast cancer treatment and work disability: patient perspectives. The Breast, 534-538.
Maiwald, K., de Rijk, A., Guzman, J., Schonstein, E., Yassi, A. (2011). Evaluation of a workplace disability prevention intervention in Canada: examining differing perceptions of stakeholders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 21(2), 179-189.
Verdonk, P., de Rijk, A. & Seesing, J. (2010). Doing masculinity, not doing health? A qualitative study among Dutch male employees about health beliefs and workplace physical activity. BMC Public Health 10: 712.
Von Knorring, M., de Rijk, A. & Alexanderson, K. (2010). Managers´ perceptions of their role in relation to physicians: a qualitative interview study of the top managers in Swedish healthcare. BMC Health Services Research, 10: 271.
Tiedtke, C., de Rijk, A., Dierckx de Casterlé, B., Christiaens, M-R. & Donceel, P. (2010). Experiences and concerns about ‘return to work’ for women breast cancer survivors: a literature review. Psycho Oncology, 19, 677-683.
Peters, V. , de Rijk, A. & Boumans, N. (2009). Satisfaction with irregular working hours and associations with work, home and health characteristics: A survey among Dutch nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2689-2700.
de Rijk, A., Alexanderson, K. & Nijhuis, F. (2009) Gender differences in the use of work modifications and changes in work characteristics during the return-to-work process: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 19(2), 185-193.
de Rijk, A., Janssen, N., Alexanderson, K. & Nijhuis, F. (2008).Gender differences in return to work patterns among sickness absentees and associations with health: A Dutch prospective cohort study. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 31(4), 327-336.
Verdonk, P., de Rijk, A., Klinge, I. & van Dijk-de Vries, A. (2008). Sickness absence as interactive process: gendered experiences of young higher educated women with mental health problems. Patient Education and Counselling, 73, 300-306.
de Rijk, A., van Raak, A. & van der Made, J. (2007) A new theoretical model for cooperation in public health settings; The RDIC-model. Qualitative Health Research, 17(8), 1103-1116.
Van Raak, A., de Rijk, A. & Morsa, J. (2005). Applying new institutional theory: the case of collaboration to promote work resumption after sickness absence. Work, Employment & Society, 19(1), 141-152.
de Ridder, D., Leseman, P. & de Rijk, A. (2004). Predicting the short-term course of fatigue symptoms: Does adjustment of habitual coping strategies matter?. British Journal of Health Psychology, 9, 67-80.
Reis Miranda, D., de Rijk, A., Nap, R., Grillo Padilha, K. & de Sousa, R. (2004) Nursing Activities Score: Instructions for use. Article additional to Reis Miranda et al. 2003. Critical Care Medicine (online).
Reis Miranda, D., Nap, R., de Rijk, A., Schaufeli, W., Iapichino, G. et al. (2003). Nursing Activities Score. Critical Care Medicine, 31(2), 374-382.
Le Blanc, P.M., de Jonge, J., de Rijk, A.E., Schaufeli, W.B. (2001). Well-being of intensive care nurses (WEBIC): a job analytic approach. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 36(3), 460-470.
de Rijk, A.E., Schreurs, K.M.G. & Bensing, J.M. (2000). Patient factors related to the presentation of fatigue complaints: Results from a women’s general health care practice. Women & Health, 30(4), 119-134.
de Rijk, A.E., Schreurs, K.M.G. & Bensing, J.M. (1999). Complaints of fatigue: Related to too much as well as too little external stimulation? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22(6), 549-573.
de Rijk, A.E., Schreurs, K.M.G. & Bensing, J.M. (1999). “What’s behind “I’m so tired”? Fatigue experiences and their relations to the Quality-Quantity model for understanding fatigue. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, , 47(6). 509-523.
de Rijk, A., Schreurs, K., & Bensing, J.( 1998). General Practitioners’ attributions of fatigue. Social Science & Medicine 47(4), 487- 496.
de Rijk, A.E., Le Blanc, P.M., Schaufeli, W.B. & de Jonge, J. (1998). Active coping and need for control as moderators of the job demand-control model: Effects on burnout. Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, 71, 1-18.
Reis Miranda, D., de Rijk, A. & Schaufeli, W. (1996). Simplified Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System: the TISS-28 items – Results from a multicenter study. Critical Care Medicine, 24(1), 64-73.
Bensing, J.M., Schreurs, K.M.G. & de Rijk, A.E. (1996). The role of the general practitioner’s affective behaviour in medical encounters. Psychology and Health, 11, 825-838.
d. Scientific Journals National (Dutch)
Verdonk, P. & de Rijk, A. (2008). Loopbaansucces en welbevinden van Nederlandse werknemers M/V (Careersuccess and wellbeing of Dutch employees M/F). Gedrag & Organisatie, 21, 451-474.
Peters, V. & de Rijk, A. (2007). Onregelmatige werktijden en toch gezond? Werk, thuis en tevredenheid met onregelmatige werktijden bij zorgpersoneel in een verpleeg- en verzorgingshuis. Verpleegkunde, 22, 3, 126-139.
Derks, W. & de Rijk, A. (2004). WAO m/v: Actuele ontwikkelingen in Nederland. Kwartaalschrift Economie, 4, 436-443.
Moust, J., Roebertsen, H., Dahlmans, H., de Rijk, A. & Savelberg, H. (2003). Probleemgestuurd onderwijs met studieteams. Onderzoek van Onderwijs, 32, 44-48.
de Rijk, A. (2001). Vermoeidheid in onze tijd: overbelasting én onderstimulatie. Psychologie en Maatschappij, 25 (2), 145-158.
de Rijk, A.E., Schreurs, K.M.G. & Bensing, J.M. (1997). De invloed van patiëntkenmerken op de beoordeling van moeheid door de huisarts. Gedrag & Gezondheid, 24(4), 173-180.
e. Contributions to edited books
de Rijk, A. (in press). Work Disability Theories. In: First Handbook on Work Disability (P. Loisel and H. Anema, eds). Springer
Staal, B., de Rijk, A., Houkes, I., Heijmans, M. (in press). Clinical interventions. In: First Handbook on Work Disability (P. Loisel and H. Anema, eds). Springer