Dr N.P.G. Boumans
Research profile
Dr. Nicolle Boumans has been focusing on research topics in the field of the organisation, management and work of health care professionals and Health Sciences She participated, in different roles, in several scientific cross-sectional studies on quality of work and the determinants of job satisfaction, motivation and sickness absenteeism, especially in health care organizations but also in more profit-oriented companies. Furthermore, an important part of her research work focused on the evaluation of the implementation of innovative organisational models (patient/resident oriented care, integrated care models) in different fields of nursing, i.e. hospital care, nursing homes care and mental health care. In these studies different methods of process and effect evaluation were applied.
In the last years, her field of interest has expanded to work participation and reintegration of employees with chronic stress related psychological disorders. In light of the aging of the working population she also is interested in the work participation, work ability and employability of the older worker, and instruments of age-conscious personnel policy.
Furthermore, she is also focusing on workers who are combining employment with informal care giving tasks. Also attention was paid to young informal caregivers and their situation, especially the process of parentification. Recently she is studying topics related to the informal caregiver, in the home situation, e.g. self-identification, support group participation, and loneliness and isolation.
She is involved in several PhD projects and expert peer reviewer for several national and international journals.
Research projects
Accessibility of the labour market: the development of an assessment instrument to measure the accessibility of the labour market for visual impaired people. PhD project 2008 – 2012. Funded by ZonMW, The Netherlands. Role: supervisor.
Diagnose van het systeemfalen: de vraagzijde, ontwikkelingen en uitdagingen/Het systeemfalen doorbroken. Regierol van werknemer en werkgever: implementatie van arbeidsgerelateerde zorgproducten [The failure of the occupational health system. Role of employers and employees]. Research project, 2009-2014. Funded by Stichting Instituut GAK, The Netherlands. Role: supervisor.
Key publications
Recent publications
Other publications
Weijers, M., Boumans, N.P.G., Zwet van der, J., Feron, F., Bastiaenen, C. (2023) A feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial as a first step towards evaluating the effectiveness of a digital health dashboard in preventive child health care: a mixed methods approach. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9 (1), 1-21. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01214-w
Weijers, M., Zwet van der, J. Boumans, N.P.G., Feron, F., Bastiaenen, C. (2023). A Digital Dashboard for Visual Representation of Child Health Information: Results of A Mixed Methods Study on Usability and Feasibility of A New CHILD-Profile. Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 7 (1), 27-44. DOI: 10.26502/jppch.74050142
Boumans, N.P.G. & Dorant, E. (2014). Double-duty caregivers: healthcare professionals juggling employment and informal caregving. A survey on personal health and work experiences. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70 (7), 1604-1615.
Boumans, N.P.G., Jong de A.H.J., Janssen, S. (2011).Age-differences in work motivation and job satisfaction.The influence of age on the relationship between work characteristics and workers’ outcomes. Journal of Aging and Human Development, 73 (4), 331-350.
Horst, van der E.M., Bours, G.J.J.W., Boumans, N.P.G. (2011). ‘Taakherschikking, wat schikt er?’. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Nurse Practitioner, 6 (2), 14-17.
Berkhout AJMB, Boumans NPG, Mur I, Nijhuis FJN. (2009). Conditions for successfully implementing resident-oriented care in nursing homes. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 23, 298-308.
Peters V, De Rijk de A, Boumans NPG. (2009). Having irregular working times and staying healthy: a question of balancing work and private life? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65, 2689-2700.
Boumans NPG, Berkhout AJMB, Vijgen SMC, Nijhuis FJN, Vasse RM. (2009).The effects of integrated care on quality of work: a quasi-experiment. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45,1122-1136.
Boumans NPG, De Jong AHJ, Vanderlinden L. (2008). Determinants of early retirement in Belgian nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 6,64-74.
Boumans NPG, Vanderlinden L, Jong de AHJ. (2007) Wens tot vervroegde uittreding van oudere verpleegkundigen. Verpleegkunde, 22,140-149.
Boumans NPG. (1990). Het werk van verpleegkundigen in algemene ziekenhuizen:
een onderzoek naar werkaspecten en hun invloed op verpleegkundigen.
Phd. Dissertation. Maastricht: Maastricht University.