Dr. Marjan J. Westerman

Short Biography

Dr Marjan J. Westerman
Telefoon : +31 20 59 82900
Email: marjan.westerman@falw.vu.nl
Kamer: T-619

VU eenheid: Faculteit der aard- en levenswetenschappen
(sectie Methodologie en Toegepaste Biostatistiek)

Functie: Assistant Professor Qualitative Research Methods; Coordinator of BSc traineeships;
Present at VU: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Education/academic training

BSc: Physiotherapy, 1973

BSc Haptotherapie, Academie voor Haptonomie Doorn, 2006

MSc: Philosophy, ethics, Universiteit Utrecht, 1999

PhD: Response Shift in Quality of Life in the palliative treatment of small-cell lung cancer patients. Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2007.

See for a summary of this project:
http://www.emgo.nl/personal_pages/profile/index.asp?id=948&page=1


Key publications as 1st author

M.J. Westerman, A. Hak, B.A.M. The, H.J.M. Groen, G. van der Wal. Problems eliciting cues in SEIQoL-DW: Quality of life areas in small-cell lung cancer patients.  Qual Life Res. 2006; 15(3): 441-449

Marjan J. Westerman, Anne-Mei The, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, Harry J.M. Groen, Gerrit Wal, and Tony Hak. Small-cell lung cancer patients are just ‘a little bit’ tired: response shift and self-presentation in the measurement of fatigue. Qual Life Res. 2007; 16(5): 853–861.

Marjan J. Westerman, Tony Hak, Anne-Mei The, Michael A. Echteld, Harry J.M. Groen, Gerrit van der Wal. Change in what matters to palliative patients: eliciting information about adaptation with SEIQoL-DW. Palliative Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 7, 581-586 (2007)

Marjan J. Westerman, Tony Hak, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, Harry J.M. Groen, Gerrit van der Wal and Anne-Mei The. Listen to their answers! Response behaviour in the measurement of physical and role functioning. Qual Life Res. 2008; 17(4): 549–558.

Publications as co-author

Hooftman, W.E., Westerman, M.J., van der Beek, A.J., Bongers, P.M., van Mechelen, W.
What makes men and women with musculoskeletal complaints decide they are too sick to work?  Scand J Work Environ Health. 2008; 34(2):107-12.

Anne Marie Plass, Deanie A.M. Verbeek, Michelle Hemminga, Marjan Westerman, Martina C. Cornel. Ervaringen van ouders rond de uitslag ‘drager van sikkelcelziekte’ van hun pasgeboren baby naar aanleiding van de per 1 januari 2007 uitgebreide hielprik. TSG. 2009; Jaargang 87 nummer 3: pagina 118.