Johanna W. M. Aarts

2019

Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women.

BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026186

ObjectiveTo evaluate age-dependent productivity loss caused by menstruation-related symptoms, measured in absenteeism (time away from work or school) and presenteeism (productivity loss while present at work or school).MethodsDesign/setting…

article 2017

Effectiveness of implementing an Option Grid decision aid for women with heavy menstrual bleeding or uterine fibroids

article 2017

The association between experiences with patient-centred care and health-related quality of life in women with endometriosis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online ·doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.10.106

In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whether patient-centred endometriosis care (PCEC) is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Dutch-speaking women with endometriosis, treated by laparoscopy in a university clin…

2015

Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003677.pub5

BackgroundThe four approaches to hysterectomy for benign disease are abdominal hysterectomy (AH), vaginal hysterectomy (VH), laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RH).ObjectivesTo assess the effectiveness and saf…

2013

Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of an online clinical health community in addition to usual fertility care: a cross-sectional study.

Journal of medical Internet research ·doi:10.2196/jmir.2098

BackgroundOnline health communities are becoming more popular in health care. Patients and professionals can communicate with one another online, patients can find peer support, and professionals can use it as an additional information chan…