Wim Groot

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• phd
• Professor at Maastricht University

Purpose Many high-income countries experience significant staff shortages in healthcare and education. Both the nurse and teacher occupations have a high outflow due to retirement and difficulties in attracting and retaining workers. The aim of this study is to estimate the magnitude of the so-called hidden reserves among individuals who have been...

Background and objective Patient-centered care (PCC) and patient satisfaction are pivotal in healthcare provision for patients with diabetes. This study investigates the link between perceived PCC and satisfaction with care among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at 47 primary healthcare centers...

Background Infertility affects one in six people globally, with similar prevalence rates across high-income and low- and middle-income countries. Technological advancements, particularly in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), have improved fertility treatment options. Although access to ART is presumed to be better in high-income countries (HIC...

Background and Aims In Northern Nigeria, entrenched patriarchal norms, high maternal mortality rates, low contraceptive use, and a fragile healthcare system exacerbated by conflict pose significant challenges to reproductive autonomy and family planning. This study investigates the impact of conflict exposure on women's unmet family planning needs...

Background This study explores the facilitating and inhibiting factors in the design/development, implementation, and applicability/evaluation of value-based payment models of integrated care. The Delphi technique was used to reach consensus among a panel of (inter)national experts on these factors. Methods An expert panel of 15 members participat...

Developing countries need to significantly increase education funding in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) targets. The question remains as to whether increased funding leads to improved learning outcomes and whether allocated scarce resources are used efficiently to maximize learning outcomes. Using ordinary least squares (O...

In Ukraine, patients and their family members face numerous barriers to health care services. In response, they use coping strategies, that are manifold and complex activities aimed at overcoming these barriers, the financial burden of the treatment, and the poor quality of health care services. These activities include formal and informal practice...

CHD includes a wide range of cardiac disorders present at birth. If appropriate care is delivered in time, the prognosis is relatively good. However, in many parts of the world, access to healthcare continues to be a problem for these patients, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to synthesise and analyse the...

Background: This systematic review assesses the role of the Cooperative Health Insurance System (CHIS) in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Saudi Arabia's evolving healthcare system by consolidating and analyzing findings from diverse studies to provide a comprehensive overview of CHIS's impact and also identifies contextual challenges...

Citation: Alzahrani, A.A.; Pavlova, M.; Alsubahi, N.; Ahmad, A.; Groot, W.

Introduction This paper investigates the experiences of stakeholders involved with the Netherlands Heart Network (NHN) and provides insights into the importance of the facilitating and inhibiting factors of the network. An essential feature of the NHN is that health insurers provided a subsidy to develop and carry out the activities of the network....

Retention in HIV care is crucial for improved health outcomes. Malawi has a high HIV prevalence and struggles with retention despite significant progress in controlling the epidemic. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions, such as two-way texting (2wT), have shown promise in improving antiretroviral therapy (ART) retention. We explore the cost-effec...

With a significant proportion of the population facing considerable deficits in access to health care and financial protection, progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) continues to be a challenge in South Asia. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the challenges and opportunities for UHC in South Asia. We used the six-stage Ar...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) retention is critical for achieving viral load suppression (VLS) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Retention remains challenging in high-prevalence settings like Malawi. Short messaging service (SMS) interventions, particularly hybrid two-way texting (2wT), show promise in improving ART retention. We conducted a ran...

The healthcare and education sectors suffer from shortages of nurses and teachers. Extending their working hours has often been proposed as a solution to this. In this study, we conduct a discrete choice experiment (DCE) in the Netherlands to elicit nurses’ and teachers’ preferences for different jobs and working conditions. We present both nurses...

The Hidden Reserve of Nurses and Teachers in the Netherlands* Like in many other high-income countries, the Netherlands experiences significant staff shortages in both healthcare and education. The key shortage occupations in these sectors are nurses and teachers. Both occupations suffer from high retirements rates and encounter difficulties in att...

Purpose: An evidence-based approach to improving instructional practices and student outcomes in data use. It is a systematic process of evaluating and analysing learning problems, collecting and transforming various types of data into instructional decisions, and implementing informed actions to improve instruction and student learning. Since tea...

Most EU member states fail to provide essential sexual and reproductive health services to undocumented migrants, a vulnerable population facing limited access, utilization, and worse health-related outcomes. This study systematically reviewed the literature on access to and use of these services, as well as related health, economic, and migratory...

Entrepreneurship education has grown considerably, including in secondary schools (SS). However, agreement regarding the goals, objectives, and performance levels of entrepreneurship education (EE) in SS has yet to be reached. Thus, there is a need for greater clarity on what knowledge and skills should be taught to learners. The main objective of...

Prevalence estimates of autism spectrum disorder (henceforth autism) in Latin America thus far have been limited by a lack of reliable population-level data. We analyzed autism school prevalence across 29 Chilean health service regions for students aged 6–18 years, standardized by age and sex. We validated these results using electronic health reco...

A lack of nurses is a prevalent and persistent problem in many countries [...]

Worldwide, nurse shortages constitute a problem, including in the Netherlands. Every region in the country has a shortage of all types of nurses. At the same time, there are large hidden reserves: persons who have been trained as a nurse but do not work in the healthcare sector. The size of the hidden reserve exceeds the shortage of nurses. Until n...

Background Mobile health (mHealth) is reshaping healthcare delivery, especially in HIV management. The World Health Organization advocates for mHealth to provide healthcare workers (HCWs) with real-time data, enhancing patient care. However, in Malawi's Lighthouse Trust antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic, the nurse-led community-based ART (NCAP) p...

Background: Retention in HIV care is crucial for improved health outcomes. Malawi has a high HIV prevalence and struggles with retention despite significant progress in controlling the epidemic. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions, such as two-way texting (2wT), have shown promise in improving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) retention. We explore t...

Background and objective On the trajectory towards universal health coverage in Bhutan, health equity requires policy attention as significant disparities exist between urban and rural health outcomes. This paper examines health services utilization patterns, inequalities and their socio-economic determinants in rural and urban areas and decomposes...

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the factors contributing to NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) status among youth. We identify 43 studies that meet our inclusion criteria in Scopus, PsycINFO, ERIC, British Education Index, Social Science Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Index, IEEE Xplore, SpringerLink, and Sci...

Background Mortality from congenital heart disease has decreased considerably in the last two decades due to improvements in overall health care. However, there are barriers to access to healthcare in Latin America for this population, which could be related to factors such as healthcare system, policies, resources, geographic, cultural, educationa...

The increased availability of technology in higher education has led to the growth of online learning platforms. However, a significant concern exists regarding dropout rates in online higher education (OHE). In this ever-evolving landscape, student attrition poses a complex challenge that demands careful investigation. This systematic literature r...

Background Due to the low prevalence of clinically suspected malaria among pregnant women in Myanmar, little is known about its impact on mothers and newborns. Helminth and Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) co-infections cause anemia in pregnant women. This study assessed the prevalence of subclinical malaria and co-infections among pregnant wome...

Background Public health expenditure is one of the fastest-growing spending items in EU member states. As the population ages and wealth increases, governments allocate more resources to their health systems. In view of this, the aim of this study is to identify the key determinants of public health expenditure in the EU member states. Methods Thi...

Het onderwijs kampt met aanzienlijke personeelstekorten, maar tegelijkertijd kent de sector een aanzienlijke stille reserve. Het tekort kan volledig worden opgelost als circa een vijfde van de stille reserve weer voltijds in het onderwijs aan de slag gaat.

With the increased focus on patient-centered care, consensus on healthcare outcomes of importance to patients becomes crucial. Based on a systematic review of the literature, this study confirms the perspectives of patients on healthcare quality in GCC countries. Online databases were searched for relevant peer-reviewed articles published from 2012...

Healthcare systems are facing a shortage of nurses. This article identifies some of the major causes of this and the issues that need to be solved. We take a perspective derived from queuing theory: the patient–nurse relationship is characterized by a scarcity of time and resources, requiring comprehensive coordination at all levels. For coordinati...

Value‐based payment (VBP) models are designed and implemented to improve outcomes at the same or lower costs. Their adoption requires significant changes in the way healthcare organisations and insurance companies operate. Usually, before VBP models are widely implemented, pilot projects are conducted. Payers need to have a comprehensive set of req...

Armed conflicts often significantly exacerbate the magnitude and severity of malnutrition by increasing food insecurity. Evidence shows that malnutrition is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children during conflicts. This study examines the impact of the armed conflicts in Northern Nigeria on nutritional status of children...

Objective: Our goal was to analyze the effects of implementing problem-based learning (PBL) at the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction. Method: We compared students that attended lectures and tutorials using PBL and students that attended lectures and tutorials using traditional teaching methods. In total, 737 students (intervent...

De zorg kent aanzienlijke personeelstekorten. Tegelijkertijd werken veel mensen die als verpleegkundige of verzorgende mogen werken niet of maar weinig uren. Door hen in te zetten zouden de personeelstekorten in de zorg opgelost kunnen worden. IN HET KORT • Er zijn nu 14.400 vacatures voor verpleegkundigen tegenover meer dan 24.000 afgestudeerden...

Background Worldwide, the usage of value-based payment (VBP) models is increasing. Empirical studies on the intended and unintended effects of the introduction of a VBP model are however scarce. In this study, we present an approach to monitor the effects of the introduction of VBP models. Moreover, we share the results of a first application of th...

The association between patient experience and the quality of hospital care is controversial. We assess the association between clinical outcomes and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) in hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Knowledge on this issue informs value-based health-care reforms. A retrospective observational study was conducted in 17 hosp...

Background Disasters are increasing worldwide, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being one of the most prone regions. Hospitals play a key role in disasters. This study provides a systematic review of the evidence on disaster preparedness by hospitals in SSA countries based on English literature. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted of...

The Covid-19 Pandemic has led to an increase in online recruitment. Many job seekers and employers post information about their talents, characteristics, and demands on job search websites where a large amount of data is cumulated in an unparsed way. Therefore, job seekers and employers cannot always find their way through this. This research used...

Objectives: To inform the stepwise transformation to value-based healthcare in Saudi Arabia, we assess physicians' priorities for measuring general patient outcomes. This is done as an initial step toward the implementation of disease-specific outcome sets. Methods: A cross-sectional, electronic self-administered questionnaire-based study among...

Background The Netherlands is receiving increasing numbers of Yemeni refugees due to the ongoing war in Yemen. Since there is a lack of knowledge about access to healthcare by refugees, this study investigates the experiences of Yemeni refugees with the Dutch healthcare system from a health literacy perspective. Methods Qualitative semi-structured...

Purpose This study aims at advancing the understanding of University-Industry Collaboration (UIC) by proposing an adapted conceptual model for comprehensive contextual analysis taking industry perspective and identifying effective mechanisms for stimulating UIC in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach This study was designed as a m...

The transition from primary to secondary school can affect children’s school and work careers. Mentors at secondary school guide the children through the transition process. For this, they need support from the children, their parents, and the primary schoolteachers. We interviewed 17 mentors from secondary schools in the Netherlands to investigate...

Objectives Pharmacists’ role in diabetes care is developing in improving medication adherence. Implementation of pharmacist services needs to consider patients’ and pharmacists’ perspectives as service users and providers, respectively. Therefore, this study investigates both perspectives on suitable pharmacist services to improve medication adhere...

Value-based healthcare aims to improve efficiency and value for patients. Value-based payment models are a form of provider reimbursement to achieve this. Studies on these models have found positive results, but may be biased by unintended consequences, such as risk selection. Risk selection is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that occurs at the pati...

Evidence on the potential for value-based payment models to improve quality of care and ensure more efficient outcomes is limited and mixed. We aim to identify the factors that enhance or inhibit the design, implementation, and application of these models through a systematic literature review. We used the PRISMA guidelines. The facilitating and in...

Background: Due to the low prevalence of clinical malaria of 1-2 % among pregnant women in Myanmar, little is known about its impact on mothers and newborns. Helminth and HIV co-infections may cause anaemia and other adverse health outcomes for both mother and child. This study assessed the prevalence of subclinical malaria and co-infections among...

Background Most EU member states fail to provide comprehensive access to essential sexual reproductive health services to undocumented migrants. This population group is, therefore, specifically vulnerable to experiencing worse health outcomes related to sexual and reproductive health. The aim of this study is to systematically review the academic...

STUDY QUESTION What are the direct costs of assisted reproductive technology (ART), and how affordable is it for patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS)? SUMMARY ANSWER Direct medical costs paid by patients for infertility treatment are significantly higher than annual average income and GDP per capita, pointing to unaffordability and...

Introduction: Value-based healthcare has potential for cost control and quality improvement. To assess this, we review the evidence on the impact of value-based payment (VBP) models in the context of networks of care (NOC) and transmural care. Methods: We used the PRISMA guidelines for this systematic literature review. We searched eight databas...

Objective Patient preferences are important in designing optimal rehabilitation care. The aim of this study is to assess preferences for rehabilitation care among two groups of respondents. Design An online discrete choice experiment survey was carried out. Setting We use data for Lebanon, a country where rehabilitation care is still underdevelop...

Background: Cost-effectiveness is a tool to maximize health benefits and to improve efficiency in healthcare. However, efficient outcomes are not always the most equitable ones. Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis (DCEA) offers a framework for incorporating equity concerns into cost-effectiveness analysis. Objective: This systematic revie...

Monitoring financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending on health care is a critical determinant of progress towards universal health coverage. This study investigates the occurrence, intensity and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in Bhutan using three rounds of the cross-sectional Bhutan Living Standard Survey...

Background and aim The Netherlands is receiving increasing numbers of Yemeni refugees due to the ongoing war in Yemen. Since there is a lack of knowledge about access to health care by migrants, this study investigates the experiences of Yemeni refugees with the Dutch healthcare system from a health literacy perspective. Methods Qualitative semi-s...

Background Eastern European health system indicators (e.g., number of health workers and care coverage) suggest well‐resourced maternity care systems, but maternal health outcomes compare poorly with those in Western Europe. Often, poor maternal health outcomes are linked to inequities in accessing adequate maternal care. This study investigates ac...

Background Ukraine has been improving the quality of health care by reforming the health care system. Evidence on healthcare users’ perceptions of quality is important for future system changes. This paper aims to analyze the aspects of quality that outpatient care users find most important. Methods Data from a longitudinal household survey ‘Healt...

This paper reports on teachers' preferences for online professional development programmes in Indonesia. Relying on data from 330 university English teachers, the results of our discrete choice experiment suggest a significant positive preference for synchronous interaction but a negative preference for costly programmes, programmes offering no cer...

Objective All women should have access to adequate and respectful maternal care to maximise health outcomes. In Poland, there is a mismatch between good maternal health indicators and poor care experiences. This study examined stakeholder views on access to adequate maternal care in Poland in terms of availability, appropriateness, affordability, a...

To reach the desired level of university–industry collaboration (UIC) in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, specific strategies and operational mechanisms are needed. For this, an in-depth understanding of the specificities of the context concerning the UIC influencing factors is necessary. Such an understanding is still limited in SSA. This stud...

Despite the increase in entrepreneurship initiatives and interventions, there is a poor understanding of entrepreneurship programs' principles and learning objectives in secondary education. This study provides insight into the current range of entrepreneurship programs and their underlying pedagogy in secondary education in the Netherlands. To str...

Background Accreditation is an important performance management tool. The engagement of stakeholders in pursuing accreditation plays a critical role in integrating standards into routine practice. This study explores the attitude of hospital directors towards accreditation and investigates the mechanisms of normalising standards in Saudi Arabian ho...

Background This systematic literature review identifies hospital value-based healthcare quality measures, measurement practices, and tools, as well as potential strategies for improving cardiovascular diseases and cancer care. Methods A systematic search was carried out in the PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and MEDLINE (OvidSP) databases. We included stu...

Background Ukraine is reforming its health care system to improve quality of health care. Insight into how primary health care managers perceive quality is important for the ongoing reform as well as for the improvement of medical services. Methods An online survey was conducted as part of the Ukrainian-Swiss project “Medical Educational Developme...

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of an active labor market program (ALMP) for higher educated workers in the Netherlands. The one-year program is characterized by six months of full-time IT retraining followed by a six-month internship. We estimate the effects of participating on earnings per month and working days per month. The re...

Purpose Professional development interventions (PDIs) are crucial for equipping teachers to use data effectively. Relying on previous studies reporting on such interventions, this paper aims to identify and synthesise the goals, dimensions and conditions of PDIs for data use. This paper also examines the evidence of the effect of such interventions...

Given the drive towards knowledge-based economy to secure and sustain economic advancement, what types of education interventions are most effective holds policy and scholarly interest, particularly in less developed regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa where learning outcomes are weaker and resources are more scarce. It is therefore important to ide...

Background Integrating accreditation standards in healthcare business operations is context-sensitive and affected by diverse factors. This study explored the driving and restraining factors influencing the implementation of accreditation standards in Saudi Arabian hospitals. Methods A qualitative design using semi-structured in-depth interviews w...

Due to rapid demographic ageing and to sustain its pension system, the Netherlands recently initiated a pension reform that increased the retirement age, with the intention to increase labour force participation among older workers. However, there is little evidence on the preferences of workers concerning their retirement age, and on how these pre...

APPENDIX 1: Keywords used in Computerized Databases Search and APPENDIX 2: Main Reports assessed for elegibility

List of main Reports assessed for elegibility - Article: Policies to tackle Skills Mismatch: a Systematic Literature Review

Objectives This study examines the effects of a restorative justice programme in the Netherlands on educational outcomes and repeated delinquent behaviour of young people who have committed a criminal offence. Methods We use data from a field experiment, in which the participants are randomly assigned to a restorative justice programme. We link th...

AimThis study reviews the empirical evidence on care delivery in complex emergencies (CEs) to better understand ways of improving care delivery and mitigating inequity in care among refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in CEs.Subject and methodsA systematic search was conducted in Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed and Embase. A manual sea...

Women and children suffer worse health outcomes during armed conflicts. For more than a decade, Northern Nigeria has been facing one of the most violent armed conflicts in sub‐Saharan Africa. Studies on the conflict's impact on healthcare utilization in the area are few. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of the protracted armed conflic...

The gender pay gap is a persistent and pervasive problem. This study systematically reviews the literature on two determinants of the wage gap that have attracted attention more recently: the contribution of personality traits and social norms. Based on 39 studies identified, we discuss how personality traits and social norms are operationalized an...

Background Insufficient physical activity is one of the leading mortality risks worldwide for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Physiotherapists (PT) are core healthcare professionals who play a major role in the prevention of disease complications and in inspiring a healthy lifestyle. To identify challenges in the promotion of cardiopulmonary...

Background In this paper, we investigate the predictors for enrollment and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education. We develop a sequential logit model in which students enroll in STEM education, may drop out from STEM higher education, or continue studying until they graduate in an STEM fiel...

Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over three quarters of the cardiovascular deaths take place in low and middle-income countries. Despite the benefits, Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is still not routinely and not universally available. Numerous studies have found that barriers...

De inzichten van het WRR-rapport ‘Kiezen voor houdbare zorg’ worden breed gedeeld. De onhoudbaarheid van de uitgavengroei wordt overtuigend aangetoond. De aanbevelingen zijn echter zwak; eigenlijk weten de opstellers ook niet echt wat er moet gebeuren. De keuzes van de WRR mogen scherper.

Background In low-income countries (LIC) and low-middle-income countries (LMIC), the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased due to the lack of prevention and the presence of barriers to enter rehabilitation programs. The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the evidence on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in LIC an...

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over three quarters of the cardiovascular deaths take place in low-and middle-income countries. CVD represent half of all death in the country. Despite the benefits and clinical recommendations from ESC/AHA and WHO, Cardiac Rehabilitation (...

Background Various pharmacist services are available to improve medication adherence, including consultation, brochure, etc. Challenges arise on which services are best implemented in practice. Knowledge about patients’ and pharmacists’ preferences can help to prioritize services. This study explores the pharmacists’ and patients’ perceptions about...

This experimental study with a pre-post and follow-up design evaluates the financial education program “SaveWise” for ninth grade students in the Netherlands (n = 713). SaveWise adopts a holistic approach, emphasizing action rather than mere cognition. Benefitting from explicit instruction imbedded in real-life contexts, students in the program set...