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Papers by Roel Popping

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2009

To investigate whether the provision of detailed information on participation and activity limita... more To investigate whether the provision of detailed information on participation and activity limitations, compared with medical information alone, influences the assessment of work limitations by physicians. Three groups each of 9 insurance physicians used written interview reports to assess work limitations in 30 patients with low back pain or lower extremity problems. Each group was given different kinds of information on the patient: the first group received only medical information; the second group received detailed information on participation and activity limitations; and the third group was provided with both types of information. Agreement percentages within the groups and differences between the groups in scores given on the work limitation items of the Functional Ability List were measured. The groups showed no important differences in agreement percentages (mean percentage approximately 80%). The physicians who received either medical information or both forms of information indicated fewer work limitations compared with physicians using detailed information on participation and activity limitations. Information on participation and activity limitations provided by the patient has only limited influence on inter-rater reliability. However, there was a significant difference in scores on assessed work limitation items compared with medical history-taking alone. Therefore, in disability assessment interviews physicians should ask for medical information as well as detailed information on participation and activity limitations.

... on and Spectators. Simulation of Crowd Behaviour. 2.1 Simulation is a young and rapidly growi... more ... on and Spectators. Simulation of Crowd Behaviour. 2.1 Simulation is a young and rapidly growing field in the social sciences (eg, Axelrod, 1997, pp. 21). The idea ... members of the other party. The Simulation Model of Crowd Behaviour. ...

... THEMATIC TEXT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE WITH A REPRESENTATIONAL ORIENTATION ATLAS/ti (Archive for Tec... more ... THEMATIC TEXT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE WITH A REPRESENTATIONAL ORIENTATION ATLAS/ti (Archive for Technology, the ... PLCA (Program for Linguistic Content Analysis) Description. ... the program reconstructs sen-tences on screen by translating their encoded form into a ...

Medical Education

1 Objective Logbooks are widely used in medical schools as an evaluation tool to assess students'... more 1 Objective Logbooks are widely used in medical schools as an evaluation tool to assess students' progress towards objectives. To estimate whether students ®ll in their logbooks reliably, we measured interobserver agreement by comparing doctors' data and students' data.

> > Abstract_ This study explores the process of shelter exits for homeless individuals and for d... more > > Abstract_ This study explores the process of shelter exits for homeless individuals and for different shelter types in the public shelter system in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Individualised administrative data from the Groningen Homelessness Monitor (2003-2006) are used for estimating a Weibull hazard rate regression model. Results show that the different shelter types fit adequately with their policy purposes : lengths of stay in emergency shelter accommodation appear to be shorter than in supportive housing accommodation and clients tend to remain longest in guest houses. The results also indicate that the use of day shelters, as well as demographic variables such as age, gender and nationality, are associated with a differentiated likelihood of continuing homelessness. The results of this study in the Dutch context are compared with research on the process of homelessness in the United States, and finally the implications of these findings and future directions for research on the process of homelessness are discussed. > > Keywords_ Process of homelessness ; shelter accommodation ; the Netherlands 1 This paper is derived from a master thesis submitted at the University of Groningen.

The study of organizational careers of employees developed in the last 20 years into an important... more The study of organizational careers of employees developed in the last 20 years into an important branch of social mobility research. However, a major problem in this branch is the presence of many organizational mechanisms, which are theoretical interesting though hard to study simultaneously in the organizational case studies to which the field is restricted. In order to overcome this problem of theoretical complexity and lack of data, a simulation model CLISP is developed that generates career data of employees under controlled conditions. The output of CLISP is a set of data, which is similar to the well-known data sets that are obtained from existing organizations. Some examples are given that reflect the usefulness and possibilities of simulation techniques for the study of organizational careers of employees. For instance, the simulation results can provide us with knowledge about the period in which changes in personnel policies such as Equal Opportunity measures will have s...

Social Science Information, 2014

ABSTRACT This methodological article presents an introduction to the field of clause-based semant... more ABSTRACT This methodological article presents an introduction to the field of clause-based semantic text analysis. The method is introduced and elaborated with regard to the study of ideological developments within fledgling democracies. In such studies modality plays an important role. Democratic societies are maintained in accordance with either a modality of achievement or one of necessity. This is illustrated using editorial texts from Hungary, one of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe where people had to find their democratic way after communism disappeared in 1989.

Sociological Methodology, 2012

Open Journal of Political Science, 2013

Quality & Quantity, 2013

ABSTRACT This exploratory study provides an answer to the question what a coalition agreement mea... more ABSTRACT This exploratory study provides an answer to the question what a coalition agreement means for negotiation by political parties in the House and what consequences this has for the motions submitted. Motions on environmental and immigration policy are compared at the time of two different governments. Based on the coalition agreements we estimate how much space for negotiation with regard to both issues and both periods is available. On that basis predictions are made regarding the numbers of submitted and passed motions. Moreover, a new classification is introduced in order to be able to group motions based on the intended purpose. Also predictions are made about this. The results show that, in line with expectations, fewer motions are proposed on issues where the negotiation space is limited, but this effect is not significant. However, there are significant findings with regard to motions that have passed. Where negotiation space is smaller, fewer motions pass than with respect to topics where the negotiation space is greater. As regards the different types of motions, the research gives unexpected, but interesting, results.

Social Science Information, 1996