Basis informatie

Naam: Arwen Pieterse
Titel: Associate professor
Instelling: Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Discipline: Communicatie studie
Jarenlange ervaring: 20

Onderzoek

Primaire methodologische onderzoeksaanpak:

• Oncologie
• Patiënt-aanbieder relatie

Focus van onderzoek in communicatie en gezondheidszorg:

• Delphi en methoden voor het vinden van consensus
• Observatie studies
• Kwalitatieve methoden

Beschrijving

Drie trefwoorden die expertise en interesse beschrijven:

1. gedeelde besluitvorming

Beschrijving vakgebied, grote belangen en gespreksonderwerpen:

Defining and assessing observed and perceived shared decision making, as well as related topics (e.g., information provision, implicit persuasion, role of time in patient involvement, patient readiness for shared decision making). Interested in what clinicians need to involve patients.

Korte biografie:

Arwen H. Pieterse, PhD is Associate professor in person-centered care at Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, and Visiting professor at the University of Oslo, Norway. She obtained her PhD from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2005 on a study assessing communication in genetic counselling. She was Research fellow of the Dutch Cancer Society (2008-2011). She is/has been PI on several grants for multicenter studies to study doctor-patient communication during decision consultations, measuring shared decision making, and determinants of patient involvement in decision making. Most of her research focuses on cancer treatment decision making. She received the 2018 Jozien Bensing award from the International Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH). She is Associate editor of Patient Education and Counseling since 2017, and has (co-) authored >100 peer-reviewed international papers. She chaired the 2022 ICCH conference, Glasgow, UK.