Biography
My academic background is in Medical Anthropology & Sociology and Clinical Psychology (both MSc obtained at the University of Amsterdam). After my graduation I worked as a psychiatric aide in various psychiatric institutions in Amsterdam (flexworker). As a junior researcher I assisted in a project on active citizenship (University of Amsterdam), the implementation of a depression prevention program for elderly (GGZinGeest) and on using patient narratives to improve the quality of hospital care (Rathenau Instituut).
My PHD research is part of the project: ‘Participatory quality improvement in complex care relationships in long term care: balancing self-management and frailty.’
Care relationships in long term care become increasingly complex as health care professionals are called to both stimulate self-management and care for often frail clients. In this project we develop a participatory qualitative method for improving the quality of this complex care relationship. Furthermore we reflect on how such a method can provide insights for governance of quality of care on a national level.
Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
Assistant professor | Health Care Governance (HCG)
- heerings@eshpm.eur.nl
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Work
- Katya Y J Sion, Marjolijn Heerings, Marije Blok, Aukelien Scheffelaar, Josanne Huijg, Gerben Westerhof, Anne Margriet Pot, Katrien Luijkx & Jan P H Hamers (2024) - How Stories Can Contribute Toward Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care - The Gerontologist, 64 (4) - doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad084 - [link]
- Marjolijn Heerings, Hester van de Bovenkamp, Mieke Cardol & Roland Bal (2024) - Burden of support: a counter narrative of service users’ experiences with community housing services - Disability and Society, 39 (3), 743-766 - doi: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2087490 - [link]
- Rik Wehrens, Lieke Oldenhof, Marjolijn Heerings, Violet Petit-Steeghs, Sander van Haperen, Roland Bal & Trisha Greenhalgh (2023) - Integrating System Dynamics and Action Research: Towards a Consideration of Normative Complexity Comment on “Insights Gained From a Re-analysis of Five Improvement Cases in Healthcare Integrating System Dynamics Into Action Research” - International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 12 (1) - doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7582 - [link]
- Marjolijn Heerings (2022) - The good care relationship in long term care: Attending to ethical tensions and burdens
- Marjolijn Heerings, Hester van de Bovenkamp, Mieke Cardol & Roland Bal (2022) - Ask us! Adjusting experience-based codesign to be responsive to people with intellectual disabilities, serious mental illness or older persons receiving support with independent living - Health Expectations, 25 (5), 2246-2254 - doi: 10.1111/hex.13436 - [link]
- Erna Scholtes, Hester van de Bovenkamp, Marjolijn Heerings, Nada Akrouh & Rik Wehrens (2022) - Verhalen vertellen: Borstkankerzorg verbeteren door Patiëntervaringsverhalen te benutten
- Marjolijn Heerings, Hester van de Bovenkamp, Mieke Cardol & Roland Bal (2021) - Tinkering as Collective Practice:: A Qualitative Study on Handling Ethical Tensions in Supporting People with Intellectual or Psychiatric Disabilities - Ethics and Social Welfare, 16 (1), 36-53 - doi: 10.1080/17496535.2021.1954223 - [link]
- Hester van de Bovenkamp, C Platenkamp, Nada Akrouh, Roland Bal, Marjolijn Heerings, Jannie Oskam & Floortje Scheepers (2021) - Op naar patientenwetenschappen: webinar - [link]
- Marjolijn Heerings, Hester van de Bovenkamp, M Cardol & R Bal (2020) - Ethical Dilemmas of Participation of Service Users With Serious Mental Illness: A Thematic Synthesis - Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 41, 283-295 - doi: 10.1080/01612840.2019.1667459 - [link]
- Ilse M.J. Van Beljouw, Marjolijn Heerings, Tineke A. Abma, Miranda G.H. Laurant, Petronella J.V. Van'T Veer-Tazelaar, Vivianne E. Baur, Max L. Stek, Harm W.J. Van Marwijk & Eric Van Exel (2015) - Pulling out all the stops: What motivates 65+ year olds with depressive symptoms to participate in an outreaching preference-led intervention programme? - Aging and Mental Health, 19 (5), 453-463 - doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.944090 - [link]
- Ilse M.J. Van Beljouw, Eric Van Exel, Jenny De Jong Gierveld, Hannie C. Comijs, Marjolijn Heerings, Max L. Stek & Harm W.J. Van Marwijk (2014) - "Being all alone makes me sad": Loneliness in older adults with depressive symptoms - International Psychogeriatrics, 26 (9), 1541-1551 - doi: 10.1017/S1041610214000581 - [link]
- Ilse M.J. van Beljouw, Miranda G.H. Laurant, Marjolijn Heerings, Max L. Stek, Harm W.J. van Marwijk & Eric van Exel (2014) - Implementing an outreaching, preference-led stepped care intervention programme to reduce late life depressive symptoms: Results of a mixed-methods study - Implementation Science, 9 (1) - doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0107-y - [link]
- Christian Bröer & Marjolijn Heerings (2013) - Neurobiology in public and private discourse: The case of adults with ADHD - Sociology of Health and Illness, 35 (1), 49-65 - doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01477.x - [link]
Kwalitatief Onderzoekscollectief GGZ
- Start date approval
- maart 2023
- End date approval
- maart 2026
- Place
- VOORBURG
- Description
- Secretaris Kwalitatief Onderzoekscollectief GGZ
Advanced Research Methods
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
Thesis HCM
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
Integration project
- Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3
Module Knowledge
- Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3
Academic Development & Skills
- Level
- Bachelor 3
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3
Advanced Research Methods
- Year Level
- master, master
