prof. dr. R. (Rienk) Dekker
Consultant in Rehabilitation / Head Outpatient department / Associate Professor

Research
Research units:
Research interests
active lifestyle, physical activity, sports and rehabilitation (medicine)
Physical Fitness in rehabilitation populations: being more fit enhances chances on better and faster recovery and rehabilitation
Spasticity
Publications
The course of fatigue and physical activity from discharge up to 5-7 years post stroke rehabilitation and the role of activity pacing behaviour: a longitudinal mixed-methods study.
Seves, B., de Kruif, A., Hettinga, F., Hoekstra, F., Brandenbarg, P., Krops, L., van der Woude, L. H. V., Hoekstra, T. & Dekker, R., 16-Jun-2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Adapted Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (Adapted-SQUASH) in adults with disabilities
Seves, B. L., Hoekstra, F., Schoenmakers, J. W. A., Brandenbarg, P., Hoekstra, T., Hettinga, F. J., Dekker, R., van der Woude, L. H. V. & van der Schans, C. P., 10-Dec-2020, In : Journal of Sports Sciences. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Implementing Individually Tailored Prescription of Physical Activity in Routine Clinical Care: Protocol of the Physicians Implement Exercise = Medicine (PIE=M) Development and Implementation Project
Krops, L. A., Bouma, A. J., Van Nassau, F., Nauta, J., van den Akker-Scheek, I., Bossers, W. J., Brügemann, J., Buffart, L. M., Diercks, R. L., De Groot, V., De Jong, J., Kampshoff, C. S., Van der Leeden, M., Leutscher, H., Navis, G. J., Scholtens, S., Stevens, M., Swertz, M. A., Van Twillert, S., Van der Velde, J., Zwerver, J., Van der Woude, L. H., Verhagen, E. A., Van Mechelen, W., Van Keeken, H. G., Van der Ploeg, H. P. & Dekker, R., 2-Nov-2020, In : Journal of medical internet research. 22, 11, 13 p., e19397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Unravelling perceived fatigue and activity pacing in maintaining a physically active lifestyle after stroke rehabilitation: a longitudinal cohort study
ReSpAct group, Seves, B. L., Hoekstra, T., Hoekstra, F., Hettinga, F. J., Dekker, R. & van der Woude, L. H. V., 2020, In : Disability and Rehabilitation. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Pre-operative rehabilitation in lower-limb amputation patients and its effect on post-operative outcomes
Hijmans, J. M., Dekker, R. & Geertzen, J. H. B., Oct-2020, In : Medical Hypotheses. 143, 9 p., 110134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
Pre-operative rehabilitation for dysvascular lower-limb amputee patients: a focus group study involving medical professionals
Dekker, R. (Creator), University of Groningen, Oct-2018
Dataset
Prizes
Hoogleraarschap Revalidatiegeneeskunde en actieve leefstijl.
Dekker, Rienk (Recipient), 1-Jun-2020
Prize: Honorary degree › Academic
Activities
ReSpAct 2.0: development of active lifestyle behavior (during and) after rehabilitation; towards a digital future?
Lucas Woude, van der (Supervisor), Rienk Dekker (Supervisor), Femke Hoekstra (Co-supervisor) & Leonie Krops (Co-supervisor)
1-Nov-2018 → 1-Nov-2022Activity: Examination › Supervision of PhD students › Academic
A sustainable physically active lifestyle in people with diseases: unravelling the role of perceived fatigue and activity pacing
Lucas Woude, van der (Supervisor), Rienk Dekker (Supervisor), Florentina Hettinga (Co-supervisor) & Trynke Hoekstra (Co-supervisor)
1-Sep-2018 → 1-Sep-2021Activity: Examination › Supervision of PhD students › Academic
Physical capacity of patients with lower-limb amputation using the Cruiser combined arm-leg ergometer
Rienk Dekker (Supervisor), Jan Geertzen (Supervisor), Lucas Woude, van der (Supervisor) & Johan Wempe (Co-supervisor)
1-Mar-2013 → 1-Aug-2021Activity: Examination › Supervision of PhD students › Academic
Press / Media
Interview Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Revalidatiegeneeskunde
01/01/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Professional
Persoonlijke gezondheidsomgeving (PGO
01/01/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Professional
Exercise is Medicine
01/01/2018 → 12/06/2018
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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