User profiles for R M Hopstaken

Rogier Hopstaken

general practitioner, POCT specialist
Verified email at maastrichtuniversity.nl
Cited by 3508

Effect of point of care testing for C reactive protein and training in communication skills on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial

JWL Cals, CC Butler, RM Hopstaken, K Hood… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
… Jochen WL Cals, general practitioner trainee and researcher,1 Christopher C Butler, professor
of primary care medicine,2 Rogier M Hopstaken, general practitioner and researcher,1,3 …

Contributions of symptoms, signs, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reactive protein to a diagnosis of pneumonia in acute lower respiratory tract infection.

RM Hopstaken, JW Muris, JA Knottnerus… - British Journal of …, 2003 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Diagnostic tests enabling general practitioners (GPs) to differentiate rapidly
between pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are needed to …

Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing and antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: a randomized controlled trial

…, GJ Dinant, RM Hopstaken - The Annals of Family …, 2010 - Annals Family Med
… Author contributions: Jochen Cals and Rogier Hopstaken conceived the original idea for
the study and were responsible for running the project. Sanne de Jong and Marjolein Schot …

Public beliefs on antibiotics and respiratory tract infections: an internet-based questionnaire study

…, RJM Lardinois, R Gonzales, RM Hopstaken… - British Journal of …, 2007 - bjgp.org
Background Patient expectations are among the strongest predictors of clinicians' antibiotic
prescribing decisions. Although public knowledge, beliefs, and experiences of antibiotics …

Inter-observer variation in the interpretation of chest radiographs for pneumonia in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

RM Hopstaken, T Witbraad, JMA Van Engelshoven… - Clinical radiology, 2004 - Elsevier
AIM: To assess inter-observer variation in the interpretation of chest radiographs of individuals
with pneumonia versus those without pneumonia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Chest …

Enhanced communication skills and C-reactive protein point-of-care testing for respiratory tract infection: 3.5-year follow-up of a cluster randomized trial

…, NA Francis, RM Hopstaken… - The Annals of Family …, 2013 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to assess the long-term effect of family physicians’
use of C-reactive protein (CRP) point-of-care testing and/or physician training in enhanced …

C‐reactive protein point of care testing and physician communication skills training for lower respiratory tract infections in general practice: economic evaluation of a …

…, K Hood, CC Butler, RM Hopstaken… - Journal of evaluation …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale, aims and objectives An economic evaluation of general practitioner (GP) use of C‐reactive
protein (CRP) point of care test, GP communication skills training, and both GP …

C-reactive protein point-of-care testing for lower respiratory tract infections: a qualitative evaluation of experiences by GPs

JWL Cals, FHF Chappin, RM Hopstaken… - Family …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… Rogier M Hopstaken , Rogier M Hopstaken … Jochen WL Cals, Fleur HF Chappin, Rogier M
Hopstaken, Mirjam E van Leeuwen, Kerenza Hood, Christopher C Butler, Geert-Jan Dinant, C-…

Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled …

TM Boere, LW van Buul, RM Hopstaken… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
… Tjarda M Boere,1 Laura W van Buul,1 Rogier M Hopstaken,2,3,4 Maurits W van Tulder,5 …
doi:10.1186/1471-2296-15-80 18 Cals JW, Butler CC, Hopstaken RM, Hood K, Dinant GJ. …

Analytical performance, agreement and user-friendliness of five C-reactive protein point-of-care tests

…, TJM Verheij, RM Hopstaken… - … journal of clinical and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Point-of-care (POC) C-reactive protein (CRP) testing is increasingly used in
primary care to assist general practitioners (GPs) in the diagnostic workup for various …