Sara Willems

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Sara Willems is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Willems has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in General Health Professions, 35 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 30 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sara Willems's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (40 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (29 papers) and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (27 papers). Sara Willems is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (40 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (29 papers) and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (27 papers). Sara Willems collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Sara Willems's co-authors include Jan De Maeseneer, Myriam Deveugele, Stéphanie De Maesschalck, Anselme Derese, Jens Detollenaere, Peter Groenewegen, An De Sutter, Veerle Vyncke, Mieke van Driel and Stefan Greß and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sara Willems

148 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor–patient communication: does it make a difference?

2004 434 citations Sara Willems, Jan De Maeseneer et al. profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Willems

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The ESSAG-trial protocol: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of offering a self-sampling kit by the GP to reach women underscreened in the routine cervical cancer screening program 2024 ·Contemporary Clinical Trials ·(unknown), (unknown), Marc Arbyn, (unknown), Dirk Devroey, Patrick Martens, Cindy Simoens, Bert Vaes, Koen Van Herck, Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Véronique Verhoeven, Sara Willems	0
2	Quality of care in Belgian general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study 2024 ·BMC Primary Care ·Esther Van Poel, (unknown), Benoît Pétré, (unknown), Claire Collins, (unknown), Anne‐Françoise Donneau, (unknown), Michèle Guillaume, Sara Willems	0
3	Follow-up of patients with chronic conditions within primary care practices during COVID-19: Results from 7 Central and Eastern-European countries from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study 2024 ·European Journal of General Practice ·(unknown), Christian Schindler, (unknown), Ala Curteanu, (unknown), Helen Prytherch, В. І. Ткаченко, Bohumil Seifert, Péter Torzsa, Radost Аsenova, (unknown), Adam Windak, Sara Willems, (unknown), Claire Collins	2
4	Characteristics of primary care practices associated with patient education during COVID-19: results of the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study in 38 countries 2024 ·BMC Primary Care ·(unknown), Sara Willems, Esther Van Poel, Nadia Dardenne, Anne‐Françoise Donneau, (unknown), (unknown), Christian Mallen, Neophytos Stylianou, Claire Collins, Rémi Gagnayre, Benoît Pétré	3
5	The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region: a scoping review 2023 ·International Journal for Equity in Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Delobelle, Sara Willems, Caroline Masquillier, Peter Decat	17
6	Differences between Rural and Urban Practices in the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes from the PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Claire Collins, Esther Van Poel, Athina Tatsioni, Sven Streit, (unknown), Radost Аsenova, Kathryn Hoffmann, (unknown), Zalika Klemenc–Ketiš, Andrée Rochfort, Limor Adler, Adam Windak, Katarzyna Nessler, Sara Willems	10
7	The Organization of Outreach Work for Vulnerable Patients in General Practice during COVID-19: Results from the Cross-Sectional PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Esther Van Poel, Claire Collins, Peter Groenewegen, Peter Spreeuwenberg, (unknown), (unknown), Christian Mallen, Liubovė Murauskienė, Milena M Santric-Milicevic, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Willems	4
8	Health Service Management and Patient Safety in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kosovo 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, (unknown), Ilir Hoxha	1
9	Practice and System Factors Impact on Infection Prevention and Control in General Practice during COVID-19 across 33 Countries: Results of the PRICOV Cross-Sectional Survey 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Claire Collins, Esther Van Poel, Milena M Santric-Milicevic, (unknown), Limor Adler, (unknown), Liubovė Murauskienė, Adam Windak, Katarzyna Nessler, (unknown), Sara Willems	17
10	Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Changes in the Tasks of the Primary Care Workforce? An International Survey among General Practices in 38 Countries (PRICOV-19) 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Peter Groenewegen, Esther Van Poel, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Ronald Batenburg, Christian Mallen, Liubovė Murauskienė, (unknown), Benoît Pétré, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Athina Tatsioni, (unknown), Sara Willems	27
11	Distress and Wellbeing among General Practitioners in 33 Countries during COVID-19: Results from the Cross-Sectional PRICOV-19 Study to Inform Health System Interventions 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Claire Collins, Els Clays, Esther Van Poel, (unknown), (unknown), Katarzyna Nessler, (unknown), Milena M Santric-Milicevic, Zoran Bukumirić, Limor Adler, (unknown), Liubovė Murauskienė, (unknown), Adam Windak, Radost Аsenova, Sara Willems	22
12	The unequal effects of austerity measures between income-groups on the access to healthcare: a quasi-experimental approach 2021 ·International Journal for Equity in Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sara Willems	5
13	Evaluation of the quality of Primary Health Care services for children: reflections on the feasibility of using the Brazilian version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool as a routine assessment tool 2019 ·Einstein (São Paulo) ·(unknown), Sara Willems, Veerle Vyncke, Aylene Bousquat, Ana Luiza d’Ávila Viana, Guilherme Arantes Mello, Marcelo Demarzo	7
14	Association between person-centredness and financially driven postponement of care in European primary care: a cross-sectional multicountry study 2018 ·CMAJ Open ·Jens Detollenaere, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Sara Willems	1
15	Onderzoeksrapport 'Gezondheidsprofiel gedetineerden' 2015 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Veerle Vyncke, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Willems, (unknown), (unknown)	1
16	Avantages, désavantages et faisabilité de l’introduction de programmes “P4Q” en Belgique 2009 ·Lieven Annemans, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Liesbeth Borgermans, Delphine De Smedt, (unknown), Jan Heyrman, Roy Remmen, Walter Sermeus, C. van den Broeke, Pieter Van Herck, (unknown), Sara Willems, (unknown)	2
17	Netwerken, vertrouwen en wederkerigheid: over de complexiteit van het concept sociaal kapitaal 2009 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Tine Buffel, Dominique Verté, Veerle Vyncke, Sara Willems	2
18	Voordelen, nadelen en haalbaarheid van het invoeren van ‘Pay for Quality’ programma’s in België 2009 ·Lieven Annemans, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Liesbeth Borgermans, Delphine De Smedt, (unknown), Jan Heyrman, Roy Remmen, Walter Sermeus, C. van den Broeke, Pieter Van Herck, (unknown), Sara Willems, (unknown)	8
19	Advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of the introduction of ‘Pay for Quality’ programmes in Belgium 2009 ·Lieven Annemans, Pauline Boeckxstaens, Liesbeth Borgermans, Delphine De Smedt, (unknown), Jan Heyrman, Roy Remmen, Walter Sermeus, C. van den Broeke, Pieter Van Herck, (unknown), Sara Willems, (unknown)	8
20	Gezondheid in grote steden 2004 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), Sara Willems, Jan De Maeseneer	1

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