Willemijn Schäfer

2.3k citations

41 papers · 1.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

General Health Professions top 1%
Economics and Econometrics top 2%
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 10%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 5%

Co-authors: W.G.W. Boerma Peter Groenewegen Madelon Kroneman W. Devillé M. van den Berg Ewout van Ginneken G.P. Westert Stefan Greß
Topics: Primary Care and Health Outcomes (31 papers)Healthcare Policy and Management (25 papers)Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers)
Cited by: General Health Professions Economics and Econometrics Emergency Medical Services
Journals: PLoS ONE Social Science & Medicine BMC Health Services Research
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Willemijn Schäfer

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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The Netherlands: health system review.

2010 488 citations Willemijn Schäfer, Madelon Kroneman et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative care: An e-Delphi consensus study 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),(unknown),Andreia Leite,Willemijn Schäfer,Claudia Valli,Ismael Martínez Nicolás,(unknown),Pedro Casaca,(unknown),Daniel Arnal Velasco,(unknown),Carola Orrego,Paulo Sousa	0
2	Developing a core outcome set for patient safety in perioperative care (SAFEST project) 2023 ·Population Medicine ·Ana Nunes,Andreia Leite,J. A. Teixeira,(unknown),Willemijn Schäfer,Claudia Valli,Ismael Martínez Nicolás,(unknown),Daniel Arnal Velasco,(unknown),(unknown),Kaja Põlluste,Carola Orrego,Paulo Sousa	0
3	Task shifting from general practitioners to practice assistants and nurses in primary care: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries 2022 ·Primary Health Care Research & Development ·Peter Groenewegen,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,Bohumil Seifert,Willemijn Schäfer,Ronald Batenburg,L. van Tuyl	11
4	Communication between general practitioners and medical specialists in the referral process: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries 2020 ·BMC Family Practice ·Giacomo Scaioli,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,François Schellevis,Peter Groenewegen	34
5	The association between the workload of general practitioners and patient experiences with care: results of a cross-sectional study in 33 countries 2020 ·Human Resources for Health ·Willemijn Schäfer,Michael J. van den Berg,Peter Groenewegen	27
6	Patients’ perception of communication at the interface between primary and secondary care: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries 2019 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Giacomo Scaioli,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,(unknown),François Schellevis,Peter Groenewegen	9
7	Healthcare assistants in EU Member States: An overview 2018 ·Health Policy ·Marieke Kroezen,Willemijn Schäfer,Walter Sermeus,Johan Hansen,Ronald Batenburg	24
8	Community orientation of general practitioners in 34 countries 2018 ·Health Policy ·(unknown),Willemijn Schäfer,Danica Rotar Pavlič,Peter Groenewegen	12
9	Primary health care in transition: Variations in service profiles of general practitioners in Estonia and in Finland between 1993 and 2012 2018 ·Health Policy ·Kaja Põlluste,Elise Kosunen,Tuomas Koskela,Kari Mattila,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Margus Lember	6
10	Experiences of adult patients using primary care services in Poland – a cross-sectional study in QUALICOPC study framework 2017 ·BMC Family Practice ·Marek Oleszczyk,(unknown),Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Adam Windak	10
11	Informing primary care reform in Greece: patient expectations and experiences (the QUALICOPC study) 2017 ·BMC Health Services Research ·(unknown),Christos Lionis,Sophia Papadakis,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),W.G.W. Boerma,Willemijn Schäfer	28
12	The Influence of Patient Characteristics on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis of 70 Primary Care Practices in Urban-Suburban Regions in Malta 2016 ·Quality in primary care ·(unknown),(unknown),Liberato Camilleri,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma	2
13	Quality of primary health care in Poland from the perspective of the physicians providing it 2016 ·BMC Family Practice ·(unknown),Marek Oleszczyk,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Adam Windak	25
14	Comparing importance and performance from a patient perspective in English general practice: a cross-sectional survey 2016 ·Family Practice ·Coral Sirdifield,(unknown),Karen Windle,Christine Jackson,Stephen McKay,Willemijn Schäfer,A Niroshan Siriwardena	10
15	Changes in primary care provision in Turkey: A comparison of 1993 and 2012 2016 ·Health Policy ·Mehmet Akman,Sibel Sakarya,Mehmet Sargın,İlhami Ünlüoğlu,(unknown),W.G.W. Boerma,Willemijn Schäfer	11
16	Stressed and overworked? A cross-sectional study of the working situation of urban and rural general practitioners in Austria in the framework of the QUALICOPC project 2015 ·Croatian Medical Journal ·Kathryn Hoffmann,(unknown),(unknown),Willemijn Schäfer,Manfred Maier	19
17	Primary care practice composition in 34 countries 2015 ·Health Policy ·Peter Groenewegen,Stephanie Heinemann,Stefan Greß,Willemijn Schäfer	43
18	Primary health care teams put to the test a cross-sectional study from Austria within the QUALICOPC project 2015 ·BMC Family Practice ·Kathryn Hoffmann,(unknown),Thomas E. Dorner,(unknown),Willemijn Schäfer,Manfred Maier	8
19	Comparison of patients' experiences in public and private primary care clinics in Malta 2014 ·European Journal of Public Health ·(unknown),(unknown),Neville Calleja,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Groenewegen	8
20	Managed competition in the Netherlands: an example for others? 2010 ·Ewout van Ginneken,Willemijn Schäfer,Madelon Kroneman	1

About Willemijn Schäfer

Willemijn Schäfer is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Emergency Medical Services, having authored 41 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (31 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (25 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Health Professions (1.1k citations), Economics and Econometrics (608 citations) and Emergency Medical Services (141 citations). Willemijn Schäfer has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include W.G.W. Boerma, Peter Groenewegen, Madelon Kroneman, W. Devillé, M. van den Berg, Ewout van Ginneken, G.P. Westert, Stefan Greß, Stephanie Heinemann and François Schellevis. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and BMC Health Services Research.

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