dr. M.E. Pieterse (Marcel)

After my graduation in Health Sciences in Maastricht (masters degree in Health Promotion), I did my PhD research at the University of Twente. This research involved the design, testing, and implementation of a brief smoking cessation intervention (‘MIS’) by general practitioners. Currently, this intervention has reached full institutionalization in Dutch primary care.

Following my PhD research I stepped out of the academic world and worked for several years at a consultancy firm (HHM) and the National Institute of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NIGZ). In 2002 I returned to the University of Twente as assistant professor, first at the department of Marketing communication & Consumer Psychology, and from 2005 at the department of Psychology, Health & Technology. Currently, I am appointed as associate professor in Health Psychology.

My research focuses on addictive behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol, and gaming. In past and current research projects we have developed, and evaluated eHealth interventions for addicton treatment. The most recent line of work on this topic aims at cognitive biases, and techniques to modify these biases with technology-based techniques (CBM). In addition to addictive behaviors, we also adapt these CBM techniques to treat other health issues, like severe fatigue in chronic patients.
More fundamental research is focused on determinants of (addictive) behaviors, including a PhD project on telemonitoring of both physiological and psychological predictors of relapse (and craving) in alcohol addicts during treatment.

A second research line aims at the impact of the physical environment on recovery of patients.

My teaching includes the following modules and courses:

Health Psychology & Applied Technology (B2-Psy)
From Idea to Prototype; From Prototype to Society (Minor Modules)
Design of Persuasive Health Technology (M-Psy)
Public Health Psychology (M-Psy)
Advanced Research Methods (M-Psy)
B- and M-theses (Psy)

As part of my educational tasks, I am chair of the Examination Board Behavioral Sciences at the BMS Faculty.

Current Expertise

Addiction treatment & prevention (smoking cessation, alcohol abuse prevention, gaming addiction)
Design and Implementation of health promoting interventions in public health
Healing environments in health care settings
Implicit processes in health behavior
Cognitive Bias Modification interventions
Design & research methodology for eHealth

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Alcohols
# Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
# Cost-Benefit Analysis
# Mental Health
# Positive Psychology
# Randomized Controlled Trials
# Smoking Cessation
# Withholding Treatment

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS), Psychology, Health & Technology (PGT)

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, J., Schepers, C., Breeman, L., Janssen, V. , Pieterse, M. E., Evers, A. W. M. , & van Gemert-Pijnen, L. J. E. W. C. (2023). Implementation and User Evaluation of an eHealth Technology Platform Supporting Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in Managing Their Health After a Cardiac Event: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cardio, 7, Article e43781. https://doi.org/10.2196/43781

Laurens, M. C. , Postel, M. G. , Brusse-Keizer, M. , Pieterse, M. E. , Ben Allouch, S. , Bohlmeijer, E. T., & Salemink, E. (2023). Augmenting outpatient alcohol treatment as usual with online approach bias modification training: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Addictive behaviors, 142, Article 107630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107630

Geerts, J. , Pieterse, M., Laverman, G., Waanders, F., Oosterom, N., Slegten, J., Salemink, E. , & Bode, C. (2023). Cognitive Bias Modification Training Targeting Fatigue in Patients With Kidney Disease: Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research, 7, Article e43636. https://doi.org/10.2196/43636

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, J., Schepers, C., Breeman, L. D., Janssen, V. R. , Pieterse, M. E., Evers, A. WM. , & Gemert-Pijnen, L. V. (2022). Implementation and User Evaluation of an eHealth Technology Supporting Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Managing their Health after a Cardiac Event: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.43781

van Lier, H. G. , Noordzij, M. L. , Pieterse, M. E. , Postel, M. G. , Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R., de Haan, H. A. , & Schraagen, J. M. C. (2022). An ideographic study into physiology, alcohol craving and lapses during one hundred days of daily life monitoring. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, Article 100443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100443

Bente, B. E. , Wentzel, M. J., Groeneveld, R. G. H., IJzerman, R. V. H., Buisonjé, D. R. D., Breeman, L. D., Janssen, V., Kraaijenhagen, R. , Pieterse, M. E. , Gemert-Pijnen, J. E. W. C. V., & Evers, A. (2021). Values of Importance to Patients with Cardiovascular Disease as a Foundation for eHealth Design and Evaluation: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cardio, 5(2), Article e33252. https://doi.org/10.2196/33252, https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.33252

Wolbers, R. G. M. , Bode, C., Siemerink, E. J. M. , Siesling, S. , & Pieterse, M. E. (2021). Cognitive Bias Modification Training to Improve Implicit Vitality in Patients With Breast Cancer: App Design Using a Cocreation Approach. JMIR Formative Research, 5(3), Article e18325. https://doi.org/10.2196/18325

van Hoof, J. J., Hendriks, H., Noort, P. , van Eck, M., Basemans, S. , Pieterse, M., Walet, M., & van Reijmersdal, E. (2020). Kennissynthese alcoholmarketing: Literatuuronderzoek naar de impact en het effect van alcoholmarketing op problematisch alcoholgebruik naar aanleiding van het Nationaal Preventieakkoord. University of Twente.

Siemer, L. (2020). Blended smoking cessation treatment: User experience | Adherence | Effectiveness. [PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036550703

Siemer, L. , Allouch, S. B. , Pieterse, M. E. , Brusse-Keizer, M. , Sanderman, R. , & Postel, M. G. (2020). Patients’ User Experience of a Blended Face-to-Face and Web-Based Smoking Cessation Treatment: Qualitative Study. JMIR Formative Research, 4(6), Article e14550. https://doi.org/10.2196/14550

Research

Tobacco control

From intermediate outcomes to physical endpoints of behavioral change: modeling cognitive parameters for cost-effectiveness analyses in health promotion. ZonMw: start 2010. PhD: R. Prenger.
A randomised controlled trial with 2-year follow-up in COPD patients comparing a smoking reduction program with a placebo self-help intervention, on reduction followed by sustained cessation (REDUQ trial). Astma Fonds: start april 2009. PhD: P. Hagens
Evaluation of the effectiveness of an intensive SmokeStopTherapy in an outpatient clinic setting for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. Astma Fonds: completed in 2006. PhD: L. Christenhusz

Determinants of addictive behaviors

My research in this topic focuses on social-cognitive and implicit determinants of alcohol abuse and other addictive (and compulsive) behaviors (xtc, cannabis, gambling, gaming), especially within adolescents and young adults.

Relevant grants on this topic include:

Happy Fris: Draagvlak voor alcoholbeleid onder Twentse ouders en hun kinderen. Gemeente Enschede; completed 2010.
Gezonde Slagkracht: de rol van jongerenwerkers in het detecteren en doorverwijzen van jongeren met problematisch middelengebruik. ZonMW; completed 2013.
Understanding problematic game behavior: Prevalence and the role of social cognitive determinants. Institute Behavioral Research; completed 2012. PhD: M.C. Haagsma.

Healing Environments

Healing environments: reducing anxiety and pain in patients undergoing CT surgery. ERASMUS; start jan 2011.
Designing healing environments: the effects of physical environmental stimuli in healthcare settings on the health and well-being of patients. College Bouw Ziekenhuis Voorzieningen; completed 2008. PhD: K. Dijkstra.

Mental Health in Low SES populations

Improving mental health by enhancing resilience and flourishing. Trimbos Institute; start 2012. PhD: M. Schotanus-Dijkstra.

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Implicit Cognitions and Health Behavior (B2 Psychology)
Public Health Psychology (Msc Health Psychology)
Entertainment-Education (Msc Health Psychology)
Health Communication (B2 Health Sciences)
Bachelor and Master Thesis supervision

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

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