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Christenhusz, Dr. L.C.A. (Lieke)

Expertise

I am currently working for both the University of Twente and Dimence (Mental Health institute). I am a lecturer as well as a researcher at the University of Twente, and a psychologist specialized in fear- and mood disorders. An alliance has been mad between both organizations. I teach bachelor- and master students. Furthermore I am assisting students and other psychologists in research within the above mentioned alliance. In which I am aiming at integrating my clinical experiences in these tasks. Currently, I am mainly interested in behavioral change using innovative therapies or techniques. And also the use of routine outcome measures in the clinical practice in studies aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions or techniques is drawing my attention.

Researchprojects

In 2006 I successfully defended my doctoral thesis entitled: ‘Smoking Cessation in COPD patients. (Cost-) effectiveness of the SmokeStopTherapy and validation of abstinence. in collaboration with Prof.dr. E.R. Seydel, dhr. Dr. M.E. Pieterse, en dhr. Dr. J. Van der Palen.

Smoking cessation is the only proven effective intervention in the treatment of COPD patients. Despite the urgent need, no effective smoking cessation interventions were

available in the Netherlands for this target group, at that time. Within the SMOKE study, the effectiveness of our newly developed intensive smoking cessation programme was being investigated. The cost-effectiveness of this new developed intervention, SmokeStopTherapy (SST), compared with the Minimal Intervention Strategy for Lung patients (LMIS) was proven. SST consists of small group sessions, individual counseling, pharmacological support (Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and Bupropion®) and the possibility to restart the individual sessions (‘recycling’) after a relapse within three months. The abstinence rates were determined and checked by salivary cotinine measures 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the start of the intervention. This project was supported by the Dutch Asthma Foundation (NAF grant no. 3.4.01.67), GlaxoSmithKline, and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre Stedendriehoek Twente, The Netherlands. For more detailed information, check: http://www.gw.utwente.nl/pgt/bestanden/copden.pdf

At the moment I am interested in systematic effectiveness evaluations within a mental health organization, using routine outcome measurements (ROM). The main topics in research are the feasibility, implementation and applicability of ROM in practice. Furthermore, my research projects are focused at innovative therapies or techniques enhancing mental health. For example; the implementation and effectiveness of internet therapy aimed at patients with anxiety- and or mood disorders.

Functions

I am working as an academic lecturer and researcher at the University of Twente. At Dimence, a mental health organization, I am working as a psychologist at a team aimed at adult patients with an anxiety- and/ or mood disorders. I am also a member of the Nederlands Instituut voor Psychologen (NIP).

Publications

2002

L.C.A. Christenhusz, E.M. Monninkhof, P.D.L.P.M. van der Valk. Stoppen met roken; essentiële behandeling bij COPD. COPD in Perspectief 2002; 2(4):1-15. ISBN: BA 021113-0123

2003

Pascal Wilhelm & Lieke Christenhusz. Studievragen als tentamenvragen. Onderzoek van onderwijs (dec. 2003): 61-63.

2006

Lieke Christenhusz. Smoking cessation in COPD patients. (Cost-) effectiveness of the SmokeStopTherapy and validation of abstinence (Doctoral dissertation, University of Twente, 2006). Dissertation Abstracts International, 67 (02), 670. URL voor het proefschrift: http://purl.org/utwente/55444

2007

Lieke Christenhusz, Frans de Jongh, Paul van der Valk, Marcel Pieterse, Erwin Seydel and Job van der Palen. Comparison of three carbon monoxide monitors for determination of smoking status in smokers and non-smokers with and without COPD. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 2007.

Lieke Christenhusz, Marcel Pieterse, Erwin Seydel, Job van der Palen. Prospective Determinants of smoking cessation in COPD patients within a high intensity or a brief counseling intervention. Patient Education and Counseling, Volume 66, Issue 2, may 2007, P 162-166.