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Cindy Veenhof

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Biography

Cindy Veenhof is professor in Clinical Health Sciences, specifically Physiotherapy Sciences at the Department Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science & Sport. Her research focuses on:

- Use of technology within physiotherapy / exercise therapy

- Physical fitness before, during and after hospital stay

- the role of physiotherapy in the community (zorg in de wijk)

Her research is closely linked to the daily practice of physiotherapy.  She has a lot of focus on the questions from daily practice and also on the implementation of the results in daily practice.  She performs her research both in primary care and UMC Utrecht and also in the Center for Physiotherapy Research & Innovation in Primary Care at Leidsche Rijn Julius Health Care Centers.

Cindy Veenhof is responsible for the Physiotherapy Sciences Master Program of the University Utrecht (annual graduation 20-25 students) and supervises around 15 PdD students.

She has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, over forty practice publications and contributed to several books.

Research line

Physiotherapy, physical (in)activity, innovation, eHealth, implementation, peri-operative fitness

 

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Recent publications

Exploring barriers and facilitators for the potential implementation of the decision tool-functional independence in primary care E A L M Molenaar, J A Barten, N Bleijenberg, N J de Wit, C Veenhof
BMC Health Services Research, 2025, vol. 25
The Impact of Power Training on Muscle Power, Physical Performance, and Physical Functioning in Older Adults Mohamed El Hadouchi, Henri Kiers, Cindy Veenhof, Jaap Van Dieën
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2025, vol. 20, p.849-857
Criterion and Construct Validity of the Pocket-Worn RISE Device to Assess Movement Behaviour in Community-Dwelling People with Stroke Camille F.M. Biemans, Laura van der Heiden, Cindy Veenhof, Olaf W. Verschuren, Johanna M.A. Visser-Meily, Martijn F. Pisters, Yvonne A.W. Hartman
Sensors, 2025, vol. 25
The Effectiveness of the Be Prepared mHealth App on Recovery of Physical Functioning After Major Elective Surgery Miriam van der Velde, Marike van der Leeden, Edwin Geleijn, Cindy Veenhof, Karin Valkenet,
JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2025, vol. 13
Secondary prevention by striking the balance in 24-hour movement behaviour by empowering people at risk with a stroke Camille F M Biemans, Yvonne A W Hartman, Suzanne Broers, Sophie Pagen, Wendy Hendrickx, Johanna M van Dongen, Olaf W Verschuren, Coralie English, Cindy Veenhof, Johanna M A Visser-Meily, Martijn F Pisters,
BMJ Open, 2025, vol. 15
The course of physical fitness and nutritional status in patients following prehabilitation before esophageal cancer surgery Elja A.E. Reijneveld, Cezanne D. Kooij, Jaap J. Dronkers, B. Feike Kingma, Joyce M.A. Stel, Miron Sauer, Richard van Hillegersberg, Peter van Duijvendijk, Sandra Beijer, Jelle P. Ruurda, Cindy Veenhof,
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2025, vol. 51

External positions

adviserend - adviezen zijn gericht op ontwikkelingen in (beweeg)zorglandschap, verbinden onderzoek - Centrum voor Mens en Luchtvaart