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Sigrid Vervoort

Assistant Professor

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Sigrid Vervoort is currently appointed as assistant professor at the Julius Center, UMC Utrecht and is the program coordinator of the Master Program of Nursing Science at Clinical Health Sciences at the University of Utrecht.

She was trained as a nurse, obtained her master’s degree in health sciences (Nursing Science) at Maastricht University in 1995 and her Master of Advanced Nursing Practice at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (2013).

She worked as a clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner and (post-doc) researcher in HIV care (1998-2016) and as a manager and post-doc researcher at the division of oncology, UMC Utrecht (2016-2022). She continued her scientific career as assistant professor at the Nursing Science department at the Julius Center since May 2022.

Her research program is focusing improving cancer care, optimizing care pathways for cancer patients including in the transition from hospital to home and vice versa and on developing nursing care and interventions that are both effective and efficient while meeting the patient’s needs.

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Nursing Science

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Our mission is to innovate and improve nursing care. Our solutions help patients optimize their health, independence and well-being across care settings.

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Recent publications

Improving medication adherence to endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients M. A.A. Smits, L. H. Mammatas, L. Schoonhoven, S. C.J.M. Vervoort
Breast, 2025, vol. 82
Reshaping life after stroke Dagmar J.J. van Nimwegen, Sigrid C.J.M. Vervoort, Johanna M.A. Visser-Meily, Lisette Schoonhoven, Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 2025, vol. 8
Observations of Communication Practices Between Men Who Have Sex With Men With HIV and HIV Specialist Nurses During Routine Consultations Regarding Sexual Health Counseling in the Netherlands Suzanne de Munnik, Chantal den Daas, Heidi Sophia Maria Ammerlaan, Gerjo Kok, John de Wit, Sigrid Cornelia Johanna Maria Vervoort
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2025, vol. 36, p.411-426
Interviewing people on sensitive topics Heleen Westland, Sigrid Vervoort, Marijke Kars, Tiny Jaarsma
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2024, vol. 24, p.488-493
Attention to the Values, Wishes and Needs of Patients With Advanced Cancer by Hospital Clinicians, an Exploratory Qualitative Study Sita de Vries, Laury Pijnappel, Sigrid Vervoort, Yvette van der Linden, Saskia Teunissen, Everlien de Graaf
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2024, vol. 42, p.300-308