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  1. Reproducibility of the 6-Minute Walk Test on a 20-Metre Course in Community Dwelling Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Physiotherapy Canada, January 2026, University of Toronto Press (UTPress)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  2. Preconditions Contributing to Interprofessional Collaboration in the Management of COPD in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Integrated Care, December 2025, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  3. Developing an interprofessional collaboration for COPD patients in primary care: a participatory action research approach

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  4. Determinants of Mortality in Patients With COPD

    Article • CHEST Journal, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Benjamin Waschki, Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  5. Correction: Measuring Physical Functioning Using Wearable Sensors in Parkinson Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (the Accuracy of Digital Assessment of Performance Trial Study): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, December 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  6. Correction: Measuring Physical Functioning Using Wearable Sensors in Parkinson Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (the Accuracy of Digital Assessment of Performance Trial Study): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • November 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  7. Reliability of 24-h measurement of physical activity, sleep, and sedentary time in adult patients with asthma using a triaxial accelerometer

    Article • Journal of Asthma, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  8. Measuring Physical Functioning Using Wearable Sensors in Parkinson Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (the Accuracy of Digital Assessment of Performance Trial Study): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, May 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  9. Measuring Physical Functioning Using Wearable Sensors in Parkinson Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (the Accuracy of Digital Assessment of Performance Trial Study): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • December 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  10. Patient activation is a treatable trait in patients with chronic airway diseases: An observational study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, October 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  11. Isokinetic testing of quadriceps function in COPD: feasibility, responsiveness, and minimal important differences in patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  12. Differences in Pulmonary and Extra-Pulmonary Traits between Women and Men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  13. “Can Do, Do Do” Quadrants and 6-Year All-Cause Mortality in Patients With COPD

    Article • CHEST Journal, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  14. The Impact of Long COVID-19 on Mental Health: Observational 6-Month Follow-Up Study

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, February 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  15. Endurance Time During Constant Work Rate Cycle Ergometry in COPD: Development of an Integrated Database From Interventional Studies

    Article • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation, January 2022, COPD Foundation

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  16. The efficacy of singing versus exercise training: do the data really support the authors’ conclusions?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, December 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Rainer Gloeckl, Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  17. Severe Fatigue in Long COVID: Web-Based Quantitative Follow-up Study in Members of Online Long COVID Support Groups

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, September 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  18. Patient Activation for Self-Management in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or Sarcoidosis

    Article • Respiration, August 2021, Karger Publishers

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  19. Prevalence of hyperventilation in patients with asthma

    Article • Journal of Asthma, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  20. The correlation between quadriceps muscle strength and endurance and exercise performance in patients with COPD

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2021, American Physiological Society

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  21. The Impact of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on Self-Reported Physical Activity

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  22. Characteristics and treatable traits of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with and without paid employment

    Article • Respiratory Research, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  23. Correlates of variability in endurance shuttle walk test time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • PLOS One, April 2021, PLOS

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  24. Recovery from COVID-19: a sprint or marathon? 6-month follow-up data from online long COVID-19 support group members

    Article • ERJ Open Research, March 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  25. “Can Do” Versus “Do Do” in Patients with Asthma at First Referral to a Pulmonologist

    Article • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  26. Construct validity of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale in adult subjects with COVID-19

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  27. Understanding and Being Understood: Information and Care Needs of 2113 Patients With Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Patient Experience, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  28. Effectiveness of Home-Based Occupational Therapy on COPM Performance and Satisfaction Scores in Patients with COPD

    Article • Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  29. Generic and Respiratory-Specific Quality of Life in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  30. The clinical effectiveness of the COPDnet integrated care model

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  31. Treatable traits qualifying for nonpharmacological interventions in COPD patients upon first referral to a pulmonologist: the COPD sTRAITosphere

    Article • ERJ Open Research, September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  32. Care Dependency in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  33. Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?

    Article • ERJ Open Research, September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  34. Comparing health status between patients with COPD in primary, secondary and tertiary care

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  35. Clinical efficacy of the COPDnet integrated care model

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  36. The ‘can do, do do’ concept in COPD; quadrant interpretation, affiliation and tracking longitudinal changes

    Article • Respiratory Research, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  37. Challenges to the Application of Integrated, Personalized Care for Patients with COPD—A Vision for the Role of Clinical Information

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  38. Profiling of Patients with COPD for Adequate Referral to Exercise-Based Care: The Dutch Model

    Article • Sports Medicine, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  39. “Can do” versus “do do”: A Novel Concept to Better Understand Physical Functioning in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  40. Fatigue is highly prevalent in patients with COPD and correlates poorly with the degree of airflow limitation

    Article • Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  41. Is the Metronome-Paced Tachypnea Test (MPT) Ready for Clinical Use? Accuracy of the MPT in a Prospective and Clinical Study

    Article • Respiration, January 2019, Karger Publishers

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  42. Fatigue is Highly Prevalent in Patients with Asthma and Contributes to the Burden of Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  43. The association between age and accelerometry-derived types of habitual daily activity: an observational study over the adult life span in the Netherlands

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  44. The COPDnet integrated care model

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  45. Evaluation of the COPDnet integrated care model in patients with COPD: the study protocol

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  46. Hypocapnia correction as a working mechanism for breathing retraining in asthma

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  47. Mechanical Efficiency in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, March 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  48. Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment of Health Status of Patients with Asthma or COPD: A Delphi Panel Study among Dutch Experts

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  49. Decreased physical activity in adults with bronchial asthma

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  50. Development of an integral assessment approach of health status in patients with obstructive airway diseases: the CORONA study [Corrigendum]

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Mrs Edmée FMM van den Akker, Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  51. Development of an integral assessment approach of health status in patients with obstructive airway diseases: the CORONA study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul, Mrs Edmée FMM van den Akker

  52. Walking and cycling in patients with asthma and COPD

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  53. Cycling detection with a single activity monitor

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  54. Why detection of cycling is important in activity monitoring

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  55. Non-invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  56. Development and validity of the Patient-centred COPD Questionnaire (PCQ)

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  57. The Use of Regression Equations to Estimate Peak Work Rate in People with COPD –Reply from the Authors

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  58. Inaccuracy of Estimating Peak Work Rate from Six-Minute Walk Distance in Patients with COPD

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  59. Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients with severely impaired health status

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk van Ranst, Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  60. Concerns About Exercise Are Related to Walk Test Results in Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with COPD

    Article • International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  61. The dynamics of illness perceptions: Testing assumptions of Leventhal's common‐sense model in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting

    Article • British Journal of Health Psychology, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  62. Drop-out and attendance in pulmonary rehabilitation: The role of clinical and psychosocial variables

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  63. Effects of exercise training in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, August 2009, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  64. Non-invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  65. The clinical utility of the GOLD classification of COPD disease severity in pulmonary rehabilitation

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  66. Gebruik van zuurstof tijdens training zinvol bij patiënten met COPD?

    Article • Stimulus, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  67. Training with inspiratory pressure support in patients with severe COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2006, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  68. Effectiveness of exercise therapy: A best-evidence summary of systematic reviews

    Article • Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, January 2005, Elsevier

    Prof. em. dr. Rob A B Oostendorp, Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  69. Respiratory muscle performance as a possible determinant of exercise capacity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

    Article • Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  70. Quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  71. Constant-load Cycle Endurance Performance

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, March 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  72. Acute effects of inspiratory pressure support during exercise in patients with COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, January 2003, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  73. The Acute Effects of Noninvasive Ventilatory Support During Exercise on Exercise Endurance and Dyspnea in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, July 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul

  74. Patient-Centred COPD Questionnaire

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Alex J. van 't Hul