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  1. Effects of a Digital, Person-Centered, Photo-Activity Intervention on the Social Interaction of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, Their Informal Carers and Formal Carers: An Explorative Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  2. The Prediction of Quality of Life by Frailty and Disability among Dutch Community-Dwelling People Aged 75 Years or Older

    Article • Healthcare, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  3. What If the Clinical and Older Adults’ Perspectives about Frailty Converge? A Call for a Mixed Conceptual Model of Frailty: A Traditional Literature Review

    Article • Healthcare, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  4. Translation and Validation of the Swedish Version of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator

    Article • Healthcare, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  5. Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older People

    Article • Healthcare, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  6. Learning and Developing Together for Improving the Quality of Care in a Nursing Home, Is Appreciative Inquiry the Key?

    Article • Healthcare, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  7. Predicting Disability Using a Nomogram of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI)

    Article • Healthcare, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz, Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  8. Illness Perceptions and Self-Management among People with Chronic Lung Disease and Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed-Method Study Identifying the Local Context

    Article • Healthcare, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  9. Nurses’ Opinions on Frailty

    Article • Healthcare, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  10. Van de redactie

    Article • Verpleegkunde, June 2022, BPM Medica

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  11. Physical, Psychological and Social Frailty Are Predictive of Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study

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

    Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz, Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  12. Van de redactie

    Article • Verpleegkunde, November 2021, BPM Medica

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  13. The Added Value of Art for the Well-Being of Older People with Chronic Psychiatric Illnesses and Dementia Living in Long-Term Care Facilities, and on the Collaboration between Their Caregivers and Artists

    Article • Healthcare, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  14. De validiteit van de Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI): een overzichtsstudie

    Article • Verpleegkunde, September 2021, BPM Medica

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  15. Van de redactie

    Article • Verpleegkunde, June 2021, BPM Medica

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  16. Assessment of the relationship between frailty syndrome and the nutritional status of older patients

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Marta Muszalik, Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  17. Effects of health care interventions on quality of life among frail elderly: a systematized review

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, April 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  18. The effects of sociodemographic factors on quality of life among people aged 50 years or older are not unequivocal: comparing SF-12, WHOQOL-BREF, and WHOQOL-OLD

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, January 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  19. ASSOCIATIONS OF ADL AND IADL DISABILITY WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN DUTCH OLDER PEOPLE

    Article • Innovation in Aging, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  20. Effects of frailty and chronic diseases on quality of life in Dutch community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, February 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  21. Exploring the efficiency of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: a review

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  22. Multidimensional Frailty and Pain in Community Dwelling Elderly

    Article • Pain Medicine, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Dr Tiago Coelho

  23. A comparison between uni- and multidimensional frailty measures: prevalence, functional status, and relationships with disability

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Emanuela Rabaglietti

  24. The relationship between frailty, anxiety and depression, and health-related quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Prof. Izabella Uchmanowicz, RN, PhD, FESC, FHFA, Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz

  25. Tilburg frailty indicator

    Article • Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  26. Frailty syndrome and self-care ability in elderly patients with heart failure

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Prof. Izabella Uchmanowicz, RN, PhD, FESC, FHFA, Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz

  27. Determinants of frailty: the added value of assessing medication

    Article • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, April 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Dr Tiago Coelho

  28. Much to be desired in self-management of patients with adrenal insufficiency

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Practice, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  29. Portuguese version of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric validation

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Lia Paula Nogueira Sousa Fernandes, Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Dr Tiago Coelho, Professor Rubim Silva Santos

  30. The prediction of disability by self-reported physical frailty components of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI)

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  31. O4.16: The prediction of ADL and IADL disability using the eight components of the physical subscale of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator

    Article • European Geriatric Medicine, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  32. SS5.03: Virtuous health care transition for frail elderly

    Article • European Geriatric Medicine, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  33. Danish version of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator – Translation, cross-cultural adaption and validity pretest by cognitive interviewing

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Dr. Hans Lund

  34. Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability testing of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator for optimizing care of Polish patients with frailty syndrome

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Izabella Uchmanowicz, RN, PhD, FESC, FHFA, Dr Robbert J Gobbens, Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz

  35. The prediction of quality of life by physical, psychological and social components of frailty in community-dwelling older people

    Article • Quality of Life Research, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  36. Digital Script Concordance Test for Clinical Reasoning

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  37. The Prediction of ADL and IADL Disability Using Six Physical Indicators of Frailty: A Longitudinal Study in the Netherlands

    Article • Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  38. Validation of the Comprehensive Frailty Assessment Instrument against the Tilburg Frailty Indicator

    Article • European Geriatric Medicine, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  39. Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Tilburg frailty indicator (TFI)

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  40. The comprehensive frailty assessment instrument: Development, validity and reliability

    Article • Geriatric Nursing, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  41. Tilburg Frailty Indicator--Brazilian Version

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  42. Explaining quality of life of older people in the Netherlands using a multidimensional assessment of frailty

    Article • Quality of Life Research, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  43. Fragiliteit bij jonge ouderen: meting met de Tilburg Frailty Indicator

    Article • Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, December 2012, Vilans

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  44. Adaptação transcultural do instrumento Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) para a população brasileira

    Article • Cadernos de Saúde Pública, September 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  45. Frailty and its prediction of disability and health care utilization: The added value of interviews and physical measures following a self-report questionnaire

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  46. The Predictive Validity of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Disability, Health Care Utilization, and Quality of Life in a Population at Risk

    Article • The Gerontologist, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  47. Testing an integral conceptual model of frailty

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  48. Integrale zorg voor fragiele ouderen

    Article • Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Evidence Based Practice, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  49. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Psychometric Properties

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  50. Determinants of Frailty

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  51. In Search of an Integral Conceptual Definition of Frailty: Opinions of Experts

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  52. Toward a conceptual definition of frail community dwelling older people

    Article • Nursing Outlook, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  53. Towards an integral conceptual model of frailty

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  54. Towards an integral conceptual model of frailty

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  55. Fragiliteit bij ouderen: voorkomen is beter dan genezen!

    Article • TSG - Tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  56. Fragiele ouderen: De identificatie van een risicovolle populatie

    Article • Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, April 2007, Vilans

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens

  57. Een meetinstrument voor de kwaliteit van de beroepspraktijkvorming

    Article • Onderwijs en gezondheidszorg, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robbert J Gobbens