Giesje Nefs
Giesje Nefs joined Diabeter in August 2015, as psychologist, and is also conducting research at Radboud University Medical Center and Tilburg University. She has been working with Diabeter since 2012.
She is a member of a wide range of professional and research organizations, including the PsychoSocial Aspects of Diabetes (PSAD) study group and Behavioral Research In Diabetes Group Exchange (BRIDGE).
Selected important publications include:
- Aanstoot et al. BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 19;14(6):e082453. Cohort profile: the 'Biomarkers of heterogeneity in type 1 diabetes' study-a national prospective cohort study of clinical and metabolic phenotyping of individuals with long-standing type 1 diabetes in the Netherlands.
- Speight et al. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 Jan;12(1):61-82. Bringing an end to diabetes stigma and discrimination: an international consensus statement on evidence and recommendations.
- Winterdijk et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2023 Sep:203:110886. The impact of real-time sensor technology on quality of life for adults with type 1 diabetes: A Dutch national survey.
- Ali et al. Diabet Med. 2023 Sep;40(9):e15167. High diabetes-specific distress among adults with type 1 diabetes and impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia despite widespread use of sensor technology.
- Dekker et al. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2023 Aug;25(8):559-570. Prevalence of and Reasons for Discontinuation of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in People with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review.
- Nefs et al. Front Clin Diabetes Healthc. 2022 May 3:3:846162. The Psychological Implications of Automated Insulin Delivery Systems in Type 1 Diabetes Care.
- Nguyen et al. Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 Jun;22(4):638-648. Prevalence and course of mood and anxiety disorders, and correlates of symptom severity in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Results from diabetes LEAP.
- Aalders et al. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Apr;77(4):1968-1979. The division and transfer of care responsibilities in paediatric type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study on parental perspectives.
A complete bibliography can be found here.
