Volkert Dirk Siersma

Volkert Dirk Siersma

!!Statistiker, External Lecturer


  1. 2015
  2. Published

    Good quality of oral anticoagulation treatment in general practice using international normalised ratio point of care testing.

    Løkkegaard, T., Pedersen, T. H., Lind, B., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Waldorff, Frans Boch, Feb 2015, In: Danish Medical Journal. 62, 2, p. 1-6 6 p., A5010.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The effectiveness of computer reminders versus postal reminders for improving quality assessment for point-of-care testing in primary care: a randomized controlled trial

    Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kousgaard, Marius Brostrøm, Reventlow, Susanne, Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Felding, P. & Waldorff, Frans Boch, Feb 2015, In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 21, 1, p. 13-20 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Prescribing style and variation in antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat: cross-sectional study across six countries

    Cordoba Currea, Gloria Cristina, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lopez-Valcarcel, B. G., Bjerrum, Lars, Llor, C., Aabenhus, Rune Munck & Mäkelä, Marjukka, 29 Jan 2015, In: B M C Family Practice. 16, p. 1-8 8 p., 7.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Psychosocial consequences in the Danish randomised controlled lung cancer screening trial (DLCST)

    F. Rasmussen, J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, H. Pedersen, J. & Brodersen, John Brandt, Jan 2015, In: Lung Cancer. 87, 1, p. 65-72 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    An intervention with access to C-reactive protein rapid test reduces antibiotic overprescribing in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD

    F. Strykowski, D., Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen, Llor, C., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Bjerrum, Lars, 2015, In: Family Practice. 32, 4, p. 395-400 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Author Reply to Dr. Arleo and to Dr Newell

    Heleno, B. M., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Brodersen, John Brandt, 2015, In: Annals of Family Medicine.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearch

  8. Published

    Comparing the effect of non-medical mechanical restraint preventive factors between psychiatric units in Denmark and Norway.

    Bak, J., Zoffmann, Vibeke, Sestoft, D. M., Almvik, R., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Brandt-Christensen, M., 2015, In: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 69, 6, p. 1715-1725 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and demand for antibiotics in patients with upper respiratory tract infections is hardly different in female versus male patients as seen in primary care

    Bagger, K., Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Bjerrum, Lars, 2015, In: The European Journal of General Practice. 21, 2, p. 118-123 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Increased healing in diabetic toe ulcers in a multidisciplinary foot clinic—An observational cohort study

    Almdal, Thomas Peter, Nielsen, A. A., Nielsen, K. E., Jørgensen, M. E., Rasmussen, A., Hangaard, S., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Holstein, P., 2015, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 110, 3, p. 315-321 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Optimal volume of local anaesthetic for the adductor canal block: Using the continual reassessment method to estimate the ED95

    Jæger, P., Jenstrup, M. T., Lund, J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Brøndum, V., Hilsted, K. L. & Dahl, J. B., 2015, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 115, 6, p. 920-926 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    PFAS concentrations in plasma samples from Danish school children and their mothers

    Mørck, T. A., Nielsen, F., Nielsen, J. K. S., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Grandjean, P. & Knudsen, Lisbeth E., 2015, In: Chemosphere. 129, p. 203-209 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published
  14. Published

    The impact of patients' involvement in cooking on their mortality and morbidity: A 19-year follow-up of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Jandorf, S., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Olivarius, Niels de Fine & Waldorff, Frans Boch, 2015, In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 33, 1, p. 33-39 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. 2014
  16. Published

    Motivation, effort and life circumstances as predictors of foot ulcers and amputations in people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Bruun, C., Guassora, Ann Dorrit, Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Holstein, P. E. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 14 Jul 2014, In: Diabetic Medicine. 31, 11, p. 1468-76 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    PCB Concentrations and Dioxin-like Activity in Blood Samples from Danish School Children and Their Mothers living in Urban and Rural Areas

    Mørck, T. A., Erdmann, S. E., Long, M., Mathiesen, Line, Nielsen, F., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E. C. & Knudsen, Lisbeth E., Jul 2014, In: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 115, 1, p. 134-44 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published
  19. Published

    Educational intervention and functional decline among older people: The modifying effects of social capital

    Poulsen, T., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lund, Rikke, Christensen, Ulla, Vass, Mikkel & Avlund, K., May 2014, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 42, 3, p. 295-303 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Health-Related Quality of Life Predicts Major Amputation and Death, but Not Healing, in People With Diabetes Presenting With Foot Ulcers: The Eurodiale Study

    Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Thorsen, Hanne, Holstein, P. E., Kars, M., Apelqvist, J., Jude, E. B., Piaggesi, A., Bakker, K., Edmonds, M., Jirkovska, A., Mauricio, D., Ragnarson Tennvall, G., Reike, H., Spraul, M., Uccioli, L., Urbancic, V., Acker, K., Baal, K. & Schaper, N. C., Mar 2014, In: Diabetes Care. 37, 3, p. 694-700 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Healthcare costs in the Danish randomised controlled lung cancer CT-screening trial: A registry study

    Rasmussen, J. F., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Pedersen, J. H., Heleno, B., Saghir, Z. & Brodersen, John Brandt, Mar 2014, In: Lung Cancer. 83, 3, p. 347-355 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Association of Maternal Self-Medication and Over-the-Counter Analgesics for Children

    Jensen, J. F., Gottschau, M., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, mxb897, mxb897, Holstein, B. E. & Knudsen, Lisbeth E., 1 Feb 2014, In: Pediatrics. 133, 2, p. e291-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Eosinophilia in routine blood samples as a biomarker for solid tumor development: A study based on The Copenhagen Primary Care Differential Count (CopDiff) Database

    Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Hasselbalch, H. C., Lindegaard, H., Vestergaard, H., Felding, P., Olivarius, Niels de Fine & Bjerrum, O. W., 2014, In: Acta Oncologica. 53, 9, p. 1245-1250 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    MicroRNA expression analysis and Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification in metastatic and non-metastatic uveal melanoma

    Larsen, A., Holst, L. M., Kaczkowski, B., Andersen, M. T., Manfé, V., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kolko, Miriam, Kiilgaard, Jens Folke, Winther, Ole, Prause, J. U., Gniadecki, R. & Heegaard, Steffen, 2014, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 92, 6, p. 541-549

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Mobility decline in old age: the combined effect of mobility-related fatigue and socioeconomic position

    Nilsson, Charlotte Juul, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Mänty, M. R., Avlund, K., Vass, Mikkel & Lund, Rikke, 2014, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 68, p. 510-515 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Risk of Lymphoma and Solid Cancer among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Primary Care Setting

    Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Lindegaard, H. M., Vestergaard, H., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Hasselbalch, H. C., Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Bjerrum, O. W. & Junker, P., 2014, In: PLOS ONE. 9, 6, p. 1-7 7 p., e99388.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Risk of new or recurrent cancer after a high perioperative inspiratory oxygen fraction during abdominal surgery

    Meyhoff, C. S., Jørgensen, Lars Nannestad, Wetterslev, J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Rasmussen, L. S., 2014, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 113, suppl. 1, p. i74-i81 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The Copenhagen primary care differential count (CopDiff) database

    Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Karlslund, W., Hasselbalch, H. C., Felding, P., Bjerrum, O. W. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 2014, In: Clinical Epidemiology. 6, p. 199-211 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published
  30. 2013
  31. Published

    Reply to Consedine

    Brodersen, John Brandt & Siersma, Volkert Dirk, 13 Sep 2013

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  32. Published

    Reply to DeFrank and Brewer

    Brodersen, John Brandt & Siersma, Volkert Dirk, 2 Sep 2013

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  33. Published

    Does a history of physical exposures at work affect hand-grip strength in midlife? A retrospective cohort study in Denmark

    Møller, Anne, Reventlow, Susanne, Hansen, Åse Marie, Andersen, L. L., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lund, Rikke, Avlund, K., Andersen, J. H. & Mortensen, O. S., 10 May 2013, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 39, 6, p. 599-608

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Subjective memory complaints in primary care patients and death from all causes: a four-year follow-up

    Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Waldemar, Gunhild & Waldorff, Frans Boch, Mar 2013, In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 31, 1, p. 7-12

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Hovedparten af syge børn får paracetamol i løbet af en vinterperiode

    Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Møller, J. J., Waldorff, Frans Boch, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Reventlow, Susanne & Söderström, M., 14 Jan 2013, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 175, 3, p. 130 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  36. Published

    A three-year follow-up on the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for patients with mild dementia and their caregivers: the multicentre, rater-blinded, randomized Danish Alzheimer Intervention Study (DAISY).

    Phung, K. T. T., Waldorff, Frans Boch, Buss, D. V., Eckermann, A., Keiding, N., Rishøj, S., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Sørensen, J., Søgaard, R., Sørensen, L. V., Vogel, Asmus & Waldemar, Gunhild, 2013, In: B M J Open. 3, 11

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Amputations and foot ulcers in patients newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and observed for 19 years. The role of age, gender and co-morbidity

    Bruun, C., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Guassora, Ann Dorrit, Holstein, P. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 2013, In: Diabetic Medicine Online. 30, p. 964-972 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Analysis with repeatedly measured binary item response data by ad hoc Rasch scales

    Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Eusebi, P., 2013, Rasch Models in Health. Christensen, K. B., Kreiner, S. & Mesbah, M. (eds.). Wiley, p. 257-275 18 p. (Wiley-ISTE, London).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  39. Published

    Association between urinary markers of nucleic acid oxidation and mortality in type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

    Brødbæk, K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Henriksen, T., Weimann, A., Petersen, M., Andersen, J. T., jiminez-Solem, E., Hansen, Lars J, Henriksen, J. E., Bonnema, S. J., Olivarius, Niels de Fine & Poulsen, Henrik Enghusen, 2013, In: Diabetes Care. 36, p. 669-676 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Breast cancer screening implementation and reassurance.

    Østerø, J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Brodersen, John Brandt, 2013, In: European Journal of Public Health. 24, 2, p. 258-263

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Diabetic foot disease: impact of ulcer location on ulcer healing.

    Pickwell, K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kars, M., Holstein, P. & Schaper, N., 2013, In: Diabetes - Metabolism: Research and Reviews (Online). 29, 5, p. 377-387

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the ocular adnexal region: A nation-based study

    Rasmussen, P. K., Ralfkiaer, E., Prause, J. U., Sjö, Lene Dissing, Toft, Peter Bjerre, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Heegaard, Steffen, 2013, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 91, p. 163-169 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Eosinophilia in routine blood samples and the subsequent risk of hematological malignancies and death

    Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Hasselbalch, H., Lindegaard, H., Vestergaard, H., Felding, P., Olivarius, Niels de Fine & Bjerrum, O. W., 2013, In: American Journal of Hematology. 88, 10, p. 843-847

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Family matters: Parental-acquired brain injury and child functioning

    Kieffer-Kristensen, R., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Teasdale, T. W., 2013, In: NeuroRehabilitation. 32, 1, p. 59-68 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Health care experiences in infancy and subsequent frequent illness in 1-year old children

    Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Reventlow, Susanne & Söderström, M., 2013, In: Health. 5, 2, p. 259-266 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Is postoperative cognitive dysfunction a risk factor for dementia?

    Steinmetz, Jacob, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kessing, Lars Vedel, Rasmussen, L. S. & Group, T. I., 2013, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 110 Suppl, 1, p. i92-i97 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Lacrimal gland lesions in Denmark between 1974 and 2007

    von Holstein, Sarah Linea, Therkildsen, M. H., Prause, J. U., Stenman, G., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Heegaard, Steffen, 2013, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 91, 4, p. 349-354 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Long-term psychosocial consequences of false-positive screening mammography – a cohort study with 3-year follow-up.

    Brodersen, John Brandt & Siersma, Volkert Dirk, 2013, In: Annals of Family Medicine. 11, p. 106-115 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Marked differences in GPs' diagnosis of pneumonia between Denmark and Spain: a cross-sectional study.

    Christensen, S. F., Jørgensen, L. C., Cordoba Currea, Gloria Cristina, Llor, C., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Bjerrum, Lars, 2013, In: Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 22, 4, p. 454-458 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Mobility Decline in Old Age: The Joint Effect of Mobility-Related Fatigue and Social Relations.

    Nilsson, Charlotte Juul, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Avlund, K., Vass, Mikkel & Lund, Rikke, 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceCommunication

  51. Published

    Patients newly diagnosed with clinical type 2 diabetes mellitus but presenting with HbA1c within normal range: 19-year mortality and clinical outcomes

    Veloso, A. G., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Heldgaard, P. E. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 2013, In: Primary Care Diabetes. 7, 1, p. 33-38

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Progression of Mobility Limitations in Old Age: The Combined Effect of Mobility-Related Fatigue and Socio-Economic Position

    Nilsson, Charlotte Juul, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Mänty, M. R., Lund, Rikke, Vass, Mikkel & Avlund, K., 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  53. Published

    Risk factors for 48-hours mortality after prehospital treatment of opioid overdose

    Wichmann, S., Nielsen, S. L., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Rasmussen, L. S., 2013, In: Emergency Medicine Journal. 30, 3, p. 223-225 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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