Volkert Dirk Siersma

Volkert Dirk Siersma

!!Statistiker, External Lecturer


  1. Published

    In hip osteoarthritis, Nordic Walking is superior to strength training and home based exercise for improving function

    Bieler, T., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Magnusson, Stig Peter, Kjær, Michael, Christensen, H. E. & Beyer, N., Aug 2017, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 27, 8, p. 873–886 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. 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

  3. Published

    Incidence of new-onset type 2 diabetes after cancer: A Danish cohort study

    Sylow, Lykke, Grand, Mia Klinten, von Heymann, A., Persson, F., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kriegbaum, Margit, Andersen, Christen Bertel L & Johansen, Christoffer, 2022, In: Diabetes Care. 45, 6, p. e105-e106 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Increased Incidence of Mental Disorders in Children with Cataract: Findings from a Population-based Study

    AL-BAKRI, M. O. U. G., SKOVGAARD, A. M., Bach-Holm, Daniella, LARSEN, D. A., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Kessel, Line, 2022, In: American Journal of Ophthalmology. 236, p. 204-211 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Increased health care utilisation in international adoptees

    Graff, H. J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kragstrup, Jakob & Petersson, B., Aug 2015, In: Danish Medical Journal. 62, 8, p. 1-6 6 p., A5111.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Increased risk of developing diabetes in depressive and bipolar disorders?

    Kessing, L. V., Nilsson, F. M., Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Andersen, Per Kragh, 2004, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 38, p. 395-402

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Individualised treatment goals in diabetes care

    Hansen, Lars J, Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Drivsholm, Thomas & Andersen, John Sahl, 2004, In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 22, p. 71-77

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

    Ölmestig, T. K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Birkmose, Anna Rubach, Kragstrup, Jakob & Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, 2021, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21, 1, 11 p., 777.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Infants' symptoms of illness assessed by parents: Impact and implications

    Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Reventlow, Susanne & Söderström, M., 1 Jun 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 29, 2, p. 67-74 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Influence of Antimicrobial Resistance on the Course of Symptoms in Female Patients Treated for Uncomplicated Cystitis Caused by Escherichia coli

    Waldorff, M. S., Bjerrum, Lars, Holm, Anne, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Bang, C., Llor, C. & Cordoba Currea, Gloria Cristina, 2022, In: Antibiotics. 11, 2, 10 p., 188.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Influence of educational level on test and treatment for incident hypothyroidism

    Møllehave, Line Tang, Jacobsen, R. K., Linneberg, Allan René, Skaaby, T., Knudsen, Nils Jakob, Jørgensen, T., Kårhus, L. L., Kriegbaum, Margit, Grand, Mia Klinten, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lind, B., Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Nygaard, Birte, Medici, B. B., Pedersen, I. B., Ravn-Haren, G. & Thuesen, B. H., 2021, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 94, 6, p. 1025-1034 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Informasjonsstyrke og utvalgsstørrelse i kvalitative studier

    Malterud, Kirsti, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Guassora, Ann Dorrit, 2016, In: Fysioterapeuten. 83, 8, p. 31 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  14. Published

    Intentional Weight Loss and Longevity in Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Simonsen, M. K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Henriksen, J. E., Heitmann, Berit & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, 25 Jan 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., e0146889.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Intergenerational relations and social mobility: Social inequality in physical function in old age

    Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, Nilsson, Charlotte Juul, Lund, Rikke, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Fors, S., Jan 2019, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 80, p. 58-64 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Interplay between financial assets and social relations on decline in physical function and mortality among older people

    Jørgensen, Terese Sara Høj, Lund, Rikke, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Nilsson, Charlotte Juul, 2018, In: European Journal of Ageing. 15, 2, p. 133–142 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Interpretation of HbA1c in primary care and potential influence of anaemia and chronic kidney disease: an analysis from the Copenhagen Primary Care Laboratory (CopLab) Database

    Borg, Rikke, Persson, F., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lind, B., de Fine Olivarius, N. & Andersen, Christen Bertel L, 2018, In: Diabetic Medicine. 35, 12, p. 1700-1706 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Is it okay to choose to receive bad news by telephone? An observational study on psychosocial consequences of diagnostic workup for lung cancer suspicion

    Andersen, I. C., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Marsaa, K., Preisel, N., Høegholm, A., Brodersen, John Brandt & Bodtger, U., 2022, In: Acta Oncologica. 61, 12, p. 1446-1453

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Is peri-operative cortisol secretion related to post-operative cognitive dysfunction

    Rasmussen, L. S., O'Brien, J. T., Silverstein, J. H., Johnson, T. W., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Canet, J., Jolles, J., Hanning, C. D., Kuipers, H. M., Abildstrøm, H., Papaionnou, A., Raeder, J., Yli-Hankala, A., Sneyd, J. R., Munoz, L. & Møller, J. T., 2005, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 49, p. 1225-1231

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 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

  21. Published

    Is thrombocytosis a valid indicator of advanced stage and high mortality of gynecological cancer?

    Andersen, Christen Bertel L, Eskelund, C. W., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Felding, P., Lind, B., Palmblad, J., Bjerrum, O. W., Friis, S., Hasselbalch, H. C. & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Nov 2015, In: Gynecologic Oncology. 139, 2, p. 312-318 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    KNEES-ACL has superior responsiveness compared to the most commonly used patient-reported outcome measures for anterior cruciate ligament injury

    Comins, J. D., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Lind, M., Jakobsen, B. W. & Krogsgaard, Michael R., 2018, In: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 26, 8, p. 2438-2446 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Labour market attachment after mild traumatic brain injury: nationwide cohort study with 5-year register follow-up in Denmark

    Graff, H. J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Møller, Anne, Kragstrup, Jakob, Andersen, L. L., Egerod, Ingrid Eugenie & Rytter, Hana Malá, 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 4, 10 p., e026104.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Labour market attachment dynamics in patients with concussion: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study

    Graff, H. J., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Møller, Anne, Waldorff, Frans Boch, Modin, F. A. & Rytter, Hana Malá, 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, 11 p., 2493.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. 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

  26. Published

    Long-term follow-up of trauma patients before and after implementation of a Physician-Staffed Helicopter: a prospective observational study

    Funder, K. S., Rasmussen, L. S., Lohse, N., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Hesselfeldt, R. & Steinmetz, Jacob, Jan 2016, In: Injury. 47, 1, p. 7-13 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Long-term functional and structural outcomes in patients with primary congenital glaucoma — A Danish nationwide study

    Brynskov, T., Bach-Holm, Daniella, Kappelgaard, P., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Pedersen, Karen Bjerg & Kessel, Line, 2024, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 102, 2, p. 228-237 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Long-term psychosocial consequences of breast cancer screening – a matched cohort study

    Gram, Emma Grundtvig, Brodersen, John Brandt & Siersma, Volkert Dirk, 2022, In: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. 27, Supplement 1, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  29. 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

  30. Published
  31. Published

    Long-term success after trabeculotomy in primary congenital glaucoma – a study with up to 35 years follow-up

    Kessel, Line, Pedersen, K. B., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kappelgaard, P. & Bach-Holm, Daniella, 2021, In: Acta Ophthalmologica. 99, 4, p. 362-368 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Long-term survival and cognitive function according to blood pressure management during cardiac surgery: A follow up

    Larsen, M. H., Draegert, C., Vedel, A. G., Holmgaard, F., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Nilsson, J. C. & Rasmussen, L. S., 2020, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 64, 7, p. 936-944 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Major depressive symptoms increase 3-year mortality rate in patients with mild dementia

    Petersen, Jindong Ding, Waldorff, Frans Boch, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Phung, T. K. T., Bebe, Anna & Waldemar, Gunhild, 6 Apr 2017, In: International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2017, p. 1-9 9 p., 7482094.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Malignant lymphoma of the lacrimal gland: a nation-based study

    Rasmussen, P. K., Ralfkiaer, E., Prause, J. U., Sjö, Lene Dissing, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Heegaard, Steffen, 2011, In: Archives of Ophthalmology. 129, 10, p. 1275-80 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Management of dyslipidaemia in individuals with severe mental illness: a population-based study in the Greater Copenhagen Area

    Høgnason Mohr, G., Barcella, C. A., Grand, Mia Klinten, Kriegbaum, Margit, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Hahn, M. K., Agarwal, S. M., Bakkedal, Catrine, Baandrup, Lone, Knop, Filip Krag, Andersen, C. L. & Ebdrup, Bjørn, 2023, In: Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 13, 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. 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

  37. Published

    Markers of DNA/RNA damage from oxidation as predictors of a registry-based diagnosis of psychiatric illness in type 2 diabetic patients

    Jørgensen, Anders, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Davidsen, Annette Sofie, Weimann, A., Henriksen, T., Poulsen, Henrik Enghusen & Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Jan 2018, In: Psychiatry Research. 259, p. 370-376 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Maternal pain influences her evaluation of recurrent pain in 6- to 11-year-old healthy children

    mxb897, mxb897, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Nielsen, Kirsten Lykke, Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Knudsen, Lisbeth E. & Mäkelä, Marjukka, Feb 2016, In: Acta Paediatrica. 105, 2, p. 183-190 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Maternal stress and placental function, a study using questionnaires and biomarkers at birth

    Dahlerup, B. R., Egsmose, E. L., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Mortensen, Erik Lykke, Hedegaard, M., Knudsen, Lisbeth E. & Mathiesen, Line, 2018, In: PLOS ONE. 13, 11, 18 p., e0207184.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Measuring bothersome menopausal symptoms: development and validation of the MenoScores questionnaire

    Lund, K. S., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Christensen, Karl Bang, Waldorff, Frans Boch & Brodersen, John Brandt, 2018, In: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 16, 12 p., 97.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published
  42. Published

    Menopausal symptoms: Development and dimensionality of the MenoScores Questionnaire (MSQ)

    Lund, K. S., Waldorff, Frans Boch, Siersma, Volkert Dirk & Brodersen, John Brandt, 15 Jun 2016.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Mental healthcare utilisation among Danish formerly deployed military personnel and their civilian counterparts: a cohort study

    Stoltenberg, Christian Ditlev G, Vedtofte, M. S., Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen, Andersen, S. B., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Christensen, K. S. & Osler, Merete, 2024, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 15, 1, 12 p., 2296188.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Mental vulnerability before and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: a prospective population-based cohort study from general practice

    Ertmann, Ruth Kirk, Lyngsøe, B. K., Nicolaisdottir, Dagny Ros, Kragstrup, Jakob & Siersma, Volkert Dirk, 2022, In: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 76, 4, p. 243-249 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Mental well-being during stages of COVID-19 lockdown among pregnant women and new mothers

    Overbeck, Gritt, Rasmussen, Ida Scheel, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kragstrup, Jakob, Ertmann, Ruth Kirk & Wilson, Philip Michael John, 2022, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 1, 7 p., 92.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. 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

  47. Published

    Micronucleus frequency in Danish school children and their mothers from the DEMOCOPHES population.

    Mørck, T. A., Vande Loock, K., Poulsen, M. B., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Nielsen, J. K. S., Hertel, O., Kirsch-Volders, M. & Knudsen, Lisbeth E., 2016, In: Mutagenesis. 31, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Minor amputation does not negatively affect health-related quality of life as compared with conservative treatment in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer: An observational study

    Pickwell, K., Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Kars, M., Apelqvist, J., Bakker, K., Edmonds, M., Holstein, P., Jirkovska, A., Jude, E., Mauricio, D., Piaggesi, A., Reike, H., Spraul, M., Uccioli, L., Urbancic, V., Acker, K. V., Baal, J. V. & Schaper, N., Mar 2017, In: Diabetes - Metabolism: Research and Reviews (Print Edition). 33, 3, 6 p., e2867.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Missing portion sizes in FFQ: alternatives to use of standard portions

    Køster-Rasmussen, Rasmus, Siersma, Volkert Dirk, Halldorson, T. I., Olivarius, Niels de Fine, Henriksen, J. E. & Heitmann, Berit, Aug 2015, In: Public Health Nutrition. 18, 11, p. 1914-1921 8 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

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