dr. Floortje Mols

Bio

In my doctoral research I investigated the quality of life of cancer survivors who were diagnosed with cancer 5-15 years ago. We wanted to know how much influence cancer still has on people who had cancer long ago. In 2007, this resulted in a dissertation, which showed that cancer survivors generally thought their quality of life was good, but that they often still suffered from side effects from the disease or its treatment. I continued with this research and it now has a broader scope. We currently include patients from diagnosis onwards and follow them for years. In addition to quality of life, we also investigate broader concepts such as depression and fatigue. Besides questionnaires, we now also collect data by means of blood samples, Actigraphs, Fitbits, online food diaries and scales. We are also investigating this in patients with rare tumors, such as thyroid cancer.

Courses

• Clin.Health Psy. in Med.Sc.(Dutch Pr.)
• Clinical Health Psy. in Medical Science

Recent publications

1. Adverse childhood events and mental health problems in cancer survivo…

   Hinnen, C., von Haeseler, E., Tijssens, F., & Mols, F. (2024). Adverse childhood events and mental health problems in cancer survivors: A systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, Article 80.

2. Using the behavior change wheel to identify and understand key facili…

   van Cappellen-van Maldegem, S. J. M., Mols, F., Seidell, J. C., de Kruif, A., van de Poll-Franse, L. V., & Hoedjes, M. (2024). Using the behavior change wheel to identify and understand key facilitators and barriers for lifestyle care for postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: A delphi-study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(1), 22-36.

3. Perioperative systemic therapy versus cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC…

   Dutch Peritoneal Oncology Group and the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (2023). Perioperative systemic therapy versus cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC alone for resectable colorectal peritoneal metastases: Patient reported outcomes of a randomized phase II trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 30(5), 2678-2688.

4. The impact of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal …

   Bakkers, C., van de Vlasakker, V. C. J., Rovers, K. P. B., Lurvink, R. J., Nienhuijs, S. W., Burger, J. W. A., Creemers, G. M., Bonhof, C. S., Mols, F., & de Hingh, I. H. J. T. (2023). The impact of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) versus conventional surgery on patient-reported Outcomes: A comparative cohort study between the CAIRO6 trial and the PROCORE study. Cancers, 15(3), Article 788.

5. Association between peripheral neuropathy and sleep quality among col…

   Bonhof, C., van de Poll-Franse, L. V., de Hingh, I. H. J. T., Nefs, G. M., Vreugdenhil, G., & Mols, F. (2023). Association between peripheral neuropathy and sleep quality among colorectal cancer patients from diagnosis until 2-year follow-up: Results from the PROFILES registry. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17(3), 894-905.