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Research interests
Dr. Emiel O. Hoogendijk is an assistant professor at the Department of Epidemiology & Data Science and the Department of General Practice of Amsterdam UMC – location VU University Medical Center (VUmc) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Medicine from VUmc, where he performed his PhD research on care for frail older people at the Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine. Currently, he is project manager of the Amsterdam Cohort Hub and part of the research group of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, and he is involved with various (international) research projects on physical and cognitive functioning of older adults. He works, amongst others, as senior researcher for the H2020 I-CARE4OLD project on care for older adults with complex chronic conditions.
His main area of interest and expertise is frailty in older adults. In 2017, he received a prestigious VENI grant (250k), which enabled him to start his own frailty research line (see: https://frailty-project.nl/). He published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals, such as American Journal of Epidemiology, European Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, The Lancet Healthy Longevity, European Journal of Internal Medicine, The Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences and Nature Aging. He published multiple papers in The Lancet: amongst others, he coordinated a Frailty series (2019): https://www.thelancet.com/series/frailty and led a review on Malnutrition in older adults (2023).
Areas of expertise: Frailty in older adults, physical functioning, malnutrition, sarcopenia, social functioning, longitudinal analyses, stepped wedge RCT designs, multistate survival models.
Registered as senior Epidemiologist (“Epidemioloog B” – VVE and SMBWO).
Grants and prizes: ZonMw Passende Zorg in de WLZ (493k euro, PI), SEW research grant (100k euro, PI), VENI fellowship 2017 (250k euro, PI), EMGO fellowship (56k euro, PI), FWF Austria research grant (364k euro, collaborator), Regional Health Authority Norway research grant (342k euro, collaborator), Professor Schreuder award (best Dutch PhD thesis in gerontology / geriatrics), Heert Dokter award (scientific research prize Dutch College of General Practitioners), Van Coeverden Adriani foundation travel fellowship, Professor Munnichs thesis award.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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Projects
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LEARN: Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in nursing homes: innovative big data analysis
van Hout, H. (Project Member), Joling, K. (Principal investigator), Hoogendijk, E. (Project Leader) & Hoogendoorn, M. (Project Member)
01/11/2024 → 31/10/2030
Project: Research
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Adverse childhood experiences and sarcopenia: a prospective study embedded in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dimitriadis, M. M., Kokkeler, K. J., Hoogendijk, E. O., Marijnissen, R. M., Aprahamian, I., Jeuring, H. W. & Oude Voshaar, R. C., 1 Mar 2026, In: Age and ageing. 55, 3, afag050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Disentangling the overlap between frailty and intrinsic capacity in older adults
Qi, Y., van Schoor, N. M., Schaap, L. A. & Hoogendijk, E. O., 1 Jan 2026, In: Experimental gerontology. 213, p. 113006 1 p., 113006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Is cyanoacrylate fixation safe for neonatal IV access? A quality improvement evaluation of cyanoacrylate adhesive securement for short peripheral catheters
Boyadzhiev, S., Hoogendijk, E. O. & van Rens, M., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 32, 3, 101796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Mortality prediction among older people in primary care: a comparison of predictive performance of the frailty index with regression-based and machine learning models
Exmann, C. J. C., Joling, K. J., Verheij, R., van der Heide, I., van Hout, H. P. J. & Hoogendijk, E. O., 1 Mar 2026, In: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 142, 106096.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Plasma proteomic signature of frailty in 50,506 adults
Jia, X., Gao, W., Hagelin, H., Zhao, Y., Zhang, J., Cao, X., Zhang, L., Wu, Y., Ma, L., Chen, L., Sun, L., Guo, H., Zhang, C., Jylhävä, J., Hu, Z., Hoogendijk, E. O., Hägg, S. & Liu, Z., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Cell metabolism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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How can novel, AI-driven decision support shape future care practice for older people with chronic complex conditions?
van Hout, H. (Participant), Joling, K. (Participant), Hoogendijk, E. (Participant), Kooijman, E. J. M. (Participant), Hoogendoorn, M. (Participant), Exmann, C. (Participant), Klunder, J. (Participant), Declercq, A. (Participant), Ruppe, G. (Participant), Hirdes, J. P. (Participant), Morris, J. N. (Participant), Hiltunen, A.-M. (Participant), Liperoti, R. (Participant), Onder, G. (Participant) & Jongejan, L. (Participant)
13 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › organising
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