2026
Tjandra V, Yi J, Thompson E, Benbaruj J, Canfield C, Singh A, Jun J, Hoekstra F. Research Partnerships in Rural and Remote Virtual Health Innovation Projects: A Scoping Review. Australian Journal of Rural Health 2026 E-pub.
Gainforth HL, Shwed, A, Walters A, Anderson KD, Chernesky J, Hoekstra F, Larsen J, Laskin J. Meaningful Engagement in Exercise Intervention Research Involving People with Spinal Cord Injury: Seven Practical Recommendations. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2026; 32(2), 5-18.
Warner A, Lee S, Pawlovich J, Aldred T, Allard M, Christie D, James A, Kang D, Nouhi K, Lynd LD, Michell R, Patrick A, Ratnarajah E, Singh A, Storey S, Hoekstra F. Experiences and Perceptions Within a Co-Created Drone Transport Initiative With Rural First Nation and Non–First Nation Communities: Semistructured Interview Study. Journal of Participatory Medicine 2026;18:e82720.
Ardiel C, Dokken A, Van Osch B, Charrois TL, Singh A, Perrone L, Lee S, Hoekstra F. Use of drone transportation in healthcare contexts: a rapid review of reviews. BMJ Innovations 2026 E-pub.
2025
Martin Ginis KA, Dix GU, Gee C, Hoekstra F, Islam H, Jevdjevic A, Olsen K, Palmer K, Todd K, Tong B, Townson A, Úbeda-Colomer J, Kramer JLK. A Comparison of Biopsychosocial Features of Chronic Neuropathic versus Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury: Baseline Cross-Sectional Data from the EPIC-SCI Trial. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 2025 in press.
Simmons M, Shellington E, Afshar T, Struik L, Hoekstra F, Myers R, Khara M, Gerald M, Johnson J, Joshi P, Carsten C. Understanding Barriers and Identifying Solutions for Smoking Cessation in Primary Care: Survey Results Informed by an Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach in British Columbia, Canada. BMJ Open Quality 2025;14:e003635.
Monforte J, Castan A, Smith B, Hoekstra F, Úbeda-Colomer, J. Physical activity promotion in Spanish adults with spinal cord injury: Community guidelines, supporting resources and messaging strategies. Disability and Rehabilitation 2025 accepted.
Sibley K, Crockett KL, Gainforth H, Graham ID, Hoekstra F, Healey J, Khan M, Kreindler S, Loftsgard KC, McBride CB, Mrklas KJ Touchette AJ. Partnered health research in Canada: a cross‑sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 2019. Health Research Policy and Systems 2025; 23:28.
Hoekstra F, Shwed A, Lawrason S, Martin Ginis K, Allan V, Kothari A, McBride C, Gainforth HL. Experiences on the implementation and maintenance of the Canadian Disability Participation Project: a mixed-methods study. PLOS One 2025 E-pub.
Martin B, James A, Mitchell C, Oelke N, Singh A, Hoekstra F. Enhancing Healthcare Access in Rural and Remote Communities: An Environmental Scan of Virtual Health Innovations in British Columbia. Health Reform Observer – Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, Special Issue: Implementing Digital Health Tools in Canada: policy lessons & future focus areas. 2025; 12(2).
Douma EH, Hoekstra T, Nijboer JK, Fluit M, Vos L, Hoekstra F. Professionals’ perceptions on implementing an adapted lifestyle coaching program for people with physical disabilities. Healthcare 2025; 13(16): 1978.
Nijboer JK, Hoekstra T, Douma EH, Fluit M, Vos L, Hoekstra F. Lifestyle coaching for people living with physical disabilities: exploring perceptions of clients and professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation 2025: 1–11.
2024
Brandenbarg P, Hoekstra F, Hoekstra T, Seves, BL, Hettinga FJ, van der Woude LHV, Krops, LA, Dekker, R. Long-term trajectories of physical activity behavior in adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases following rehabilitation: the prospective cohort study ReSpAct 2.0. Disability and Rehabilitation 2024 Dec 5: 1–11.
Korall AMB, Chong H, Komisar V, Mackey DC, Khan M, Hoekstra F, Brown SG, Gardner P, Hames C, Laing AC, Sibley KM. Proposal of the Implementation Theory Selection Model and exemplar application in fall injury prevention. PLoS ONE 2024; 19(11): e0310117.
Kuipers L, Hoekstra T, SCI Physical Activity Counseling Panel, Hoekstra F. Professionals’ knowledge, skills and confidence on using the best practices for spinal cord injury physical activity counseling in Canada and the Netherlands. J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Sep 11:1-10.
Wildekamp M, Krops LA, Seves BL, Hettinga FJ, Houdijk H, Dekker R, Hoekstra F. Physical activity barriers among adults with physical disabilities or chronic diseases during and after rehabilitation: the ReSpAct cohort study. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity. 2024; 17:11.
Hoekstra F, Gainforth HL, Broeksteeg R, Corras S, Collins D, Eleftheriadou E, Gaudet S, Giroux E, Kuipers L, McCallum S, Ma JK, de Passillé E, Rakiecki D, Rockall S, van den Berg-Emons HJG, van Vilsteren-Bessembinders A, Williamson M, Wilroy J, Martin Ginis KA. The co-development and evaluation of an e-learning course on spinal cord injury physical activity counselling: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Med Educ 2024 Mar 6;24(1):240.
Gainforth, H.L., Shwed A, Giroux E.E., Hoekstra, F., McKay, R.C., Schaefer, L., West, C.R., McPhail, L.T., Sibley, K.M., McBride, C.B., Munro, B., Kaiser, A., IKT Guiding Principles Partnership, SCI Guiding Principles Consensus Panel. Transforming Research Systems for Meaningful Engagement: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Spinal Cord Injury Researchers’ Barriers and Facilitators to Using the Integrated Knowledge Translation Guiding Principles. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Nov;46(23):5545-5553.
Jacobi M, van der Schuur L, Seves BL, Brandenbarg P, Dekker R, Hettinga FJ, Hoekstra F, Krops LA, van der Woude LHV, Hoekstra, T. Exploring experiences of people with stroke and health professionals on post-stroke fatigue guidance: getting the right people to the right care at the right time. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Sep;46(19):4439-4447.
Hoekstra F, Gainforth HL, Broeksteeg R, Corras S, Collins D, Gaudet S, Giroux E, McCallum S, Ma JK, Rakiecki D, Rockall S, van den Berg-Emons HJG, van Vilsteren-Bessembinders A, Wilroy J, Martin Ginis KA. Theory- and evidence-based best practices for physical activity counseling for adults with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2024 Jul;47(4):584-596.
2023
Shwed A, Hoekstra F, Bhati, DK, Athanasopoulos, P, Chernesky, J, Martin Ginis, KA, McBride, CB, Mortenson WB, Sibley K, Sweet SN, SCI Guiding Principles Consensus Panel, Gainforth HL. IKT Guiding Principles: demonstration of diffusion and dissemination in partnership. Res Involv Engagem. 2023; 9:53.
Shwed A, Giroux EE, Hoekstra F, McKay RC, Schaefer L, West C, MacPhail L, Integrated Knowledge Translation Guiding Principles Partnership, & Gainforth HL. Supporting meaningful research partnerships: An interview study applying behaviour change theory to develop relevant recommendations for researchers. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Nov 5;13(11):833-844.
Brandenbarg P, Hoekstra F, Barakou, I, Seves BL, Hettinga FJ, Hoekstra T, van der Woude LHV, Dekker R, Krops LA. Measurement Properties of Device-based Physical Activity Instruments in Ambulatory Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or Chronic Diseases: a scoping review. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2023 Sep 21;15(1):115.
Brandenbarg P, Krops LA, Seves BL, Hoekstra T, Hettinga FJ, Twisk JWR, van der Woude LHV, Dekker R, Hoekstra F. Psychosocial factors of physical activity among people with disabilities: Prospective cohort study. Rehabil Psychol. 2023 May;68(2):164-173.
Hoekstra F, Martin Ginis KA, Collins D, Dinwoodie M, Ma JK, Gaudet S, Rakiecki D, SCI Exercise Counselling Panel, Gainforth HL. Applying state space grids methods to characterize counsellor-client interactions in a physical activity behavioural intervention for adults with disabilities. Psychol Sport Exerc. 2023 Mar: 65:102350.
Wuerstl KR, McBride CB, Deschênes-Bilodeau J, Hoekstra F, Gainforth HL. Exploring smoking cessation experiences among persons with spinal cord injury: Informing theory-based recommendations for interventions. Spinal Cord. 2023 Jan;61(1):27-36.
Hoekstra F, Trigo F, Sibley KM, Graham ID, Kennefick M, Mrklas KJ, Nguyen T, Vis-Dunbar M; SC. I. Guiding Principles Consensus Panel, Gainforth HL. Systematic overviews of partnership principles and strategies identified from health research about spinal cord injury and related health conditions: A scoping review. J Spinal Cord Med. 2023 Jul;46(4):614-631.
2022
Meijer K, Hoekstra T, Brandenbarg P, COVID-19 Disability Survey Group, ReSpAct 2.0 Group, Hoekstra F. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity and Social Isolation among Adults with Physical Disabilities Living in Canada and The Netherlands. Disabilities. 2022; 2(4):778-794.
Gee CM, Hoekstra F, Úbeda-Colomer J, Knibbe TJ, DaSilva P, Martin Ginis KA. Physical activity, well-being, and the needs of Canadians with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disabilities. 2022; 2(4):681-693.
Medeiros P, Laur C, Nguyen T, Gilfoyle M, Conway A, Giroux E, Hoekstra F, Legasto JM, Ramage E, Tittlemier B, Wood B, Steinwender S; IKT Research Network Trainee Group. Building capacity for integrated knowledge translation: a description of what we can learn from trainees’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022 Sep 15;20(1):100.
Brandenbarg P, Hoekstra F, Krops LA, Seves BL, Hettinga FJ, Hoekstra T, Dekker R, van der Woude LHV. Physical activity behaviour up to 1 year post-rehabilitation among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study ReSpAct. BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 15;12(6):e056832.
Dinwoodie M, Hoekstra F, Stelzer S, Ma JK, Martin Ginis KA. A dynamic analysis of physical activity barriers experienced by adults with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2022 Mar 29;8(1):37.
Hoekstra F, Collins D, Dinwoodie M, Ma JK, Martin Ginis KA. Measuring behavior change technique delivery and receipt in physical activity behavioral interventions. Rehabil Psychol. 2022 May;67(2):128-138.
Gainforth HL, McKay RC, Hoekstra F, Maffin J, Sibley KM, Jung ME, SCI Guiding Principles Consensus Panel. Principles to guide spinal cord injury research partnerships: a Delphi consensus study. Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Nov;44(23):7269-7276.
Hoekstra F, Schaefer L, Athanasopoulos P, Gainforth HL. Researchers’ and Research Users’ Experiences With and Reasons for Working Together in Spinal Cord Injury Research Partnerships: A Qualitative Study. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2022 Aug 1;11(8):1401-1412.
Hoekstra F, SCI Guiding Principles Consensus Panel, Gainforth HL. Principles and related strategies for spinal cord injury research partnership approaches: a qualitative study. Evidence & Policy. 2022; 18(4):776–788.
2021
Abonie US, Seves BL, Hoekstra F, Hoekstra T, van der Woude LHV, Dekker R, Hettinga FJ. Assessment of Activity Pacing in Relation to Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: A Foundation for Further Intervention Development. International Journal of MS Care. 2021 Sept 1; 23 (5): 207–212.
de Boer DR, Hoekstra F, Huetink KIM, Hoekstra T, Krops LA, Hettinga FJ. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Well-Being of Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or Chronic Diseases during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 11;18(12):6342.
Gainforth HL, Hoekstra F, McKay R, McBride CB, Sweet S, Martin Ginis KAM., Anderson K, Chernesky J, Clarke T, Forwell S, Maffin J, McPhail L, Mortenson BW, Scarrow G, Schaefer L, Sibley KM, Athanasopoulos P, Willms R. Integrated Knowledge Translation Guiding Principles for Conducting and Disseminating Spinal Cord Injury Research in Partnership. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Apr;102(4):656-663.
Hoekstra F, & Hoekstra T, van der Schans CP, Hettinga FJ, van der Woude LHV, Dekker R, ReSpAct-group. The implementation of a physical activity counseling program in rehabilitation care: findings from the ReSpAct study. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Jun;43(12):1710-1721.
Seves BL, Hoekstra F, Hettinga FJ, Dekker R, van der Woude LHV, Hoekstra T. Trajectories of health-related quality of life among people with a physical disability and/or chronic disease during and after rehabilitation: a longitudinal cohort study. Qual Life Res. 2021 Jan;30(1):67-80.
Seves BL, Hoekstra F, Schoenmakers JWA, Brandenbarg P, Hoekstra T, Hettinga FJ, Dekker R, van der Woude LHV, van der Schans CP. Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Adapted Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (Adapted-SQUASH) in adults with disabilities. J Sports Sci. 2021; 39(8):875-886.
Seves BL, Hoekstra T, Hoekstra F, ReSpAct group, Hettinga FJ, Dekker R, van der Woude LHV. Unravelling perceived fatigue and activity pacing in maintaining a physically active lifestyle after stroke rehabilitation: a longitudinal cohort study. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Dec;43(24):3492-3502.
2020
Abonie U, Hoekstra F, Seves BL, van der Woude LHV, Dekker R, Hettinga FL. Associations between activity pacing, fatigue and physical activity in adults with multiple sclerosis: A cross sectional pilot study. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020; 5(2):43.
Martin Ginis KA, van der Scheer J, Todd, Davis J, Gaudet S, Hoekstra F, Karim E, Kramer J, Little J, Joel Singer J, Townson A, West C. A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of the International Scientific SCI Exercise Guidelines on SCI Chronic Pain: Protocol for the EPIC-SCI Trial. Spinal Cord. 2020:58(7):746–754.
Hoekstra F, Mrklas KJ, Khan M, McKay RC, Vis-Dunbar M, Sibley KM, Nguyen T, Graham ID, SCI Guiding Principles Consensus Panel, Gainforth HL. A review of reviews on principles, strategies, outcomes, and impacts of research partnerships approaches: a first step in synthesizing the research partnership literature. Health Res Policy Syst. 2020 May 25;18(1):51.
Hoekstra F, McBride CB, Borisoff J, Fetterly MJ, Ginis S, Latimer-Cheung AE, Ma JK, Maffin J, Mah L, West CR, Willms R, Martin Ginis KA. Translating the international scientific spinal cord injury exercise guidelines into community and clinical practice guidelines: a Canadian evidence-informed resource. Spinal Cord. 2020 Jun;58(6):647-657.
Hoekstra T, Alingh RA, de Vries HS, Bes R, Hoekstra F, van der Schans CP, Dekker R, Hettinga FJ, van der Woude LHV. A questionnaire to assess rehabilitation patients’ experiences with motivational interviewing consultation in the context of physical activity stimulation. Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Jul;42(15):2198-2203.
2019
Hoekstra F, Roberts L, van Lindert C, Martin Ginis KA, van der Woude LHV, McColl MA. National approaches to promote sports and physical activity in adults with disabilities: examples from the Netherlands and Canada. Disabil. Rehabil. 2019; 41(10):1217-1226.
2018
Hoekstra F., Martin Ginis KA, Allan V, Kothari A, Gainforth HL. Evaluating the impact of a network of research partnerships: a longitudinal multiple case study protocol. Health Res. Policy Syst. 2018 Nov 12;16(1):107.
Hoekstra F, Mrklas KJ, Sibley KM, Nguyen T, Vis-Dunbar M, Neilson CJ, Crockett LK, Gainforth HL, Graham ID. A Review Protocol on Research Partnerships: A Coordinated Multicenter Team Approach. Syst. Rev. 2018; 7:217.
2017
Hoekstra F, van Offenbeek MAG, Dekker R, Hettinga FJ, Hoekstra T, van der Woude LHV, van der Schans CP on behalf on the ReSpAct-group. Implementation fidelity trajectories of a health promotion program in multidisciplinary settings: managing tensions in rehabilitation care. Implement Sci. 2017 Dec 1;12(1):143.
Hoekstra F, Hettinga FJ, den Breejen M, Duijf M, van der Woude LH, Dekker R, van der Schans CP. Professionals’ perceptions of factors affecting implementation and continuation of a physical activity promotion programme in rehabilitation: A qualitative study. JRM. 2017 May 16;49(5):385-394.
Hoekstra F, Hettinga FJ, Alingh RA, Duijf M, Dekker R, van der Woude LH, van der Schans CP. The current implementation status of the integration of sports and physical activity into Dutch rehabilitation care. Disabil. Rehabil. 2017 Jan;39(2):181-186.
2015
Alingh RA, Hoekstra F, van der Schans CP, Hettinga FJ, Dekker R, van der Woude LH. Protocol of a longitudinal cohort study on physical activity behaviour in physically disabled patients participating in a rehabilitation counselling programme: ReSpAct. BMJ Open. 2015;5(1):e007591.
2014
Hoekstra F, Alingh RA, van der Schans CP, Hettinga FJ, Duijf M, Dekker R, van der Woude LH. Design of a process evaluation of the implementation of a physical activity and sports stimulation programme in Dutch rehabilitation setting: ReSpAct. Implement. Sci. 2014;9(1):127.
2013
Hoekstra F, van Nunen MP, Gerrits KH, Stolwijk-Swüste JM, Crins MH, Janssen TW. Effect of robotic gait training on cardiorespiratory system in incomplete spinal cord injury. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(10):1411-22.
2010
van der Woude LH, de Groot S, Bijker KE, Dekker R, van Aanholt PC, Hoekstra F, Janssen TW, Hettinga FJ, Houdijk H. 4th International State-of-the-art-congress ‘Rehabilitation: Mobility, Exercise & Sports’. Disabil Rehabil. 2010: 32(26):2149-54.