About the Authors

Anne Weiland

info@anneweiland.nl

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Annette H. Blankenstein

Affiliation Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Jan L. C. M. Van Saase

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Henk T. Van der Molen

Affiliation Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Mariël E. Jacobs

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Dineke C. Abels

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Faculty of Psychology, Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands

Nedim Köse

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Faculty of Psychology, Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands

Sandra Van Dulmen

Affiliations Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research), Utrecht, the Netherlands, Faculty of Health Science, Buskerud and Vestfold University College, Drammen, Norway

René M. Vernhout

Affiliation Clinical Trial Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Lidia R. Arends

Affiliations Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The principal researcher AW received financial support from the sponsors for the submitted work; AW has been paid for developing and delivering the MUPS-focused training program; no other relationships or activities of the authors have influenced the submitted work. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AW AHB JvS HvdM SvD LA. Performed the experiments: AW AHB. Analyzed the data: AW JvS RV LA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AW AHB JvS MJ DA NK RV LA. Wrote the paper: AW AHB JvS HvdM MJ DA NK SvD RV LA. Assessing the videotaped consultations: ME DA NK.