Researcher
Benedicte Deforche
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Physical education and physiotherapy
- Keywords (Ghent University):health promotion
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified, Epidemiology, Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Health promotion and policy
- See also: Benedicte Deforche (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Affiliations
- Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
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From12 Mar 2020 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → Today - Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Department)
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From1 Oct 2018 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Sep 2015 → 20 Oct 2022 - Department of Public health (Department)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From1 Oct 2008 → 31 Aug 2015 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From15 Sep 2008 → 14 Sep 2009 - Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (Department)
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From1 Apr 1998 → 30 Sep 2014
Projects
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- Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic - DistantButCloseFrom1 Dec 2023 → TodayFunding: BELSPO - POST-COVID project
- Later-life loneliness in Europe: a life-course and comparative study on the role of social and intergenerational mobilityFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Evaluation of a workplace intervention for the promotion of wellbeing on physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees and employersFrom1 Feb 2023 → TodayFunding: Department of Work and Social Economy
- Cascading an intervention to promote healthy sleep among adolescents following vocational education via a participatory approachFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of EcuadorFrom1 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: VLIR-UOS TEAM
- Walk- and cycle friendly environments: how do we start?From1 Dec 2021 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - various
- Physical Activity for CognitivE health: investigating the Underlying causal Pathways (PACE-UP project)From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Citizen science on park accessibility and park visitation among older adultsFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- The protective effect of physical activity on older adults’ daily cognitive performance and the mediating role of sleep and mental wellbeingFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Acute effects of park characteristics on mental health among older adults with a low socio-economic statusFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
Publications
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- Process evaluation of the Belgian one-month-without alcohol campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’ : a mixed method approach(2024)
Authors: Annelies Thienpondt, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Joris Van Damme, Benedicte Deforche
- Psychosocial determinants of sleep behavior and healthy sleep among adolescents : a two-wave panel study(2024)
Authors: Lea Delfmann, Maïté Verloigne, Benedicte Deforche, Simon C. Hunter, Greet Cardon, Janneke de Boer, Anneke Vandendriessche
Pages: 360 - 373 - Associations of habitual sedentary time with executive functioning and short-term memory in 7th and 8th grade adolescents(2024)
Authors: Veerle Van Oeckel, Louise Poppe, Benedicte Deforche, Ruben Brondeel, Marijke Miatton, Maïté Verloigne
- Using behavioral theories to study health-promoting behaviors in palliative care research(2023)
Authors: Anne-Lore Scherrens, Benedicte Deforche, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kim Beernaert
Pages: 402 - 412 - Park features that encourage park visitation among older adults : a qualitative study(2023)
Authors: Amber Van Puyvelde, Benedicte Deforche, Lieze Mertens, Elise Rivera, Delfien Van Dyck, Jenny Veitch
- Experiences of men with prostate cancer participating in a clinical pathway with a supervised group-based exercise program to combat androgen deprivation-induced side effects : a qualitative focus group study(2023)
Authors: Renée Bultijnck, Elke Rammant, Karel Decaestecker, Valerie Fonteyne, Nicolaas Lumen, Piet Ost, Benedicte Deforche
- Understanding the relative importance of micro-level design characteristics of walking paths in parks to promote walking among older adults(2023)
Authors: Chahana Paudel, Anna Timperio, Venurs Loh, Benedicte Deforche, Jo Salmon, Jenny Veitch
- Making co-creation a trustworthy methodology for closing the implementation gap between knowledge and action in health promotion : the Health CASCADE project(2023)
Authors: Maïté Verloigne, T Altenburg, Greet Cardon, M Chinapaw, P Dall, Benedicte Deforche, M Giné-Garriga, S Lippke, H Papadopoulos, D Pappa, et al.
Pages: 196 - 198 - How do family, school and neighbourhood contexts relate to one another in forming adolescent dietary behaviours?(2023)Volume: 10
Authors: Maxim Dierckens, Katrijn Delaruelle, Bart De Clercq, Els Clays, Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 20 - 21 - Combining participatory action research with intervention mapping to develop and plan the implementation and evaluation of a healthy sleep intervention for adolescents(2023)
Authors: Anneke Vandendriessche, Benedicte Deforche, Karlien Dhondt, Teatske M. Altenburg, Maïté Verloigne
Pages: 316 - 329