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 (Ghent University)
Affiliations
- Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
Member
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
1 - 5 of 5
- Towards theory-based behavioral interventions to improve timely initiation of palliative care for persons with cancer.From1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: FWO fellowships
- Interdisciplinary Research Program: Gerontopole Brussels, centre of expertise for Gerontology at the Vrije Universiteit BrusselFrom1 Apr 2018 → 31 Mar 2023Funding: University - Project driven research
- Critical environment factors of public spaces that encourage youngsters to more physical activityFrom1 Jan 2014 → 31 Oct 2014Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Promotion of an active lifestyle for working young adults: developing and testing of a smartphone interventionFrom1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2014Funding: FWO fellowships
- More and safer mobility in adolescents: testing a conceptual framework to explain active and safe commuting in adolescentsFrom1 Jan 2011 → 31 Oct 2014Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
Publications
11 - 20 of 215
- Psychosocial factors related to sleep in adolescents and their willingness to participate in the development of a healthy sleep intervention: a focus group study(2022)
Authors: Ann Vandendriessche, Maite Verloigne, Laura Boets, Jolien Joriskes, Ann DeSmet, Karlien Dhondt, Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 1-11 - Identification of the most important factors related to people with cancer starting a palliative care conversation(2022)
Authors: Anne-Lore Scherrens, Kim Beernaert, Luc Deliens, Lore Lapeire, Martine De Laat, Christine Biebuyck, K Geboes, Charles Van Praet, Ine Moors, Benedicte Deforche, et al.
Pages: 1843-1851 - The association between the number of parks near home and levels of physical activity among community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal study(2022)
Authors: Louise Poppe, Benedicte Deforche, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Ruben Brondeel, Lieze Andrea Mertens, Nico Van De Weghe, Sien Benoit, Jenny Veitch, Delfien Van Dyck
Pages: 1-10 - The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults(2022)
Authors: Suzannah D'Hooghe, Yasemin Inaç, Eva De Clercq, Benedicte Deforche, Sarah Dury, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Nico Van de Weghe, Delfien Van Dyck, Karin De Ridder
Pages: 1-17 - Relations of the neighbourhood socio-economic and physical environment with 3-year changes in health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Belgium(2022)
Authors: Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Lieze Andrea Mertens, Mirko Petrovic, Delfien Van Dyck, Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 1-13 - Recommendations for the Development of Family-Based Interventions Aiming to Prevent Unhealthy Changes in Energy Balance-Related Behavior during the Transition to Parenthood: A Focus Group Study(2022)
Authors: Vickà Versele, Benedicte Deforche, Dirk Aerenhouts, Peter Clarys, Roland Devlieger, Annick Bogaerts, Christoph Liel, Johanna Loechner, Joerg Wolstein, Mireille van Poppel, et al.
Pages: 1-16 - Palliative care utilisation(2022)
Authors: Anne-Lore Scherrens, Kim Beernaert, Laurence Magerat, Luc Deliens, Benedicte Deforche, Joachim Cohen
Pages: e146-e154 - What do adults want in parks? A qualitative study using walk-along interviews(2022)
Authors: Jenny Veitch, N Biggs, K Ball, Benedicte Deforche, A Timperio
Pages: 1-11 - Trends in material and non-material inequalities in adolescent health and health behaviours(2022)
Authors: Maxim Dierckens, Matthias Richter, Irene Moor, Frank J Elgar, Els Clays, Benedicte Deforche, Bart De Clercq
- Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood(2022)
Authors: Vickà Versele, Femke Marijn Stok, Anna Dieberger, Tom Deliens, Dirk Aerenhouts, Benedicte Deforche, Annick Bogaerts, Roland Devlieger, Peter Clarys
Pages: 1-24