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Researcher
Heleen Demeyer
- Keywords (Ghent University):Rehabilitation, physical activity, activity coaching, accelerometry
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy
- Disciplines (KU Leuven):Cardiac and vascular medicine, Laboratory medicine, Orthopaedics, Respiratory medicine, Human movement and sports sciences, Rehabilitation sciences
- See also: Heleen Demeyer (Ghent University)
Affiliations
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Department)
Member
From16 Sep 2019 → Today - Research Group for Rehabilitation in Internal Disorders (Division)
Member
From2 Sep 2011 → Today
Projects
1 - 8 of 8
- Exploring Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Developing Biomarkers for Targeted Interventions: A Two-Part Investigation.From17 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Early detection of COPD exacerbations based on non-obtrusive data coming from patient-friendly wearable biosensorsFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO senior postdoctoral fellowship
- Increasing muscle strength after exacerbations in patients with COPD to minimalise the effect on physical activityFrom12 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Physical activity and coaching in patients with chronic respiratory diseasesFrom1 Jan 2020 → 27 Mar 2024Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Enhancing muscle function after exacerbations of COPD to limit their impact on physical activity decline.From1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2023Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Enhancing physical activity in patients with orphan chronic respiratory disease: effectiveness and feasibility of a semi-automated telecoaching programFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2018Funding: FWO research grant KAN
- Combined strategies to improve physical activity in COPDFrom15 Oct 2017 → 16 Nov 2023Funding: FWO fellowships
- Telecoaching to enhance physical activity in chronic respiratory diseaseFrom1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
Publications
1 - 10 of 87
- Lower physical activity levels in youth with Cystic Fibrosis compared to healthy controls: A multicentre comparative study.(2024)
Authors: Heleen Demeyer
Pages: 107749 - Hybrid compared to conventional pulmonary rehabilitation: an equivalence analysis.(2024)
Authors: Marieke Wuyts, Stephanie Everaerts, Sofie Breuls, Heleen Demeyer, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters
Pages: 984 - 2023 - Increasing exercise capacity and physical activity in the COPD patient(2024)
Authors: Heleen Demeyer
- The Association between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and the Prevalence of Comorbidities in Lung Transplant Recipients(2024)
Authors: Sofie Breuls, Marieke Wuyts, Robin Vos, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters, Heleen Demeyer
Pages: 251 - 256 - Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis(2024)
Authors: Sofie Breuls, Heleen Demeyer, Marieke Wuyts, Thierry Troosters
- Physical activity and coaching in patients with chronic respiratory diseases(2024)
Authors: Sofie Breuls, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens, Heleen Demeyer
- Real-world walking cadence in people with COPD(2024)
Authors: Heleen Demeyer, Thierry Troosters
- ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly(2024)
Authors: Daniel Langer, Heleen Demeyer
- Physical activity coaching in patients with interstitial lung diseases: A randomized controlled trial(2024)
Authors: Sofie Breuls, Astrid Blondeel, Marieke Wuyts, Wim Janssens, Wim Wuyts, Thierry Troosters, Heleen Demeyer
- Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device(2024)
Authors: Sofie Breuls, Heleen Demeyer, Femke Hulzinga, Alice Nieuwboer, Thierry Troosters, Marieke Wuyts