Projects
Research project between Hasselt University and Focal Meditech BV "Gaining insight on the use of the DAS on activities of daily living in individuals with neuro(muscular) disorders" Hasselt University
An image-based personalized musculoskeletal modeling and simulation framework for functional analysis of activities of daily living in adult spinal deformity patients KU Leuven
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a complex disorder of the spinal column that results in a wide range of three-dimensional (3D) spinal deformities, often leading to a severe disability during activities of daily life for those affected by it. Surgical treatments aiming to realign the spine within normative values by fusing together individual vertebrae with rods and screws have been increasingly used to treat ASD. These surgeries are currently ...
Cognitive fatigability in daily life of people with multiple sclerosis: physiological responses and proof-of-concept of biofeedback-based intervention to improve quality of life KU Leuven
Scientific abstract
Background: Fatigue is reported by a majority of the people with MS as a severe disabling symptom that affects daily life functioning severely. Cognitive Fatigability (CF) (i.e. the objective measurable changes in the performance of cognitive tasks) is a specific part of fatigue. Currently used neuropsychological testings are limited in their reflection of the cognitive fatigability as it ...
On the bumpy road of happiness: Mechanisms of daily life reward processing and how it can be changed KU Leuven
Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) represents a multi-dimensional problem associated with physiological, psychological and social factors (O'Sullivan, 2012). Physiotherapists involved in the management of NSCLBP are challenged to embed psychological perspective into their clinical practice (Foster et al., 2011. Different psychological models for chronic pain help to explain how behavioural changes occur (McCracken et al., 2014). ...
Uncovering the daily experiences of people with advanced cancer: adaptation and feasibility of the experience sampling method Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sabbatical Karel Arnaut: Cultures of externalisation: daily practices and changing normativities of what is ‘beyond’ KU Leuven
Externalisation is rapidly becoming recognized as the pivotal issue at the heart of the most important concerns of our times: (a) climate change/the anthropocene, (b) inclusion/diversity, and (c) migration/globalised labour. Externalisation consists in relegating vital functions of your lifeworld to zones considered outside of it, marginal or less valuable. Among those vital functions the regeneration of natural resources (mineral, living or ...
Integration of functional daily living motor tasks into a novel cadaveric physiological knee simulator KU Leuven
Characterization of knee joint biomechanics, such as kinematics and kinetics, is essential for understanding the biomechanical impact of currently used or newly developed prostheses, surgical methods and rehabilitation strategies in the knee joint. This is because one of the main goals of knee joint arthroplasty is to restore native joint biomechanics. In day-to-day clinical practice, as well as in surgical training, subjective assessments of ...
Disentangling the sources and context of daily work stress: a comprehensive real-time modelling study using wearables and technological detections Ghent University
Occupational health research has generated a large body of evidence on psychosocial factors in the work environment that impact worker health. This knowledge on rather broad constructs however is not easily translatable into stress management approaches that are applicable in every-day working life. This project aims to set up an EMA (Ecological Momentary Assessment) measuring –within the natural working environment –subjects’ongoing and ...
The emotional signature of anhedonia in depression and psychosis in daily life: Developing a fine-grained and temporal understanding using advanced Experience Sampling Methods KU Leuven
Depression and psychosis in adolescents and emerging adults have a significant economic, health, and social burden on an international scale. Targeting transdiagnostic factors that are common across disorders, and doing so early before symptoms develop or worsen, is critical to maximise impact and get more bang for buck. Anhedonia, the pervasive inability to anticipate and experience pleasure or interest, is a transdiagnostic feature of ...