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Perceptions of Kinesiophobia in Relation to Physical Activity and Exercise After Myocardial Infarction Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Maria Bäck, Victoria Caldenius, Leif Svensson, Mari Karin Elisabeth Lundberg

OBJECTIVE: Physical activity and exercise are central components in rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction. Kinesiophobia (fear of movement) is a well-known barrier for a good rehabilitation outcome in these patients; however, there is a lack of studies focusing on the patient perspective. The aim of this study was to explore patients' perceptions of kinesiophobia in relation to physical activity and exercise 2 to 3 months after an ...

Neuropsychiatric outcome in subgroups of Intensive Care Unit survivors Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Lotte Kok, Monika C Kerckhoffs, Olaf L Cremer, Dylan W de Lange, Diederik van Dijk, Dale M Needham, Arjen Slooter

PURPOSE: Poor neuropsychiatric outcomes are common in survivors of critical illness but it is unclear what patient groups to target for interventions to improve mental health. We compared anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) across different subgroups of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single-center cohort study was conducted in ...

Modifiable correlates of illness perceptions in adults with chronic somatic conditions Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Seher Arat, Diederik De Cock, No name available, Joris Vandenberghe

When individuals become ill, they want to understand and give meaning to their illness. The interpretation of this illness experience, or illness perception, is influenced by a range of individual, contextual, and cultural factors. Some of these factors may be modifiable by nursing interventions. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate which modifiable factors were correlated with illness perceptions across studies of adults ...

Initial responses of different health care professionals to various patients with headache Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Cornelis Paul Van Wilgen, Maaike Koning, Theo K Bouman

BACKGROUND: Somatizing patients are considered a challenge to health care professionals.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of different health care professionals' to patients with headache with different presentations.

METHOD: Medical professionals (n = 77), clinical psychologists (n = 40), and psychology students (n = 115) were shown with four different manifestations of headache (neutral, ...

Quality of life is decreased in patients with paragangliomas Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Leonie T van Hulsteijn, A Louisse, B Havekes, Ad A Kaptein, Julie Jansen, Frederik Jan Hes, Johanna Smit, Eleonora P M Corssmit

CONTEXT: Germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes predispose carriers for developing paragangliomas, and studies on their quality of life (QoL) are scarce.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to assess QoL in patients with paragangliomas (PGL), to evaluate long-term QoL, and to explore potential differences in QoL between SDH mutation carriers and paraganglioma patients without an SDH mutation.

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