Projects
The COVID-19 International Student Well-Being Study. University of Antwerp
Pro-actively addressing the challenges for an effective uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Belgium: a transdisciplinary approach KU Leuven
Tackling the current COVID-19 pandemie will require effective
vaccines for individual protection and potential group immunity to reduce transmission. lf vaccines
are developed, Belgium will likely ace challenges with COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Heightened antiÂ
vaccination sentiments are proliferating around the world. These sentiments are related to
'post-truth' perceptions, i.e. increased skepticism towards science and ...
The strengths of intergenerational ties in the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study. University of Antwerp
Identification of predictive models of COVID-19 severity in a multi-state setting for its use in risk stratification and care management (ID-CoV). University of Antwerp
Study to Understand Challenges and Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Adolescents Living in Urban Poor Communities Ghent University
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds in low resource settings across the globe, there is an urgent need to understand adolescentsU+2019 perceptions about COVID-19, especially their awareness of social distancing/isolation rules, sense of personal vulnerability, and barriers to these measures. It is also important to understand the health consequences of such policies. As the pandemic recedes, young people living in poor urban communities are ...
Psychosocial care in patients with cancer confronted with cancelling or postponing care due to COVID-19 Ghent University
In the medical field, there are currently several guidelines and recommendations that offer tools to streamline oncological treatments and associated follow-up for patients with cancer [6, 7, 8, 9].
Triggered by the challenges and impact that the COVID-19 crisis entails for oncological care provision, this project wishes to deploy tools and advice for care providers to optimize and improve psychosocial support following the ...
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 - DistantButClose Ghent University
The DistantButClose project aims to investigate the public health relevance of loneliness and social isolation during pandemic times, as well as the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on loneliness and social isolation across different sociodemographic groups, expanding our understanding in four key ways. Firstly, we will investigate the influence of loneliness and social isolation on individuals' willingness to adhere to preventive ...
Services in support of the KCE-study "The DAWN camostat trial: the efficacy of camostat for COVID-19 infections presenting to ambulatory care: a randomized controlled trial" University of Antwerp
Telemonitoring in COVID-19 KU Leuven
Ongoing study - The RIZIV recently launched a pilot project in which healthcare providers can follow up COVID-19 patients at home via telemonitoring. The target group in this project are patients with a positive COVID-19 test and mild symptoms and/or risk factors, who register at the emergency department or through their GP. On the other hand, COVID-19 hospitalized patients can also be included in the intervention upon discharge from ...