Publications
How to improve the continuity of pharmacotherapy at hospital admission and discharge KU Leuven
Using Telehealth to Guarantee the Continuity of Rehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Hasselt University
Good continuum of HIV care in Belgium despite weaknesses in retention and linkage to care among migrants Institute of Tropical Medicine KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: The Belgian HIV epidemic is largely concentrated among men who have sex with men and Sub-Saharan Africans. We studied the continuum of HIV care of those diagnosed with HIV living in Belgium and its associated factors.
METHODS: Data on new HIV diagnoses 2007-2010 and HIV-infected patients in care in 2010-2011 were analysed. Proportions were estimated for each sequential stage of the continuum of HIV care and factors ...
Development and operationalization of a data framework to assess quality of integrated diabetes care in the fragmented data landscape of Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
BACKGROUND: To assess the quality of integrated diabetes care, we should be able to follow the patient throughout the care path, monitor his/her care process and link them to his/her health outcomes, while simultaneously link this information to the primary care system and its performance on the structure and organization related quality indicators. However the development process of such a data framework is challenging, even in period of ...
The cascade of care following community-based detection of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review with 90-90-90 targets in sight Institute of Tropical Medicine
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to establish how effective community-based HIV testing services (HTS), including home and community location based (non-health facility) HIV testing services (HB-/CLB-HTS), are in improving care in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a view to achieving the 90-90-90 targets.
METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of published literature from 2007-17 which reported on the proportion of individuals who link-to-care ...
Cascade of care for HIV-seroconverters in rural Tanzania: a longitudinal study Institute of Tropical Medicine
The impact of COVID-19 on chronic care according to providers Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affects the processes of routine care for chronic patients. A better understanding helps to increase resilience of the health system and prepare adequately for next waves of the pandemic. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in 16 primary care practices: 6 solo working, 4 monodisciplinary and 7 multidisciplinary. Twenty-one people (doctors, nurses, dieticians) were interviewed, using semi-structured ...