Projects
A Catholic moral and pastoral Theology of End of Life Care (EoLC) in the terminal phase, with particular focus on the development, implementation and phasing out of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (the LCP) in NHS England and the subseque KU Leuven
The focus of this research project is the creation, implementation and phasing out of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) in NHS England. This project will take into consideration the deficencies with the LCP as highlighted by the Catholic Church, and examine them from the perspective of Catholic moral and pastoral theology on care of the sick and dying, as well as exploring Catholic responses to the new personalised care ...
European Muslims and the End of Life. Turkish and Moroccan Attitudes towards Suffering, Dying and Mourning in Antwerp, Belgium KU Leuven
This interdisciplinary study, combining the perspectives of religious studies and comparative ethics, studies the religious and ethical attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding death and dying of Muslims of Moroccan and Turkish descent living in Belgium. By doing so, this study will reveal whether in our contemporary postmodern, multicultural and globalised society there is a need for specific measures in elderly care, ...
PRISMA - Reflecting the positive diversities of European priorities for research and Measurement in end of life care. University of Antwerp
Public Health, Sociology & Ethics of the End of Life Ghent University
This initiative will work with a thematic framework to capture and structure the envisioned research projects, both in the short term (including already running projects) and in the long term. The overarching framework itself can be revised, with a repositioning of themes or addition of new emergent themes or subthemes over time. All three themes stand to benefit greatly from the interdisciplinary collaboration guaranteed in this initiative. ...
(F)utile care at the end of life University of Antwerp
Communication about the end of life in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Communication about the end of life in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial. KU Leuven
Despite growing recognition of the importance of sexual expression among older people, nursing home residents’ sexual activity remains a widely ignored aspect of their physical, psychological and relational wellbeing. Residents are often infantilized which makes it hard for their surroundings to contemplate them as sexual beings. This ambiguous attitude toward later-life sexuality is further reinforced by the numerous ageist myths and ...