Projects
Strategic Research Programme: End-of-life in cancer and non-cancer patients: public health, health services and clinical research. Addressing present and future challenges in palliative care. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Facilitating the communication between clinicians and patients faced with medical hurdles for having children. KU Leuven
The communication between clinicians and patients is the crux of patient-centred care. Parenthood is an important life goal for the vast majority of people. Losing the prospect of parenthood can be as painful as the confrontation with a severe disease. My research is aimed at facilitating the communication between clinicians and patients faced with medical hurdles for having children. I have so far focused on subfertile couples turning to ...
Life-Supporting Care for Persons with a Severe Persistent MentalIllness (SPMI): a Study regarding Key Values and Existential Needs KU Leuven
Developing and evaluating an eHealth application to develop palliative care capacity in people with advanced cancer and their family caregivers Ghent University
The aim of this project is to develop and evaluate a self-managed web program (iFOCUS) aimed at psychosocial and educational support for people with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. The program is tested on a small scale for acceptability and usability, after which the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness compared to standard care are evaluated in an international randomized controlled trial.
Improving Medical Decision-Making within a Super-Diverse Society: Challenges and Legal Opportunities University of Antwerp
AmeLiroating Palliative Care KU Leuven
Unraveling the layers of family in family foster care KU Leuven
Worldwide, family foster care is the preferred option for out-of-home care for children and youth. This preference is rooted in the conviction that growing up in a family environment is fundamentally in the best interests of the child, as it is more similar to ‘ordinary family life’ and provides warmth and a sense of belonging. Nonetheless, placing a child in foster care leads to significant changes in family structures and relationships, ...
Psychological coping with the legacies of collective violence: A multi-site qualitative exploration on the interacting role of coping within social, community and family relationships after political violence in Perú KU Leuven
In the aftermath of a prolonged internal armed conflict (1980-2000), Perú continues to face complex challenges in addressing the legacy of human rights abuses. Nearly 4 decades after, scholars continue documenting the transgenerational sequelae that still pervades the life of the victims, their relatives, and their communities. However, victims have initiated coping strategies and mobilized communal trajectories in searching for justice. This ...