Projects
The Impact of Time and Timing on the Survey Process and Data Quality. KU Leuven
Surveys are a tool to describe a pre-determined population in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, behaviors, attitudes, or opinions. The process of surveying a population can be decomposed into many sub-processes:
1. the preparation processes - developing a questionnaire and drawing a random sample of the population,
2. the fieldwork processes – making contacts with sample members and gaining their cooperation and ...
Development of a practice tool for the improvement of palliative sedation practices in nursing homes: a phase 0-2 study according to the Medical Research Council framework. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Evaluating the impact of medical aid in dying on bereaved relatives: a prospective cohort study of grief, health consequences and bereavement care Ghent University
Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD), i.e. active termination of life at a patient’s request, can confront physicians, patients and their families with substantial challenges and demands. Given its ethical contentiousness, MAiD remains a heavily debated medical and societal issue and concerns about developments in MAiD practice persist. While the impact of MAiD on the patient’s relatives is a major concern, little attention has been paid to the ...
PACE: Comparing the effectiveness of palliative care for elderly people in long term care facilities in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Elaboration on and Deepening of Research Focused on the Experience of Nuisance, Involvement and Participation, principally in the Context of the Antwerp Harbour Area. University of Antwerp
Comparing the effectiveness of palliative care for elderly people in long term care facilities in Europe Ghent University
PACE aims to compare, in six EU countries(BE, UK, IT, FI, PL, NL)
(1) the effectiveness of health care systems with and without form palliative care structures in LTCFs on patient and family outcomes -quality of dying, quality of life- quality of palliative care and cost-effectiveness, by performing a representative cross-sectional study in 48 LTCFs per country to include at least 1.152 deceased residents
(2) the impact ...