Projects
Cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and long term health in adult patients with congenital heart disease. KU Leuven
PACE: Comparing the effectiveness of palliative care for elderly people in long term care facilities in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Prospective international long term multidisciplinary follow-up and treatment protocol for DSD patients with gonadal dysgenesis or undervirilization. Ghent University
This project aims to investigate new strategies for follow-up and treatment of patients with disorders of sex development, in order to improve long term outcome on the endocrinilogical, surigcall as well as psychological level. Moreover, a national database of DSD patients will be set up in order to facilitate this and future research projects.
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 ...
REstoration of WETlands to minimise emissions and maximise carbon uptake – a strategy for long term climate mitigation KU Leuven
The REWET project will facilitate the sustainable restoration and conservation of terrestrial wetlands – freshwater wetlands, peatlands, and floodplains. To do so, REWET draws upon the network of carefully selected seven demonstrators (Open Labs ≥ 2400 ha in total) that cover a range of local conditions, geographic characteristics, governance structures and social/cultural settings to fully understand the wetlands-carbon-climate nexus and ...
IDEAL - Intellectual Disability and Equal Opportunity for Active and Long Term Participation in Sport KU Leuven
In an IDEAL world, everyone has the right to participate on an equal basis with others in society. However, the reality in many EU countries is that the majority of young people with an intellectual disability (ID) still find it hard to access sport (European Commission White Paper on Sport, 2010). They have fewer opportunities for full and equal participation, and limited opportunity to specialize/excel in the activity of their choice. Being ...
Short and long term effects of Environmental Education for Sustainable Development University of Antwerp
The inclusion of monetary constraints in activity-based models to account for the economic uncertainty of long term predictions of travel demand. Hasselt University
New avenues in the management of pelvic floor disorders: experimental secondary prevention and medium term outcomes of abdominal mesh surgery KU Leuven
Pelvic floor disorders (PFD) include pelvic organ prolapse (POP), urinary (UI) & fecal incontinence (FI), sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. Twelve years after first vaginal delivery around 23% of women leak urine at least once a week, and around 24% of women have stage 2+ POP1 The prevalence of FI in women increases with age, from 6% in women < 40 years rising to 15% in older women. Up to 50% of the patients with FI also report UI.2 ...