Projects
Improving advance care planning for people with dementia in Flemish nursing homes: ‘we DECide optimised’ KU Leuven
Background
Advance care planning (ACP) is the communication process of preparing care choices, in anticipation of the moment that persons no longer have decision making capacity. Therefore, ACP is essential in the case of dementia. Only a minority of people suffering from dementia in Flemish nursing homes have discussed their end-of-life choices. Nursing home staff are key figures in the ACP process. This process is closely related to ...
Balance Nursing Teams (BNUT): A Computerized Decision Support Instrument for organizing care teams Karel De Grote Hogeschool
Balance Nursing Teams (BNUT): A Computerized Decision Support Instrument for organizing care teams. University of Antwerp
Nursing homes: a survey to inform staffing policy Ghent University
Decision support instrument balance nursing teams (BNUT). University of Antwerp
eMind: eMIdwifery, Occupational therapy & Nursing AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
The use of the interRAI Home Care instrument in the evaluation of care for frail older people: a follow-up study KU Leuven
Abstract
Background: The Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI) launched the third protocol agreement, also known as Protocol 3. This framework has the goal of supporting older persons to stay at home for as long as possible, by guaranteeing access to affordable formal care services, along with improving coordination and integration of care. Under this agreement, several bottom-up innovative home care ...
Development and evaluation of a multi-component program for the implementation of an evidence based practice guideline to reduce restraint use in home care KU Leuven
The primary objective of this project is to develop and evaluate a multi-component program for the implementation of an evidence based practice guideline to reduce the use of physical restraints in home care. In the longer term the multicomponent program aims to support health-care professionals in reducing the use of restraints in home care and so providing quality care for vulnerable older people with an increased risk of restraint use. The ...