Projects
MyPath : Developing and implementing innovative Patient-Centred Care Pathways for cancer patients Vrije Universiteit Brussel
advances in early detection and new therapies. With higher cure rates and more patients living longer with cancer, access to patientcentred
care consisting of optimal supportive, palliative, survivorship and end-of-life care becomes increasingly important. However,
cancer care still has silos, and to ...
Developing and evaluating innovative interventions to improve Advance Care Planning (ACP): towards a comprehensive multistakeholder model Vrije Universiteit Brussel
between patients, family carers and professionals about preferences
for future end-of-life care. The goal of ACP is to help to ensure that
patients receive care that is consistent with their preferences,
including at times when patients are no longer able to make their own
decisions about care. Despite its importance, the uptake of ACP in
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Evaluation of the euthanasia practice in Belgium. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
D-SCOPE: Detection - Support and Care of Older People in their Environment. KU Leuven
Health care is increasingly being confronted with older people who suffer from a multitude of biopsychosocial problems ('frailty, or vulnerability as a result of a mix of problems), but prefer to grow old in their own home environment. If such fragility is not timely detected and accurately supported, this can lead to a decline in the quality of life of the elderly and its environment, and the independent home living is also threatened. ...
Learning Network 'HeartsConnect' University of Antwerp
What are the unmet care and support needs of children living with a parent diagnosed with advanced cancer: a mixed methods study using qualitative interviews, a quantitative survey and big data Ghent University
A significant part of the people diagnosed with incurable cancer, have young children. The last couple of years, attention for the quality of the care for these patients is clearly increasing. A positive tendency that, more recently, also applies to their caregivers. As of late, there is a growing awareness that due to the increasing group of people with problems, support outside of the professional environment is needed. The wider social ...
What are the unmet care and support needs of children living with a parent diagnosed with advanced cancer: a mixed methods study using qualitative interviews, a quantitative survey and big data Vrije Universiteit Brussel
have young children. The last couple of years, attention for the
quality of the care for these patients is clearly increasing. A positive
tendency that, more recently, also applies to their caregivers. As of
late, there is a growing awareness that due to the increasing group of
people with problems, support outside of the professional
...
Prevention of respiratory diseases: an action research in the service voucher sector. KU Leuven
Studies indicate an increased risk of work-related respiratory disorders in domestic cleaners. However, little is known about effective prevention of this problem. In this research we try to map the work-related respiratory health of domestic cleaners in the Belgian service voucher sector, to elaborate a preventive intervention and evaluate it. We also aim to gain insight into the perception of the employees of this problem and the factors at ...
Skeletal control of hematopoiesis: Impact of the stromal-vascular bone marrow niche in the support of fetal and adult hematopoiesis KU Leuven
Bone is not only crucial for allowing movement, providing support and protection for vital organs and maintaining mineral homeostasis, but the skeleton also represents the prime site for blood cell production or hematopoiesis. To ensure constant blood cell levels under homeostatic conditions and rapid responses to emergencies or injuries, the balance between self-renewal and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) needs to be ...