Projects
Care pathway for adequate self management in patients treated with oral anticancer drugs Ghent University
This study builds on the CONTACT-study, a before-after pilot-study that aims to study the impact of the development, implementation and evaluation of a care pathway for patients treated with oral anticancer drugs (OACD)
The aim of CONTACT-2 is to scale up this pilot study to an additional number of oncology centres in Flanders (N=10). In contrast to CONTACT-1, the development, implementation and evaluation of the care pathway will be ...
Unravelling Team Compositions for Nursing Teams in Acute Care Hospitals to Reinforce Patient and Team Outcomes: A Dynamic Perspective. University of Antwerp
PRICOV-19 study: dissemination of the results on equity aspects of quality care and patient safety Ghent University
Background: General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as the first point of contact for possibly infected patients and are responsible for short and long-term follow-up care of the majority of COVID-19 patients. Nonetheless, they experience many barriers to fulfilling this role. The PRICOV-19 study investigates how GP practices in 38 countries are organized during the COVID-19 pandemic to ...
Improving care in the older and/or cardiac surgical patient. KU Leuven
Aging is a complex process that is accompanied by diminishing physiological reserves resulting in a decreased tolerance for stressors, which is considered the basis for frailty. The demographic evolution of the population in the Western world, in conjunction with the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, has resulted in a significant increase in older persons requiring cardiac surgery. In addition, the older surgical population ...
Connection between cancer care and the ethno-culturally diverse patient population Ghent University
Previous research has shown that features of the healthcare sector (health care providers and policy) play an important role in connection with the ethno-culturally diverse patient population. This study provides insight into the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of caregivers in oncology in Flanders. Additionally, it is checked on the manner in which the policies for them is of influence.
Transitional care in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease: multi-level analysis of healthcare system factors, hospital and patient characteristics impacting lanck of cardiac follow-up. KU Leuven
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect in newborns, affecting about 9 per 1,000 babies worldwide. It comprises a wide spectrum of anatomical defects of the heart and/or great intrathoracic vessels that have a variable long-term impact on patients’ health status, functionalities, and overall well-being. While CHD was one of the most common causes of infant mortality around the 1960s, about 90% of children with CHD ...
Caring for patient data: Clinimetrics of the interRAI Acute Care as comprehensive geriatric assessment KU Leuven
The interRAI-portfolio is an internationally wide-spread method of comprehensive geriatric assessment ((URL:http://www.interRAI.org)www.interRAI.org</>). This standardized method was the first to develop an integrated health system containing a variety of setting-specific assessment instruments. The instruments ...
Rethinking 'Care after Cure' in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using e-Health and patient reported outcomes KU Leuven
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is a curative treatment for many hematological diseases. Thanks to advances in conditioning treatment, donor inventory, matching techniques, and supportive care, the number of survivors after HCT keeps increasing. The majority of these patients has an expected survival of 50% at one year and will enjoy an 85% chance of remaining alive long term if they reach the two years post ...