Publications
How do general end-of-life treatment goals and values relate to specific treatment preferences? A population-based study Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
There is a lack of research on the relationship between general end-of-life goals and values and preferences for specific life-sustaining treatments.
AIM:
To examine agreement between Dutch older people's general end-of-life goals and specific life-sustaining treatment preferences.
DESIGN:
Participants identified general end-of-life goals in an interview and preferences ...
Priorities for treatment, care and information if faced with serious illness : a comparative population-based survey in seven European countries. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University University of Antwerp
Real-world estimation of first- and second-line treatments for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using health insurance data : a Belgian population-based study Ghent University
Retrospective population-based study of emergency medical services-attended out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in children in Belgium Ghent University
The International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems study of uterine rupture : a descriptive multi-country population-based study Ghent University
The value of population-based databases to evaluate long-term patient outcomes: a multicentric research project in older patients with cancer Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Linking clinical and population-based data in older patients with cancer in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: Geriatric screening and geriatric assessment (GS/GA) have proven their benefits in the care for older patients with cancer. However, less is known about the predictive value of GS/GA for outcomes. To research this, clinical data on GS/GA can be enriched with population-based data. In this article we describe the methods and feasibility of data linkage, and first clinical outcomes (GS/GA results and overall survival).
...Male predominance in reported Visceral Leishmaniasis cases: nature or nurture? A comparison of population-based with health facility-reported data Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh, India, and Nepal aim for the elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a systemic parasitic infectious disease, as a public health problem by 2020. For decades, male patients have comprised the majority of reported VL cases in this region. By comparing this reported VL sex ratio to the one observed in population-based studies conducted in the Indian subcontinent, we tested the working hypothesis that mainly ...