Publications
Characteristics associated with patient delay during the management of ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction, and the influence of awareness campaigns Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: The delay between the occurrence of symptoms and the call seeking medical assistance is an important component of the pain-to-balloon delay in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Factors affecting this "patient delay" have been poorly studied, and campaigns to raise emergency call awareness have barely been evaluated.
AIMS: To evaluate the factors related to patient delay, and the effects of ...
Controversy without conflict: How group emotional awareness and regulation can prevent conflict escalation Vlerick Business School
Controversy without conflict : how group emotional awareness and regulation can prevent conflict escalation Ghent University
Patient characteristics associated with prognostic awareness Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
CONTEXT: Awareness of their medical prognosis enables terminally ill patients to make decisions on treatments and end-of-life care/planning, and to reach acceptance. Yet, many patients receiving palliative care (PC) are unaware of their prognosis, even when death is imminent and has been discussed with health care providers. A better understanding of patient characteristics associated with prognostic awareness (PA) is needed to develop ...