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Physicians’ attitudes and perspectives regarding the uptake of psychosocial aspects and/or patient preferences during multidisciplinary team meetings in oncology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Introduction: Coordinating cancer care is challenging because of its complexity. To partly encounter this complexity,multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) were implemented to evaluate diagnosis, discuss treatment options and collectively decide upon the most optimal patient care and treatment plan. In cancer trajectories, medical professionals have a coordinating role and final decision responsibility. As a consequence patient-centred ...
FL Pre-Service Teachers' Psychosocial Aspects and Educational Conditions during the covid-19 pandemic lockdown Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dada la contingencia sanitaria mundial a causa de la covid-19, los escenarios educativos en todo el mundo se convirtieron en “laboratorios investigativos”, en los cuales cobraron gran importancia los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje mediados por la tecnología. Por esto, la presente investigación tuvo como objetivo principal identificar los aspectos psicosociales y las condiciones educativas que influyeron en la satisfacción con el aprendizaje ...
A contribution to the study of the association and interactions between psychosocial dimensions and biological and clinical aspects of Crohn's disease KU Leuven
Crohns disease (CD) is a systemic, inflammatory bowel disease, characterized by a chronic and relapsing course and extraintestinal manifestations. The pathophysiology of CD is multifactorial and is determined by genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, which results in an upset immunohomeostasis, leading to an abnormal, exaggerated intestinal immune response. Ample evidence suggests that psychosocial factors also playa significant role ...
Respiratory disorders: psychosocial aspects KU Leuven
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent respiratory diseases and are associated with great individual and socioeconomic burden. Psychosocial aspects play an important role in the course and management of these diseases. This article provides an overview of important psychological and social aspects in asthma and COPD and how these are related to morbidity. In addition, ...
Toward a Conceptualization of the Content of Psychosocial Screening in Living Organ Donors: An Ethical Legal Psychological Aspects of Transplantation Consensus KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Across Europe, transplant centers vary in the content of the psychosocial evaluation for eligible living organ donors. To identify whether a common framework underlies this variation in this evaluation, we studied which psychosocial screening items are most commonly used and considered as most important in current psychosocial screening programs of living organ donors. METHODS: A multivariate analytic method, concept mapping, was ...
Psychosocial aspects of invasive fetal therapy as compared to prenatal diagnosis and risk assessment Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: To explore the psychosocial impact of invasive fetal therapy (FT).
METHODS: We studied 100 consecutive patients scheduled for invasive FT. Contemporary controls were women undergoing (1) invasive prenatal diagnosis (AC/CVS) and (2) first trimester risk assessment of aneuploidy (NT), and (3) women who declined the latter (CTR). Prior to the procedure, participants completed the Beck Depression Inventory II, the State-Trait ...
Supporting an informal care group - Social contacts and communication as important aspects in the psychosocial well-being of informal caregivers of older patients in Belgium KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Increasingly, informal caregivers in Belgium care in group for an older patient. This study aimed to decrease the caregiver burden and to increase the well-being of caregivers and patients by supporting the needs of informal care groups of older patients (≥70 years). METHOD: Through an online self-management tool, the groups were supported to make informed choices concerning the care for the older patient, taking into account the ...