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Neuropsychiatric outcome in subgroups of Intensive Care Unit survivors Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Lotte Kok, Monika C Kerckhoffs, Olaf L Cremer, Dylan W de Lange, Diederik van Dijk, Dale M Needham, Arjen Slooter

PURPOSE: Poor neuropsychiatric outcomes are common in survivors of critical illness but it is unclear what patient groups to target for interventions to improve mental health. We compared anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) across different subgroups of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single-center cohort study was conducted in ...

No change? A grounded theory analysis of depressed patients' perspectives on non-improvement in psychotherapy Universiteit Gent

Melissa De Smet, Reitske Meganck, Kimberly Van Nieuwenhove, Femke Truijens, Mattias Desmet
Aim: Understanding the effects of psychotherapy is a crucial concern for both research and clinical practice, especially when outcome tends to be negative. Yet, while outcome is predominantly evaluated by means of quantitative pre-post outcome questionnaires, it remains unclear what this actually means for patients in their daily lives. To explore this meaning, it is imperative to combine treatment evaluation with quantitative and qualitative ...

Modifiable correlates of illness perceptions in adults with chronic somatic conditions Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Seher Arat, Diederik De Cock, Geen naam beschikbaar, Joris Vandenberghe

When individuals become ill, they want to understand and give meaning to their illness. The interpretation of this illness experience, or illness perception, is influenced by a range of individual, contextual, and cultural factors. Some of these factors may be modifiable by nursing interventions. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate which modifiable factors were correlated with illness perceptions across studies of adults ...

Initial responses of different health care professionals to various patients with headache Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Cornelis Paul Van Wilgen, Maaike Koning, Theo K Bouman

BACKGROUND: Somatizing patients are considered a challenge to health care professionals.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of different health care professionals' to patients with headache with different presentations.

METHOD: Medical professionals (n = 77), clinical psychologists (n = 40), and psychology students (n = 115) were shown with four different manifestations of headache (neutral, ...

Quality of life is decreased in patients with paragangliomas Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Leonie T van Hulsteijn, A Louisse, B Havekes, Ad A Kaptein, Julie Jansen, Frederik Jan Hes, Johanna Smit, Eleonora P M Corssmit

CONTEXT: Germline mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes predispose carriers for developing paragangliomas, and studies on their quality of life (QoL) are scarce.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to assess QoL in patients with paragangliomas (PGL), to evaluate long-term QoL, and to explore potential differences in QoL between SDH mutation carriers and paraganglioma patients without an SDH mutation.

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The impact of fear-avoidance model variables on disability in patients with specific or nonspecific chronic low back pain Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mari Karin Elisabeth Lundberg, Karin Frennered, Olle Hägg, Jorma Styf

STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cross-sectional design.

OBJECTIVE: The objectives were to describe the occurrence and to investigate the association of the fear-avoidance model variables (pain intensity, kinesiophobia, depression, and disability) in patients with specific or nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP).

SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Affective factors, particularly fear, have proven to be central in the explanation and ...