A5032807160- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Family Support in Illness
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Textile materials and evaluations
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
KU Leuven
2018-2025
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
2023
Utrecht University
1958
Uncertainty is a central theme in the illness experiences of older cancer patients throughout their trajectory. Mishel’s popular theory on uncertainty during approaches as an outcome and characterized by patient’s inability to find meaning events. This study used concepts liminality subjunctivity explore trajectory patients. We interviewed 18 (age range = 57–92 years) with breast or gastro-intestinal 3 4 years post diagnosis. Our analysis based QUAGOL guide that draws elements grounded such...
This prospective cohort study identified risk factors for the development of caregiver burden and included older cancer survivors, middle-aged patients without their caregivers. Overall, more than 16 per cent caregivers experienced high-to-severe at baseline. proportion remained stable after 1 3 years. Caregivers who increased baseline were higher maintaining over following Caregiver was not related to diagnosis but rather psychosocial well-being both patient physical condition patient.
To investigate the associations of demographic variables, childhood adversities (CAs), and mental disorders (MDx) with onset, transition, persistence suicidal thoughts behaviors (STB) among first-year university students. Poisson regression models within a discrete-time survival framework were constructed using web-based self-report survey data from 72,288 incoming students across 18 countries (response rate=20.9%; median age=19 years, 57.9% female, 1.4% transgender, 21.0% non-heterosexual)....
<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Purpose</h3> The aim of this study was to gain more insight into the psychosocial well-being recently bereaved spouses who took care their partners with cancer. <h3>Method</h3> A qualitative developed, taking a phenomenological approach. Eleven former caregivers and patients died cancer at, or after, age 64, participated in individual in-depth interviews. Only were for minimum three months maximum one year interviewed. analysis data based on Qualitative Analysis Guide...
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be major life event which causes distress even years after primary treatment.To examine the prevalence of in older patients with (OPCs) up until 5 post-diagnosis, and identify predictors present at time diagnosis. Results are compared reference groups middle-aged (MPCs) without (OPs).OPCs, MPCs, OPs participated longitudinal cohort study Belgium Netherlands by filling questionnaires designated points from 2010-2019.Data 541 were analysed using multivariable...
Little is known about the dynamics of a group people giving informal care together. The aim this study was to investigate characteristics an group, obstacles experiences, needs and desires they have how can be supported by general practitioners (GPs) other professionals. Nine groups were interviewed based on questionnaire that preapproved six Flemish official caregiver organisations. results analysed using open coding. A survey conducted among 137 caregivers who part group. Univariate...
Background Increasingly, informal caregivers in Belgium care group for an older patient. This study aimed to decrease the caregiver burden and increase well-being of patients by supporting needs groups (≥70 years). Method Through online self-management tool, were supported make informed choices concerning patient, taking into account standards, values, concerns every A pre-post was performed. Results Although considered tool as useful supportive, no clear evidence decreased found. There a...
Specific burdens of older spousal caregivers often remain invisible, and rarely receive the support they need to perform their role. To provide suitable for caregivers, it is crucial develop a comprehensive understanding well-being, particularly during end-of-life caregiving. The aim current study was gain more insight into psychosocial well-being spouses engaged in caregiving partners with cancer. This qualitative uses phenomenological approach in-depth interviews conducted (aged ≥65 years)...
BACKGROUND Against the treatment gap and long delays in seeking for mental health problems, primary care psychology (PCP) was added to reimbursed outpatient services Belgian healthcare system. PURPOSE Within Evaluation of Primary Care Psychology study (EPCAP), which provides evaluation measure reimbursement PCP, objectives were: (1) To describe patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) experience (PREMs) patients treated with PCP (2) formulate guidelines integrate patient-related findings...