- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Family Support in Illness
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Ghent University
2016-2025
Ghent University Hospital
2016-2025
Artevelde University College Ghent
2024
Gesundheitsamt
2024
KU Leuven
2020-2022
Médecins du Monde
2021
League Against Cancer
2015-2020
University Medical Center Utrecht
2015-2020
Sigma Theta Tau International
2017
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2017
What are associated factors of unplanned pregnancies ending in birth?Pregnancies that were less planned with women lower socio-economic status (SES), an unhealthier lifestyle before and during the pregnancy, more stress, social support.In Europe, prevalence pregnancy leading to birth varies. Unplanned is common among socially disadvantaged women, adverse outcomes.In a cross-sectional study, 517 recruited from May through September 2015.Women six hospitals Flanders, Belgium. Data self-report...
To identify predictive factors associated with the development of pressure ulcers in patients at risk who receive standardized preventive care.Numerous studies have examined that predict for ulcer development. Only a few identified hospitalized receiving care.Secondary analyses data collected multicentre randomized controlled trial.The sample consisted 610 consecutive (Braden Score <17) care measures. Patient demographic information, on skin and assessment, medical history diagnosis were...
Incontinence‐associated dermatitis (IAD) is a specific type of irritant contact with different severity levels. An internationally accepted instrument to assess the IAD in adults, established diagnostic accuracy, agreement and reliability, needed support clinical practice research. To design Ghent Global Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) evaluate its psychometric properties. The was based on expert consultation using three‐round Delphi procedure 34 experts from 13 countries. tested photographs,...
Palliative patients may have strong hope, even hope for a cure, despite knowing their prognosis. Health professionals do not always understand who this kind of hope. The aim article was to explore the meaning among with cancer in palliative phase. A secondary analysis conducted including constant comparative uncover processes underlying maintenance previously collected interview data (n = 76). is related importance object it attached to, rather than real chance achieving object. Hope has...