A5017045188- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Sleep and related disorders
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
UCLouvain
2016-2025
CHU Dinant Godinne UCL Namur
2019-2025
Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique
2020-2025
Importance The use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) poses serious health risks to older adults. Although several guidelines recommend deprescribing, implementation in clinical practice remains limited. Objective To identify physicians’ barriers and enablers deprescribing BZRA adults aged 65 years taking a for sleep problems; determine factors associated with hospital intention deprescribe their self-reported routine deprescribing. Design, Setting, Participants This survey study...
Falls are a major concern in the older population. An important cause of falls is fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRID). However, it not known if discontinuation FRID leads to reduction falls. Therefore, aim this study was assess association between and occurrence recurrent This included adults aged ≥ 70 years with multimorbidity polypharmacy who were enrolled cluster randomized controlled trial assessing hospital pharmacotherapy optimization (OPERAM). Participants using at baseline, alive after...
Nursing home residents (NHR) have complex health needs due to their multimorbidity and frailty, challenging interorganisational collaboration, particularly between nursing homes (NH) hospitals. Coronavirus disease pandemic highlighted the need strengthen expertise of NHs care teams. Geriatric mobile teams (GMT) exist in several countries aim provide interdisciplinary advice reinforce primary expertise. To develop GMTs Belgium, we chose a participatory systemic approach. The focuses on...
Abstract Background Benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use is highly prevalent in hospitalised older people although these drugs are associated with numerous and serious adverse events. Deprescribing can reduce risks chronic BZRA use. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of, factors with, deprescribing acute geriatric units. Methods During a one-year period, multicentre retrospective included patients aged ≥70 years, units, using ≥1 on admission. at discharge defined as:...
Introduction The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is recommended for assessing frailty in older cancer patients but time-consuming. G8 screening tool was developed to select frail requiring CGA optimize resources. Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) another scale validated preoperative screening, scarcely studied the field of oncogeriatrics. In this study, we examined added value EFS already considered as by G8, analyzing association with adjusted age, gender, metastatic stage and...
Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) are commonly prescribed in older adults despite an unfavorable risk–benefit ratio. Hospitalizations may provide a unique opportunity to initiate BZRA cessation, yet little is known about cessation during and after hospitalization. We aimed measure the prevalence of use before hospitalization rate 6 months later, identify factors associated with these outcomes. conducted secondary analysis cluster randomized controlled trial (OPtimising thERapy prevent...
To explore the prevalence and potential risk factors of postprandial hypotension (PPH) among elderly patients in an acute geriatric ward. A prospective observational study. Geriatric Unit a Belgian tertiary-care University Hospital. Seventy-six hospitalized after stabilization their conditions. PPH orthostatic (OH) measured by non-invasive automated blood pressure device, demographic data, Katz’s Basic Activities Daily Living (ADL) Lawton’s instrumental ADL, Short Physical Performance...
Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are risk factors for drug-related hospital admissions (DRAs) in the ageing population. DRAs caused by medication errors (MEs) considered potentially preventable. The STOPP/START criteria were developed to detect potential MEs older people.
We report on two cases of transient akinetic mutism after massive subarachnoid haemorrhage due to the rupture an intracranial aneurysm anterior cerebral artery (ACA). In cases, vasospasm could not be demonstrated by imaging studies throughout clinical course. Both patients shared common radiological features: a hydrocephalus haemorrhagic contamination ventricular system and mass effect subpial hematoma borders corpus callosum. Patients were also investigated using auditory event-related...
Abstract Purpose Successful deprescribing requires understanding the attitudes of older adults and caregivers towards this process. This study aimed to capture these in four French-speaking countries, investigate associated factors. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional was conducted by administrating French version revised Patients’ Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire Belgium, Canada, France Switzerland. Community-dwelling or nursing home ≥ 65 years taking 1 prescribed...