Organisation
Medical Sociology
Department
The main research areas of MESO are: 1. Socio-economic health inequalities; 2. Financial thresholds in health care (unequal access to health care); 3. Technology assessment in health care; 4. Immigrants and health care; 5. The transformation of nursing; 6. Euthanasia; 7. Prevention of cancer; 8. Terminal care; 9. Sentinel (health) events in rehabilitation centres.
Projects
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- SRP (Groeiers): OPTIMUS – Optimization of stroke careFrom1 Mar 2014 → 28 Feb 2019Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- ACTION: Advance care planning – een innovative palliative care intervention to improve quality of life in oncologyFrom1 Feb 2014 → 31 Jan 2015Funding: University - Project driven research
- A population-level evaluation of the quality and cost-effectiveness of end-of-life careFrom1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2017Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Communication about the end of life in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trialFrom1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2017Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- ACTION: Advance Care Planning – an Innovative Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in OncologyFrom1 Dec 2013 → 30 Nov 2018Funding: Health
- Conversations of terminal status: development of a guidance tool for a clinical intervention trial in oncologyFrom1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2014Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Quality of palliative care in primary careFrom1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research grant KAN
- OptiBIRTHFrom1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2014Funding: University - Project driven research
- Strategic Research Programme: End-of-life in cancer and non-cancer patients: public health, health services and clinical research. Addressing present and future challenges in palliative care.From1 Nov 2012 → TodayFunding: University - Project driven research, BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- OPTIBIRTHFrom1 Sep 2012 → 28 Feb 2017Funding: Health
Publications
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- Black-white differences in patient characteristics, treatments, and outcomes in inpatient stroke rehabilitation.(2010)
Authors: Susan Horn, Daniel Deutscher, Randall Smout, Gerben Dejong
Pages: 1712-1722 - Determinants of self-medication with antibiotics in Europe: the impact of beliefs, country wealth ant the healthcare system.(2008)
Authors: Larissa Grigoryan, Reginald Deschepper, Cs Lundborg, F.m. Haaijer-Ruskamp
Pages: 1172-1179 - Medicijngebruik in zes Europese landen met mogelijk levensverkortend effect.(2008)Series: Palliatieve Zorg. Nederland en Vlaanderen in beeld.
Authors: Johan Bilsen, M. Echteld, Luc Deliens, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Pages: 77-82Number of pages: 185 - Prescribing of pain medication in palliative care. A survey in general practice.
Authors: S. Borgsteede, Luc Deliens, Wouter Zuurmond, Fg Schellevis, D.l. Willems, Gerrit Van Der Wal, Jt Van Eijk
Pages: 16-23 - End-of-Life decisions in the United Kingdom.
Authors: A. Van Der Heide, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Luc Deliens, Johannes Van Delden, P. Van Der Maas
Pages: 565-566 - Evaluation of end of life with dementia by families in Dutch and US nursing homes.
Authors: J. Van Der Steen, Mjhe Gijsberts, T. Muller, Luc Deliens, L Volicer
Pages: 321-329 - Employment precariousness in Spain: prevalence, social distribution, and population-attributable risk percent of poor mental health(2011)
Authors: Alejandra Vives, Marcelo Amable, Montserat Ferrer, Salvador Moncada, Carla Llorens, Carles Muntaner, Fernando Benavides, Joan Benach
Pages: 625-646 - The relationship between antenatal care and preterm birth: the importance of content of care(2013)
Authors: Freddy Louckx, Sue Downe
Pages: 366-371 - Congenitally deaf children's care trajectories in the context of universal neonatal hearing screening. A qualitative study of parental experiences.(2011)
Authors: Stefan Hardonk, Greetje Desnerck, Geert Van Hove, Erwin Van Kerschaver, Freddy Louckx
Pages: 305-324 - Mensen met een handicap: over medicalisering en sociologisering.(2009)
Authors: Greetje Desnerck, Sigrid Bosteels, Stefan Hardonk
Pages: 89-109Number of pages: 21