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
- Quality of palliative care in primary careFrom1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research grant KAN
- 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)
- 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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- Variations in follow-up services after inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a multicentre study(2009)
Authors: Liesbet De Wit, W. Schupp, I. Baert, H. Beyens, N. Brinkmann, E. Dejaeger, A.m. De Meyer, W. De Weerdt, H. Feys, W. Jenni, et al.
Pages: 646-653 - Information behaviour of parents of children admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit: Constructing a conceptual framework.(2011)
Authors: Sofie De Rouck
Pages: 54-77 - Presentation and evaluation of an integrated model chain to respond to traffic- and health-related policy questions(2012)
Authors: Wouter Lefebvre, Bart Degraeuwe, Carolien Beckx, Marlies Vanhulsel, Bruno Kochan, Tom Bellemans, Janssens Davy, Geert Wets, Janssen Stijn, Ina De Vlieger, et al.
Pages: 160-170 - Environmental health impacts of mobility and transport in Hai Phong, Vietnam(2011)
Authors: Stijn Dhondt, Xuan-Quynh Le, Hieu Vu Van, Luc Hens
Pages: 363-376 - From Screening to Care: A Qualitative Analysis of the Parental Experiences Related to Screening and (Re)habilitation Care for Children with Congenital Deafness in Flanders, Belgium(2011)
Authors: Stefan Hardonk, Greetje Desnerck, Liesbeth Matthijs, Geert Van Hove, Erwin Van Kerschaver, Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir, Freddy Louckx
Pages: 299-324 - Functioning at 6 months post stroke following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.(2012)
Authors: Susan Rouillard, Willy De Weerdt, Liesbet De Wit, Jennifer Jelsma
Pages: 545-548 - Long-term prediction of functional outcome after stroke using single items of the Barthel Index at discharge from rehabilitation centre(2014)
Authors: Liesbet De Wit, N. Brinkmann, E. Dejaeger, Willy De Weerdt, W. Jenni, N. Lincoln, B. Schuback, W. Schupp
Pages: 353-358 - Attitudes and practices of physicians regarding physician-assisted dying in minors(2011)
Authors: Freddy Mortier, Geert Pousset
Pages: 948-953 - De levenseindeproblematiek bij minderjarigen(2010)
Authors: Geert Pousset
Pages: 31-56Number of pages: 192 - Factors Associated with Initiation of Advance Care Planning in Dementia: a Systematic Review.(2014)
Authors: J. Van Der Steen, Mc Van Soest-Poortvliet, M Hallie-Heierman, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, M. De Boer, Luc Deliens, Lieve Van den Block, Nicole Van Uden, Cmpm Hertogh, Hc De Vet
Pages: 743-757