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Researcher
Benedicte Deforche
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Physical education and physiotherapy
- Keywords (Ghent University):health promotion
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified, Epidemiology, Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Health promotion and policy
Affiliations
- Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2024 → Today - Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
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From1 Jan 2024 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → Today - FORMER_Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
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From12 Mar 2020 → 1 Jan 2023 - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → Today - Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Department)
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From1 Oct 2018 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Sep 2015 → 20 Oct 2022 - Department of Public health (Department)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From1 Oct 2008 → 31 Aug 2015 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From15 Sep 2008 → 14 Sep 2009 - Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (Department)
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From1 Apr 1998 → 30 Sep 2014
Projects
1 - 10 of 39
See also Benedicte Deforche for projects of Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Here below the projects of Ghent University.
- Mapping the use of nicotine products among adolescents: a study of influencing factors and the impact of policy measuresFrom1 Nov 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Experiences of loneliness amongst newly-arrived adolescent migrants in Flanders: Creating more visibility and understandingFrom1 Jun 2024 → 31 May 2025Funding: BOF - various
- Research in health promotionFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic - DistantButCloseFrom1 Dec 2023 → TodayFunding: BELSPO - POST-COVID project
- Later-life loneliness in Europe: a life-course and comparative study on the role of social and intergenerational mobilityFrom1 Oct 2023 → 30 Sep 2025Funding: BOF - projects
- Evaluation of a workplace intervention for the promotion of wellbeing on physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees and employersFrom1 Feb 2023 → 30 Jun 2025Funding: Department of Work and Social Economy
- Cascading an intervention to promote healthy sleep among adolescents following vocational education via a participatory approachFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of EcuadorFrom1 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: VLIR-UOS TEAM
- Walk- and cycle friendly environments: how do we start?From1 Dec 2021 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - various
- Physical Activity for CognitivE health: investigating the Underlying causal Pathways (PACE-UP project)From1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2025Funding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
Publications
1 - 10 of 326
See also Benedicte Deforche for publications of Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Here below the publications of Ghent University.
- Studie Jongeren en Gezondheid : eindrapport 2021-2024(2025)Pages: 173 p.
- School staff experiences on involvement in a co-creation process : a Health CASCADE scoping review and thematic synthesis(2025)Published in: BMC PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 1471-2458Issue: 1Volume: 25
- Identifying older adults’ needs for park renewal in low-income neighbourhoods : a citizen science approach(2025)Published in: URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENINGISSN: 1610-8167Volume: 111
- Teachers’ experiences in co-creating an implementation plan for a public health intervention : a Health CASCADE study(2025)Published in: PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 1476-5616Volume: 245
- Effect evaluation of a participatory developed school-based healthy sleep intervention for adolescents(2025)Published in: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGYISSN: 1930-7810Issue: 4Volume: 44Pages: 380 - 390
- Effects of park renovation on park use : results of a natural experiment in Belgium with two years of follow-up(2025)Published in: CITIESISSN: 1873-6084Volume: 162
- Improving employer and employee well-being in small and medium-sized enterprises in Flanders : a realist evaluation protocol of the FitBonus program(2025)Published in: BMC PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 1471-2458Issue: 1Volume: 25
- Outcome and process evaluation of a social norms approach intervention on nonmedical use of prescription stimulants for study performance among Flemish university students : a quasi-experimental study(2025)Published in: ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 2049-3258Issue: 1Volume: 83
- Changes in alcohol consumption among Belgian adults participating in the internet-based one-month-abstinence campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’(2025)Published in: ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTHISSN: 2049-3258Issue: 1Volume: 83
- Pupils' and teachers' experiences with implementing standing desks in secondary schools in Belgium(2025)Published in: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTSISSN: 2211-3355Volume: 60