Publications
Optimizing sexuality of young women with breast cancer: how can the breast clinic help? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
well informed and having good social support are important elements in dealing with this dysfunction.
Aims This study aims to explore how specialized breast clinics can help young women with questions or problems regarding
their sexual health by fulfilling their information and social support needs.
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Aggression in mental healthcare Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
What is known on the subject?: Aggression towards caregivers is a global phenomenon in mental health care. Although attempts have been made to define aggression, there is no globally accepted definition. Discrepancies in defining aggression can lead to differences in judgement and a sub-par management of aggression. The fact that different disciplines work together in mental health care makes it an even more pressing matter as no research was ...
Nursing students' view on their future role and skills regarding euthanasia due to unbearable mental suffering Vrije Universiteit Brussel
AIM: To explore final-year bachelor nursing students' view on their future role and skills regarding euthanasia due to unbearable mental suffering (UMS-euthanasia) and to discover possible education needs.
BACKGROUND: Since UMS-euthanasia is legal in Belgium, nursing students will be confronted with this issue during their future internship, or professional career. Graduated nurses believe to have an important role in the process of ...
How Therapists Experience and Manage Patients' Romantic and Sexual Feelings for Them Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: Many therapists will one day be confronted with a patient who develops romantic or sexual feelings toward them. Studies on this topic often remain theoretical in nature and less often focus on how therapists manage such situations. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate how therapists experience this occurrence and manage their feelings.
METHODS: Eight focus groups were conducted with 36 participants in Flanders ...
Dealing with cultural diversity in palliative care Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Palliative care is increasingly confronted with cultural diversity. This can lead to various problems in practice. In this perspective article, the authors discuss in more detail which issues play a role in culture-sensitive palliative care, why naive culturalism will not solve such problems and in which direction research into this aspect of care can be further elaborated.
Nursing students' attitudes regarding euthanasia due to unbearable mental suffering Vrije Universiteit Brussel
AIM: To explore final year nursing students' attitudes towards euthanasia due to unbearable mental suffering by using the adapted and validated Euthanasia Attitude Scale.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.
METHODS: Explorative, descriptive cross-sectional study conducted using an e-mail survey between October 2020 and March 2021 by a sample of final-year baccalaureate nursing students (n = 273) from eight of the eleven Flemish ...
Psychosocial care responses to terrorist attacks Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: The international terrorism threat urges societies to invest in the planning and organization of psychosocial care. With the aim to contribute to cross-national learning, this study describes the content, target populations and providers of psychosocial care to civilians after terrorist attacks in Norway, France and Belgium.
METHODS: We identified and reviewed pre- and post-attack policy documents, guidelines, reports and ...