Publications
How community and healthcare provider perceptions, practices and experiences influence reporting, disclosure and data collection on stillbirth: findings of a qualitative study in Afghanistan Institute of Tropical Medicine
Quality concerns exist with stillbirth data from low- and middle-income countries including under-reporting and misclassification which affect the reliability of burden estimates. This is particularly problematic for household survey data. Disclosure and reporting of stillbirths are affected by the socio-cultural context in which they occur and societal perceptions around pregnancy loss. In this qualitative study, we aimed to understand how ...
Parents' views about healthcare professionals having real-time remote access to their young child's diabetes data Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: We explored parents' views about healthcare professionals having remote access to their young child's insulin and glucose data during a clinical trial to inform use of data sharing in routine pediatric diabetes care.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Interviews with 33 parents of 30 children (aged 1-7 years) with type 1 diabetes participating in a randomized trial (KidsAP02) comparing hybrid closed-loop system use with ...
Leveraging Data-Driven Process Simulation to Support Capacity Management Decisions in Healthcare Hasselt University
Supporting Capacity Management Decisions in Healthcare using Data-Driven Process Simulation Hasselt University
Using Process Mining in Healthcare Hasselt University
Impact of home healthcare on end-of-life outcomes for people with dementia Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Home healthcare (HHC) comprises clinical services provided by medical professionals for people living at home with various levels of care needs and health conditions. HHC may reduce care transitions from home to acute hospitals, but its long-term impact on homebound people living with dementia (PLWD) towards end-of-life remains unclear. We aim to describe the impact of HHC on acute healthcare utilization and end-of-life outcomes ...
Differences in out-of-pocket costs of healthcare in the last year of life of older people in 13 European countries Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Research on the costs of healthcare provision has so far focused on insurer costs rather than out-of-pocket costs. Out-of-pocket costs may be important to patients making medical decisions.
AIM: To investigate the self-reported out-of-pocket costs associated with healthcare in the last year of life of older adults in Europe.
DESIGN: A post-death survey, part of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in ...