Publications
Telomere Length as Cardiovascular Aging Biomarker JACC Review Topic of the Week Hasselt University KU Leuven Ghent University
Patient and provider perspectives on how trust influences maternal vaccine acceptance among pregnant women in Kenya Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Pregnant women and newborns are at high risk for infectious diseases. Altered immunity status during pregnancy and challenges fully vaccinating newborns contribute to this medical reality. Maternal immunization is a strategy to protect pregnant women and their newborns. This study aimed to find out how patient-provider relationships affect maternal vaccine uptake, particularly in the context of a lower middle- income country where ...
Pain Neurophysiology Education and Therapeutic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Objective To assess the effect of a pain neurophysiology education (PNE) program plus therapeutic exercise (TE) for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Design Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting Private clinic and university. Participants Patients with CLBP for ≥6 months (N=56). Interventions Participants were randomized to receive either a TE program consisting of motor control, stretching, and aerobic exercises (n=28) ...
Is appreciation of written education about pain neurophysiology related to changes in illness perceptions and health status in patients with fibromyalgia? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the appreciation of written education about pain neurophysiology in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and its effects on illness perceptions and perceived health status.
METHODS: A booklet explaining pain neurophysiology was sent to participants with FM. Appreciation was assessed with 10 questions addressing relevance (0-30) and reassurance (0-30). Illness perceptions, catastrophizing and health status were ...
Blended-Learning Pain Neuroscience Education for People With Chronic Spinal Pain Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University University of Antwerp
Background: Available evidence favors the use of pain neuroscience education (PNE) in patients with chronic pain. However, PNE trials are often limited to small sample sizes and, despite the current digital era, the effects of blended-learning PNE (ie, the combination of online digital media with traditional educational methods) have not yet been investigated.
Objective: The study objective was to examine whether blended-learning PNE ...
Effects of the First Line Diabetes Care (FiLDCare) self-management education and support project on knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, self-management practices and glycaemic control: a quasi-experimental study conducted in the Northern Philippines Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of implementing a context-adapted diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) project based on chronic care models in the Philippines, on knowledge, attitudes, self-management practices, adiposity/obesity and glycaemia of people with diabetes.
DESIGN: Prospective quasi-experimental before-after study.
PARTICIPANTS: 203 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus from two local ...
Pain physiology education improves pain beliefs in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome compared with pacing and self-management education: a double-blind randomized controlled trial Ghent University University of Antwerp
Patient experiences with intensive combination-treatment strategies with glucocorticoids for early rheumatoid arthritis Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: To investigate patients' experiences with intensive combination-treatment strategies with glucocorticoids (ICTS-GCs) in the early phase of early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) treatment.
METHODS: We interviewed 26 participants individually, 4-6 months after initiation of ICTS-GCs (t1). Fourteen participants from the same sample took part in one of three focus groups at least 1 year after treatment initiation (t2). Each interview ...
Self-Guided Web-Based Pain Education for People With Musculoskeletal Pain Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of web-based pain education programs without clinical support in patients with musculoskeletal pain.
METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to February 2020. Included studies were randomized clinical trials in which people with musculoskeletal pain were allocated to an experimental group that ...