Publications
Adjusting to congenital heart disease in adolescence: The role of patients’ personality and self KU Leuven
Inhibited Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder: Links with Working Models of Significant Others and the Self KU Leuven
The distinction of 'psychosomatogenic family types' based on parents' self reported questionnaire information: a cluster analysis KU Leuven Ghent University
Factors associated with HIV-testing and acceptance of an offer of home-based testing by men in rural Zambia Institute of Tropical Medicine
The objective of this study is to describe HIV-testing among men in rural Lusaka Province, Zambia, using a population-based survey for a cluster-randomized trial. Households (N = 120) were randomly selected from each of the 42 clusters, defined as a health facility catchment area. Individuals aged 15-60 years were invited to complete questionnaires regarding demographics and HIV-testing history. Men testing in the last year were defined as ...
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of people with type 2 diabetes as related to self-management practices: results of a cross-sectional study conducted in Luzon, Philippines Institute of Tropical Medicine
OBJECTIVE: This study measured factors that could be associated with self-management practices of people with type 2 diabetes from two different health systems in the Philippines in terms of diabetes knowledge, attitudes, perceptions of support and self-efficacy, and obesity/adiposity.
METHODS: Knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, obesity/adiposity measures, adherence to medications, diabetes diet, and exercise and the number of ...
Congruence between hypothetical willingness to use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and eligibility: an online survey among Belgian men having sex with men Institute of Tropical Medicine
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk for acquiring HIV in Belgium. This study explores MSMs' hypothetical willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), assesses it against formal PrEP eligibility criteria, and identifies factors associated with incongruence between eligibility and willingness. We used data from an online survey of n = 1444 self-reported HIV-negative MSM. Participants were recruited through social media of ...
Prediction of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Self-Reported Disability Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the predictive value of preoperative fear-avoidance factors (self-efficacy for exercise, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and depression), walking capacity, and traditional predictor variables for predicting postoperative changes in physical activity level and disability 6 months after lumbar fusion surgery in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP).
METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 118 patients ...
Determinants of self-reported unacceptable outcome of intensive care treatment 1 year after discharge Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PURPOSE: Survivors of critical illness often suffer from reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to long-term physical, cognitive, and mental health problems, also known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Some intensive care unit (ICU) survivors even consider their state of health unacceptable. The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of self-reported unacceptable outcome of ICU treatment.
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A Person-Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether early changes in fear of movement (kinesiophobia), self-efficacy and catastrophizing were mediators of the relationship between allocation to the pre-habilitation intervention and later changes in health outcomes.
METHODS: The original pre-habilitation trial (PREPARE, ISRCTN17115599) recruited 118 participants awaiting lumbar fusion surgery, half of whom received a prehabilitation intervention ...