Projects
Culturally competent and sensitive care: study on perceptions, needs and barriers of healthcare professionals and informal carers to improve quality of care for patients with a migration background Vrije Universiteit Brussel
increasing number of patients from diverse ethnic, religious and linguistic background. Scientific
research highlights that patients from minority groups receive lower quality of care, and inequities
and disparities towards these groups can be found in healthcare.
Culturally competent and sensitive care is often cited as a ...
Households in mental health care: an experimental study on the role of the household in the care for people with a severe mental illness in South Africa. University of Antwerp
Towards a sustainable and affordable health care: Exploring the possibilities of subsidiarity in the care of complex chronic diseases Ghent University
This project aims to develop and test a methodology for the determination of the most appropriate setting of care for patients with complex chronic conditions (CCC’s), depending on clinical outcomes
and healthcare expenditures. Adults with Congenital Heart Disease will be investigated as a sample case for the broader spectrum of CCCs
Households in HIV care: developing and testing an intervention to capitalize on the intermediate role of the household in community support for chronic HIV care. University of Antwerp
Experiences of corporality and embodiment in the care for female Islamic patients from Turkish and Moroccan descent: a multi-perspective qualitative study in acute care units of general hospitals in Flanders, Belgium. KU Leuven
The phenomenon of ethnic-cultural diversity in Flanders brings brought about many challenges. A particular challenge is situated on the level of hospital care for female Islamic immigrant patients from Turkish and Moroccan descent. Here, physicians and nurses are being confronted with ethnic-cultural challenges in the field of diagnostic and therapeutic treatment and care (like gender issues in gynecological research, or treatment plan ...
Determinants of diabetes care and outcomes: a multi-level analysis across the continuum of care. University of Antwerp
Towards a definition of Multiple and Complex Needs in adolescents in youth (health) care and an exploration of care delivery needs of this population. University of Antwerp
Redesigning end-of-life care for patients with congenital heart disease by scrutinizing trajectories toward death and evaluating curative and palliative care in the last year of life KU Leuven
Healthcare spending has never been higher and is expected to continue to rise in all parts of the world over the next few years. One solution to reducing healthcare costs is to reduce avoidable healthcare use, which is healthcare use that could have been avoided by proper prevention, precautions or timely referrals. Avoidable healthcare use is common, unfortunately. To gain a good understanding of this concept, a detailed review of the ...