Publications
Involvement of a Case Manager in Palliative Care Reduces Hospitalisations at the End of Life in Cancer Patients; A Mortality Follow-Back Study in Primary Care Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Case managers have been introduced in primary palliative care in the Netherlands; these are nurses with expertise in palliative care who offer support to patients and informal carers in addition to the care provided by the general practitioner (GP) and home-care nurse.
OBJECTIVES: To compare cancer patients with and without additional support from a case manager on: 1) the patients' general characteristics, 2) ...
Implementing elements of a context-adapted chronic care model to improve first-line diabetes care: effects on assessment of chronic illness care and glycaemic control among people with diabetes enrolled to the First-Line Diabetes Care (FiLDCare) Project i Institute of Tropical Medicine
Informal care givers' experiences with support in primary palliative care when a case manager is involved : a descriptive study in the Netherlands Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Palliative care case management in primary care settings: A nationwide survey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Organisational culture and mask-wearing practices for tuberculosis infection prevention and control among health care workers in primary care facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa: a qualitative study Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Although many healthcare workers (HCWs) are aware of the protective role that mask-wearing has in reducing transmission of tuberculosis (TB) and other airborne diseases, studies on infection prevention and control (IPC) for TB in South Africa indicate that mask-wearing is often poorly implemented. Mask-wearing practices are influenced by aspects of the environment and organisational culture within which HCWs work. Methods: We draw ...
Integration of Chronic Care in a Fragmented Health Care System; Comment on "Integration or Fragmentation of Health Care? Examining Policies and Politics in a Belgian Case Study" KU Leuven
Palliative care case managers in primary care Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Three important elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of palliative care are: 1) it includes patients who may have cure or life prolongation as treatment aims besides palliative care; 2) it is not exclusively for cancer patients; and 3) it includes attention to the medical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patients and their families. Case managers (nurses with expertise in palliative care) ...