Projects
Towards theory-Âbased behavioral interventions to improve early initiation of palliative care in people with cancer: application of the Theory of Planned Behavior Ghent University
Palliative care (PC) is often initiated too late. Theory-Âbased behavioral interventions that improve early initiation of PC in the disease course are necessary. A desired patient behavior is to bring up PC with the family physician. The aim of this project is 1) to identify determinants affecting the
desired patient behavior, and 2) to systematically develop a theoretically-Âbased behavioral intervention.
Effect of early palliative care on the quality of life of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled trial Ghent University
Development, implementation and evaluation of an intervention supporting mobile palliative supportteams to empower healthcare professionals in providing palliative care for hospitalized patients KU Leuven
According to the Palliative Care Indicator Tool (PICT), a practical measurement tool for early identification of palliative patients, 19% of patients hospitalized on non-specialized hospital wards are palliative. Additionally, societal changes such as an aging population, an increase in the number of chronically ill people and evolving technologies are predicted to further increase the need for palliative care in the upcoming years. These ...
INTEGRATE: Integration of Palliative care into home, nursing home and hospital care Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Developing and evaluating short-term palliative care for frail older people Vrije Universiteit Brussel
From Cure to Care HOWEST
RUNX2 as a driver of poor prognostic early T-cell progenitor leukemia Ghent University
phd Filip Matthijssens
postdoc beurs Filip Matthijssens: RUNX2 as a driver of poor prognostic early T-cell
progenitor leukemia
Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker
The Future of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Management: From Disease Control to Patient Wellbeing KU Leuven
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prevalent chronic condition characterised by pain and swelling in the joints. Early RA patients have nowadays a good long-term outcome if treated optimally. However, 2 challenges remain unaddressed in early RA care. Firstly, many patients can reach a state of sufficient disease control as defined by clinical criteria. However, these criteria fail to consider the patient’s perspective. Thus, patients can perceive ...
Dissecting the immunological and molecular mechanisms of gain-of-function NOD2 mutations in Blau Syndrome and Early Onset Sarcoidosis. KU Leuven
This work focuses on the identification of disease-causing genetic variants in paediatric patients with primary immunodeficiency (PID) and/or autoimmune/autoinflammatory disease. Although paediatric immune pathology is rare, these disorders are associated with a high morbidity and mortality and decreased quality of life. Treatment is often accompanied with serious side-effects and can hold risks on its own. Understanding the genetic cause of ...