Publications
Integrating palliative home care early into standard care of end-stage copd Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Palliative care needs and symptoms of nursing home residents with and without dementia Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
AIM: The aims of the present study were: (i) to describe palliative care needs and symptoms of older adults anticipated to be in the last year of their life in Flemish nursing homes (Belgium); and (ii) to evaluate whether these needs differ between residents with and without dementia.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014. Nurses and nursing assistants in 15 Flemish nursing homes (Belgium) completed the Palliative ...
The palliative care knowledge of nursing home staff Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
BACKGROUND: The provision of high-quality palliative care in nursing homes (NHs) is a major challenge and places demands on the knowledge and skills of the staff.
AIM: This study assesses the palliative care knowledge of staff in NHs in Europe.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using structured survey Setting/participants: Nurses and care assistants working in 322 representative samples of NHs in Belgium, the Netherlands, England, ...
Lack of effect of a multicomponent palliative care program for nursing home residents on hospital use in the last month of life and on place of death : a secondary analysis of a multicountry cluster randomized control trial Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Inter-organisational collaboration in palliative care trajectories for nursing home residents: A nation-wide mixed methods study among key persons. Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven Ghent University
Introduction: Multiple care organisations, such as home care services, nursing homes and hospitals, are responsible for providing an appropriate response to the palliative care needs of older people admitted into long-term care facilities. Integrated palliative care aims to provide seamless and continuous care. A possible organisational strategy to help realise integrated palliative care for this population is to create a network in which ...
No difference in effects of ‘PACE steps to success’ palliative care program for nursing home residents with and without dementia : a pre-planned subgroup analysis of the seven-country PACE trial Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Preparing palliative home care nurses to act as facilitators for physicians' learning: evaluation of a training programme Ghent University University of Antwerp
Are We Evolving Toward Greater and Earlier Use of Palliative Home Care Support? Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
CONTEXT: The need for increased use and earlier initiation of palliative home care has been advocated by several international organizations.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate time trends in the use and timing of initiating palliative home care support (PHCS).
METHODS: We conducted an observational study using routinely collected population-level databases linked with health claims data for the entire population living at home that ...