Publicaties

Covert participant observation is highly controversial and rarely used in criminological research, due to ethical reasons. Moreover, today we see a shift towards a formalization and legalization of ethical rules, which delegitimizes covert research methods even more. However, informed consent and total openness about research goals can also hamper the possibilities to study socially undesirable or unaccepted behavior and might give biased ...

Verborgen participerende observatie wordt tegenwoordig binnen de criminologie zelden toegepast. Dit heeft te maken met de ethische discussie die deze methode oproept en met de complexiteit van undercover werken. Op basis van eigen recent onderzoek wordt inzicht gegeven in de knelpunten waarmee de onderzoeker wordt geconfronteerd in geval van verborgen participatie. We argumenteren dat de ethische problemen binnen de context van onderzoek ...

UNLABELLED: This study investigated observational learning of pain-related fear and subsequent extinction after first-hand exposure to the feared stimulus. Moreover, the specific contingencies that are learned when observing others in pain were explored. A differential fear-conditioning paradigm was used, showing video models displaying either a painful (CS+ color; aversively conditioned stimulus) or a neutral (CS- color; neutrally ...

Over the last 20 years, a substantial change in the epidemiology of acute myocardial syndrome (ACS) has occurred. Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) now constitutes the majority of AMIs and the 30-days fatality rate of hospitalized AMI patients has improved markedly with a decrease of 56%.(1) One of the reasons for the decrease is the decline in AMI severity, probably due to the contribution of prevention therapy and the use ...

Although life-expectancies are rising, public health still faces a plethora of risk factors that vary in space and time. Across Europe and many other global regions, significant portions of populations are exposed to hazardous levels of heat and air pollutants, are malnourished and suffer from poor mental health. Urban environments aggravate many of these risks and some, especially heat, will worsen in the near future. To some extent, each of ...

For this thesis, I chose Taiwanese immigrants in Belgium as my research subject and examined a series of questions regarding the notion of home in the migration context and the immigrant's daily life while living in a foreign land. The main research questions guiding this study are: What are Taiwanese immigrants' experiences of homemaking (「家」的製作」) in Belgium? What are their experiences of managing dual home relationships between home and host ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the content and usability of a new direct observation tool for assessing competency in delivering person-centred care based on the Gothenburg Centre for Person-Centred Care (gPCC) framework. DESIGN: This is a qualitative study using think-aloud techniques and retrospective probing interviews and analyzed using deductive content analysis. SETTING: Sessions were conducted remotely via Zoom with participants in their homes or ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the inter-rater reliability of the Gothenburg direct observation tool-person-centred care in assessing healthcare professionals' competency in delivering person-centred care (PCC). DESIGN: Observational, fully-crossed inter-rater reliability study. SETTING: The study was conducted between October and December 2022 at the participants' homes or offices. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Six health professionals individually rated 10 ...

The role of intelligence in sport specific performance of athletes with intellectual disabilities The future direction in classification of athletes with a disability is to institute more sport focused systems with an emphasis on scientific evidence of activity limitations resulting from impairment within specific sports. For athletes with intellectual disabilities (ID) little knowledge is available at present about the link between the ...

Objectives To investigate the risk factors contributing to severity on admission. Additionally, risk factors of worst severity and fatality were studied. Moreover, factors were compared based on three points: early severity, worst severity and fatality. Design An observational cohort study using data entered in a Japan nationwide COVID-19 inpatient registry, COVIREGI-JP. Setting As of 28 September 2020, 10480 cases from 802 facilities have been ...