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How to empower patients? Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent

Amber Werbrouck, Eva Swinnen, Eric Kerckhofs, Ronald Buyl, David Beckwée, Liesbet De Wit

Patient empowerment, a concept focused on patient-centeredness and patients autonomy, is a well-discussed topic in health literature. However, translating theory into practice is a challenge. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of interventions on patient empowerment and to identify and compare the modalities of these interventions. For this systematic review including meta-analysis, eligibility criteria were as follows: ...

Long-term impact of stroke on patients’ Health-Related Quality of Life. Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Liesbet De Wit, Peter Theuns, Eric Kerckhofs, Birgit Schuback, Koen Putman

Purpose: This international study aims to examine the size and determinants of the impact of stroke on five-year survivors’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in four different European countries. Method: Patients were recruited consecutively in four European rehabilitation centers. Five years after stroke, the EuroQol-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) was administered in 226 first-ever stroke patients. Impact of stroke was determined by ...

A comparative study of medication use after stroke in four countries Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Sara Desmaele, Koen Putman, Liesbet De Wit, Stephane Steurbaut, Alain Dupont, Kristien De Paepe
OBJECTIVES:
The use of medication plays an important role in secondary stroke prevention and treatment of post-stroke comorbidities. The Collaborative Evaluation of Rehabilitation in Stroke across Europe (CERISE) was set up to investigate the inpatient stroke rehabilitation process in four centres, each in a different European country: Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Patients' ...

Predicting in-hospital mortality of traffic victims Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Griet Van Belleghem, Liesbet De Wit, Ives Hubloue, Door Lauwaert, Karen Pien, Koen Putman

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Injury severity scores are important in the context of developing European and national goals on traffic safety, health-care benchmarking and improving patient communication. Various severity scores are available and are mostly based on Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) or International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The aim of this paper is to compare the predictive value for in-hospital mortality between the various ...

Factors influencing hospital admission and associated hospital costs of traffic victims admitted to an emergency department Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Liesbet De Wit, Ronald Buyl, Ives Hubloue, Karen Pien, Koen Simons, Koen Putman
Objective: Use of health care services and hospitalisation associated with traffic accidents impose an economic burden on society. This study analyses the determinants of hospitalisation and hospital costs associated with road traffic accidents in Belgium, using an emergency and hospital care dataset.
Participants: Traffic victims (N=4645) admitted to the emergency department of the university hospital Brussels.
Methods: A logistic ...

Functional and motor outcome 5 years after stroke is equivalent to outcome at 2 months: follow-up of the collaborative evaluation of rehabilitation in stroke across europe. Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven

Sarah Meyer, Geert Verheyden, Nadine Brinkmann, Eddy Dejaeger, Willy De Weerdt, Hilde Feys, Walter Jenni, Annouschka Laenen, Nadina Lincoln
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recovery of patients within the first 6 months after stroke is well documented, but there has been little research on long-term recovery. The aim of this study was to analyze functional and motor recovery between admission to rehabilitation centres and 5 years after stroke. METHODS: This follow-up of the Collaborative Evaluation of Rehabilitation in Stroke Across Europe study, included patients from 4 European ...

Predicting Sickness Impact Profile at six months after stroke: results from the Collaborative Evaluation of Rehabilitation in Stroke across Europe (CERISE) study Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Claudia Stummer, Geert Verheyden, Koen Putman, W. Jenni, Iw Schupp, Liesbet De Wit
Abstract Purpose: To develop prognostic models and equations for predicting participation at six months after stroke. Methods: This European prospective cohort study recruited 532 consecutive patients from four rehabilitation centers. Participation was assessed at six months after stroke with the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), which consists of a physical, psychosocial and independent dimension. Twenty-six independent variables on admission to ...

Long-term prediction of functional outcome after stroke using single items of the Barthel Index at discharge from rehabilitation centre Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Liesbet De Wit, Koen Putman, Hannes Devos, N. Brinkmann, E. Dejaeger, Willy De Weerdt, W. Jenni, N. Lincoln, B. Schuback, W. Schupp, et al.
Purpose: To determine the prognostic value of single items of the Barthel Index (BI) at discharge from rehabilitation, in predicting independence in personal activities of daily living (ADL) (BI score 95/100) at five years after stroke. Method: People with stroke were recruited consecutively from four European rehabilitation centres. BI was assessed on discharge and at five years after stroke. Stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis ...

Motor and functional recovery after stroke. A comparison between a European inpatient and a South-African outpatient rehabilitation setting. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

A Rhoda, Liesbet De Wit, Koen Putman, R Mpofu, W. De Weerdt
Background
Recovery post stroke is well documented in the field of stroke rehabilitation. The structure and process of rehabilitation which affects recovery post stroke is different between developed and developing countries. The aim of the present study was therefore to compare the motor and functional recovery of stroke patients receiving rehabilitation in Germany a developed country with stroke patients receiving rehabilitation in South ...

Anxiety and depression after stroke: a 5 year follow-up Vrije Universiteit Brussel

N. Lincoln, N. Brinkmann, Sarah Cunningham, Willy De Weerdt, W. Jenni, A Mahdzir, Koen Putman, W. Schupp, B. Schuback
Purpose: The aim was to document the prevalence and
predictors of anxiety and depression 5 years after stroke, across
four European centres. Method: A cohort of 220 stroke patients
was assessed at 2, 4 and 6 months and 5 years after stroke.
Patients were assessed on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression
Scale and measures of motor function and independence in
activities of daily living. Results: At 5 years, the ...