Projecten
Impact van spier carnosine oplading op de inspanningscapaciteit en spiercontractiele kenmerken bij Experimentele Autoimmune Encefalomyelitis (EAE) en Multiple Sclerosis Universiteit Hasselt
VAD-patiënteninteractie: van rust tot oefenen. KU Leuven
Heart failure is the first cause of death in industrialized countries. Despite the use of medical therapy a certain percentage of patients (PTs) will progress to end stage heart failure. In this case the ventricular assist device (VAD) is a viable therapy that nowadays is used increasingly not only as a bridge to transplantation, but also as destination therapy and as a bridge to recovery. Therefore, there is a clinical need to understand how ...
Oefentherapie bij artrosepijn: hoe werkt het? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Van Onco naar Cardio: AGEs als nieuw doelwit voor hartproblemen na chemotherapie. Universiteit Hasselt
Hartproblemen na chemotherapie: nood aan een andere stRAteGiE. Universiteit Hasselt
Het tegengaan van psychose door interactie te optimaliseren KU Leuven
Psychotic disorders are amongst the most severe mental disorders. However, current treatments have failed to reduce disability or change the prospects for recovery for patients with a psychotic disorder. In this project, I will investigate an entirely novel therapy, targeting the core vulnerability profile of altered person-environment interactions underlying psychosis, specifically increased stress-reactivity and reduced motivated and ...
Implementatie van ACT in het dagelijks leven KU Leuven
Mental health problems constitute a major individual, family and public health concern, affecting up to 30% of the population. Yet, both pharmacological and psychological interventions only reach modest effect sizes. There is a need for new and better personalised interventions. In my ERC 'INTERACT' project, we adopted a mobile Health (mHealth) approach for the treatment of psychotic disorder. We developed ACT-DL (Acceptance and Commitment in ...
Persoonlijk beslissingsondersteunend systeem voor hartfalenmanagement KU Leuven
1–2% of the developed world suffers from congestive heart failure (CHF), which is the most frequent cause of hospitalization in people aged over 65. CHF management involves medications, monitoring of fluid intake and weight, exercise and lifestyle modifications. Since most patients are elderly and suffer from co-morbidities, they have difficulty adhering to the management guidelines, which often leads to poor outcomes.
The HeartMan ...