Publicaties

BACKGROUND: Individuals with multiple relatives with colorectal cancer (CRC) and/or a relative with early-onset CRC have an increased risk of developing CRC. They are eligible for preventive measures, such as surveillance by regular colonoscopy an...

BACKGROUND: One of the most important causes of maternal mortality and severe morbidity worldwide is post partum haemorrhage (PPH). Factors as substandard care are frequently reported in the international literature and there are similar reports i...

The use of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in cancer patients older than 70 is recommended. Three pre-screening instruments have been proposed: the abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment (aCGA), the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-1...

CONTEXT: Previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention and treatment. Education is ...

Objective: To explore the views and experiences of general practice (GP) vocational trainees regarding communication skills (CS) and the teaching and learning of these skills. METHODS: A purposive sample of second and third (final) year GP trainee...

Poster

Poster and short oral presentation

Pulsoxymetrie kan worden gebruikt in iedere klinische setting waar hypoxemie kan voorkomen. Het biedt een meerwaarde bij een hele reeks acute en chronische pulmonaire en cardiale aandoeningen en is extra nuttig tijdens een huisartsenwacht bij onbe...

In juli 2002 werden de resultaten van de „Women’s Health Initiative”(WHI)-studie bekendgemaakt, waaruit bleek dat gecombineerde hormonale substitutietherapie (HST) positief geassocieerd was met het ontstaan van borstkanker. Deze informatie sijpeld...

Poster abstract

Poster abstract

Background: Malignant melanoma is a skin cancer of which the incidence is said to be raising in recent years. Prevention may result in decrease of the incidence. Early detection may result in the detection of earlier stages of the disease. In Limb...

BACKGROUND: Tiotropium is reimbursed since March 2004 in Belgium for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Questions however remain on this product's value for money. The purpose of this study is to calculate tiotropium's ...

Background: Computerized morbidity registration networks might serve as early warning systems in a time where natural epidemics such as the H1N1 flu can easily spread from one region to another. Methods: In this contribution we examine whether gen...

Dit draaiboek is een hulpmiddel voor organisaties die in hun lokale regio een transmuraal zorgpad willen ontwikkelen. De aanleiding daartoe kan velerlei zijn. Misschien omdat nieuwe problemen in de zorgverlening zich stellen, waarbij, zoals steeds...

BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend long-acting bronchodilators in patients who remain symptomatic despite adequate treatment with short-acting bronchodilators. The purpose of this study is to estimate the effect of tiotropium, a long-a...

Background To ensure coordinated care in complex home care situations in Flanders a system of funded care plans was developed some fifteen years ago. In literature little evidence is found on the value of care plans in home care. The question aris...

Ondanks de voordelen van de pulsoxymeter, zoals beschreven in het vorige artikel, zijn de indicaties en de inzetbaarheid van dit instrument voor de huisarts niet altijd duidelijk. In dit onderzoek bij twee huisartsenpraktijken werd nagegaan hoevee...

Vragen en problemen die door gasten gebracht worden in een inloophuis voor kankerpatiënten en hun naasten in Hasselt kunnen ons wellicht op het spoor brengen van mogelijkheden tot verbetering van de reguliere zorg. Met dit doel werden de routinere...

As data on mortality of young patients with diabetes is not available in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we studied mortality rates, the influence of some determinants and causes of death. Methods  A retrospective review of standardized ...

OBJECTIVE: When deciding how many embryos to transfer during in vitro fertilisation (IVF), clinicians and patients have to balance optimizing the chance of pregnancy against preventing multiple pregnancies and the associated complications. This pa...

PURPOSE: Assessment of current practice with a valid set of indicators is the key to successfully improving the quality of patient-centred care. For improvement purposes, we developed indicators of patient-centred cancer care and tested them on a ...

The aim of this study was to document the perceptions of elders in six Caribbean countries about active ageing and on the basis of their reports to make recommendations to improve their situation. Data were collected principally through 31 focus g...