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Introduction
Current institution
Additional affiliations
September 2013 - February 2014
Position
- Researcher
Description
- From October till the end of December I have participated in a project in collaboration with the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE). The project is about the policy measures supporting informal caregivers.
January 2012 - November 2014
Thomas More University College, Turnhout, Belgium
Position
- Researcher
Description
- My research project "RECAP NURSE" is about the role of the nurse in the implementation of telemonitoring in primary care.
January 2012 - present
Thomas More University college, Turnhout, Belgium
Position
- Professor
Description
- Teacher Evidence Based Practice: teaching qualitative research in the second year Nursing and midwifery.
Education
May 2013 - May 2017
Publications
Publications (14)
Background:
Informal caregivers are essential figures for maintaining frail elderly at home. Providing informal care can affect the informal caregivers' physical and psychological health and labour market participation capabilities. They need support to prevent caregiver burden. A variety of existing support measures can help the caregiver care fo...
Objective: Despite the added value of telemonitoring (TM) in the management of chronic care, widespread implementation and continuation is failing. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the facilitators and inhibitors for successful implementation among field experts and health care providers in the projects of TM in primary care.
Metho...
Samenvatting
Inleiding
De toenemende vergrijzing van onze bevolking gaat gepaard met een stijging van het aantal chronische ziekten en de complexiteit ervan. Eveneens neemt de werkdruk in de gezondheidszorg toe. Bovendien dient zich een tekort aan verzorgend personeel aan.
Dit vormt een belangrijke uitdaging voor ons gezondheidsmodel. Opvolging va...
Unlabelled:
This study describes the characteristics of extramural and transmural telemonitoring projects on chronic heart failure in Belgium. It describes to what extent these telemonitoring projects coincide with the Chronic Care Model of Wagner.
Background:
The Chronic Care Model describes essential components for high-quality health care. Te...
Abstract, full report and supplementary material:
https://kce.fgov.be/publication/report/support-for-informal-caregivers-%E2%80%93-an-exploratory-analysis
SUPPORT MEASURES FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS. QUALITATIVE STUDY IN FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Willemse Evi. MS, BN, RN (1) (2), Anthierens Sibyl, PhD (1) , Farfan Portet Maria Isabel (3). Remmen Roy, MD, PhD (1)
(1) University of Antwerp
(2) Thomas More University College
(3) Health services research (HSR)
Introduction
Informal caregivers (ICG) are impo...
Abstract: Is the health professional ready for the use of Telemonitoring? Influencing factors for the implementation of Telemonitoring.
WILLEMSE Evi (1) (2) REMMEN Roy (2) DILLES Tinne (1) (2) Jef Adriaenssens (1) (1)Thomas More Kempen (2) Universiteit Antwerpen
Introduction
In Flanders (Belgium), a number of telemonitoring (TM) pilot projects was...
APPENDIX REPORT 1 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 -- LIST OF TABLES 6 -- APPENDIX 1. STUDIES ON BELGIAN INFORMAL CAREGIVERS 7 -- APPENDIX 2. OVERVIEW OF THE BELGIAN HOME CARE SYSTEM 12 -- APPENDIX 2.1. THE ORGANISATION OF HOME CARE SERVICES: A FRAGMENTED PICTURE 12 -- APPENDIX 2.2. POLICIES AND SERVICES PARTICULARLY TARGETING/SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS 22 -- APP...
FORWORD 1 -- ABSTRACT 2 -- SYNTHESIS 4 -- 1. BACKGROUND 6 -- 2. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODS 7 -- 2.1. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 7 -- 2.2. METHODS . 7 -- 3. RESULTS OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW: THE COMPLEX ENVIROMENT OF SUPPORT POLICIES FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS . 8 -- 3.1. GENERAL CONTEXT IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 8 -- 3.2. ASSESSING THE SUPPORT MEASURES TO A...
PRÉFACE 1 -- RÉSUMÉ 3 -- SYNTHÈSE 5 -- 1. CONTEXTE 7 -- 2. OBJECTIFS, PORTÉE ET MÉTHODES 8 -- 2.1. OBJECTIFS ET PORTÉE 8 -- 2.2. MÉTHODES 8 -- 3. RÉSULTATS DE LA REVUE DE LA LITTÉRATURE : L'ENVIRONNEMENT COMPLEXE DES POLITIQUES DE SOUTIEN POUR LES AIDANTS PROCHES 9 -- 3.1. CONTEXTE GÉNÉRAL DES DIFFÉRENTS PAYS 9 -- 3.2. ÉVALUATION DES MESURES DE SOU...
VOORWOORD 1 -- SAMENVATTING 3 -- SYNTHESE 5 -- 1. ACHTERGROND 7 -- 2. DOELSTELLINGEN, SCOPE EN METHODE 8 -- 2.1. DOELSTELLINGEN EN SCOPE 8 -- 2.2. METHODE 8 -- 3. RESULTATEN VAN LITERATUURONDERZOEK: HET COMPLEXE MILIEU VAN STEUNBELEID VOOR MANTELZORGERS 9 -- 3.1. ALGEMENE CONTEXT IN VERSCHILLENDE LANDEN 9 -- 3.2. BEOORDELING VAN DE STEUNMAATREGELEN...
INTRODUCTION 9 -- 1 1 BACKGROUND 9 -- 1 2 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 10 -- 1 3 METHODS 11 -- 1 4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 11 -- 2 RESEARCH ON CAREGIVERS IN BELGIUM 12 -- 2 1 SURVEYS IDENTIFIED USED IN STUDIES ON INFORMAL CARE IN BELGIUM 12 -- 2 2 INFORMAL CARE IN BELGIUM: RESULTS FROM REPRESENTATIVE POPULATION BASED SURVEY 13 -- 2 2 1 Characteristics of n...
ABSTRACT: Do telemonitoring projects of heart failure fit the Chronic Care Model?
This study describes the characteristics of extramural and transmural telemonitoring projects on chronic heart failure in Belgium. It describes to what extent these telemonitoring projects coincide with the Chronic Care Model of Wagner (CCM).
Background
The CCM descri...
