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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed tremendous challenges to healthcare systems. Care for oncology patients, a vulnerable population during the pandemic, was disrupted and drastically changed. A multicenter qualitative study was conducted in 11 Belgian hospitals with the aim to provide an overview of the most important changes that were made in the car...
Aims
To provide in‐depth insight into how patients and their relatives experienced change or delay in cancer treatment and care due to COVID‐19.
Design
A qualitative study including semi‐structured interviews with patients with cancer and their relatives.
Methods
Between July and October 2020, 42 patients who were confronted with a change or dela...
Background
Patient-centred care has been recognised as vital for today's healthcare quality. This type of care puts patients at the centre, contributing to positive patient outcomes such as patient autonomy. Empirical research comparing nurses’ and patients’ perceptions of the support and provision of patient-centred care is limited and focuses sol...
Objective: Measuring empowerment of patients on Flemish hospital wards by the short form of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) and exploring the association between patient empowerment and patient-centred care, health literacy, patient- and context-related characteristics.
Methods: Secondary analysis of data collected in nine regional hospital...
Aims and objectives
Translating and psychometrically assessing the Individualised Care Scale (ICS) for patients and nurses for the Flemish and Dutch healthcare context.
Background
Individualised care interventions have positive effects on health outcomes. However, there are no valid and reliable instruments for evaluating individualised care for t...
Aims and objectives:
To investigate potential barriers and enablers prior to the implementation of the Tell-us card.
Background:
Patient participation has the potential to improve quality of care and has a positive effect on health outcomes. In order to enhance participation of patients, adequate communication between patients, their relatives a...
Background: Although skin tears are among the most prevalent acute wounds in nursing homes, their recognition as a unique condition remains in its infancy. Elderly patients are at risk of developing skin tears due to increased skin fragility and other contributing risk factors. In order to provide (cost-) effective prevention, patients at risk shou...
