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Facilitating advance care planning in the general practice setting for patients with a chronic, life-limiting illness: protocol for a phase-III cluster-randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of the ACP-GP intervention

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Advance care planning (ACP), a process of communication about patients’ preferences for future medical care, should be initiated in a timely manner. Ideally situated for this initiation is the general practitioner (GP).
Julie Stevens, Peter Pype, Kim Eecloo, Luc Deliens, Koen Pardon, Aline De Vleminck   +5 more
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Palliative care symptoms, concerns and well-being of older people with frailty and complex care needs upon hospital discharge: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Little is known about the nature and intensity of palliative care needs of hospitalised older people. We aimed to describe the palliative care symptoms, concerns, and well-being of older people with frailty and complex care needs upon ...
Kim de Nooijer, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Peter Pype, Lieve Van den Block, Lara Pivodic   +4 more
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Defining the content of a website on advance care planning in dementia: a focus group study with family and health professionals

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2023
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that enables individuals to define goals and preferences for their future care. It is particularly relevant for people with dementia and their family. Interactive tools, such as websites, that encourage
Charlèss Dupont, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Lara Pivodic, Aline De Vleminck, Chantal Van Audenhove, Lieve Van den Block   +6 more
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Timely short-term specialised palliative care service intervention for frail older people and their family carers in primary care: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction There is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of timely integration of short-term specialised palliative care services for older people in primary care.
Lieve Van den Block, Kim de Nooijer, Lara Pivodic, Peter Pype, Nele Van Den Noortgate   +4 more
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Exploring a New Model of End-of-Life Care for Older People That Operates in the Space Between the Life World and the Healthcare System: A Qualitative Case Study [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background Innovative service models to facilitate end-of-life care for older people may be required to enable and bolster networks of care. The aim of this study was to understand how and why a new charitably funded service model of end-of-life care ...
Steven Dodd, Nancy Preston, Sheila Payne, Catherine Walshe   +3 more
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Advance care planning for adolescents with cancer and their parents: study protocol of the BOOST pACP multi-centre randomised controlled trial and process evaluation

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Research has highlighted the need for evidence-based interventions to improve paediatric advance care planning (pACP) in adolescents with cancer.
Anne van Driessche, Aline De Vleminck, Joni Gilissen, Marijke C. Kars, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kim Beernaert   +7 more
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Belgian psychiatrists’ attitudes towards, and readiness to engage in, euthanasia assessment procedures with adults with psychiatric conditions: a survey

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Although the Belgian assessment pathway for legal euthanasia requires the engagement of at least one psychiatrist, little is known about psychiatrists’ attitudes towards euthanasia for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC).
Monica Verhofstadt, Kurt Audenaert, Kris Van den Broeck, Luc Deliens, Freddy Mortier, Koen Titeca, Koen Pardon, Kenneth Chambaere   +7 more
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Consultation of parents and healthcare professionals in end-of-life decision-making for neonates and infants: a population-level mortality follow-back physician survey

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background End-of-life decisions with potential life-shortening effect in neonates and infants are common. We aimed to evaluate how often and in what manner neonatologists consult with parents and other healthcare providers in these cases, and whether ...
Laure Dombrecht, Filip Cools, Joachim Cohen, Luc Deliens, Linde Goossens, Gunnar Naulaers, Kim Beernaert, Kenneth Chambaere   +7 more
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Factors associated with length of stay in care homes: a systematic review of international literature

Systematic Reviews, 2019
Background A number of studies have explored factors associated with resident length of stay in care homes; however the findings of these studies have not been synthesized.
Danni Collingridge Moore, Thomas J. Keegan, Lesley Dunleavy, Katherine Froggatt   +3 more
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The BOOST paediatric advance care planning intervention for adolescents with cancer and their parents: development, acceptability and feasibility

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Although advance care planning (ACP) has been widely recommended to support patient and family engagement in understanding the patient’s values, preferences and goals of care, there are only a few models in paediatric oncology that capture ACP
Anne van Driessche, Joni Gilissen, Aline De Vleminck, Marijke Kars, Jurrianne Fahner, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kim Beernaert   +8 more
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