Research Joke Denekens

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The goal of this research is to study models of co-ordinated care in complex care situations (in Flanders and abroad), b y analysis of sources and literature search. By the increased number of chronic and invalid patients, there is also an increase of complex care situations in home care. This study will be done from the following research questions: what is a complex care situation? Which influence had a complex care situation on the persons concerned? Which models of co-ordinated care do exist? What is the effect of co-ordinated care? .

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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The goal of this resaerch is to make a practical list of drugs, which have influence on sexual functioning of the patient. This list can be especially useful for general practice care. By a literature search and consulting of different standard works, the necessary information will be gathered and critically appraised.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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The goal of this resaerch is to study the evidence based indications for hysterectomy. The influence of hysterectomuy on sexual functioning of the patient is also studied. By a literature search and consulting of different standard works, the necessary information will be gathered and critically appraised. All the gathered information will be useful to design and write a patient leaflet on this topic

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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Objective: to investigate the impact of some factors (i.e. complexity of social network, physical symptoms of patient, medical expenditure, organisational problems, ') upon decisions regarding place of palliative care. Design: prospective study of terminal cancer patients of 50 year and above who are expected to live one through six months. These patients as well as their main carer will be interviewed at 2 week intervals. Setting: patients's home. Main outcome measure: actual place of care; reasons for admission in residential health care setting.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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The aim of the project is to evaluate the functioning of diabetes experts in local collaboration initiatives, and to improve in this way the care of diabetes type II patients. The role and tasks of the diabetes experts will be assessed. Various interdisciplinary interventions and projects are developped. The outcome as well as the transferability and the generalization of these are studied.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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This project has the following objectives: Supervision of the realisation of a preventive policy plan for their own region by all the multidisciplinary teams in Flanders. (n=20). Development and execution of the truncus communis of the training for the multidisciplinary teams. Development and execution of the training for the administrator function in the team. Coordination of the whole training program. Evaluation of the formation proces of the loco-regional structures and the functioning of the multidisciplinary teams.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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Determinants of home/hospital/hospice care for terminally ill patients. Subsequent qualitative research aims to investigate the determining factors of place of care of terminally ill patients by means of focus group discussions. Eight different population groups are organize family care givers (considering sex and place of death of the patient), home care givers (professionals and non-professionals), and social assistents/nurses.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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The MENTOR project one of 30 selected European pilot projects with the support of the European Commission DGV, within the programme "Equal Opportunities for the disabled" Its objectives are creating optimal environments fostering development and learning processes for children and adults with a developmental impairment; not apart but together with others in an inclusive environment, i.e. including children with disabilities in mainstream schools, leisure and workplace; making educators (parents, teachers etc.) more aware of their influence on development. MENTOR wants to establish a resource centre for research, intervention, counselling and documentation regarding inclusion Activities: - training for profesionals and parents; themes: enhancement of learning potential (cognitive, social and emotional)and inclusion - awareness raising via campaigns, articles, evening sessions for public, school visits - lobbying politically: participation in councils (workgroup FlemishEducation Council) - service: to parents, school teachers and team in order to realizeinclusion in mainstream schools (school visits) - elaborate and automatize a documentation centre about handicap and inclusion.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Lebeer Jo

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Study on the quality of palliative care in a hospice. Subsequent prospective and descriptive survey aims to investigate the needs of care of terminally ill patients as welf as the quality of given care in a hospice. In addition, the reasons of admittions and referrals, as welf as the degree of involvement of general practitioners are studied.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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The home care for diabetics type II can and must be ameliorated bv e.g. optimization of the structure in which the home care is provided. The project draws up an inventory of the part and the tasks of the diabetes expert - such as the facilitation of this Methods for adequate interventions are being developed and evaluated. Moreover, transferability and generalization of this project are being analysed.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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In this project we will evaluate the educational situation concerning basic medical skills in the undergraduate course at the University of Antwerp. One cohort of students will be followed during the clinical part of the core curriculum. Five studies will be perforrned to gather data on the intended taught and the learned curriculum using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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In this project we will evaluate the educational situation concerning basic medical skills in the undergraduate course at the University of Antwerp. One cohort of students will be followed during the clinical part of the core curriculum. Five studies will be performed to gather data on the intended, taught and the learned curriculum using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

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• Promoter: Remmen Roy
• Co-promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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In this study we investigate the expectations of Maroccan girls and boys towards family planning and their actual sexual behaviour This includes:-a study of literature-an interrogation of Maroccan girls and boys in focusgroups- face to face interviews.

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• Promoter: Van Royen Paul
• Co-promoter: Denekens Joke

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Study on the quality of palliative care in a hospice. This prospective and descriptive study will investigate the needs and demands of patients and their quality of care in a palliative hospice. Different elements are studied: the reasons why patients are admitted on and eventually are referred. the factors which determine why the G.P. and the primary health care team is involved or not.

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• Promoter: Van Royen Paul
• Co-promoter: Denekens Joke

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In this study we investigate patient- and doctor related factors that determine the contraceptive behavior of Moroccan women. This includes : - a study of literature - an interrogation of Moroccan women in Focusgroups - an inquiry of doctors on the field.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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In this project we will evaluate the educational situation concerning basic medical skills in the undergraduate course at the Universitv of Antwerp. One cohort of students will be followed during the clinical part of the core curriculum. Five studies will be performed to gather data on the intended, taught and the learned curriculum using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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The aim of the project is : - Tb make a global picture of epidemiological data concerning incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS and STD. - Tb investigate the consultationbehaviour of STD-patients : which medical doctors see patients with an STD ? - Tb develop a training for physicians to improve their skills to counsel STD-patients.

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke
• Co-promoter: Van Royen Paul

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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• Promoter: Denekens Joke

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