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Generating the evidence for risk reduction: a contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines.
of evidence as requested in many other areas of public health practice. The most straightforward approach to generate evidence is meta-analysing published data based on a careful definition of the ...
Differences in primary palliative care between people with organ failure and people with cancer: An international mortality follow-back study using quality indicators.
registration form was used to construct quality indicators regarding regular pain measurement, acceptance of the approaching end of life, communication about disease-related topics with patient and next-of ...
Measuring disability: a systematic review of the validity and reliability of the Global Activity Limitations Indicator (GALI).
international). GALI proved, both in national and international data, to be a consistent predictor of future health outcomes both in terms of mortality and health care expenditure. As predictors of mortality, the ...
Annual report Belgian Cystic Fibrosis Registry 2016
provide an important tool for monitoring the patient’s quality of care and trends. In this edition, a brief analysis of anthropometry, spirometry, common complications and therapy in transplant patients has ...
Palliative care service use by older people: Time trends from a mortality follow-back study between 2005 and 2014.
end-of-life care older people Palliative Care primary care trend analysis Abstract: BACKGROUND: The need for increased use and timely initiation of palliative care for all people, not just those who die with ...
Multinomial additive hazard model to assess the disability burden using cross-sectional data.
Population aging is accompanied by the burden of chronic diseases and disability. Chronic diseases are among the main causes of disability, which is associated with poor quality of life and high health care ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil
differences in socioeconomic conditions, health care access and quality, disease diagnosis, stage of epidemiology transition, life expectancy, and the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors in the two countries. ...
End-of-life care for people dying with dementia in general practice in Belgium, Italy and Spain: A cross-sectional, retrospective study.
EUROIMPACT Source: Geriatr Gerontol Int (2017) Abstract: AIM: To describe and compare end-of-life care for people with mild or severe dementia in general practice in Belgium, Italy and Spain, in terms of place ...
Cost-effectiveness analysis in melanoma detection: A transition model applied to dermoscopy.
costs Humans Male Melanoma middle aged Quality-Adjusted Life Years Skin Neoplasms Abstract: AIM: The main aim of this study is to demonstrate how our melanoma disease model (MDM) can be used for ...
Final transitions to place of death: patients and families wishes.
least one transition between care settings in the final 3 months of life. ‘Hospital death from home’ (25-55%) and ‘home death from hospital’ (16-30%) were the most frequent types of final transitions in ...