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Does health literacy mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and health related outcomes in the Belgian adult population?
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Berete, Finaba; Lydia Gisle; Stefaan Demarest; Charafeddine, Rana; Bruyère, Olivier; Van den Broucke, Stephan; Van der Heyden, Johan Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: ...
Policy brief Belgian EBCP Mirror Group – cancer research in Belgium
trials. However, translating outcomes from research to patients in the Belgian healthcare system has been less successful. Gaps in the collaboration between actors in the research field, have led to ...
Unravelling demographic and socioeconomic patterns of COVID-19 death and other causes of death: results of an individual-level analysis of exhaustive cause of death data in Belgium, 2020
mortality in 2020 in Belgium. By using microlevel cause-specific mortality data for the total adult population in Belgium in 2020, three outcomes were considered in this study aiming at predicting ...
Multimorbidity and frailty are associated with poorer SARS-CoV-2-related outcomes: systematic review of population-based studies
etiological role of multimorbidity and frailty in developing SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related short-term outcomes; and (2) the prognostic role of multimorbidity and frailty in developing short- and ...
The Belgian Cancer Inventory: Co-creating a framework for monitoring the implementation of cancer policies and associated inequalities
known as the Belgian Cancer Inventory, will also aim to identify inequalities in the implementation and outcomes of each policy it tracks. Methods: To ensure the Inventory meets the needs and expectations ...
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and associated factors in the adult population of Belgium: a general population cohort study between March 2021 and April 2022
questionnaire on three occasions: at baseline and in two follow-up waves. Outcome variables included (1) seropositivity, defined as the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, assessed with a semi-quantitative measure ...
Exploring the multiple dimensions of perceived food access in the local food environment in Flanders: Perceptions of adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged situations
disadvantaged situations are more susceptible and disproportionally exposed to unhealthy food environments, which results in limited access to healthy foods and poorer dietary outcomes. This qualitative paper ...
Policy brief Belgian EBCP Mirror Group: children, adolescents and young adults with cancer
developed. This multi-level plan aims to ensure improved outcome with high quality of care for the young population with cancer in Belgium in line with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan initiatives. Health Topics: ...
Population health information research infrastructure—from data to public health actions
programme action and improve individual and population health outcomes.2,3 Both the European Commission and the Council of the European Union expressed the wish to examine how an improved alignment of health ...
Unlocking the genomic landscape: Results of the Beyond 1 Million Genomes (B1MG) pilot in Belgium towards Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI)
and quantitative outcomes of B1MG MLM assessment in Belgium and discuss their relevance to GDI. The insights gained from this study can be helpful for steering future policy directions and interventions ...