Evaluation of patient reported outcome measures and costs of managing osteoarthritis of the hip
The objective of this study is to evaluate patient-report- ed outcomes and hospital costs of hip replacement six months after surgery. Both generic (EQ-5D) and specific (HOOS) PROMs of general hospital patients undergoing hip replacement surgery in 2021 were conducted. The results of these PROMs were then combined with financial and health management data. The mean difference (SD) in QALYs between the preoperative and postoperative phases is 0.20 QALYs (0.32 QALYs). The average cost (SD) of all stays is €4,792 (€1,640). Amongst the five dimensions evaluated in the EQ-5D health questionnaire, the 'pain' dimension seems ...
Source: Acta Orthopaedica - April 26, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: F Dehanne M Pirson P Leclercq B Libert M Gourdin Source Type: research
Evaluation of patient reported outcome measures and costs of managing osteoarthritis of the hip
The objective of this study is to evaluate patient-report- ed outcomes and hospital costs of hip replacement six months after surgery. Both generic (EQ-5D) and specific (HOOS) PROMs of general hospital patients undergoing hip replacement surgery in 2021 were conducted. The results of these PROMs were then combined with financial and health management data. The mean difference (SD) in QALYs between the preoperative and postoperative phases is 0.20 QALYs (0.32 QALYs). The average cost (SD) of all stays is €4,792 (€1,640). Amongst the five dimensions evaluated in the EQ-5D health questionnaire, the 'pain' dimension seems ...
Source: Acta Orthopaedica Belgica - April 26, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: F Dehanne M Pirson P Leclercq B Libert M Gourdin Source Type: research
The impact of quality-adjusted life years on evaluating COVID-19 mitigation strategies: lessons from age-specific vaccination roll-out and variants of concern in Belgium (2020-2022)
When formulating and evaluating COVID-19 vaccination strategies, an emphasis has been placed on preventing severe disease that overburdens healthcare systems and leads to mortality. However, more conventional ... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lander Willem, Steven Abrams, Nicolas Franco, Pietro Coletti, Pieter J. K. Libin, James Wambua, Simon Couvreur, Emmanuel Andr é, Tom Wenseleers, Zhuxin Mao, Andrea Torneri, Christel Faes, Philippe Beutels and Niel Hens Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sexual health in Belgian cervical cancer survivors: an exploratory qualitative study
ConclusionBoth treatment-induced physical and psychological experiences were prominent and altered sexuality. Overall, there was a need for HPs to adopt proactive patient-tailored approaches to discuss sexual health. (Source: Quality of Life Research)
Source: Quality of Life Research - April 25, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Child and Family Social Work as a Space for Promoting Social Cohesion
ABSTRACTPromoting social cohesion is frequently mentioned as an objective for child and family social work from a policy perspective. However, it is unclear how policies shape concrete child and family social work practices. The aim of the current study is to analyse how early childhood services in Flanders (Belgium) commit to the promotion social cohesion. An explorative multiple case study in Flanders, using (non)participatory observations (N = 40), was performed in child and family social work practices to answer the following research question: What is going on in child and family social work regarding the promotio...
Source: Child and Family Social Work - April 25, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Melissa Dierckx,
Michel Vandenbroeck,
Jochen Devlieghere Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
VaNoLaH trial: a study protocol-a multinational randomised controlled trial including two identical substudies comparing vaginal versus vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal surgery) hysterectomy or laparoscopic versus vNOTES hysterectomy
BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 23;14(4):e081979. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081979.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in women. Minimally invasive methods are on the rise globally as they have been shown to decrease surgical morbidity compared with abdominal hysterectomy. Hysterectomy by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) is the latest innovation. It combines the vaginal approach and endoscopy via the vagina. Large pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are lacking comparing outcomes after vNOTES, vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and laparoscopic hysterectomy (...
Source: Molecular Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jan Filip Baekelandt Andrea Stuart Johanna Wagenius Annouschka Laenen Ben W Mol Jan Deprest Jan J A Bosteels Source Type: research
VaNoLaH trial: a study protocol--a multinational randomised controlled trial including two identical substudies comparing vaginal versus vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal surgery) hysterectomy or laparoscopic versus vNOTES hysterectomy
Introduction
Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed in women. Minimally invasive methods are on the rise globally as they have been shown to decrease surgical morbidity compared with abdominal hysterectomy. Hysterectomy by vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (vNOTES) is the latest innovation. It combines the vaginal approach and endoscopy via the vagina. Large pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are lacking comparing outcomes after vNOTES, vaginal hysterectomy (VH) and laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH).
Methods
Multicentre pragmatic RCT aiming to recruit 1000 women aged 18&nd...
Source: BMJ Open - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Baekelandt, J. F., Stuart, A., Wagenius, J., Laenen, A., Mol, B. W., Deprest, J., Bosteels, J. J. A. Tags: Open access, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Obstetrics and gynaecology Source Type: research
Chinese and Belgian pediatricians ’ perspectives toward pediatric palliative care: an online survey
As pediatricians play a vital role in pediatric palliative care (PPC), understanding their perspectives toward PPC is important. PPC is established for a long time in Belgium, but has a shorter tradition in Ch... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yajing Zhong, Alice Cavolo, Veerle Labarque, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterl é and Chris Gastmans Tags: Research Source Type: research
The future burden of type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a microsimulation model
To forecast the annual burden of type 2 diabetes and related socio-demographic disparities in Belgium until 2030. (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 23, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Elly Mertens, Junior Ocira, Diana Sagastume, Maria Salve Vasquez, Stefanie Vandevijvere and Jos é L. Peñalvo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of operational conditions on drinking water biofilm dynamics and coliform invasion potential
In this study, we investigated whether indicator organisms for drinking water quality, such as coliforms, can settle in mature drinking water biofilms. Therefore, a biofilm monitor consisting of glass rings was used to grow and sample drinking water biofilms. Two mature drinking water biofilms were characterized by flow cytometry, ATP measurements, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and 16S rRNA sequencing. Biofilms developed under treated chlorinated surface water supply exhibited lower cell densities in comparison with biofilms resulting from treated groundwater. Overall, the phenotypic as well as the genotypic characte...
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - April 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fien Waegenaar Cristina Garc ía-Timermans Josefien Van Landuyt Bart De Gusseme Nico Boon Source Type: research
Recommendations for the management of myasthenia gravis in Belgium
In conclusion, these recommendations intend to be a guide for neurologists treating patients with MG in Belgium. (Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica - April 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
BASHH feedback from the 2023 IUSTI-Europe conference in Malta
There is a growing relationship between BASHH and IUSTI.1 In 2023, several BASHH scholars were invited to give feedback on the IUSTI conference in Malta. Asymptomatic STI screening: Chris Kenyon, (Belgium) Despite good evidence for HIV and syphilis screening in asymptomatic patients, evidence is lacking for other STIs, for example, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Kenyon et al2 highlighted the potential harms of widespread screening for asymptomatic STIs, particularly in HIV-pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV-PrEP) cohorts, namely increased antimicrobial consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Belgium...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Richardson, D., Butler, M., Bull Olozabal, O., Gupta, N., Naser, F., Sultan, B., Caswell, R. J. Tags: BASHH column Source Type: research
Assessing uncertainty in airborne birch pollen modelling
AbstractIn Europe, more than one quarter of the adult population and one third of the children suffer from pollinosis, but the geographical variability is large. In Belgium, at least ~ 10% of the people develop allergies due to birch pollen. These patients may benefit from a forecasting system that raises alerts when episodes with huge amount of airborne birch pollen grains are expected. Such a forecast system for birch pollen was established for the Belgian territory in 20 23 based on the pollen emission and transport model System for Integrated modeLling of Atmospheric coMposition (SILAM). The question, however, is ...
Source: Aerobiologia - April 16, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
