INTRODUCTION: Dementia caregivers suffer a considerable care burden. More than in
comparable groups of caregivers or peers, they are confronted with feelings of depression and …

… the Steering Committee of the Chair Constant Van de Wiel (J. Menten, E. Keirse, M. … This
work was supported by the Chair for General Practice Constant Van de Wiel. … Jan De Lepeleire …

Objectives: Although high volumes of literature have been written on interventions in
dementia home care, only a poor efficiency has been proved. Nevertheless, caregivers often …

People with severe mental illness have a considerably shorter lifespan than the general
population. This excess mortality is mainly due to physical illness. Next to mental illness‐related …

Ageing of the population in western societies and the rising costs of health and social care
are refocusing health policy on health promotion and disability prevention among older …

… Jan De Lepeleire … and the two professional Belgian GP organisations Domus Medica and
Société Scientifique de Médecin General or SSMG) was used as methodology to develop a …

Background A huge and still growing mortality gap between people with severe mental
illness (SMI) and the general population exists. Physical illnesses, mainly cardiovascular …

Introduction Our current knowledge-based society and the many actualisations within the
medical profession require a great responsibility of physicians to continuously develop and …

… The authors of the End-of-Life Research Group from the Academic Center of General
Practice, KU Leuven, Belgium, are deeply grateful to the Chair Constant van De Wiel for the …

Methods We performed a literature review to update existing theoretical frameworks. An in-depth
analysis of these theoretical frameworks was conducted to formulate key concepts …