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Researcher

Dirk Houttekier

Awards & Distinctions

46 Results

2018

Bereavement grief : a population-based foundational evidence study

Donna M WilsonJoachim CohenRod MacLeodDirk Houttekier

A1 Journal Article in DEATH STUDIES

Do physicians discuss end-of-life decisions with family members? : a mortality follow-back study

Maarten VermorgenAline De VleminckLuc DeliensDirk HouttekierNele SpruytteChantal Van AudenhoveJoachim CohenKenneth Chambaere

A1 Journal Article in PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Palliative care volunteerism across the healthcare system : a survey study

Steven VanderstichelenDirk HouttekierJoachim CohenYanna Van WesemaelLuc DeliensKenneth Chambaere

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2017

Appropriateness and avoidability of terminal hospital admissions : results of a survey among family physicians

Thijs ReyniersLuc DeliensH Roeline W PasmanRobert Vander SticheleBart SijnaveDirk HouttekierJoachim Cohen

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Definition and recommendations for advance care planning : an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care

Judith AC RietjensRebecca L SudoreMichael ConnollyJohannes J van DeldenMargaret A DrickamerMirjam DrogerAgnes van der HeideDaren K HeylandDirk HouttekierDaisy JA Janssen et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANCET ONCOLOGY

Developing indicators of appropriate and inappropriate end-of-life care in people with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for population-level administrative databases : a RAND/UCLA appropriateness study

Robrecht De SchreyeDirk HouttekierLuc DeliensJoachim Cohen

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Differences in place of death between lung cancer and COPD patients : a 14-country study using death certificate data

Joachim CohenKim BeernaertLieve Van den BlockLucas MorinKatherine HuntGuido MiccinesiMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenRod MacLeodMiguel Ruiz-Ramos et al.

A1 Journal Article in NPJ PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Estimating the need for palliative care at the population level : a cross-national study in 12 countries

Lucas MorinRégis AubryLuisa FrovaRoderick MacLeodDonna M WilsonMartin LouckaAgnes CsikosMiguel Ruiz-RamosMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasYongJoo Rhee et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Place of death of children with complex chronic conditions : cross-national study of 11 countries

Cecilia HåkansonJoakim ÖhlénUlrika KreicbergsMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasDonna M WilsonMartin LouckaSandra FracheLucia GiovannettiWayne NaylorYongJoo Rhee et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

2016

Advance care planning - a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study

Judith AC RietjensIda J KorfageLesley DunleavyNancy J PrestonLea J JabbarianCaroline Arnfeldt ChristensenMaja de BritoFrancesco BulliGlenys CaswellBranka Červ et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC CANCER

Development of a complex intervention to support the initiation of advance care planning by general practitioners in patients at risk of deteriorating or dying: a phase 0-1 study

Aline De VleminckDirk HouttekierLuc DeliensRobert Vander SticheleKoen Pardon

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Examining linkages between bereavement grief intensity and perceived death quality : qualitative findings

Donna M WilsonRod MacLeodDirk Houttekier

A1 Journal Article in OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING

How do general practitioners conceptualise advance care planning in their practice? : a qualitative study

Aline De VleminckKoen PardonKim BeernaertDirk HouttekierRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

International comparison of death place for suicide; a population-level eight country death certificate study

YongJoo RheeDirk HouttekierRoderick MacLeodDonna M WilsonMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasMartin LouckaRegis AubryJoan TenoSungwon RohMark A Reinecke et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

Place of death in the population dying from diseases indicative of palliative care need: a cross-national population-level study in 14 countries

Lara PivodicKoen PardonLucas MorinJulia Addington-HallGuido MiccinesiMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenWayne NaylorMiguel Ruiz RamosLieve Van den Block et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Reasons for end-of-life hospital admissions : results of a survey among family physicians

Thijs ReyniersLuc DeliensH Roeline PasmanRobert Vander SticheleBart SijnaveJoachim CohenDirk Houttekier

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Using linked administrative and disease-specific databases to study end-of-life care on a population level

Arno MaetensRobrecht De SchreyeKristof FaesDirk HouttekierLuc DeliensBirgit GielenCindy De GendtPatrick LusyneLieven AnnemansJoachim Cohen

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

2015

Drempels en faciliterende factoren voor huisartsen bij het ter sprake brengen van voorafgaande zorgplanning: een systematisch literatuuronderzoek

Aline De VleminckDirk HouttekierKoen PardonReginald DeschepperChantal Van AudenhoveRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A2 Journal Article in NEDERLANDS-VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PALLIATIEVE ZORG

Information preferences of the general population when faced with life-limiting illness

Aline De VleminckKoen PardonMarc RoelandsDirk HouttekierLieve Van den BlockRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

International study of the place of death of people with cancer: a population-level comparison of 14 countries across 4 continents using death certificate data

Joachim CohenLara PivodicG MiccinesiBD Onwuteaka-PhilipsenWA NaylorDM WilsonM LouckaA CsikosKoen PardonLieve Van den Block et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

International variation in place of death of older people who died from dementia in 14 European and non-European countries

Thijs ReyniersLuc DeliensH Roeline PasmanLucas MorinJulia Addington-HallLuisa FrovaMarylou Cardenas-TuranzasBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenWayne NaylorMiguel Ruiz-Ramos et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Place of death of people living with Parkinson's disease : a population-level study in 11 countries

Katrien MoensDirk HouttekierLieve Van den BlockRichard HardingLucas MorinStefano MarchettiAgnes CsikosMartin LouckaWayne A NaylorDonna M Wilson et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

The prevalence in the general population of advance directives on euthanasia and discussion of end-of-life wishes: a nationwide survey

Aline De VleminckKoen PardonDirk HouttekierLieve Van den BlockRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Ziekenhuisopnames aan het levenseinde: begeleiden en vermijden: een focusgroeponderzoek

Thijs ReyniersDirk HouttekierHR PasmanRobert Vander SticheleJoachim CohenLuc Deliens

Editorial material

2014

Advance care planning and physician orders in nursing home residents with dementia: a nationwide retrospective study among professional caregivers and relatives

An VandervoortDirk HouttekierLieve Van den BlockJenny T van der SteenRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Barriers to advance care planning in cancer, heart failure and dementia patients : a focus group study on general practitioners' views and experiences

Aline De VleminckKoen PardonKim BeernaertReginald DeschepperDirk HouttekierChantal Van AudenhoveLuc DeliensRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Dying in hospital with dementia and pneumonia: a nationwide study using death certificate data

Dirk HouttekierThijs ReyniersLuc DeliensNele Van Den NoortgateJoachim Cohen

A1 Journal Article in GERONTOLOGY

Dying in hospital: a study of incidence and factors related to hospital death using death certificate data

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenThierry PepersackLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Hospitalizations of nursing home residents with dementia in the last month of life: Results from a nationwide survey

Dirk HouttekierAn VandervoortLieve Van den BlockJenny T van der SteenRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

The acute hospital setting as a place of death and final care: a qualitative study on perspectives of family physicians, nurses and family carers

Thijs ReyniersDirk HouttekierJoachim CohenH Roeline PasmanLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH & PLACE

The family physician's perceived role in preventing and guiding hospital admissions at the end of life : a focus group study

Thijs ReyniersDirk HouttekierH Roeline PasmanRobert Vander SticheleJoachim CohenLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF FAMILY MEDICINE

The family physician's perceived role in preventing and guiding hospital admissions at the end of life: a focus group study

Thijs ReyniersDirk HouttekierJoachim CohenRoeline PasmanRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

What justifies a hospital admission at the end of life?: a focus group study on perspectives of family physicians and nurses

Thijs ReyniersDirk HouttekierJoachim CohenH Roeline PasmanLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2013

Barriers and facilitators for general practitioners to engage in advance care planning: a systematic review

Aline De VleminckDirk HouttekierKoen PardonReginald DeschepperChantal Van AudenhoveRobert Vander SticheleLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Nursing home residents dying with dementia in Flanders, Belgium: a nationwide postmortem study on clinical characteristics and quality of dying

An VandervoortLieve Van den BlockJenny T van der SteenLadislav VolicerRobert Vander SticheleDirk HouttekierLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

The preferred place of last days : results of a representative population-based public survey

Donna M WilsonJoachim CohenLuc DeliensJessica A HewittDirk Houttekier

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2011

Study of recent and future trends in place of death in Belgium using death certificate data : a shift from hospitals to care homes

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenJohan SurkynLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

The use of palliative care services associated with better dying circumstances: results from an epidemiological population-based study in the Brussels Metropolitan region

Joachim CohenDirk HouttekierKenneth ChambaereJohan BilsenLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

2010

Death and the city: een onderzoek naar de zorg aan het levenseinde in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Influence of the metropolitan environment on end-of-life decisions: a population-based study of end-of-life decision-making in the Brussels metropolitan region and non-metropolitan Flanders

Joachim CohenKenneth ChambaereJohan BilsenDirk HouttekierFreddy MortierLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH & PLACE

Involvement of palliative care services strongly predicts place of death in Belgium

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenLieve Van den BlockNathalie BossuytLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Place of death in metropolitan regions: metropolitan versus non-metropolitan variation in place of death in Belgium, The Netherlands and England

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenJohan BilsenJulia Addington-HallBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH & PLACE

Place of death of older persons with dementia: a study in five European countries

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenJohan BilsenJulia Addington-HallBregje D Onwuteaka-PhilipsenLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Which patients with cancer die at home in six ageing countries in Europe

Joachim CohenDirk HouttekierBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenG MiccinesiJ Addington-HallS KaasaJohan BilsenLuc Deliens

Which patients with cancer die at home?: a study of six European countries using death certificate data

Joachim CohenDirk HouttekierBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenGuido MiccinesiJulia Addington-HallStein KaasaJohan BilsenLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

2009

Determinants of the place of death in the Brussels metropolitan region

Dirk HouttekierJoachim CohenJohan BilsenPatrick DebooserePeter VerduycktLuc Deliens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT