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Lara Pivodic

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48 Results

2025

A European Association for Palliative Care White Paper defining an integrative palliative, geriatric, and rehabilitative approach to care and support for older people living with frailty and their family carers : a 28-country Delphi study and recommendations

Lieve Van den BlockKim de NooijerSophie PautexLara PivodicNele Van Den NoortgateCaroline NicholsonKatarzyna SzczerbińskaSandra Martins PereiraRebecca TiberiniBarbara Hanratty et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECLINICALMEDICINE

A user-centred website to support advance care planning for people with dementia and their family caregivers : development and usability study

Fanny MonnetCharless DupontLara PivodicTinne SmetsAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in DIGITAL HEALTH

Mixed methods process evaluation of an advance care planning intervention among nursing home staff

Joni GilissenAnnelien Wendrich-Van DaelChris GastmansLuc DeliensRobert Vander SticheleLara PivodicLieve Van Den Block

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Older people living with serious chronic illness towards the end of life : study protocol for the longitudinal narrative study of the TRAJECT project

Emma GobietKhyati TripathiAline De VleminckLieve Van den BlockLore DecosterEline NaertNele Van Den NoortgateLara Pivodic

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS

Systematic adaptation of public health palliative care interventions across settings using ADAPT guidance : methodological learnings from the EU NAVIGATE project

Fien Van CampeKenneth ChambaereLara PivodicJoni GilissenBarb PesutWendy DugglebyTinne SmetsKatarzyna SzczerbińskaMaja Furlan de BritoAndrew Davies et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Timely short-term specialised palliative home care for older people with frailty and their family : a mixed-methods pilot randomised controlled trial and process evaluation

Kim de NooijerNele Van Den NoortgatePeter Pype[missing] Frailty+ trial groupLara PivodicLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Uncovering specific navigation patterns by assessing user engagement of people with dementia and family caregivers with an advance care planning website : quantitative analysis of web log data

Charless DupontTinne SmetsCourtney PottsFanny MonnetLara PivodicAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveMaurice MulvennaLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in JMIR AGING

2024

A website to support people with dementia and their family caregivers in advance care planning : results of a mixed-method evaluation study

Charless DupontTinne SmetsFanny MonnetLara PivodicAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Adapting, implementing and evaluating a navigation intervention for older people with cancer and their family caregivers in six countries in Europe : the Horizon Europe-funded EU NAVIGATE project

Rose MirandaTinne SmetsLara PivodicKenneth ChambaereBarbara PesutWendy DugglebyBregje D. Onwuteaka-PhilipsenBarbara GomesPeter MayKatarzyna Szczerbińska et al.

A2 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE CARE & SOCIAL PRACTICE

Evaluation of interactive web-based tools to stimulate reflection and communication about advance care planning with people with dementia and their family caregivers

Fanny MonnetLara PivodicCharless DupontTinne SmetsAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Implementation and evaluation of a navigation program for people with cancer in old age and their family caregivers : study protocol for the EU NAVIGATE International Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Tinne SmetsLara PivodicRose MirandaFien Van CampeChelsea VinckierBarbara PesutWendy DugglebyAndrew N. DaviesAmanda LavanPeter May et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRIALS

Investigating experiences of people with advanced breast or lung cancer in their natural context : protocol for an experience sampling study

Joran GeeraertsLara PivodicKim De NooijerEline NaertGeert CrombezMark De RidderLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

The perspectives of people with dementia and their supporters on advance care planning : a qualitative study with the European Working Group of People with Dementia

Fanny MonnetAna DiazDianne GoveCharless DupontLara PivodicLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Towards a novel framework for identifying commonalities and differences in older people's end-of-life trajectories: aims and interdisciplinary mixed-methods approach of the ERC-funded TRAJECT project

Khyati TripathiEmma GobietLieve Van den BlockCasper Van den BosscheLara Pivodic

A2 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE CARE & SOCIAL PRACTICE

Uncovering the daily experiences of people living with advanced cancer using an experience sampling method questionnaire : development, content validation, and optimization study

Joran GeeraertsLara PivodicLise RosquinEline NaertGeert CrombezMark De RidderLieve Van den Block

A2 Journal Article in JMIR CANCER

Usability of web-based tools designed for communication and decision-making in dementia : systematic review and design brief

Fanny MonnetMichael P CravenCharless DupontLieve Van den BlockLara Pivodic

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS

2023

Advance care planning website for people with dementia and their family caregivers : protocol for a development and usability study

Fanny MonnetCharless DupontTinne SmetsAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveLieve Van den BlockLara Pivodic

A2 Journal Article in JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

2022

A complex healthcare technology to improve advance care planning (ACP) in nursing homes

Anneleen van DaelLara PivodicLieve Van den BlockJoni Gilissen

Bookchapter in Improving the lives of people with dementia through technology : interdisciplinary network for dementia utilising current technology

Correction : palliative care symptoms, concerns and well-being of older people with frailty and complex care needs upon hospital discharge : a cross-sectional study

Kim de NooijerNele Van Den NoortgatePeter PypeLieve Van den BlockLara Pivodic

Effects of a theory-based advance care planning intervention for nursing homes : a cluster randomized controlled trial

Lara PivodicAnnelien Wendrich-van DaelJoni GilissenStefanie De BuyserLuc DeliensChris GastmansRobert Vander SticheleLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Publicly available, interactive web-based tools to support advance care planning : systematic review

Charless DupontTinne SmetsFanny MonnetLara PivodicAline De VleminckChantal Van AudenhoveLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

2021

Changes in social, psychological and physical well-being in the last 5 years of life of older people with cancer : a longitudinal study

Lara PivodicTine De BurghgraeveJos TwiskMarjan van den AkkerFrank BuntinxLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in AGE AND AGEING

Complexities and outcomes of advance care planning

Joni GilissenLieve Van den BlockLara Pivodic

A1 Journal Article in JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE

Inclusion of palliative care in health care policy for older people : a directed documentary analysis in 13 of the most rapidly ageing countries worldwide

Lara PivodicTinne SmetsMerryn GottKatherine E. SleemanBorja ArrueMarylou Cardenas TuranzasKarolina PechovaHana Kodba ČehTong Jen LoMiharu Nakanishi et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

The problems of using migration background as a conceptual framework in palliative care research

Lara PivodicNicholas Paul JenningsMarjolein Matthys

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Timely short-term specialized palliative care service intervention for older people with frailty and their family carers in primary care : development and modelling of the frailty plus intervention using theory of change

Kim de NooijerLara PivodicNele Van Den NoortgatePeter PypeCatherine EvansLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2020

Advance care planning for people living with dementia : an umbrella review of effectiveness and experiences

Annelien Wendrich-van DaelFrances BunnJennifer LynchLara PivodicLieve Van den BlockClaire Goodman

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

International COVID-19 palliative care guidance for nursing homes leaves key themes unaddressed

Joni GilissenLara PivodicKathleen T. UnroeLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Length of stay in long-term care facilities : a comparison of residents in six European countries : results of the PACE cross-sectional study

Danni Collingridge MooreSheila PayneThomas KeeganLieve Van den BlockLuc DeliensGiovanni GambassiRauha HeikkilaViola KijowskaH Roeline PasmanLara Pivodic et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Nurses’ self-efficacy, rather than their knowledge, is associated with their engagement in advance care planning in nursing homes : a survey study

Joni GilissenLara PivodicAnnelien Wendrich van DaelWilfried CoolsRobert Vander SticheleLieve Van den BlockLuc DeliensChris Gastmans

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Physical restraining of nursing home residents in the last week of life : an epidemiological study in six European countries

Lara PivodicTinne SmetsGiovanni GambassiMarika KylänenH Roeline PasmanSheila PayneKatarzyna SzczerbińskaLuc DeliensLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Self-reported needs and experiences of people with dementia living in nursing homes : a scoping review

Kate ShiellsLara PivodicIva HolmerováLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

Symptom burden and clinical profile of COVID-19 deaths : a rapid systematic review and evidence summary

Paul KeeleyDeans BuchananClare CarolanLara PivodicSimon TavabieSimon Noble

A1 Journal Article in BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE

2019

Agreement of nursing home staff with palliative care principles : a PACE cross-sectional study among nurses and care assistants in five European countries

Elisabeth HoninxTinne SmetsRuth PiersLuc DeliensSheila PayneMarika KylänenIlona BarańskaH. Roeline W. PasmanGiovanni GambassiLieve Van den Block et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Implementing advance care planning in routine nursing home care : the development of the theory-based ACP+ program

Joni GilissenLara PivodicAnnelien Van DaelChris GastmansRobert Vander SticheleLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLuc DeliensLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Opioid, antipsychotic and hypnotic use in end of life in long-term care facilities in six European countries : results of PACE

Marc TangheNele Van Den NoortgateLara PivodicLuc DeliensBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenKatarzyna SzczerbińskaHarriet Finne-SoveriDanni Collingridge-MooreGiovanni GambassiLieve Van den Block et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

2018

How to achieve the desired outcomes of advance care planning in nursing homes : a theory of change

Joni GilissenLara PivodicC GastmansRobert Vander SticheleLuc DeliensE BreuerLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in BMC GERIATRICS

Integrating palliative care in long-term care facilities across Europe (PACE) : protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the ‘PACE Steps to Success’ intervention in seven countries

Tinne SmetsBregje BD Onwuteaka-PhilipsenRose MirandaLara PivodicMarc TangheHein van HoutRoeline HRW PasmanMariska Oosterveld-VlugRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Public health and epidemiological research in palliative care

Lara PivodicJoachim Cohen

Bookchapter in Textbook of palliative care

The palliative care knowledge of nursing home staff : the EU FP7 PACE cross-sectional survey in 322 nursing homes in six European countries

Tinne SmetsLara PivodicRuth PiersH Roeline W PasmanYvonne EngelsKatarzyna SzczerbińskaMarika KylänenGiovanni GambassiSheila PayneLuc Deliens et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2017

Medication use in the last 3 days of life in nursing homes : results from the FP7 EU-funded PACE project in 6 European countries

Marc TangheNele Van Den NoortgateLara Pivodic

2016

Hospitalisations at the end of life in four European countries : a population-based study via epidemiological surveillance networks

Lara PivodicKoen PardonGuido MiccinesiTomas Vega AlonsoSarah MoreelsGé A DonkerEnrique ArrietaBregje D Onwuteaka-PhilipsenLuc DeliensLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

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

2015

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

Transitions between health care settings in the final three months of life in four EU countries.

Lieve Van den BlockLara PivodicKoen PardonGé DonkerGuido MiccinesiSarah MoreelsTomas Vega AlonsoLuc DeliensBregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

2014

Burden on family carers and care-related financial strain at the end of life : a cross-national population-based study

Lara PivodicLieve Van den BlockKoen PardonGuido MiccinesiTomás Vega AlonsoNicole BoffinGé A DonkerMaurizio CancianAurora López-MasideBregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

2013

Palliative care service use in four European countries: a cross-national retrospective study via representative networks of general practitioners

Lara PivodicKoen PardonLieve Van den BlockViviane Van CasterenGuido MiccinesiGé A DonkerTomás Vega AlonsoJosé Lozano AlonsoPierangelo Lora AprileBregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Standardize records of place of death

Lara PivodicIrene J HigginsonVera P SarmentoBarbara Gomes

A1 Journal Article in NATURE