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Researcher

Majda Azermai

Awards & Distinctions

45 Results

2018

Appraisal of the appropriateness of prescribing in community-dwelling oldest old (aged 80+)

Maarten WautersRobert Vander SticheleMajda Azermai

Samen op weg naar minder: een kwaliteitsverbeteringsproject over het gebruik van psychofarmaca in een woonzorgcentrum in Vlaanderen

Laurine PeetersMirko PetrovicMajda AzermaiPatricia De VriendtMonique ElseviersDirk De Meester

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

2017

A novel scale linking potency and dosage to estimate anticholinergic exposure in older adults : the Muscarinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor ANTagonist Exposure Scale

Therese T KlamerMaarten WautersMajda AzermaiCarlos DuránThierry ChristiaensMonique ElseviersRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

A quality improvement initiative on the use of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes in Flanders

Majda AzermaiMaarten WautersDirk De MeesterLisa RensonDanny PauwelsLaurine PeetersHans WarrieMirko Petrovic

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Anticholinergic exposure in a cohort of adults aged 80 years and over : associations of the MARANTE scale with mortality and hospitalisation

Maarten WautersTherese KlamerMonique ElseviersBert VaesOlivia DalleurJan DegryseCarlos DuránThierry ChristiaensMajda AzermaiRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

2016

Availability and actual use in the Belgian market of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) from the EU(7)-PIM list

Maarten WautersMonique ElseviersMajda AzermaiRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Development and validation of the Psychotropic Education and Knowledge (PEAK) test on psychotropic drugs for nurses in an acute geriatric care setting

Maarten WautersMajda AzermaiKatrina PerehudoffKAREN VERSLUYSEls SteemanMirko Petrovic

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Mortality, hospitalisation, institutionalisation in community-dwelling oldest old : the impact of medication

Maarten WautersMonique ElseviersBert VaesJan DegryseRobert Vander SticheleThierry ChristiaensMajda Azermai

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

Polypharmacy in a Belgian cohort of community-dwelling oldest old (80+)

Maarten WautersMonique ElseviersBert VaesJan DegryseOlivia DalleurLucas Van BortelRobert Vander SticheleMajda Azermai

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Quality of pharmacotherapy in old age : focus on lists of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) : consensus statements from the European Science Foundation exploratory workshop

Majda AzermaiRobert Vander SticheleMonique Elsevierson behalf of the experts of the European Science Foundation exploratory workshop on quality of pharmacotherapy in old ageMirko Petrovic

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

The psychotropic education and knowledge test for nurses in nursing homes: striving for PEAK performance

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiMaarten WautersSandra Van AckerKAREN VERSLUYSEls SteemanMirko Petrovic

A1 Journal Article in AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

Too many, too few, or too unsafe? : impact of inappropriate prescribing on mortality, and hospitalization in a cohort of community-dwelling oldest old

Maarten WautersMonique ElseviersBert VaesJan DegryseOlivia DalleurRobert Vander SticheleThierry ChristiaensMajda Azermai

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

2015

Detection of potentially inappropriate prescribing in the very old : cross-sectional analysis of the data from the BELFRAIL observational cohort study

Olivia DalleurBenoit BolandAudrey De GrootBert VaesPauline BoeckxstaensMajda AzermaiDominique WoutersJean-Marie DegryseAnne Spinewine

A1 Journal Article in BMC GERIATRICS

Medication discrepancies in older patients admitted to non-geriatric wards : an exploratory study

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiAnnemie SomersRobert Vander SticheleMirko Petrovic

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Naar een efficiënter en effectiever gebruik van psychofarmaca in het woonzorgcentrum: een kwaliteitsverbeteringsproject

Majda AzermaiDirk De MeesterLisa RensonDanny PauwelsMaarten WautersMirko Petrovic

The Psychotropic Education And Knowledge test for nurses in nursing homes: striving for PEAK performance

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiMaarten WautersSandra Van AckerKAREN VERSLUYSEls SteemanMirko Petrovic

The Psychotropic Education and Knowledge test for nurses in nursing homes: striving for PEAK performance

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiMaarten WautersSandra Van AckerKAREN VERSLUYSEls SteemanMirko Petrovic

Towards a more efficient and effective use of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes: a quality improvement project in Belgium

Majda AzermaiDirk De MeesterLisa RensonDanny PauwelsHans WarieMirko Petrovic

Vascular dysregulation in normal-tension glaucoma is not affected by structure and function of the microcirculation or macrocirculation at rest : a case-control study

Jelle BossuytGWENDOLIJN VANDEKERCKHOVETine De BackerSANDRIEN VAN DE VELDEMajda AzermaiAnna-Maria StevensPhilippe KestelynTIA RAEMDONCKPatrick SegersFloris Vanmolkot et al.

A1 Journal Article in MEDICINE

2014

Antipsychotica voor gedragsproblemen bij dementie: evidentie versus praktijk

Majda AzermaiTom DeclercqMirko Petrovic

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Asymmetry in prevalence of femoral but not carotid atherosclerosis

Jelle BossuytLucas Van BortelTine De BackerSANDRIEN VAN DE VELDEMajda AzermaiPatrick SegersMarc De BuyzereCaroline Van daeleErnst Rietzschel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Barriers to discontinuation of chronic benzodiazepine use in nursing home residents: perceptions of general practitioners and nurses

Jolyce BourgeoisMonique ElseviersMajda AzermaiLucas Van BortelMirko PetrovicRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Medication discrepancies and inappropriate prescribing in older patients on non-geriatric wards

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiAnnemie SomersRobert Vander SticheleMirko Petrovic

Operational rules for the implementation of INN prescribing

Elien Van BeverVeronika J WirtzMajda AzermaiGeert De LoofThierry ChristiaensLuc NicolasLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS

The Psychotropic Knowledge Test: adapted and refined for the nursing home setting

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiMaarten WautersSandra Van AckerKAREN VERSLUYSEls SteemanMirko Petrovic

Vascular structure and function and hemodynamics are not altered in normal-tension glaucoma at rest

Jelle BossuytG VandekerckhoveS Van de VeldeTine De BackerMajda AzermaiA-M StevensP KestelynT RaemdonckPatrick SegersF Vanmolkot et al.

Verkennend onderzoek naar discrepanties in de thuismedicatielijst bij ziekenhuisopname van oudere patiënten

Katrina PerehudoffMajda AzermaiAnnemie SomersRobert Vander SticheleMirko Petrovic

2013

Antipsychotics can be withdrawn from many people with dementia, though caution is needed for people with more severe neuropsychiatric symptoms

Tom DeclercqMirko PetrovicMajda AzermaiRobert Vander SticheleAn De SutterMarie van DrielThierry Christiaens

Editorial material

Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: Belgium, Greece, Italy, United Kingdom

Majda AzermaiJ KaneRosa LiperotiMagda TsolakiFrancesco LandiAnthony PassmoreMirko PetrovicAlfonso Cruz-Jentoft

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Noninvasive assessment of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity: the influence of body side and body contours

Jelle BossuytSANDRIEN VAN DE VELDEMajda AzermaiSEBASTIAN VERMEERSCHTine De BackerDaniel DevosCATHERINE HEYSEJan FilipovskyPatrick SegersLucas Van Bortel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

Systematic review of anticholinergic risk scales in older adults

Carlos DuránMajda AzermaiRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Systematic review of anticholinergic risk scales in older adults: response to letter of the editor

Carlos DuránMajda AzermaiRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

The effects of abrupt antipsychotic discontinuation in cognitively impaired hospitalised older persons : a pilot study

Majda AzermaiMirko PetrovicSebastiaan EngelborghsMonique ElseviersStephan Van der MusseleHans DebruyneLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

The effects of abrupt antipsychotic discontinuation in cognitively impaired older persons: a pilot study

Majda AzermaiMirko PetrovicSebastiaan EngelborghsMonique ElseviersStefan Van der MusseleHans DebruyneLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

Withdrawal versus continuation of chronic antipsychotic drugs for behavioural and psychological symptoms in elderly patients with dementia

Tom DeclercqMirko PetrovicMajda AzermaiRobert Vander SticheleAn De SutterMarie van DrielThierry Christiaens

A1 Journal Article in COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

2012

Benzodiazepine use in Belgian nursing homes: a closer look into indications and dosages

Jolyce BourgeoisMonique ElseviersMajda AzermaiLucas Van BortelMirko PetrovicRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Psychotropic drug use in older persons: a focus on antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Majda AzermaiRobert Vander SticheleMonique Elseviers

Systematic appraisal of dementia guidelines for the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms

Majda AzermaiMirko PetrovicMonique ElseviersJolyce BourgeoisLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS

The effects of abrupt antipsychotic discontinuation in cognitively impaired hospitalised elderly: a pilot study

Majda AzermaiSebastiaan EngelborghsRobert Vander SticheleMonique ElseviersStefan Van der MusseleHans DebruyneLucas Van BortelMirko Petrovic

Werkzaamheid en doeltreffendheid van atypische antipsychotica bij volwassenen voor niet-geregistreerde indicaties

Majda AzermaiJolyce BourgeoisMirko Petrovic

A2 Journal Article in MINERVA (NEDERLANDSE ED.)

2011

Antipsychotic drug use in nursing home residents with Parkinson's disease

Majda AzermaiMonique ElseviersMirko PetrovicLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

Assessment of antipsychotic prescribing in Belgian nursing

Majda AzermaiMonique ElseviersMirko PetrovicLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS

Barriers of antipsychotic discontinuation among older adults: a focus group discussion study

Majda AzermaiRobert Vander SticheleMonique ElseviersK Van RompaeyH D'Hont

Geriatric drug utilisation of psychotropics in Belgian nursing homes

Majda AzermaiMonique ElseviersMirko PetrovicLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Systematic quality appraisal and recommendation extraction from dementia guidelines on management of behavioural and psychological symptoms

Majda AzermaiMirko PetrovicMonique ElseviersJolyce BourgeoisLucas Van BortelRobert Vander Stichele