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Researcher

Peter Decat

Awards & Distinctions

62 Results

2024

Implementing primary care concepts in higher education : a mixed method study in Flanders (Belgium)

Lotte VannesteSam PlessSandra MartinEmily VerteRoy RemmenPauline BoeckxstaensPeter PypeReini HaveralsDagje BoeykensDominique Van de Velde et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

Induced abortion : a cross-sectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique (vol 20, 129, 2020)

Mónica FredericoCarlos ArnaldoPeter DecatAdelino JugaElizabeth KemigishaOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

Outreach work in Belgian primary care practices during COVID-19 : results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study

Dorien Vanden BosscheEsther Van PoelPierre Vanden BusscheBenoit PetréCécile PonsarPeter DecatSara Willems

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

Self-management support (SMS) in primary care practice : a qualitative focus group study of care professionals’ experiences

Lotte TimmermansDagje BoeykensMuhammed Mustafa SirimsiDominique Van de VeldePatricia De VriendtPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeMieke VermandereBirgitte Schoenmakers et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

Time-dependent complexity characterisation of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Paloma RabaeyPeter DecatStefan HeytensDirk VogelaersAn MarimanThomas Demeester

A1 Journal Article in BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE

Transforming healthcare : a pilot study to improve primary healthcare professionals’ self-management support behaviour through blended learning

Lotte TimmermansPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeMieke VermandereBirgitte Schoenmakers[missing] the Primary Care Academy

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION

Young women’s decision making regarding contraception and induced abortion : research on socio-ecological factors in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique

Mónica FredericoPeter DecatKristien MichielsenCarlos Arnaldo

2023

Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration : a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries

Dorien Vanden BosscheQ. Jane ZhaoSara Ares-BlancoMaria Pilar Astier PeñaPeter DecatNaoki KondoMadelon KronemanDaisuke NishiokaFerdinando PetrazzuoliGuri Rortveit et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH

Adults’ perceptions on adolescent attitudes towards pregnancy and abortion in Maputo and Quelimane Cities, Mozambique : an exploratory qualitative study

Mónica FredericoCarlos ArnaldoRehana CapurchandePeter DecatKristien Michielsen

A2 Journal Article in SOCIAL SCIENCES-BASEL

Characteristics of self-management support (SMS) interventions and their impact on Quality of Life (QoL) in adults with chronic diseases : an umbrella review of systematic reviews

Lotte TimmermansElena GolderPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeBirgitte Schoenmakers

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH POLICY

Outreach work in Belgian primary care practices during COVID-19 : results from the cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study to inform primary healthcare interventions to reach out to vulnerable populations

Dorien Vanden BosscheEsther Van PoelPierre Vanden BusschePeter DecatSara Willems

The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region : a scoping review

Tijs Van IseghemIlka JacobsDorien Vanden BosschePeter DelobelleSara WillemsCaroline MasquillierPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH

Will the implementation process for goal-oriented primary care succeed? A qualitative study investigating five perceived attributes of goal-oriented care

Ine HuybrechtsAnja DeclercqEmily VertéPauline BoeckxstaensPeter RaeymaeckersSibyl AnthierensDominique Van de VeldeAn De SutterPatricia De VriendtLies Lahousse et al.

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

2022

Organization of primary care

Mehmet AkmanDuygu Ayhan BaşerBugu Usanma KobanTino MartiPeter DecatYann LefeuvreRobin Miller

A1 Journal Article in PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Recommendations for researchers on synchronous, online, nominal group sessions in times of Covid-19 : fishbone analysis

Lotte TimmermansIne HuybrechtsPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeMieke VermandereBirgitte Schoenmakers

A2 Journal Article in JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH

Self-management support in Flemish primary care practice : the development of a preliminary conceptual model using a qualitative approach

Lotte TimmermansDagje BoeykensMustafa Muhammed SirimsiPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeMieke VermandereBirgitte SchoenmakersRoy RemmenEmily Verté et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PRIMARY CARE

Understanding trustful relationships between community health workers and vulnerable citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic : a realist evaluation

Dorien Vanden BosscheSara WillemsPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

2021

Community health workers as a strategy to tackle psychosocial suffering due to physical distancing : a randomized controlled trial

Dorien Vanden BosscheSusan LagaertSara WillemsPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Family physician perceptions of climate change, migration, health, and healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa : an exploratory study

Charlotte ScheerensEls BekaertSunanda RayAkye EssumanBob MashPeter DecatAn De SutterPatrick Van DammeWouter VanhoveSamuel Lietaer et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Self-management support in primary care practice : the development of a conceptual model using a qualitative approach

Lotte TimmermansDagje BoeykensMustafa Muhammed SirimsiPeter DecatVeerle FoulonAnn Van HeckeMieke VermandereBirgitte Schoenmakers

2020

Induced abortion : a cross-sectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique

Mónica FredericoCarlos ArnaldoPeter DecatAdelino JugaElizabeth KemigishaOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

A1 Journal Article in BMC WOMENS HEALTH

Tackling adverse health effects of climate change and migration through intersectoral capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa

Charlotte ScheerensIlse RuyssenSunanda RayAn De SutterWouter VanhoveEls BekaertBob MashPeter DecatJan De Maeseneer

A2 Journal Article in BJGP OPEN

Universal health coverage and primary health care : the 30 by 2030 campaign

Jan De MaeseneerDonald LiBjorg PalsdottirBob MashDiederik AarendonkAnna StavdalShabir MoosaPeter DecatElsie Kiguli-MalwaddeGorik Ooms et al.

Editorial material

2019

Adult and young women communication on sexuality : a pilot intervention in Maputo-Mozambique

Mónica FredericoCarlos ArnaldoKristien MichielsenPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Inter-professional collaboration reduces the burden of caring for patients with mental illnesses in primary healthcare. A realist evaluation study

Marieke De SutterAn De SutterNora SundahlTom DeclercqPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in European Journal of General Practice

Teaching the health advocacy role in family medicine: Trial and error

Peter DecatMeral DemirörenAn De Sutter

Editorial material

2018

'They are after quantity, not quality' : health providers’ perceptions of fee exemption policies in Morocco

Karen Van der VekenFahdi DkhimiBruno MarchalPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women

Mónica FredericoKristien MichielsenCarlos ArnaldoPeter Decat

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

2017

Primary healthcare for refugees : the Ponton experience

Ahmad Khalid ZurmatiAn De SutterPeter Decat

Editorial material

2016

Lessons learnt from the CERCA Project, a multicomponent intervention to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health in three Latin America countries : a qualitative post-hoc evaluation

Olena IvanovaKathya Cordova PozoZoyla Esmeralda SeguraBernardo VegaVenkatraman Chandra-MouliMichelle J HindinMarleen TemmermanPeter DecatSara De MeyerKristien Michielsen

A1 Journal Article in EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING

Practical lessons for bringing policy-makers on board in sexual and reproductive health research

Aurore GuieuWei Hong ZhangYves LafortPeter DecatSara De MeyerShuchen WangBirgit KerstensEls Duysburgh

A1 Journal Article in BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Reorienting adolescent sexual and reproductive health research: reflections from an international conference

Kristien MichielsenSara De MeyerOlena IvanovaRagnar AndersonPeter DecatCéline HerbietCaroline W KabiruEvert KettingJames LeesCaroline Moreau et al.

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

2015

Addressing the unmet contraceptive need of adolescents and unmarried youth: act or interact?: learning from comprehensive interventions in China and Latin America

Peter DecatOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

Een cross-sectionale studie naar attitudes ten aanzien van gendergelijkheid, seksueel gedrag, positieve seksuele ervaringen, en communicatie over seks bij seksueel actieve en niet-actieve jongeren in Bolivia en Ecuador

Sara De MeyerL JarusevicieneA ZaborskisPeter DecatB VegaK CordovaMarleen TemmermanOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

Effect of improving the knowledge, attitude and practice of reproductive health among female migrant workers: a worksite-based intervention in Guangzhou, China

Xue GaoLongchang XuCiyong LuJie WuZhijin WangPeter DecatWei Hong ZhangYimin ChenEileen MoyerShizhong Wu et al.

A1 Journal Article in SEXUAL HEALTH

Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Latin America : reflections from an International Congress

Kathya Córdova PozoVenkatraman Chandra-MouliPeter DecatErica NelsonSara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneBernardo VegaZoyla SeguraNancy AuqullaArnold Hagens et al.

Editorial material

Sexual onset and contraceptive use among adolescents from poor neighbourhoods in Managua, Nicaragua

Peter DecatSara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneMiguel OrozcoMarcia IbarraZoyla SeguraJoel MedinaBernardo VegaKristien MichielsenMarleen Temmerman et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

2014

A cross-sectional study on attitudes toward gender equality, sexual behavior, positive sexual experiences, and communication about sex among sexually active and non-sexually active adolescents in Bolivia and Ecuador

Sara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneApolinaris ZaborskisPeter DecatBernardo VegaMarleen TemmermanOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION

Community-based interventions promoting adolescents' sexual health in three Latin American cities: impact and impact modifying factors

Peter DecatSara De MeyerLina Jaruseviciene

Factorial validation of the Attitudes toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA) in assessing sexual behaviour patterns in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents

Lina JarusevicieneSara De MeyerPeter DecatApolinaras ZaborskisOlivier DegommeMildrett RojasSalazar Arnold HagensNancy AuquillaBernardo VegaAnna C Gorter et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION

Positive attitudes towards gender equality go hand in hand with a safe and happy sex life among adolescents: results from a cross-sectional study in Bolivia and Ecuador

Sara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneApolinaras ZaborskisPeter DecatBernardo VegaKathya CordovaMarleen TemmermanOlivier DegommeKristien Michielsen

2013

Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development and evaluation of a complex multi-centre intervention

Peter DecatErica NelsonSara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneMiguel OrozcoZoyla SeguraAnna GorterBernardo VegaKathya CordovaLea Maes et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Community embedded reproductive health interventions for adolescents in Latin America: development of a complex intervention

Peter DecatSara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneMarcia IbarraJoel MedinaNancy AuquillaA Hagens

Do gender attitude and sex of sexually inexperienced adolescents influence their opinion of sexual intercourse?

Sara De MeyerPeter DecatL JarusevicieneMarleen Temmerman

Does equalitarian gender attitudes are related to adolescent sexual behavior?

Lina JarusevicieneSara De MeyerPeter DecatKathya CordovaNancy AuquillaZoyla SeguraLeonas Valius

Gender attitudes and sexual behaviour in Bolivian and Ecuadorian adolescents

Lina JarusevicieneSara De MeyerPeter DecatApolinaras ZaborskisNancy AuquillaA HagensJeffrey Lazarus

Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health care in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua: health providers' perspective

Lina JarusevicieneJeffrey LazarusPeter DecatSara De MeyerLeonas ValiusMarleen Temmerman

Intrapersonal factors associated to adolescent sexual behaviour in Latin America: a cross sectional survey in three cities

Peter DecatSara De MeyerLina JarusevicieneBernardo VegaKathya CordovaMiguel OrozcoZoyla SeguraMarleen Temmerman

Intrapersonal factors associated with sexual onset and contraceptive use among adolescents in Managua, Nicaragua

Miguel OrozcoPeter DecatZoyla SeguraMarcia IbarraSara De MeyerJoel MedinaLina Jaruseviciene

Primary healthcare providers' views on improving sexual and reproductive healthcare for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua

Lina JarusevicieneMiguel OrozcoMarcia IbarraFreddy Cordova OssioBernardo José Vega CrespoNancy AuquillaJoel MedinaAnna C GorterPeter DecatSara De Meyer et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION

Sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents in Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua: possibilities for improvement from the perspective of primary health care providers

Lina JarusevicienePeter DecatSara De MeyerJeffrey Lazarus

Universal health coverage: yes, but coverage of what?: the need for people-centered care

Peter DecatKarel GyselinckChristine LeynsHernan MontenegroBart Criel

2012

Conceptualizing person- and people centeredness in primary health care : a literature review

Christine LeynsJan De MaeseneerSara WillemsPauline BoeckxstaensPeter DecatLieve DaerenVeerle Vyncke

Do gender attitude and sex of sexually inexperienced adolescents influence their opinion of sexual intercourse?: results of a survey among secondary school students in Cochabamba (Bolivia) and Cuenca (Ecuador)

Lina JarusevicienePeter DecatSara De MeyerMarleen Temmerman

From 'patientr to 'person' to 'people' : the need for integrated, people-centered healthcare

Jan De MaeseneerC Van WeelL DaerenChristine LeynsPeter DecatPauline BoeckxstaensDirk AvontsSara Willems

A2 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERSON CENTERED MEDICINE

Promoting contraceptive use among female rural-to-urban migrants in Qingdao, China: a comparative impact study of worksite based interventions

Peter DecatWei Hong ZhangWim DelvaEileen MoyerYimin ChengZhi-jin WangCi-yong LuShi-zhong WuRuta NadisauskieneMarleen Temmerman et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

Promoting contraceptive use more effectively among unmarried male migrants in construction sites in China : a pilot intervention trial

Dian HeYi-min ChengShi-Zhong WuPeter DecatZhi-Jin WangMeile MinkauskieneEileen Moyer

A1 Journal Article in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Sexual and reproductive health status and related knowledge among female migrant workers in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional survey

Ciyong LuLongchang XuJie WuZhijin WangPeter DecatWei Hong ZhangYimin ChenEileen MoyerShizhong WuMeile Minkauskiene et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

Study on sexual and reproductive health behaviors of unmarried female migrants in China

Dian HeYou ZhouShizhong WuNing JiZhijin WangPeter DecatEileen MoyerMeile MinkauskieneCheng PangYimin Cheng

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH

2011

Determinants of unmet need for contraception among Chinese migrants: a worksite-based survey

Peter DecatWei Hong ZhangEileen MoyerYimin ChengZhi-jin WangCi-yong LuShi-zong WuRuta Jolanta NadisauskieneStanley LüchtersMyriam Deveugele et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

2010

Beyond figures: snapshots from research of sexual and reproductive health

Marleen TemmermanKristien MichielsenPeter DecatDirk Van Braeckel

Vanuit de onderbuik: snapshots uit onderzoek naar seksuele en reproductieve gezondheid

Marleen TemmermanKristien MichielsenPeter DecatDirk Van Braeckel