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Ruth Piers

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152 Results

2025

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (vol 50, pg 1635, 2024)

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

Goals of care discussions and treatment limitation decisions in European acute geriatric units : a one-day cross-sectional study

Ruth PiersSophie PautexLourdes Rexach CanoJean-Claude LenersMarc Vali AhmedIsabelle De BrauwerFatma Ö Kayhan KoçakDana HrnciarikovaMarcin CwynarMariana Alves et al.

A1 Journal Article in AGE AND AGEING

Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs : differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals

Hanne Irene JensenHans-Henrik BülowLucas DierickxStijn VansteelandtRosanna VaschettoGábor ÉlöRuth PiersDominique Benoit

A1 Journal Article in BMC MEDICAL ETHICS

The use of opioids in the acute geriatric unit : prevalence, efficacy and safety

Wim JanssensRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

To identify relatives at risk for Prolonged Grief Disorder symptomatology : a cross-sectional study

Charlotte BovenNele Van Den NoortgateLet DillenLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLieve Van den BlockRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

2024

Agreement and predictive value of the clinical frailty scale in hospitalized older patients

Liese LanckmansOlga TheouNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (Sept, 10.1007/s00134-024-07588-0, 2024)

Dominique BenoitAglaja De PauwCeline JacobsIne MoorsFritz OffnerAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgatePieter DepuydtPatrick DruwéDimitri Hemelsoet et al.

How strong is the will-to-live in frail older persons? A survey study in acute geriatric wards and nursing homes in Belgium

Marie De GrooteSoetkin De RaedtLiesbeth Van HumbeeckRaf Van HoeyweghenAnne NobelsNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

Needs-based bereavement care by healthcare providers to relatives of adult cancer patients in the context of euthanasia

Charlotte BovenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Opioids in geriatric units in 14 Belgian hospitals : prevalence, dosage and associated factors

Wim JanssensNele Van Den NoortgateVeerle MoutonPeter DesmetKatrien Van PuyveldeElke SteenCaroline MaereKatlijn Van MuldersEva De RaesJulien Dekoninck et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF MEDICINE

Outcomes of critically ill patients with and without concordant perceptions of excessive care : a comparison between more religious and less religious ICUs

Lucas DierickxHanne Irene JensenHans-Henrik BülowStijn VansteelandtRosanna VaschettoGábor ÉlőRuth PiersDominique Benoit

Prognostic value of geriatric and cardiac parameters for one-year mortality in older heart failure patients : a multicentre, observational, prospective study

Lore KestensSarah BilletL. HensAnja VelgheRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Relatives' needs in terms of bereavement care throughout euthanasia processes : a qualitative study

Charlotte BovenLet DillenLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING

Short-term opioid treatment of acute locomotor pain in older adults : comparison of effectiveness and safety between tramadol and oxycodone : a randomized trial

Wim JanssensPauwelijn VerhoestraeteRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

A2 Journal Article in GERIATRICS

Supportive and palliative care indicators tool prognostic value in older hospitalised patients : a prospective multicentre study

Ruth PiersIsabelle De BrauwerHilde BaeyensAnja VelgheLineke HensEllen DeschepperSéverine HenrardMichel De PauwNele Van Den NoortgateMarie De Saint-Hubert

A1 Journal Article in BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE

Will-to-live and self-rated health in older hospitalized patients are not predictive for short-term mortality

Soetkin De RaedtMarie De GrooteHan MartensAnja VelgheNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2023

Bereavement care and the interaction with relatives in the context of euthanasia : a qualitative study with healthcare providers

Charlotte BovenLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLet Dillen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalised patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Dominique BenoitStijn VanheuleFrank ManesseFrederik AnseelGeert De SoeteKatrijn GoethalsAn LievrouwStijn VansteelandtErik De HaanRuth Piers et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

In-hospital end-of-life care in the old : a retrospective study of intensive care unit use and do-not-resuscitate forms in patients deceased in a Belgian university hospital

Felicia BentinNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Outcomes in patients perceived as receiving excessive care by ICU physicians and nurses differences between patients < 75 and ≥ 75 years of age?

Ruth PiersValerie Banner-GoodspeedEva ÅkermanEva KieslichovaGeert MeyfroidtRik T. GerritsenEmma UyttersprotDominique Benoit

A1 Journal Article in CHEST

Palliative profile, one-year mortality and quality of life in older inpatients according to Be-PICT : a multicenter prospective cohort study

Isabelle De BrauwerSéverine HenrardHilde BaeyensNele Van Den NoortgateMarie De Saint-HubertRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Relatives’ experiences of being involved in assisted dying : a qualitative study

Charlotte BovenLet DillenSigrid DierickxLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLiesbeth Van Humbeeck

A1 Journal Article in QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Scope of treatment and clinical-decision making in the older patient with COVID-19 infection, a European perspective

Rozemarijn Lidewij van Bruchem-VisserHana VankovaLourdes RexachMarc Vali AhmedEileen BurnsSophie PautexRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

SPICT as a predictive tool for risk of 1-year health degradation and death in older patients admitted to the emergency department : a bicentric cohort study in Belgium

Delphine BourmorckMarie de Saint-HubertMarianne DesmedtRuth PiersJulien FlamentIsabelle De Brauwer

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

2022

Flemish healthcare providers' attitude towards tiredness of life and euthanasia : a survey study

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersReine De BockNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in AGING & MENTAL HEALTH

Healthcare providers’ experiences regarding the interaction with family during a euthanasia process : a qualitative study (BE-CARED)

Charlotte BovenLiesbeth Van HumbeeckAurelie LustHannah Van KesterenLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLet Dillen

In-hospital bereavement services as an act of care and a challenge : an integrative review

Charlotte BovenLet DillenLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLiesbeth Van Humbeeck

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Pharmacological treatment and assessment of symptoms at the end of life in European nursing homes

Marc TangheRuth PiersLieve Van den BlockNele Van Den NoortgateLuc Deliens

Prognostic value of the surprise question for one-year mortality in older patients : a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units

Hanne MaesNele Van Den NoortgateIsabelle De BrauwerAnja VelgheMarianne DesmedtMarie De Saint-HubertRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Relatives of cancer patients’ experiences regarding the interaction with healthcare providers during a euthanasia process : a qualitative study (BE-CARED)

Charlotte BovenLet DillenLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLiesbeth Van Humbeeck

Terminal care in oldest old dying from COVID-19 in the acute hospital : a multicenter study describing pharmacological treatment in the last 24 h (vol 55, 135, 2022)

Wim JanssensNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

2021

Diagnosing COVID-19 : towards a feasible COVID-19 rule-out protocol

Jozefien De ClercqThomas MalfaitSimon MalfaitJerina BoelensLiselotte CoorevitsElizaveta PadalkoStien VandendriesscheBruno VerhasseltLieve MorbéeFre Bauters et al.

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Early resuscitation orders in hospitalized oldest-old with COVID-19 : a multicenter cohort study

Ruth PiersEva Van BraeckelDominique BenoitNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Hospitalisation in the last month of life and in-hospital death of nursing home residents : a cross-sectional analysis of six European countries

Elisabeth HoninxRuth PiersBregje D. Onwuteaka-PhilipsenSheila PayneKatarzyna SzczerbińskaGiovanni GambassiMarika KylänenLuc DeliensLieve Van den BlockTinne Smets

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

Impact of perceived inappropiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation on emergency clinicians’ intention to leave the job : results from a cross-sectional survey in 288 centres across 24 countries

Patrick DruwéKoenraad G. MonsieursJames GaggShinji NakaharaMichael N. CocchiGábor ÉlőHans van SchuppenEvan Avraham AlpertAnatolij TruhlářSofie A. Huybrechts et al.

A1 Journal Article in RESUSCITATION

Large differences in the organization of palliative care in nursing homes in six European countries : findings from the PACE cross-sectional study

Elisabeth HoninxLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersBD Onwuteaka-PhilipsenS PayneK SzczerbińskaG GambassiM KylänenLuc DeliensTinne Smets

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Letter to the editor : premorbid frailty is a better prognostic indicator than age in oldest-old hospitalized with COVID-19

Ruth PiersWIM JANSSENSK CobbaertI PattynI WesthovensH MartensK Van PuyveldeS MaertensV GuyssensH Baeyens et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Outcomes of ICU patients with and without perceptions of excessive care : a comparison between cancer and non-cancer patients

Dominique BenoitEsther N. van der ZeeMichael DarmonAn K. L. ReynersVictoria MetaxaDjamel MokartAlexander WilmerPieter DepuydtAndreas HvarfnerKaterina Rusinova et al.

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF INTENSIVE CARE

Palliative care in nursing homes in Europe

Elisabeth HoninxLieve Van den BlockLuc DeliensTinne SmetsRuth Piers

Perception of inappropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation : prevalence, associated factors and impact on emergency clinicians

Patrick DruwéDominique BenoitRuth PiersKoen Monsieurs

Pharmacological treatment in the dying geriatric patient : describing use and dosage of opioids in the acute geriatric wards and palliative care units of three hospitals

Wim JanssensNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Potentially inappropriate treatments at the end of life in nursing home residents : findings from the PACE cross-sectional study in 6 European countries

Elisabeth HoninxLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersSander M.J. Van KuijkBregje D. Onwuteaka-PhilipsenSheila A. PayneKatarzyna SzczerbińskaGiovanni G. GambassiHarriet Finne-SoveriLuc Deliens et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

The outcome of in- and out-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in the older population : a scoping review

Rina ZandersPatrick DruwéNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

2020

Can usual gait speed be used as a prognostic factor for early palliative care identification in hospitalized older patients? A prospective study on two different wards

Celine Van de VyverAnja VelgheHilde BaeyensJean-Pierre BaeyensJulien DekoninckNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in BMC GERIATRICS

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults over 80 : outcome and the perception of appropriateness by clinicians

Patrick DruwéDominique BenoitKoenraad G. MonsieursEvan Avraham AlpertSofie A. HuybrechtsNicolas MpotosMichael N. CocchiPascual Piñera SalmeronPeter De PaepeRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Comparing symptom ratings by staff and family carers in residents dying in long-term care facilities in three European countries, results from a PACE survey

Marc TangheNele Van Den NoortgateLuc DeliensTinne SmetsBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenHarriet Finne-SoveriLieve Van den BlockRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Ethical climate and intention to leave among critical care clinicians : an observational study in 68 intensive care units across Europe and the United States

Bo Van den BulckeVictoria MetaxaAnna K. ReynersKaterina RusinovaHanne I. JensenJ. MalmgrenMichael DarmonDaniel TalmorAnne-Pascale MeertLaura Cancelliere et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Evaluation of a palliative care program for nursing homes in 7 countries : the PACE Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial

Lieve Van den BlockElisabeth HoninxLara PivodicRose MirandaBregje D. Onwuteaka-PhilipsenHein van HoutH. Roeline W. PasmanMariska Oosterveld-VlugMaud Ten KoppelRuth Piers et al.

A1 Journal Article in JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE

Lack of effect of a multicomponent palliative care program for nursing home residents on hospital use in the last month of life and on place of death : a secondary analysis of a multicountry cluster randomized control trial

Elisabeth HoninxTinne SmetsRuth PiersH. Roeline W. PasmanSheila A. PayneKatarzyna SzczerbińskaGiovanni GambassiMarika KylänenSophie PautexLuc Deliens et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Opioid underuse in terminal care of long-term care facility residents with pain and/or dyspnoea : a cross-sectional PACE-survey in six European countries

Marc TangheNele Van Den NoortgateLuc DeliensTinne SmetsBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenKatarzyna SzczerbińskaHarriet Finne-SoveriSheila PayneGiovanni GambassiLieve Van den Block et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Strategies for the implementation of palliative care education and organizational interventions in long-term care facilities : a scoping review

Danni Collingridge MooreSheila PayneLieve Van den BlockJulie LingKatherine FroggattYuliana GatsolaevaElisabeth HoninxLara PivodicRose MirandaBregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Tackling diagnostic challenges during the first wave of COVID-19

Jozefien De ClercqThomas MalfaitSimon MalfaitLiselotte CoorevitsElizaveta PadalkoStien VandendriesscheBruno VerhasseltLieve MorbéeFre BautersKatrien Hertegonne et al.

Tiredness of life in older persons : a qualitative study on nurses’ experiences of being confronted with this growing phenomenon

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in GERONTOLOGIST

Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about cognitive impairment and institutional care

Mathias SchloeglFlorian RieseMilta O. LittleDavid BlumRalf J. JoxLynn O'NeillSophie PautexRuth PiersDeborah WayChristopher A. Jones

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

‘Less is more’ in modern ICU : blessings and traps of treatment limitation

Bara RicouRuth PiersHans Flaatten

Editorial material

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

Cancer patients' experiences of communicating and dealing with their older parents : a qualitative study

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersMieke GrypdonckSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING

De mening en attitude van Vlaamse artsen tegenover levensbeëindiging bij ouderen met levensmoeheid

Maxime BenootRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Dying in long-term care facilities in Europe : the PACE epidemiological study of deceased residents in six countries

Elisabeth HoninxNanja van DopTinne SmetsLuc DeliensNele Van Den NoortgateKatherine FroggattGiovanni GambassiMarika KylänenBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenKatarzyna Szczerbińska et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Influenzageassocieerde myositis bij een oudere patiënt

Sebastiaan DhontEmily De GrauweWIM JANSSENSNele Van Den NoortgateMirko PetrovicRuth Piers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Interprofessional teamwork, quality of care and turnover intention in geriatric care : a cross-sectional study in 55 acute geriatric units

Ruth PiersKaren VersluysJohan DevoghelAndré VytNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in older people : a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Maja KiselinovaAnja VelgheRuth PiersBruno VerhasseltNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

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

Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and U.S. ICUs : differences between nurses and physicians

Hanne Irene JensenStine HebsgaardTina Charlotte Bitsch HansenRikke Frank Aagaard JohnsenChristiane S HartogIoanna SoultatiOrsolya SzucsMichael E WilsonBo Van den BulckeDominique Benoit et al.

A1 Journal Article in CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Prevalence of disagreement about appropriateness of treatment between ICU patients/surrogates and clinicians

Michael E WilsonClaudia C DoblerLaszlo ZubekOgnjen GajicDaniel TalmorJ Randall CurtisRichard F HindsValerie M Banner-GoodspeedAriel MuellerDee M Rickett et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEST

Prognostische tools voor de 1 jaars-mortaliteit bij ouderen met chronische niet-oncologische aandoening en/of verhoogde kwetsbaarheid

Camille VanquailleNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

The experience of nurses being confronted with tiredness of life in older persons : a qualitative study

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckEline Herregods-Van De PontseeleLet DillenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

The knowledge and attitudes of Flemish geriatric nurses regarding tiredness of life (ToL) and euthanasia : a survey study

Nele Van Den NoortgateLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth Piers

The use of opioids in the dying geriatric patient comparison between the acute geriatric ward and palliative care unit

WIM JANSSENSNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

2018

Advance care planning in dementia : recommendations for healthcare professionals

Ruth PiersGwenda AlbersJoni GilissenJan De LepeleireJan SteyaertWouter Van MechelenEls SteemanLet DillenPaul Vanden BergheLieve Van den Block

A1 Journal Article in BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

Back to basics : a systematic experiential learning process supports advance care planning

Karen VersluysRuth PiersLiselotte Van OoteghemGerda OkermanLInus Vanlaere

Development and validation of the symptom assessment to improve symptom control for institutionalized elderly scale

MAAIKE DE ROOMarc TangheNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Ethical decision-making climate in the ICU : theoretical framework and validation of a self-assessment tool

Bo Van den BulckeRuth PiersHanne Irene JensenJohan MalmgrenVictoria MetaxaAnna K ReynersMichael DarmonKaterina RusinovaDaniel TalmorAnne-Pascale Meert et al.

A1 Journal Article in BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY

Hoe ervaren bewoners in een woonzorgcentrum een vroegtijdig zorgplanningsgesprek? Een kwalitatief onderzoek.

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckMarc TangheMelissa PhilipsMaud ten KoppelClaudia MercuriGiovanni GambassiBregje Onwuteaka-PhilipsenLieve Van den BlockRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

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

International perspectives on moral distress

Connie M. UlrichAn LievrouwBo Van den BulckeDominique BenoitRuth PiersGeorgina MorleyRenatha JosephBaraka MorrisSubadhra D. RaiMargaret Mei Ling Soon

Bookchapter in Moral distress in the health professions

Is a systematic experiential learning process helpful in supporting geriatric liaison conversations to reach true patient-centered care

Karen VerlsuysSarah JanssensMieke GrypdonckRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateLinus Vanlaere

Outcome in patients perceived as receiving excessive care across different ethical climates : a prospective study in 68 intensive care units in Europe and the USA

Dominique BenoitH. I. JensenJ. MalmgrenV. MetaxaA. K. ReynersM DarmonK. RusinovaD. TalmorA. P. MeertL. Cancelliere et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Perception of inappropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation by clinicians working in emergency departments and ambulance services : the REAPPROPRIATE international, multi-centre, cross sectional survey

Patrick DruwéKoenraad G. MonsieursRuth PiersJames GaggShinji NakaharaEvan Avraham AlpertHans van SchuppenGábor ÉlőAnatolij TruhlářSofie A. Huybrechts et al.

A1 Journal Article in RESUSCITATION

Reply to: Interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric care : where are the pharmacists?

Ruth PiersKaren VersluysJohan DevoghelAndré VytNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

The experience of home care nurses being confronted with tiredness of life in community-dwelling older persons : a qualitative study

Nele Van Den NoortgateLiesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersEline Herregods-Van De Pontseele

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

Validation of the supportive and palliative care indicators tool in a geriatric population

Reine De BockNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

2017

A typology of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric care : a study in 55 units in Belgium

Ruth PiersKaren VersluysJohan DevoghelSophie LambrechtAndré VytNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Care in connection : a participatory action research project on family-focused care in oncology

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Critically ill octogenarians and nonagenarians : evaluation of long-term outcomes, post-hospital trajectories and quality of life one year and seven years after ICU discharge

Sandra OeyenJoris VermassenRuth PiersDominique BenoitLieven AnnemansJohan Decruyenaere

A1 Journal Article in MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA

De Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT) als prognostische tool op de acute G-dienst

Reine De BockRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Een zeldzame verwikkeling van infectieuze endocarditis

Marlies MalyMirko PetrovicNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Systematic exposure experience as a condition for person-centered care

KAREN VERSLUYSSarah JanssensMaria GrypdonckRuth Piers

Zorg in verbondenheid op een afdeling geriatrie : een actieonderzoek voor, door en met zorgverleners, patiënten en familieleden

Let DillenLiesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

2016

A case of infectious endocarditis complicated by spondylodiscitis

Marlies MalyMirko PetrovicNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

Comparing palliative care in care homes across Europe (PACE) : protocol of a cross-sectional study of deceased residents in 6 EU countries

Lieve Van den BlockTinne SmetsNanja van DopEddy AdangPaula AndreasenDanni Collingridge MooreYvonne EngelsHarriet Finne-SoveriKatherine FroggattGiovanni Gambassi et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Defining and rating key dimensions of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units

Ruth PiersKAREN VERSLUYSJ DevoghelAndré VytNele Van Den Noortgate

Grief and loss in older people residing in nursing homes : (un)detected by nurses and care assistants?

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

Levenseinde : naar een ethisch kader : werkboek voor zorgverleners

Sylvie TackLinus Van LaereRuth PiersAnnick VansevenantAnne Marie De Lust

Moral distress in acute geriatric units

KAREN VERSLUYSIlse VandecaveyeLinus VanlaereNele Van Den NoortgateRuth Piers

Parenting a middle-aged child with cancer : a delicate balancing act for parents, children and health care providers

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckNele Van Den NoortgateSofie VerhaegheRuth Piers

Prescription and deprescription of medication during the last 48 hours of life : multicenter study in 23 acute geriatric wards in Flanders, Belgium

Nele Van Den NoortgateRebecca VerhofstedeJoachim CohenRuth PiersLuc DeliensTinne Smets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Systematic exposure experience as a condition for person-centered care

KAREN VERSLUYSSara JanssensMaria GrypdonckRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

The suffering in silence of older parents whose child died of cancer : a qualitative study

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in DEATH STUDIES

Types of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units and its relation to patient and carers’ outcomes

Ruth PiersKAREN VERSLUYSJ DevoghelAndré VytNele Van Den Noortgate

2015

Collaboration between professionals as a necessary condition for palliative care

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateAndré Vyt

Bookchapter in Palliative care for older people : a public health perspective

Emfysemateuze cystitis bij een 86-jarige vrouw : casusbespreking en overzicht van de literatuur

Joke De MeyWim JanssensMirko PetrovicRuth Piers

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE

Grief at old age: (un)detected by health care providers in nursing homes?

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Spiralen van onbestendigheid: een kwalitatieve studie naar de relatiedynamiek tussen volwassen kinderen met kanker en hun oudere ouders

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersMaria GrypdonckSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) : a possible cause of recurrent syncope

Dorien De MeesterJOKE DE MEYRuth PiersMirko Petrovic

Terminal care in older patients in hospital : development of a quality indicator set and its first application in a retrospective comparison of patients treated in acute geriatric unit and a palliative care unit of a Belgian university hospital

Annelies CoolsDelphine VaneechoutteNele Van Den NoortgateKaren VersluysMARTINE DE LAATMirko PetrovicRuth Piers

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND GERONTOLOGY

The interaction between lived experiences of older patients and their family caregivers confronted with a cancer diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative study

CYNTHIA SENDENTina VandecasteeleEVY VANDENBERGHEKAREN VERSLUYSRuth PiersMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

The suffering in silence of older parents whose child died of cancer: a qualitative study

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersSofie VerhaegheMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

Tightrope walkers suffering in silence: a qualitative study into the experiences of older parents who have an adult child with cancer

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersMyriam DeveugeleMaria GrypdonckSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

2014

I, they and we: a qualitative study on how cancer patients experience their illness trajectory vis-à-vis their older parents

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckLet DillenRuth PiersSofie VerhaegheMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

Inappropriate care in European ICUs confronting views from nurses and junior and senior physicians

Ruth PiersElie AzoulayBara RicouFreda DeKeyser GanzAdeline MaxAndrej MichalsenPaulo Azevedo MaiaRadoslaw OwczukFrancesca RubulottaAnne-Pascale Meert et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEST

Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life care for terminally ill and frail older people

Ineke van EechoudRuth PiersSigrid Van CampMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den NoortgateMyriam DeveugeleNATACHA VERBEKESofie Verhaeghe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Suffering in silence: a qualitative study on the repercussions of having an adult child with cancer on the life of older parents

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckNele Van Den NoortgateRuth PiersLet DillenMaria GrypdonckSofie Verhaeghe

The loneliness of grief in older parents: a qualitative study on the lived experience of older parents after the death of their adult child due to cancer

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersLet DillenSofie VerhaegheMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

Use of analgesics and hypnosedatives in the late-stage care of older inpatients: determining factors

KENDRIN STAELSNele Van Den NoortgateMirko PetrovicElise Van CauwenberghMartine De LaetRuth Piers

2013

Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons

Ruth PiersIneke van EechoudSigrid Van CampMaria GrypdonckMyriam DeveugeleNATACHA VERBEKENele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Aged parents' experiences during a critical illness trajectory and after the death of an adult child: a review of the literature

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersSigrid Van CampLet DillenSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Care at the end of life of the of the geriatric patient : comparison between the acute geriatric unit and the palliative care unit

Nele Van Den NoortgateAnnelies CoolsDelphine VaneechoutteKAREN VERSLUYSMirko PetrovicRuth Piers

Causes and consequences of disproportionate care in intensive care medicine

Erwin J KompanjeRuth PiersDominique Benoit

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE

Suffering in silence: a qualitative study on the repercussions of having an adult child with cancer on the life of older parents

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersLet DillenMaria GrypdonckSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

Zorg aan het levenseinde van de geriatrische patiënt: vergelijking tussen de dienst Acute Geriatrie en de Palliatieve Eenheid

Annelies CoolsDelphine VaneechoutteNele Van Den NoortgateRuth PiersKAREN VERSLUYSMirko Petrovic

2012

End-of-life care of the geriatric patient and nurses' moral distress

Ruth PiersMagali Van den EyndeEls SteemanPeter VlerickDominique BenoitNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Medical decision making at the end-of-life: Knowledge of nurses and nursing assistants in long-term care facilities

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateT Van BraeckelS Van CampKatrien Vanderwee

Older parents' experiences following a serious illness trajectory of an adult child: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research

Liesbeth Van HumbeeckRuth PiersLet DillenSofie VerhaegheNele Van Den Noortgate

Perceptions of appropriateness of care in the intensive care unit: reply

Ruth PiersElie AzoulayDominique Benoit

A1 Journal Article in JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

2011

Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons

Ruth PiersIneke van EechoudSigrid Van CampMaria GrypdonckMyriam DeveugeleNele Van Den Noortgate

Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons : acceptance of dying and balancing experiences, trust and control

Sigrid Van CampRuth PiersIneke van EechoudMaria GrypdonckMyriam DeveugeleNATACHA VERBEKENele Van Den Noortgate

Beleving van familieleden van oudere mensen met kanker die behandeld worden met chemotherapie en/of radiotherapie

Tina VandecasteeleKAREN VERSLUYSEVY VANDENBERGHERuth PiersELSIE DECOENEMyriam DeveugeleMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

Beleving van familieleden van oudere mensen met kanker die behandeld worden met chemotherapie en/of radiotherapie

Tina VandecasteeleKAREN VERSLUYSEVY VANDENBERGHERuth PiersELSIE DECOENEMyriam DeveugeleMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

Do-not-resuscitate decisions in a large tertiary hospital : differences between specialties and results of a hospital-wide intervention

Ruth PiersDominique BenoitWim SchrauwenNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

End-of-life care in the acute hospital

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateDominique Benoit

Palliative care for the geriatric patient in Europe: a survey describing the services, legislation and associations in geriatric palliative medicine

Ruth PiersSophie PautexVito CuraleMathias PfistererMarie-Claire Van NesLourdes RexachMiel RibbeNele Van Den Noortgate

Perceptions of appropriateness of care among European and Israeli intensive care unit nurses and physicians

Ruth PiersElie AzoulayBara RicouFreda DeKeyser GanzJohan DecruyenaereAdeline MaxAndrej MichalsenPaulo Azevedo MaiaRadoslaw OwczukFrancesca Rubulotta et al.

A1 Journal Article in JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life care in the older palliative patient

Ineke van EechoudRuth PiersSigrid Van CampMaria GrypdonckMyriam DeveugeleNATACHA VERBEKENele Van Den Noortgate

Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life in the older palliative patient

Ineke van EechoudSigrid Van CampRuth PiersMaria GrypdonckMyriam DeveugeleNATACHA VERBEKENele Van Den Noortgate

Prevalence of perceptions of inappropriate care among intensive care unit healthcare providers and reasons why disproportional care is continued : the APPROPRICUS study

Ruth PiersElie AzoulayDominique BenoitBara RicouFreda DeKeyserJohan DecruyenaereAdeline MaxAndrej MichalsenPieter DepuydtRadoslaw Owczuk et al.

Results of the SATISFIE-study : Symptom Assessment To Improve Symptom control For Institutonalised Elderly

MAAIKE DE ROORuth PiersEls SteemanMirko PetrovicNele Van Den Noortgate

The lived experience of family members of older cancer patients during a treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Tina VandecasteeleKAREN VERSLUYSEVY VANDENBERGHERuth PiersELSIE DECOENEMyriam DeveugeleMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

The lived experience of older cancer patients during a treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Evy VandenbergheKaren VersluysTina VandecasteeleRuth PiersELSIE DECOENEMyriam DeveugeleMaria GrypdonckNele Van Den Noortgate

2010

Audit of antibiotic therapy in geriatric inpatients

VINCIANE GUYSSENSRuth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateStijn BlotMirko Petrovic

Communication with patients at end of life

Myriam DeveugelePeter PypeMarij SercuRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Euthanasia: the Belgian experience

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateWim SchrauwenDominique Benoit

Bookchapter in End of life care in the ICU : from advanced disease to bereavement

Factors influencing ICU referral at the end of life in the elderly

Ruth PiersDominique BenoitWim SchrauwenNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE

First steps towards validation of a symptom scale for palliative elderly

M De RooAnne-Aurélie UyttersprotMirko PetrovicAnja VelgheRuth PiersNele Van Den Noortgate

Moral distress and burn-out in nurses on acute geriatric wards

MAGALI DEWITTERuth PiersEls SteemanNele Van Den Noortgate

Nurses' moral distress in the care of older persons at the end-of-life : the importance of care setting and involvement in end-of-life decisions

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateMAGALI DEWITTEEls SteemanKim CliquantMirko PetrovicAnja Velghe

Palliative care for the geriatric patient in Europe Survey describing the services, policies, legislation, and associations

Ruth PiersSophie PautexVito CuraleMathias PfistererMarie-Claire Van NesLourdes RexachNele Van Den Noortgate

A1 Journal Article in ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE

Preliminary results from the APPROPRICUS study (APPROPRIATENESS of CARE in the ICUs)

Ruth PiersElie AzoulayBara RicouFreda De KeyserJohan DecruyenaereAdeline MaxAndrej MichalsenPieter DepuydtRadoslaw OwczukPaulo Azevedo Maia et al.

2008

Quality of end of life policy

Ruth PiersNele Van Den NoortgateWim SchrauwenSANDRA MAERTENSAnja VelgheMirko PetrovicDominique Benoit