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Researcher
Ruth Piers
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153
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2026
Improving quality of interprofessional collaboration in acute geriatric care : a multicentric action-research based intervention study
Karen Versluys
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Stefanie De Buyser
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
GERIATRIC NURSING
2026
2025
Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : process evaluation study of the CODE intervention in doctors and nurses working in ten acute hospital wards
Ruth Piers
Let Dillen
Katrijn Goethals
An Lievrouw
Karen Versluys
Aglaja De Pauw
Celine Jacobs
Ine Moors
Fritz Offner
Anja Velghe
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
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 Benoit
Aglaja De Pauw
Celine Jacobs
Ine Moors
Fritz Offner
Anja Velghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Pieter Depuydt
Patrick Druwé
Dimitri Hemelsoet
et al.
Correction
2025
Educational intervention 'open conversation and reflection' to enhance person-centeredness in acute geriatric wards : a qualitative study of consequences and processes
Karen Versluys
Sarah Janssens
Mieke Grypdonck
Let Dillen
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Linus Vanlaere
Ruth Piers
A2
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE REPORTS
2025
Goals of care discussions and treatment limitation decisions in European acute geriatric units : a one-day cross-sectional study
Ruth Piers
Sophie Pautex
Lourdes Rexach Cano
Jean-Claude Leners
Marc Vali Ahmed
Isabelle De Brauwer
Fatma Ö Kayhan Koçak
Dana Hrnciarikova
Marcin Cwynar
Mariana Alves
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
AGE AND AGEING
2025
Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs : differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals
Hanne Irene Jensen
Hans-Henrik Bülow
Lucas Dierickx
Stijn Vansteelandt
Rosanna Vaschetto
Gábor Élö
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC MEDICAL ETHICS
2025
The use of opioids in the acute geriatric unit : prevalence, efficacy and safety
Wim Janssens
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Dissertation
2025
To identify relatives at risk for Prolonged Grief Disorder symptomatology : a cross-sectional study
Charlotte Boven
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Let Dillen
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2025
2024
Agreement and predictive value of the clinical frailty scale in hospitalized older patients
Liese Lanckmans
Olga Theou
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
2024
Coaching doctors to improve ethical decision-making in adult hospitalized patients potentially receiving excessive treatment : the CODE stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Dominique Benoit
Aglaja De Pauw
Celine Jacobs
Ine Moors
Fritz Offner
Anja Velghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Pieter Depuydt
Patrick Druwé
Dimitri Hemelsoet
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2024
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 Groote
Soetkin De Raedt
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Raf Van Hoeyweghen
Anne Nobels
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
2024
Needs-based bereavement care by healthcare providers to relatives of adult cancer patients in the context of euthanasia
Charlotte Boven
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Dissertation
2024
Opioids in geriatric units in 14 Belgian hospitals : prevalence, dosage and associated factors
Wim Janssens
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Veerle Mouton
Peter Desmet
Katrien Van Puyvelde
Elke Steen
Caroline Maere
Katlijn Van Mulders
Eva De Raes
Julien Dekoninck
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
2024
Outcomes of critically ill patients with and without concordant perceptions of excessive care : a comparison between more religious and less religious ICUs
Lucas Dierickx
Hanne Irene Jensen
Hans-Henrik Bülow
Stijn Vansteelandt
Rosanna Vaschetto
Gábor Élő
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
Preprint
2024
Prognostic value of geriatric and cardiac parameters for one-year mortality in older heart failure patients : a multicentre, observational, prospective study
Lore Kestens
Sarah Billet
L. Hens
Anja Velghe
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2024
Relatives' needs in terms of bereavement care throughout euthanasia processes : a qualitative study
Charlotte Boven
Let Dillen
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
2024
Short-term opioid treatment of acute locomotor pain in older adults : comparison of effectiveness and safety between tramadol and oxycodone : a randomized trial
Wim Janssens
Pauwelijn Verhoestraete
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A2
Journal Article
in
GERIATRICS
2024
Supportive and palliative care indicators tool prognostic value in older hospitalised patients : a prospective multicentre study
Ruth Piers
Isabelle De Brauwer
Hilde Baeyens
Anja Velghe
Lineke Hens
Ellen Deschepper
Séverine Henrard
Michel De Pauw
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Marie De Saint-Hubert
A1
Journal Article
in
BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE
2024
Will-to-live and self-rated health in older hospitalized patients are not predictive for short-term mortality
Soetkin De Raedt
Marie De Groote
Han Martens
Anja Velghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2024
2023
Bereavement care and the interaction with relatives in the context of euthanasia : a qualitative study with healthcare providers
Charlotte Boven
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Let Dillen
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
2023
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 Benoit
Stijn Vanheule
Frank Manesse
Frederik Anseel
Geert De Soete
Katrijn Goethals
An Lievrouw
Stijn Vansteelandt
Erik De Haan
Ruth Piers
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2023
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 Bentin
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2023
Outcomes in patients perceived as receiving excessive care by ICU physicians and nurses differences between patients < 75 and ≥ 75 years of age?
Ruth Piers
Valerie Banner-Goodspeed
Eva Åkerman
Eva Kieslichova
Geert Meyfroidt
Rik T. Gerritsen
Emma Uyttersprot
Dominique Benoit
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEST
2023
Palliative profile, one-year mortality and quality of life in older inpatients according to Be-PICT : a multicenter prospective cohort study
Isabelle De Brauwer
Séverine Henrard
Hilde Baeyens
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Marie De Saint-Hubert
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2023
Relatives’ experiences of being involved in assisted dying : a qualitative study
Charlotte Boven
Let Dillen
Sigrid Dierickx
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
A1
Journal Article
in
QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
2023
Scope of treatment and clinical-decision making in the older patient with COVID-19 infection, a European perspective
Rozemarijn Lidewij van Bruchem-Visser
Hana Vankova
Lourdes Rexach
Marc Vali Ahmed
Eileen Burns
Sophie Pautex
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
2023
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 Bourmorck
Marie de Saint-Hubert
Marianne Desmedt
Ruth Piers
Julien Flament
Isabelle De Brauwer
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
2023
2022
Flemish healthcare providers' attitude towards tiredness of life and euthanasia : a survey study
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Reine De Bock
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
2022
Healthcare providers’ experiences regarding the interaction with family during a euthanasia process : a qualitative study (BE-CARED)
Charlotte Boven
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Aurelie Lust
Hannah Van Kesteren
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Let Dillen
C3
Conference
2022
In-hospital bereavement services as an act of care and a challenge : an integrative review
Charlotte Boven
Let Dillen
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2022
Pharmacological treatment and assessment of symptoms at the end of life in European nursing homes
Marc Tanghe
Ruth Piers
Lieve Van den Block
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Luc Deliens
Dissertation
2022
Prognostic value of the surprise question for one-year mortality in older patients : a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units
Hanne Maes
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Isabelle De Brauwer
Anja Velghe
Marianne Desmedt
Marie De Saint-Hubert
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2022
Relatives of cancer patients’ experiences regarding the interaction with healthcare providers during a euthanasia process : a qualitative study (BE-CARED)
Charlotte Boven
Let Dillen
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
C3
Conference
2022
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 Janssens
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
Correction
2022
2021
Diagnosing COVID-19 : towards a feasible COVID-19 rule-out protocol
Jozefien De Clercq
Thomas Malfait
Simon Malfait
Jerina Boelens
Liselotte Coorevits
Elizaveta Padalko
Stien Vandendriessche
Bruno Verhasselt
Lieve Morbée
Fre Bauters
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2021
Early resuscitation orders in hospitalized oldest-old with COVID-19 : a multicenter cohort study
Ruth Piers
Eva Van Braeckel
Dominique Benoit
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2021
Hospitalisation in the last month of life and in-hospital death of nursing home residents : a cross-sectional analysis of six European countries
Elisabeth Honinx
Ruth Piers
Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Sheila Payne
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Giovanni Gambassi
Marika Kylänen
Luc Deliens
Lieve Van den Block
Tinne Smets
A1
Journal Article
in
BMJ OPEN
2021
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 Druwé
Koenraad G. Monsieurs
James Gagg
Shinji Nakahara
Michael N. Cocchi
Gábor Élő
Hans van Schuppen
Evan Avraham Alpert
Anatolij Truhlář
Sofie A. Huybrechts
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RESUSCITATION
2021
Large differences in the organization of palliative care in nursing homes in six European countries : findings from the PACE cross-sectional study
Elisabeth Honinx
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen
S Payne
K Szczerbińska
G Gambassi
M Kylänen
Luc Deliens
Tinne Smets
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
2021
Letter to the editor : premorbid frailty is a better prognostic indicator than age in oldest-old hospitalized with COVID-19
Ruth Piers
WIM JANSSENS
K Cobbaert
I Pattyn
I Westhovens
H Martens
K Van Puyvelde
S Maertens
V Guyssens
H Baeyens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2021
Outcomes of ICU patients with and without perceptions of excessive care : a comparison between cancer and non-cancer patients
Dominique Benoit
Esther N. van der Zee
Michael Darmon
An K. L. Reyners
Victoria Metaxa
Djamel Mokart
Alexander Wilmer
Pieter Depuydt
Andreas Hvarfner
Katerina Rusinova
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ANNALS OF INTENSIVE CARE
2021
Palliative care in nursing homes in Europe
Elisabeth Honinx
Lieve Van den Block
Luc Deliens
Tinne Smets
Ruth Piers
Dissertation
2021
Perception of inappropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation : prevalence, associated factors and impact on emergency clinicians
Patrick Druwé
Dominique Benoit
Ruth Piers
Koen Monsieurs
Dissertation
2021
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 Janssens
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
2021
Potentially inappropriate treatments at the end of life in nursing home residents : findings from the PACE cross-sectional study in 6 European countries
Elisabeth Honinx
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Sander M.J. Van Kuijk
Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Sheila A. Payne
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Giovanni G. Gambassi
Harriet Finne-Soveri
Luc Deliens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2021
The outcome of in- and out-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in the older population : a scoping review
Rina Zanders
Patrick Druwé
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
2021
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 Vyver
Anja Velghe
Hilde Baeyens
Jean-Pierre Baeyens
Julien Dekoninck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC GERIATRICS
2020
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults over 80 : outcome and the perception of appropriateness by clinicians
Patrick Druwé
Dominique Benoit
Koenraad G. Monsieurs
Evan Avraham Alpert
Sofie A. Huybrechts
Nicolas Mpotos
Michael N. Cocchi
Pascual Piñera Salmeron
Peter De Paepe
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
2020
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 Tanghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Luc Deliens
Tinne Smets
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Harriet Finne-Soveri
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2020
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 Bulcke
Victoria Metaxa
Anna K. Reyners
Katerina Rusinova
Hanne I. Jensen
J. Malmgren
Michael Darmon
Daniel Talmor
Anne-Pascale Meert
Laura Cancelliere
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2020
Evaluation of a palliative care program for nursing homes in 7 countries : the PACE Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial
Lieve Van den Block
Elisabeth Honinx
Lara Pivodic
Rose Miranda
Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Hein van Hout
H. Roeline W. Pasman
Mariska Oosterveld-Vlug
Maud Ten Koppel
Ruth Piers
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
2020
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 Honinx
Tinne Smets
Ruth Piers
H. Roeline W. Pasman
Sheila A. Payne
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Giovanni Gambassi
Marika Kylänen
Sophie Pautex
Luc Deliens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2020
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 Tanghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Luc Deliens
Tinne Smets
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Harriet Finne-Soveri
Sheila Payne
Giovanni Gambassi
Lieve Van den Block
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2020
Strategies for the implementation of palliative care education and organizational interventions in long-term care facilities : a scoping review
Danni Collingridge Moore
Sheila Payne
Lieve Van den Block
Julie Ling
Katherine Froggatt
Yuliana Gatsolaeva
Elisabeth Honinx
Lara Pivodic
Rose Miranda
Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2020
Tackling diagnostic challenges during the first wave of COVID-19
Jozefien De Clercq
Thomas Malfait
Simon Malfait
Liselotte Coorevits
Elizaveta Padalko
Stien Vandendriessche
Bruno Verhasselt
Lieve Morbée
Fre Bauters
Katrien Hertegonne
et al.
C3
Conference
2020
Tiredness of life in older persons : a qualitative study on nurses’ experiences of being confronted with this growing phenomenon
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
GERONTOLOGIST
2020
Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about cognitive impairment and institutional care
Mathias Schloegl
Florian Riese
Milta O. Little
David Blum
Ralf J. Jox
Lynn O'Neill
Sophie Pautex
Ruth Piers
Deborah Way
Christopher A. Jones
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2020
‘Less is more’ in modern ICU : blessings and traps of treatment limitation
Bara Ricou
Ruth Piers
Hans Flaatten
Editorial material
2020
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 Honinx
Tinne Smets
Ruth Piers
Luc Deliens
Sheila Payne
Marika Kylänen
Ilona Barańska
H. Roeline W. Pasman
Giovanni Gambassi
Lieve Van den Block
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2019
Cancer patients' experiences of communicating and dealing with their older parents : a qualitative study
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Mieke Grypdonck
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
2019
De mening en attitude van Vlaamse artsen tegenover levensbeëindiging bij ouderen met levensmoeheid
Maxime Benoot
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2019
Dying in long-term care facilities in Europe : the PACE epidemiological study of deceased residents in six countries
Elisabeth Honinx
Nanja van Dop
Tinne Smets
Luc Deliens
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Katherine Froggatt
Giovanni Gambassi
Marika Kylänen
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2019
Influenzageassocieerde myositis bij een oudere patiënt
Sebastiaan Dhont
Emily De Grauwe
WIM JANSSENS
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Mirko Petrovic
Ruth Piers
A2
Journal Article
in
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE
2019
Interprofessional teamwork, quality of care and turnover intention in geriatric care : a cross-sectional study in 55 acute geriatric units
Ruth Piers
Karen Versluys
Johan Devoghel
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
2019
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in older people : a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Maja Kiselinova
Anja Velghe
Ruth Piers
Bruno Verhasselt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2019
Opioid, antipsychotic and hypnotic use in end of life in long-term care facilities in six European countries : results of PACE
Marc Tanghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Lara Pivodic
Luc Deliens
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Harriet Finne-Soveri
Danni Collingridge-Moore
Giovanni Gambassi
Lieve Van den Block
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2019
Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and U.S. ICUs : differences between nurses and physicians
Hanne Irene Jensen
Stine Hebsgaard
Tina Charlotte Bitsch Hansen
Rikke Frank Aagaard Johnsen
Christiane S Hartog
Ioanna Soultati
Orsolya Szucs
Michael E Wilson
Bo Van den Bulcke
Dominique Benoit
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
2019
Prevalence of disagreement about appropriateness of treatment between ICU patients/surrogates and clinicians
Michael E Wilson
Claudia C Dobler
Laszlo Zubek
Ognjen Gajic
Daniel Talmor
J Randall Curtis
Richard F Hinds
Valerie M Banner-Goodspeed
Ariel Mueller
Dee M Rickett
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEST
2019
Prognostische tools voor de 1 jaars-mortaliteit bij ouderen met chronische niet-oncologische aandoening en/of verhoogde kwetsbaarheid
Camille Vanquaille
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2019
The experience of nurses being confronted with tiredness of life in older persons : a qualitative study
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Eline Herregods-Van De Pontseele
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2019
The knowledge and attitudes of Flemish geriatric nurses regarding tiredness of life (ToL) and euthanasia : a survey study
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2019
The use of opioids in the dying geriatric patient comparison between the acute geriatric ward and palliative care unit
WIM JANSSENS
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2019
2018
Advance care planning in dementia : recommendations for healthcare professionals
Ruth Piers
Gwenda Albers
Joni Gilissen
Jan De Lepeleire
Jan Steyaert
Wouter Van Mechelen
Els Steeman
Let Dillen
Paul Vanden Berghe
Lieve Van den Block
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
2018
Back to basics : a systematic experiential learning process supports advance care planning
Karen Versluys
Ruth Piers
Liselotte Van Ooteghem
Gerda Okerman
LInus Vanlaere
C3
Conference
2018
Development and validation of the symptom assessment to improve symptom control for institutionalized elderly scale
MAAIKE DE ROO
Marc Tanghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2018
Ethical decision-making climate in the ICU : theoretical framework and validation of a self-assessment tool
Bo Van den Bulcke
Ruth Piers
Hanne Irene Jensen
Johan Malmgren
Victoria Metaxa
Anna K Reyners
Michael Darmon
Katerina Rusinova
Daniel Talmor
Anne-Pascale Meert
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY
2018
Hoe ervaren bewoners in een woonzorgcentrum een vroegtijdig zorgplanningsgesprek? Een kwalitatief onderzoek.
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Marc Tanghe
Melissa Philips
Maud ten Koppel
Claudia Mercuri
Giovanni Gambassi
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Lieve Van den Block
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2018
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 Smets
Bregje BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Rose Miranda
Lara Pivodic
Marc Tanghe
Hein van Hout
Roeline HRW Pasman
Mariska Oosterveld-Vlug
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
2018
International perspectives on moral distress
Connie M. Ulrich
An Lievrouw
Bo Van den Bulcke
Dominique Benoit
Ruth Piers
Georgina Morley
Renatha Joseph
Baraka Morris
Subadhra D. Rai
Margaret Mei Ling Soon
Bookchapter
in
Moral distress in the health professions
2018
Is a systematic experiential learning process helpful in supporting geriatric liaison conversations to reach true patient-centered care
Karen Verlsuys
Sarah Janssens
Mieke Grypdonck
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Linus Vanlaere
C3
Conference
2018
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 Benoit
H. I. Jensen
J. Malmgren
V. Metaxa
A. K. Reyners
M Darmon
K. Rusinova
D. Talmor
A. P. Meert
L. Cancelliere
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
2018
Perception of inappropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation by clinicians working in emergency departments and ambulance services : the REAPPROPRIATE international, multi-centre, cross sectional survey
Patrick Druwé
Koenraad G. Monsieurs
Ruth Piers
James Gagg
Shinji Nakahara
Evan Avraham Alpert
Hans van Schuppen
Gábor Élő
Anatolij Truhlář
Sofie A. Huybrechts
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
RESUSCITATION
2018
Reply to: Interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric care : where are the pharmacists?
Ruth Piers
Karen Versluys
Johan Devoghel
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
2018
The experience of home care nurses being confronted with tiredness of life in community-dwelling older persons : a qualitative study
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Eline Herregods-Van De Pontseele
C3
Conference
2018
The palliative care knowledge of nursing home staff : the EU FP7 PACE cross-sectional survey in 322 nursing homes in six European countries
Tinne Smets
Lara Pivodic
Ruth Piers
H Roeline W Pasman
Yvonne Engels
Katarzyna Szczerbińska
Marika Kylänen
Giovanni Gambassi
Sheila Payne
Luc Deliens
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2018
Validation of the supportive and palliative care indicators tool in a geriatric population
Reine De Bock
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2018
2017
A typology of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric care : a study in 55 units in Belgium
Ruth Piers
Karen Versluys
Johan Devoghel
Sophie Lambrecht
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
2017
Care in connection : a participatory action research project on family-focused care in oncology
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2017
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 Oeyen
Joris Vermassen
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
Lieven Annemans
Johan Decruyenaere
A1
Journal Article
in
MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA
2017
De Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT) als prognostische tool op de acute G-dienst
Reine De Bock
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2017
Een zeldzame verwikkeling van infectieuze endocarditis
Marlies Maly
Mirko Petrovic
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
A2
Journal Article
in
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE
2017
Systematic exposure experience as a condition for person-centered care
KAREN VERSLUYS
Sarah Janssens
Maria Grypdonck
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2017
Zorg in verbondenheid op een afdeling geriatrie : een actieonderzoek voor, door en met zorgverleners, patiënten en familieleden
Let Dillen
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2017
2016
A case of infectious endocarditis complicated by spondylodiscitis
Marlies Maly
Mirko Petrovic
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2016
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 Block
Tinne Smets
Nanja van Dop
Eddy Adang
Paula Andreasen
Danni Collingridge Moore
Yvonne Engels
Harriet Finne-Soveri
Katherine Froggatt
Giovanni Gambassi
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2016
Defining and rating key dimensions of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units
Ruth Piers
KAREN VERSLUYS
J Devoghel
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2016
Grief and loss in older people residing in nursing homes : (un)detected by nurses and care assistants?
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
2016
Levenseinde : naar een ethisch kader : werkboek voor zorgverleners
Sylvie Tack
Linus Van Laere
Ruth Piers
Annick Vansevenant
Anne Marie De Lust
Book
2016
Moral distress in acute geriatric units
KAREN VERSLUYS
Ilse Vandecaveye
Linus Vanlaere
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2016
Parenting a middle-aged child with cancer : a delicate balancing act for parents, children and health care providers
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Sofie Verhaeghe
Ruth Piers
Dissertation
2016
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 Noortgate
Rebecca Verhofstede
Joachim Cohen
Ruth Piers
Luc Deliens
Tinne Smets
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2016
Systematic exposure experience as a condition for person-centered care
KAREN VERSLUYS
Sara Janssens
Maria Grypdonck
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2016
The suffering in silence of older parents whose child died of cancer : a qualitative study
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
DEATH STUDIES
2016
Types of interprofessional teamwork in acute geriatric units and its relation to patient and carers’ outcomes
Ruth Piers
KAREN VERSLUYS
J Devoghel
André Vyt
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2016
2015
Collaboration between professionals as a necessary condition for palliative care
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
André Vyt
Bookchapter
in
Palliative care for older people : a public health perspective
2015
Emfysemateuze cystitis bij een 86-jarige vrouw : casusbespreking en overzicht van de literatuur
Joke De Mey
Wim Janssens
Mirko Petrovic
Ruth Piers
A2
Journal Article
in
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE
2015
Grief at old age: (un)detected by health care providers in nursing homes?
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2015
Spiralen van onbestendigheid: een kwalitatieve studie naar de relatiedynamiek tussen volwassen kinderen met kanker en hun oudere ouders
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Maria Grypdonck
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2015
Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) : a possible cause of recurrent syncope
Dorien De Meester
JOKE DE MEY
Ruth Piers
Mirko Petrovic
C3
Conference
2015
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 Cools
Delphine Vaneechoutte
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Karen Versluys
MARTINE DE LAAT
Mirko Petrovic
Ruth Piers
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND GERONTOLOGY
2015
The interaction between lived experiences of older patients and their family caregivers confronted with a cancer diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative study
CYNTHIA SENDEN
Tina Vandecasteele
EVY VANDENBERGHE
KAREN VERSLUYS
Ruth Piers
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
2015
The suffering in silence of older parents whose child died of cancer: a qualitative study
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Sofie Verhaeghe
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2015
Tightrope walkers suffering in silence: a qualitative study into the experiences of older parents who have an adult child with cancer
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Myriam Deveugele
Maria Grypdonck
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
2015
2014
I, they and we: a qualitative study on how cancer patients experience their illness trajectory vis-à-vis their older parents
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Let Dillen
Ruth Piers
Sofie Verhaeghe
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2014
Inappropriate care in European ICUs confronting views from nurses and junior and senior physicians
Ruth Piers
Elie Azoulay
Bara Ricou
Freda DeKeyser Ganz
Adeline Max
Andrej Michalsen
Paulo Azevedo Maia
Radoslaw Owczuk
Francesca Rubulotta
Anne-Pascale Meert
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEST
2014
Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life care for terminally ill and frail older people
Ineke van Eechoud
Ruth Piers
Sigrid Van Camp
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Myriam Deveugele
NATACHA VERBEKE
Sofie Verhaeghe
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
2014
Suffering in silence: a qualitative study on the repercussions of having an adult child with cancer on the life of older parents
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
Let Dillen
Maria Grypdonck
Sofie Verhaeghe
C3
Conference
2014
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 Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Let Dillen
Sofie Verhaeghe
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2014
Use of analgesics and hypnosedatives in the late-stage care of older inpatients: determining factors
KENDRIN STAELS
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Mirko Petrovic
Elise Van Cauwenbergh
Martine De Laet
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2014
2013
Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons
Ruth Piers
Ineke van Eechoud
Sigrid Van Camp
Maria Grypdonck
Myriam Deveugele
NATACHA VERBEKE
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
2013
Aged parents' experiences during a critical illness trajectory and after the death of an adult child: a review of the literature
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Sigrid Van Camp
Let Dillen
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
2013
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 Noortgate
Annelies Cools
Delphine Vaneechoutte
KAREN VERSLUYS
Mirko Petrovic
Ruth Piers
C3
Conference
2013
Causes and consequences of disproportionate care in intensive care medicine
Erwin J Kompanje
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
A1
Journal Article
in
CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE
2013
Suffering in silence: a qualitative study on the repercussions of having an adult child with cancer on the life of older parents
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Let Dillen
Maria Grypdonck
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2013
Zorg aan het levenseinde van de geriatrische patiënt: vergelijking tussen de dienst Acute Geriatrie en de Palliatieve Eenheid
Annelies Cools
Delphine Vaneechoutte
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Ruth Piers
KAREN VERSLUYS
Mirko Petrovic
C3
Conference
2013
2012
End-of-life care of the geriatric patient and nurses' moral distress
Ruth Piers
Magali Van den Eynde
Els Steeman
Peter Vlerick
Dominique Benoit
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
2012
Medical decision making at the end-of-life: Knowledge of nurses and nursing assistants in long-term care facilities
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
T Van Braeckel
S Van Camp
Katrien Vanderwee
C3
Conference
2012
Older parents' experiences following a serious illness trajectory of an adult child: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research
Liesbeth Van Humbeeck
Ruth Piers
Let Dillen
Sofie Verhaeghe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2012
Perceptions of appropriateness of care in the intensive care unit: reply
Ruth Piers
Elie Azoulay
Dominique Benoit
A1
Journal Article
in
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2012
2011
Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons
Ruth Piers
Ineke van Eechoud
Sigrid Van Camp
Maria Grypdonck
Myriam Deveugele
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Advance care planning in terminally ill and frail older persons : acceptance of dying and balancing experiences, trust and control
Sigrid Van Camp
Ruth Piers
Ineke van Eechoud
Maria Grypdonck
Myriam Deveugele
NATACHA VERBEKE
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Beleving van familieleden van oudere mensen met kanker die behandeld worden met chemotherapie en/of radiotherapie
Tina Vandecasteele
KAREN VERSLUYS
EVY VANDENBERGHE
Ruth Piers
ELSIE DECOENE
Myriam Deveugele
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Beleving van familieleden van oudere mensen met kanker die behandeld worden met chemotherapie en/of radiotherapie
Tina Vandecasteele
KAREN VERSLUYS
EVY VANDENBERGHE
Ruth Piers
ELSIE DECOENE
Myriam Deveugele
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Do-not-resuscitate decisions in a large tertiary hospital : differences between specialties and results of a hospital-wide intervention
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
Wim Schrauwen
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
ACTA CLINICA BELGICA
2011
End-of-life care in the acute hospital
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Dominique Benoit
Dissertation
2011
Palliative care for the geriatric patient in Europe: a survey describing the services, legislation and associations in geriatric palliative medicine
Ruth Piers
Sophie Pautex
Vito Curale
Mathias Pfisterer
Marie-Claire Van Nes
Lourdes Rexach
Miel Ribbe
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Perceptions of appropriateness of care among European and Israeli intensive care unit nurses and physicians
Ruth Piers
Elie Azoulay
Bara Ricou
Freda DeKeyser Ganz
Johan Decruyenaere
Adeline Max
Andrej Michalsen
Paulo Azevedo Maia
Radoslaw Owczuk
Francesca Rubulotta
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2011
Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life care in the older palliative patient
Ineke van Eechoud
Ruth Piers
Sigrid Van Camp
Maria Grypdonck
Myriam Deveugele
NATACHA VERBEKE
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Perspectives of family members on planning end-of-life in the older palliative patient
Ineke van Eechoud
Sigrid Van Camp
Ruth Piers
Maria Grypdonck
Myriam Deveugele
NATACHA VERBEKE
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
Prevalence of perceptions of inappropriate care among intensive care unit healthcare providers and reasons why disproportional care is continued : the APPROPRICUS study
Ruth Piers
Elie Azoulay
Dominique Benoit
Bara Ricou
Freda DeKeyser
Johan Decruyenaere
Adeline Max
Andrej Michalsen
Pieter Depuydt
Radoslaw Owczuk
et al.
C3
Conference
2011
Results of the SATISFIE-study : Symptom Assessment To Improve Symptom control For Institutonalised Elderly
MAAIKE DE ROO
Ruth Piers
Els Steeman
Mirko Petrovic
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
The lived experience of family members of older cancer patients during a treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Tina Vandecasteele
KAREN VERSLUYS
EVY VANDENBERGHE
Ruth Piers
ELSIE DECOENE
Myriam Deveugele
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
The lived experience of older cancer patients during a treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Evy Vandenberghe
Karen Versluys
Tina Vandecasteele
Ruth Piers
ELSIE DECOENE
Myriam Deveugele
Maria Grypdonck
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2011
2010
Audit of antibiotic therapy in geriatric inpatients
VINCIANE GUYSSENS
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Stijn Blot
Mirko Petrovic
C3
Conference
2010
Communication with patients at end of life
Myriam Deveugele
Peter Pype
Marij Sercu
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2010
Euthanasia: the Belgian experience
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Wim Schrauwen
Dominique Benoit
Bookchapter
in
End of life care in the ICU : from advanced disease to bereavement
2010
Factors influencing ICU referral at the end of life in the elderly
Ruth Piers
Dominique Benoit
Wim Schrauwen
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE
2010
First steps towards validation of a symptom scale for palliative elderly
M De Roo
Anne-Aurélie Uyttersprot
Mirko Petrovic
Anja Velghe
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2010
Moral distress and burn-out in nurses on acute geriatric wards
MAGALI DEWITTE
Ruth Piers
Els Steeman
Nele Van Den Noortgate
C3
Conference
2010
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 Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
MAGALI DEWITTE
Els Steeman
Kim Cliquant
Mirko Petrovic
Anja Velghe
C3
Conference
2010
Palliative care for the geriatric patient in Europe Survey describing the services, policies, legislation, and associations
Ruth Piers
Sophie Pautex
Vito Curale
Mathias Pfisterer
Marie-Claire Van Nes
Lourdes Rexach
Nele Van Den Noortgate
A1
Journal Article
in
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GERONTOLOGIE UND GERIATRIE
2010
Preliminary results from the APPROPRICUS study (APPROPRIATENESS of CARE in the ICUs)
Ruth Piers
Elie Azoulay
Bara Ricou
Freda De Keyser
Johan Decruyenaere
Adeline Max
Andrej Michalsen
Pieter Depuydt
Radoslaw Owczuk
Paulo Azevedo Maia
et al.
C3
Conference
2010
2008
Quality of end of life policy
Ruth Piers
Nele Van Den Noortgate
Wim Schrauwen
SANDRA MAERTENS
Anja Velghe
Mirko Petrovic
Dominique Benoit
C3
Conference
2008