Publications by authors named "K Van Den Broeck"
Background: People with severe mental illness frequently experience difficulties in other life domains, such as physical health conditions, comorbid substance abuse, unstable housing or structural poverty. The interaction between these difficulties creates a complex care need that often goes unmet. In addition, they regularly come into contact with the legal system and police, through penal as well as protective measures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHomelessness in psychiatric patients in Flanders, Belgium, has never been investigated. Advocacy groups from patients with lived experience of psychiatric disorders have sounded the alarm on the scarcity of suitable housing options, the strain on psychiatric institutions, and the challenges faced by social service workers. To investigate the extent of the problem a survey on the topic was initiated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of pharmacists is increasingly expanding to encompass holistic patient-oriented services, including prevention, health advice, and counseling. Despite this, the pharmacist's role in public psychosocial wellbeing remains understudied. Project #CAVAsa, a collaboration between Flemish Pharmacists' Network and Centers for General Wellbeing (CAW), aimed to strengthen the pharmacist's role in psychosocial care.
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- Integrated nature-based interventions in healthcare are emerging as effective strategies to enhance both health and biodiversity, but there is a lack of robust quality assessment for these interventions.
- A qualitative study involving 22 professionals from seven Belgian healthcare facilities was conducted to refine a preliminary quality framework for evaluating integrated nature-based interventions.
- Findings highlighted the complexity of these interventions and resulted in nine quality criteria, including one newly identified criterion focused on capacity building, alongside existing ones from prior research.
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- - The study investigates the integration of mental health services into primary care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, examining what helps and hinders this process for better outcomes in healthcare.
- - Researchers conducted a mixed-methods study involving interviews with stakeholders and a survey to gather data on the key factors affecting integration, finding both facilitators and barriers.
- - Key facilitators for integration include strong leadership and positive attitudes, while barriers include a lack of understanding about integration, stigma, poor facility performance, and low prioritization of mental health services.