Publications by authors named "Vandewiele H"

Introduction: Involving mental healthcare patients in nursing handover practices seems a promising method for increasing patient participation, empowerment, and shared decision-making but is hardly found in practice.

Method: An explorative review on bedside handovers in mental health care was conducted. Searched databases included CINHAHL, Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase.

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Background: Several European countries are reforming their mental healthcare program. This implies an increase of pressure on outpatient care and also in Flanders are waiting times long in the outpatient care and patients don’t receive timely care. Hitherto, a nursing consultation in mental health care is a fairly new concept of care.

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There is evidence that a diet low in Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides And Polyols (FODMAPs) alleviates symptoms in approx. 70% of the patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. Through fructans, wheat containing products are a major source of FODMAPs in the western diet.

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