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Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a registry-based study by Spitaels, David, Mamouris, Pavlos, Vaes, Bert, Smeets, Miek, Luyten, Frank, Hermens, Rosella, Vankrunkelsven, Patrik

“…ObjectivesThe present study investigated (1) trends in the prevalence and incidence of knee osteoarthritis over a 20-year period (1996–2015); (2) trends in…”
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Muscle Strength and Physical Performance as Predictors of Mortality, Hospitalization, and Disability in the Oldest Old by Legrand, Delphine, Vaes, Bert, Matheï, Catharina, Adriaensen, Wim, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Degryse, Jean-Marie

“…Objectives To evaluate the predictive value of muscle strength and physical performance in the oldest old for all‐cause mortality; hospitalization; and the…”
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Short Physical Performance Battery and all-cause mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis by Pavasini, Rita, Guralnik, Jack, Brown, Justin C, di Bari, Mauro, Cesari, Matteo, Landi, Francesco, Vaes, Bert, Legrand, Delphine, Verghese, Joe, Wang, Cuiling, Stenholm, Sari, Ferrucci, Luigi, Lai, Jennifer C, Bartes, Anna Arnau, Espaulella, Joan, Ferrer, Montserrat, Lim, Jae-Young, Ensrud, Kristine E, Cawthon, Peggy, Turusheva, Anna, Frolova, Elena, Rolland, Yves, Lauwers, Valerie, Corsonello, Andrea, Kirk, Gregory D, Ferrari, Roberto, Volpato, Stefano, Campo, Gianluca

“…The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a well-established tool to assess lower extremity physical performance status. Its predictive ability for…”
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Trends in multimorbidity and polypharmacy in the Flemish-Belgian population between 2000 and 2015 by van den Akker, Marjan, Vaes, Bert, Goderis, Geert, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, De Burghgraeve, Tine, Henrard, Séverine

“…The aim of this paper was to describe the time trends in the prevalence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in Flanders (Belgium) between 2000 and 2015, while…”
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Too many, too few, or too unsafe? Impact of inappropriate prescribing on mortality, and hospitalization in a cohort of community‐dwelling oldest old by Wauters, Maarten, Elseviers, Monique, Vaes, Bert, Degryse, Jan, Dalleur, Olivia, Vander Stichele, Robert, Christiaens, Thierry, Azermai, Majda

“…Aims Little is known about the impact of inappropriate prescribing (IP) in community‐dwelling adults, aged 80 years and older. The prevalence at baseline…”
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The prevalence of sarcopenia in very old individuals according to the European consensus definition: insights from the BELFRAIL study by Legrand, Delphine, Vaes, Bert, Matheï, Catharina, Swine, Christian, Degryse, Jean-Marie

“…the prevalence of sarcopenia varies widely between studies. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in a representative sample…”
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Associations Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Functional Impairment and Frailty in the BELFRAIL Cohort by Matheï, Catharina, Vaes, Bert, Wallemacq, Pierre, Degryse, Jan

“…Objectives To investigate whether an observed association between cytomegalovirus (CMV) exposure and functional impairment and frailty in older adults is…”
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Associations of heat with diseases and specific symptoms in Flanders, Belgium: An 8-year retrospective study of general practitioner registration data by Alemayehu Ali, Endale, Cox, Bianca, Van de Vel, Karen, Verachtert, Els, Vaes, Bert, Gabriel Beerten, Simon, Duarte, Elisa, Scheerens, Charlotte, Aerts, Raf, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs

“…Global temperature rise has become a major health concern. Most previous studies on the impact of heat on morbidity have used hospital data. This study aimed…”
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Developing a questionnaire to evaluate an automated audit & feedback intervention: a Rand-modified Delphi method by Van den Wyngaert, Ine, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Coteur, Kristien, Vaes, Bert, Van den Bulck, Steve

“…Audit and feedback (A&F) is a widely used implementation strategy to evaluate and improve medical practice. The optimal design of an A&F system is uncertain…”
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Fast and optimal algorithm for case-control matching using registry data: application on the antibiotics use of colorectal cancer patients by Mamouris, Pavlos, Nassiri, Vahid, Molenberghs, Geert, van den Akker, Marjan, van der Meer, Joep, Vaes, Bert

“…In case-control studies most algorithms allow the controls to be sampled several times, which is not always optimal. If many controls are available and…”
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Association between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in the oldest old: untangling the role of frailty by Vaes, Bert, Depoortere, David, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Matheï, Catharina, Neto, Joana, Degryse, Jan

“…To date, there is no consensus regarding cardiovascular risk management in the very old. Studies have shown that the relationship between traditional…”
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the incidence of diseases and the provision of primary care: A registry-based study by Van den Bulck, Steve, Crèvecoeur, Jonas, Aertgeerts, Bert, Delvaux, Nicolas, Neyens, Thomas, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Coursier, Patrick, Vaes, Bert

“…Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on healthcare but uncertainty remains about the extent to which primary care provision was affected…”
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Impact of primary care involvement and setting on multidisciplinary heart failure management: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Raat, Willem, Smeets, Miek, Janssens, Stefan, Vaes, Bert

“…Multidisciplinary disease management programmes (DMPs) are a cornerstone of modern guideline‐recommended care for heart failure (HF). Few programmes are…”
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Integration of Chronic Care in a Fragmented Healthcare System Comment on "Integration or Fragmentation of Health Care? Examining Policies and Politics in a Belgian Case Study" by Smeets, Miek, Baldewijns, Karolien, Vaes, Bert, Vandenhoudt, Hilde

“…The authors of "Integration or Fragmentation of Health Care? Examining Policies and Politics in a Belgian Case Study" present a fresh perspective on the…”
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Pneumococcal vaccination coverage and adherence to recommended dosing schedules in adults: a repeated cross-sectional study of the INTEGO morbidity registry by Janssens, Arne, Vaes, Bert, Abels, Chloé, Crèvecoeur, Jonas, Mamouris, Pavlos, Merckx, Barbara, Libin, Pieter, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Neyens, Thomas

“…Since 2014, Belgium's Superior Health Council has recommended pneumococcal vaccination for adults aged 19-85 years at increased risk for pneumococcal diseases…”
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Community pharmacists' perceptions on multidisciplinary heart failure care: an exploratory qualitative study by Raat, Willem, Truyts, Pauline, Gaillaert, Justine, Van de Putte, Marie, Van der Linden, Lorenz, Janssens, Stefan, Vaes, Bert, Smeets, Miek

“…Heart failure (HF) is an important health problem and guidelines recommend multidisciplinary management. The pharmacist is an important member of the…”
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Trends in prevalence and incidence of registered dementia and trends in multimorbidity among patients with dementia in general practice in Flanders, Belgium, 2000–2021: a registry-based, retrospective, longitudinal cohort study by Beerten, Simon Gabriël, Helsen, Antje, De Lepeleire, Jan, Waldorff, Frans Boch, Vaes, Bert

“…ObjectivesWith the ageing of our population, it seems plausible that the prevalence of both dementia and multimorbidity will increase in the following decades…”
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Association between non-registration of chronic kidney disease and mortality and cardiovascular outcome: a time-to-event analysis of retrospective primary care data by Van den Wyngaert, Ine, Mamouris, Pavlos, Ali, Endale Alemayehu, Vaes, Bert, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs

“…ObjectivePatients with impaired kidney function and increased albuminuria are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous research has…”
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Using a general practice research database to assess the spatio-temporal COVID-19 risk by Petrof, Oana, Neyens, Thomas, Vaes, Bert, Janssens, Arne, Faes, Christel

“…In Flanders, general practitioners (GPs) were among the first ones to collect data regarding COVID-19 cases. Intego is a GPs' morbidity registry in primary…”
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Cardiologists' perceptions on multidisciplinary collaboration in heart failure care - a qualitative study by Raat, Willem, Smeets, Miek, Vandewal, Isolde, Broekx, Lien, Peters, Sanne, Janssens, Stefan, Vaes, Bert, Aertgeerts, Bert

“…Cardiologists play a key role in multidisciplinary care by guiding heart failure (HF) management in the hospital and in the community. Regional implementation…”
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