Search Results - "WILLEMS, SARA"

Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives by Shadmi, Efrat, Chen, Yingyao, Dourado, Inês, Faran-Perach, Inbal, Furler, John, Hangoma, Peter, Hanvoravongchai, Piya, Obando, Claudia, Petrosyan, Varduhi, Rao, Krishna D, Ruano, Ana Lorena, Shi, Leiyu, de Souza, Luis Eugenio, Spitzer-Shohat, Sivan, Sturgiss, Elizabeth, Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong, Uribe, Manuela Villar, Willems, Sara

“…The COVID-19 is disproportionally affecting the poor, minorities and a broad range of vulnerable populations, due to its inequitable spread in areas of dense…”
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Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol–Lowering Genetic Variants and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis by Lotta, Luca A, Sharp, Stephen J, Burgess, Stephen, Perry, John R. B, Stewart, Isobel D, Willems, Sara M, Luan, Jian’an, Ardanaz, Eva, Arriola, Larraitz, Balkau, Beverley, Boeing, Heiner, Deloukas, Panos, Forouhi, Nita G, Franks, Paul W, Grioni, Sara, Kaaks, Rudolf, Key, Timothy J, Navarro, Carmen, Nilsson, Peter M, Overvad, Kim, Palli, Domenico, Panico, Salvatore, Quirós, Jose-Ramón, Riboli, Elio, Rolandsson, Olov, Sacerdote, Carlotta, Salamanca-Fernandez, Elena, Slimani, Nadia, Spijkerman, Annemieke M. W, Tjonneland, Anne, Tumino, Rosario, van der A, Daphne L, van der Schouw, Yvonne T, McCarthy, Mark I, Barroso, Inês, O’Rahilly, Stephen, Savage, David B, Sattar, Naveed, Langenberg, Claudia, Scott, Robert A, Wareham, Nicholas J

“…IMPORTANCE: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering alleles in or near NPC1L1 or HMGCR, encoding the respective molecular targets of ezetimibe and…”
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How community sport programs may improve the health of vulnerable population groups: a program theory by Van der Veken, Karen, Lauwerier, Emelien, Willems, Sara J

“…Groups at risk of exclusion from society appear to have a lower health status and more health-related problems. Prevention efforts in these groups are not…”
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Volunteering, income and health by Detollenaere, Jens, Willems, Sara, Baert, Stijn

“…Separate literatures have related volunteering to health gains and income gains. We study the association between volunteering, income and health within one…”
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Estimating the Long-Term Thermal Comfort Elasticities of Diverse Households by Willems, Sara, Saelens, Dirk

“…District energy systems simulation models are developed to investigate whether the demand-supply energy balance can be maintained despite the energy…”
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Determinants of physician–patient communication: The role of language, education and ethnicity by Aelbrecht, Karolien, Hanssens, Lise, Detollenaere, Jens, Willems, Sara, Deveugele, Myriam, Pype, Peter

“…•Communication is key within a patient-centered consultation.•There still are social differences in medical communication.•Patients’ language proficiency is…”
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Do We Reap What We Sow? Exploring the Association between the Strength of European Primary Healthcare Systems and Inequity in Unmet Need by Detollenaere, Jens, Hanssens, Lise, Vyncke, Veerle, De Maeseneer, Jan, Willems, Sara

“…Access to healthcare is inequitably distributed across different socioeconomic groups. Several vulnerable groups experience barriers in accessing healthcare,…”
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The social gradient in doctor-patient communication by Verlinde, Evelyn, De Laender, Nele, De Maesschalck, Stéphanie, Deveugele, Myriam, Willems, Sara

“…In recent years, the importance of social differences in the physician-patient relationship has frequently been the subject of research. A 2002 review…”
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The unequal effects of austerity measures between income-groups on the access to healthcare: a quasi-experimental approach by Torfs, Lore, Adriaenssens, Stef, Lagaert, Susan, Willems, Sara

“…The Great Recession, starting in 2008, was characterized by an overall reduction in living standards. This pushed several governments across Europe to restrict…”
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The Magnification of Health Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Willems, Sara J., Castells, Mariana C., Baptist, Alan P.

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 has created and amplified racial health disparities. This has been particularly noticeable in populations with asthma. There is no one…”
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"What else to say?"-Primary health care in times of COVID-19 from the perspective of German general practitioners: An exploratory analysis of the open text field in the PRICOV-19 study by Stark, Stefanie, Kluge, Marie, Schaubroeck, Emmily, Werner, Felix, van Poel, Esther, Willems, Sara, Roos, Marco, Kühlein, Thomas, Burggraf, Larissa

“…The international collaboration study PRICOV-19 -Primary Health Care in times of COVID-19 aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the…”
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Social disparities in patient safety in primary care: a systematic review by Piccardi, Carlotta, Detollenaere, Jens, Vanden Bussche, Pierre, Willems, Sara

“…Patient safety is a quality indicator for primary care and it should be based on individual needs, and not differ among different social groups. Nevertheless,…”
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Primary care quality in Vietnam: Perceptions and opinions of primary care physicians in commune health centers - a mixed-methods study by Hoa, Nguyen Thi, Derese, Anselme, Peersman, Wim, Markuns, Jeffrey F, Willems, Sara, Tam, Nguyen Minh

“…Measuring the performance of a primary care system is one of the very first steps to find out whether there is room for improvement. To obtain an objective and…”
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Measuring attitudes towards ethnic minority patients: the revalidated REMP-3 instrument for graduate healthcare practitioners by Schelfhout, Stijn, Vandecasteele, Robin, Willems, Sara, Derous, Eva, De Maesschalck, Stéphanie

“…Measuring intercultural attitudes can aid in understanding and addressing persistent inequities in healthcare. Instead of creating new instruments, several…”
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Moving forward after the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned in primary care from the multi-country PRICOV-19 study by Willems, Sara, Vanden Bussche, Pierre, Van Poel, Esther, Collins, Claire, Klemenc-Ketis, Zalika

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the indispensable role of primary care. Recognising this, the PRICOV-19 study investigated how 5,489 GP practices across…”
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Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Experienced Discrimination and Daily Stressors by Spiritus-Beerden, Eva, Verelst, An, Devlieger, Ines, Langer Primdahl, Nina, Botelho Guedes, Fábio, Chiarenza, Antonio, De Maesschalck, Stephanie, Durbeej, Natalie, Garrido, Rocío, Gaspar de Matos, Margarida, Ioannidi, Elisabeth, Murphy, Rebecca, Oulahal, Rachid, Osman, Fatumo, Padilla, Beatriz, Paloma, Virginia, Shehadeh, Amer, Sturm, Gesine, van den Muijsenbergh, Maria, Vasilikou, Katerina, Watters, Charles, Willems, Sara, Skovdal, Morten, Derluyn, Ilse

“…The COVID-19 pandemic is a defining global health crisis of our time. While the impact of COVID-19, including its mental health impact, is increasingly being…”
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"To mean something to someone": sport-for-development as a lever for social inclusion by Van der Veken, Karen, Lauwerier, Emelien, Willems, Sara

“…Socially excluded groups are at higher risk of low well-being and poor health. The link between social exclusion and health inequities is complex, and not…”
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The role of socioeconomic status in the relationship between detention and self‐rated health among prison detainees in Belgium by Hanssens, Lise G.M., Vyncke, Veerle, Steenberghs, Eva, Willems, Sara J.T.

“…Prisoners are known to report worse health than the general population. Research has also shown that the prison population counts disproportionally more people…”
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Association analysis of bitter receptor genes in five isolated populations identifies a significant correlation between TAS2R43 variants and coffee liking by Pirastu, Nicola, Kooyman, Maarten, Traglia, Michela, Robino, Antonietta, Willems, Sara M, Pistis, Giorgio, d'Adamo, Pio, Amin, Najaf, d'Eustacchio, Angela, Navarini, Luciano, Sala, Cinzia, Karssen, Lennart C, van Duijn, Cornelia, Toniolo, Daniela, Gasparini, Paolo

“…Coffee, one of the most popular beverages in the world, contains many different physiologically active compounds with a potential impact on people's health…”
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Evaluation of a program targeting sports coaches as deliverers of health-promoting messages to at-risk youth: Assessing feasibility using a realist-informed approach by Lauwerier, Emelien, Van Poel, Esther, Van der Veken, Karen, Van Roy, Kaatje, Willems, Sara, Cavarretta, Elena

“…Unequal access to health promotion resources and early prevention services is a major determinant of health inequity among youth. Initiatives that improve the…”
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