• Building Bridges, Paediatric Palliative Care in Belgium: A secondary data analysis of annual paediatric liaison team reports from 2010 to 2014Peer reviewedClosed access 

      2018, Friedel, Marie; Brichard, Bénédicte; Fonteyne, Christine; Renard, Marleen; Misson, Jean-Paul; Vandecruys, Els; Tonon, Corinne; Verfaillie, Françoise; Hendrijckx, Georgette; Andersson, Nathalie; Ruysseveldt, Ilse; Moens, Katrien; Degryse, Jean-Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      BACKGROUND: Although continuity of care in paediatric palliative care (PPC) is considered to be an essential element of quality of care, it's implementation is challenging. In Belgium, five paediatric liaison teams (PLTs) deliver palliative care. A Royal Decree issued in 2010 provides the legal framework that defines the PLTs' missions, as ensuring continuity of curative and palliative care between ...
    • Face and Content Validity, Acceptability, and Feasibility of the Adapted Version of the Children's Palliative Outcome Scale: A Qualitative Pilot StudyPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2020, Friedel, Marie; Brichard, Bénédicte; Boonen, Sabine; Tonon, Corinne; De Terwangne, Brigitte; Bellis, Dominique; Mevisse, Murielle; Fonteyne, Christine; Jaspard, Maud; Schruse, Marie; Harding, Richard; Downing, Julia; Namisango, Eve; Degryse, Jean-Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Objective: To assess the face and content validity, acceptability and feasibility of a French version of the Children’s Palliative Outcome Scale (CPOS). Background: Instruments in French used to measure outcomes in pediatric palliative care are lacking. Methods: After forward-backward translation of the 12-item English CPOS to French, we conducted a qualitative pilot study. During semi structured ...
    • Instruments to Measure Outcomes in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic ReviewPeer reviewedClosed access 

      2019, Friedel, Marie; Aujoulat, Isabelle; Dubois, Anne-Catherine; Degryse, Jean-Marie, HE Léonard de Vinci
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      Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is intended to promote children's quality of life by using a family-centered approach. However, the measurement of this multidimensional outcome remains challenging. To review the instruments used to assess the impact of PPC interventions. Five databases (Embase, Scopus, The Cochrane Library, PsychInfo, Medline) were searched. Inclusion criteria were as follows: ...