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Organisation profile
The Belgian Ageing Studies project (BAS) was developed by researchers at the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and University College Ghent (Hogeschool Gent). Established in the early 2000s, the BAS team engages in the scientific study of the social aspects of ageing. The team's research focuses on a range of social gerontological issues, including social, cultural and political participation in old age, volunteering, inclusion and exclusion, age-friendly environments, feelings of safety and the social policy of later life. The BAS refers to a project which seeks to monitor local challenges and opportunities, as well as issues of quality of life, among home-dwelling older people in order to provide tools for evidenced-based ageing policies at local level. The project is a result of a close collaboration between the research team, the regional government and councils of all participating municipalities, senior advisory boards, and other stakeholders. Through a participatory method, the older people themselves are actively involved as actors in all stages of each study. They play a crucial role in the planning, the design, and the realisation of the research project, as well as in the development of local policy plans on the basis of the findings of the research. Since 2002, the Belgian Ageing Studies have conducted a number of such studies in various municipalities in Belgium.
Keywords
- ageing
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Profiles
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Jorrit Campens
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Belgian Ageing Studies
- Educational Science - Undefined, Academic
Person: Researcher, PhD, Doctoral student
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Patricia Vanleerberghe
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Educational Science - Academic, Undefined
- Belgian Ageing Studies
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Person: Researcher, PhD, Doctoral student
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Dominique Verte
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Belgian Ageing Studies
- Brussels Centre for Urban Studies
- Educational Science - Academic
- Gerontology - Academic
Person: Researcher, Professor
Projects
- 2 Finished
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OZR3189: Bilateral cooperation for joint PhD project: Bench fee for Joint PhD VUB-UGent, Croux Flore
3/05/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Fundamental
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OZR2849: EU-bonuskrediet type B2a voor H2020-YOUNG-SOCIETY-2015
29/07/15 → 29/07/19
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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Exploring Recent Adverse and Positive Life Events: A Qualitative Study Among Lonely Older Adults
Switsers, L., Dury, S., Dierckx, E. & De Donder, L., Mar 2023, In: Ageing International. 48, 1, p. 194-210 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Helping Behavior of Older Adults during the Early COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium
Dury, S., Brosens, D., Pan, H., Principi, A., Smetcoren, A-S., Perek-Bialas, J. & De Donder, L., Jan 2023, In: Research on Aging. 45, 1, p. 8-20 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Researching Compassionate Communities: Identifying theoretical frameworks to evaluate the complex processes behind public health palliative care initiatives
Bakelants, H., Vanderstichelen, S., Chambaere, K., Van Droogenbroeck, F., De Donder, L., Deliens, L., Dury, S. & Cohen, J., Feb 2023, In: Palliative Medicine. 37, 2, p. 291-301 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Area-Based Compassionate Communities: A systematic integrative review of existing initiatives worldwide
Quintiens, B., D'Eer, L., Deliens, L., Van den Block, L., Chambaere, K., De Donder, L., Cohen, J. & Smets, T., 30 Mar 2022, In: Palliative Medicine. 36, 3, p. 422-442 21 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A search for relevant contextual factors in intervention studies: a stepwise approach with online information
Elst, M. V. D., Schoenmakers, B., Dierckx, E., Donder, L. D., Roeck, E. D., Duppen, D., Fret, B., Schols, J. M. G. A., Kempen, G. I. J. M. & Lepeleire, J. D., Sep 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 9, p. e057048 12(9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of loneliness prevalence studies and corresponding study characteristics in the older population
Hannelore Stegen (Speaker), Daan Duppen (Contributor), Lara Stas (Contributor), Perseverence Savieri (Contributor), Lise Switsers (Contributor), Honghui Pan (Contributor), Hannelore Callewaert (Contributor), Eva Dierckx (Contributor) & Liesbeth De Donder (Contributor)
9 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Symposium : Caring and Compassionate Communities in Belgium: a focus on their development and evaluation
Octavia Kint (Speaker), Hanne Bakelants (Speaker), Sarah Dury (Speaker) & Liesbeth De Donder (Speaker)
8 Jul 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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The prevalence of different types of loneliness amongst community-dwelling older people
Hannelore Stegen (Speaker), Daan Duppen (Contributor), Lise Switsers (Contributor), Honghui Pan (Contributor), Eva Dierckx (Contributor) & Liesbeth De Donder (Contributor)
7 Jul 2021 → 9 Jul 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Providing suitable care to older migrants with dementia in Belgium: perspective of family caregivers on accessibility and acceptability of professional dementia care.
Saloua Berdai Chaouni (Speaker), Ann Claeys (Contributor) & Liesbeth De Donder (Contributor)
20 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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What are the barriers and facilitators to provide culturally-sensitive care in persons with dementia?
Ann Claeys (Speaker), Saloua Berdai Chaouni (Contributor), Sandra Tricas-Sauras (Contributor) & Liesbeth De Donder (Contributor)
20 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference