Search results - 241 results
Unravelling COVID-19 social mortality patterns using conditional inference tree algorithm
mortality underlying the importance of implementing preventive measures, particularly within the most vulnerable populations, in infectious disease pandemic preparedness. Key messages • Living in ...
Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of COVID-19: vertical and horizontal equity of an e-mental health strategy
restrictions increased the psychological distress of the population while the use of on-site mental health care decreased. The provision of online mental health care was therefore scaled up in many European ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders, 2024
in the study and how is exposure quantified as a metric? Exposure assessment: how to measure or model exposure to the risk factors in the population? Identification of risk-outcome pairs: which health ...
Informal caregiving and mental health: results from the Belgian health interview survey 2013 and 2018
Health, Volume 25, Issue 1 (2025) Keywords: GHQ-12 informal care population study PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS public health Abstract: Background Due to a globally ageing population, the demand for informal ...
Specialized mental healthcare use for common mental disorders and prescription of antidepressants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among working-age refugees and Swedish-born individuals – a nationwide register-based study
Cécile; Bergström, Jakob; Gémes, Katalin Source: BMC Public Health, Volume 25, Issue 1 (2025) Keywords: Common mental disorders COVID-19 Interrupted time-series Mental health Population-based cohort ...
Ketamine, a new (or old) kid on the block: A comprehensive three-year spatio-temporal study in Belgium through wastewater-based epidemiology
Based on reports of ketamine seizures, self-reported consumption and harmful associated health effects, there are signs of increased ketamine use. However, monitoring population-level consumption patterns ...
The importance of including a mental health dimension in a multimorbidity indicator: an analysis of Belgian health survey data.
disorders ought to be considered as well. This paper aims to measure the added value of including a mental health dimension in a population-based multimorbidity indicator and identify which mental health ...
Protective efficacy of classical vaccines and vaccination protocols against an exotic Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.2 in Belgian layer and broiler chickens.
lead to its dissemination among the Belgian avian poultry population despite the implementation of standard vaccination. Health Topics: Paramyxoviridae Manuscript versions: DOI: ...
A protocol for identifying the needs related to drug use, health and social (re)integration of people living in prison within five European countries
protocol Abstract: BACKGROUND: Compared to the general population, people living in prison are at an increased risk to experience negative (mental) health outcomes. Moreover, delinquency and drug use have ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food and beverages: determination by LC-HRMS and occurrence in products from the Belgian market.
persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic character, PFAS have become environmental contaminants, and exposure to these chemicals may lead to adverse health effects. This study aimed to provide a sensitive ...