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Thierry Christiaens
Researcher at Ghent University
Publications - 154
Citations - 27065
Thierry Christiaens is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 141 publications receiving 25754 citations. Previous affiliations of Thierry Christiaens include Ghent University Hospital & Rabin Medical Center.
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Evidence-based medicine and the patient's perspective
TL;DR: A qualitative study of the opinions of general practitioners on ‘objective testing for menorrhagia’ and the key question is: ‘How can an EBM approach be reconciled with the patient’s perspective?'
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Reducing psychotropic drug use in nursing homes in Belgium : a feasibility study for the roll-out of a practice improvement initiative
Mirko Petrovic,Maarten Wauters,Monique Elseviers,Laurine Peeters,Dirk De Meester,Thierry Christiaens +5 more
TL;DR: The psychotropic drug use (predominantly hypno-sedatives and antidepressants) among nursing home residents decreased after 12 months, and the stand-alone adaptation of the practice using a general template was possible.
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Initiation of advance care planning in newly admitted nursing home residents in Flanders, Belgium: A prospective cohort study.
Kristel Paque,Kristel Paque,Ivana Ivanova,Monique Elseviers,Monique Elseviers,Robert Vander Stichele,Tinne Dilles,Tinne Dilles,Koen Pardon,Luc Deliens,Luc Deliens,Thierry Christiaens +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the timing of initiation of advance care planning (ACP) after nursing home admission; the association of dementia and physical health with ACP initiation; and if and how analgesic use and use of lipid modifying agents is related to ACP, in a cohort of newly admitted residents.
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[Self-medication of regular headache: a community pharmacy-based survey in Belgium].
Els Mehuys,Koen Paemeleire,Van Hees T,Thierry Christiaens,Van Bortel L,Van Tongelen I,Geneviève Philippe,Marie-Laurence Prévôt,Brigitte Evrard,Marie Piette,De Bolle L,J.P. Remon,Koen Boussery +12 more
TL;DR: This study identified underdiagnosis of migraine, low use of migraine prophylaxis and triptans, and high prevalence of medication overuse among subjects seeking self-medication for regular headache.
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A tailored e-learning gives long-term changes in determinants of GPs' benzodiazepines prescribing: a pretest-posttest study with self-report assessments.
Hanne Creupelandt,Sibyl Anthierens,Hilde Habraken,Coral Sirdifield,Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena,Thierry Christiaens +5 more
TL;DR: The e-module resulted in a positive impact on GPs’ readiness to adhere to BZD prescribing guidance and the way they experience psychosocial consultations, and Tailoring an e-intervention to target group characteristics appears to be successful in promoting behavioral change in experienced GPs.