Tom Defloor

A review of why patients with leg ulcers do not adhere to treatment (2009)

Van Hecke, Ann, Grypdonck, Maria, Defloor, Tom

To provide an overview of what is known thus far about reasons for and determinants of non-adherent behaviour. Compression, leg exercises and leg elevation are regarded as essential components in leg...

Prevention and treatment of incontinence-associated dermatitis: literature review (2009)

Beeckman, Dimitri, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Verhaeghe, Sofie, HEYNEMAN, ALEXANDER, Defloor, Tom

Aim. This paper is a report of a review conducted to describe the current evidence about the prevention and treatment of incontinence-associated dermatitis and to formulate recommendations for...

How evidence-based is venous leg ulcer care ? A survey in community settings. (2009)

Van Hecke, Ann, Grypdonck, Maria, Beele, Hilde, De Bacquer, Dirk, Defloor, Tom

Incongruence between evidence and practice in leg ulcer care has been reported. Little is known about predictive factors related to the provision of lifestyle advice. Two focus interviews and a...

Determination of standard times of nursing activities based on the Belgian Nursing Minimum Dataset (2009)

Myny, Dries, Van Goubergen, Dirk, Limère, Veronique, Gobert, Micheline, Verhaeghe, Sofie, Defloor, Tom

Aim: This paper is a report of a study conducted to determine the standard time per nursing activity and the proportion of nursing time covered by the nursing activities of the B-NMDS-2 compared to...

Pressure ulcer prevention: Development and psychometric validation of a knowledge assessment instrument (2009)

Beeckman, Dimitri, Vanderwee, Katrien, Demarré, Liesbet, Paquay, Louis, Van Hecke, Ann, Defloor, Tom

BACKGROUND: Profound knowledge of pressure ulcers is important to enable good prevention. Validity and reliability of instruments assessing pressure ulcer knowledge are limited evaluated in previous...

The development of a workload indicator for nursing based on the Belgian Nursing Minimum Dataset (2008)

Myny, Dries, Van Goubergen, Dirk, Defloor, Tom

This study describes the first step in transforming the Belgian Nursing Minimum Dataset (B-NMDS-2) into a workload measurement system. The research entailed two major phases: i) determining the...

Effectiveness of an alternating pressure air mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers (2005)

Vanderwee, Katrien, Grypdonck, Maria H. F., Defloor, Tom

Background: studies of the effectiveness of alternating pressure air mattresses (APAMs) for the prevention of pressure ulcers are scarce and in conflict. Objective: evaluating whether an APAM is more...

Effectiveness of an alternating pressure air mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers (2005)

Vanderwee, Katrien, Grypdonck, Maria H. F., Defloor, Tom

Background: studies of the effectiveness of alternating pressure air mattresses (APAMs) for the prevention of pressure ulcers are scarce and in conflict. Objective: evaluating whether an APAM is more...