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Papers by Dominique Van de Velde
BMC Primary Care
Background Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a ... more Background Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a promising strategy to improve daily life experiences. The role of primary healthcare professionals cannot be underestimated in supporting self-management. Due to a shortage of theory, implementation of self-management support is hindered in primary care practice. The aim of this study is to create a conceptual model for self-management support by analysing patients’ care experiences towards self-management support. Methods An explorative-descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Flanders, Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 16 patients and their informal caregiver (dyads) using a purposive sampling strategy and processed by an inductive content analysis, according to Graneheim and Lundman. Results Interviews revealed in-depth insights into patients’ care experiences. A conceptual model was developed for primary care practice, including five fundamental tasks for ...
Van de Velde, Dominique, Van Hove, G., Bracke, P., Josephsson, S., & Vanderstraeten, ... more Van de Velde, Dominique, Van Hove, G., Bracke, P., Josephsson, S., & Vanderstraeten, G. (2010). Perceived participation, experiences from people with spinal cord injury in their transition period from hospital to home : a qualitative study based on a grounded theory approach. World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 15th World congress, Abstracts. Presented at the 15th World congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT Congress 2010). ... Van de Velde D, Van Hove G, Bracke P, Josephsson S, Vanderstraeten G. Perceived ...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Participation is defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Healt... more Participation is defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as "involvement in a life situation"'. For this concept to be used in rehabilitation, some issues require clarification. When aiming to use this concept and to measure participation it is necessary: (i) to define the context (home, school, work, community, etc.) in which the patient (child, adult or older person) wants to participate; (ii) to make clear in what dimension exactly one wants to measure participation: the frequency, the limitations, the subjective appraisal of activities, or combinations of these; and (iii) to be aware of the level of power and autonomy the patient aims for in performing activities: from being informed about the activity to being involved in decisionmaking. Based on the results of this study, a more informed choice could be made about which measurement instrument to use. However, a clear single agreement on the concept of participation will foster clinical practice and action is required to reach consensus. Background: Rehabilitation services are increasingly targeting involvement in daily life. In the Interna tional Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health this is referred to as "participation". How ever, questions have arisen regarding the conceptu alization of participation, and consensus is lacking. Methods: The first phase of this study is a critical review of the literature to detect recurring concep tual problems in the application of participation and how researchers deal with these. The second phase is a systematic review to identify how participation measures are operationalized. Results: The critical review found possible solutions to 4 recurring key limitations: (i) how to deal with ambiguity and vagueness regarding the term "parti cipation"; (ii) how to differentiate between activity and participation; (iii) what is the current empirical knowledge about the subjective aspects of partici pation; (iv) what are the different ways to measure participation. The systematic review found 18 in struments operationalizing participation in different ways: (i) unidimensional: frequency of performing activities; (ii) unidimensional: limitations in expe riencing participation when performing activities; (iii) multidimensional: multiple subjective dimen sions when performing activities; and (iv) multidi mensional: objective and subjective dimensions. Discussion and conclusion: Notwithstanding an in creasing body of knowledge, some issues remain un clear and how participation is measured is subject to debate. This results in difficulties in the use of par ticipation in clinical practice. However, insight into the current body of knowledge and awareness of shortcomings might help clinicians who aim to apply participation in practice.
BMC Public Health
It was highlighted that in the original article [1] the given name and family names of the author... more It was highlighted that in the original article [1] the given name and family names of the authors were interchanged. The original article has been updated.
BMC Public Health
Background The spread of COVID-19 has affected people’s daily lives, and the lockdown may have le... more Background The spread of COVID-19 has affected people’s daily lives, and the lockdown may have led to a disruption of daily activities and a decrease of people’s mental health. Aim To identify correlates of adults’ mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium and to assess the role of meaningful activities in particular. Methods A cross-sectional web survey for assessing mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), meaning in activities (Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey), and demographics was conducted during the first Belgian lockdown between April 24 and May 4, 2020. The lockdown consisted of closing schools, non-essential shops, and recreational settings, employees worked from home or were technically unemployed, and it was forbidden to undertake social activities. Every adult who had access to the internet and lived in Belgium could participate in the survey; respondents were recruited online through social media...
BMJ Open
ObjectivesParticipation refers to a person’s involvement in activities and roles that provide int... more ObjectivesParticipation refers to a person’s involvement in activities and roles that provide interaction with others as well as engagement in family and community activities. Young children with developmental disabilities (DD) such as attention deficit hyperactive disorder, autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder are limited in their participation compared with their typically developing peers. This study aimed to obtain information regarding parental needs and strategies used to enable their child’s participation.DesignA thematic inductive approach with in-depth interviews was used to explore parental experiences. Eleven women and two men, between 30 and 40 years of age, who had a child (4–9 years old) with a DD diagnosis based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria, participated in semistructured interviews.ResultsTwo central themes emerged: parental needs and parental strategies used to enable their child’s participation. Paren...
Applied Sciences
Acoustic comfort is becoming an increasingly important dimension for practitioners in the context... more Acoustic comfort is becoming an increasingly important dimension for practitioners in the context of design of care facilities for older adults, namely nursing homes. Defining the quality of these spaces based on room acoustics criteria alone might be challenging if aspects related to their functioning (e.g., speech-based activities) are not taken into account. The acoustical capacity concept has been previously proposed for eating establishments as a way to provide a quality assessment based on both physical characteristics of the space and the perceived quality of verbal communication. In this study, a revised version of a prediction model for ambient noise levels based on occupancy and an estimation of acoustical capacity are proposed for nursing homes hosting people with dementia, and the corresponding parameters of slope, group size and absorption per person are optimized for the specific application, using a Nursing Home in Flanders (Belgium) participating to the AcustiCare pr...
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
PLOS ONE
Participation, defined as 'involvement in life situations' according to the World Health Organisa... more Participation, defined as 'involvement in life situations' according to the World Health Organisation, is a well-recognized concept and critical indicator of quality of life. In addition it has become an important outcome measure in child rehabilitation. However, little is known about the level of participation of young children with Developmental Disabilities. The aim of this study was to capture their subjective experiences of participation. An adapted informed consent based on a comic strip was used to get the children's assent. A Photo Elicitation study was used, in which photographs were taken by the children when they were involved in meaningful activities. The photographs were then used to facilitate communication with the children and to initiate in depth-interviews. Forty-seven interviews with 16 children between five and nine years were conducted based on their photographs. This method generated rich data, confirming that young children with Developmental Disabilities were able to inform us accurately on their experiences of participation. Data was analysed by means of an inductive thematic analysis. Results showed that children perceived their participation as satisfying when they can play, learn and join in family gatherings resulting in feelings of inclusion, recognition and belonging. When there are-on occasions-moments that their participation was obstructed, the children used two strategies to resolve it. Or they walked away from it and choose not to participate, or when autonomously motivated for the activity, they relied primarily on their context (i.e. mothers) as enabling their participation. Related to the data, children discussed themes related to their person, activities, connections and mediators between those themes. These themes fit well within earlier and current research on the subject of participation.
Child: Care, Health and Development
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Wher... more Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Where environmental sounds (e.g., outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived as negative, a soundscape (e.g., containing natural sounds) can also have a positive effect on health and well-being. This supportive effect of a soundscape is getting increasing attention for use in practice. This paper addresses the design of a supportive sonic environment for persons with dementia in nursing homes. Starting from a review of key mechanisms related to sonic perception, cognitive deficits and related behavior, a framework is derived for the composition of a sonic environment for persons with dementia. The proposed framework is centered around using acoustic stimuli for influencing mood, stimulating the feeling of safety and triggering a response in a person. These stimuli are intended to be deployed as added sounds in a nursing home to improve the well-being and behavior of the residents.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
BMJ Open
ObjectivesSelf-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks consensus. It ... more ObjectivesSelf-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks consensus. It is the aim of this study to clarify the concept.DesignConcept analysis according to Walker and Avant, comprises eight steps: select concept, determine purpose, identify uses, determine defining attributes, identify model case, identify additional cases, identify antecedents and consequences and define empirical referents. Sources used: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science.ResultsTen attributes delineating the concept have been identified and organised into three groups. Group (a): person-oriented attributes: the person must (1) actively take part in the care process, (2) take responsibility for the care process and (3) have a positive way of coping with adversity. Group (b): person-environment-oriented attributes: (4) the person must be informed about the condition, disease and treatment and self-management, (5) should be individualised, which entails expressing needs, values and priorities...
Disability and Rehabilitation
Building Acoustics
There are relatively few studies on the acoustic environment of care facilities. However, sound i... more There are relatively few studies on the acoustic environment of care facilities. However, sound is an important component of the users’ experience and quality of life in these spaces, and particularly in nursing homes, where both staff and residents have medium- to long-term perspectives, contrarily to hospital settings. This study included an online large-scale survey for nursing homes in Flanders and it targeted the group of professionals. It aimed at providing an overview about noise sensitivity and sound perception of the staff members in their work environment, as well as investigating the potential effects on sound perception of staff role and context. Results showed that limited differences emerged for staff roles, while more differences were found when exploring the context factor. Overall, the results of this study claim for further attention on the management and design of the sound environment in these facilities.
Disability and Rehabilitation
BMC Primary Care
Background Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a ... more Background Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a promising strategy to improve daily life experiences. The role of primary healthcare professionals cannot be underestimated in supporting self-management. Due to a shortage of theory, implementation of self-management support is hindered in primary care practice. The aim of this study is to create a conceptual model for self-management support by analysing patients’ care experiences towards self-management support. Methods An explorative-descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Flanders, Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 16 patients and their informal caregiver (dyads) using a purposive sampling strategy and processed by an inductive content analysis, according to Graneheim and Lundman. Results Interviews revealed in-depth insights into patients’ care experiences. A conceptual model was developed for primary care practice, including five fundamental tasks for ...
Van de Velde, Dominique, Van Hove, G., Bracke, P., Josephsson, S., & Vanderstraeten, ... more Van de Velde, Dominique, Van Hove, G., Bracke, P., Josephsson, S., & Vanderstraeten, G. (2010). Perceived participation, experiences from people with spinal cord injury in their transition period from hospital to home : a qualitative study based on a grounded theory approach. World Federation of Occupational Therapists, 15th World congress, Abstracts. Presented at the 15th World congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT Congress 2010). ... Van de Velde D, Van Hove G, Bracke P, Josephsson S, Vanderstraeten G. Perceived ...
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Participation is defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Healt... more Participation is defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as "involvement in a life situation"'. For this concept to be used in rehabilitation, some issues require clarification. When aiming to use this concept and to measure participation it is necessary: (i) to define the context (home, school, work, community, etc.) in which the patient (child, adult or older person) wants to participate; (ii) to make clear in what dimension exactly one wants to measure participation: the frequency, the limitations, the subjective appraisal of activities, or combinations of these; and (iii) to be aware of the level of power and autonomy the patient aims for in performing activities: from being informed about the activity to being involved in decisionmaking. Based on the results of this study, a more informed choice could be made about which measurement instrument to use. However, a clear single agreement on the concept of participation will foster clinical practice and action is required to reach consensus. Background: Rehabilitation services are increasingly targeting involvement in daily life. In the Interna tional Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health this is referred to as "participation". How ever, questions have arisen regarding the conceptu alization of participation, and consensus is lacking. Methods: The first phase of this study is a critical review of the literature to detect recurring concep tual problems in the application of participation and how researchers deal with these. The second phase is a systematic review to identify how participation measures are operationalized. Results: The critical review found possible solutions to 4 recurring key limitations: (i) how to deal with ambiguity and vagueness regarding the term "parti cipation"; (ii) how to differentiate between activity and participation; (iii) what is the current empirical knowledge about the subjective aspects of partici pation; (iv) what are the different ways to measure participation. The systematic review found 18 in struments operationalizing participation in different ways: (i) unidimensional: frequency of performing activities; (ii) unidimensional: limitations in expe riencing participation when performing activities; (iii) multidimensional: multiple subjective dimen sions when performing activities; and (iv) multidi mensional: objective and subjective dimensions. Discussion and conclusion: Notwithstanding an in creasing body of knowledge, some issues remain un clear and how participation is measured is subject to debate. This results in difficulties in the use of par ticipation in clinical practice. However, insight into the current body of knowledge and awareness of shortcomings might help clinicians who aim to apply participation in practice.
BMC Public Health
It was highlighted that in the original article [1] the given name and family names of the author... more It was highlighted that in the original article [1] the given name and family names of the authors were interchanged. The original article has been updated.
BMC Public Health
Background The spread of COVID-19 has affected people’s daily lives, and the lockdown may have le... more Background The spread of COVID-19 has affected people’s daily lives, and the lockdown may have led to a disruption of daily activities and a decrease of people’s mental health. Aim To identify correlates of adults’ mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium and to assess the role of meaningful activities in particular. Methods A cross-sectional web survey for assessing mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), meaning in activities (Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey), and demographics was conducted during the first Belgian lockdown between April 24 and May 4, 2020. The lockdown consisted of closing schools, non-essential shops, and recreational settings, employees worked from home or were technically unemployed, and it was forbidden to undertake social activities. Every adult who had access to the internet and lived in Belgium could participate in the survey; respondents were recruited online through social media...
BMJ Open
ObjectivesParticipation refers to a person’s involvement in activities and roles that provide int... more ObjectivesParticipation refers to a person’s involvement in activities and roles that provide interaction with others as well as engagement in family and community activities. Young children with developmental disabilities (DD) such as attention deficit hyperactive disorder, autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder are limited in their participation compared with their typically developing peers. This study aimed to obtain information regarding parental needs and strategies used to enable their child’s participation.DesignA thematic inductive approach with in-depth interviews was used to explore parental experiences. Eleven women and two men, between 30 and 40 years of age, who had a child (4–9 years old) with a DD diagnosis based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria, participated in semistructured interviews.ResultsTwo central themes emerged: parental needs and parental strategies used to enable their child’s participation. Paren...
Applied Sciences
Acoustic comfort is becoming an increasingly important dimension for practitioners in the context... more Acoustic comfort is becoming an increasingly important dimension for practitioners in the context of design of care facilities for older adults, namely nursing homes. Defining the quality of these spaces based on room acoustics criteria alone might be challenging if aspects related to their functioning (e.g., speech-based activities) are not taken into account. The acoustical capacity concept has been previously proposed for eating establishments as a way to provide a quality assessment based on both physical characteristics of the space and the perceived quality of verbal communication. In this study, a revised version of a prediction model for ambient noise levels based on occupancy and an estimation of acoustical capacity are proposed for nursing homes hosting people with dementia, and the corresponding parameters of slope, group size and absorption per person are optimized for the specific application, using a Nursing Home in Flanders (Belgium) participating to the AcustiCare pr...
European Journal of Paediatric Neurology
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
PLOS ONE
Participation, defined as 'involvement in life situations' according to the World Health Organisa... more Participation, defined as 'involvement in life situations' according to the World Health Organisation, is a well-recognized concept and critical indicator of quality of life. In addition it has become an important outcome measure in child rehabilitation. However, little is known about the level of participation of young children with Developmental Disabilities. The aim of this study was to capture their subjective experiences of participation. An adapted informed consent based on a comic strip was used to get the children's assent. A Photo Elicitation study was used, in which photographs were taken by the children when they were involved in meaningful activities. The photographs were then used to facilitate communication with the children and to initiate in depth-interviews. Forty-seven interviews with 16 children between five and nine years were conducted based on their photographs. This method generated rich data, confirming that young children with Developmental Disabilities were able to inform us accurately on their experiences of participation. Data was analysed by means of an inductive thematic analysis. Results showed that children perceived their participation as satisfying when they can play, learn and join in family gatherings resulting in feelings of inclusion, recognition and belonging. When there are-on occasions-moments that their participation was obstructed, the children used two strategies to resolve it. Or they walked away from it and choose not to participate, or when autonomously motivated for the activity, they relied primarily on their context (i.e. mothers) as enabling their participation. Related to the data, children discussed themes related to their person, activities, connections and mediators between those themes. These themes fit well within earlier and current research on the subject of participation.
Child: Care, Health and Development
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Wher... more Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living environment. Where environmental sounds (e.g., outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived as negative, a soundscape (e.g., containing natural sounds) can also have a positive effect on health and well-being. This supportive effect of a soundscape is getting increasing attention for use in practice. This paper addresses the design of a supportive sonic environment for persons with dementia in nursing homes. Starting from a review of key mechanisms related to sonic perception, cognitive deficits and related behavior, a framework is derived for the composition of a sonic environment for persons with dementia. The proposed framework is centered around using acoustic stimuli for influencing mood, stimulating the feeling of safety and triggering a response in a person. These stimuli are intended to be deployed as added sounds in a nursing home to improve the well-being and behavior of the residents.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
BMJ Open
ObjectivesSelf-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks consensus. It ... more ObjectivesSelf-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks consensus. It is the aim of this study to clarify the concept.DesignConcept analysis according to Walker and Avant, comprises eight steps: select concept, determine purpose, identify uses, determine defining attributes, identify model case, identify additional cases, identify antecedents and consequences and define empirical referents. Sources used: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science.ResultsTen attributes delineating the concept have been identified and organised into three groups. Group (a): person-oriented attributes: the person must (1) actively take part in the care process, (2) take responsibility for the care process and (3) have a positive way of coping with adversity. Group (b): person-environment-oriented attributes: (4) the person must be informed about the condition, disease and treatment and self-management, (5) should be individualised, which entails expressing needs, values and priorities...
Disability and Rehabilitation
Building Acoustics
There are relatively few studies on the acoustic environment of care facilities. However, sound i... more There are relatively few studies on the acoustic environment of care facilities. However, sound is an important component of the users’ experience and quality of life in these spaces, and particularly in nursing homes, where both staff and residents have medium- to long-term perspectives, contrarily to hospital settings. This study included an online large-scale survey for nursing homes in Flanders and it targeted the group of professionals. It aimed at providing an overview about noise sensitivity and sound perception of the staff members in their work environment, as well as investigating the potential effects on sound perception of staff role and context. Results showed that limited differences emerged for staff roles, while more differences were found when exploring the context factor. Overall, the results of this study claim for further attention on the management and design of the sound environment in these facilities.
Disability and Rehabilitation