ORCID Profile
0000-0001-8862-5598
Current Organisation
KU Leuven
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-09-2020
DOI: 10.1002/ERV.2784
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2021
Publisher: Center for Open Science
Date: 14-04-2023
Abstract: Background: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a major mental health concern. Despite increased research efforts on establishing the prevalence and correlates of the presence or severity of NSSI, we still lack basic knowledge of the course, predictors, and relationship of NSSI with other self-harming behaviors in daily life. Such information will be helpful for better informing mental health professionals and allocating treatment resources. The Detection of Acute rIsk of seLf-injurY (DAILY) project will address these gaps among treatment-seeking in iduals.Objectives: This protocol paper presents the DAILY project's aims, design, and materials. The objectives are to advance understanding of (1) the short-term course and contexts of elevated risk of NSSI thoughts, urges, and behavior, (2) the transition from NSSI thoughts/urges to NSSI behavior, (3) and the association of NSSI with disordered eating, substance use, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A secondary aim is to evaluate the perspectives of treatment-seeking in iduals and mental health professionals regarding the feasibility, scope, and utility of digital self-monitoring and interventions that target NSSI in daily life.Methods: The DAILY project is funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (Belgium). Data collection involves three phases, including a baseline assessment (Phase 1), 28 days of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) followed by a clinical session and feedback survey (Phase 2), two follow-up surveys and an optional interview (Phase 3). The EMA protocol consists of regular EMA surveys (six times per day), additional burst EMA surveys spaced at a higher frequency when experiencing intense NSSI urges (three times within 30 minutes), and event registrations of NSSI behavior. Primary outcomes are NSSI thoughts, NSSI urges, self-efficacy to resist NSSI, and NSSI behavior, with disordered eating (restrictive eating, binge eating, purging), substance use (binge drinking, smoking cannabis), and suicidal thoughts and behaviors surveyed as secondary outcomes. Assessed predictors include emotions, cognitions, contextual information, and social appraisals.Results: We will recruit approximately 120 treatment-seeking in iduals aged 15-39 years from mental health services across the Flanders region of Belgium. Recruitment began in June 2021 and is anticipated to conclude in spring 2023.Conclusions: The findings of the DAILY project will provide a detailed characterization of the short-term course of NSSI and advance understanding of how, why, and when NSSI and other self-harming behaviors unfold among treatment-seeking in iduals. This will inform clinical practice and provide the scientific building blocks for novel intervention approaches outside the therapy room that support people who self-injure in real-time.
Publisher: JMIR Publications Inc.
Date: 15-06-2023
DOI: 10.2196/46244
Abstract: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a major mental health concern. Despite increased research efforts on establishing the prevalence and correlates of the presence and severity of NSSI, we still lack basic knowledge of the course, predictors, and relationship of NSSI with other self-damaging behaviors in daily life. Such information will be helpful for better informing mental health professionals and allocating treatment resources. The DAILY (Detection of Acute rIsk of seLf-injurY) project will address these gaps among in iduals seeking treatment. This protocol paper presents the DAILY project’s aims, design, and materials used. The primary objectives are to advance understanding of (1) the short-term course and contexts of elevated risk for NSSI thoughts, urges, and behavior (2) the transition from NSSI thoughts and urges to NSSI behavior and (3) the association of NSSI with disordered eating, substance use, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A secondary aim is to evaluate the perspectives of in iduals seeking treatment and mental health professionals regarding the feasibility, scope, and utility of digital self-monitoring and interventions that target NSSI in daily life. The DAILY project is funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (Belgium). Data collection involves 3 phases: a baseline assessment (phase 1), 28 days of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) followed by a clinical session and feedback survey (phase 2), and 2 follow-up surveys and an optional interview (phase 3). The EMA protocol consists of regular EMA surveys (6 times per day), additional burst EMA surveys spaced at a higher frequency when experiencing intense NSSI urges (3 surveys within 30 minutes), and event registrations of NSSI behavior. The primary outcomes are NSSI thoughts, NSSI urges, self-efficacy to resist NSSI, and NSSI behavior, with disordered eating (restrictive eating, binge eating, and purging), substance use (binge drinking and smoking cannabis), and suicidal thoughts and behaviors surveyed as secondary outcomes. The assessed predictors include emotions, cognitions, contextual information, and social appraisals. We will recruit approximately 120 in iduals seeking treatment aged 15 to 39 years from mental health services across the Flanders region of Belgium. Recruitment began in June 2021 and data collection is anticipated to conclude in August 2023. The findings of the DAILY project will provide a detailed characterization of the short-term course and patterns of risk for NSSI and advance understanding of how, why, and when NSSI and other self-damaging behaviors unfold among in iduals seeking treatment. This will inform clinical practice and provide the scientific building blocks for novel intervention approaches outside of the therapy room that support people who self-injure in real time. DERR1-10.2196/46244
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 28-08-2022
DOI: 10.1093/EURHEARTJ/EHAC484
Abstract: Although life expectancy in adults with congenital heart diseases (CHD) has increased dramatically over the past five decades, still a substantial number of patients dies prematurely. To gain understanding in the trajectories of dying in adults with CHD, the last year of life warrants further investigation. Therefore, our study aimed to (i) define the causes of death and (ii) describe the patterns of healthcare utilization in the last year of life of adults with CHD. This retrospective mortality follow-back study used healthcare claims and clinical data from BELCODAC, which includes patients with CHD from Belgium. Healthcare utilization comprises cardiovascular procedures, CHD physician contacts, general practitioner visits, hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and specialist palliative care, and was identified using nomenclature codes. Of the 390 included patients, almost half of the study population (45%) died from a cardiovascular cause. In the last year of life, 87% of patients were hospitalized, 78% of patients had an ED visit, and 19% of patients had an ICU admission. Specialist palliative care was provided to 17% of patients, and to only 4% when looking at the patients with cardiovascular causes of death. There is a high use of intensive and potentially avoidable care at the end of life. This may imply that end-of-life care provision can be improved. Future studies should further examine end-of-life care provision in the light of patient’s needs and preferences, and how the healthcare system can adequately respond.
Location: Belgium
No related grants have been discovered for Koen Luyckx.