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Determinants of appropriate antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in nursing homes – qualitative study of health care professionals’ and residents’ perspectives Open

Indira Coenen, Sien Lenie, Kristien Coteur, Carmel Hughes, Veerle Foulon · 2025

0553 Behaviour, Attitudes, and Experiences of Long-Term Benzodiazepine Users During COVID-19: An Exploratory Analysis Open

Kristien Coteur, Ellen Lambrecht, Zoa Rooms, Birgitte Schoenmakers · 2025

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily routines and exacerbated stress, significantly affecting sleep and substance use behaviors. Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) are commonly prescribed for sleep disorders, yet their …

Mental health of general practitioners and family medicine specialists 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Marija Zafirovska, Jelena Danilenko, Aleksandar Zafirovski, Kristien Coteur, Heidrun Lingner , et al. · 2025

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted general medical practice by altering work structures and increasing teamwork while also adversely affecting the mental health of general practitioners and family medicine specia…

How People in Eight European Countries Felt About the Safety, Effectiveness, and Necessity of COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Survey Open

Kristien Coteur, Marija Zafirovska, Aleksandar Zafirovski, Jelena Danilenko, Heidrun Lingner , et al. · 2025

Background/objectives: Attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination vary globally, influenced by political and cultural factors. This research aimed to assess the views of people without a healthcare qualification in Europe on COVID-19 vaccinati…

Interventions targeting the reduction or discontinuation of long-term use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews Open

Kristien Coteur, Cristín Ryan, Susan M. Smith, Greg Sheaf, Marjorie DeWert , et al. · 2024

Background Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia. Although guidelines recommend limiting prescriptions to short-term use (

Developing a questionnaire to evaluate an automated audit & feedback intervention: a Rand-modified Delphi method Open

Ine Van den Wyngaert, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Kristien Coteur, Bert Vaes, Steve Van den Bulck · 2024

Background Audit and feedback (A&F) is a widely used implementation strategy to evaluate and improve medical practice. The optimal design of an A&F system is uncertain and structured process evaluations are currently lacking. This study ai…

Defining Vision and Mission of a Medical Psychiatry Unit (MPU) for Older Adults: A Focus Group Study Open

Laura Tops, Kristien Coteur, Mieke Vermandere · 2024

This study aims to determine the vision and mission of an academic hospital’s medical psychiatry unit (MPU) that exclusively treats geriatric patients. All healthcare providers working at an academic hospital’s geriatric MPU were invited t…

Dysorgasmia in women: Case report and preliminary assessment guide Open

Simon Gabriël Beerten, Kristien Coteur · 2024

Dysorgasmia in women is an infrequent reason for consulting a clinician. In this article, the authors describe the case of a woman with right-sided pelvic pain immediately after orgasm. Dysorgasmia is likely to negatively impact sexual hea…

Reducing long‐term use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists: In‐depth interview study with primary care stakeholders Open

Kristien Coteur, Sanne Peters, Pieter Jansen, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Marc Van Nuland · 2023

Aims To increase our understanding of which factors contribute to long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use for insomnia in primary care, from a patients', general practitioners' (GP) and pharmacists' perspective. Design Qualita…

“At the time I only wanted to relieve stress”: Exploring motivation for behaviour change in long-term hypnotic users Open

Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Kris Van den Broeck, Sibyl Anthierens · 2023

Implementing Blended Care to Discontinue Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Use for Insomnia: Process Evaluation of a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Sibyl Anthierens, Kris Van den Broeck · 2023

Background Long-term use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) remains common despite European guidelines advising that these drugs be used in the lowest possible dose and for the shortest possible duration. Half of all BZRAs are pre…

Trends in the registration of anxiety in Belgian primary care from 2000 to 2021: a registry-based study Open

Simon Gabriël Beerten, Kristien Coteur, Pavlos Mamouris, Marc Van Nuland, Gijs Van Pottelbergh , et al. · 2022

Background Anxiety is frequently encountered in general practice, but figures regarding prevalence and incidence in this healthcare setting remain scarce. Aim To provide insight about the trends in prevalence and incidence of anxiety in Be…

Blended care to discontinue benzodiazepine receptor agonists use in patients with chronic insomnia disorder: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care Open

Kristien Coteur, Gilles Henrard, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Annouschka Laenen, Kris Van den Broeck , et al. · 2022

Study Objectives International guidelines recommend using benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) for maximally four weeks. Nevertheless, long-term use for chronic insomnia disorder remains a common practice. This study aimed to test the e…

Implementing Blended Care to Discontinue Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Use for Insomnia: Process Evaluation of a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open

Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Sibyl Anthierens, Kris Van den Broeck · 2022

BACKGROUND Long-term use of benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) remains common despite European guidelines advising that these drugs be used in the lowest possible dose and for the shortest possible duration. Half of all BZRAs are pr…

Evolution of benzodiazepine receptor agonist prescriptions in general practice: A registry-based study Open

Kristien Coteur, Pavlos Mamouris, Bert Vaes, Marc Van Nuland, Catharina Matheï , et al. · 2022

Background Contrary to most European guidelines, benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) are often used continuously at a low dosage, being the most common form of long-term use. In Belgium, BZRA use is monitored by analyzing self-report d…

Co-design to increase implementation of insomnia guidelines in primary care Open

Kristien Coteur, Catharina Matheï, Birgitte Schoenmakers, Marc Van Nuland · 2022

Trends in the epidemiology of depression and comorbidities from 2000 to 2019 in Belgium Open

Roosje Walrave, Simon Gabriël Beerten, Pavlos Mamouris, Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland , et al. · 2022

Co-creation with research participants to inform the design of electronic informed consent Open

Evelien De Sutter, David Geerts, Pascal Borry, Kristien Coteur, Dorien Bamps , et al. · 2022

Objective This study aimed to provide recommendations for a personalized electronic informed consent interface that is adapted to research participants’ needs and could enable a longitudinal interaction between the participants and the res…

Effectiveness of a blended care programme for the discontinuation of benzodiazepine use for sleeping problems in primary care: study protocol of a cluster randomised trial, the Big Bird trial Open

Kristien Coteur, Marc Van Nuland, Marc Vanmeerbeek, Gilles Henrard, Sibyl Anthierens , et al. · 2020

Introduction Problematic benzodiazepine use is a global health issue. Although the adverse side effects of long-term use of benzodiazepines are well known, it remains difficult to implement interventions for discontinuation in primary care…

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