Universiteit Antwerpen

This study looked at whether adding lithium to personalized maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can prevent depression relapse in people who already responded well to ECT. 96 adults with major depressive disorder were followed for 6 months. The goal was to find a better w…

This study looked at how physiotherapists in Belgium and the Netherlands understand and manage chronic pain, especially in cancer survivors and people with low back pain. Researchers surveyed 330 physiotherapists about their knowledge, beliefs, and treatment choices regarding phy…

This study tested whether a method for measuring walking problems, originally developed for Dravet syndrome, could also work for people with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex or STXBP1-related epilepsy. Researchers analyzed the walking patterns of 41 participants aged 6 and older using …

This study followed 109 adults who had shoulder replacement surgery to find out which factors before, during, and after the operation influence their recovery. Researchers measured pain, shoulder function, and quality of life using standard questionnaires and physical tests. The …

This study tested whether a culturally and linguistically tailored reminder letter could increase breast cancer screening among women aged 50-69 who had never attended screening before. Nearly 8,000 women were split into two groups: one received the standard invitation only, the …