Wendy Christiaens
Biographic Data
| ID | 319208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy Christiaens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy |
| FAMILY NAME | Christiaens |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTIAENS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghent, Belgium |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4264-2207 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Barriers to Somatic Health Care for Persons With Severe Mental Illness in Belgium
There is an urgent need for integrated somatic and mental healthcare systems and a cultural change. Psychiatrists and primary care providers continue to consider the mental and physical health of their patients as mutually exclusive responsibilities due to a lack of sufficient training and experience, poor or absent liaison links, time constraints and organisational and financial barriers. Modifying these aspects will improve the quality of somat…
Work–family conflict, health services and medication use among dual‐income couples in Europe
Combination pressure or work–life imbalance is linked to adverse health. However, it remains unclear how work–family conflict is related to healthcare utilisation. Does work–family conflict function as a barrier or as a facilitator in relation to the use of health services and prescription medication? Lack of time may prevent people from visiting a doctor when they feel unwell. However, combination pressure can also be expected to intensify the u…
The use of Qualitative Research Methods in KCE studies
Mental health in a gendered context
The Pivotal Role of Women in Informal Care
Supporting and caring for each other are crucial parts of the social tissue that binds people together. In these networks, men and women hold different positions: Women more often care more for others, listen more to the problems of others, and, as kin keepers, hold families together. Is this true for all life stages? And are social conditions, among other things bound to the organization of work and family, an essential explanation of these diff…
The Pivotal Role of Women in Informal Care
Supporting and caring for each other are crucial parts of the social tissue that binds people together. In these networks, men and women hold different positions: Women more often care more for others, listen more to the problems of others, and, as kin keepers, hold families together. Is this true for all life stages? And are social conditions, among other things bound to the organization of work and family, an essential explanation of these diff…
Work–family conflict, health services and medication use among dual‐income couples in Europe
Combination pressure or work–life imbalance is linked to adverse health. However, it remains unclear how work–family conflict is related to healthcare utilisation. Does work–family conflict function as a barrier or as a facilitator in relation to the use of health services and prescription medication? Lack of time may prevent people from visiting a doctor when they feel unwell. However, combination pressure can also be expected to intensify the u…
Mental health in a gendered context
The Pivotal Role of Women in Informal Care
Supporting and caring for each other are crucial parts of the social tissue that binds people together. In these networks, men and women hold different positions: Women more often care more for others, listen more to the problems of others, and, as kin keepers, hold families together. Is this true for all life stages? And are social conditions, among other things bound to the organization of work and family, an essential explanation of these diff…
Mental health in a gendered context
The use of Qualitative Research Methods in KCE studies
Work–family conflict, health services and medication use among dual‐income couples in Europe
Combination pressure or work–life imbalance is linked to adverse health. However, it remains unclear how work–family conflict is related to healthcare utilisation. Does work–family conflict function as a barrier or as a facilitator in relation to the use of health services and prescription medication? Lack of time may prevent people from visiting a doctor when they feel unwell. However, combination pressure can also be expected to intensify the u…
Barriers to Somatic Health Care for Persons With Severe Mental Illness in Belgium
There is an urgent need for integrated somatic and mental healthcare systems and a cultural change. Psychiatrists and primary care providers continue to consider the mental and physical health of their patients as mutually exclusive responsibilities due to a lack of sufficient training and experience, poor or absent liaison links, time constraints and organisational and financial barriers. Modifying these aspects will improve the quality of somat…
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)