Chris Gastmans
Biographic Data
| ID | 379187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Gastmans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Gastmans |
| SIGNATURE | GASTMANS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5522-0639 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Between duty and constraint
Fair access challenges in maternal-fetal surgery trials
Maternal fetal surgery (MFS) trials have the potential to substantially increase the survival and quality of life of fetuses with life-threatening conditions, but they also entail relevant and yet overlooked fair access challenges. In this topic piece, we will present the fair access concerns in MFS trials/practice and their ethical ramifications as well as some possible ways to address them. The most obvious challenge is cost. Although the cost …
Barriers to and Facilitators of Pediatric Palliative Care in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Our finding that PPC guidelines addressed most barriers/facilitators while HCPs still struggled with implementing PPC indicates that mature PPC guidelines are necessary but not sufficient for PPC practices to improve in these three regions. The wide availability of PPC guidelines and PPC education/training for HCPs and families needs to improve
Healthcare providers' advocacy approaches and ethical challenges in delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants
Delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants presents a complex challenge for healthcare providers. Integrating advocacy efforts into their daily practices can be ambiguous in practical terms, stemming from the intricate task of addressing the health needs of this population while simultaneously advocating for their health rights within the constraints imposed on them. This study seeks to consolidate findings from literature regarding the advoc…
Christian anthropology‐based contributions to the ethics of socially assistive robots in care for older adults
Our society, in general, and health care, in particular, faces notable challenges due to the emergence of innovative digital technologies. The use of socially assistive robots in aged care is a particular digital application that provokes ethical reflection. The answers we give to the ethical questions associated with socially assistive robots are framed by ontological and anthropological considerations of what constitutes human beings and how th…
The ethics of pet robots in dementia care settings
Care professionals and organisational leaders had different opinions on how pet robots are or should be implemented for residents with dementia. Future research should consider involving care practitioners, people with dementia, and their family members in the ethics dialogue to support the sustainable, ethical use of pet robots in practice
Which Framework to Use? A Systematic Review of Ethical Frameworks for the Screening or Evaluation of Health Technology Innovations
Euthanasia in persons with advanced dementia
In current Western societies, increasing numbers of people express their desire to choose when to die. Allowing people to choose the moment of their death is an ethical issue that should be embedded in sound clinical and legal frameworks. In the case of persons with dementia, it raises further ethical questions such as: Does the person have the capacity to make the choice? Is the person being coerced? Who should be involved in the decision? Is th…
Relational autonomy, vulnerability and embodied dignity as normative foundations of dignified dementia care
status: Published
‘Yes we hear you. Do you hear us?’. A sociopolitical approach to video-based telepsychiatric consultations
status: Published
Ethics of resuscitation for extremely premature infants
Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care
Complex Qualitative Data Analysis
In this article, the authors discuss critical factors to be considered when analyzing complex qualitative data. The experiences with the use of the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven (QUAGOL) to analyze qualitative data were used as starting point to develop a deeper understanding of what a good qualitative analysis requires and how to deal with its challenges in less optimal research contexts. A critical analysis and discussion of the strength…
The Ethics of Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care. A Focus Group Study With Older Adults in Flanders, Belgium
Perceptions sociohistorically contextualize the ethics of SAR use by older adults' views on societal, organizational, and relational contexts in which aged care takes place. These contexts need to inform the ethical criteria for the design, development, and use of SARs. Focusing on older adults' ethical perceptions creates "normativity in place," viewing participants as moral subjects
Ethics of socially assistive robots in aged-care settings
Different embodiments of technology permeate all layers of public and private domains in society. In the public domain of aged care, attention is increasingly focused on the use of socially assistive robots (SARs) supporting caregivers and older adults to guarantee that older adults receive care. The introduction of SARs in aged-care contexts is joint by intensive empirical and philosophical research. Although these efforts merit praise, current …
Realizing good care within a context of cross-cultural diversity
Quagol
Ethics policies on euthanasia in nursing homes
Ethics of socially assistive robots in aged-care settings
Different embodiments of technology permeate all layers of public and private domains in society. In the public domain of aged care, attention is increasingly focused on the use of socially assistive robots (SARs) supporting caregivers and older adults to guarantee that older adults receive care. The introduction of SARs in aged-care contexts is joint by intensive empirical and philosophical research. Although these efforts merit praise, current …
Ethics policies on euthanasia in nursing homes
Complex Qualitative Data Analysis
In this article, the authors discuss critical factors to be considered when analyzing complex qualitative data. The experiences with the use of the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven (QUAGOL) to analyze qualitative data were used as starting point to develop a deeper understanding of what a good qualitative analysis requires and how to deal with its challenges in less optimal research contexts. A critical analysis and discussion of the strength…
Realizing good care within a context of cross-cultural diversity
Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care
The Ethics of Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care. A Focus Group Study With Older Adults in Flanders, Belgium
Perceptions sociohistorically contextualize the ethics of SAR use by older adults' views on societal, organizational, and relational contexts in which aged care takes place. These contexts need to inform the ethical criteria for the design, development, and use of SARs. Focusing on older adults' ethical perceptions creates "normativity in place," viewing participants as moral subjects
Ethics policies on euthanasia in nursing homes
Quagol
Realizing good care within a context of cross-cultural diversity
The Ethics of Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care. A Focus Group Study With Older Adults in Flanders, Belgium
Perceptions sociohistorically contextualize the ethics of SAR use by older adults' views on societal, organizational, and relational contexts in which aged care takes place. These contexts need to inform the ethical criteria for the design, development, and use of SARs. Focusing on older adults' ethical perceptions creates "normativity in place," viewing participants as moral subjects
Ethics of socially assistive robots in aged-care settings
Different embodiments of technology permeate all layers of public and private domains in society. In the public domain of aged care, attention is increasingly focused on the use of socially assistive robots (SARs) supporting caregivers and older adults to guarantee that older adults receive care. The introduction of SARs in aged-care contexts is joint by intensive empirical and philosophical research. Although these efforts merit praise, current …
Ethics of resuscitation for extremely premature infants
Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care
Complex Qualitative Data Analysis
In this article, the authors discuss critical factors to be considered when analyzing complex qualitative data. The experiences with the use of the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven (QUAGOL) to analyze qualitative data were used as starting point to develop a deeper understanding of what a good qualitative analysis requires and how to deal with its challenges in less optimal research contexts. A critical analysis and discussion of the strength…
Which Framework to Use? A Systematic Review of Ethical Frameworks for the Screening or Evaluation of Health Technology Innovations
Euthanasia in persons with advanced dementia
In current Western societies, increasing numbers of people express their desire to choose when to die. Allowing people to choose the moment of their death is an ethical issue that should be embedded in sound clinical and legal frameworks. In the case of persons with dementia, it raises further ethical questions such as: Does the person have the capacity to make the choice? Is the person being coerced? Who should be involved in the decision? Is th…
Relational autonomy, vulnerability and embodied dignity as normative foundations of dignified dementia care
status: Published
‘Yes we hear you. Do you hear us?’. A sociopolitical approach to video-based telepsychiatric consultations
status: Published
The ethics of pet robots in dementia care settings
Care professionals and organisational leaders had different opinions on how pet robots are or should be implemented for residents with dementia. Future research should consider involving care practitioners, people with dementia, and their family members in the ethics dialogue to support the sustainable, ethical use of pet robots in practice
Healthcare providers' advocacy approaches and ethical challenges in delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants
Delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants presents a complex challenge for healthcare providers. Integrating advocacy efforts into their daily practices can be ambiguous in practical terms, stemming from the intricate task of addressing the health needs of this population while simultaneously advocating for their health rights within the constraints imposed on them. This study seeks to consolidate findings from literature regarding the advoc…
Christian anthropology‐based contributions to the ethics of socially assistive robots in care for older adults
Our society, in general, and health care, in particular, faces notable challenges due to the emergence of innovative digital technologies. The use of socially assistive robots in aged care is a particular digital application that provokes ethical reflection. The answers we give to the ethical questions associated with socially assistive robots are framed by ontological and anthropological considerations of what constitutes human beings and how th…
Fair access challenges in maternal-fetal surgery trials
Maternal fetal surgery (MFS) trials have the potential to substantially increase the survival and quality of life of fetuses with life-threatening conditions, but they also entail relevant and yet overlooked fair access challenges. In this topic piece, we will present the fair access concerns in MFS trials/practice and their ethical ramifications as well as some possible ways to address them. The most obvious challenge is cost. Although the cost …
Barriers to and Facilitators of Pediatric Palliative Care in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Our finding that PPC guidelines addressed most barriers/facilitators while HCPs still struggled with implementing PPC indicates that mature PPC guidelines are necessary but not sufficient for PPC practices to improve in these three regions. The wide availability of PPC guidelines and PPC education/training for HCPs and families needs to improve
Between duty and constraint
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)