Robert Hilbrands

Biographic Data

ID4594271
NAMERobert Hilbrands
GIVEN NAMESRobert
FAMILY NAMEHilbrands
SIGNATUREHILBRANDS R
AFFILIATIONSAcademic Hospital and Diabetes Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Jette, Brussels, 1090
ORCID0000-0003-0228-699X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The experience of embodiment in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes

    Open AccessJanne Vanderhaegen, Sara Campen et al.ARTICLEBody Image2026

  • Identity and bodily experiences in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D)

    Open AccessJanne Vanderhaegen, Sara Campen et al.ARTICLEPsychology & Health2026

    OBJECTIVE: Much remains unknown about how type 1 diabetes (T1D) affects one's identity and bodily experiences in emerging adults. Two relevant frameworks have been introduced in this respect, namely the illness identity (e.g. Oris et al.) and the experience of embodiment framework (e.g. Piran). Guided by these theoretical perspectives, this qualitative study explores identity and bodily experiences of emerging adults living with T1D. METHODS: A t…

  • Stability and change of illness identity in Belgian youth with type 1 diabetes

    Open AccessElise Van Laere, Leen Oris et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Behavioral Medicine2025References: 46

    BACKGROUND: Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are tasked with integrating their illness into their identity, a process conceptualized as illness identity. To date, longitudinal person-centered studies are lacking that substantiate qualitative research capturing illness identity as a process. PURPOSE: First, the current study examined patterns of stability and change among illness identity profiles in youth with T1D. Second, the study investigated …