Els Mehuys
Biographic Data
| ID | 6684027 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Els Mehuys |
| GIVEN NAMES | Els |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehuys |
| SIGNATURE | MEHUYS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1848-208X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Frailty status and medication use in community-dwelling older patients with polypharmacy
Background and Objective: Frailty is a concept that refers to the deterioration of several organ systems and is characterized by the inability to provide an adequate response to stressors. While mainly used in the field of geriatrics, the concept is extending to other disciplines. Frail older people are more at risk for adverse drug reactions and also more often use potentially inappropriate medication, suggesting that they could benefit the most…
Understanding medication adherence among patients of Turkish descent with type 2 diabetes
Health care providers should explore in detail and regularly patients' perspectives on illness beliefs, medication beliefs and their trust in doctors' medical expertise as this will provide useful starting points for promoting medication adherence. Whenever possible health care workers should engage with their patients in therapeutic alliances
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Understanding medication adherence among patients of Turkish descent with type 2 diabetes
Health care providers should explore in detail and regularly patients' perspectives on illness beliefs, medication beliefs and their trust in doctors' medical expertise as this will provide useful starting points for promoting medication adherence. Whenever possible health care workers should engage with their patients in therapeutic alliances
Frailty status and medication use in community-dwelling older patients with polypharmacy
Background and Objective: Frailty is a concept that refers to the deterioration of several organ systems and is characterized by the inability to provide an adequate response to stressors. While mainly used in the field of geriatrics, the concept is extending to other disciplines. Frail older people are more at risk for adverse drug reactions and also more often use potentially inappropriate medication, suggesting that they could benefit the most…
Family medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Polypharmacy (2 works) · Cohort (1 work) · Deprescribing (1 work) · Depression (economics (1 work) · Diabetes Management and Education (1 work) · Diabetes mellitus (1 work) · Diabetes Treatment and Management (1 work)