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Yasmine Sterckx

Researcher

Main areas of research

(Mental-) Health related topics

Academic background

MSc Clinical Psycholgy

MSc Clinical Sexologist

Research projects / Experience

Needs assessment of seniors in a specific rural area

Currently ongoing research: breaking the taboo about the topic of intimacy and sexuality in elderly residential care centres. The goal is to co-create an intervention with health care professionals.

Strengthening staff of residential care settings to take care of elderly with psychiatric conditions

Story telling: The experience of self direction with people who are diagnosed with multiple scleroris

DemCom: A tool to enhance to help health care professionals to communicate with people with dementia

Self management in oncology patients: Testing a workshop

Intimacy in elderly residential care centres

Contact details

UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences

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Areas of research

Wellbeing and Active Ageing