Profile

Emelien Lauwerier is an assistant professor in the Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology at Ghent University, Belgium. She is also an affiliated independent academic staff member of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Ghent University and primarily working within the research units ‘Equity in (primary) health care’ (https://www.ugent.be/ge/phpc/en/research/units.htm/equity-in-health-care.htm) and ‘Family Medicine and Primary Care’. She obtained her PhD within the field of Health Psychology investigating coping with chronic pain in clinical populations. Currently, her research focuses on health promotion and health behavior change in vulnerable populations, such as those suffering from chronic illness and people in socially vulnerable situations. She also studies how to improve health communication (motivational interviewing) and behavior change within communities and health care practice, and uses a theory-based, process approach in setting up, implementing and evaluating interventions, often rooted in scientific realist thinking.

Interests

* Health promotion

* Motivation and Behavior change

* Chronic illness

* Adjustment & Resilience

* Inequity in health (care)

* Community oriented health care

* Interdisciplinary collaboration and identity

Publications

2022

Resilience in advanced cancer caregiving. A systematic review and meta-synthesis (U, journalArticle)
Sophie Opsomer, Emelien Lauwerier, Jan De Lepeleire, Peter Pype
(2022) Palliative Medicine. 2022.

2021

Identifying conducive contexts and working mechanisms of sedentary behaviour interventions in older adults : a realist review protocol as part of the ‘Stand UP Seniors’ project (A1, journalArticle)
Sofie Compernolle, Delfien Van Dyck, Kenneth Vanhove, Sebastien Chastin, Emelien Lauwerier, Greet Cardon
(2021) BMJ Open. 2021. 11 (12)
Health equity in times of a pandemic : a plea for a participatory systems approach in public health (V, misc)
Emelien Lauwerier, Sara Willems, Maïté Verloigne
(2021) Front. Public Health. 2021. 9
Does motivation predict return to work? A longitudinal analysis (A1, journalArticle)
Charlotte Vanovenberghe, Marc Dubois, Emelien Lauwerier, Anja Vandenbroeck
(2021) J. Occup. Health. 2021. 63 (1)
Health promotion in the context of community sport : illustration of a theory-informed approach to programme development and evaluation (B2, bookChapter)
Emelien Lauwerier, Karen Van der Veken, Kaatje Van Roy, Sara Willems
(2021) Community sport and social inclusion : enhancing strategies for promoting personal development, health and social cohesion. 2021. Routledge.
General reflections (B2, bookChapter)
Marc Theeboom, Hebe Schaillée, Sara Willems, Emelien Lauwerier, Rudi Roose, Lieve Bradt
(2021) Community sport and social inclusion : enhancing strategies for promoting personal development, health and social cohesion. 2021. Routledge. p.159-179
Looking for boundary spanners : an exploratory study of critical experiences of coaches in sport-for-development programs (A1, journalArticle)
Karen Van der Veken, Kevin Harris, Pascal Delheye, Emelien Lauwerier, Sara Willems
(2021) Sport. Educ. Soc. 2021.
Motivation in the return to work process : a self-determination cluster approach (A1, journalArticle)
Charlotte Vanovenberghe, Anja Van den Broeck, Emelien Lauwerier, Kaat Goorts, Marc Du Bois
(2021) Disabil. Rehabil. 2021.
Health promotion in socially vulnerable youth : sports as a powerful vehicle? (A2, journalArticle)
Karen Van der Veken, Sara Willems, Emelien Lauwerier
(2021) Health Promot. Pract. 2021. 22 (2) p.275-286

2020

Evaluation of a program targeting sports coaches as deliverers of health-promoting messages to at-risk youth : assessing feasibility using a realist-informed approach (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Esther Van Poel, Karen Van der Veken, Kaatje Van Roy, Sara Willems
(2020) PLoS One. 2020. 15 (9)
Resilience in advanced cancer caregiving (C3, conference)
Sophie Opsomer, Jan De Lepeleire, Emelien Lauwerier, Peter Pype
(2020) Br. J. Gen. Pract. 2020. 70 (Supplement 1)
Resilience in family caregivers of patients diagnosed with advanced cancer : unravelling the process of bouncing back from difficult experiences : a hermeneutic review (A1, journalArticle)
Sophie Opsomer, Jan De Lepeleire, Emelien Lauwerier, Peter Pype
(2020) Eur. J. Gen. Pract. 2020. 26 (1) p.79-85
Community coach pilootproject pleintjesvoetbal Nieuw Gent-Steenakker : evalutierapport (V, misc)
Emelien Lauwerier, Kaatje Van Roy, Sara Willems
(2020) 2020.
'To mean something to someone' : sport-for-development as a lever for social inclusion (A1, journalArticle)
Karen Van der Veken, Emelien Lauwerier, Sara Willems
(2020) Int. J. Equity Health. 2020. 19 (1)
Self-management among community-dwelling people with chronic conditions : adapting evidence-based group programs using intervention mapping (A1, journalArticle)
Goele Jans, Stephanie Lenzen, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Fabienne Dobbelen, Ramon Daniels, Emelien Lauwerier
(2020) Patient Educ. Couns. 2020. 103 (3) p.589-596
The mixed blessings of attempts to control pain in chronic pain : a clinical study (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Geert Crombez
(2020) Clin. J. Pain. 2020.

2019

Veerkracht-beïnvloedende factoren op middelbare leeftijd bij partners van palliatieve patiënten met kanker (C3, conference)
Sophie Opsomer, Peter Pype, Emelien Lauwerier, Jan De Lepeleire
(2019) Nederlands-Vlaamse Wetenschapsdagen Palliatieve Zorg, Abstracts. 2019.
Facilitators of resilience in carers for a midlife partner with an incurable cancer : a thematic analysis (C3, conference)
Sophie Opsomer, Peter Pype, Emelien Lauwerier, Jan De Lepeleire
(2019) Palliat. Med. 2019. 33 (1) p.131-132
Resilience in middle-aged partners of patients diagnosed with incurable cancer : a thematic analysis (A1, journalArticle)
Sophie Opsomer, Peter Pype, Emelien Lauwerier, Jan De Lepeleire
(2019) PLoS One. 2019. 14 (8)
Couples coping with nutrition-related problems in advanced cancer : a qualitative study in primary care (A1, journalArticle)
Sophie Opsomer, Sofie Joossens, Claudia De Wit, Emelien Lauwerier, Peter Pype
(2019) Eur. J. Oncol. Nurs. 2019. 38 p.76-84

2018

Losing health symbols because of nutrition-related problems in advanced cancer : an interpretative phenomenological analysis (A1, journalArticle)
Sophie Opsomer, Sofie Joossens, Claudia De Wit, Emelien Lauwerier, Peter Pype
(2018) J. Hosp. Palliat. Nurs. 2018. 20 (5) p.492-499
Goal conflict in chronic pain : day reconstruction method (A1, journalArticle)
Nathalie Claes, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Emelien Lauwerier, Michel Meulders, Geert Crombez
(2018) PEERJ. 2018. 6

2017

Reorganisatie van de eerstelijnszorg in Vlaanderen : aandachtspunten op weg naar meer patiëntgerichte zorg (A4, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Gijs Van Pottelbergh
(2017) Huisarts Nu. 2017. 46 (1) p.26-32

2016

Goal pursuit in individuals with chronic pain: a personal project analysis (A1, journalArticle)
Geert Crombez, Emelien Lauwerier, Liesbet Goubert, Stefaan Van Damme
(2016) Front. Psychol. 2016. FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. 7

2015

Pain-attention-motivation project 1: protocol (V, misc)
Nathalie Claes, Annick De Paepe, Nele Decoene, Emelien Lauwerier, Valéry Legrain, Johan Vlaeyen, Geert Crombez
(2015) 2015.
When is helping your partner with chronic pain a burden? The relation between helping motivation and personal and relational functioning (A1, journalArticle)
Sara Kindt, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Tom Loeys, Annmarie Cano, Emelien Lauwerier, Lesley Verhofstadt, Liesbet Goubert
(2015) PAIN MEDICINE. 2015. 16 (9) p.1732-1744
Acceptance: what's in a name? A content analysis of acceptance instruments in individuals with chronic pain (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Line Caes, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Yves Rosseel, Geert Crombez
(2015) JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2015. 16 (4) p.306-317

2014

Chronische pijn: van een biomedisch naar een biopsychosociaal perspectief (A2, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Geert Crombez
(2014) TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENEESKUNDE. 2014. 70 (12) p.676-684
Acceptance questionnaires in patients with chronic pain: a content analysis (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Line Caes, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Yves Rosseel, Geert Crombez
(2014) JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014.

2013

Coping with chronic pain: problem solving and acceptance (D1, dissertation)
Emelien Lauwerier
(2013) 2013. Ghent University. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences.

2012

Ghent Pain and Disability Study I (GPD-I): protocol (V, misc)
Geert Crombez, Emelien Lauwerier, Annelies Lammertyn, Lies Notebaert, Bram Van Bockstaele, Dimitri Van Ryckeghem
(2012) 2012.
To control or not? A motivational perspective on coping with pain (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Koen Paemeleire, Jacques Devulder, Geert Crombez
(2012) Acta Neurol. Belg. 2012. 112 (1) p.3-7

2011

Medication use in patients with migraine and medication-overuse headache: the role of problem-solving and attitudes about pain medication (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Koen Paemeleire, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Geert Crombez
(2011) Pain. 2011. 152 (6) p.1334-1339

2010

Medication use in patients with migraine and medication-overuse headache: on the role of problem solving and attitudes about pain medication (C3, conference)
Emelien Lauwerier, Koen Paemeleire, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Geert Crombez
(2010) J. Headache Pain. 2010. 11 (suppl. 1) p.S50-S50
The construct validity of the illness cognition questionnaire: the robustness of the three-factor structure across patients with chronic pain and chronic fatigue (A1, journalArticle)
Emelien Lauwerier, Geert Crombez, Stefaan Van Damme, Liesbet Goubert, Dirk Vogelaers, AWM Evers
(2010) Int. J. Behav. Med. 2010. 17 (2) p.90-96

2009

Revalidatie bij patiënten met chronische pijn: een kwestie van coping? (B2, bookChapter)
Stefaan Van Damme, Emelien Lauwerier, Geert Crombez
(2009) Als pijn chronisch wordt : revalidatie van patiënten met chronische pijn. 2009. Standaard. p.17-30
There is no harm in trying, or is there? A questionnaire study in patients with medication-overuse headache (C3, conference)
Emelien Lauwerier, Geert Crombez, Koen Paemeleire
(2009) Cephalalgia. 2009. 29 (Supplement 1) p.148-149

2008

Analgesic use and medication-overuse headache: the role of psychological factors (C3, conference)
Emelien Lauwerier, Geert Crombez, Koen Paemeleire
(2008) Acta Neurol. Belg. 2008. 108 (suppl. 1) p.89-89