Publications

Publications

Doctoral thesis

2026

Balanced care teams: a systems approach to nursing workforce design — from conceptual framework to empirical validation and practice translation.

Vleminckx, S. University of Antwerp.

DOI

Peer-reviewed articles

2026

Beyond staffing ratios — team demographic diversity, workforce stability, and their effects on patient safety and workforce sustainability: a multi-country analysis.

Vleminckx, S., De Meulenaere, K., Van Bogaert, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., Haegdorens, F. International Journal of Nursing Studies.

DOI

2026

From concept to practice: lessons from the Balanced Nursing Teams decision-support system.

Vleminckx, S., Van Bogaert, P., De Keyser, W., Haegdorens, F. JMIR Nursing.

DOI

2026

Self-confidence and anxiety in clinical decision-making among nursing students during high-fidelity simulation training: a longitudinal study.

Van de Weyer, G., Haegdorens, F., Vleminckx, S., Hilderson, D., Franck, E. Advances in Simulation.

DOI

2025

Multiple job holding and its influencing factors among Belgian nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Vleminckx, S., Sevenans, A., Bouchatta, M., Verbeeck, I., Franck, E., Haegdorens, F. Health Policy.

DOI

2025

Turnover and intention to leave among Belgian healthcare workers after COVID-19: a two-year longitudinal cohort study.

Haegdorens, F., Slootmans, S., Vleminckx, S., Van Bogaert, P., Franck, E. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

DOI

2024

Factors influencing the formation of balanced care teams: a systematic scoping review.

Vleminckx, S., Van Bogaert, P., De Meulenaere, K., Willem, L., Haegdorens, F. BMC Health Services Research.

DOI

2024

Strategies and interventions to support quality outcomes in the home care setting: a longitudinal multilevel study.

Vleminckx, S., Van Bogaert, P., Daneels, K., Proost, A., Sarens, S., Haegdorens, F. Journal of Nursing Administration.

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Manuscripts under review

2026

Psychometric validation of the Flemish version of the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ 6.0) in young people with chronic conditions.

Janssens, N., Van den Berghe, S., Goossens, E., Vanden Wyngaert, K., Vleminckx, S., Vyverman, L., Van Wilder, L., De Smedt, D. Under review.

2026

Development and psychometric evaluation of a multidimensional, multilevel scale of nurse autonomy in acute hospital care.

Averens, T., Vleminckx, S., Haegdorens, F., Franck, E. Under review, Journal of Advanced Nursing.

2025

The Structured Collaboration Index: a methodological approach for measuring collaboration intensity in multi-team systems.

Vleminckx, S., De Meulenaere, K., Haegdorens, F., Van Bogaert, P., Willem, L. Under review, Small Group Research.

2025

Reducing delays in systemic corticosteroid administration in children with asthma: a multi-centre evidence-based clinical pathway — a quasi-experimental study.

Antonino, L., Goossens, E., van Olmen, J., Verhulst, S., Vleminckx, S., Van Hoorenbeeck, K., Antwerp Pediatric Asthma Network Consortium. Under review.

2025

Development and validation of an instrument to assess nursing team contexts and competencies regarding continuous quality improvement culture.

Slootmans, S., Van Bogaert, P., Vleminckx, S., Franck, E. Under review.

Manuscripts in preparation

2025

The effect of lighting conditions on video-assessed clinical deterioration compared to live observations using NIPDS: a pilot study.

Arntz, A., Vleminckx, S., Mareen, H., Haegdorens, F. In preparation.

Datasets & other outputs

2026

Beyond staffing ratios: a multi-country observational study linking nursing team composition with patient and staff outcomes.

Vleminckx, S., De Meulenaere, K., Van Bogaert, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., Haegdorens, F. Mendeley Data.

2026

Quantifying the risk of perinatal depression associated with a history of depressive episodes: a systematic review and meta-analysis using prediction intervals.

Massaer, M., Van Damme, R., Franck, E., Timmermans, O., Vleminckx, S.. PROSPERO protocol CRD420261323894.