Publications

Doctoral thesis

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

Vleminckx, S. University of Antwerp, 2026. DOI

Peer-reviewed articles

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, 2026. DOI

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

Van de Weyer, G., Vleminckx, S., Haegdorens, F., Hilderson, D., Franck, E. Advances in Simulation, 2026.

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, 2025. DOI

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, 2025. DOI

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, 2024. DOI

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, 2024. DOI

Manuscripts under review

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.

Beyond staffing ratios: how team demographic diversity and stability affect patient safety and staff sustainability in a multi-country study.

Vleminckx, S., De Meulenaere, K., Van Bogaert, P., Abrams, S., Willem, L., Haegdorens, F. Under review — International Journal of Nursing Studies, 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, 2025.

Manuscripts in preparation

Development and validation of the NA MAPS: the Nurse Autonomy — Multidimensions and Practice Levels Scale.

Averens, T., Vleminckx, S., Haegdorens, F., Franck, E. In preparation, 2026.

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, 2025.

Datasets & other outputs

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. Dataset

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, 2026. Registration