Melanie Beeckman

Ghent University Hospital — Belgium

Medicine · Health Sciences

9h-index249citations31works4.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Pediatric Pain Management Techniques(9), COVID-19 and Mental Health(5), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment(5), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation(4), Health disparities and outcomes(4)

Publications31 total

Parental and Adolescent Positive Affect and Optimism as Predictors of Post-surgical Mood and Functioning in Adolescents Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery
Clinical Journal of Pain·2026Open Access
Walking towards psychosocial well-being? Unveiling psychosocial impacts of a group-based walking program with and without cognitive enrichment in older adults—a mixed-methods randomized controlled trial
PeerJ·2026Open Access
Parental and adolescent positive affect and optimism as predictors of post-surgical mood and functioning in adolescents undergoing spinal fusion surgery
2025Open Access
Does a Real-Life Cognitively Enriched Walking Program “Take a Walk With Your Brain” Benefit Cognitive Functioning and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial
The Gerontologist·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Sedentary patterns and health outcomes in the oldest-old: a latent profile analysis
PeerJ·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
A Two-Phased Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cognitively Enriched Walking Program “Take a Walk with Your Brain” for Older Adults
Journal of Aging Research·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study
Health Research Policy and Systems·2024· 27 citedOpen Access
Child and Parent Risk and Resilience Factors as Predictors of Long-term Recovery in Youth Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery
Clinical Journal of Pain·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Sedentary Patterns and Health Outcomes in the Oldest-Old: a Latent Profile Analysis
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health to inform co-creation
European Journal of Public Health·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
S15-4 Challenges in translating research from controlled to real-life settings: preliminary results and evaluation of the “Take your brain for a walk” study
European Journal of Public Health·2023Open Access
Monitoring the initial recovery after fusion surgery using activity trackers in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: going in the lumbar spine decreases the daily step count
Spine Deformity·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
An examination of the reciprocal associations between physical activity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality during the first 9 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
Mental health and physical activity·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
A Brief Report on the Reciprocal Associations between Physical Activity and Mental Well-being during the First 9 Weeks of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
A Brief Report on the Reciprocal Associations between Physical Activity and Mental Well-being during the First 9 Weeks of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
The GRANDPACT Project: The Development and Evaluation of an Intergenerational Program for Grandchildren and Their Grandparents to Stimulate Physical Activity and Cognitive Function Using Co-Creation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Conceptualization of a cognitively enriched walking program for older adults: a co-design study with experts and end users
BMC Geriatrics·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Peer Review #1 of "The beneficial effect of physical activity on cognitive function in community-dwelling older persons with locomotive syndrome (v0.2)"
2021Open Access
Peer Review #1 of "The beneficial effect of physical activity on cognitive function in community-dwelling older persons with locomotive syndrome (v0.1)"
2021Open Access
Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors
Pain·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Liesbet Goubert(11), Greet Cardon(11), Sean Hughes(7), Sébastien Chastin(7), Jannique van Uffelen(6), Laura E. Simons(5), Tom Loeys(5), Ama Kissi(3), Dimitri Van Ryckeghem(3), Julie Latomme(3), Sofie Morbée(3), Joachim Waterschoot(3), Leen Haerens(3), Maarten Vansteenkiste(3), Pieter-Jan Marent(3), Pauline Hotterbeex(3), Annick De Paepe(2), Maité Van Alboom(2), S Maes(2), Aline Wauters(2)