Karolien Poels
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Recent Articles
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Lemahieu L, Vander Zwalmen Y, Mennes M, Koster E, Vanden Abeele M, Poels K
Sci Rep
. 2025 Mar;
15(1):7581.
PMID: 40038410
Abstaining from social media has become a popular digital disconnection strategy of individuals to enhance their well-being. To date, it is unclear whether social media abstinences are truly effective in...
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Symons M, Rahmani M, Rudnicki K, Cutello C, Poels K, Vandebosch H
Health Commun
. 2024 Nov;
:1-15.
PMID: 39540596
Despite the success of humorous messages in various health interventions, its role in promoting physical activity (PA) remains understudied. This study addresses this gap by investigating the effectiveness of humorous...
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Herrijgers C, Verboon P, Florence E, Vandebosch H, Poels K, Platteau T
JMIR Form Res
. 2024 Oct;
8:e56606.
PMID: 39365642
Background: This study focuses on the Budd app, a mobile health intervention designed for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who participate in chemsex. Chemsex, the...
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Symons M, Vandebosch H, Poels K
BMC Public Health
. 2024 Jan;
24(1):128.
PMID: 38195517
Background: A well-studied internal barrier to regular physical activity, and more specifically brisk walking, is cognitive fatigue. However, thus far little research examined how cognitively fatigued individuals can be motivated...
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Jheng Y, Van de Cruys S, Catrysse L, Vandebosch H, Gijbels D, Poels K
J Health Commun
. 2023 Dec;
29(2):107-118.
PMID: 38083857
Communicating about new or unknown health risks is challenging because it requires audiences to engage with and process novel and often complex health information. This study examines how texts can...
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Van de Cruys S, Bervoets J, Gadsby S, Gijbels D, Poels K
Pers Soc Psychol Rev
. 2023 Sep;
28(3):302-324.
PMID: 37776304
Academic AbstractThe motto of the conspiracist, "Do your own research," may seem ludicrous to scientists. Indeed, it is often dismissed as a mere rhetorical device that conspiracists use to give...
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Claessens T, Krouwer S, Vandebosch H, Poels K
Vaccine
. 2023 Sep;
41(42):6272-6280.
PMID: 37669885
Background: Reducing the spread of infectious diseases through vaccination faces the challenge of vaccine hesitancy: referring to questions, concerns and doubts arising when making a vaccine-related decision. A motivational state...
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Anyolitho M, Nyakato V, Huyse T, Poels K, Masquillier C
BMC Public Health
. 2023 Jun;
23(1):1072.
PMID: 37277773
Introduction: Schistosomiasis poses a serious public health problem and a social challenge affecting over 240 million people, the majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Platteau T, Herrijgers C, Florence E, Poels K, Verboon P, Apers L, et al.
Front Public Health
. 2023 Jun;
11:1160087.
PMID: 37275478
Chemsex refers to the intentional use of drugs before or during sex in a specific context, typically involving prolonged sex sessions with multiple partners. Engaging in chemsex is associated with...
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Weber I, Vandebosch H, Poels K, Pabian S
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw
. 2023 Apr;
26(7):479-488.
PMID: 37104045
Online hate speech on social media platforms causes harm to those who are victimized as well as society at large. The prevalence of hateful content has, thus, prompted numerous calls...