Ine Declercq

Ine Declercq is a life course psychologist, graduated at the Open University in the Netherlands. She is currently pursuing her PhD research on the topic 'depression in nursing homes', under the supervision of Professor Debby Gerritsen from Radboud UMC, Professor Susanne Van Hooren from the Open University, and Dr. Roeslan Leontjevas, also affiliated with the Open University and Radboud UMC. The Belgian supervisor at the VUB is Professor Patricia De Vriendt.

What does she say about her PhD project?

As a life course psychologist and researcher, I aim to actively contribute to the well-being of older adults. I primarily seek to achieve this by listening, engaging in conversations, and learning from the experiences and wisdom that older adults have gathered throughout their life journeys. With my own research project, InFormeD (Informal and Formal Depression Care in Nursing Homes), I aim to develop a handy and straightforward tool that can assist caregivers in making an 'informed' decision regarding depression care. This involves taking into account various factors such as formal care, informal care (actions of both residents and their surroundings), and the potential barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a specific treatment.