Co-creation Process of the COMPASS Intervention
This document provides an overview of the co-creation process undertaken during the COMPASS study and offers guidance to support future co-creation processes.
Think Tank Inclusive Research
During five sessions, a group of people between 35 and 55 years old, with different backgrounds, different education, different culture and different beliefs met with two researchers from the University of Antwerp, in a community centre in Antwerp North. During these think-tank sessions, the different steps in scientific research were discussed, as well as what is needed to reach as diverse an audience as possible in research.
Below, we share the main messages from this think tank. (IN DUTCH)
Publications
Vroonen, L., Campbell, L., Wouters, E., Op de Beeck, E., van Olmen, J., Van Iseghem, T., & Masquillier, C. (2026). Reciprocal innovation to improve access to primary healthcare in Belgium: adaptation and development of a community health worker intervention. BMC Health Services Research.
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Van Iseghem, T., Vroonen, L., de Beeck, E. O., Meertens, A., Masquillier, C., Wouters, E., & Verhaeghe, N. (2025). The cost-effectiveness of community health workers in primary health care: A systematic review. Value in Health.
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Masquillier, C., De Beeck, E. O., Van Iseghem, T., Vroonen, L., Campbell, L., Verhaeghe, N., ... & Wouters, E. (2025). Community Health Workers for Primary Healthcare Access (COMPASS), integrating a comprehensive CHW intervention in primary healthcare in Belgium: a cluster-randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials, 26(1), 504.
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Op de Beeck, E., Ledegen, H., Slechten, G., Van Olmen, J., De Loof, H., Bastiaens, H., & Masquillier, C. (2025). Understanding challenges in healthcare access: qualitative insights from healthcare providers and people living in socio-economically vulnerable circumstances. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24(1), 259.
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Vroonen, L., Moraes, K., Masquillier, C., Bastiaens, H., Wouters, E., & De Wet, K. (2023). Beyond reverse innovation in healthcare: A step towards global health justice through reciprocity. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 3(3), 383–386.
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Van Iseghem, T., Jacobs, I., Vanden Bossche, D., Delobelle, P., Willems, S., Masquillier, C., & Decat, P. (2023). The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region: a scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(1), 1-15.
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