Olivier Ethgen

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Country: Belgium

Publications

  1. ncbi Population- versus cohort-based modelling approaches
    Olivier Ethgen
    Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Lige, LIGE, Belgium
    Pharmacoeconomics 30:171-81. 2012
  2. ncbi Degenerative musculoskeletal disease
    O Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, , Belgium
    Ann Rheum Dis 63:1-3. 2004
  3. ncbi Health-related quality of life in total hip and total knee arthroplasty. A qualitative and systematic review of the literature
    Olivier Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Diseases, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, University of Liege, Belgium, Liege, Belgium
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:963-74. 2004
  4. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening followed by treatment: the impact of medication adherence
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    HEC ULg Management School, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Value Health 13:394-401. 2010
  5. ncbi Development and validation of a Markov microsimulation model for the economic evaluation of treatments in osteoporosis
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    Department of Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Value Health 12:687-96. 2009
  6. ncbi Development and validation of the ORACLE score to predict risk of osteoporosis
    Florent Richy
    Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Universite de Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Mayo Clin Proc 79:1402-8. 2004
  7. ncbi Primary prevention of osteoporosis: mass screening scenario or prescreening with questionnaires? An economic perspective
    Florent Richy
    University of Liege, Faculty of Science, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, CHU B23 Sart Tilman B 4000, Belgium
    J Bone Miner Res 19:1955-60. 2004
  8. ncbi Evaluation of proposals of Belgian Social Security Institute for reimbursement of bone densitometry tests. Toward a cost-effective strategy for osteoporosis screening?
    Wafa Ben Sedrine
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Aging Clin Exp Res 16:413-9. 2004
  9. ncbi Potential clinical and economic impact of nonadherence with osteoporosis medications
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    HEC ULg Management School, University of Liege, Boulevard du Rectorat 7, Bât B31, 4000 Liege, Belgium
    Calcif Tissue Int 86:202-10. 2010
  10. ncbi Controlled whole body vibration to decrease fall risk and improve health-related quality of life of nursing home residents
    Olivier Bruyere
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:303-7. 2005

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Publications25

  1. ncbi Population- versus cohort-based modelling approaches
    Olivier Ethgen
    Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Lige, LIGE, Belgium
    Pharmacoeconomics 30:171-81. 2012
    ..Then, they could opt for using the most appropriate approach. Decision makers should also understand the impact on the results of both types of models in order to make informed healthcare decisions...
  2. ncbi Degenerative musculoskeletal disease
    O Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, , Belgium
    Ann Rheum Dis 63:1-3. 2004
  3. ncbi Health-related quality of life in total hip and total knee arthroplasty. A qualitative and systematic review of the literature
    Olivier Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Diseases, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, University of Liege, Belgium, Liege, Belgium
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:963-74. 2004
    ..The objective of this study was to review the literature regarding the outcomes of total hip and knee arthroplasties as evaluated by health-related quality-of-life instruments...
  4. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening followed by treatment: the impact of medication adherence
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    HEC ULg Management School, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Value Health 13:394-401. 2010
    ..To estimate the impact of medication adherence on the cost-effectiveness of mass-screening by bone densitometry followed by alendronate therapy for women diagnosed with osteoporosis...
  5. ncbi Development and validation of a Markov microsimulation model for the economic evaluation of treatments in osteoporosis
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    Department of Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Value Health 12:687-96. 2009
    ..In this article, we describe and validate an original Markov microsimulation model to accurately assess the cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment of osteoporosis...
  6. ncbi Development and validation of the ORACLE score to predict risk of osteoporosis
    Florent Richy
    Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Universite de Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Mayo Clin Proc 79:1402-8. 2004
    ..To develop and validate a composite index, the Osteoporosis Risk Assessment by Composite Linear Estimate (ORACLE), that includes risk factors and ultrasonometric outcomes to screen for osteoporosis...
  7. ncbi Primary prevention of osteoporosis: mass screening scenario or prescreening with questionnaires? An economic perspective
    Florent Richy
    University of Liege, Faculty of Science, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, CHU B23 Sart Tilman B 4000, Belgium
    J Bone Miner Res 19:1955-60. 2004
    ..Our results show that certain prescreening strategies are more efficient than DXA-based approaches. These results are of considerable value for health policy decision-makers and the scientific community...
  8. ncbi Evaluation of proposals of Belgian Social Security Institute for reimbursement of bone densitometry tests. Toward a cost-effective strategy for osteoporosis screening?
    Wafa Ben Sedrine
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Aging Clin Exp Res 16:413-9. 2004
    ..The aim of this paper was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the proposed criteria for identifying osteoporosis, and to gauge how useful they are for more rational application of densitometry tests...
  9. ncbi Potential clinical and economic impact of nonadherence with osteoporosis medications
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    HEC ULg Management School, University of Liege, Boulevard du Rectorat 7, Bât B31, 4000 Liege, Belgium
    Calcif Tissue Int 86:202-10. 2010
    ..Adherence therefore remains an important challenge for health-care professionals treating osteoporosis...
  10. ncbi Controlled whole body vibration to decrease fall risk and improve health-related quality of life of nursing home residents
    Olivier Bruyere
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:303-7. 2005
    ..To investigate the effects of whole body vibration in the elderly...
  11. ncbi Utility values associated with osteoporotic fracture: a systematic review of the literature
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    Department of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Health Economics, University of Liege, Avenue de l Hopital, Bat B23, 4000 Liege, Belgium
    Calcif Tissue Int 82:288-92. 2008
    ..Although we tried to determine the best available values, these values do not preclude the need for country-specific studies. Finally, we also make recommendations regarding the design and methodology for such studies...
  12. ncbi Efficacy of alphacalcidol and calcitriol in primary and corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis: a meta-analysis of their effects on bone mineral density and fracture rate
    Florent Richy
    Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liege, Epidemiology and Health Economics, WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium
    Osteoporos Int 15:301-10. 2004
    ..Their efficacy in reducing the number of fractures in patients exposed to CS remains to be determined...
  13. ncbi Lifetime absolute risk of hip and other osteoporotic fracture in Belgian women
    Mickael Hiligsmann
    Department of Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Bone 43:991-4. 2008
    ..To estimate the lifetime absolute risks of hip and other osteoporotic fracture in Belgian women aged 60 years and to examine the effect of changes in baseline population fracture risk and changes in life expectancy...
  14. ncbi Structural and symptomatic efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin in knee osteoarthritis: a comprehensive meta-analysis
    Florent Richy
    Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Public Health and Epidemiology, , , Belgium
    Arch Intern Med 163:1514-22. 2003
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  15. ncbi Age- and sex-stratified prevalence of physical disabilities and handicap in the general population
    Olivier Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, , Belgium
    Aging Clin Exp Res 16:389-97. 2004
    ..While elderly individuals consistently report higher degrees of disability and handicap, attention should also be paid to younger age groups. Disability calls for wide, coherent and relevant medical as well as social responses...
  16. ncbi Vitamin D analogs versus native vitamin D in preventing bone loss and osteoporosis-related fractures: a comparative meta-analysis
    F Richy
    Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Calcif Tissue Int 76:176-86. 2005
    ..In this setting, D analogs seem to prevent spinal fractures to a greater extent than do native vitamin D, but this assumption should be confirmed on a comprehensive basis in multiarm studies including an inactive comparator...
  17. ncbi A naturalistic study of the determinants of health related quality of life improvement in osteoarthritic patients treated with non-specific non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    V Rabenda
    Department of Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Economics, University of Liege, Belgium
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:688-93. 2005
    ..To capture changes in the quality of life (QoL) occurring in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) during treatment with non-specific non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and to identify factors that predict such changes...
  18. ncbi Time dependent risk of gastrointestinal complications induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use: a consensus statement using a meta-analytic approach
    F Richy
    Santé Publique, épidémiologie et économie de la santé, CHU, Bat B23, B 4000 Sart Tilman, Belgium, Europe
    Ann Rheum Dis 63:759-66. 2004
    ..To provide an updated document assessing the global, NSAID-specific, and time dependent risk of gastrointestinal (GI) complications through meta-analyses of high quality studies...
  19. ncbi Validation and comparative evaluation of the osteoporosis self-assessment tool (OST) in a Caucasian population from Belgium
    F Richy
    University of Liege, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Public Health and Epidemiology Unit, WHO Collaborating Center for Public Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Belgium
    QJM 97:39-46. 2004
    ..Risk indices have been developed to identify women at risk of low bone mineral density (BMD) who should undergo BMD testing. Aim: To compare the performance of four risk indices in White ambulatory women in Belgium...
  20. ncbi Direct costs of hip fractures in patients over 60 years of age in Belgium
    J Y Reginster
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium
    Pharmacoeconomics 15:507-14. 1999
    ..The goal of this paper is to estimate the direct medical expenditures associated with hip fractures in Belgium in 1996...
  21. ncbi Biochemical markers of bone and cartilage remodeling in prediction of longterm progression of knee osteoarthritis
    Olivier Bruyere
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspect of Osteoarticular Disorders (CCPHAOD, Liege, Belgium
    J Rheumatol 30:1043-50. 2003
    ..11 (0.83) mm in patients in the highest quartile (> +14.34 ng/ml) (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: The 3-year radiological progression of knee OA could be predicted by a 1-year increase in OC or a 1-year decrease in HA levels...
  22. ncbi Social support and health-related quality of life in hip and knee osteoarthritis
    O Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, , CHU Sart Tilman, , , , Belgium
    Qual Life Res 13:321-30. 2004
    ..01). CONCLUSION: Social support components significantly account for HRQoL. Health interventions in OA, primary dedicated to pain and physical disability, could be supplemented with social support component to enhance health outcomes...
  23. ncbi Health-related quality of life and cost of ambulatory care in osteoporosis: how may such outcome measures be valuable information to health decision makers and payers?
    O Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Liege, CHU Sart Tilman, bâtiment B23, 4020 Liege, Belgium
    Bone 32:718-24. 2003
    ..Exploring the association between HR-QOL and cost show that mental dimension such as vitality can play an important role in the determination of cost. Conclusively, they should not be neglected in future management of OP...
  24. ncbi The effect of health related quality of life on reported use of health care resources in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal analysis
    Olivier Ethgen
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Liege, Belgium
    J Rheumatol 29:1147-55. 2002
    ..Such an approach may lead to a more efficient allocation of resources by providing useful information to health care providers and health care decision makers...
  25. ncbi Do utility values and willingness to pay suitably reflect health outcome in hip and knee osteoarthritis? A comparative analysis with the WOMAC Index
    Olivier Ethgen
    WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, University of Liège CHU Sart Tilman, Avenue de l Hopital, bâtiment B23, 4020 Liege, Belgium
    J Rheumatol 30:2452-9. 2003
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