Robby De Pauw

Senior Researcher · Visiting Professor · Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Data-driven Health Research

Website
robbydepauw.be

Email
robby.depauw@sciensano.be

Location
Belgium

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About

I am a Senior Researcher at Sciensano and Visiting Professor at Ghent University. My work focuses on epidemiology, burden of disease, survey analysis, rehabilitation research, and the development of data-driven tools in R and Shiny.

I am particularly interested in translating complex health data into actionable insights for research, policy, and clinical practice.

Experience

Senior Researcher — Sciensano

Public health monitoring, epidemiology, burden of disease, survey analyses, and dissemination tools.

Visiting Professor — Ghent University

Teaching and supervision in biostatistics and epidemiology.

Education

PhD in Health Sciences

Ghent University

MSc in Statistical Data Analysis

Ghent University

MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy

Ghent University

Publications

2026

Braeye, Toon, De Pauw, Robby, Geebelen, Laurence, Abrams, Steven, Desombere, Isabelle, Hens, Niel, Hammami, Naïma, Roelants, Mathieu, Muylaert, An, Herzog, Sereina A.

Estimating the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by jointly modelling seroprevalence, hospitalization and mortality data, February 2020 - January 2021, Belgium.

Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · DOI

2026

Bracho Montes de Oca, Eduardo Antonio, De Pauw, Robby, Moerkerke, Beatrijs, Hermans, Lize, Duveau, Camille, De Meulemeester, Kayleigh, Cagnie, Barbara, de Geus, Bas

Exploring the mediating factors in the telework-mental health relationship: a cross-sectional analysis of the BELHEALTH study.

BMJ public health · DOI

2026

Boiy, Elin, Cavillot, Lisa, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, De Pauw, Robby, De Smedt, Delphine, Gadeyne, Sylvie, Gorasso, Vanessa, Schmidt, Masja, Vanthomme, Katrien, Verhaege, Nick, Van den Borre, Laura

Post-acute healthcare expenditure following COVID-19 hospitalization and associated social inequalities in Belgium: a matched cohort study.

BMC health services research · DOI

2026

Cavillot, Lisa, Moerkerke, Beatrijs, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Ghattas, Jinane, van Loenhout, Joris A. F., Van den Borre, Laura, Speybroeck, Niko, Loeys, Tom, De Pauw, Robby

The role of vaccination, underlying health conditions, and working in healthcare in the socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization: a mediation analysis using interventional effect models.

BMC infectious diseases · DOI

2025

Gorasso, Vanessa, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, Nusselder, Wilma Johanna, De Pauw, Robby, Hilderink, Henk, Nayani, Sarah, Van der Heyden, Johan, De Smedt, Delphine, Devleesschauwer, Brecht

Burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in Belgium: a comparative risk assessment analysis

BMJ Public Health · Link

2025

Coppieters, Iris, Nijs, Jo, Meeus, Mira, Danneels, Lieven, Roussel, Nathalie, Cagnie, Barbara, Kregel, Jeroen, Willaert, Ward, Rheel, Emma, De Pauw, Robby, Malfliet, Anneleen

Can Pain Neuroscience Education Combined with Cognition-Targeted Exercise Therapy Change White Matter Structure in People with Chronic Spinal Pain? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine · Link

2025

Rommers, Ellis, De Pauw, Robby, Petrovic, Mirko, Cambier, Dirk

Epidemiology of falls in community-dwelling older adults in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Age and Ageing · Link

2025

Bracho Montes de Oca, Eduardo Antonio, Int Panis, Laura, Verbrugghe, Mathieu, De Waegeneer, Els, Cagnie, Barbara, de Geus, Bas, De Pauw, Robby

Exploring the causal paths and longitudinal impact of telework on health: the TeleHealth survey–data linkage study protocol

BMJ Open · Link

2025

Cnockaert, Elise, Smeets, Rob, Beckers, Laura, Meeus, Mira, De Pauw, Robby, Van Oosterwijck, Jessica

Feelings of fatigue, annoyance or anger, or hostility predict improvement in pain-related disability following an interdisciplinary multimodal pain treatment program for chronic musculoskeletal pain: a longitudinal cohort study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice · Link

2025

De Pauw, Robby, Lakha, Fatim, Fletcher, Eilidh, Stockton, Diane L., Baird, Emma, Connolly, Suzanne, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Wyper, Grant M.A.

Historic trends and future projections of the prevalence of adult excess weight in Scotland, 2003 to 2040: A modelling study

Public Health · Link

2025

Maertens de Noordhout, Charline, Levy, Muriel, Claerman, Rani, de Jaeger, Mats, De Pauw, Robby, Kohn, Laurence, Schönborn, Claudia, Cleemput, Irina

Identification of health-related needs: The needs examination, evaluation and dissemination (NEED) assessment framework

Health Policy · Link

2025

Van Droogenbroeck, Filip, Spruyt, Bram, Gérain, Pierre, Van den Borre, Laura, Smith, Pierre, De Pauw, Robby, Dury, Sarah

Informal caregiving and mental health: results from the Belgian health interview survey 2013 and 2018

BMC Public Health · Link

2025

Claerman, Rani, Kohn, Laurence, Levy, Muriel, Cleemput, Irina, Schönborn, Claudia, Maertens de Noordhout, Charline, De Pauw, Robby

The validation of the Needs Examination, Evaluation, and Dissemination assessment framework within the European Union: a modified Delphi study

European Journal of Public Health · Link

2025

Schönborn, Claudia, Levy, Muriel, De Jaeger, Mats, Van Goethem, Renaud, Leonard, Ugo, Claerman, Rani, De Pauw, Robby, Kohn, Laurence, Cleemput, Irina, de Noordhout, Charline Maertens

Unmet health-related needs in patients with Crohn’s disease in Belgium: a mixed-methods study

Archives of Public Health · Link

2024

D’Hondt, Stéphanie, Gisle, Lydia, De Pauw, Robby, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Demarest, Stefaan, Drieskens, Sabine, Cornelissen, Laura, De Ridder, Karin, Charafeddine, Rana, Smith, Pierre

Anxiety and depression in people with post-COVID condition: a Belgian population-based cohort study three months after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · Link

2024

Beerten, Simon Gabriël, De Pauw, Robby, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Casas, Lidia, Vaes, Bert

Assessing mental health from registry data: What is the best proxy?

International Journal of Medical Informatics · Link

2024

Khan, Yasmine, Verhaeghe, Nick, De Pauw, Robby, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Gadeyne, Sylvie, Gorasso, Vanessa, Lievens, Yolande, Speybroeck, Niko, Damme, Nancy Van, Vandemaele, Miet, Borre, Laura Van den, Vandepitte, Sophie, Vanthomme, Katrien, Verdoodt, Freija, Smedt, Delphine De

Correction: Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium: A Markov model study protocol

PLOS ONE · Link

2024

De Pauw, Robby, Laguna, Javier Muñoz, Gorasso, Vanessa

Embracing the complexity: a critical appraisal of global neck pain trends and research gaps

The Lancet Rheumatology · Link

2024

Drieskens, Sabine, Charafeddine, Rana, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, De Pauw, Robby, Demarest, Stefaan

Rising socioeconomic disparities in childhood overweight and obesity in Belgium

Archives of Public Health · Link

2024

Ewer, E. R., De Pauw, R., Kazkazk, H., Ninis, N., Rowe, P., Simmonds, J. V., De Wandele, I.

The Spider: a visual, multisystemic symptom impact questionnaire for people with hypermobility-related disorders—validation in adults

Clinical Rheumatology · Link

2023

Thi Khanh, Huyen Nguyen, Cornelissen, Laura, Castanares-Zapatero, Diego, De Pauw, Robby, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Demarest, Stefaan, Drieskens, Sabine, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, De Ridder, Karin, Charafeddine, Rana, Smith, Pierre

Association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and post COVID-19 condition: findings from a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

BMC Infectious Diseases · Link

2023

Muñoz Laguna, Javier, Puhan, Milo A., Rodríguez Artalejo, Fernando, De Pauw, Robby, Wyper, Grant M. A., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Santos, João V., Hincapié, Cesar A.

Certainty of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Modelled Prevalence Estimates for Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Meta-Epidemiological Study

International Journal of Public Health · Link

2023

Nayani, Sarah, Castanares-Zapatero, Diego, De Pauw, Robby, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Demarest, Stefaan, Drieskens, Sabine, Cornelissen, Laura, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, De Ridder, Karin, Charafeddine, Rana, Smith, Pierre

Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population

BMJ Open · Link

2023

Cruyt, Ellen, Jarrey, Mike, Eijkelkamp, Ank, Vlerick, Peter, De Letter, Miet, Oostra, Kristine, Calders, Patrick, De Pauw, Robby, Costenoble, Axelle, Bautmans, Ivan, Van de Velde, Dominique, De Vriendt, Patricia

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the engagement in meaningful activities survey

British Journal of Occupational Therapy · Link

2023

Khan, Yasmine, Verhaeghe, Nick, De Pauw, Robby, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Gadeyne, Sylvie, Gorasso, Vanessa, Lievens, Yolande, Speybroek, Niko, Vandamme, Nancy, Vandemaele, Miet, Van den Borre, Laura, Vandepitte, Sophie, Vanthomme, Katrien, Verdoodt, Freija, De Smedt, Delphine

Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium: A Markov model study protocol

PLOS ONE · Link

2023

Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Scohy, Aline, De Pauw, Robby, Gorasso, Vanessa, Kongs, Anne, Neirynck, Elias, Verduyckt, Peter, Wyper, Grant M. A., Van den Borre, Laura

Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004–2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach

Archives of Public Health · Link

2023

Thoomes, Erik, Cleland, Joshua A., Falla, Deborah, de Pauw, Robby, Maissan, Francois, de Graaf, Marloes

Measurement properties of a computer adaptive device, the Senscoordination 3D Cervical Trainer, to assess cervical range of motion in people with neck pain

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice · Link

2023

Smith, Pierre, De Pauw, Robby, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Demarest, Stefaan, Drieskens, Sabine, Cornelissen, Laura, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, De Ridder, Karin, Charafeddine, Rana

Post COVID-19 condition and health-related quality of life: a longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

BMC Public Health · Link

2023

Becker, Pierre, van den Eynde, Claudia, Baert, Frederik, D’hooge, Elizabet, De Pauw, Robby, Normand, Anne-Cécile, Piarroux, Renaud, Stubbe, Dirk

Remarkable fungal biodiversity on northern Belgium bats and hibernacula

Mycologia · Link

2023

De Pauw, Robby, Van den Borre, Laura, Baeyens, Youri, Cavillot, Lisa, Gadeyne, Sylvie, Ghattas, Jinane, De Smedt, Delphine, Jaminé, David, Khan, Yasmine, Lusyne, Patrick, Speybroeck, Niko, Racape, Judith, Rea, Andrea, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Vandepitte, Sophie, Vanthomme, Katrien, Devleesschauwer, Brecht

Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium: protocol of the HELICON population data linkage

BMJ Open · Link

2023

Cavillot, Lisa, van Loenhout, Joris A F, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Wyndham-Thomas, Chloé, Van Oyen, Herman, Ghattas, Jinane, Blot, Koen, Van den Borre, Laura, Billuart, Matthieu, Speybroeck, Niko, De Pauw, Robby, Stouten, Veerle, Catteau, Lucy, Hubin, Pierre

Sociodemographic and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Belgium: a nationwide record linkage study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health · Link

2023

De Meulemeester, Kayleigh, Meeus, Mira, De Pauw, Robby, Cagnie, Barbara, Keppler, Hannah, Lenoir, Dorine

Suffering from chronic tinnitus, chronic neck pain, or both: Does it impact the presence of signs and symptoms of central sensitization?

PLOS ONE · Link

2023

Rommers, Ellis, Petrovic, Mirko, De Pauw, Robby, Van Bladel, Anke, Cambier, Dirk

The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults

Acta Clinica Belgica · Link

2023

Rodríguez-Bailón, María, Fernández-Solano, Ana Judit, Vidaña-Moya, Laura, Merchán-Baeza, José Antonio, Cruyt, Ellen, De Letter, Miet, Vlerick, Peter, Calders, Patrick, De Pauw, Robby, Oostra, Kristine, Szmalec, Arnaud, Van de Velde, Dominique, De Vriendt, Patricia

The contribution of participation in meaningful activities on mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Spanish population

Anales de Psicología · Link

2023

Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Willem, Lander, Jurčević, Jure, Smith, Pierre, Scohy, Aline, Wyper, Grant M. A., Pires, Sara Monteiro, Van Goethem, Nina, Beutels, Philippe, Franco, Nicolas, Abrams, Steven, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Speybroeck, Niko, Hens, Niel, De Pauw, Robby

The direct disease burden of COVID-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021

BMC Public Health · Link

2023

Gorasso, Vanessa, Van der Heyden, Johan, De Pauw, Robby, Pelgrims, Ingrid, De Clercq, Eva M., De Ridder, Karin, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, Vansteelandt, Stijn, Vaes, Bert, De Smedt, Delphine, Devleesschauwer, Brecht

The health and economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Belgium from 2013 to 2018

Population Health Metrics · Link

2023

Cruyt, Ellen, De Vriendt, Patricia, De Geyter, Nele, Van Leirsberghe, Janne, Santens, Patrick, De Baets, Stijn, De Letter, Miet, Vlerick, Peter, Calders, Patrick, De Pauw, Robby, Oostra, Kristine, Van de Velde, Dominique

The underpinning of meaningful activities by brain correlates: a systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology · Link

2023

Vandevijvere, Stefanie, De Pauw, Robby, Djojosoeparto, Sanne, Gorasso, Vanessa, Guariguata, Leonor, Løvhaug, Anne Lene, Mialon, Melissa, Van Dam, Iris, von Philipsborn, Peter

Upstream Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Europe

Current Obesity Reports · Link

2022

Pires, Sara Monteiro, Wyper, Grant M. A., Wengler, Annelene, Peñalvo, José L., Haneef, Romana, Moran, Declan, Cuschieri, Sarah, Redondo, Hernan G., De Pauw, Robby, McDonald, Scott A., Moon, Lynelle, Shedrawy, Jad, Pallari, Elena, Charalampous, Periklis, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Von Der Lippe, Elena

Burden of Disease of COVID-19: Strengthening the Collaboration for National Studies

Frontiers in Public Health · Link

2022

De Pauw, Robby, Claessens, Manu, Gorasso, Vanessa, Drieskens, Sabine, Faes, Christel, Devleesschauwer, Brecht

Past, present, and future trends of overweight and obesity in Belgium using Bayesian age-period-cohort models

BMC Public Health · Link

2022

Smith, Pierre, Proesmans, Kristiaan, Van Cauteren, Dieter, Demarest, Stefaan, Drieskens, Sabine, De Pauw, Robby, Cornelissen, Laura, De Ridder, Karin, Charafeddine, Rana

Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population

Archives of Public Health · Link

2022

Bilterys, Thomas, Van Looveren, Eveline, Mairesse, Olivier, Nijs, Jo, Meeus, Mira, Ickmans, Kelly, Cagnie, Barbara, Goubert, Dorien, Willaert, Ward, De Pauw, Robby, Danneels, Lieven, Moens, Maarten, Malfliet, Anneleen

Predictors for physical activity and its change after active physical therapy in people with spinal pain and insomnia: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy · Link

2022

Gorasso, Vanessa, Silversmit, Geert, Arbyn, Marc, Cornez, Astrid, De Pauw, Robby, De Smedt, Delphine, Grant, Ian, Wyper, Grant M. A., Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Speybroeck, Niko

The non-fatal burden of cancer in Belgium, 2004–2019: a nationwide registry-based study

BMC Cancer · Link

2022

Ghattas, Jinane, Gorasso, Vanessa, De Pauw, Robby, Thunus, Sophie, Speybroeck, Niko, Devleesschauwer, Brecht

The state of health in Belgium, 1990–2019: a benchmarking analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

Archives of Public Health · Link

2021

Lenoir, Dorine, Willaert, Ward, Ickmans, Kelly, Bernaers, Lisa, Nijs, Jo, Malfliet, Anneleen, Danneels, Lieven, Leysen, Laurence, De Pauw, Robby, Cagnie, Barbara, Coppieters, Iris, Meeus, Mira

Are Reports of Pain, Disability, Quality of Life, Psychological Factors, and Central Sensitization Related to Outcomes of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients Suffering From Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders?

The Clinical Journal of Pain · Link

2021

De Pauw, Robby, Dewitte, Vincent, de Hertogh, Willem, Cnockaert, Elise, Chys, Marjolein, Cagnie, Barbara

Consensus among musculoskeletal experts for the management of patients with headache by physiotherapists? A delphi study

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice · Link

2021

Cruyt, Ellen, De Vriendt, Patricia, De Letter, Miet, Vlerick, Peter, Calders, Patrick, De Pauw, Robby, Oostra, Kristine, Rodriguez-Bailón, Maria, Szmalec, Arnaud, Merchán-Baeza, Jose Antonio, Fernández-Solano, Ana Judit, Vidaña-Moya, Laura, Van de Velde, Dominique

Correction to: Meaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults

BMC Public Health · Link

2021

Mukhtar, Naziru Bashir, Meeus, Mira, Gursen, Ceren, Mohammed, Jibril, De Pauw, Robby, Cagnie, Barbara

Effectiveness of Hands-Off Therapy in the Management of Primary Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Evaluation & the Health Professions · Link

2021

Coppieters, Iris, Cagnie, Barbara, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira, Timmers, Inge

Enhanced amygdala-frontal operculum functional connectivity during rest in women with chronic neck pain: Associations with impaired conditioned pain modulation

NeuroImage: Clinical · Link

2021

Van Bogaert, Wouter, Coppieters, Iris, Kregel, Jeroen, Nijs, Jo, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira, Cagnie, Barbara, Danneels, Lieven, Malfliet, Anneleen

Influence of Baseline Kinesiophobia Levels on Treatment Outcome in People With Chronic Spinal Pain

Physical Therapy · Link

2021

Triest, David, Geebelen, Laurence, Pauw, Robby De, Craeye, Stéphane De, Vodolazkaia, Alexandra, Verbrugghe, Mathieu, Magerman, Koen, Robben, Lara-Lauren, Pannus, Pieter, Neven, Kristof, Ramaekers, Dirk, Gucht, Steven Van, Dierick, Katelijne, Loon, Nele Van, Goossens, Maria E., Desombere, Isabelle

Performance of five rapid serological tests in mild-diseased subjects using finger prick blood for exposure assessment to SARS-CoV-2

Journal of Clinical Virology · Link

2021

Mukhtar, Naziru Bashir, Meeus, Mira, Gursen, Ceren, Mohammed, Jibril, De Pauw, Robby, Cagnie, Barbara

Pilot study on the effects of a culturally-sensitive and standard pain neuroscience education for Hausa-speaking patients with chronic neck pain

Disability and Rehabilitation · Link

2021

Taccone, Fabio Silvio, Van Goethem, Nina, De Pauw, Robby, Wittebole, Xavier, Blot, Koen, Van Oyen, Herman, Lernout, Tinne, Montourcy, Marion, Meyfroidt, Geert, Van Beckhoven, Dominique, {others}

The role of organizational characteristics on the outcome of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU in Belgium

The Lancet Regional Health-Europe

2020

Lenoir, Dorine, De Pauw, Robby, Van Oosterwijck, Sophie, Cagnie, Barbara, Meeus, Mira

Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture: A Meta-Analysis on Evidence for Longer-term Effects of Acupuncture in Musculoskeletal Disorders

The Clinical Journal of Pain · Link

2020

Van Looveren, Eveline, Cagnie, Barbara, Coppieters, Iris, Meeus, Mira, De Pauw, Robby

Changes in Muscle Morphology in Female Chronic Neck Pain Patients Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Spine · Link

2020

Willaert, Ward, Malfliet, Anneleen, Coppieters, Iris, Lenoir, Dorine, De Pauw, Robby, Danneels, Lieven, Roussel, Nathalie, Meeus, Mira, Cagnie, Barbara, Nijs, Jo, Kregel, Jeroen

Does Pain Neuroscience Education and Cognition‐Targeted Motor Control Training Improve Cervical Motor Output? Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Pain Practice · Link

2020

Pas, Roselien, Rheel, Emma, Van Oosterwijck, Sophie, Foubert, Anthe, De Pauw, Robby, Leysen, Laurence, Roete, Ann, Nijs, Jo, Meeus, Mira, Ickmans, Kelly

Pain Neuroscience Education for Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders: A Randomized Comparative Pilot Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine · Link

2020

De Pauw, Robby, Van Looveren, Eveline, Lenoir, Dorine, Danneels, Lieven, Cagnie, Barbara

Reliability and discriminative validity of a screening tool for the assessment of neuromuscular control and movement control in patients with neck pain and healthy individuals

Disability and Rehabilitation · Link

2019

De Pauw, Robby, Coppieters, Iris, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Kregel, Jeroen, Aerts, Hannelore, Lenoir, Dorine, Cagnie, Barbara

Associations between brain morphology and motor performance in chronic neck pain: A whole-brain surface-based morphometry approach

Human Brain Mapping

2019

De Pauw, Robby, Aerts, Hannelore, Siugzdaite, Roma, Meeus, Mira, Coppieters, Iris, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Cagnie, Barbara

Hub disruption in patients with chronic neck pain: a graph analytical approach

Pain · Link

2019

De Meulemeester, Kayleigh, Calders, Patrick, Van Dorpe, Jo, De Pauw, Robby, Petrovic, Mirko, Cagnie, Barbara

Morphological Differences in the Upper Trapezius Muscle Between Female Office Workers With and Without Trapezius Myalgia: Facts or Fiction?: A Cross-Sectional Study

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation

2018

Dewitte, Vincent, De Pauw, Robby, De Meulemeester, Kayleigh, Peersman, Wim, Danneels, Lieven, Bouche, Katie, Roets, Arne, Cagnie, Barbara

Clinical classification criteria for nonspecific low back pain: A Delphi-survey of clinical experts

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice

2018

Coppieters, Iris, De Pauw, Robby, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Lenoir, Dorine, DeBlaere, Karel, Genbrugge, Eva, Meeus, Mira, Cagnie, Barbara

Differences in white matter structure and cortical thickness between patients with traumatic and idiopathic chronic neck pain: Associations with cognition and pain modulation?

Human brain mapping

2018

Malfliet, Anneleen, Kregel, Jeroen, Coppieters, Iris, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira, Roussel, Nathalie, Cagnie, Barbara, Danneels, Lieven, Nijs, Jo

Effect of Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Cognition-Targeted Motor Control Training on Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA neurology

2018

De Pauw, Robby, Coppieters, Iris, Palmans, Tanneke, Danneels, Lieven, Meeus, Mira, Cagnie, Barbara

Motor impairment in patients with chronic neck pain: does the traumatic event play a significant role? A case-control study

The Spine Journal

2018

Goubert, Dorien, Meeus, Mira, Willems, Tine, De Pauw, Robby, Coppieters, Iris, Crombez, Geert, Danneels, Lieven

The association between back muscle characteristics and pressure pain sensitivity in low back pain patients

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

2018

Dewitte, Vincent, De Pauw, Robby, Danneels, Lieven, Bouche, Katie, Roets, Arne, Cagnie, Barbara

The interrater reliability of a pain mechanisms-based classification for patients with nonspecific neck pain

Brazilian journal of physical therapy

2018

Lenoir, D., De Pauw, R., Ickmans, K., Schumacher, C., Timmers, I., Kregel, J., Coppieters, I.

Validity and Test–Retest Reliability of the Dutch Modified Perceived Deficits Questionnaire to Examine Cognitive Symptoms in Women with Chronic Whiplash, Chronic Idiopathic Neck Pain, and Fibromyalgia

Pain Practice · Link

2017

Malfliet, Anneleen, Coppieters, Iris, Van Wilgen, Paul, Kregel, Jeroen, De Pauw, Robby, Dolphens, Mieke, Ickmans, Kelly

Brain changes associated with cognitive and emotional factors in chronic pain: a systematic review

European Journal of Pain

2017

Coppieters, Iris, De Pauw, Robby, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Danneels, Lieven, Kregel, Jeroen, Pattyn, Astrid, Meeus, Mira, Cagnie, Barbara

Decreased regional grey matter volume in women with chronic whiplash-associated disorders: relationships with cognitive deficits and disturbed pain processing

Pain physician

2017

Coppieters, Iris, De Pauw, Robby, Kregel, Jeroen, Malfliet, Anneleen, Goubert, Dorien, Lenoir, Dorine, Cagnie, Barbara, Meeus, Mira

Differences between women with traumatic and idiopathic chronic neck pain and women without neck pain: interrelationships among disability, cognitive deficits, and central sensitization

Physical therapy

2017

Kregel, Jeroen, Coppieters, Iris, De Pauw, Robby, Malfliet, Anneleen, Danneels, Lieven, Nijs, Jo, Cagnie, Barbara, Meeus, Mira

Does conservative treatment change the brain in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain?: a systematic review

Pain physician

2017

De Pauw, R., Coppieters, I., Meeus, M., Caeyenberghs, K., Danneels, L., Cagnie, B.

Is traumatic and non-traumatic neck pain associated with brain alterations? ? A systematic review

Pain Physician

2017

Goubert, Dorien, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira, Willems, Tine, Cagnie, Barbara, Schouppe, Stijn, Van Oosterwijck, Jessica, Dhondt, Evy, Danneels, Lieven

Lumbar muscle structure and function in chronic versus recurrent low back pain: a cross-sectional study

The Spine Journal

2017

De Meulemeester, Kayleigh, Calders, Patrick, De Pauw, Robby, Grymonpon, Ine, Govaerts, Anke, Cagnie, Barbara

Morphological and physiological differences in the upper trapezius muscle in patients with work-related trapezius myalgia compared to healthy controls: A systematic review

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice

2016

De Pauw, R., Coppieters, I., Kregel, J., De Meulemeester, K., Danneels, L., Cagnie, B.

Does muscle morphology change in chronic neck pain patients? – A systematic review

Manual Therapy · Link

2016

Coppieters, Iris, Cagnie, Barbara, Nijs, Jo, Van Oosterwijck, Jessica, Danneels, Lieven, De Pauw, Robby, Meeus, Mira

Effects of stress and relaxation on central pain modulation in chronic whiplash and fibromyalgia patients compared to healthy controls

Pain physician

2016

Coppieters, Iris, Meeus, Mira, Kregel, Jeroen, Caeyenberghs, Karen, De Pauw, Robby, Goubert, Dorien, Cagnie, Barbara

Relations between brain alterations and clinical pain measures in chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review

The Journal of Pain

2015

De Pauw, Robby, Kregel, Jeroen, De Blaiser, Cedric, Van Akeleyen, J, Logghe, T, Danneels, Lieven, Cagnie, Barbara

Identifying prognostic factors predicting outcome in patients with chronic neck pain after multimodal treatment: A retrospective study

Manual therapy

2014

Coppieters, I, Ickmans, K, Cagnie, B, Nijs, J, De Pauw, R, Noten, S, Meeus, M

Cognitive Performance Is Related to Central Sensitization and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders and Fibromyalgia.

Pain physician

Shiny apps

NEED

Shiny app developed for the NEED project to explore estimates for unmet health-related needs

Open app · GitHub

BeBOD - Disability Adjusted Life Year

Shiny app developed for the Belgian national Burden of Disease study

Open app · GitHub

Projects

BeBOD - Belgian national Burden of Disease

Sciensano

National burden of disease estimation and dissemination

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NEED - Need - Examination - Evaluation - Dissemination

Sciensano & KCE

Framework for identifying and assessing unmet health-related needs

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TELEHEALTH

Sciensano - UGent & UCLouvain

Research project to evaluate the impact of hybrid working

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BEACON

Sciensano & KCE

Unmet health-related needs in patients with onco-cardiovascular symptoms

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HSR - Health Status Report

Sciensano

Health status reporting and dissemination

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EMPOWER

UGent & UZ Gent

Empowering primary healthcare: patient-centric triage for improved healthcare access and quality in people with musculoskeletal conditions

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PhD theses

Social inequalities in COVID-19 in the region of Brussels
Jinane Ghattas — UCLouvain · 2022 · Guidance committee

Social inequalities in COVID-19 related outcomes (HELICON)
Lisa Cavillot — UCLouvain · 2022-2025 · Guidance committee

Unravelling the longitudinal patterns of telework and health (TELEHEALTH)
Laura Int Panis — Ghent University · 2023-2025 · Promotor

Unravelling the longitudinal patterns of telework and health (TELEHEALTH)
Eduardo Bracho — UCLouvain · 2023 · Promotor

Falls prevention in older persons. A multifactorial fall screening model to ameliorate fall risk detection and follow-up in physiotherapy and general care
Ellis Rommers — Ghent University · 2022 · Promotor

The added value of dry needling and its modalities
Indra Degreef — Ghent University · 2023 · Guidance committee

Unravelling the puzzle of central nervous system and peripheral muscle changes in low back pain
Jaap Wijnen — Ghent University · 2022 · Guidance committee

Contact

Email
robby.depauw@sciensano.be

Website
www.robbydepauw.be