Óscar Lourenço obtained a degree in mathematics from the University of Aveiro in 1993. The Master on Financial Economics was concluded in 1997 at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (FEUC). At the same faculty he obtained a Ph.D in Economics, in 2007, branch Mathematical Economics and Econometric Models.
He is currently Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (FEUC). He is member of the board of directors of the Portuguese Health Economics Association (APES). His publications include several dozens of articles in peer-reviewed international journals (Health Economics, Empirical Economics; Calcified Tissue International, Osteoporosis International, International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Journal of Consumer Affairs) as well as nationals (Acta reumatologica portuguesa, Notas Económicas, Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia, Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública)
PhD supervision
Frax® Adaptation and validation for portuguese population (Frax®-Port) with socio-economic study and evaluation of the utility of the instrument to the patient (FMUC PhD Program in Health Sciences)(2017)
Andréa Ascensão Marques
Supervision
Essays on Prevention of Diseases Related to Alcohol and Tobacco Use: A Contribution to a Financially Sustainable NHS(2017)
Ana Maria Carraco Patrão dos Reis
Supervision
The Demand for Preventive Health Care and Health Insurance: evidence for Portugal(2014)
Sandra Margarida Bernardes de Oliveira
Supervision
Projects
Glass Boundaries - Gendering the labour market: Costs of occupational and educational segregation
Centro de Estudos Sociais – Universidade de Coimbra (EEAGRANTS/2020/SGS1A1)
Publications
Correction to: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials 1 (Trials, (2025), 26, 1, (5), 10.1186/s13063-024-08626-4). Trials, 26.(2025)
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials \1\. Trials, 26, 5.(2025)
Socioeconomic inequalities at the place of death: evidence for Europe based on SHARE data. Saúde e Sociedade, 33.(2024)
Unmet healthcare needs among the population aged 50+ and their association with health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Ageing, 20, 12.(2023)
Usefulness of serum C-reactive protein and calprotectin for the early detection of colorectal anastomotic leakage: A prospective observational study. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 28, 2758-2774.(2022)
COVID-19 e Necessidades em Saúde Não Satisfeitas para Indivíduos Com Mais de 50 anos em Portugal. Acta Médica Portuguesa, 35.(2022)
Acesso aos cuidados de saúde em Portugal no rescaldo da crise: Nem tudo é dinheiro?. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 36, e00248418.(2020)
Unmet needs across Europe: Disclosing knowledge beyond the ordinary measure. Health Policy, 123, 1155-1162.(2019)
No unmet needs without needs! Assessing the role of social capital using data from European social survey 2014. Health Policy, 123, 747-755.(2019)
Do drinking problems in the past affect current consumption?. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 35, e00025618.(2019)
Killing two birds with one stone? Association between tobacco and alcohol consumption. Public Health, 154, 136-143.(2018)
Social capital and unmet healthcare needs in Europe: an analysis based on European Social Survey data. Gaceta Sanitaria, Vol.31, Especial Congreso, Septiembre, Revista Española de Salud Publica y Administrácion Sanitaria.(2017)
Who Feels Credit Constrained in Europe? The Role of Social Capital. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 51, 380-405.(2017)
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Making a case for the standardisation of unmet health care needs, in Gaceta Sanitaria. Revista Española de Salud Publica y Administrácion Sanitaria.(2017)
Multidisciplinary Portuguese recommendations on DXA request and indication to treat in the prevention of fragility fractures. Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa, 41, 305-321.(2016)
Cost-Effectiveness of Intervention Thresholds for the Treatment of Osteoporosis Based on FRAX(®) in Portugal. Calcified Tissue International, 99, 131-41.(2016)
Recomendações multidisciplinares portuguesas sobre o pedido de DXA e indicação de tratamento de prevenção das fraturas de fragilidade. Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 32, 425-441.(2016)
Impact of moderating fees on utilisation of paediatric health care: study applied to school age children in the city of Coimbra. Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, 34, 154-162.(2016)
The burden of osteoporotic hip fractures in Portugal: costs, health related quality of life and mortality. Osteoporosis International, 26, 2623-2630.(2015)
Contacts
Address
Faculdade de EconomiaUniversidade de Coimbra
Av. Dias da Silva, 165
3004-512 Coimbra
Portugal