HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Thursday 12 April 2012

Latest journal articles from HEDS

The following articles were published by researchers within HEDS in March.

Estimating preference-based single index measures for dementia using DEMQOL and DEMQOL-proxy
Rowen D, Mulhern B, Banerjee S, van Hout B, Young TA, Knapp M, Smith SC, Lamping DL, Brazier JE
Value Health 15(2):346-356 Mar 2012 DOI

Healthcare costs and productivity losses directly attributable to ankylosing spondylitis.
Rafia R, Ara R, Packham J, Haywood KL, Healey E
Clin Exp Rheumatol 09 Mar 2012

Improving the measurement of QALYs in dementia: Developing patient- and carer-reported health state classification systems using Rasch analysis
Mulhern B, Smith SC, Rowen D, Brazier JE, Knapp M, Lamping DL, Loftus V, Young TA, Howard RJ, Banerjee S
Value Health 15(2):323-333 Mar 2012 DOI

What type of leader am I?: A training needs analysis of health library and information managers
Sutton A, Booth A
Health Info Libr J 29(1):39-46 Mar 2012 DOI

Women's perceptions and experiences of group cognitive behaviour therapy and other group interventions for postnatal depression: a qualitative synthesis
Scope A, Booth A, Sutcliffe P
J Adv Nurs 04 Mar 2012 DOI

Barriers and facilitators to the use of high-technology augmentative and alternative communication devices: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis
Baxter S, Enderby P, Evans P, Judge S
Int J Lang Commun Disord 47(2):115-129 Mar 2012 DOI