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 July 2018

Latest publications from HEDS for June




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Bates, S., Holmes, J., Gavens, L., De Matos, E. G., Li, J., Ward, B., Hooper, L., Dixon, S. & Buykx, P. (2018) Awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer is associated with public support for alcohol policies. BMC Public Health. [Online] 18 (1),
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5581-8

Bermejo, I., Ren, S., Simpson, E., Clowes, M., Scott, D. L., Young, A. & Stevenson, M. (2018) Sarilumab for Previously-Treated Moderate or Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. Pharmacoeconomics. [Online]  Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29882210.

Devlin, N., Brazier, J., Pickard, A. S. & Stolk, E. (2018) 3L, 5L, What the L? A NICE Conundrum. PharmacoEconomics. [Online] 36637–640.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40273-018-0659-9

Fuller, G. W., Goodacre, S., Keating, S., Perkins, G., Ward, M., Rosser, A., Gunson, I., Miller, J., Bradburn, M., Thokala, P., Harris, T., Carson, A., Marsh, M. & Cooper, C. (2018) The ACUTE (Ambulance CPAP: Use, Treatment effect and economics) feasibility study: a pilot randomised controlled trial of prehospital CPAP for acute respiratory failure. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. [Online] 4 (1), . 
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https://pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-018-0281-9

Gray, L. A., Wailoo, A. & Hernandez, M. (n.d.) Mapping the FACT-B instrument to EQ-5D-3L in Patients with Breast Cancer using Adjusted Limited Dependent Variable Mixture Models vs Response Mapping. Value in Health. http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131975/

Hernandez-Villafuerte, K., Fischer, A. & Latimer, N. R. (n.d.) Challenges and Methodologies Using Progression Free Survival As A Surrogate For Overall Survival In Oncology. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/130810/

Keetharuth, D., Taylor Buck, E., Acquadro, C., Conway, K., Connell, J., Barkham, M., Carlton, J., Ricketts, T. N., Barber, R. & Brazier, J. E. (n.d.) Integrating qualitative and quantitative data in the development of outcome measures: the case of the Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) measures in mental health populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. (Special Issue ‘Mental Health and Social Care and Social Interventions’), . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29949892

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Kharroubi, S. & Rowen, D. L. (n.d.) Valuation of preference-based measures: Can existing preference data be used to select a smaller sample of health states? The European Journal of Health Economics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29980950

Lawton, K., Royals, K., Carson-Chahhoud, K. V, Campbell, F. & Smith, B. J. (2018) Nurse-led versus doctor-led care for bronchiectasis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. [Online] 2018 (6), . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29926473

Pennington, R. M., Collins, B., Leigh, S., Martin, A. P., Owen, L., Fischer, A., Sumnall, H. & Bates, G. (2018) The cost-effectiveness of seven behavioural interventions to prevent drug misuse in vulnerable populations. International Journal of Drug Policy. [Online] 5742–50.  Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395918300987

Rowen, D. L., Labeit, A., Stevens, K., Elliot, J., Mulhern, B., Carlton, J., Basarir, H. & Brazier, J. (n.d.) Estimating a preference-based single index measuring the quality of life impact of self-management for diabetes. Medical Decision Making. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29957107

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Stevens, J. W. (n.d.) Using evidence from randomised controlled trials in economic models: What information is relevant and is there a minimum amount of sample data required to make decisions? PharmacoEconomics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29926358

Tappenden, P., Carroll, C., Stevens, J., Simpson, E., Thokala, P., Wong, R., Wright, J. & Auer, R. (2018) Ibrutinib for Treating Waldenström’s Macroglobulinaemia: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. PharmacoEconomics. [Online] 1–12. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951793

Tes, D., Kratkiewicz, K., Aber, A., Horton, L., Zafar, M., Arafat, N., Fatima, A. & Avanaki, M. R. N. (2018) Development and Optimization of a Fluorescent Imaging System to Detect Amyloid-β Proteins: Phantom Study. Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology. [Online] 9117959721878108–117959721878108. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977121