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.

Monday, 14 October 2019

HEDS Publications for September

Each month we explore the latest publications that have been produced by HEDS in collaboration with colleagues in ScHARR and further afield. Many of these are currently in press, so you can find much of our work in its open access form via our institutional repository. See here.

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       Alshreef, A., MacQuilkan, K., Dawkins, B., Riddin, J., Ward, S., Meads, D., Taylor, M., Dixon, S., Culyer, A. J., Ruiz, F., Chalkidou, K. & Edoka, I. (2019) Cost-Effectiveness of Docetaxel and Paclitaxel for Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer: Adaptation of a Model-Based Economic Evaluation From the United Kingdom to South Africa. Value in Health Regional Issues. [Online] 1965–74.

       Alshreef, A. (n.d.) ‘Provider Payment Mechanisms: Effective Policy Tools for Achieving Universal and Sustainable Healthcare Coverage’, in Universal Health Coverage [Working Title]. [Online]. IntechOpen. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/provider-payment-mechanisms-effective-policy-tools-for-achieving-universal-and-sustainable-healthcar

Bell Gorrod, H., Kearns, B., Stevens, J., Thokala, P., Labeit, A., Latimer, N., Tyas, D. & Sowdani, A. (n.d.) A review of survival analysis methods used in NICE technology appraisals of cancer treatments: Consistency, limitations and areas for improvement. Medical Decision Making.

Chambers, D., Cantrell, A., Baxter, S., Turner, J. & Booth, A. (n.d.) The effects of increased distance to urgent and emergency care facilities on patient and health system outcomes: a systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research.  Available from: https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/hsdr/164717/#/.

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Gray, L. A. (n.d.) Propensity Score Matching in the absence of Randomized Controlled Trials: A Case Study on the Effects of Breastfeeding on Childhood Obesity. SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine & Health.
Norman, R., Mercieca-Bebber, R., Rowen, D., Brazier, J., Cella, D., Pickard, A. S., Street, D. J., Viney, R., Revicki, D. & King, M. (2019) UK utility weights for the EORTC QLU-C10D. Health Economics. [Online]

Palmer, R., Dimairo, M., Cooper, C., Enderby, P., Brady, M., Bowen, A., Latimer, N., Julious, S., Cross, E., Alshreef, A., Harrison, M., Bradley, E., Witts, H. & Chater, T. (2019) Self-managed, computerised speech and language therapy for patients with chronic aphasia post-stroke compared with usual care or attention control (Big CACTUS) : a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology. [Online] 18 (9), 821–833.

Peckham, E. J., Cooper, K., Roberts, E. R., Agrawal, A., Brabyn, S. & Tew, G. (n.d.) Homeopathy for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. [Online] https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009710.pub3/full

Thomas, S. A., Drummond, A. E. R., Lincoln, N. B., Palmer, R. L., das Nair, R., Latimer, N. R., Hackney, G. L., Mandefield, L., Walters, S. J., Hatton, R. D., Cooper, C. L., Chater, T. F., England, T. J., Callaghan, P., Coates, E., Sutherland, K. E., Eshtan, S. J. & Topcu, G. (2019) Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression : the BEADS feasibility RCT. Health Technology Assessment. [Online] 23 (47), 1–176.

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       Wright, J., Foster, A., Cooper, C., Sprange, K., Walters, S., Berry, K., Moniz-Cook, E., Loban, A., Young, T. A., Craig, C., Dening, T., Lee, E., Beresford-Dent, J., Thompson, B. J., Young, E., Thomas, B. D. & Mountain, G. (2019) Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care. BMJ Open. [Online] 9 (9), .