Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tonya Moen Hansen, Knut Stavem, Kim Rand
Summary: This study found that having children and/or a partner was associated with lower willingness to trade life years in completing the TTO task, resulting in higher elicited health state utilities. Therefore, the presence or absence of significant others can influence health state preference values in valuation studies.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ruixuan Jiang, James Shaw, Axel Muehlbacher, Todd A. Lee, Surrey Walton, Thomas Kohlmann, Richard Norman, A. Simon Pickard
Summary: The study compared online, unsupervised and face-to-face (F2F), supervised valuation of EQ-5D-5L health states using composite time trade-off (cTTO) tasks. Online TTO tasks had more inconsistencies and decreased engagement compared to face-to-face (F2F) tasks, compromising data quality. This study highlights the challenges of conducting online valuation studies using the TTO approach.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Donna Rowen, Clara Mukuria, Nathan Bray, Jill Carlton, Louise Longworth, David Meads, Ciaran O'Neill, Koonal Shah, Yaling Yang
Summary: This study examines the comparative equivalence, feasibility, and acceptability of video and in-person interviews in generating time trade-off (TTO) values. The study found that there were statistically significant differences in ethnicity and income between video and in-person samples, but they were otherwise similar. Video interviews generated slightly lower quality data in some criteria, but participant understanding and feedback were positive and similar across modes. TTO values were similar across modes, and mode does not appear to be the cause of differences in TTO values for more severe states. The study also found that the characteristics of people preferring each mode differed and should be taken into account in future valuation studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Economics
Zhongyu Lang, Arthur E. E. Attema, Stefan A. A. Lipman
Summary: Research shows that adults assign higher cTTO utilities to health states for children compared to themselves. It is unknown if this difference is due to adults truly valuing the same health state higher in different perspectives or if there are other unaccounted factors. The experiment tests if the difference in cTTO valuations between children and adults changes with a longer duration.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hei Hang Edmund Yiu, Hareth Al-Janabi, Sarah Stewart-Brown, Stavros Petrou, Jason Madan
Summary: Cognitive interviews were conducted in the UK to identify patterns and problems in completing C-TTO and DCE exercises for the valuation of SWEMWBS. While participants found the tasks generally manageable, five broad themes emerged to explain and optimize the response to the tasks.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Samer A. Kharroubi, Yara Beyh
Summary: This study examined the use of UK data to help generate Japan estimates, showing that UK data could significantly enhance the Japan analysis and produce better estimates compared to using Japan data alone. Additionally, incorporating Japan data for 50 health states alongside existing UK data yielded similar predicted valuations to using Japan data alone.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Michal Jakubczyk, Stefan A. Lipman, Bram Roudijk, Richard Norman, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Yaling Yang, Ning Yan Gu, Elly Stolk
Summary: This study investigates whether modifying the composite time trade-off (cTTO) method can mitigate the effects of nontrading, censoring, and poor correlation in health state utilities assessment. The results show that the modified method reduces nontrading and censoring, increases negative utilities, and improves discriminatory power among different health states.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yi Xiang, Huiyi Liang, Xingyue Fang, Yuxuan Chen, Naisheng Xu, Mengyao Hu, Qujing Chen, Sen Mu, Marcus Hedblom, Ling Qiu, Tian Gao
Summary: The study found significant differences in landscape perception and preference evaluations through different visual methods, with virtual reality showing more consistency with on-site surveys. Seasons had a significant impact on visual strategies, but experimental design did not. The preferences for urban green spaces with different vegetation structures were significantly influenced by the three visual approaches in different seasons.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stefan A. Lipman
Summary: The preferred mode of administration for time trade-off (TTO) in large valuation studies is face-to-face interviews. However, when personal interviews are not feasible, digital interviews facilitated through videotelephony software (tele-TTO) can be considered. Tele-TTO interviews offer advantages such as reduced travel needs and increased flexibility, but also pose challenges such as loss of visual cues and potential selection effects. Lessons learned from a project suggest that tele-TTO interviews are feasible and provide flexibility, with similar results compared to personal TTO. Further research should explore selection effects and respondents' perspectives on tele-TTO interviews.
PATIENT-PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Megan Thomas, Deborah A. Marshall, Adalberto Loyola Sanchez, Susan J. Bartlett, Annelies Boonen, Liana Fraenkel, Laurie Proulx, Marieke Voshaar, Nick Bansback, Rachelle Buchbinder, Francis Guillemin, Mickael Hiligsmann, Dawn P. Richards, Pamela Richards, Beverley Shea, Peter Tugwell, Marie Falahee, Glen S. Hazlewood
Summary: The study explores the perceptions of stakeholders in rheumatology regarding the use of preference elicitation methods in clinical trial design. The findings suggest that preference elicitation studies can improve trial design, but various considerations need to be taken into account. Future research should focus on developing comprehensive guidance for incorporating patient preferences in rheumatology trial design.
SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Peter Gyorgy Balazs, Dalma Erdosi, Antal Zemplenyi, Valentin Brodszky
Summary: This study systematically reviews the literature on health utility in depression generated by the time trade-off (TTO) method and compares health state vignettes. The results show that patients perceive depression health states worse than healthy individuals.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Mojtaba Jazayeri, Sadegh Mohsenzade, Javad Naghibi, Kamyar Mehran
Summary: This article proposes a real-time CM technique for assessing the level of IGBT gate oxide degradation. By capturing the device turn-OFF delay time and converting it to a dc voltage output, the health status of the IGBT gate oxide layer can be effectively evaluated.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Tevari Barker, Gregory S. Parnell, Edward Pohl, Eric Specking, Simon R. Goerger, Randy K. Buchanan
Summary: This article presents a method for establishing a reliability model for system reliability in early concept design using knowledge from similar systems, technology readiness levels, and functional analysis methods, and integrates the reliability model with performance and cost models to demonstrate the impact of reliability assessment in early concept design.
Article
Economics
Donna Rowen, Clara Mukuria, Nathan Bray, Jill Carlton, Sophie Cooper, Louise Longworth, David Meads, Ciaran O'Neill, Yaling Yang
Summary: This article outlines a study protocol for generating a new EQ-5D-5L UK value set, which is urgently needed for policy making and health technology assessments. The study will involve 1,200 interviews using the time trade-off technique for 102 health states, and the value set will be generated using statistical models.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hareth Al-Janabi, Eve Wittenberg, Cam Donaldson, Werner Brouwer
Summary: The study found that the majority of participants were willing to trade off patient and carer quality of life effects, and public preferences tend to support the inclusion of carer quality of life effects within economic evaluation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Abby Mosedale, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Yvonne Zurynski, Suzanne Robinson, Kevin Chai, Delia Hendrie
Summary: The translation gap between knowledge production and implementation into clinical practice and policy is a global challenge. The Research Translation Projects (RTP) program funded by the Western Australian Department of Health has successfully facilitated clinical and academic collaboration and achieved positive outcomes in advancing knowledge, collaboration, capacity building, and policy implementation.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ajay Karia, Richard Norman, Suzanne Robinson, Elin Lehnbom, Tracey-Lea Laba, Iva Durakovic, Christine Balane, Rohina Joshi, Ruth Webster
Summary: This study quantified the tasks of pharmacists in Australian community pharmacies. A significant amount of time is spent on dispensing, supply, and management activities, with little time available for providing additional professional services. The findings suggest the need for additional supporting pharmacists to increase professional services.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Suzanne Robinson, Daniel Powell, Dominika Kwasnicka
Summary: This study examined the mental and physical health of Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) workers in the mining industry in Australia. The results showed a high prevalence of psychological distress and risky health behaviors among FIFO workers, emphasizing the need for interventions to reduce psychological distress and support behavior changes in this specific work arrangement.
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Crystal Man Ying Lee, Elizabeth Thomas, Richard Norman, Leanne Wells, Tim Shaw, Julia Nesbitt, Isobel Frean, Luke Baxby, Sabine Bennett, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: The study found that there is a portion of consumers in Australia who are not willing to use digital technology for health management, especially in the lower educational attainment groups. Improving digital health literacy, especially among those with lower educational attainment, will be necessary for virtual care to become an equitable part of normal healthcare delivery in Australia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Kathryn Napier, David Lim, Elizabeth Thomas, James Boyd, Aron Chakera, James Williamson, Kim Betts, Justin Manuel, Teodulo Rey Tuando, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: This study examines the potential impact of routine reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) equation compared to the CKD-EPI equation on service referral and health expenditure. The results show that the use of the EKFC equation increases the overall prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and shifts the staging of CKD to higher stages.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David K. E. Lim, James H. Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Aron Chakera, Sawitchaya Tippaya, Ashley Irish, Justin Manuel, Kim Betts, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: This scoping review examined prediction models used to measure the progression of CKD. The review found that despite using various models, there was a lack of reporting consistency on the development details. Future studies should invest in a more consistent and reproducible approach for developing risk prediction models for CKD progression.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Abby Mosedale, Delia Hendrie, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Yvonne Zurynski, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: This article presents a realist evaluation protocol for a research translation funding programme, aiming to understand how the research translation process contributes to health system sustainability and value-based healthcare.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Suzanne Robinson, Dominika Kwasnicka, Daniel Powell
Summary: This review summarizes 23 studies using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods to assess health outcomes and behaviors in rotation workers. The common designs are daily diary and fixed interval designs, with an increasing use of electronic EMA delivery techniques. However, compliance with assessment schedules is inadequately reported, and researchers should provide compliance-related information.
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Daniel Powell, Suzanne Robinson, Dominika Kwasnicka
Summary: This study synthesizes research on mental and physical health outcomes in partners and children of rotation workers in the resources sector. The impact of rotation work on the mental health and well-being of partners and children remains unclear, but partners may experience greater loneliness and poorer sleep quality on days where workers are away.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elizabeth Thomas, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Richard Norman, Leanne Wells, Tim Shaw, Julia Nesbitt, Isobel Frean, Luke Baxby, Sabine Bennett, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: This study investigated the experience of Australian people who engaged in telehealth consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic and the demographic factors influencing their engagement. The results showed that 88.3% of the participants had engaged in some type of healthcare consultation in the previous 12 months, and 69.3% of those had used telehealth. Older people were more likely to have a healthcare consultation but less likely to have a telehealth consultation. Participants with a bachelor's degree or above were more likely to use telehealth and have a positive experience.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Tan Minh Nguyen, Clare Lin, Anil Raichur, Amy Patterson, Martin Hall, Rosemary Aldrich, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: Dental caries, a prevalent non-communicable disease globally, shares common modifiable risk factors with obesity such as excess sugar intake. However, governments have limited prioritization for improving population oral health, which is typically excluded from public health policy development. Therefore, interventions targeting dental caries can also have co-benefits in preventing obesity.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Iga Palacz-Poborczyk, Kerry Chamberlain, Felix Naughton, Alicja Baska, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Eleanor Quested, Martin S. Hagger, Sherry Pagoto, Peter Verboon, Suzanne Robinson, Dominika Kwasnicka
Summary: The study aims to explore health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health in the general population, and assess if these perceptions are connected with the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The photo-elicitation method was used to collect data, and polytextual thematic analysis was applied to identify the main themes associated with health perceptions and facilitators. The findings provide evidence for individual health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health, and can support the development of future health interventions.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Liying Dai, Tashi Dorje, Jan Gootjes, Amit Shah, Lawrence Dembo, Jamie Rankin, Graham Hillis, Suzanne Robinson, John J. Atherton, Angela Jacques, Christopher M. Reid, Andrew Maiorana
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to support adherence to heart failure management guidelines in primary care. A randomised controlled trial will be conducted with 200 participants, assessing the prescription of five guideline-recommended treatments and various secondary outcomes. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conferences.
Article
Sport Sciences
Patrick J. Owen, Shelley E. Keating, Christopher D. Askew, Kelly M. Clanchy, Paul Jansons, Ralph Maddison, Andrew Maiorana, Jenna McVicar, Suzanne Robinson, Christopher Neason, Matthew J. Clarkson, Niamh L. Mundell
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of exercise physiology services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that these services improved a range of client reported outcomes regardless of delivery mode. Further exploration of cost-effectiveness is warranted.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David K. E. Lim, James H. Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Aron Chakera, Sawitchaya Tippaya, Ashley Irish, Justin Manuel, Kim Betts, Suzanne Robinson
Summary: This review examined prediction models used for measuring clinical or pathological progression of CKD and found that researchers are working towards developing more effective models. The study revealed that cox regression modelling was predominantly used, making it challenging to compare ML algorithms across different studies. Increased investment in consistent and reproducible approaches is necessary for future studies in this area.
