Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Professor in Health Economics

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Founding director of health economics research at Bangor University. Co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University.
In a global analysis of bibliometrics in health economics (1975-2022), Rhiannon was listed among the most important authors in health economics. She was ranked in the top five most collaborative authors, with Bangor University in the top 10 most collaborative institutions in health economics. See: Barbu, L. Global trends in the scientific research of the health economics: a bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022. Health Econ Rev 13, 31 (2023).
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 383 712
E-mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Address: Room 103, Ardudwy, Normal Site, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ
X (formerly known as Twitter): @ProfRTEdwards
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How does the EQ-5D perform when measuring quality of life in dementia against two other dementia-specific outcome measures?
Aguirre, E., Kang, S., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Orrell, M., Jan 2016, In: Quality of Life Research. 25, 1, p. 45-49Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The clinical and cost-effectiveness of interventions for preventing continence issues resulting from birth trauma: a rapid review
Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Roberts, S., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 9 Sept 2024, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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The social value and financial benefits of providing preventive and timely counselling to people with sight loss in Wales, UK
Anthony, B., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., 20 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 10 p., 12721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Earlier cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!
Anthony, B., Disbeschl, S., Goulden, N., Hendry, A., Hiscock, J., Hoare, Z., Roberts, J., Rose , J., Surgey, A., Williams, N., Walker, D., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Edwards, R. T., Mar 2023, In: BJGP open. 7, 1, 130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention Now to Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement
Aslam, R. W., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J. M., Craine, N., Edwards, R. T., Noyes, J., Ntambwe, L. I., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J., Williams, N. & Whitaker, R., 15 Aug 2017, In: BMC Medicine. 15, 1, p. 155Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Needle-stick injuries in primary care in Wales
Atenstaedt, R. L., Payne, S., Roberts, R. J., Russell, I. T., Russell, D. & Edwards, R. T., 4 Dec 2007, In: Journal of Public Health. 29, 4, p. 434-440Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-Effectiveness and Cost–Benefit Analyses of Providing Menstrual Cups and Sanitary Pads to Schoolgirls in Rural Kenya
Babagoli, M., Benshaul-Tolonen, A., Zulaika, G., Nyothach, E., Oduor, C., Obor, D., Mason , L., Kerubo, E., Ngere, I., Laserson, K., Edwards, R. T. & Phillips-Howard, P., 15 Sept 2022, In: Women's Health Reports. 3, 1, p. 773-784 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) – A Protocol
Bajwa, R., Goldberg, S., van der Wardt, V., Burgon, C., di Lorito, C., Godfrey, M., Dunlop, M. R., Logan, P., Masud, T., Gladman, J., Smith, H., Hood-Moore, V., Booth, V., das Nair, R., Pollock, K., Vedhara, K., Edwards, R. T., Jones, C., Hoare, Z., Brand, A. & Harwood, R., 30 Dec 2019, In: Trials. 20, 1, 11 p., 815.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adjunctive intraocular and peri-ocular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) versus standard treatment in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma (ASCOT): Study protocol for a phase III, multi-centre, double-masked randomised controlled trial
Banerjee, P. J., Cornelius, V. R., Phillips, R., Lo, J. W., C, B., Kelly, J., Murphy , C., Edwards, R., Robertson, E. L. & Charteris, D. G., 22 Jul 2016, In: Trials. 17, 1, 339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What is the most effective method of delivering Making Every Contact Count training? A rapid review
Batten, L., Hammond, G., England, C., Jarrom, D., Gillen, E., Davies, J., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 21 Oct 2024, Health and Care Research Wales. 55 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Psychological Factors Associated with Emotional Responses to Receiving Genetic Risk Information
Bennett, P., Wilkinson, C., Turner, J., Brain, K., Edwards, R. T., Griffith, G., France, B. & Gray, J., 1 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Genetic Counseling. 17, 3, p. 234-241Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness and micro-costing analysis of a universal, school-based, social-emotional learning programme in the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Berry, V., Axford, N., Blower, S., Taylor, R. S., Edwards, R. T., Tobin, K., Jones, C. & Bywater, T. T., Jun 2016, In: School Mental Health School Mental Health. 8, 2, p. 238-256Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects and costs of an anti-bullying programme (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial
Bowes, L., Babu, M., Badger, J., Broome, M., Cannings-John, R., Clarkson, S., Coulman, E., Edwards, R. T., Ford, T., Hastings, R. P., Hayes, R., Lugg-Widger, F., Owen-Jones, E., Patterson, P., Segrott, J., Sydenham, M., Townson, J., Watkins, R. C., Whiteley, H., Williams, M., the Stand Together Team & Hutchings, J., 2024, In: Psychological Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptions of the impact of disability and impairment on health, quality of life and capability
Bray, N., Edwards, R. T., Squires, L. & Morrison, V., 24 May 2019, In: BMC Research Notes. 12, 1, p. 287 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preference-based measurement of mobility-related quality of life: Developing the MobQoL-7D health state classification system
Bray, N. & Edwards, R. T., Jan 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Conceptualizations of wheelchair using children about their health and quality of life compared with generic measures of utility: A Qualitative health economics study
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 14 Jun 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Powered mobility interventions for very young children with mobility limitations to aid participation and positive development: the EMPoWER evidence synthesis
Bray, N., Kolehmainen, N., McAnuff, J., Tanner, L., Tuersley, L., Beyer, F., Grayston, A., Wilson, D., Edwards, R. T., Noyes, J. & Craig, D., 1 Oct 2020, In: Health Technology Assessment. 24, 50, p. 1-+ 194 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Warm Homes for Health project: exploring the cost-effectiveness of improving population health through better housing
Bray, N. J., Edwards, R. T. & Bray, N., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, S2, p. S80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring the health-related quality of life of children with impaired mobility: examining correlation and agreement between children and parent proxies
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Harris, N. & Edwards, R. T., 10 Aug 2017, In: BMC Research Notes. 10, 1, p. 377Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining health-related quality of life for young wheelchair users: A qualitative health economics study
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Harris, N. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jun 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, p. e0179269Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prioritizing Wheelchair Services: A Pilot Discrete Choice Experiment To Understand How Young Wheelchair Users And Their Parents Prioritize Different Attributes Of Wheelchair Services
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 5 Jun 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Wheelchair interventions, services and provision for disabled children: a mixed-method systematic review and conceptual framework
Bray, N. J., Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 17 Jul 2014, In: BMC Health Services Research. 14, 309Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High Prevalence of Untreated Depression in Patients Accessing Low-Vision Services
Bray, N. J., Nollett, C. L., Bray, N., Bunce, C., Casten, R. J., Edwards, R. T., Hegel, M. T., Janikoun, S., Jumbe, S. E., Ryan, B., Shearn, J., Smith, D. J., Stanford, M., Xing, W. & Margrain, T. H., 13 Aug 2015, In: Ophthalmology. 123, 2, p. 440-441Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Costs and outcomes of improving population health through better social housing: a cohort study and economic analysis
Bray, N. J., Burns, P., Jones, A., Winrow, E. & Edwards, R., Dec 2017, In: International Journal of Public Health . 62, 9, p. 1039-1050Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preference-based measurement of mobility-related quality of life: developing the MobQoL-7D health state classification system
Bray, N. & Tudor Edwards, R., 5 Jun 2022, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 44, 12, p. 2915-2929 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prioritising wheelchair services for children: a pilot discrete choice experiment to understand how child wheelchair users and their parents prioritise different attributes of wheelchair services
Bray, N., Yeo, S. T., Noyes, J., Harris, N. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Jul 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 32, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More Than Mobility: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review Of Wheelchair Interventions For Children And Young People With Disabilities
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 15 Jun 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Development of the MobQoL patient reported outcome measure for mobility-related quality of life
Bray, N., Spencer, L., Tuersley, L. & Edwards, R. T., 6 Nov 2021, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 43, 23, p. 3395-3404 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Portable electronic vision enhancement systems in comparison with optical magnifiers for near vision activities: an economic evaluation alongside a randomized crossover trial
Bray, N., Brand, A., Taylor, J., Hoare, Z., Dickinson, C. & Edwards, R. T., 11 Jul 2017, In: Acta ophthalmologica. 95, 5, p. e415-e423Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of a Preference-Based Measure of Mobility-Related Quality of Life
Bray, N., Edwards, R. T. & Spencer, L., Jul 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Wheelchair Outcomes Assessment Tool for Children: Summary Report
Bray, N., Tuersley, L. & Edwards, R. T., 2018, Prifysgol Bangor University. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Development of a value-based scoring system for the MobQoL-7D: a novel tool for measuring quality-adjusted life years in the context of mobility impairment
Bray, N., Tudor Edwards, R. & Schneider, P., 11 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in congenital mobility impairment: a systematic review of validity and responsiveness
Bray, N., Spencer, L. H. & Edwards, R. T., 21 Apr 2020, In: Health Economics Review. 10, 1, 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine prescribing prevalence and costs in people with dementia and challenging behaviours, living in care homes
Bray, N., Hilton, A., Hounsome, B., Zou, L., Whitaker, C., Moniz-Cook, E., Hart, C., Woods, R. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Mar 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Protocol for the Rare Dementia Support Impact Study: RDS Impact
Brotherhood, E., Stott, J., Windle, G., Barker, S., Culley, S., Harding, E., Camic, P. M., Caulfield, M., Ezeofor, V., Hoare, Z., McKee-Jackson, R., Roberts, J., Sharp, R., Suarez-Gonzalez, A., Sullivan, M. P., Edwards, R. T., Walton, J., Waddington, C., Winrow, E. & Crutch, S. J., Aug 2020, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35, 8, p. 833-841 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Trubey, R., McEwan, K., Jones, C., Townson, J., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 1 Jun 2017, In: Physical Therapy. p. 625-639Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Jones, C. L., Kelson, M., Poile, V., Trubey, R., Townson, J., Edwards, R. T., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 12 Dec 2014, In: Trials. 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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M11 A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a physical activity behaviour change intervention compared to social interaction in huntington’s disease
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Trubey, R., McEwan, K., Jones, C., Townson, J., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 87, Suppl 1, p. A105 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Long-term effectiveness of a parenting intervention for children at risk of developing conduct disorder.
Bywater, T. J., Daley, D. M., Hutchings, J. M., Bywater, T., Hutchings, J., Daley, D., Whitaker, C. J., Yeo, S. T., Jones, K., Eames, C. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Sept 2009, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 195, 4, p. 318-324Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incredible Years parent training support for foster carers in Wales: A multi-centre feasibility study
Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J., Linck, P., Whitaker, C. J., Daley, D., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R. T., 21 Sept 2010, In: Child: care, health and development. 37, 2, p. 233-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parenting programme for parents of children at risk of developing conduct disorder: cost effectiveness analysis.
Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J. M., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Ceilleachair, A., Bywater, T., Hughes, D. A. & Hutchings, J., 31 Mar 2007, In: British Medical Journal. 334, 7595, p. 682-685Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study
Casswell, E. J., Cro, S., Cornelius, V. R. C., Banerjee, P. J., Zvobgo, T. M. Z., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B. & Shahid, S. M., Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108, 3, p. 440-448Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disinvestment and reinvestment in respiratory care: use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis in north Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, S2, p. S24Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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To disinvest or invest? The role of programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA) for economic evaluation and prioritization between public health interventions
Charles, J. & Edwards, R., 14 May 2019, Applied Health Economics For Public Health Practice And Research. Edwards, R. & McIntosh, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 312-341 (Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Preferences of older patients regarding hip fracture rehabilitation service configuration: A feasibility discrete choice experiment
Charles, J., Roberts, J., Din, N., Williams, N., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 50, 7, p. 636-642Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The application of realist synthesis review methods in public health economics
Charles, J., Edwards, R., Williams, N. & Din, N., 2013, In: The Lancet. 382, Special Issue, p. Page S28Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Use of a discrete choice experiment approach to elicit patients’ preferences for hip fracture rehabilitation services as part of a feasibility study
Charles, J., Roberts, J., Din, N., Williams, N., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., 25 Nov 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, Supplement 2, p. S35Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis as a framework for resource reallocation in respiratory care in North Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Chrles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Vandenblink, V., Pethers, B., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 16 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Public Health. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement.
Charles, J. M., Williams, N. H., Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., Edwards, R. T., Lyons, M., Noyes, J., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 10 Apr 2014, In: BMJ Open. 4, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Micro-costing and a cost-consequence analysis of the ‘Girls Active’ programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial.
Charles, J., Harrington, D., Davies, M., Edwardson, C., Gorely, T., Bodicoat, D., Khunti, K., Sherar, L., Yates, T. & Edwards, R., 16 Aug 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, e0221276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review