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
- 2018
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A systematic review of the economic and modelling techniques to value the health benefits of engaging in physical activity in green and blue spaces
Lynch, M., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R., 11 Jul 2018, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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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Hip fracture in the elderly multidisciplinary rehabilitation (FEMuR) feasibility study: testing the use of routinely collected data for future health economic evaluations
Williams, N., Mawdesley, K., Roberts, J., Din, N., Totton, N., Charles, J., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R., 7 May 2018, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4, 76.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck
Lee, R., Yeo, S. T., Rogers, S., Caress, A., Molassiotis, A., Ryder, D., Sanghera, P., Lunt, C., Scott, B., Keeley, P., Edwards, R. & Slevin, N., May 2018, In: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 56, 4, p. 283-291 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ school-based physical activity programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Harrington, D., Davies, M., Bodicoat, D., Charles, J., Chudasama, Y., Gorely, T., Khunti, K., Plekhanova, T., Rowlands, A., Sherar, L., Edwards, R., Yates, T. & Edwardson, C., 25 Apr 2018, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 15, 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a Human Rights Based Approach to dementia care in inpatient ward and care home settings
Kinderman, P., Butchard, S., Bruen, A. J., Wall, A., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Jones, C. & Edwards, R., 21 Mar 2018, In: Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR). 6.13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia
Harwood, R., van der Wardt, V., Goldberg, S., Kearney, F., Logan, P., Hood-Moore, V., Booth, V., Hancox, J., Masud, T., Hoare, Z., Brand, A., Edwards, R., Jones, C., das Nair, R., Pollock, K., Godfrey, M., Gladman, J., Vedhara, K., Smith, H. & Orrell, M., 17 Feb 2018, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4, 49, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PET-PANC: multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy and health economic analysis study of the impact of combined modality 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer
Ghaneh, P., Hanson, R., Titman, A., Lancaster, G., Plumpton, C., Lloyd-Williams, H., Yeo, S. T., Edwards, R., Johnson, C., Abu Hilal, M., Higginson, A., Armstrong, T., Smith, A., Scarsbrook, A., McKay, C., Carter, R., Sutcliffe, R., Bramhall, S., Kocher, H., Cunningham, D., Pereira, S., Davidson, B., Chang, D., Khan, S., Zealley, I., Sarker, D., Al Sarireh, B., Charnley, R., Lobo, D., Nicolson, M., Halloran, C., Raraty, M., Sutton, R., Vinjamuri, S., Evans, J., Campbell, F., Deeks, J., Sanghera, B., Wong, W.-L. & Neoptolemos, J., 6 Feb 2018, In: Health Technology Assessment. 22, 7, 148 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment - Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a randomised feasibility trial
Morrison, V., Spencer, L., Totton, N., Pye, K., Yeo, S. T., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Whitaker, R., Edwards, R., Timmis, L., Hoare, Z., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 1 Feb 2018, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 28, 2, p. 401-411Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical Efficacy, Cost-effectiveness and Mechanistic Evaluation of aflibercept for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (acronym CLARITY): a noninferiority randomised trial
Sivaprasad, S., Hykin, P., Prevost, A. T., Vasconcelos, J., Riddell, A., Ramu, J., Murphy, C., Kelly, J., Edwards, R., Yeo, S. T., Bainbridge, J., Hopkins, D. & White-Alao, B., Jan 2018, NIHR.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Social Return on Investment of Sistema Cymru - Codi'r To
Winrow, E. & Edwards, R., 2018, 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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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
- 2017
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Cost-effectiveness of yoga for managing musculoskeletal conditions in the workplace
Hartfiel, E., Clarke, G., Havenhand, J., Phillips, C. & Edwards, R., 30 Dec 2017, In: Occupational Medicine. 67, 9, p. 687-695Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of place of residence on place of death in Wales: An observational study
Ziwary, S. R., Samad, S., Johnson, C. D. & Edwards, R., 12 Dec 2017, In: BMC Palliative Care. 16, 1, p. 72-77 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an exercise referral setting: the PACERS study.
Hawkings, J., Edwards, M., Charles, J., Jago, R., Kelson, M., Morgan, K., Murphy, S., Oliver, E., Simpson, S., Edwards, R. & Moore, G., 12 Dec 2017, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 3, 51, 12 p.Research 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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A systematic review of economic evaluation studies on the use of green and blue spaces in improving population health: a protocol
Spencer, L., Lynch, M. & Edwards, R., 14 Nov 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Cost-Effectiveness Of PET/CT In Pre-Operative Staging Of Pancreatic Cancer: An Economic Evaluation Of The PET-PANC Cohort Study
Plumpton, C., Ghaneh, P., Lloyd-Williams, H., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., Oct 2017, In: Value in Health. 20, 9, p. A589Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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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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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Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families
Moniz-Cook, E., Hart, C., Woods, R., Whitaker, C., James, I., Russell, I., Edwards, R., Hilton, A., Orrell, M., Campion, P., Stokes, G., Jones, R., Bird, M., Poland, F. & Manthorpe, J., Aug 2017, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research. 5, 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture and testing in a randomised feasibility study: Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR)
Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Charles, J., Totton, N., Williams, M., Mawdesley, K., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Lemmey, A., Edwards, R., Hoare, Z., Pritchard, A., Woods, R., Alexander, S., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Wilkinson, C. & Rycroft-Malone, J., Aug 2017, Health Technology Assessment, 21, 44.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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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Effectiveness of portable electronic and optical magnifiers for near vision activities in low vision: a randomised crossover trial
Taylor, J. J., Bambrick, R., Brand, A., Bray, N., Dutton, M., Harper, R. A., Hoare, Z., Ryan, B., Edwards, R. T., Waterman, H. & Dickinson, C., 27 Jun 2017, In: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists). 37, 4, p. 370-384 15 p.Research 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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Clinical efficacy of intravitreal aflibercept versus panretinal photocoagulation for best corrected visual acuity in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy at 52 weeks (CLARITY): a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised, controlled, phase 2b, non-inferiority trial
Sivaprasad, S., Prevost, A. T., Vasconcelos , J. C., A, R., Murphy, C., Kelly, J., J, B., Edwards, R. T., Hopkins, D. & Hykin, P., 3 Jun 2017, In: The Lancet. 389, 10085, p. 2193-2203Research 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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Based Applied Psychophysiology: Yoga for Occupational Stress and Health
Hartfiel, E. & Edwards, R., May 2017, Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga . Telles, S. & Singh, N. (eds.). Medical Information Science Reference, p. 175 (Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The effectiveness of the Incredible Years pre-school parenting programme in the United Kingdom: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Morpeth, L., Blower, S., Tobin, K., Taylor, R. S., Bywater, T. J., Edwards, R., Axford, N., Lehtonen, M., Jones, C. & Berry, V., Apr 2017, In: Child Care in Practice. 23, 2, p. 141-161Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum to: Cognitive rehabiliation for Parkinson's disease dementia: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Hindle, J. V., Watermeyer, T. J., Roberts, J., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. T. & Clare, L., 23 Mar 2017, In: Trials. 18, 1, p. 138Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Immediate chest X-ray for patients at risk of lung cancer presenting in primary care: randomised controlled feasibility trial
Neal, R., Barham, A., Bongard, E., Edwards, R., Fitzgibbon, J., Griffiths, G., Willie, H., Hood, K., Parker, D., Porter, C., Prout, H., Roberts, K., Rogers, T., Thomas-Jones, E., Tod, A., Yeo, S. T. & Hurt, C., 31 Jan 2017, In: British Journal of Cancer. 116, 3, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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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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Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial
Pye, K., Totton, N., Stuart, N., Whitaker, R., Morrison, V., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Timmis, L. J., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Rai, T., Hoare, Z., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 23 Nov 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity steady-state training in UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes (HIIT or MISS UK): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
McGregor, G., Nichols, S., Hamborg, T., Bryning, L., Edwards, R., Markland, D., Mercer, J., Birkett, S., Ennis, S., Powell, R., Begg, B., Haykowsky, M., Banerjee, P., Ingle, L., Shave, R. & Backx, K., 18 Nov 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 11, p. 1-9 9 p., 6:e012843.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transforming Young Lives across Wales: The Economic Argument for Investing in Early Years
Edwards, R., Bryning, L. & Lloyd Williams, H., 13 Oct 2016, Prifysgol Bangor University. 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (FEMuR): A phase II randomised feasibility study of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation package following hip fracture
Williams, N., Roberts, J., Din, N., Totton, N., Charles, J., Hawkes, C., Morrison, V., Hoare, Z., Williams, M., Pritchard, A. W., Alexander, S., Lemmey, A., Woods, R., Sackley, C., Logan, P., Edwards, R. & Wilkinson, C., 5 Oct 2016, In: BMJ Open. 2016, 6, e012422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The societal cost of Huntington’s disease: are we underestimating the burden?
Jones, C., Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Hood, K., Rosser, A. & Edwards, R., Oct 2016, In: European Journal of Neurology. 23, 10, p. 1588-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can a mindfulness-informed intervention reduce aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities? Protocol for a feasibility study
Griffith, G., Jones, R., Hastings, R. P., Crane, R., Roberts, J., Williams, J., Bryning, L., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R., 20 Sept 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2016, 2, p. 58 10 p.Research 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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Depression in Visual Impairment Trial (DEPVIT): A Randomized Clinical Trial of Depression Treatments in People With Low Vision
Nollett, C. L., Bray, N. J., Bunce, C., Casten, R. J., Edwards, R., Hegel, M. T., Janikoun, S., Jumbe, S. E., Ryan, B., Shearn, J., Smith, D. J., Stanford, M., Xing, W. & Margrain, T. H., 31 Aug 2016, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57, p. 4247-4254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic evidence for EUS staging in patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer (GOC): protocol for a systematic review
Yeo, S. T., Bray, N. J., Haboubi, H., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R., 27 Jul 2016, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).Research output: Other contribution
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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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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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Goal Setting for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Mild to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Watermeyer, T., Hindle, J., Roberts, J., Lawrence, C., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Clare, L., 29 Jun 2016, In: Parkinson's Disease. 2016, 2016, 8 p., 8285041.Research 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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A pilot randomized controlled trial of a self-management group intervention for people with early-stage dementia (The SMART study)
Quinn, C., Toms, G. R., Jones, C. L., Brand, A., Edwards, R. T., Sanders, F. & Clare, L., 1 May 2016, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 28, 5, p. 787-800Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conducting Economic Evaluations Alongside Randomised Trials: Current Methodological Issues and Novel Approaches
Hughes, D., Charles, J. M., Dawoud, D. M., Edwards, R. T., Holmes, E. A., Jones, C. L., Parham, P., Plumpton, C., Ridyard, C. O., Lloyd-Williams, H., Wood, E. M. & Yeo, S., May 2016, In: Pharmacoeconomics. 34, 5, p. 447-461Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and Delivery of a Physical Activity Intervention for People With Huntington Disease: Facilitating Translation to Clinical Practice
Quinn, L., Trubey, R., Gobat, N., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Jones, C., Townson, J., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Poile, V., Rosser, A., Hood, K. & Busse, M., 8 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 40, 2, p. 71-80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease dementia: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Hindle, J., Watermeyer, T., Roberts, J., Martyr, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Brand, A., Gutting, P., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. & Clare, L., 22 Mar 2016, In: Trials. 17, 152, s13063-016-1253-0.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
Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Aslam, R., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., Edwards, R., Noyes, J., Ntambwe, L. I., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 1 Mar 2016, In: Health Technology Assessment. 20, 16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review