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

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  1. 2018
  2. Published

    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/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  3. Published

    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. 636-642

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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). 6.13

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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. 401-411

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    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/ReportCommissioned report

  12. Published

    Social Return on Investment of Sistema Cymru - Codi'r To

    Winrow, E. & Edwards, R., 2018, 32 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  13. Published

    Wheelchair Outcomes Assessment Tool for Children: Summary Report

    Bray, N., Tuersley, L. & Edwards, R. T., 2018, Prifysgol Bangor University. 36 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  14. 2017
  15. Published

    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. 687-695

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    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. 1039-1050

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published
  20. Published

    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. A589

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  21. Published

    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. 155

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    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. 377

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    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, 15

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    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 publicationArticle

  25. Published

    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-e423

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    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. e0179269

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    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. 2193-2203

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    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. 625-639

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    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 proceedingChapter

  31. Published

    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. 141-161

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    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. 138

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  34. 2016
  35. Published

    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. S35

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  36. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    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/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  39. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    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. 1588-1590

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    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 journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  43. Published

    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. 4247-4254

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    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

  45. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published
  47. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    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. 238-256

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    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. 787-800

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    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. 447-461

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Published

    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. 71-80

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  52. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  53. Published

    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, 16

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review