External Publications
The Application of Anchoring Vignettes to the EQ-5D-5L: A Possible Solution to Reporting Heterogeneity in PROMs
30 August 2016
Responses on subjective scales (like the EQ-5D) will be inaccurate if groups systematically differ in their use and/or interpretation of the categories. Anchoring vignettes offer a…
New Publication: EuroQol Protocols for Time Trade-Off Valuation of Health States
8 June 2016
OHE’s Koonal Shah is co-author of a new paper examining EuroQol protocols for time trade-off valuation of health states.
What Drives Variations in Relative Effectiveness Across Countries?
31 May 2016
This study provides an analytical framework, drawing on production function theory, to identify and quantify the determinants of relative effectiveness and sources of variation in the…
New publication: The current and future burden of late-onset dementia in the UK: estimates and interventions
10 May 2016
A new publication, based on research conducted by OHE, suggests that by 2025 the disability adjusted life year (DALY) burden of dementia will have increased by…
New Publication: Opportunity Costs and Local Health Service Spending Decisions – A Qualitative Study from Wales
26 April 2016
Work by Sarah Karlsberg Schaffer (OHE), Jon Sussex (RAND Europe), Dyfrig Hughes (Bangor University) and Nancy Devlin (OHE) has recently been published in BMC Health Services…
Just Published: Systematic Review of Utility Weights Used in Economic Evaluations of Vaccines for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
21 April 2016
This blog reports results of a systematic review of the sources and characteristics of utility weights used in economic evaluations of paediatric vaccines in developed countries.
Care at the End of Life: An Economic Perspective
6 April 2016
Just published is a book on the economics of end of life care, featuring a chapter by OHE’s Koonal Shah.
New Publication: Spillovers between Public and Private Sector Biomedical and Health Research
8 March 2016
OHE’s Yan Feng and Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz have co-authored a new publication on quantifying the spillovers between public and private sector biomedical and health research and development…
Recently published: Are Wider Societal Effects Considered in Healthcare Decision-making?
29 February 2016
Health interventions can produce economic gains for patients and national economies. In practice, however, the health-wealth link is rarely considered.