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Health state utility values for diabetic retinopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Sampson, C. J., Tosh, J. C., Cheyne, C. P., Broadbent, D., & James, M. (2015). Health state utility values for diabetic retinopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 4(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0006-6

Background People with diabetic retinopathy tend to have lower levels of health-related quality of life than individuals with no retinopathy. Strategies for screening and treatment have been shown to be cost-effective. In order to reduce the bias in... Read More about Health state utility values for diabetic retinopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD--'Assessing QbTest Utility in ADHD'(AQUA): a randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Walker, G. M., Valentine, A. Z., Guo, B., Kaylor-Hughes, C., James, M., …Hollis, C. (2014). Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD--'Assessing QbTest Utility in ADHD'(AQUA): a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(12), Article e006838. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006838

Introduction: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) state that young people need to have access to the best evidence-based care to improve outcome. The current ‘gol... Read More about Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD--'Assessing QbTest Utility in ADHD'(AQUA): a randomised controlled trial.

A randomised controlled trial of laser scanning and casting for the construction of ankle–foot orthoses (2014)
Journal Article
Roberts, A., Wales, J., Smith, H., Sampson, C. J., Jones, P., & James, M. (2016). A randomised controlled trial of laser scanning and casting for the construction of ankle–foot orthoses. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 40(2), 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364614550263

Study Design: Randomised controlled trial with blinding of orthotists and patients to the construction technique used. Background: Three-dimensional laser scanning has been used for patient measurement for cranial helmets and spinal braces. Ankle foo... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of laser scanning and casting for the construction of ankle–foot orthoses.

An introduction to economic evaluation in occupational therapy: cost-effectiveness of pre-discharge home visits after stroke (HOVIS) (2014)
Journal Article
Sampson, C. J., James, M., Whitehead, P., & Drummond, A. E. (2014). An introduction to economic evaluation in occupational therapy: cost-effectiveness of pre-discharge home visits after stroke (HOVIS). British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(7), https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X14044755581664

Introduction: Occupational therapy interventions, such as home visits, have been identified as being resource-intensive, but cost-effectiveness analyses are rarely, if ever, carried out. We sought to estimate the cost-effectiveness of occupational th... Read More about An introduction to economic evaluation in occupational therapy: cost-effectiveness of pre-discharge home visits after stroke (HOVIS).

Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect? (2013)
Journal Article
James, M., & Stokes, E. (2014). Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect?. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 29(3), 244-259. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2224

Background Over recent years, a number of policies and financial incentives in primary care have been proposed to tackle issues such as deprivation and health outcomes. This article investigates the association between healthcare spending, deprivati... Read More about Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect?.