PhD, BEc (Hons), BPhty
Lecturer, Health Technology Assessments
Metro South Community Health - Senior Physiotherapist
Contact details for Dr Tracy Comans
Biography
Dr Tracy Comans is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, School of Medicine. Her work includes the evaluation of drug submissions for the pharmaceutical benefits scheme, economic evaluation of health care programs and systematic reviews and development of clinical guidelines.
She has degrees in physiotherapy and economics (Hons) with a clinical background as a physiotherapist with special interests in aged care and rehabilitation. She continues to provide clinical supervision and advice to physiotherapy services in the Metro South community aged care and rehabilitation teams.
Her fields of expertise include economic evaluation of health care programs, and service models of rehabilitation.
Research interests
- Allied health models of care
- Rehabilitation and falls prevention in older people
- Economic evaluation of falls prevention programs
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Hall CJ, Peel NM, Comans TA, Gray LC, Scuffham PA (2012) Can post-acute care programmes for older people reduce overall costs in the health system? A case study using the Australian Transition Care Programme. Health and Social Care in the Community. 20(1): 97-102.
- Comans TA, Clark MJ, Cartmill L, Ash S, Sheppard LA (2011) How do allied health professionals evaluate new models of care? What are we measuring and why? Journal of Healthcare Quality. 33(4): 19-28.
- Comans TA, Currin ML, Brauer SG, Haines TP (2011) Factors associated with Quality of Life and Carer Strain amongst older adults referred to a Community Rehabilitation Service: Implications for service delivery. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(13-14): 1215-1221.
- Davis JC, Robertson MC, Comans T, Scuffham PA (2011) Guidelines for conducting and reporting economic evaluation of fall prevention strategies. Osteoporosis International. 22(9): 2449-2459.
- McPhail S, Comans T, Haines T (2010) Evidence of disagreement between patient perceived change and standard evaluation of change in health-related quality of life amongst older adults. Clinical Rehabilitation. 24(11): 1036-1044.
- Comans TA, Brauer SG, Haines TP (2010) Randomized Trial of Domiciliary Versus Center-based Rehabilitation: Which is More Effective in Reducing Falls and Improving Quality of Life in Older Fallers? The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 65(6): 672-679.
- Hillier S, Comans T, Sutton M, Amsters D, Kendall M (2010) Development of a participatory process to address fragmented application of outcome measurement for rehabilitation in community settings. Disability and Rehabilitation. 32(6): 511-520.
- Comans T, Brauer S, Haines T (2009) A break-even analysis of a community rehabilitation falls prevention service. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 33(3): 240-245.
- Comans TA, Brauer S, Haines T (2008) Domiciliary vs Centre-Based Rehabilitation of Older Community Dwellers: Randomised Trial with Economic Evaluation. The Open Geriatric Medicine Journal. 1: 62-67.
Other published articles
Reports for Government
- Turkstra E, Whitty JA, Comans T, Scuffham PA (2011) Framework for Review of Existing Medicare Benefits Schedule Items. Medicare Quality Framework Taskforce, The Australian Government: Department of Health and Ageing. 1-94. RFT 069/1011.
- Scuffham P, Whyte P, Whitty J, Priest V, Ng S-K, Turkstra E, Comans T (2009) bDMARDs cost-effectiveness review: Final report. Griffith University September.
- Queensland Health Allied Health Workforce Advice and Co-ordination Unit: Report on Workforce Models for Allied Health. Queensland Health Community Rehabilitation Workforce Project: Compendium of Outcome Measures for Community Rehabilitation Teams.
- Comans T, Brandis S (2004) Loose hips sink ships In: Australian Council for Safety And Quality In Health Care Safety Innovations In Practice (SIIP) Program Mark II Compendium of project reports. July. 31. ISBN:0642825203.