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Scuffham P (2006) Economic evaluation of home telemedicine. Home Telehealth, edited by Dimmick SL, Kvedar JC, Wootton R, Royal Society of Medicine Press, London

Refereed journal articles

Vecchio N, Scuffham PA, Hilton MF, Whiteford HA. (2011) Work-related injury in the nursing profession: an investigation of modifiable factors. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 67(5): 1067-1078
Whitty JA, Scuffham PA, Rundle-Thiele SR. (2011) Public and decision maker stated preferences for pharmaceutical subsidy decisions: A pilot study. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 9(2): 73-79
Holden L, Scuffham PA, Hilton MF, Ware RS, Vecchio N, Whiteford HA. (2011) Which Health Conditions Impact on Productivity in Working Australians? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 53(3): 253-357
Gordon LG, Beesley VL, Scuffham PA. (2011) Evidence on the economic value of psychosocial interventions to alleviate anxiety and depression among cancer survivors: A systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 7(2): 96–105
Priest VL, Scuffham PA, Hachamovitch R, Marwick TH. (2011) Cost-effectiveness of coronary computed tomography and cardiac stress imaging in the emergency department a decision analytic model comparing diagnostic strategies for chest pain in patients at low risk of acute coronary syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. 4(5): 549-556
Holden L, Scuffham PA, Hilton MF, Muspratt A, Ng S-K, Whiteford HA. (2011) Patterns of multimorbidity in working Australians. Population Health Metrics. 9(1): 1-5
Turkstra E, Ng S-K, Scuffham PA. (2011) A mixed treatment comparison of the short-term efficacy of biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in established rheumatoid arthritis. Current Medical Research & Opinion. 27(10): 1885-1897
Hirst NG, Whitty JA, Synnott RL, Eley DS, Scuffham PA. (2011) Predictors of government subsidized pharmaceutical use in patients with diabetes or cardiovascular disease in a primary care setting: evidence from a prospective randomized trial. Journal of Medical Economic. 14(6): 698-704
Gada H, Scuffham PA, Griffin B, Marwick TH. (2011) Quality-of-Life Implications of Immediate Surgery and Watchful Waiting in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: A Decision-Analytic Model. Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 4(5): 541-548
Stewart S, Carrington MJ, Marwick T, Davidson PM, Macdonald P, Horowitz J, Krum H, Newton PJ, Reid C, Scuffham PA; On behalf of the Which Heart failure Intervention is most Cost-effective & consumer friendly in reducing Hospital care (WHICH?) trial Investigators (2011) The WHICH? trial: rationale and design of a pragmatic randomized, multicentre comparison of home- vs. clinic-based management of chronic heart failure patients. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(8): 909-916
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
Yelland MJ, Sweeting KR, Lyftogt JA, Ng SK, Scuffham PA, Evans KA. (2011) Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(5): 421-428 (epub from 2009)
Elliott G, Smith AC, Bensink ME, Brown C, Stewart C, Perry C, Scuffham P. (2010) The Feasibility of a Community-Based Mobile Telehealth Screening Service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Australia. Telemedicine and eHealth. 16(9): 950-956
Xu C, Jackson M, Scuffham PA, Wootton R, Simpson P, Whitty J, Wolfe R, Wainwright CE. (2010) A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Interactive Voice Response Telephone System and Specialist Nurse Support for Childhood Asthma Management. Journal of Asthma. 47(7): 768-773
Chan YK, Stewart S, Calderone A, Scuffham P, Goldstein S, Carrington MJ; On behalf of the Young @ Heart Investigators. (2010) Exploring the potential to remain "Young @ Heart": Initial findings of a multi-centre, randomised study of nurse-led, home-based intervention in a hybrid health care system. International Journal of Cardiology. epub @ 9/11. 1-7
Bird D, Oldenburg B, Cassimatis M, Russell A, Ash S, Courtney MD, Scuffham PA, Stewart I, Wootton R, Friedman RH. (2010) Randomised controlled trial of an automated, interactive telephone intervention to improve type 2 diabetes self-management (Telephone-Linked Care Diabetes Project): study protocol. BMC Public Health. 10(1): 1-6
Gordon LG, Scuffham PA, Beesley VL, Green AC, DeFazio A, Wyld DK, Clavarino AM; Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Webb PM. (2010) Medical costs and outcomes for Australian women with ovarian cancer: a patient-level analysis over 2.5 years. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 20(5): 757-765
Scuffham PA, Synnott R, Turkstra E, Hegney D. (2010) Present and past carers' health: Some considerations. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 16(6): 609-615
Hilton MF, Scuffham PA, Vecchio N, Whiteford HA. (2010) Using the interaction of mental health symptoms and treatment status to estimate lost employee productivity. Australian New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44(2): 151-161
Tang C-H, Pwu R-F, Tsai I-C, Wang H-I, You S-L, Chen C-A, Scuffham PA, Hsieh C-Y, Chou C-Y, Lin S-R, Chen Y-D, Chen C-J. (2010) Costs of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions treatment in a publicly financed health care system. Archives of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 281(4): 683-695
Scuffham PA, Whitty JA, Taylor M, Saxby RC. (2010) Health System Choice: A Pilot Discrete-Choice Experiment Eliciting the Preferences of British and Australian Citizens. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 8(2): 89-97
Holden L, Scuffham PA, Hilton MF, Vecchio NN, Whiteford HA. (2010) Work Performance Decrements Are Associated With Australian Working Conditions, Particularly the Demand to Work Longer Hours. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 52(3): 281-290
Scuffham PA, Nikles J, Mitchell GK, Yelland MJ, Vine N, Poulos CJ, Pillans PI, Bashford G, Del Mar C, Schluter PJ, Glasziou P. (2010) Using N-of-1 Trials to Improve Patient Management and Save Costs. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25: 906-913
Sweeting KR, Whitty JA, Scuffham PA, Yelland MJ. (2010) Patient Preferences for Treatment of Achilles Tendon Pain: Results from a Discrete-Choice Experiment. The Patient: Patient-centered Outcomes Research. DOI 10.2165/11532830
Holden L, Scuffham P, Hilton M, Vecchio N, Whiteford H. (2010) Psychological distress is associated with a range of high-priority health conditions affecting working Australians. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 34(3): 304-310
Taylor MJ, Scuffham PA. (2009) Pharmacoeconomic benefits of dasatinib in the treatment of imatinib-resistant patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Expert Review Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.9(2): 117-121
Hawkes AL, Atherton J, Barr Taylor C, Scuffham P, Eadie K, Houston Miller N, Oldenburg B. (2009) Randomised controlled trial of a secondary prevention program for myocardial infarction patients ('ProActive Heart'): study protocol. Secondary prevention program for myocardial infarction patients.BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 9(16): 1-7
Gordon LG, Scuffham PA, van der Pols JC, McBride P, Williams GM, Green AC. (2009) Regular Sunscreen Use Is a Cost-Effective Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention in Subtropical Settings. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129:2766-2771
Newall AT, Kelly H, Harsley S, Scuffham PA. (2009) Cost effectiveness of influenza vaccination in older adults: a critical review of economic evaluations for the 50- to 64-year age group. Pharmaco-economics. 27(3): 439-450
Hilton MF, Scuffham PA, Sheridan J, Cleary CM, Vecchio N, Whiteford HA. (2009) The Association Between Mental Disorders and Productivity in Treated and Untreated Employees. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51(9): 996-1003
Gray LC, Wright OR, Cutler AJ, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. (2009) Geriatric ward rounds by video conference: a solution for rural hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia. 191(11/12): 605-608
Vecchio N, Scuffham PA, Hilton MF. (2009) Mental health and hours worked among nurses. Australian Journal of Labour Economics. 12(3): 299-320
Taylor M, Scuffham PA, Chaplin S, Papo NL. (2009) An Economic Evaluation of Valsartan for Post-MI Patients in the UK Who Are Not Suitable for Treatment with ACE Inhibitors. Value in Health, 12(4): 459-465
Bensink ME, Armfield NR, Pinkerton R, Hallahan AR, Irving H, Theodoros DG, Russell T, Barnett AG, Scuffham PA and Wootton R. (2009) Using videotelephony to support paediatric oncology-related palliative care in the home: from abandoned RCT to acceptability study. Palliative Medicine, 23: 228-237
Newall A, Scuffham PA. (2008) Influenza-related disease: the cost to Australian healthcare system. Vaccine, 26(52): 6818-6823
Hilton M, Scuffham PA, Sheridan J, Cleary CM, Whiteford HA. (2008) Mental ill-health and the differential effect of employee type on absenteeism and presenteeism. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50: 1228-1243
Beutels P, Scuffham PA, MacIntyre CR. (2008) Fundraising for drugs: do vaccines warrant a different approach? Lancet Infectious Diseases, 8: 727-733
Scuffham PA, Tippett V. (2008) The Cost-Effectiveness of Thrombolysis Administered by Paramedics. Current Medical Research Opinion, 24(7): 2045-2058
Caffery L, Smith AC, Scuffham PA. (2008) An economic analysis of email-based telemedicine: a cost minimisation study of two service models. BMC Health Services Research, 8:107
Scuffham PA, Whitty JA, Mitchell A, Viney R. (2008) The use of QALY weights for QALY calculations. A review of industry submissions requesting listing on the Australian Pharmaceutical benefits Scheme 2002-4. Pharmacoeconomics, 26(4): 297-310
Smith AC, Stathis S, Randell A, Best D, Ven-nice R, Bergwever E, Keegan F, Fraser E, Scuffham P, Wootton R. (2007) A cost-minimization analysis of a telepaediatric mental health service for patients in rural and remote Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13(S3): 79-83
Xu CQ, Smith AC, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. (2008) A cost minimisation analysis of a telepaediatric otolaryngology. BMC Health Services Research, 8:30
Bensink M, Wootton R, Irving H, Hallahan A, Theodoros D, Russell T, Scuffham P and Barnett AG. (2007) Investigating the cost-effectiveness of videotelephone based support for newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients and their families: design of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 7: 38
Gordon L, Scuffham PA, Newman B. (2007) Exploring the economic impact of breast cancers during the 18 months following diagnosis. Psycho-Oncology, 16(12): 1130-1139
Scuffham PA, Yelland MJ, Nikles J, Pietrzak E, Wilkinson D. (2008) Are N-of-1 trials an economically viable option to improve access to selected high cost medications? - the Australian experience. Value in Health, 11(1): 97-109
Taylor MJ, Scuffham PA, McCollum PL, Newby DE. (2007) Acute Coronary Syndromes in Europe: One-Year Costs and Outcomes. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 23(3): 495-503
Smith AC, Scuffham PA, Wootton R. (2007) The costs and potential savings of a novel telepaediatric service in Queensland. BMC Health Services Research, 7: 35
Scuffham PA. (2007) Editorial: The assessment of pharmaceuticals for government subsidy in Australia: recent developments. Journal of Medical Economics, 10: 163-169
Scuffham PA, Kosa J. (2006) The cost-effectiveness of fluvastatin in Hungary following successful percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 20(4): 309-317 [see editorial comments in same issue]
Scuffham PA. (2006) Editorial: Should future health care costs be discounted? The case of diabetes in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 36(3): 148-49
O'Hare D, Chalmers D, Scuffham P. (2006) Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Fatal and Non-Fatal Injury in Rotary Wing Civil Aircraft. Journal of Safety Research, 37: 293-98
Graves N, McKinnon L, Reeves M, Scuffham P, Gordon L, Eakin E. (2006) Cost-effectiveness analyses and modelling the lifetime costs and benefits of health-behaviour interventions. Chronic Illness, 2: 97-107
Scuffham PA. (2005) The use of fluvastatin following percutaneous coronary intervention. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 5(2): 113-123
Scuffham PA. (2005) Cost effectiveness of nurse led secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease in primary care: follow up of a randomised controlled trial. Invited commentary on Raftery J, Yao G, Murchie P et al. British Medical Journal, 330(7493), 770-5. Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine, 9(3): 232-233
Scuffham PA, Chaplin S. (2005) A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Fluvastatin in Patients with Diabetes Following Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Clinical Therapeutics, 27(9): 1467-77
Gordon LG, Scuffham PA, Battistutta D, Graves N, Tweeddale M, Newman B. (2005) A cost-effectiveness analysis of two rehabilitation support services for women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 94(2): 123-133
Gordon LG, Battistutta D, Scuffham PA, Tweeddale M, Newman B. (2005) The impact of rehabilitation support services on health-related quality of life for women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 93(3): 217-26
Brealey SD, Scuffham PA. (2005) The effect of introducing radiographer reporting on the availability of reports for Accident and Emergency and General Practitioner examinations: a time-series analysis. British Journal of Radiology, 78: 1-5
Shearer A, Scuffham P, Newby D. (2005) Using the Framingham Coronary Risk Appraisal Functions to estimate the annual incidence of Coronary Artery Disease in the UK. British Journal of Cardiology, 12(1): 47-49
Chaplin S, Scuffham PA, Alon M, van den Boom G. (2004) Secondary prevention after PCI: the cost-effectiveness of statin therapy in the Netherlands. Netherlands Heart Journal, 12(7/8): 331-336
Warren E, Ward S, Gordois A, Scuffham P. (2004) Cost-utility analysis of imatinib mesylate for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia in the chronic phase. Clinical Therapeutics, 26(11): 1924-1933
Shearer A, Scuffham P, Mollon P. (2004) The Cost of Coronary Artery Disease in the UK. British Journal of Cardiology, 11(3): 218-223
Scuffham P. (2004) Estimating influenza-related hospital admissions in older people from GP consultation data. Vaccine, 22(22): 2853-2862
Scuffham P, McIntyre P. (2004) Pertussis vaccination strategies for neonates - an exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis. Vaccine, 22(22): 2953-2964
Scuffham P, Chaplin S. (2004) An economic evaluation of fluvastatin used for the prevention of cardiac events following successful percutaneous coronary intervention in the UK PharmacoEconomics, 22(8): 525-535
Gordois A, Scuffham P, Shearer A, Oglesby A. (2004) The costs and consequences of diabetic nephropathy in the UK and USA. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 18:1; 18-26
Rychlik R, Heinen-Kammerer T, Rusche H, Piercy J, Scuffham P, Zoollner Y. (2003) Kosteneffektivitat der prophylaxe und behandlung von influenza (Cost-effectiveness of prophylaxis and treatment of influenza). Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift [German Medical Weekly Review], 128(43): 2267-2270
Scuffham P. (2003) Are the seasonal unit roots in traffic crash data? International Journal of Transport Economics, 30(3): 355-362
Scuffham P. (2003) Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in treatment and prevention of influenza A and B: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Invited commentary on Cooper NJ, Sutton AJ, Abrams KR, et al., British Medical Journal, 326, 1235-1242. Evidence-based Health Care, 7(4): 205-207
Shearer A, Scuffham P, Gordois A, Oglesby A. (2003) Predicted costs and outcomes from reduced vibration detection in people with diabetes in the United States. Diabetes Care, 26: 2305-2310
Gordois A, Scuffham P, Warren E, Ward S. (2003) Cost-utility analysis of imatinib mesilate for the treatment of advanced stage chronic myeloid leukaemia. British Journal of Cancer, 89(4): 634-40
Gordois A, Scuffham P, Shearer A, Oglesby A. (2003) The costs and consequences of peripheral neuropathy in the UK. The Diabetic Foot, 6(1): 30-37
Shearer A, Scuffham P, Gordois A, Oglesby A. (2003) Predicting foot ulceration from vibration perception threshold tests: a Monte Carlo simulation model for the UK. The Diabetic Foot, 6(2): 62-73
Gordois A, Scuffham P, Shearer A, Oglesby A, Ash Tobian J. (2003) The health care costs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the US. Diabetes Care, 26(6): 1790-1795
Scuffham P, Carr L. (2003) An economic evaluation of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pumps compared with multiple daily injections. Diabetic Medicine, 20: 586-593
Scuffham P, Chaplin S, Legood R. (2003) The incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the UK. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 57: 740-744
O'Hare D, Chalmers D, Scuffham P. (2003) Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Fatal and Non-Fatal Injury in Crashes of Civil Aircraft. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 74: 1067-1072
Scuffham P. (2003) Estimating Influenza-Related Hospital Admissions in Children and Adults: A Time-Series Analysis. Disease Management and Health Outcomes, 11(4): 259-269
Scuffham P. (2003) Economic factors and traffic crashes in New Zealand. Applied Economics, 35(2): 179-188
Scuffham P, Legood R, Wilson E, Martin-Kennedy T. (2002) The cost of accidental falls associated with visual impairment. Visual Impairment Research, 4(1): 1-14
Scuffham P, Taylor M. (2002) Van Acht and Stooker revisited: Economics and decisions to end life. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 1(3): 123-128
Taylor M, Scuffham P. (2002) The cost-effectiveness of the New Zealand bicycle helmet law. Injury Prevention, 8: 317-320
Bent N, Tennant A, Swift T, Posnett JW, Scuffham PA, Chamberlain MA. (2002) Ad Hoc or Focussed Services for Young People with Physical Disabilities? The Lancet, 360:9342: 1280-1286
Wilson E, McKeen ES, Scuffham PA, Brown MCJ, Wylie K, Hackett G. (2002) The cost to the United Kingdom National Health Service of managing erectile dysfunction. PharmacoEconomics, 20(13): 879-889
Scuffham P, Chalmers D, O'Hare D, Wilson E. (2002) Direct and indirect costs of general aviation crashes. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 73: 851-858
Scuffham P, West P. (2002) Economic evaluation of strategies for the control and management of influenza in Europe. Vaccine, 20:19-20: 2562-2578
Legood R, Scuffham P, Cryer C. (2002) Are we blind to injuries in the visually impaired - a review of the literature. Injury Prevention, 8(2): 155-160
Scuffham P, Steed M. (2002) An economic evaluation of the Highlands and Islands teledentistry project. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 8(3): 165-177
Gordois A, Scuffham P, Gibbons D. (2002) A Breathing Space for Respiratory Treatment at South Tyneside: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in the Evaluation of Outreach Care. Professional Nurse, 17(8): 504-507
Scuffham P, Langley J. (2002) A model of traffic crashes in New Zealand. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 34(5): 673-687
Collins LG, Scuffham PA, Gargett S. (2001) Cost analysis of gym-based versus home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs. Australian Health Review, 24(1): 51-61
Robertson C, Devlin NJ, Scuffham PA, Gardner M, Buchner DM, Campbell J. (2001) Cost effectiveness of an exercise program to prevent falls. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 55: 600-606
Scuffham PA, Alsop J, Langley JD, Cryer C. (2000) Head injuries to bicyclists and the New Zealand bicycle helmet law. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 32(4): 565-573
Scuffham PA, Lowin A, Burgess MA. (1999) The cost-effectiveness of varicella vaccine programs in Australia.Vaccine, 18:5-6: 407-415
Scuffham PA, Devlin NJ, Eberhart-Phillips NJ, Wilson-Salt R. (1999) The cost-effectiveness of introducing a routine varicella vaccination programme in New Zealand. Social Science and Medicine, 49(6): 763-779
Scuffham PA, Langley JD. (1997) Trends in Cycle Injury in New Zealand under Voluntary Helmet Use. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 29(1): 1-9
Devlin NJ, Scuffham PA, Bunt LJ. (1997) The Social Costs of Alcohol Abuse in New Zealand. Addiction, 92(11): 1491-1506
Scuffham PA, Devlin NJ, Jaforullah M. (1996) The Structure of Costs and Production in New Zealand Public Hospitals: an application of the transcendental logarithmic cost function. Applied Economics, 78: 75-85
Hansen P, Scuffham PA. (1995) The Cost-Effectiveness of Compulsory Bicycle Helmets: Evidence from New Zealand. Australian Journal of Public Health, 19(5): 450-454

Refereed conference papers

Scuffham P, West P, Posnett J. (2000) 'Health economics in decision making for influenza management.' Proceedings of the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza, Options IV for the Control of Influenza. Crete, 23-28 September 2000. (International Congress Series, 1219, 81-85) (paper)
Scuffham P. (2000) 'Stochastic trends in traffic crashes in New Zealand' Economics and Health: 1999. Proceedings of the Twenty-first Australian Conference of Health Economists. Edited by J.C. Baldry, Australian Studies in Health Service Administration No 87, Sydney, School of Health Service Management, 2000, 227-252 (edited paper)
Scuffham P. (2000) 'Comment on the determinants of aggregate health care expenditure in Australia: A time-series approach' Economics and Health: 1999. Proceedings of the Twenty-first Australian Conference of Health Economists. Edited by J.C. Baldry, Australian Studies in Health Service Administration No 87, Sydney, School of Health Service Management, 2000, 191-194 (edited paper)
Scuffham P, Lowin A. (1999) 'The cost-effectiveness of introducing a varicella vaccine to the New Zealand immunisation schedule' Economics and Health: 1998. Proceedings of the Twentieth Australian Conference of Health Economists. Edited by J.C. Baldry, Australian Studies in Health Service Administration No 86, Sydney, School of Health Service Management, 1999, 347-369 (edited paper)

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