NIHR Methodology panel projects

Last updated: 26 August 2008

Next update due: 2 September 2008

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The validity of aggregation methods in cost-utility analysis: what is the descriptive validity of the convention that "a QALY is a QALY is a QALY" Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/01)
What is the value to society of a QALY? A proposal to write a protocol Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/02)
What is the value to society of a QALY: an investigation among the public in England and Wales Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/03)
What is the value to society of a QALY? An investigation among the public of England and Wales Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/04)
A review and critical analysis of studies assessing the nature and quality of therapist/patient interactions in treatment of patients with mental health problems Published   (Ref: 06/90/05)
Addressing ethnic diversity in health care outcome measurement   (Ref: 06/90/06)
Developing the Cochrane methodology register Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/07)
Evaluation of NICE guidance Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/08)
Scoping study on the assessment of the star ratings Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/09)
Informing the development of performance ratings Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/10)
The use of economic evaluation results in decision-making: a review and empirical investigation Published   (Ref: 06/90/11)
Systematic appraisal and synthesis of qualitative research: evaluating meta ethnography   (Ref: 06/90/12)
Strategies for Trials Enrolment and Participation Study (STEPS) Published   (Ref: 06/90/13)
Methods for identifying and classifying surgical site infection after discharge from hospital Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/14)
Evaluation of the Citizen's Council of NICE Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/15)
Use of modelling approaches in the evaluation of screening programmes Published   (Ref: 06/90/16)
An update of two Cochrane reviews 'Peer reviewing for improving the quality of grant applications' and 'Editorial peer review for improving the quality of reports of biomedical studies' Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/17)
The value of a QALY implied by the value of a 'statistical life' in the field of transport Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/18)
Risk factors for surgical wound infection   (Ref: 06/90/19)
Contamination in trials of educational interventions - measurement of degree of contamination and novel designs to overcome it Published   (Ref: 06/90/20)
Testing treatments on animals: relevance to humans Project completed but no publication required in the HTA monograph series   (Ref: 06/90/21)
Comparison of the results of RCTs with other study designs   (Ref: 06/90/22)
A systematic review of methods to evaluate tests when there is no gold standard: generating guidance for researchers with illustrative examples Published   (Ref: 06/90/23)
Missing data in randomised clinical trials   (Ref: 06/90/24)
A review of, and primary research into, approaches to the elicitation of individuals' (Bayesian) prior probabilities   (Ref: 06/91/01)
Comparative study of different methods to assess quality of care/safety   (Ref: 06/91/02)
Enabling the Cochrane methodology register to serve the NHS R&D methodology group more effectively   (Ref: 06/91/03)
The relative societal value of health gains for different beneficiaries   (Ref: 06/91/04)
What is the value to society of a QALY?   (Ref: 06/91/05)
Review of the validity and reliability of measures of human resource management   (Ref: 06/91/06)
Mode Of Data Elicitation, Acquisition and Response To Surveys (MODE ARTS)   (Ref: 06/91/07)
Satisfaction in Life for Children With Own Report Measures (SILCWORM)   (Ref: 06/91/08)
Assessing and comparing mean costs of care in health economic evaluations based on clinical trials   (Ref: 06/91/09)
Quantification of bias in randomised controlled trials and non-randomised studies: implications for systematic reviews and evidence synthesis (BRANDO study)   (Ref: 06/91/10)
Critical review of outcome measures for use in forensic mental health studies   (Ref: 06/91/11)
Developing an instrument to measure social inclusion - a literature review and consensus exercise (phase 1)   (Ref: 06/91/12)
Development of a "social inclusion index" to capture subjective and objective domains (phase 1)   (Ref: 06/91/13)
Development of a social inclusion index to capture subjective and objective life domains (phase 2)   (Ref: 06/91/16)
Infrastructure for guideline development   (Ref: 06/92/01)
Dissemination bias in medical and health related research - an updated synthesis of empirical evidence and a critical assessment of available methods   (Ref: 06/92/02)
Evaluation of patient reporting to the Yellow Card System   (Ref: 06/92/03)
Assessment of surgical skills of trainees and consultants in the operating theatre   (Ref: 06/92/05)
Comparison of culture tools with holistic evaluation of an organisation's culture   (Ref: 06/92/06)
The measurement of patients' expectations for health care   (Ref: 07/58/01)

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