Publications

Burgess, LB, Street, D, Viney, RC & Louviere, JJ 2006, 'Design of choice experiments in health economics' in Jones, AM (ed), The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 415-426.
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Belkar, R, Fiebig, DG, Haas, MR & Viney, RC 2006, 'Why worry about awareness in choice problems? Econometric analysis of screening for cervical cancer', Health Economics, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 33-47.
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The decision to undertake a screening test is conditional upon awareness of screening. From an econometric perspective there is a potential selection problem, if no distinction is made between aware and unaware non-screeners. This paper explores this pro

Burgess, LB & Street, D 2006, 'The optimal size of choice sets in choice experiments', Statistics, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 507-515.
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Inthis paper, we establish the optimal size of the choice sets in generic choice experiments for asymmetric attributes when estimating main effects only. We give an upper bound for the determinant of the information matrix when estimating main effects and all two-factor interactions for binary attributes. We also derive the information matrix for a choice experiment in which the choice sets are of different sizes and use this to determine the optimal sizes for the choice sets.

Goodall, S, Montgomery, A, Banks, J, Sampson, F, Pickin, M & Salisbury, C 2006, 'Implementation of advanced access in general practice: postal survey of practices', British Journal of General Practice, vol. 56, no. 533, pp. 918-923.
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Advanced Access has been strongly promoted as a means of improving access to general practice. Key principles include measuring demand, matching capacity to demand, managing demand in different ways and having contingency plans. Although not advocated by Advanced Access, some practices have also restricted availability of pre-booked appointments.

Hall, J.P. 2006, 'Financing Australian healthcare.', Hospital and Healthcare, vol. -, no. March, pp. 31-31.

Hall, JP, Fiebig, DG, King, MT, Hossain, I & Louviere, JJ 2006, 'What influences participation in genetic carrier testing? Results from a discrete choice experiment', Journal of Health Economics, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 520-537.
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This study explores factors that influence participation in genetic testing programs and the acceptance of multiple tests. Tay Sachs and cystic fibrosis are both genetically determined recessive disorders with differing severity, treatment availability,

Kovoor, P, Lee, AK, Carozzi, F, Wiseman, V, Byth, K, Zecchin, RP, Dickson, C, King, MT, Hall, JP, Ross, D, Uther, J & Denniss, AR 2006, 'Return to normal activities including work at two weeks after myocardial infarction', American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 97, no. 7, pp. 952-958.
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Patients are generally advised to return to full normal activities, including work, 6 to 8 weeks after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We assessed the outcomes of early return to normal activities, including work at 2 weeks, after AMI in patients who were stratified to be at a low risk for future cardiac events. Patients were considered for randomization before discharge if they had no angina, had left ventricular ejection fraction >40%, a negative result from a symptom-limited exercise stress test for ischemia (<2 mm ST depression) at 1 week, and achieved >7 METs. Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction <40% were included only if they did not have inducible ventricular tachycardia at electrophysiologic studies. Seventy-two patients were randomized to return to normal activities at 2 weeks and 70 patients to undergo standard cardiac rehabilitation and return to normal activities at 6 weeks after AMI. There were no deaths or heart failure in either group. There was no significant difference in the incidence of reinfarction, revascularization, left ventricular function, lipids, body mass index, smoking, or exercise test results at 6 months. In conclusion, return to full normal activities, including work at 2 weeks, after AMI appears to be safe in patients who are stratified to a low-risk group. This should have significant medical and socioeconomic implications.

Lin, C, Moseley, A, Refshauge, K, Haas, MR & Herbert, R 2006, 'Effectiveness of joint mobilisation after cast immobilisation for ankle fracture a protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 7, no. 46, pp. 1-10.
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Background: Passive joint mobilisation is a technique frequently used by physiotherapists to reduce pain, improve joint movement and facilitate a return to activities after injury, but its use after ankle fracture is currently based on limited evidence.

Moore, K, Cruickshank, M & Haas, MR 2006, 'Job satisfaction in occupational therapy: a qualitative investigation in urban Australia', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 18-26.
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Background: Job satisfaction has been shown to affect levels of staff retention and work productivity, but few studies have been conducted with occupational therapists in an Australian setting. Methods: Using a hermeneutical phenomenological approach, the findings from a study examining the factors that contribute to job satisfaction in occupational therapists working in Australia, are reported. Results: Job satisfaction in occupational therapy was derived from the sense of achievement felt when providing effective clinical care. Job dissatisfaction stemmed from the poor profile and status of the profession. Conclusions: Based on the study findings, there is an imperative that the profession of occupational therapy continue to use research findings to support clinicians in providing effective health care, and improve the community understanding of occupational therapy.

Moore, K, Cruickshank, M & Haas, MR 2006, 'The influence of managers on job satisfaction in occupational therapy', British Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 312-318.
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Schrover, R, Adena, M, De Abreu Lourenco, R, Prince, H, Seymour, J & Wonder, M 2006, 'Development of a predictive population survival model according to the cytogenetic response rate for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase', Leukemia & Lymphoma, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1069-1081.
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Warren, E, Viney, RC, Shearer, J, Shanahan, M, Wodak, AD & Dolan, K 2006, 'Value for money in drug treatment economic evaluation of prison methadone', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 160-166.
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Background: Although methadone maintenance treatment in community settings is known to reduce heroin use, HIV infection and mortality among injecting drug users (IDU), little is known about prison methadone programs. One reason for this is the complexity

Wise, S 2006, 'Work-life balance in the 21st century', WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 610-611.
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Gallego, G., Van Gool, K., Hall, J.P. & Kelleher, D. 2006, 'Introduction of new health care technologies at the institutional level: how is it being done?', Workshop for Early Health Services Researchers, Sydney.

Louviere, JJ, Burke, PF, Street, D, Burgess, LB & Marley, AA 2006, 'Dicrete choice surveys: Improving completion rates and getting better data', Asia-Pacific Quantitative Methods in Marketing Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Van Gool, K, Gallego, G, Haas, MR, Hall, JP, Viney, RC, Ward, R, Links, M, Stewart, B, Board, N & Pearson, S 2006, 'Incorporating economic evidence into cancer care: searching for the missing link', Australian Conference of Health Economists, Perth.

Salisbury, C, Banks, J & Goodall, S NHS 2006, Evaluation of Advanced Access in General Practice. NHS Service Delivery and Organisation Research and Development Programme Report, London.

Fiebig, DG, Savage, EJ & Viney, RC 2006, 'Does the reason for buying health insurance influence behaviour? CHERE Working Paper 2006/1', CHERE Working Paper 2006/1.

Haas, MR 2006, 'Economic analysis of Tai Chi as a means of preventing falls and falls related injuries among older adults, CHERE Working Paper 2006/4', CHERE Working Paper 2006/4.

Haas, MR & Fowler, S 2006, 'A synthesis of qualitative research on cervical cancer screening behaviour: Women's perceptions of the barriers and motivators to screen and the implications for policy and practice, CHERE Working Paper 2006/7', CHERE Working Paper 2006/7.

Haas, MR & Sainsbury, P 2006, 'Decision making by patients: An application of naturalistic decision making theory to cervical screening and chronic renal failure, CHERE Working Paper 2006/5', CHERE Working Paper 2006/5.

Hall, J.P. 2006, 'Life death and dollars: Does Medicare need major surgery? CHERE Distinguished Lecture Monograph', CHERE working Paper Series.

Hall, J.P., Gafni, A. & Birch, S. 2006, 'Health economics critiques of welfarism and their compatibility with Sen's capabilities approach. CHERE Working Paper 2006/16', CHERE Working Paper Series.

Jones, G, Savage, EJ & Van Gool, K 2006, 'Out-of-pocket health expenditures in Australia: A semi-parametric analysis, CHERE Working Paper 2006/15', CHERE Working Paper 2006/15.

King, MT, Viney, RC, Hossain, I, Smith, D, Fowler, S, Savage, EJ & Armstrong, B 2006, 'Men's preferences for treatment of early stage prostate cancer: Results from a discrete choice experiment, CHERE Working Paper 2006/14', CHERE Working Paper 2006/14.

Radhakrishnan, M, Van Gool, K & Hall, JP 2006, 'Economic evaluation of cystic fibrosis screening: A Review of the literature. CHERE Working Paper 2006/6', CHERE Working Paper 2006/6.

Van Doorslaer, E, Clarke, P, Savage, EJ & Hall, JP 2006, 'Horizontal inequities in Australia's mixed public/private health care system, CHERE Working Paper 2006/13', CHERE Working Paper 2006/13.

Van Gool, K, Savage, EJ, Viney, RC, Haas, MR & Anderson, R 2006, 'Catastrophic insurance: Impact of the Australian Medicare Safety Net on fees, service use and out-of-pocket costs, CHERE Working Paper 2006/9', CHERE Working Paper 2006/9.

Van Gool, K, Savage, EJ, Viney, RC, Haas, MR & Anderson, R 2006, 'Who's getting caught? An analysis of the Australian Medicare Safety Net, CHERE Working Paper 2006/8', CHERE Working Paper 2006/8.

Viney, RC & Savage, EJ 2006, 'Health care policy evaluation: empirical analysis of the restrictions implied by Quality Adjusted Life Years, CHERE Working Paper 2006/10', CHERE Working Paper 2006/10.