Dr Ross Wilson

Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 3 474 0999 extn 58609
- ross.wilson@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Senior Research Fellow
- Department
- Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
- Research summary
- Health economics
Research
I am a Senior ResearchFfellow at the Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, in the Department of Surgical Sciences. My research focuses on health economics, specifically on valuation of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), economic evaluation of healthcare interventions, and simulation modelling of disease epidemiology and treatment to inform health care policy.
Publications
Abdel Shaheed, C., Mathieson, S., Wilson, R., Furmage, A.-M., & Maher, C. G. (2023). Who should judge treatment effects as unimportant? Journal of Physiotherapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2023.04.001
Darlow, B., Brown, M., Stanley, J., Abbott, J. H., Briggs, A. M., Clark, J., Frew, G., Grainger, R., Hood, F., Hudson, B., Keenan, R., Marra, C., McKinlay, E., Pask, A., Pierobon, A., Simmonds, S., … Wilson, R., & Dean, S. (2023). Reducing the burden of knee osteoarthritis through community pharmacy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Service. Musculoskeletal Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/msc.1785
Bühler, M., Gwynne-Jones, D., Chin, M., Woodside, J., Gough, J., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2023). Are the outcomes of relative motion extension orthoses non-inferior and cost-effective compared with dynamic extension orthoses for management of zones V-VI finger extensor tendon repairs: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hand Therapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2023.02.010
Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2023). Epidemiology of cruciate ligament injuries in New Zealand: Exploring differences by ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Injury Prevention, 29, 213-218. doi: 10.1136/ip-2022-044761
Wilson, R., Abbott, J. H., Mellor, R., Grimaldi, A., Bennell, K., & Vicenzino, B. (2023). Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: Economic evaluation of a randomised trial. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69, 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2022.11.007
Bühler, M., Gwynne-Jones, D., Chin, M., Woodside, J., Gough, J., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2023). Are the outcomes of relative motion extension orthoses non-inferior and cost-effective compared with dynamic extension orthoses for management of zones V-VI finger extensor tendon repairs: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hand Therapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2023.02.010
Journal - Research Article
Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2023). Epidemiology of cruciate ligament injuries in New Zealand: Exploring differences by ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Injury Prevention, 29, 213-218. doi: 10.1136/ip-2022-044761
Journal - Research Article
Sharma, S., Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Pathak, A., Chua, J., Gwynne-Jones, D., … Abbott, J. H. (2023). Reliability, validity, responsiveness, and minimum important change of the Stair Climb Test in adults with hip and knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 75(5), 1147-1157. doi: 10.1002/acr.24821
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Wilson, R., Abbott, J. H., Mellor, R., Grimaldi, A., Bennell, K., & Vicenzino, B. (2023). Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: Economic evaluation of a randomised trial. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69, 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2022.11.007
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Abbott, J. H., Dean, S., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Mathieson, F., Dowell, A., & Darlow, B. (2023). A guideline-implementation intervention to improve the management of low back pain in primary care: A difference-in-difference-in-differences analysis. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 21, 253-262. doi: 10.1007/s40258-022-00776-3
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Ribeiro, D. C., Jafarian Tangrood, Z., Wilson, R., Sole, G., & Abbott, J. H. (2022). Tailored exercise and manual therapy versus standardised exercise for patients with shoulder subacromial pain: A feasibility randomised controlled trial (the Otago MASTER trial). BMJ Open, 12, e053572. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053572
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Wilson, R., Chua, J., Pryymachenko, Y., Pathak, A., Sharma, S., & Abbott, J. H. (2022). Prioritizing healthcare interventions: A comparison of multicriteria decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis. Value in Health, 25(2), 268-275. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.008
Journal - Research Article
Coombs, D. M., Machado, G. C., Richards, B., Wilson, R., Chan, J., Storey, H., & Maher, C. G. (2021). Healthcare costs due to low back pain in the emergency department and inpatient setting in Sydney, Australia. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 7, 100089. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2020.100089
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Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R., Sharma, S., Pathak, A., & Abbott, J. H. (2021). Are manual therapy or booster sessions worthwhile in addition to exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation and 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 56, 102439. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102439
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Wilson, R. A., Gwynne-Jones, D. P., Sullivan, T., & Abbott, J. H. (2021). Total hip and knee arthroplasty are highly cost-effective procedures: The importance of duration of follow-up. Journal of Arthroplasty, 36, 1864-1872. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.01.038
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Chua, J., Hansen, P., Briggs, A. M., Wilson, R., Gwynne-Jones, D., & Abbott, J. H. (2020). Stakeholders’ preferences for osteoarthritis interventions in health services: A cross-sectional study using multi-criteria decision analysis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 2, 100110. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100110
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Gwynne Jones, J. H., Wilson, R. A., Wong, J. M. Y., Abbott, J. H., & Gwynne-Jones, D. P. (2020). The outcomes of non-operative management of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis triaged to a physiotherapy-led clinic at minimum 5-year follow-up and factors associated with progression to surgery. Journal of Arthroplasty, 35, 1497-1503. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.01.086
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Gwynne-Jones, D. P., Gwynne-Jones, J. H., & Wilson, R. A. (2020). The functional outcomes of patients with knee osteoarthritis managed nonoperatively at the Joint Clinic at 5-year follow-up: Does surgical avoidance mean success? Journal of Arthroplasty, 35, 2350-2356. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.087
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Gwynne-Jones, D. P., Sullivan, T., Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2020). The relationship between preoperative Oxford Hip and Knee Score and change in health-related quality of life after total hip and total knee arthroplasty: Can it help inform rationing decisions? Arthroplasty Today, 6, 585-589. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2020.04.009
Journal - Research Article
Gwynne-Jones, D. P., Wilson, R., & McEwan, C. (2020). National Referral Prioritization tool for first specialist assessment: Results of a pilot study in orthopaedic surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90, 1738-1742. doi: 10.1111/ans.16002
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Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R. A., Abbott, J. H., Dowsey, M. M., & Choong, P. F. M. (2020). Risk factors for chronic opioid use following hip and knee arthroplasty: Evidence from New Zealand population data. Journal of Arthroplasty, 35, 3099-3107. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.040
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Wilson, R., Chua, J., Briggs, A. M., & Abbott, J. H. (2020). The cost-effectiveness of recommended adjunctive interventions for knee osteoarthritis: Results from a computer simulation model. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 2, 100123. doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100123
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Abbott, J. H., Wilson, R., Pinto, D., Chapple, C. M., Wright, A. A., for the MOA Trial Team, including Robertson, M. C., Baxter, G. D., Theis, J.-C., Hansen, P., McKenzie, J. E., McNamara, D., Kidd, M., & Higgs, C. (2019). Incremental clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of providing supervised physiotherapy in addition to usual medical care in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: 2-year results of the MOA randomised controlled trial. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 27, 424-434. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.004
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Stanley, J., Dean, S., Abbott, J. H., Garrett, S., Wilson, R., Mathieson, F., & Dowell, A. (2019). The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 16(9), e1002897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002897
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Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2019). The projected burden of knee osteoarthritis in New Zealand: Healthcare expenditure and total joint replacement provision. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1503), 53-65. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Audas, R., Abbott, J. H., on behalf of the Consortium Against the overuse of Opiates in Surgery. (2019). Long-term opioid medication use before and after joint replacement surgery in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 33-47. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2018). Age, period and cohort effects on body mass index in New Zealand, 1997-2038. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(4), 396-402. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12804
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Wilson, R., & Abbott, J. H. (2018). Development and validation of a new population-based simulation model of osteoarthritis in New Zealand. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 26(4), 531-539. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.01.004
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Wilson, R., Blakely, T., & Abbott, J. H. (2018). Radiographic knee osteoarthritis impacts multiple dimensions of health-related quality of life: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Rheumatology, 57(5), 891-899. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key008
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Abbott, J. H., Usiskin, I. M., Wilson, R., Hansen, P., & Losina, E. (2017). The quality-of-life burden of knee osteoarthritis in New Zealand adults: A model-based evaluation. PLoS ONE, 12(10), e0185676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185676
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Wilson, R. (2016). Does governance cause growth? Evidence from China. World Development, 79, 138-151. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.11.015
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Wilson, R., Derrett, S., Hansen, P., & Langley, J. D. (2014). Costs of injury in New Zealand: Accident Compensation Corporation spending, personal spending and quality-adjusted life years lost. Injury Prevention, 19(2), 124-129. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040252
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Wilson, R., Hansen, P., Langley, J., & Derrett, S. (2014). A comparison of injured patient and general population valuations of EQ-5D health states for New Zealand. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 12, 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-21
Journal - Research Article
Williamson, M. I., Wilson, R., McKechnie, R., & Ross, J. (2012). Does the positive influence of an undergraduate rural placement persist into postgraduate years? Rural & Remote Health, 12(2), 2011. Retrieved from http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewnew.asp?ArticleID=2011
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Wilson, R., Derrett, S., Hansen, P., & Langley, J. (2012). Retrospective evaluation versus population norms for the measurement of baseline health status. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 10, 68. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-68
Journal - Research Article
Abdel Shaheed, C., Mathieson, S., Wilson, R., Furmage, A.-M., & Maher, C. G. (2023). Who should judge treatment effects as unimportant? Journal of Physiotherapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2023.04.001
Journal - Research Other
Darlow, B., Brown, M., Stanley, J., Abbott, J. H., Briggs, A. M., Clark, J., Frew, G., Grainger, R., Hood, F., Hudson, B., Keenan, R., Marra, C., McKinlay, E., Pask, A., Pierobon, A., Simmonds, S., … Wilson, R., & Dean, S. (2023). Reducing the burden of knee osteoarthritis through community pharmacy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the Knee Care for Arthritis through Pharmacy Service. Musculoskeletal Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/msc.1785
Journal - Research Other
Abbott, J. H., Wilson, R., Pryymachenko, Y., Sharma, S., Pathak, A., & Chua, J. Y. Y. (2022). Economic evaluation: A reader's guide to studies of cost-effectiveness. Archives of Physiotherapy, 12(1), 28. doi: 10.1186/s40945-022-00154-1
Journal - Research Other
Pathak, A., Wilson, R., Sharma, S., Pryymachenko, Y., Ribeiro, D. C., Chua, J., & Abbott, J. H. (2022). Measurement properties of the patient-specific functional scale, and its current uses: An updated systematic review of 57 studies using COSMIN guidelines. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 52(5), 262-275. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.10727
Journal - Research Other
Abbott, H., & Wilson, R. (2020). The projected burden of knee osteoarthritis in New Zealand: Healthcare expenditure and total joint provision: A response. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1509), 77-78. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Gwynne-Jones, D. P., Gwynne Jones, J. H., & Wilson, R. A. (2020). Response to letter to the editor on 'The functional outcomes of patients with knee osteoarthritis managed non-operatively at the Joint Clinic at 5 year follow up: Does surgical avoidance mean success?'. Journal of Arthroplasty, 35(10), 3060-3061. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.05.054
Journal - Research Other
Shadbolt, C., Schilling, C., Inacio, M. C., Abbott, J. H., Pryymachenko, Y., Wilson, R., … Dowsey, M. M. (2020). Opioid use and total joint replacement. Current Rheumatology Reports, 22, 58. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00929-0
Journal - Research Other