Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Shenderovich Y, Piolanti A, Babii V, Calovska N, Evans R, Heinrichs N, et al. Family-focused intervention to promote adolescent mental health and well-being in Moldova and North Macedonia (FLOURISH): Feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Dec;13(12):e080400. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080400
• Mayer S, Berger M, Oberndorfer M. Equal in ashes? Exploring socioeconomic inequalities in lifespan based on obituary data in Austria. SSM-Population Health; 2023 Dec;24:101550. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101550
• Hinck P, Gutierrez-Colosía M, König HH, Simon J, Fischer C, Mayer S,  et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA group. The identification of economically relevant health and social care services for mental disorders in the PECUNIA project. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Sep;23(1):1045. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09944-0
• Strube W, Aksar A, Bauer I, Barbosa S, Benros M, Blankenstein C, et al. Effects of add-on Celecoxib treatment on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and inflammatory cytokine profile trial (TargetFlame): study design and methodology of a multicentre randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Neural Transm. 2023 Aug;130(8):1039-1048. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-022-02566-6
• Simon J, Boyer P, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Knapp M, McCrone P, Gorwood P, et al. Viewpoint: Assessing the value of mental health treatments in Europe. Eur Psychiatry. 2023 Aug;66(1):e59. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2419
• Steel C, Wright K, Goodwin G, Simon J, Morant N, Taylor R, et al. The IBER study: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Imagery Based Emotion Regulation for the treatment of anxiety in bipolar disorder. Int J Bipolar Disord. 2023 Jul;11(1):27. DOI: 10.1186/s40345-023-00305-8
• Mora-Theuer EA, Klomfar S, Ramazanova D, Grylli C, Kletecka-Pulker M,  Völkl-Kernstock S, et al. Cohort analysis of child abuse and neglect cases treated during the initial 2 years of a programme to support hospital-based child protection work in Austria. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul;13(7):e071536. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071536
• Al Jalali V, Wasinger G,  Rasul S,  Grubmüller B,  Wulkersdorfer B,  Balber T, et al. Consecutive PSMA and AR PET imaging shows positive correlation to AR and PSMA protein expression in primary hormone naïve prostate cancer. J Nucl Med. 2023 Jun;64(6):863-868. DOI:10.2967/jnumed.122.264981
• Wong W, Sually D, Hidalgo-Mazzei D, Quoidbach V, Simon J, Boyer P, et al. The effects of COVID-19 on European healthcare provision for working-age adults with major depressive disorder. Eur Psychiatry. 2023 May;66(1):e39. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2407
• Fischer C, Alvarico SJ, Chwala E, Schindl M, Simon J. The relationship of hospital and surgeon volume indicators and post-operative outcomes in pancreatic surgery: a systematic literature review, meta-analysis and guidance for valid outcome assessment. HPB Oxford. 2023 Apr;25(4):387-399. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.01.008
• Janssen LM, Pokhilenko I, Drost RMWA, Paulus ATG, Thorn J, Hollingsworth W, et al. Methods for think-aloud interviews in health-related resource-use research: the PECUNIA RUM instrument. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2023 Apr;23(4):383-389. DOI: 10.1080/14737167.2023.2187379
• Berger M, Pock M, Reiss M, Röhling G, Czypionka T. Exploring the effectiveness of demand-side retail pharmaceutical expenditure reforms. Int J Health Econ Manag. 2023 Mar;23(1):149-172. DOI: 10.1007/s10754-022-09337-6
• Pokhilenko I, Janssen LM, Paulus AT, Drost RM, Hollingworth W, Thorn J, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA group. Development of an instrument for the assessment of health-related multi-sectoral resource use in Europe: The PECUNIA RUM. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2023 Mar;21(2):155-166. DOI: 10.1007/s40258-022-00780-7
• Muntendorf L-K, König H-H, Janssen L, Pokhilenko I, Drost R, Simon J, et al. im Namen des PECUNIA Konsortiums. Kostensätze zur monetären Bewertung des Ressourcenverbrauchs psychischer Erkrankungen im Justizsektor: Ergebnisse des PECUNIA-Projekts für Deutschland. Gesundh ökon Qual manag. 2023 Feb; 28(1): 47–53. DOI: 10.1055/a-1867-1458
• Sajjad A, Versteegh MM, Santi I, Busschbach J, Simon J, Hakkaart-van Roijen L. In search of a ‘pan-European value set’; application for EQ-5D-3L. BMC Medical Res Methodol. 2023 Jan;23(13). DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01830-3
• Pokhilenko I, Kast T, Janssen L, Evers SMAA, Paulus ATG, Simon J, et al. International comparability of reference unit costs of education services: when harmonizing methodology is not enough (PECUNIA project). Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2023 Jan;23(1):135-141. DOI: 10.1080/14737167.2023.2152331
• Simon J, Wienand D, Park A-L, Wippel C, Mayer S, Heilig D, et al. Excess resource use and costs of physical comorbidities in patients with mental health disorders: A systematic review and meta analysis. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Jan;66:14-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.10.001

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Salvador-Carulla L, Furst M, Gutierrez-Colosia MR, Salinas-Perez JA, Tabatabaei-Jafari H, Simon J, Romero-Lopez Alberca C. Description and Evaluation of Services and DirectoriEs: An international classification of human services. 2023 Aug.
• Berger M. Wertsache. Christophorus Magazin. 2023 Sep;9:16-18.
• Wienand D, Simon J. Estimating the excess non-mental health hospital care costs associated with excess physical comorbidity burden of selected mental health disorders in Europe. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2023 Mar;26(S1): S34.
• Gutierrez-Colosia MR, Simon J, Pokhilenko I, Mayer S, Berger M, Fischer C, et al. Using a standard classification system for disambiguation: knowledge transfer from health and social sectors to education. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2023 Mar;26(S1): S11.
• Kreye G, Masel E, Fischer C. Jenseits vom Labor: Palliativmedizinische Forschung in Österreich. SPECTRUM Oncology (Sonderheft)

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Mayer S, Łaszewska A, Simon J. Unit costs in economic evaluations: Quo vadis, Austria? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec;20(1):117. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010117
• Łaszewska A,  Sajjad A, Busschbach J, Simon J, Hakkaart-van Roijen L. Conceptual framework for optimised proxy value set selection through supra-national value set development for the EQ-5D instruments. PharmacoEconomics. 2022 Dec;40(12):1221-1234. DOI: 10.1007/s40273-022-01194-y
• Strube W, Aksar A, Bauer I, Barbosa S, Benros M, Blankenstein C, et al. Effects of add-on Celecoxib treatment on patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and inflammatory cytokine profile trial (TargetFlame): study design and methodology of a multicentre randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Neural Transm. 2022 Nov. 19. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-022-02566-6
• Middleton J, Davidovitch N, Barros H, Lopes H, Moreno JMM, Mason-Jones AJ, et al. ASPHER Statement: Planning for winter 2022-23. Public Health Rev. 2022 Oct 3;43:1605394. DOI:10.3389/phrs.2022.1605394
• Hrzic R, Davidovitch N, Barros H, Lopes H, Moreno JMM, Mason-Jones AJ,  et al. ASPHER Statement: Facing the fourth winter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Rev. 2022 Oct 3;43:1605395. DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2022.1605395
• Helter T, Laszewska A, Simon J. Exploring the over-time, multifaceted impacts of three Covid-19 lockdowns on aspects of capability, wellbeing and mental health across vulnerabilities in Austria. Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 01;2:16484. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20977-z
• Simon J, Kiss N, Korrelboom K, Kingdon D, Wykes T, Phiri P, et al. Cost-effectiveness of Positive Memory Training (PoMeT) for the treatment of depression in schizophrenia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 22;19(19):11985. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191911985
• Berger M, Pock M, Reiss M, Röhling G, Czypionka T. Exploring the effectiveness of demand-side retail pharmaceutical expenditure reforms. Int J Health Econ Manag. 2022 Sep 21. DOI: 10.1007/s10754-022-09337-6
• Gutierrez-Colosia M, Hinck P, Simon J, Konnopka A, Fischer C, Mayer S, et al. Magnitude of terminological bias in international health services research: a disambiguation analysis in mental health. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2022 Aug;31:e59. DOI:10.1017/S2045796022000403
• Fischer C, Mayer S, Perić N, Simon J. Harmonization issues in unit costing of service use for multi-country, multi-sectoral health economic evaluations: a scoping review. Health Econ Rev. 2022 Aug;12(1):42. DOI: 10.1186/s13561-022-00390-y
• Yildiz B, Allan S, Bakan M, Barnestein-Fonseca P,  Berger M, Boughey M, et al. Live well, die well – An international cohort study on experiences, concerns and preferences of patients in the last phase of life: The research protocol of the iLIVE study. BMJ Open. 2022 Aug;12:e057229. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057229
• Helter TM, Łaszewska A, Stamm T, Coast J, Simon J. Comparison of capability and health-related quality of life instruments in capturing aspects of mental well-being in people with schizophrenia and depression. BJPsych Open. 2022 Jun 27;8(4):e117. DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.514
• Helter TM, Kaltenboeck A, Baumgartner J, Soennichsen A, Mayrhofer F, Heinze G, Wancata J, Simon J. Does the relative importance of the OxCAP-MH’s capability items differ according to mental ill-health experience? Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022 Jun;20:99. DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-02009-6
• Ilic L, Haidinger G, Simon J, Hackl M, Schernhammer E, Papantoniou K. Trends in female breast cancer incidence, mortality, and survival in Austria, with focus on age, stage, and birth cohorts (1983–2017). Sci Rep. 2022 Apr;12(1):7048. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10560-x
• Laszewska A, Helter TM, Nagel A, Perić N, Simon J. Patient-reported outcome measures suitable for quality of life/wellbeing assessment in multi-sectoral, multi-national and multi-person mental health (economic) evaluations. Evid Based Ment Health. 2022 Apr;25:85-92. DOI:10.1136/ebmental-2021-300334
• Au-Yeung SK, Griffiths J, Roberts S, Edwards C, Yu LM, Bogacz R, et al. PAX-D: study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and mechanism of pramipexole as add-on treatment for people with treatment resistant depression. Evid Based Ment Health. 2022 Apr;25:77-83. DOI:10.1136/ebmental-2021-300282
• Gervain J, Sz. Bartha K, B. Hodovánszky E, Kadlecsik L, Herczeg R, Gyenesei A, et al. Az anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgGantitest-immunválaszok monitorozása magyarországi egészségügyi dolgozók két kohorszában fertőzést, illetve immunizálást követően. Orv Hetil. 2022 Mar;163(12):455-462. DOI: 10.1556/650.2022.32467
• Mayer S, Berger M, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, Evers SMAA, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. In search for comparability: The PECUNIA reference unit costs for health and social care services in Europe. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 16;19(6):3500. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063500
• Fischer C, Mayer S, Perić N, Simon J on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. Establishing a comprehensive list of mental health-related services and resource use items in Austria: A national-level, cross-sectoral country report for the PECUNIA project. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 21;17(1):e0262091. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0262091
• Dillinger T, Sheibani-Tezerji R, Pulverer W, Stelzer I, Hassler MR, Scheibelreiter J, et al. Identification of tumor tissue-derived DNA methylation biomarkers for the detection and therapy response evaluation of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer in liquid biopsies. Mol Cancer. 2022 Jan;21:7. DOI: 10.1186/s12943-021-01445-0

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Saly E, Fischer C, Simon J. Valide Erhebung von Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). Spectrum Onkologie. 2022 Dec;S08
• Simon J. Methodological advancements in costing methods for (public) health economic evaluations: results from the European PECUNIA project. Eur J Public Health. 2022 Oct;32(S3):iii97. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.238
• Economist Impact* (*Simon J). Depression in Europe: building resilience through raised awareness, improved access, integrated care and parity of esteem. 2022 Sep.
• Simon J. Healthy societies from a health economics/public health perspective. In: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Hg.): Akademie im Dialog | 24. Joint Academy Day 2021, Royal Society of Canada (RSC) ‒ Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). 1. Auflage. Wien: ÖAW; 2022. p. 110-113. ISBN: 978-3-7001-9029-5
• Thorn J, Janssen L, Pokhilenko I, Berger M, Evers S MMA, Simon J. Conducting Think-Aloud Interviews Online: Development of a Recall Questionnaire in the PECUNIA Project. London: Sage Publications Ltd; 2022. DOI: 10.4135/9781529607475. ISBN: 9781529607475.
• Beccia F, Davidovitch N, McCallum A, Simon J, Reid J. How are inequalities in health from Long COVID being exacerbated and what are the strategic implications for more equitable support for those with enduring clinical sequelae of infection? ASPHER Statement. 2022 Jun.
• Tarantino S, Hiesmayr M, Sulz I and the nDay Working group. nutritionDay worldwide Annual Report 2019. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2022 Jun;49:560-667. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.01.001
• Helter TM, Kaltenboeck A, Baumgartner J, Soennichsen A, Mayrhofer F, Heinze G, Wancata J, Simon J. Does the relative importance of the OxCAP-MH’s capability items differ according to mental ill-health experience? Research Square. 2022 Mar 2. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1411909/v1
• Berger M, Mayer S, Perić N, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, Evers SM, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. New set of reference unit costs (RUCs) for health economic evaluations in Europe: methods and tools for development. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S4.
• Gutiérrez Colosia MR, Simon J, Evers SM, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. Disambiguation and definition of mental health related services as part of horizontal axis 2 of the PECUNIA Project. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S13.
• Helter TM, Kaltenboeck A, Baumgartner J, Mayrhofer F, Heinze G, Sönnichsen A, et al. Estimating value weights for the OxCAP-MH capability items across multiple population cohorts in Austria. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S14.
• Janssen LM, Pokhilenko I, Paulus AT, Drost RM, Evers SM on behalf of the PECUNIA Group* (*Simon J). Costing spill-overs and services within the education and criminal justice sectors: results from the PECUNIA Project. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S18.
• Laszewska A, Helter T, Nagel A, Perić N, Simon J. Patient-reported outcome measures suitable for quality of life/wellbeing assessment in multi-sectoral, multi-national and multi-person mental health (economic) evaluations. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S20.
• Pokhilenko I, Janssen LM, Paulus AT, Drost RM, Hollingworth W, Thorn J, et al. Development and validation of an instrument for the assessment of health-related multi-sectoral resource-use in Europe: the PECUNIA RUM. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S24.
• Sajjad A, Łaszewska A, Versteegh M, Busschbach J, Simon J, Hakkaart-van Roijen L. A Pan-European and supra-national value sets for EQ-5D-5L. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S26.
• Simon J, Guitérrez Colosia MR, Evers SM, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, et al. ProgrammE in costing, resource use measurement and outcome valuation for use in multi-sectoral national and international health economic evaluations project: The PECUNIA Project (2018-2021). J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S29.
• Wienand D, Wijnen L, Wippel C, Heilig D, Simon J. Physical comorbidities in patients with mental health disorders: structured review and meta-analyses. J Ment Health Pol Econ. 2022 Mar;25(S1): S35.
• Sually D, Wong WL, Hidalgo-Mazzei D, Quoidbach V, Simon J, Boyer P, Strawbridge R, Young AH. The effects of COVID-19 on European healthcare provision for people with major depressive disorder: a scoping review protocol. medRxiv. 2022 Feb 19. DOI:10.1101/2022.02.17.22269638
• Kreye G, Masel EK, Fischer C. Palliative Forschung in Österreich und international. Krebs:hilfe! 2 (2022):16-9.
• Fischer C. Die PallPROMs-Studie: Qualitätsmessung in der Palliativmedizin mittels Patient-reported Outcomes Measures. Universum Innere Medizin. 2022 Feb.
• Reid J, Michelson K, Siepmann I, Mason-Jones A, Simon J. Addressing the long shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic's unjust, unequal, deep, widespread and enduring impacts over the next decade. 2nd ASPHER Statement on the pandemic impacts on health inequalities in disadvantaged vulnerable populations in the European region. 2022 Feb.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Azim L, Hindmarch P, Browne G, Chadwick T, Clare E, Courtney P, et al. Study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial of pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for patients with treatment resistant bipolar depression (the PAX-BD study). BMC Psychiatry. 2021 Dec;21:334. DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03322-y
• Kiss N,  Hiesmayr M, Sulz I,  Bauer P,  Heinze G, Mouhieddine M, Schuh C, Tarantino S, Simon J. Predicting hospital length of stay at admission using global and country-specific competing risk analysis of structural, patient, and nutrition-related data from nutritionDay 2007-2015. Nutrients. 2021 Nov 16;13(11):4111. DOI: 10.3390/nu13114111
• Helter TM, Kovacs I, Kanka A, Varga O, Kalman J, Simon J. Internal and external aspects of freedom of choice in mental health: cultural and linguistic adaptation of the Hungarian version of the Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire—Mental Health (OxCAP-MH). BMC Psychol. 2021 Oct 18;9:161. DOI: 10.1186/s40359-021-00660-0
• Castelpietra G, Simon J, Gutiérrez-Colosía MR, Rosenberg S, Salvador-Carulla L. Disambiguation of psychotherapy: a search for meaning. BJPsych. 2021 Oct;219(4):532-537. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2020.196
• Simon J, Anees AA, Wolstenholme J, Berger M, Goodwin GM, Geddes JR. The costs of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom. Brain Behav. 2021 Oct;11(10):e2351. DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2351
• Łaszewska A, Helter TM, Simon J. Perceptions  of  Covid-19 lockdowns and related public health measures in Austria: a longitudinal online survey. BMC Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;21:1502. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11476-3
• Berger M, Czypionka T. Regional medical practice variation in high-cost healthcare services: Evidence from diagnostic imaging in Austria. Eur J Health Econ. 2021 Jul;22(6):917-929. DOI: 10.1007/s10198-021-01298-w
• Wranik DW, Szekely RR, Mayer S, Hiligsmann M, Cheung KL. The most important facilitators and barriers to the use of Health Technology Assessment in Canada: A best-worst scaling approach. J Med Econ. 2021 Jan-Dec;24(1):846-856.  DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2021.1946326
• Browning M, Bilderbeck A, Dias R, Dourish CT, Kingslake J, Deckert J, et al. The clinical effectiveness of using a predictive algorithm to guide antidepressant treatment in primary care (PReDicT): an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Neuropsychopharmacol. 2021 Jun;46(7):1307-1314. DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-00981-z
• Nagel A, Łaszewska A, Haidinger G, Simon J. The first 8 weeks of the Austrian SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. Wiener Klin Wochenschr. 2021 Apr;133(7):364-376. DOI: 10.1007/s00508-020-01804-9
• Katumba KR, Laurence YV, Tenywa P, Ssebunnya J, Laszewska A, Simon J, et al. Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of the Multi-dimensional OXCAP-MH for Outcome Measurement in Mental Health among people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda: The Luganda Version. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2021 Apr 7;5:32. DOI: 10.1186/s41687-021-00306-0
• Moick S, Hiesmayr M,  Mouhieddine M, Kiss N, Bauere P, Sulz I, et al. Reducing the knowledge to action gap in hospital nutrition care – developing and implementing nutritionDay 2.0. Clin Nutr. 2021 Mar;40(3):936-945. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.06.021
• Simon J, Helter T, White R, van der Boor C, Laszewska A. Impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and relevant vulnerabilities on capability well-being, mental health and social support: An Austrian survey study. BMC Public Health. 2021 Feb 8;21:314. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10351-5
• Simon J, Mayer S, Laszewska A, Yeeles K, Burns T, Gray A. Cost and quality-of-life impacts of community treatment orders (CTOs) for patients with psychosis: Economic evaluation of the OCTET trial. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Jan;56(1):85-95. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01919-4

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Lopes H, McCallum A, Reid J, Simon J, Wong B, Mason-Jones A, et al. "Covid-do-it-all". We need integrated protection systems and strategies against omicron and other COVID-19 variants. ASPHER Technical Report. 2021 Dec. p.12. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.18418.02246
• Sesa G, McCallum A, Martin-Moreno JM, Naboulet J-P, Green M, Davidovitch N, Simon J, Czabanowska K, Middleton J: Vaccinating Children and Young People: What are the issues? ASPHER statement. 2021 Sep 6.
• Skorpen I, Smeding R, McGlinchey T, Goossensen A, Mason S, Ruiz Torreras I, Bakan M, Simon J, Ellershaw J on behalf of the iLIVE Consortium. iLIVE project volunteer study: delivery of a novel training programme for volunteer coordinators, to underpin development and implementation of hospital palliative care. Palliat Med. 2021 Sep;35(S1):162. DOI: 10.1177/02692163211035909
• Janssen L, Pokhilenko I, Drost R, Paulus AT, Thorn J, Hollingworth W, Noble S, Simon J, Mayer S, Berger M, Evers S. PMH36 Think-aloud interviews in health-related resource-use research: application in the PECUNIA Project. Value Health. 2021 Jun;24(S1):S134. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.04.658
• Gervain J, Szabo KB, Baki EH, Kadlecsik L, Gyenesei A, Herczeg R, Simon J. Monitoring of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody immune response in infected and immunised healthcare workers in Hungary: a real-world longitudinal cohort study. medRvix. 2021 May 17. DOI: 10.1101/2021.05.16.21257288
• Simon J on behalf of the PECUNIA Consortium. Assessing the costs and outcomes of healthcare. EU Research (Spring 2021). 2021 Mar 23.
• Kusters J, Millner MA, Omelyanovskaya K, Tangerli MM, Łaszewska A, van Kessel R. Addressing ableism in inclusive education policies: a policy brief outlining Italy, Poland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (Policy brief). SEEJPH. 2021 Aug 18. DOI: 10.11576/seejph-4681
• Simon J. Psyche im Corona-Stress. Wien Wissen. 2021/1

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Stelzer IV, Sierawska A, Buyx A, Simon J. A network-based mixed methods approach to analyze current perspectives on personalized oncological medicine in Austria. J Pers Med. 2020 Dec 12;10(4),276. DOI: 10.3390/jpm10040276
• Steel C, Korrelboom K, Baksh K, Kingdon D, Simon J, Wykes T, et al. Positive Memory Training for the Treatment of Depression in Schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial. Behav Res Ther. 2020 Dec;135:103734  DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103734
• Mayer S, Felder-Puig R, Gollner E, Dorner TE. Bewegungsverhalten, Kosten mangelnder körperlicher Aktivität und Bewegungsförderung in Österreich. Das Gesundheitswesen, 2020 Sep 22;82(Suppl 3):196-206. DOI: 10.1055/a-1219-7701
• Mayer S, Fischer C, Zechmeister-Koss I, Ostermann H, Simon J. Are unit costs the same? A case study comparing different valuation methods for unit cost calculation of general practitioner consultations. Value Health. 2020 Sep 1;23(9):1142–1148. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.06.001
• Grössmann N, Robausch M, Willenbacher W, Wolf S, Simon J, Wild C. Magnitude of Clinical Benefit” of solid tumour drugs and their real-world application in the Austrian health care setting. J Cancer Policy. 2020 Sep;25:100235. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2020.100235
• Łaszewska A, Wancata J, Jahn R, Simon J. The excess economic burden of mental disorders: findings from a cross-sectional prevalence survey in Austria. Eur J Health Econ. 2020 Sep;21:1075–1089. DOI: 10.1007/s10198-020-01200-0
• Pokhilenko I, Janssen L, Evers S, Drost R, Simon J, König H-H, et al. Exploring the identification, validation, and categorization of costs and benefits of education in mental health: The PECUNIA project.  Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Aug;36(4):325-331. DOI: 10.1017/S0266462320000203
• Janssen L, Pokhilenko I, Evers S, Drost R, Simon J, König H-H, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA Group. Exploring the Identification, Validation and Categorization of Cost & Benefits of Criminal Justice in Mental Health: the PECUNIA Project. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2020 Aug 27;36(4):418-425. DOI:10.1017/S0266462320000471
• Steel C, Wright K, Goodwin G, Simon J, Morant J, Taylor J, et al. The IBER study: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Imagery Based Emotion Regulation for the treatment of anxiety in bipolar disorder. BMC Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 Jun 15; 6:83. DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00628-8
• Helter TM, Coast J, Łaszewska A, Stamm T , Simon J. Capability instruments in economic evaluations of health-related interventions: a comparative review of the literature. Qual Life Res, 2020 Jun;29(6):1433–1464. DOI:10.1007/s11136-019-02393-5
• Fischer C, Chwala E, Simon J. Methodological aspects of economic evaluations conducted in the palliative or end of life care settings: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 May 27;10(5):e035760. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035760
• Grössmann N, Robausch M, Rothschedl E, Wild C, Simon J.  Publicly accessible evidence of health-related quality of life benefits associated with cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency between 2009 and 2015. Eur J Cancer. 2020 Apr;129:23-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.01.020
• Benca E, Listabarth S, Flock F, Pablik E, Fischer C, Walzer S, et al. Analysis of running-related overuse injuries: The Vienna Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Feb 6; 9(2):438.  DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020438
• Lim MS, Beyer T, Babayan A, Bergmann M, Brehme M, Buyx A, et al. Advancing Biomarker Development Through Convergent Engagement: Summary Report of the 2nd International Danube Symposium on Biomarker Development, Molecular Imaging and Applied Diagnostics; March 14-16, 2018; Vienna, Austria. Mol Imaging Biol. 2020 Feb;22:47-65. DOI: 10.1007/s11307-019-01361-2
• Moick S, Simon J, Hiesmayr M. Nutrition care quality indicators in hospitals and nursing homes: A systematic literature review and critical appraisal of current evidence. Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun;39(6):1667-1680. DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2019.07.025

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Brodszky V, Mayer S, Konnopka A, Evers SM, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Salvador-Carulla L, et al. on behalf of the PECUNIA group. PNS 24 Standardized unit cost calculation for informal care time and cross-country comparison: PECUNIA Project Value Health. 2020 Dec;23(S2):S647-648. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.08.1468
• Simon J, Helter T, White R, van der Boor C, Laszewska A. Capability impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown in association with mental wellbeing, social connections and vulnerabilities. MedRxiv. 2020 Nov. DOI: 10.1101/2020.11.14.20231142
• Prajapati N, Łaszewska A, Franco D, Ericson R, Leroy S, Lindert J, et al. What are the COVID-19 Lockdown-induced illnesses and why should European public health systems be investigating their epidemiology, treatment, and prevention? Report to ASPHER COVID-19 Task Group. 2020 Dec.
• Simon J. COVID-19 in Austria. ASPHER Newsletter. 2020 Nov; p.10-15.
• Simon J, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, Evers SMAA, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Serrano Aguilar PG, et al. (Pharmaco)economic evaluations for mental health related services: the PECUNIA project. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Sep 30;30(S5). DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.574
• Perić N, Ullmann T, Hofmarcher-Holzhacker MM, Or Z, Simon J. Is the EU ready for a generic set of indicators for health system performance? A qualitative study. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Sep 30;30(S5). DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.498
• Simon J, Perić N, Mayer S, Deckert J, Gorwood P, Pérez V, et al. on behalf of the PReDicT group. Cost-effectiveness of the predict test: results and lessons learned from a european multinational depression trial. EPP0934. Eur Psychiatry. 2020 Jul;63(S1):S45-S282. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.5
• Simon J, Konnopka A, Brodszky V, Evers SMAA, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Serrano Aguilar PG, et al. (Pharmaco)economic evaluations for mental health related services: the PECUNIA project. EPP1010. Eur Psychiatry. 2020 Jul; 63(S1):S45-S282. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.5
• Simon J, Wienand D, Park A-L, Goodwin G, Mcdaid D. The excess resource use and costs of physical comorbidities in patients with mental health disorders. EPP 0307. Eur Psychiatry. 2020 Jul; 63(S1):S45-S282. DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.5
• Mayer S, Dorner T, Bauer R, Felder-Puig R, Fessl C., Gollner E, et al. Gesellschaftliche Folgen mangelnder körperlicher Aktivität. In: Fonds Gesundes Österreich (Hrsg.). Österreichische Bewegungsempfehlungen. Wissensband 17. Wien; 2020.
• Hiesmayr M, Tarantino S, Moick S, Laviano A, Sulz I, Mouhieddine M, et al. Hospital Malnutrition, a Call for Political Action: A Public Health and NutritionDay Perspective. In: Stanga Z, Schuetz P, editors. Nutritional Management and Outcomes in Malnourished Medical Inpatients. J Clin Med. 2020 Jul;Special Issue:5-22. ISBN 978-3-03936-491-6 (Hbk); ISBN 978-3-03936-492-3 (PDF), DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03936-492-3
• Simon J. Health economic analysis of service provision. (Chapter 23/136) In: Geddes JR, Andreasen NC, Goodwin GM. New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2020. ISBN: 9780198713005

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Hiesmayer M, Tarantino S, Moick S, Laviano A, Sulz I, Mouhieddine M, Schuh C, Volkert D, Simon J, Schindler K (2019): Hospital malnutrition, a call for political action: a public health and nutritionDay perspective. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8 (12). doi: 10.3390/jcm8122048
• Červený, J, Van Ours, JC (2019): Cannabis prices on the dark web. European Economic Review, 20. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.103306
• Simon J, Harmer CJ, Kingslake J, Dawson GR, Colin T D, Goodwin GM: Value of monitoring negative emotional bias in primary care in England for personalised antidepressant treatment: A modelling study, BMJ Evidence Based Mental Health. doi:10.1136/ebmental-2019-300109
• Prevolnik Rupel, V, Divjak, M, Zrubka, Z, Rencz, F, Gulácsi, L, Golicki, D, Mirowska-Guzel, D, Simon, J, Brodszky, V, Baji, P, Závada, J, Petrova, G, Rotar, A, Péntek, M (2019): EQ-5D studies in nervous system diseases in eight Central and East European countries: a systematic literature review. The European Journal of Health Economics, 20(Suppl 1):109-117
• Dozsa, CS, Jankus, K, Helter T: Structural changes in the Hungarian health care system between 2000-2017. Value in Health Regional Issues, 19, pp 92-98, DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2019.05.002
• Cheung KL, Mayer S, Simon J, de Vries H, Evers S, Kremer I, Hiligsmann M (2019): Comparison of statistical analysis methods for object case best-worst scaling. Journal of Medical Economics, 22(6):509–515. doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2018.1553781
• Brodszky V, Beretzky Z, Baji P, Rencz F, Péntek M, Rotar A, Tachkov K, Mayer S, Simon J, Niewada M, Hren R, Gulacsi L. (2019): Cost-of-illness studies in Central and Eastern European countries. European Journal of Health Economics, 20 (Suppl 1):155–172. doi: 10.1007/s10198-019-01066-x
• Łaszewska A, Schwab M, Leutner E, Oberrauter, M, Spiel, G, Simon, J (2019): Measuring broader wellbeing in mental health services: validity of the German language OxCAP-MH capability instrument. Quality of Life Research: 28(8):2311-2323, DOI:10.1007/s11136-019-02187-9
• Simon, J, Łaszewska, A, Oberrauter, M, Schwab, M, Mayer, S, Churchman, D, Spiel, G (2019): Is the Oxcap-Mh Capability Measure a Feasible and Psychometrically Valid Tool for the Routine Evaluation of Mental Health Services? Value in Health, Vol 22, p 690, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.09.1528
• Grössmann, N,  Robausch, M,  Rosian, K, Wild, C, Simon, J (2019): Monitoring evidence on overall survival benefits of anti-cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency between 2009 and 2015. European Journal of Cancer. (110): 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.12.026
• Mayer S, Spickschen J, Stein KV, Crevenna R, Dorner TE, Simon J (2019): The societal costs of chronic pain and its determinants: the case of Austria. PLoS ONE, 14(3):e0213889. DOI: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213889
• Kiss, N, Sulz, I, Bauer, P, Simon, J, Mouhieddine, M, Hiesmayr, J M (2019): Nutrition-Related Factors Associated with Length of Hospital Stay Following NutritionDay, Clinical Nutrition, Vol 38, Suppl 1, p 18, DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5614(19)32510-5
• Dawson, GR, Guo, B, Kingslake, J, Ruhe, HG, Veltman, D, Deckert, J, Reif, A., Gorwood, P, Perez, V, Simon, J, Harmer, CJ, Goodwin, GM, Dias, R, Dourish, CT, Bilderbeck, AC, Pearce, L, Campbell, S, Morriss, R, Browning, M (2019): Results of the predict randomised controlled trial: clinical effects of using the predict test to guide antidepressant treatment in depression. European Neuropsychopharmacology, Vol 29, Suppl 6,  pp S53-S54, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.09.112

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Simon J, Perić N, Mayer S, Deckert J, Gorwood P, Pérez V, Reif A., Ruhe H, Veltman D, Morriss R, Bilderbeck A, Dawson G, Dourish C, Dias R, Kingslake J, Browning M, on behalf of the PReDicT group  (2019). PMH21 Cost-effectiveness of the Predict Test: Results and Lessons learned from a European Multinational Depression Trial  Value in Health, 22, S684. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.09.1495
• Fischer C, Mayer S, Peric N, Simon J (2019): Valuation Methods in Costing for International, Multi-Sectoral Mental Health Economic Evaluations: A Structured Scoping Review. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 9.
• Brodszky V, Gulácsi L, Netshiombo M, Rasdan O, Evers S, König H-H, Park A-L, Salvador-Carulla L, Simon J (2019): Costs Incurred in the Household of Schizophrenic Patients: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p4.
• Janssen LMM, Pokhilenko I, Drost RMWA, Paulus ATG, Brodzky V, Park AL, König HH, Salvador-Carulla L, Simon J (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benefits within Crimincal Justice. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p15.
• Pokhilenko I, Janssen LMM., Paulus ATG., Drost RMWA., Simon, J, König HH, Brodszky V, Salvador-Carulla L, Park AL, Evers AMAA (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benfits of Mental Health Intervention wihtin Educational Sector. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 28
• Simon J, König H-H, Brodszky V, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Serrano Aguilar PG, Salvador-Carulla L, Park A-L, Hollingworth W, Schneider V on behalf of the PECUNIA Group (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benefits of Mental Care in Europe: European Research Project PECUNIA. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 32.
• Simon J (2019): Ökonomische Konsequenzen. In: Novotny, M, Kern, D, Breyer, E, Bengough, T, Griebler, R (Hg.): Depressionsbericht Österreich. Eine interdisziplinäre und multiperspektivische Bestandsaufnahme. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen (BMGF): Wien, pp 135-141.
• Wienand D, Park A-La, Wippel C, Laszewska A, Stelzer IV, Mayer S, Goodwin G, McDaid D, Simon J (2019): The Excess Costs and Resource Use of Physical Comorbidities in Patients with Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22 (Suppl 1), p 36.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Gaveikaite V, Fischer C, Schonenberg H, et al. (2018): Telehealth for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and metaanalysis protocol. BMJ Open. 8:e021865. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021865
• Simon J, Geddes JR, Gardiner A, Rendell J, Goodwin GM, Mayer S. (2018): Comparative economic evaluation of quetiapine plus lamotrigine combination versus quetiapine monotherapy (and folic acid versus placebo) in patients with bipolar depression (CEQUEL). Bipolar Disorder. 20(8):733-745. doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12713
• Dozsa Cs, Illes L, Lazar Gy, Mohos E, Higgins A, Helter TM (2018) Cost-utility analysis of bariatric surgeries in Hungary. Interdiszciplináris Magyar Egészségügy. 17(10):63-68
• Simon J, Łaszewska A, Leutner E, Spiel G, Churchman D, Mayer S (2018): Cultural and linguistic transferability of the multi-dimensional OxCAP-MH capability instrument for outcome measurement in mental health: the German language version. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1):173.
• Niedersüß-Beke D, Simon J, Schiffinger M, Mader RM. (2018): Economic analysis of biomarker-based anti-EGFR therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer in the Austrian context. MEMO Magazine of European Medical Oncology, (11: 322), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12254-018-0440-y
• Perić N, Hofmarcher-Holzhacker M M, Simon J (2018): Headline indicators for monitoring the performance of health systems: Findings from the european Health Systems_Indicator (euHS_I) survey. Archives of Public Health. 76: 32. doi:  10.1186/s13690-018-0278-0
• Köppen P, Dorner T, Stein K, Simon J, Crevenna R. (2018): Health literacy, pain intensity and pain perception in patients with chronic pain. Wiener Klinischen Wochenschrift, 130(1): 23–30. DOI: 10.1007/s00508-017-1309-5
• Batóg P, Rencz F, Péntek M, Gulácsi L, Filipiak KJ, Prevolnik Rupel V, Simon J, Brodszky V, Baji P, Závada J, Petrova G, Rotar A, Golicki D.(2018) EQ-5D studies in cardiovascular diseases in eight Central and Eastern European countries: a systematic review of the literature. Kardiol Pol. 2018 Jan 19. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2018.0033. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29350378
• Łaszewska A, Österle A, Wancata J, Simon J (2018). Prevalence of mental diseases in Austria: systematic review of the published evidence. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 130(3-4): 141-150. DOI: 10.1007/s00508-018-1316-1
• Kager J, Herwig C, Stelzer IV (2018): State estimation for a penicillin fed-batch process combining particle filtering methods with online and time delayed offline measurements. Chemical Engineering Science, 177, 234-244. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.11.049
• Cheung KL, Evers S, de Vries H, Levy P, Pokhrel S, Jones T, Danner M, Wentlandt J, Knufinke L, Mayer S, Hiligsmann M (2018): Most important barriers and facilitators of HTA usage in decision-making in Europe. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 8(3), 297-304, DOI:10.1080/14737167.2018.1421459.
• Feig C, Cheung KL, Hiligsmann M, Evers S, Simon J, Mayer S (2018): Best-worst scaling to assess the most important barriers and facilitators for the use of Health Technology Assessment in Austria. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 18(2), 223-232.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Mayer S (2018): MUW researcher of the month. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 130(21), 686-687.
• Hofmarcher M., Mayer S., Perić N., Dorner T. (2018): Austria: Primary Health Care Centers: A Silver bullet? in: Healthcare systems: Future predictions global care, Braithwaite J., Mannion R., Matsuyama Y., et al. (Ed.), Boca Raton: CRC Press.
• Simon J (2018): Public Health Economics: Gesundheitsökonomie zur Gesundheitsförderung und Krankheitsvorbeugung. Gesundheit 2017. Jahrbuch für Gesundheitspolitik und Gesundheitswirtschaft in Österreich. Sanofi 2017, 9. Ausgabe, 64-65.
• Simon J. S.09.03 Better prediction of outcomes in depression what kind of societal impact can we expect?, Eur Neuropsychopharm. 2019;29(S1):S13. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.11.933
• Prevolnik Rupel V, Divjak M, Golicki D, Rencz F, Gulacsi L, Brodszky V, Baji P, Zavada J, Petrova G, Rotar A, Simon J, Zrubka Z, Pentek M. PMU91 Use of EQ-5D in Central and Eastern Europe 2000-2015: Neurological Disorders. Value Health. 2018 Oct;21(S3): S323. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.09.1927
• Kiss N, Sultz I, Hiesmayr M, Bauer P, Mouhieddine M, Moick S, Simon J. Assessing country variability in hospital length of stay and analyzing variability in nutrition-related modifying factors based on 10 years of nutritionday data. Clin Nutr. 2018 Sep;37(S1):S295-S296. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.2036

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

• Hofmarcher MM, Perić N, Simon J. (2017) Headline indicators for structured monitoring of health system performance in Europe. Eurohealth, 23(4): 11-15
• Vergunst F, Jenkinson C, Burns T, Anand P, Gray A, Rugkåsa J, Simon J (2017). Psychometric validation of a multi-dimensional capability instrument for outcome measurement in mental health research (OxCAP-MH). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15:250. DOI: 10.1186/s12955-017-0825-3
• Kingslake J, Dias R, Dawson GR, Simon J, Goodwin GM, Harmer CJ, et al. (2017) The effects of using the PReDicT Test to guide the antidepressant treatment of depressed patients: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial. Trials, 18:558. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2247-2
• Vergunst F, Rugkåsa J, Koshiaris C, Simon J, Burns T (2017). Community treatment orders and social outcomes for patients with psychosis: a 48-month follow-up study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52(11), 1375-1384, Nov 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1442-5
• Zrubka Z, Rencz F, Závada J, Golicki D, Prevolnik Rupel V, Simon J, Brodszky V, Baji P, Petrova G, Rotar A, Gulácsi L, Péntek M (2017): EQ-5D studies in musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases in eight Central and Eastern European countries: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology International, 37(12), 1957–1977, Dec 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3800-8
• Mayer S, Kiss N, Łaszewska A, Simon J (2017): Costing evidence for health care decision-making in Austria: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 12(8): e0183116. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183116.
• Hiligsmann M, Wyers C E, Mayer S, Evers S M, Ruwaard D (2017). A systematic review of economic evaluations of screening programs for cardiometabolic diseases. European Journal of Public Health, 27(4), 621-631. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw237
• Simon J, Budge K, Price J, Goodwin G M, Geddes J R (2017): Remote mood monitoring for adults with bipolar disorder: an explorative study of compliance and impact on mental health service use. European Psychiatry, 45C, pp. 14-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.06.007
• Mayer S, Paulus A, Łaszewska A, Simon J, Drost R, Ruwaard D, Evers S. (2017): Health-related resource-use measurement items for intersectoral costs and benefits (ICBs) in the education and criminal justice sector: systematic review of instruments. PharmacoEconomics, 35(9), 895-908. DOI: 10.1007/s40273-017-0522-4.
• Czypionka T, Röhrling G, Mayer S (2017): The relationship between outpatient department utilisation and non-hospital ambulatory care in Austria. European Journal of Public Health, 27(1), 20-25. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw153.
• Perić N, Hofmarcher-Holzhacker M M, Simon J (2017): Health system performance assessment landscape at the EU level: A focused synthesis of actors and actions. Archives of Public Health, 75(5). DOI: 10.1186/s13690-016-0173-5.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Simon J, Łaszewska A, Leutner E, Churchman D, Mayer S (2017): Inter-country Transferability of the OxCAP-MH Well-being Questionnaire. J Ment Health Policy Econ 2017; 20(Suppl. 1): S31
• Hofmarcher M M, Simon J, Haidinger G (2017): Stroke-units in Austria: incubators for improved health outcomes. in Braithwaite J. et al (Ed) Health Systems Improvement Across the Globe: Success Stories from 60 Countries, CRC Press.
• Spickschen J (2017). Direkte und indirekte Kosten für Patientinnen und Patienten mit chronischen Schmerzen in Österreich. Diploma Thesis, Dr.med.univ. (Supervisors: Mayer S and Dorner T); Vienna: Department of Health Economics and Institute of Social Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna.
• Hofmarcher-Holzhacker M, Perić N, Simon J (2017): Schlüsselindikatoren für eine strukturierte Bewertung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Gesundheitssystemen in Europa: ein Fortschrittsbericht des EU Projekts BRIDGE Health. ÖGPH Newsletter March 2017
• Hofmarcher M M, Perić N, Simon J on behalf of the BRIDGE Health working group for horizontal activity 6 (2017). Priority setting methods in health information, BRIDGE Health Technical Report 04/2017 on Recommendations of priority setting methods for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium on Health Information for Research and Evidence-based policy (HIREP-ERIC), HS&I and Medical University of Vienna, April 2017.
• Bogaert P, Van Oyen H for BRIDGE Health (Hofmarcher M M, Simon J, Perić N) (2017). HIREP-ERIC: A research infrastructure to advance public health monitoring and research on health and care. Technical and Scientific Description, BRIDGE Health Technical Report 03/2017, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, March 2017.
• Bogaert P, Van Oyen H for BRIDGE Health (Hofmarcher M M, Simon J) (2017). An ERIC on Health Information for Research and Evidence-based Policy for targeted investments in people's health and wealth, BRIDGE Health policy paper, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, January 2017.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Burns T, Rugkåsa J, Yeeles K, Catty J, on behalf of the Oxford Mental Health Coercion (OCTET) Programme Group (Simon J) (2016): Coercion in mental health: a trial of the effectiveness of community treatment orders and an investigation of informal coercion in community mental health care. Programme Grants Appl Res, 4(21). DOI: 10.3310/pgfar04210.
• Riedel M, Kraus M, Mayer S (2016): Organization and supply of long-term care services for the elderly in Europe: A bird's eye view. Social Policy & Administration, 50(7), 824-845. DOI: 10.1111/spol.12170).
• Döring N, Mayer S, Rasmussen F, Sonntag D (2016): Economic evaluation of obesity prevention in early childhood: methods, limitations and recommendations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(9):911. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13090911
• Bilderbeck AC, Atkinson LZ, McMahon HC, Voysey M, Simon J, Price J, Rendell J, Hinds C, Geddes JR, Holmes E, Miklowitz DJ, Goodwin GM (2016): Psychoeducation and online mood tracking for patients with bipolar disorder: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 205:245-251. DOI: 0.1016/j.jad.2016.06.064.
• Rencz F, Gulácsi L, Drummond M, Golicki D, Prevolnik Rupel V, Simon J, Stolk EA, Brodszky V, Baji P, Závada J, Petrova G, Rotar A, Péntek M (2016): EQ-5D in Central and Eastern Europe: 2000-2015. Quality of Life Research, 19(5):525-530. 19(5):525-530 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-016-1375-6
• Faria R, Kiss N, Aspinal F, Harden M, Weatherly H (2016): Economic Evaluation of Social Care Interventions: Lessons Drawn from a Systematic Review of the Methods Used to Evaluate Reablement. Health Economics & Outcome Research: Open Access 1:107. DOI:10.4172/heor.1000107
• Barnes TRE, Leeson VC, Paton C, Costelloe C, Simon J, Kiss N, Osborn D, Killaspy H, Craig TKJ, Lewis S, Keown P, Ismail S, Crawford M, Baldwin D, Lewis G, Geddes J, Kumar M, Pathak R, Taylor S (2016) Antidepressant Controlled Trial For Negative Symptoms In Schizophrenia (ACTIONS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial. Health Technology Assessment, 20(29). DOI: 10.3310/hta20290.
• Geddes J, Gardiner A, Rendell J, Voysey M, Tunbridge E, Hinds C, Yu L-M, Hainsworth J, Attenburrow M-J, Simon J, Goodwin G, Harrison P (2016) Comparative evaluation of quetiapine-lamotrigine combination versus quetiapine monotherapy (and folic acid versus placebo) in bipolar depression: a 2x2 factorial randomised trial (CEQUEL). The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(1):31–39. DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00450-2.
• Hofmarcher M M, Festl E, Tarver L (2016): Health sector employment growth calls for improvements in labor productivity. Health Policy, 120(8):894-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.001

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Hofmarcher MM, Simon J, Perić N, Or Z, Smith P, Busse R, van Oyen H, on behalf of BRIDGE Health. (2016). Priority setting methods in health information: MM Hofmarcher. The European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl_1), ckw169-076. doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.076
• Sonntag D, Döring N, Mayer S, Rasmussen F (2016): Cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention in early childhood: A systematic literature review of methods and applications. European Journal of Public Health, 26 (suppl_1). ckw169.034.
• Vogler S, Österle A, Mayer S (2016). Changes in socioeconomic determinants of prescribed and non-prescribed medicine use in Austria: Affordability after the financial crisis. European Journal of Public Health, 26(S1).
• Hofmarcher M M, Perić N, Simon J, Joas A, Bogaert P (2016). Priority setting methods and transferability in health information. Adjacent Government.
• Kiss N, Simon J (2016). Challenges in Economic Evaluations conducted alongside clinical trials of Schizophrenia: The case of the actions study Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Page A364 (*Full poster accessible online for ISPOR Members here.)
• Hofmarcher M M, Perić N, Simon J on behalf of the BRIDGE Health working group for horizontal activity 6 (2016). Priority setting methods in health information, BRIDGE Health Technical Report 09/2016 on Recommendations of priority setting methods for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium on Health Information for Research and Evidence-based policy (HIREP-ERIC), HS&I and Medical University of Vienna, September 2016.
• Mayer S, Vogler S, Simon J, Österle A (2016). Exploring determinants of polypharmacy in the elderly population in Austria. Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Page A451
• Mayer S, Kiss N, Łaszewska A, Simon J (2016). Health Economic Costing Methods and Reporting in Austria. Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Page A363
• Golicki D, Péntek M, Gulácsi L, Prevolnik Rupel V, Simon J, Brodszky V, Baji P, Zrubka Z, Závada J, Petrova G, Rotar A, Rencz F (2016). EQ-5D Studies in Diseases of The Circulatory System in Eight Central and Eastern European Countries. Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Pages A657-A658
• Péntek M, Rencz F, Golicki D, Prevolnik Rupel V, Simon J, Brodszky V, Baji P, Závada J, Zrubka Z, Petrova G, Rotar A, Gulácsi L (2016). EQ-5D Studies in Rheumatology in Eight Central and Eastern European Countries. Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Page A542
• Prevolnik Rupel V, Turk E, Péntek M, Rencz F, Golicki D, Simon J, Brodszky V, Baji P, Zrubka Z, Zavada J, Petrova G, Rotar A, Gulacsi L (2016). Eq-5d Studies In Nervous System Diseases In Eight Central And Eastern European Countries. Value in Health, Volume 19, Issue 7, November 2016, Page A471
• Mayer, S (2016). Finanzierung der Gesundheitsversorgung. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 4. Auflage, Wien
• Simon, J (2016). Determinanten von Gesundheit und Gesundheitsversorgung. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 4. Auflage, Wien
• Simon, J (2016). Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluation II. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 4. Auflage, Wien
• Hannesschläger P (2016). Evaluation of physician supply in Austria (In comparison with selected EU member states and considering the impact on health care provision and health parameters over the last 20 years). Diploma Thesis, Dr.med.univ. (Supervisors: Simon J and Haidinger G); Vienna: Department of Health Economics and Department of Epidemiology, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna.
• Kiss N, Simon J. PRM40 Challenges in economic evaluations conducted alongside clinical trials of schizophrenia: The case of the Actions Study. Value Health. 2016 Nov;19(7):PA364. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.09.104
• Hofmarcher MM, Simon J, Perić N, Or Z, Smith P, Busse R, van Oyen H, on behalf of BRIDGE Health. Priority setting methods and transferability in health information. Eur J Public Health. 2016 Nov;26(S1):20. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw169.076
• Hofmarcher MM, Simon J, Peric N, Or Z, Smith P, Busse R. Indicators for structured monitoring of health system performance. Eur J Public Health. 2016 Nov;26(S1):149. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw168.015

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Rugkåsa J, Molodynski A, Yeeles K, Vazquez Montes M, Visser C, Burns T, Bennett C and the OCTET group (Burns K, Burns T, Canvin K, Dawson J, Dunn M, Gray A, Johnston L, Lewis N, Masson S, Molodynski A, Murray L, Nightingale H, Patel R, Priebe S, Puntis S, Russell L, Ryan A, Simon J, Sinclair J, Smith T, Sulman A, Turnpenny L, Mitchell A, Montes MV, Vergunst F, Visser C, Wood-Ganz S, Voysey M, Yeeles K) (2015) Community treatment orders: Clinical and social outcomes, and a subgroup analysis from the OCTET RCT. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavia, 131(5):321-329. DOI 10.1111/acps.12373
• Vogler S, Österle A, Mayer S (2015) Inequalities in medicine use in Central Eastern Europe: an empirical investigation of socioeconomic determinants in eight countries. International Journal for Equity in Health, 14:124. DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0261-0.
• Mayer S, Österle A (2015): Socioeconomic Determinants of Prescribed and Non-Prescribed Medicine Consumption in Austria. European Journal of Public Health, 25(4), 597-603. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku179.
• Simons CL, Rivero-Arias O, Yu LM, Simon J (2015), Multiple imputation to deal with missing EQ-5D-3L data - should we impute individual domains or the actual index?, Quality of Life Research, doi: 10.1007/S11136-014-0837-Y
• Steel C, van der Gaag M, Korrelboom K, Simon J, Phiri P, Baksh M F, Wykes T, Rose D, Rose S, Hardcastle M, Enright S, Evans G, Kingdon D (2015), A randomised controlled trial of positive memory training for the treatment of depression within schizophrenia, BMC Psychiatry, 15:85 doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0453-6.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Mayer, S (2015). Finanzierung der Gesundheitsversorgung. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 3. Auflage, Wien
• Simon, J (2015). Determinanten von Gesundheit und Gesundheitsversorgung. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 3. Auflage, Wien
• Simon, J (2015). Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluation II. In: Dorner, T.E. (ed.). Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen. MCW Block 22/23. Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: 3. Auflage, Wien
• Simon J, Kiss N, Łaszewska A, Mayer S (2015): Public health aspects of migrant health: a review of the evidence on health status for labour migrants in the European Region. WHO Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report 43, ISBN 978 92 890 5109 5
• Pari AA, Simon J, Wolstenholme J, Geddes J, Goodwin G (2015) Economic burden of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom: a patient-level exploratory analysis. Bipolar Disorders, 17:138.
• Hofmarcher-Holzhacker M, Simon J, Perić N (2015). Kick off neue Projekte - BRIDGE Health: Bridging Information and Data Generation for Evidence-based Health Policy and Research. ÖGPH Newsletter September 2015, pp. 11-12.
• Vogler S, Österle A, Mayer S (2015) Socioeconomic determinants of medicine use in Central Eastern Europe: the role of pharmaceutical policy in reducing inequalities. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 8 (S1):O12.
• Simon J, Gray A, Mayer S, Łaszewska A, Rugkåsa J, Yeeles K, Burns T (2015): Cost-effectiveness of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs): Economic Evaluation of the OCTET Study. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 18 (S1): S36.
• Pari AA, Simon J, Wolstenholme J, Geddes J, Goodwin G. Economic burden of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom: a patient-level exploratory analysis. Bipolar Disord. 2015 Jun;17(S1):138. DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12309
• Ilic L (2015): Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality after Lung Resection in Austria. Diploma Thesis, Dr.med.univ. (Supervisors: Haidinger G and Simon J); Vienna: Department of Epidemiology and Department of Health Economics, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna.
• Vergunst F (2015): Psychiatric compulsion and long-term social outcomes for patients with psychosis: is there an association?. PhD Thesis, DPhil in Psychiatry (Supervisors: Burns, T, Rugkasa J, Simon J); Oxford: University of Oxford
• Mayer S, Österle A (2015): Sozioökonomische Determinanten von Medikamentenkonsum in Österreich: Zusammenfassung einer empirischen Analyse auf Basis der Österreichischen Gesundheitsbefragung 2006/07. Soziale Sicherheit, I/2015, 10-17.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Vergunst F, Jenkinson C, Burns T & Simon J (2014) Application of Sen's Capability Approach to Outcome Measurement in Mental Health Research: Psychometric Validation of a Novel Multi-dimensional Instrument (OxCAP-MH) Human Welfare 3, 1, 1-4.
• Abdul Pari AA, Simon J, Wolstenholme J, Geddes JR, and Goodwin GM (2014) Economic evaluations in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and critical appraisal. Bipolar Disord. 16(6):557-82. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12213. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

• Simon J, Anand P, Gray A, Rugkåsa J, Yeeles K, and Burns T (2013) Operationalising the capability approach for outcome measurement in mental health research. Social Science & Medicine, 98:187–196. doi: 10.1016/ j.socscimed.2013.09.019