Qi Wu
Research Fellow
Profile
Biography
Qi has been working as a health economist in the Department of Health Sciences since 2010. She holds an MSc in Health Economics and a BSc in Biology, with a specific focus on human diseases. Her principal areas of expertise involve economic evaluation alongside clinical trials, and the applications of decision-analytic modelling. She also has an interest in Cost of Illness studies, which assess the economic burden of diseases on society as a whole.
Her research portfolio includes economic evaluations across a diverse range of diseases and conditions. She has a particular interest in the field of addiction, with substantial research work related to smoking cessation and alcohol consumption. Another key focus area for Qi is mental health, where she has conducted research on conditions such as depression and serious mental illnesses.
Qualifications
- MSc Health Economics
- BSc (Hons, first class) Biology
- BA (Hons) Financial Management
Research
Overview
Qi's research interests are in the following areas:
- Economic evaluation alongside clinical trials
- Economic evaluation using routine data
- Applications of statistical and decision-analytic methods in cost-effectiveness analysis
- Cost of Illness studies
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Projects
- PHIRST - An evaluation of the change from face-to-face to telephone specialist smoking sensation service and its effects on underserved communities in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
- DISC - An RCT comparing injections of collagenase to surgical correction in the treatment of moderate Dupuytren's contracture
- SCEPTRE - Promoting Smoking CEssation and PrevenTing RElapse to tobacco use following a smokefree mental health in-patient stay.
- OPAL2 - A multi-centre RCT comparing the OPAL occupational support programme with usual care on the time to return-to-work in patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
- RAPSODI - An RCT assessing whether reverse total shoulder replacement is superior to an anatomical total shoulder replacement for the treatment of painful osteoarthritis of the shoulder joint in patients over 60 years old.
- YESS - Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking (YESS)
- ESCAPE - E-cigarettes for Smoking Cessation And reduction in People with mEntal illness
- UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) projects: Smoking in mental health
- School project: Development and evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children
- START2QUIT: Cost-effectiveness of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care
- ESCAPE: Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care
- AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care
- CLAHRC Yorkshire and Humber : Mental Health and Comorbidity Theme
