Stephen Walters' Publications
Books
Walters S.J. Quality of life outcomes in clinical trials and health care evaluation: a practical guide to analysis and interpretation. Chichester: Wiley 2009.
Freeman J.V., Walters S.J., and Campbell M.J. (2008) How to display data. Oxford: BMJ Books, Blackwell.
Campbell M.J., Machin D., Walters S.J. (2007). Medical Statistics: A text book for the health sciences. 4th edition. Chichester: Wiley.
Book Chapters
Walters S.J. Common errors in the statistical analysis of medical data. In The Encyclopaedic Companion To Medical Statistics. 2nd edition. Edited by B. S. Everitt and C. R. Palmer. Chichester: Wiley, 2011.
Walters S.J. Quality of Life Measurements. In The Encyclopaedic Companion To Medical Statistics. 2nd edition. Edited by B.S. Everitt and C.R. Palmer. Chichester: Wiley, 2011.
Walters S.J., Freeman J.V. Chapter 28: Descriptive analysis of quantitative data. In The Research Process in Nursing. Sixth edition. Edited by Gerrish K., and Lacey A. Oxford: Blackwell, 2010.
Freeman J.V., Walters S.J. Chapter 29: Examining relationships in quantitative data (inferential statistics). In The Research Process in Nursing. Sixth edition. Edited by Gerrish K., and Lacey A. Oxford: Blackwell, 2010.
Walters S.J. Quality of Life Measurements. In The Encyclopaedic Companion To Medical Statistics. Edited by B. Everitt and C. Palmer. London: Arnold 2005.
Freeman J.V., Walters S.J. Chapter 28: Descriptive analysis of quantitative data. In The Research Process in Nursing. Fifth edition. Edited by Gerrish K., and Lacey A. Oxford: Blackwell 2006.
Freeman J.V., Walters S.J. Chapter 29: Examining relationships in quantitative data (inferential statistics). In The Research Process in Nursing. Fifth edition. Edited by Gerrish K., and Lacey A. Oxford: Blackwell 2006.
Refereed Journals (in print, most recent first)
2012
Ismail A., Cooper-Knock., Highley JR., Milano A., Kirby J., Goodall E., Lowe J., Scott I., Constantinescu CS., Walters S.J., Price S., McDermott CJ., Sawcer S., Compston DAS., Basil Sharrack B., Shaw PJ. Concurrence of multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in patients with hexanucleotide repeat expansions of C9ORF72. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2012; 0:1–9. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2012-303326
Littlewood C, Ashton J, Mawson S, May S, Walters S. A mixed methods study to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a self-managed exercise programme versus usual physiotherapy for chronic rotator cuff disorders: protocol for the SELF study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012; 13: 62 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-62
Burton M, Walters SJ, Saleh M, Brazier JE. An Evaluation of Patient Related Outcome Measure in Lower Limb Reconstruction Surgery. Quality of Life Research 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0090-6.
McDonnell A., Tod A., Bray K., Bainbridge D., Adsetts D., Walters S. A before-and-after study assessing the impact of introducing a new model for recognising and responding to early signs of deterioration in an acute hospital. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.05986.x
Walters, S.J. Analyzing time to event outcomes with a Cox regression model. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics 2012 DOI: 10.1002/wics.119
Clibbens N., Walters S., Baird W. Delphi research: issues raised by a pilot study. Nurse Researcher 2012; 19 (2): 37 to 43.
Athey VL, Suckling R, Tod AM, Walters SJ, Rogers TK. Early diagnosis of lung cancer: evaluation of a community-based social marketing intervention. Thorax 2012; 67 (5):412-417.
2011
Mutebi A, Brazier JE, Walters SJ. A comparison of the discriminative and evaluative properties of the SF-36 and the SF-6D index. Quality of Life Research 2011; 20(9): 1477-1486.
Walters SJ, Morrell CJ, Slade P. Analysing data from a cluster randomised trial (cRCT) in primary care: a case study. Journal of Applied Statistics. 2011; 38 (10) 2253-2269.
Scott EJ, Dimairo M, Hind D, Goyder E, Copeland RJ, Breckon JD, Crank H, Walters SJ, Loban A, Cooper CL. "Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods: internal pilot and feasibility study. BMC Public Health 11:129 2011.
Boyle SE, Jones GL, Walters SJ. Physical activity, weight status and diet in adolescents: are children meeting the guidelines? Health, 2010; Vol.2, No.10, 1142-1149. doi:10.4236/health.2010.210167
Girio-Fragkoulakis C, Gardner C, Cross S, Mason S, Walters S. Assessing the impact older people from care homes place on the emergency services. Eur J Emerg Med 18(2):81-85 Apr 2011
Brugha TS, Morrell CJ, Slade P, Walters SJ. Universal prevention of depression in women postnatally. Cluster randomized trial evidence in primary care. Psychological Medicine, 41(4):739-748, 2011
2010
Boyle S.E., Jones G.L., Walters S.J. Quality of life, physical activity, weight status and diet in adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 2010; 19(7): 943-954.
Hutchinson A., Dean J.E., Cooper K.L., McIntosh A., Walters S.J., Bath P.A., Pearson M., Rantell K., Campbell M.J., Nicholl J., Irwin P. Assessing quality of care from hospital case notes: comparison of reliability of two methods. Quality and Safety in Health Care, May 2010; doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023911
Collins K., Winslow M., Reed M.W., Walters S.J., Robinson T., Madan J., Green T., Cocker H., Wyld L. The views of older women towards mammographic screening: a qualitative and quantitative study. British Journal of Cancer, 2010; 102(10): 1461-1467.
Walters S.J. Therapist effects in randomised controlled trials: what to do about them. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2010; 19(7-8): 1102-1112.
Greenfield D.M., Walters S.J., Coleman R.E., Hancock B.W., Snowden J., Shalet S.M., DeRogatis L.R., Ross R.J.M. Health Related Quality of Life, Self-esteem, Fatigue and Sexual Function in Young Men after Cancer: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer 2010; 116(6) 1592-1601.
Waterhouse J.C., Walters S.J., Oluboyede Y., Lawson R.A. A randomised 2 x 2 trial of community versus hospital pulmonary rehabilitation, followed by telephone or conventional follow-up. Health Technol Assess 2010; 14(6): 1-140.
Hind D., Scott E.J., Copeland R., Breckon J.D., Crank H., Walters S.J., Brazier J.E., Nicholl J., Cooper C., and Goyder E. A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of "booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods. BMC Public Health 2010; 10(3).
Hutchinson A., Coster J.E., Cooper K.L., McIntosh A., Walters S.J., Bath P.A., Pearson M., Young T.A., Rantell K., Campbell M.J., Ratcliffe J. Comparison of case note review methods for evaluating quality and safety in health care. Health Technol Assess 2010; 14(10): 1-144.
2009
Al-Azemi M., Jones G., Sirkeci F., Walters S., Houdmont M., Ledger W. Immediate and delayed add-back hormonal replacement therapy during ultra long GnRH agonist treatment of chronic cyclical pelvic pain. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009;116(12): 1646-1656.
Absolom K., Eiser C., Michel G., Walters S.J., Hancock B.W., Coleman R.E., Snowden J.A., Greenfield, D.M. Follow-up care for cancer survivors: views of the younger adult. British Journal of Cancer 2009; 101(4 ): 561-567.
Greenfield D.M., Absolom K., Eiser C., Walters S.J., Michel G., Hancock B.W., Snowden J.A., Coleman R.E. Follow-up care for cancer survivors: the views of clinicians. British Journal of Cancer 2009; 101(4): 568-574.
Peters J., Parry G.D., Van Cleemput P., Moore J., Cooper C.L., Walters S.J. Health and use of health services: a comparison between Gypsies and Travellers and other ethnic groups. Ethnicity & Health 2009; 14(4): 359-377.
Morrell C.J., Warner R., Slade P., Dixon S., Walters S., Paley G., Brugha T. Psychological Interventions for Postnatal depression: Cluster Randomised Trial and Economic Evaluation (The PoNDER Trial). Health Technology Assessment, 2009; 13(30):1–176.
Walters S.J. Consultants´ forum: should post hoc sample size calculations be done? Pharmaceutical Statistics 2009; 8(2): 163-169.
Naylor P.B., Cowie H.A., Walters S.J., Talamelli L., and Dawkins J. Impact of a mental health teaching programme on adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry 2009; 194: 365-370.
Farndon L.J., Barnes A., Littlewood K., Harle J., Beecroft C., Burnside J., Wheeler T., Morris S., and Walters S.J. Clinical audit of core podiatry treatment in the NHS. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:7 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-2-7
Morrell C.J., Slade P, Warner R., Paley G., Dixon S., Walters S.J., Nicholl J.P., Brugha T., Barkham M., Parry G. Nicoll J.P. Clinical effectiveness of health visitor training in psychologically informed approaches for depression in postnatal women: pragmatic cluster randomised trial in primary care. British Medical Journal 2009; 338: 1-12.
2008
Clark H.R., Goyder E., Bissell P., Blank L., Walters S.J., Peters J. A pilot survey of socio-economic differences in child-feeding behaviours among parents of primary-school children. Public Health Nutrition 2008; 11(10):1030-6.
Clesham K., Mason S., Gray J., Walters S., Cooke V. Can emergency medical service staff predict the disposition of patients they are transporting? Emergency Medicine Journal 2008; 25(10): 691-4.
Boyle S.E., Jones G.L., Walters S.J. Physical activity among adolescents and barriers to delivering physical education in Cornwall and Lancashire, UK: A qualitative study of heads of PE and heads of schools. BMC Public Health 2008; 8: 273.
Caldon L.J.M, Walters S.J., Reed M.W.R. Changing trends in the decision making preferences of UK women with early breast cancer. British Journal of Surgery 2008; 95(3):312-8.
2007
Hassan K., Rashid M., Panikhar V., Walters S.J., Henry A.P.J. Forefoot reconstruction: Effectiveness of Stainsby operation in treating dislocated lesser toes. The Foot, 2007; 17(3): 136-142.
Greenfield D.M., Walters S.J., Coleman R.E., Hancock B.W., Eastell R., Davies H.A., Snowden J.A., Derogatis L., Shalet S.M., Ross R.J. Prevalence and consequences of androgen deficiency in young male cancer survivors in a controlled cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2007; 92(9): 3476-82.
Reulen R.C., Winter D.L.. Lancashire E.R., Zeegers M.P., Jenney M.E., Walters S.J., Jenkinson C. Hawkins M.M. Health-status of adult survivors of childhood cancer: a large-scale population-based study from the British childhood cancer survivor study. International Journal of Cancer, 2007; 121(3): 633-640.
Caldon L.J.M., Walters S.J., Ratcliffe J., Reed M.W. What influences the operation choice of women with early breast cancer? An application of the discrete choice experiment. European Journal of Cancer, 2007; 43(11):1662-1669.
Parry G., Van Cleemput P., Peters J., Walters S., Thomas K., Cooper C. The Health Status of Gypsies and Travellers in England. ,Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2007, 61(3):198-204.
Munir A., Song F., Ince P., Walters S.J., Ross R., Newell-Price J. Ineffectiveness of rosiglitazone therapy in Nelson's syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2007; 92(5): 1758-63.
Julious S.A., Walters S.J. and Campbell, M.J. Predicting where Future Means will Lie Based on the Results of the Current Clinical Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2007; 28(4): 352-357.
2006
Kaltenthaler E.C., Walters S.J., Chilcott J., Blakeborough A., Vergel Y.B., Thomas S. MRCP compared to diagnostic ERCP for diagnosis when biliary obstruction is suspected: a systematic review. BMC Medical Imaging, 2006; 6:9.
Bowns I.R., Collins K., Walters S.J., McDonagh A.J. Telemedicine in dermatology: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment 2006; 10(43):1-58.
Thomas K.J., MacPherson H., Thorpe L., Brazier J., Fitter M., Campbell M.J., Roman M., Walters S.J., Nicholl J. Randomised controlled trial of a short course of traditional acupuncture compared with usual care for persistent non-specific low back pain. British Medical Journal, 2006; 333(7569):623.3.
Vergel Bravo Y., Chilcott J., Kaltenthaler E., Walters S.J., Blakeborough A., Thomas S. Economic Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography compared to diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for the investigation of bilary tree obstruction. International Journal of Surgery, 2006; 4(1): 12-19.
Gariballa S., Forster S., Walters S., Powers H. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nutritional supplementation during acute illness. American Journal of Medicine , 2006; 119(8): 693-9.
Hassan K., Poornachandra C., Walters S., Ali A. Short-term follow-up of ceramic press fit first metatarso-phalangeal joint arthroplasty. The Foot, 2006; 16(3): 142-144
Wylie K.R., Davies-South D., Steward D., Walters S., Iqbal M., Ryles S. A comparison between portable ultrasound (MIDUS) and nocturnal RigiScan when confirming the diagnosis of vascular organic erectile disorder. International Journal of Impotence Research, 2006; 18: 354-358.
Dixon S., Walters S.J., Turner L., Hancock BW. Quality of life and cost-effectiveness of interferon-alpha in malignant melanoma: results from randomised trial. British Journal of Cancer 94(4):492-8, 2006.
2005
Locker T., Mason S., Wardrope J., Walters S. Targets and moving goal posts: Changes in waiting times in a UK emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal 2005; 22(10): 710-714.
Thomas K.J., Macpherson H., Ratcliffe J., Thorpe L., Brazier J., Campbell M., Fitter M., Roman M., Walters S., Nicholl JP. Longer term clinical and economic benefits of offering acupuncture care to patients with chronic low back pain. Health Technology Assessment 2005: 9(32):1-126.
Walters S.J., & Brazier J.E. Comparison of the minimally important difference for two health state utility measures: EQ-5D and SF-6D. Quality of Life Research, 2005; 14:1523-1532.
Mitchell C., Walker J., Walters S., Morgan A., Binns T., Mathers N. Costs and effectiveness of pre- and post-operative home physiotherapy for total knee replacement: randomised controlled trial. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2005; 11(3): 283-292.
Greenhalgh J. Knight C. Hind D. Beverley C. Walters S. Clinical and cost-effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia and mania: systematic reviews and economic modelling studies. Health Technology Assessment 2005 9(9):1-170.
Walters S.J., Campbell M.J. The use of bootstrap simulation methods for determining sample sizes for studies involving health-related quality of life measures. Statistics in Medicine, 2005; 24:1075-1102.
Caldon L.J.M, Walters S.J., Reed J.A., Murphy A., Worley A., Reed M.W.R. Wide Variation in mastectomy rates not explained by case-mix adjustment: The management of screen-detected breast cancer in a single UK region 1997-2003. British Journal of Cancer 2005; 92(1): 55-9.
2004
Walters S.J., Campbell M.J. The use of bootstrap methods for analysing health-related quality of life outcomes (particularly the SF-36). Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 2004; 2(70): 1-19.
Shaw J.L., Sharpe S., Dyson S.E., Pownall S., Walters S., Saul C., Enderby P., Healy K., O´Sullivan H. Bronchial Auscultation: An Effective Adjunct To Speech and Language Therapy Bedside Assessment When Detecting Dysphagia and Aspiration? Dysphagia, 2004; 19: 211-218.
Ho A.K., Robbins A.O.G., Walters S.J., Kaptoge S., Sahakian B.J., Barker R.A. Health-related quality of life in Huntington's disease: A comparison of two generic instruments, SF-36 and SIP. Movement Disorders, 2004; 19(11): 1341-1348.
O´Cathain A., Nicholl J., Sampson F., Walters S., McDonnell A., Munro J. Do different types of nurses give different triage outcomes in NHS Direct? A mixed methods study. J. Health Services Research & Policy, 2004; 9(4): 226-233.
MacPherson H., Scullion T., Thomas K.J., Walters S. Patient reports of adverse events associated with acupuncture treatment: a prospective national survey. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2004; 13: 349-355.
Holmes M., Chilcott J., Walters S., Whitby S., Akehurst R. Economic evaluation of everolimus versus mycophenolate mofetil in combination with cyclosporine and prednisolone in de novo renal transplant recipients. Transplant International 2004; 17(4): 182-7.
Walters S.J. Sample size and power estimation for studies with health related quality of life outcomes: A Comparison of Four Methods Using the SF-36. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes 2004; 2(26): 1-17.
Collins K., Bowns I., Walters S. General practitioners' perceptions of asynchronous telemedicine in a randomized controlled trial of teledermatology. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2004, 10(2): 94-98.
Wight J., Jakubovic M., Walters S., , Maheswaran R., White P., Lennon V. Variation in cadaveric organ donor rates in the UK. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2004; 19(4): 963-968.
Collins K., Walters S., Bowns I. Patient satisfaction with teledermatology: quantitative and qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare 2004; 10(1):29-33.
Kaltenthaler E., Chilcott J., Vergel Y.B., Thomas S., Blakeborough T., Walters S. & Bouchier H. A Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Compared to Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Health Technology Assessment 2004; 8(10): 1-102.
Jiwa M., Walters S. & Mathers N. Referral letters to colorectal surgeons: the impact of peer-medicated feedback. British Journal of General Practice 2004; 54(499): 123-126.
Channer K.S., Birchall A., Steeds R.P., Walters S.J., Yeo W.W., West J.N., Muthasamy R., Rhoden W.E., Saeed B.T., Batin P., Brooksby P.J., Wilson I., Grant S. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of pre-treatment and short- or long-term maintenance therapy with amiodarone supporting DC cardioversion for persistent atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journa l 2004; 25: 144-150.
2003
Walters S.J. & Brazier J.E. Sample Sizes for the SF-6D Preference Based Measure of Health from the SF-36: a practical guide. Health Services & Outcomes Research Methodology 2003; 4: 35-47.
Lacey E.A., & Walters S.J. Continuing inequality: gender and social class influences on self-perceived health after a heart attack. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2003; 57: 622-627.
Wylie K.R., Hallam-Jones R. & Walters S. The potential benefit of vacuum devices augmenting psychosexual therapy for erectile dysfunction: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy 2003; 29(3): 227-236.
Merza Z., Edwards N., Walters S.J., Newell-Price J., Ross R.J.M. Patients With Chronic Pain and Abnormal Pituitary Function Require Investigation. The Lancet 2003; 361: 2203-2204.
Walters S.J., & Brazier J.E. What is the relationship between the minimally important difference and health state utility values? The case of the SF-6D. Health & Quality of Life Outcomes 2003; 1 (4): 1-8.
Low S.E., Horsman J.M., Walters S.J., Hancock H., Smith P., Linch D., & Hancock B.W. Risk Adjusted Prognostic Models for Hodgkin´s Disease (HD) and Grade II non Hodgkin´s Lymphoma (NHL II): Validation on 6,728 British National Lymphoma Investigation patients. British Journal of Haematology 2003, 120: 277-280.
Walters S.J., Whitfield M., Akehurst R.L. & Chilcott J.B. Economic Implications of the Use of Basiliximab in addition to triple immunosuppressive therapy in Renal Allograft Recipients – a United Kingdom perspective. Pharmacoeconomics, 2003; 21(2): 129-138.
2002
MacPherson H., Thomas K.J., Walters S. , & Fitter M. Safety in numbers: What practitioners reported about adverse events and treatment reactions following 34,000 acupuncture sessions. European Journal of Oriental Medicine 2002; 3(6): 13-22.
Jiwa M., Walters S., Cooper C. Quality of referral letters in gynaecological cancers: towards consensus. Journal of Clinical Governance 2002; 10: 177-181.
Chilcott J.B., Holmes M.W., Walters S., Akehurst R.L., & Nashan B. The economics of basiliximab (Simulect) in preventing acute rejection in renal transplantation. Transplant International 2002; 15(9-10): 486-493.
Walters S.J., Lloyd-Jones M. Update on the use of osteoarthritis-specific outcome measures. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 2002; 2(4): 337-346.
O'Cathain A., Thomas K.J., Walters S.J., Nicholl J.P., & Kirkham M. Women´s perceptions of informed choice in maternity care. Midwifery 2002; 18(2): 136-144.
Akehurst R.L., Brazier J.E., Mathers N., O'Keefe C., Kaltenthaler E., Morgan A., Platts M., & Walters S.J. Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a UK Primary Care Setting. Pharmacoeconomics 2002; 20(7): 455-462.
Wylie K.R., Steward D., Sievewright N., Smith D. & Walters S. Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in three psychiatric outpatient settings. Sexual & Relationship Therapy 2002; 17(2): 149-160.
Jiwa M., Mathers N., & Walters S. Quality of information on referrals to colorectal surgeons: towards consensus. Current Medical Research & Opinion 2002; 18(2): 72-77.
Walters S.J., Campbell M.J. & Paisley S. Methods for determining sample sizes for studies involving health-related quality of life measures: a tutorial. Health Services & Outcomes Research Methodology 2001; 2: 83-99.
Armstrong G.K. & Walters S.J. Discussion: Does EBM offer the best opportunity yet for teaching medical statistics? Statistics in Medicine 2002; 21(7): 979-981.
O'Cathain A., Walters S.J., Nicholl J.P., Thomas K.J., & Kirkham M. Use of evidence based leaflets to promote informed choice in maternity care: randomised controlled trial in everyday practice. British Medical Journal 2002; 324: 643-646.
Lall R., Campbell M.J., Walters S.J., Morgan K. & MRC CFAS. A review of ordinal regression models applied on Health related Quality of Life Assessments. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 2002; 11(1): 49-67.
2001
MacPherson H., Thomas K., Walters S., & Fitter M. A prospective survey of adverse events and treatment reactions following 34,000 consultations with professional acupuncturists. Acupuncture in Medicine 2001; 19(2): 93-102.
Wylie K.R., Steward D., Walters S.J. Does vibration offer any advantage over visual stimulation studies (VSS) in the assessment of erectile capacity? International Journal of Impotence Research 2001; 13: 329-337.
Walters S.J., Whitfield M., Akehurst R.L. & Chilcott J.B. Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Simulect Prophylaxis in Renal Transplant Recipients. Transplantation Proceedings 2001; 33 (7-8): 3187-3191.
Low S.E., Horsman J.M., Hancock H., Walters S.J., & Hancock B.W. Prognostic markers in malignant lymphoma: An analysis of 1,198 patients treated at a single centre. International Journal of Oncology 2001; 19(6): 1203-1209.
Walters S.J., Campbell M.J. & Lall R. Design and Analysis of Trials with Quality of Life as an Outcome: a practical guide. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics 2001; 11(3): 155-176.
MacPherson H., Thomas K., Walters S., & Fitter M. The York Acupuncture Safety Study: a prospective survey of 34,000 treatments with traditional acupuncturists. British Medical Journal 2001; 323: 486-487.
Walters S.J., Munro J.F. & Brazier J.E. Using the SF-36 with older adults: a cross-sectional community based survey. Age & Ageing 2001; 30: 337-343.
Lloyd-Jones M., Walters S., & Akehurst R. The implications of contact with the mentor for preregistration nursing and midwifery students. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001; 35(2): 151-160.
Hallam-Jones R., Wylie K.R., Osborne-Cribb J., Harrington C., & Walters S. Sexual difficulties within a group of patients with vulvodynia. Sexual and Relationship Therapy 2001; 16(20): 113-126.
Kaltenthaler E., Whitfield M.D., Walters S.J., Akehurst R.L & Paisley S. UK, USA & Canada: how do their pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence data compare. Journal of Wound Care 2001; 10(1): 530–535.
2000
Whitfield M.D., Kaltenthaler E.C., Akehurst R.L., Walters S.J., & Paisley S. How effective are prevention strategies in reducing the prevalence of pressure ulcers. Journal of Wound Care 2000; 9(6): 261-266.
Zarkesh-Esfahani S.H., Kolstad O., Metcalfe R.A., Watson P.F., Von Laue S., Walters S., Revhaug A., Weetman A.P., & Ross R.J.M. High-dose Growth Hormone Does Not Affect Proinflammatory Cytokine (Tumor Necrosis Factor-[alpha], Interleukin-6, and Interferon-[gamma]) Release from Activated Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells or after Minimal to Moderate Surgical Stress. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2000; 85(9): 3383-3390.
Morrell C.J., Spiby H., Stewart P., Walters S. & Morgan A. Costs and effectiveness of community postnatal support workers: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2000; 321: 593-598.
Morrell C.J., Spiby H., Stewart P., Walters S.J. & Morgan A. Costs and benefits of community postnatal support workers: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment 2000; 4(6): 1-86.
Collins K, Nicolson P, Bowns I, Walters S. General practitioners´ perceptions of store-and-forward teledermatology. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2000; 6: 50-53.
1999
Bowns I.R., Newton P., Long S., Walters S., Rector A. & Conway J.V. Testing headings for communicating the personal health record: comparison from the recipients' perspective. Health Informatics Journal 1999; 5(4): 179-187.
Quinton N.D., Smith R.F., Clayton P.E., Gill M.S., Shalet S., Justice S.K., Simon S.A., Walters S., Postel-Vinay M.C., Blakemore A.I.F. & Ross R.J.M. Leptin binding activity changes with age: the link between leptin and puberty. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1999; 84(7): 2336-2341.
Brazier J.E., Harper R., Munro J.F., Walters S.J. & Snaith M.L. Generic and condition-specific outcome measures for people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Rhemautology 1999; 38: 870-877.
Walters S.J., Morrell C.J. & Dixon S. Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers. Quality of Life Research 1999; 8(4): 327-336.
Haddock J., Stevens J., Challands A., Wong C., & Walters S. Patient Controlled Oral Analgesia at Home (PCOAH) for the management of post-discharge pain following day surgery. The Journal of One-Day Surgery 1999; Spring: 3-8.
Gwee K.A., Leong Y.L., Graham C., McKendrick M.W., Collins S.M., Walters S.J., Underwood J.E. & Read N.W. The role of psychological and biological factors in postinfective gut dysfunction. Gut 1999; 44: 400-406.
1998
Wight J.P., Edwards L., Brazier J., Walters S., Payne N., & Brown C.B. The SF-36 as an outcome measure of services for end stage renal failure. Quality in Health Care 1998; 7: 209-221.
Morrell C.J., Walters S.J., Dixon S., Collins K.A., Brereton L.M.L., Peters J. & Brooker C.G.D. Cost-effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinics: randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 1998; 316: 1487-1491.
Collins K., Morrell J., Peters J., Walters S., and Brereton L. Variations in Venous Leg Ulcer Care in the Community. British Journal of Community Health Nursing 1998; 3(1): 6 -12.
1997
Brereton L., Morrell J., Collins K., Walters S., Peters J. & Brooker C. Patients´ Tolerance of leg ulcer treatments. British Journal of Community Health Nursing 1997; 2(9): 427-435.
Fall M., Walters S., Read S., Deverill M., Lutman M., Milner P. & Rodgers R. An evaluation of a nurse-led ear-care service in primary care: benefits and costs. British Journal of General Practice 1997; 47: 699-703.
Harper R., Brazier J.E., Waterhouse J.C., Walters S.J., Jones N.M.B. & Howard P. Comparison of outcome measures for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an outpatient setting. Thorax1997; 52: 879-887.
Collins K., Morrell J., Peters J., Walters S., Brooker C. and Brereton L. Problems associated with patient satisfaction surveys. British Journal of Community Health Nursing1997; 2(3): 156-163.
1996
Brazier J.E., Walters S.J., Nicholl J.P. and Kohler B. Using the SF-36 and Euroqol on an elderly population. Quality of Life Research 1996; 5: 195-204.
Gwee K.A., Graham J.C., McKendrick M.W., Collins S.M., Marshall J.S., Walters S.J. and Read N.W. Psychometric scores and persistence of irritable bowel after infectious diarrhoea. Lancet 1996; 347: 150-153.