Chair in Health Economics
- About
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- Email Address
- m.vanderpol@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437172
- Office Address
Health Economics Research Unit
Foresterhill, Polwarth building
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Marjon is a Professor of Health Economics. She joined HERU as a Senior Research Fellow in May 2004. She worked in HERU from 1995 to 2001 as a Research Fellow and at the University of Calgary (Canada) from 2002 to 2004 as Assistant Professor.
Marjon's main research interest is in the relationship between time and risk preferences and health (behaviours). Current research focuses on the robustness of time preference measurement, eliciting time preferences for wellbeing and developing health behaviour interventions that draw on the concept of time preference. Marjon also has an interest in the use financial incentives in health behaviours and conducts research into the cost-effectiveness of health interventions. Research focuses on interventions that have an important behavioural component including weight loss, dental care and self-management of chronic conditions.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics2000 - University of Aberdeen
- MSc Business economics1995 - University of Nijmegen (Netherlands)
External Memberships
Associate Editor for Health Economics
Steering Group for Scottish Health Economics (SHE)
MRC Skills Development Panel, Deputy Chair, 2016 – 2020
- Research
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Research Overview
Marjon's main research interest is in the relationship between time and risk preferences and health (behaviours). Current research focuses on the robustness of time preference measurement, eliciting time preferences for wellbeing and developing health behaviour interventions that draw on the concept of time preference. Marjon also has an interest in the use financial incentives in health behaviours and conducts research into the cost-effectiveness of health interventions. Research focuses on interventions that have an important behavioural component including weight loss, dental care and self-management of chronic conditions.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Economics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Applied Economics
- Health and Welfare
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences, Economics.
Carolina Yanez Contreras, Valuing the benefits of oral health interventions for use in University of Aberdeen, 2022-
Melanie Antunes, Public and patients preferences for social prescribing. University of Aberdeen, 2019-.
Xuemin Zhu, The role of the physician’s risk and time preferences and personality in clinical decision making. University of Aberdeen, Awarded 2022.
Uma Thomas, Seeing into the future: the role of time preferences in changing health behaviours. University of Aberdeen, Awarded 2021.
Dwayne Boyers, Measuring value within an economic evaluation framework: a case study of dental care, University of Aberdeen, awarded 2019.
Laura Dysart, Economic methods to optimise self management, University of Aberdeen, awarded 2018.
Alastair Irvine, Hyperbolic discounting in health decision making; examining patients’ and doctors’ time preferences in relation to adherence, University of Aberdeen, Awarded 2018.
Ewan Gray, Intertemporal preferences for future health events, University of Aberdeen, awarded 2012.
Graham Scotland, Valuing outcomes in economic evaluations of maternal and reproductive health care interventions, University of Aberdeen, awarded 2011.
Funding and Grants
Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of text message and endowment incentives for weight management in men with obesity: the Game of Stones randomised controlled trial. NIHR Public Health Research £1,669,377, 2020-2024, Co-I.
Pulpotomy for the management of irreversible pulpitis in mature teeth (Pulpotomy for Irreversible Pulpitis - PIP Trial) NIHR HTA £1,996,749, 2020-2024, Co-I.
Selective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth (Script). NIHR HTA £2,305,508, 2019-2024, Co-I
Feasibility study of how best to engage obese men in narrative SMS (short message system) and incentive interventions for weight loss, to inform a future effectiveness and cost- effectiveness trial. NIHR Public Health Research Programme, £490,970, 2016-2018, Co-I.
INTERVAL Dental Recalls Trial: full trial follow-on. NIHR HTA. £2,670,030. 2011-2018, Co-I.
Improving the Quality of Dentistry (IQuaD): A randomised controlled trial comparing oral hygiene advice and periodontal instrumentation for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care. NIHR HTA £2,447,081. 2011-2017, Co-I.
Avoidable Scottish Hospitalisations (ASH). CSO, £187,821 . 2013-2015, PI.
Can eliciting and addressing health-related goals improve asthma control and asthma-related quality of life? Feasibility Phase II pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief intervention. CSO, £176,957. 2012-2013, Co-I.
Are ‘potentially preventable hospitalisations’ a valid measure of the quality and affordability of primary and community care in Australia? NHMRC (National Health Medical Research Council, Australia). $AUD 387,140. 2012-2014, Co-I.
Improving the Efficient and Equitable Care of Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions Interdisciplinary Chronic Disease Collaboration (ICDC). Alberta Heritage for Medical Research (Canada), Interdisciplinary team grant, $5,854,920. 2009-2014, Co-I.
The role of elective neck dissection in patients with early oral squamous cell carcinoma (1- 3cm primary size) and no clinical evidence of lymph node metastases in the neck (N0) (Acronym - SEND), CRUK, £743,296. 2007-2014, Co-I.
Improving health and health behaviours through serious games. Royal Society of Edinburgh.
£4,500. 2011-2012, Co-I.
The use of global position satellite tracking in wandering patients with dementia: feasibility study. CSO, £46,685. 2011-2012, Co-I.
An evaluation to assess the effectiveness of ‘Quit 4 U’. NHS Health Scotland, £135,000. 2009-2012, Co-I.
Telemetric supported self-monitoring of long-term conditions. CSO NHS Applied Research Programme grant, £930,277. 2008-2012, Co-I.
INTERVAL Dental Recalls Trial: a feasibility study and follow-on. NIHR HTA. £596,212. 2009-2011, Co-I.
A randomized control trial of the effect of exercise capacity in older patients with heart failure. CSO. £213,465. 2007-2010, Co-I.
Economic evaluation of tele-endoscopy. Scottish Centre for Telehealth. £12,643. 2008-2009, PI.
Multi-method study of telehomecare video-visits in rural Alberta. Canadian Institute of Health Research, $420,000. 2003-2006, Co-I.
Eliciting public’s preferences for priority setting of new pharmaceuticals. Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, $30,249. 2005-2006, CO-I.
Valuation of time spent on waiting lists: an economics approach. Western Canada Waiting List Project. $9,950. 2003-2004, Co-I.
Eliciting preferences for new interventions: a comparison of decision makers and the public with regards to priority setting. Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, $9,950. 2003, Co- I.
- Teaching
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Courses
- ME33ES - Medicine and Economics
Teaching Responsibilities
Director of Teaching, HERU
- Publications
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Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA, vol. 332, no. 1, pp. 31-40Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStability of Willingness to Pay: does time and treatment allocation in a Randomised Controlled Trial influence willingness to pay?
Medical Decision MakingContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X241249654
UK general population’s Willingness To Pay for dental check-ups
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 181-186Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDesigning financial incentives for health behaviour change: a mixed-methods case study of weight loss in men with obesity
Journal of Public Health, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 65-77Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe stability of physicians’ risk attitudes across time and domains
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 339, 116381Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCorrection to: Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study (Pilot and Feasibility Studies, (2022), 8, 1, (77), 10.1186/s40814-022-01029-9)
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 82Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesDoctor Decision Making with Time Inconsistent Patients
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 308, 115228Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUK general population willingness to pay for scale and polish, and detailed and personalized oral hygiene advice
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 233-242Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text messages with or without endowment incentives for weight management in men with obesity (Game of Stones): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 582Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 8, 77Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIs time preference and present bias associated with the decision to start, quit or maintain physical activity over time?
Journal of Public Health, vol. 30Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPsychological correlates of free colorectal cancer screening uptake in a Scottish sample: A cross-sectional observational study
BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 2, e042210Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSelective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth (SCRiPT) for the treatment of deep carious lesions: a randomised controlled clinical trial in primary care
BMC Oral Health, vol. 21, 336Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Value of Preventative Dental Care: A Discrete-Choice Experiment
Journal of Dental Research, vol. 100, no. 7, pp. 723-730Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034521989943
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16739/1/Boyers_etal_JDR_The_Value_Of_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Examining the effectiveness of different dental recall strategies on maintenance of optimum oral health: the INTERVAL dental recalls randomised controlled trial
British Dental Journal, vol. 230, no. 4, pp. 236-243Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2612-0
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Examining the impact of oral hygiene advice and/or scale and polish on periodontal disease: the IQuaD cluster factorial randomised controlled trial
British Dental Journal, vol. 230, no. 4, pp. 229-235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2662-3
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Risk-based, 6-monthly and 24-monthly dental check-ups for adults: the INTERVAL three-arm RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 24, no. 60, pp. 1-172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24600
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15396/1/Clarkson_et_al_HTA_RiskBased6Monthly_VoR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Text messaging and financial incentives to encourage weight loss in men with obesity: the Game of Stones feasibility RCT
Public Health Research, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 1-258Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGame of Stones: feasibility randomised controlled trial of how to engage men with obesity in text message and incentive interventions for weight loss
BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 2, 032653Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe migration of UK trained GPs to Australia: Does risk attitude matter?
Health Policy, vol. 123, no. 11, pp. 1093-1099Contributions to Journals: ArticlesApplication of a discrete choice experiment approach to support the design of a hepatitis C testing service in primary care
International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 65, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe impact of quality and accessibility of primary care on emergency admissions for a range of chronic Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) in Scotland: longitudinal analysis
BMC Family Practice, vol. 20, 32Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA comparison of professional and private time preferences of General Practitioners
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 222, pp. 256-264Contributions to Journals: ArticlesINTERVAL (investigation of NICE technologies for enabling risk-variable-adjusted-length) dental recalls trial: a multicentre randomised controlled trial investigating the best dental recall interval for optimum, cost-effective maintenance of oral health in dentate adults attending dental primary care
BMC Oral Health, vol. 18, 135Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0587-2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10898/1/INTERVAL.pdf
Improving the Quality of Dentistry (IQuaD): a cluster factorial randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-benefit of oral hygiene advice and/or periodontal instrumentation with routine care for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 38, pp. 1-176Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22380
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10733/1/3014714.pdf
The role of time and risk preferences in adherence to physician advice on health behaviour change
European Journal of Health Economics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 373-386Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-016-0800-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8491/1/EJHE_manuscript_rev2.docx
Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma
Trials, vol. 17, 584Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1684-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8071/1/Trials201617_584.pdf
Doctor-patient differences in risk and time preferences: a field experiment
Journal of Health Economics, vol. 50, pp. 171-182Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.10.001
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9473/1/JHE6054R2.pdf
Always looking on the bright side of life?: Exploring optimism and health in three UK post-industrial urban settings
Journal of Public Health, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 389-397Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv077
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7409/5/LOT_R_3_city_survey_v5.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7409/1/new_table_2_freqs_by_city_.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7409/2/Table_3_LOT_R_model_.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7409/3/Table_1.doc
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7409/4/Figure_1.doc
Comparing time and risk preferences across three post-industrial UK cities
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 140, pp. 54-61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.010
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9253/1/SSM_rev2.doc
Intergenerational transfer of time and risk preferences
Journal of Economic Psychology, vol. 49, pp. 187-204Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparing levels of social capital in three northern post-industrial UK cities
Public Health, vol. 129, no. 6, pp. 629-638Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.02.024
Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Journal of telemedicine and telecare, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 108-118Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X14566574
Quit4U: the Effectiveness of Combining Behavioural Support, Pharmacotherapy and Financial Incentives To Support Smoking Cessation
Health Education Research, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 121-133Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24848555
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyu024
The Role of Time Preferences in the Intergenerational Transfer of Smoking
Health Economics, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 1493-1501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23959580
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2987
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4082/1/hec2987.pdf
The use of global positional satellite location in dementia: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial
BMC Psychiatry, vol. 14, 160Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpecification of the utility function in discrete choice experiments
Value in Health, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 297-301Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIQuaD dental trial; improving the quality of dentistry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing oral hygiene advice and periodontal instrumentation for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care
BMC Oral Health, vol. 13, 58Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-58
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2970/1/Clarkson_2013.pdf
Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 14, 289Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
BMJ, vol. 347, f6070Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEfficacy and Cost of an Exercise Programme for Functionally Impaired Older Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Circulation. Heart Failure, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 209-216Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.963132
Is risk attitude really specific within the health context domain? Further evidence from an Italian survey using probability equivalent technique and face-to-face interviews: Perceptions of health risks
Health, Risk and Society, vol. 14, no. 7-8, pp. 655-666Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2012.716821
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Service-Please: an interactive healthy eating serious game application for tablet computer
Proceedings of BCS Human Computer Interaction, vol. XXV1, pp. 381-382Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA randomised controlled trial of exercise training for older heart failure patients
Age and Ageing, vol. 40, no. Suppl. 2, pp. II9Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afr099
Health, education and time preference
Health Economics, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 917-929Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1655
Descriptive validity of alternative intertemporal models for health outcomes: an axiomatic test
Health Economics, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 770-782Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1628
Community photo-triage for skin cancer referrals: an aid to service delivery
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 248-254Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03960.x
Mapping the EORTC QLQ C-30 onto the EQ-5D instrument: the potential to estimate QALYs without generic preference data
Value in Health, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 167-171Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00405.x
Convergent validity between a discrete choice experiment and a direct, open-ended method: comparison of preferred attribute levels and willingness to pay estimates
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 2043-2050Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.058
Comparison of two methods of eliciting time preference for future health states
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 883-889Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.011
Is risk attitude outcome specific within the health domain?
Journal of Health Economics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 706-717Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.10.002
Extrinsic Goals and Time Tradeoff
Medical Decision Making, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 406-413Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X07302127
Time preference bias in Time Trade Off
European Journal of Health Economics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 107-111Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-004-0265-y
Repeated follow-up as a method for reducing non-trading behaviour in discrete choice experiments
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 58, no. 11, pp. 2211-2218Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.08.021
A comparison of the discounted utility model and hyperbolic discounting models in the case of social and private intertemporal preferences for health
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 79-96Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00059-8
Decision making heuristics and the elicitation of preferences: being fast and frugal about the future
Health Economics, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 655-658Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.720
Estimating time preferences for health using discrete choice experiments
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 1459-1470Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00256-2
Valuing future private and social benefits: The discounted utility model versus hyperbolic discounting models
Journal of Economic Psychology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 191-205Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-4870(99)00042-2
Negative and zero time preference for health
Health Economics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 171-175Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe estimation of marginal time preference in a UK-wide sample (TEMPUS) project: a review
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 4, no. 1Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta4010
Do people value their own future health differently from others' future health?
Medical Decision Making, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 466-472Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X9901900414
Individual time preferences for own health: an application of a dichotomous choice question with follow-up
Applied Economics Letters, vol. 6, pp. 649-654Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConstant and decreasing timing aversion for saving lives
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 1653-1659Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00100-7
Saving future lives: a comparison of three discounting models
Health Economics, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 341-350Contributions to Journals: Articles