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Dr Neil Scott
Dr Neil Scott
Dr Neil Scott

MA, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

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Email Address
n.w.scott@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437108
Office Address
1:004 Polwarth Building
Foresterhill Campus
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD

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School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Dr Neil Scott is a medical statistician within the Biostatistics and Health Data Science department. 

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1995 with an MA in Mathematics and has an MSc in Applied Statistics from Napier University.  He obtained a PhD from the University of Aberdeen in 2007. 

From 1997 to 2001 he worked as a medical statistician in the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, where he worked on clinical trials and systematic reviews, particularly in surgery.

He joined the Biostatistics and Health Data Science department (originally the Department of Public Health, then the Medical Statistics Team) in 2001, and has collaborated on a large number of medical research projects in a wide variety of clinical areas.

He has an interest in the development and validation of quality-of-life instruments.  His PhD project involved using differential item functioning (DIF) analyses to determine whether there were linguistic or cultural differences in responses to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.

He has a major interest in systematic reviews and meta-analysis and has co-authored many systematic reviews including several Cochrane reviews.  He is also interested in complex evidence synthesis methodologies, such as network meta-analysis, and is a member of the Aberdeen team critiquing technology assessments for the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

He previously acted as a statistical consultant to NHS Grampian staff and is interested in statistical consultancy in general.

He contributes to a variety of teaching activities.  He is course co-ordinator for the PU5522 online Applied Statistics course and is a lecturer on the Systematic Reviewing (PU5526) and Evidence Based Health (PU5031) courses.

External Memberships

Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)

Research

Research Overview

Neil’s main research interests include:

  • Randomised controlled trials, including methods of randomisation
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, including individual patient data (IPD) reviews and network meta-analyses
  • Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
  • Differential item functioning (DIF) methods
  • Methods to assess translations of HRQoL questionnaires
  • Case-control studies
  • Statistical consultancy

Current PhD opportunity: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/comprehensive-meta-analyses-of-surgical-repair-of-groin-hernia/?p172221

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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Applied Health Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Medical Statistics

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.

Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Contribution to:

PU5522 Applied Statistics (online) (lecturer and course co-ordinator)

PU5017 Applied Statistics (lecturer and previous course co-ordinator)

PU5526 Systematic Reviewing (lecturer)

PU5031 Evidence-Based Health (online) (lecturer)

SPSS staff course (previous lecturer)

Intermediate Statistics staff course (previous lecturer)

PhD Statistics Course (previous tutor)

Statistical consultancies (NHS and University staff)

Student clinics

Publications

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  • A Case-Control Study of Parkinson's Disease and Tobacco Use: Gene-Tobacco Interactions

    De Palma, G., Dick, F. D., Calzetti, S., Scott, N. W., Prescott, G. J., Osborne, A., Haites, N., Mozzoni, P., Negrotti, A., Scaglioni, A., Mutti, A., Geoparkinson Study Group, Dick, S.
    Movement Disorders, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 912-919
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Relationship between arterial stiffness and Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients without overt arterial disease

    Crilly, M. A., Clark, H. J., Kumar, V. V., Scott, N. W., Macdonald, A. G., Williams, D. J.
    Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 946-952
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Arterial stiffness and cumulative inflammatory burden in rheumatoid arthritis

    Crilly, M. A., Kumar, V. V., Clark, H. J., Scott, N. W., MacDonald, A. G., Williams, D. J.
    Rheumatology, vol. 48, no. 12, pp. 1606-1612
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The practical impact of differential item functioning analyses in a health-related quality of life instrument

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P. M., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Gundy, C., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., EORTC Quality of Life Group, Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis Group
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1125-1130
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Differential item functioning (DIF) in the EORTC QLQ-C30: a comparison of baseline, on-treatment and off-treatment data

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Gundy, C., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., on behalf of the EORTC Quality of Life Group and the Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis Group
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 381-388
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A simulation study provided sample size guidance for differential item functioning (DIF) studies using short scales

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P. M., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Gundy, C., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., EORTC Quality of Life Group; Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Meta-Analysis Group
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 288-295
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • EORTC Quality of Life Group translation procedure

    Dewolf, L., Koller, M., Velikova, G., Johnson, C., Scott, N., Bottomley, A., EORTC Quality of Life Group
    EORTC Quality of Life Group, Brussels, Belgium. 32 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • The relationship between overall quality of life and its subdimensions was influenced by culture: analysis of an international database

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P. M., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., Quality Life Cross Cultural Meta A, EORTC Quality Life Group
    Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 788-795
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • EORTC QLQ-C30 Reference Values Manual

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Gundy, C., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A., EORTC Quality of Life Group
    EORTC Quality of Life Group, Brussels, Belgium. 427 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Key health promotion factors among male members of staff at a higher educational institution: A cross-sectional postal survey

    Vasianovich, A., Van Teijlingen, E., Reid, G., Scott, N. W.
    BMC Public Health, vol. 8, no. 58, 58
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Dates of birth and seasonal changes in well-being among 4904 subjects completing the seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire

    Eagles, J., Scott, N. W., Cameron, I. M., Wileman, S. M., Naji, S. A.
    Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 104, no. 1-3, pp. 161-165
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism: the Geoparkinson study

    Dick, F. D., De Palma, G., Ahmadi, A., Scott, N. W., Prescott, G. J., Bennett, J., Semple, S., Dick, S., Counsell, C., Mozzoni, P., Haites, N., Wettinger, S. B., Mutti, A., Otelea, M., Seaton, A., Söderkvist, P., Felice, A., Geoparkinson Study Group
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 666-672
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Gene-environment interactions in parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease: The Geoparkinson study

    Dick, F. D., De Palma, G., Ahmadi, A., Osborne, A., Scott, N. W., Prescott, G. J., Bennett, J., Semple, S., Dick, S., Mozzoni, P., Haites, N. E., Wettinger, S. B., Mutti, A., Otelea, M., Seaton, A., Soderkvist, P., Felice, A., Geoparkinson Study Group
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 673-680
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Translation procedures for standardised quality of life questionnaires: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) approach

    Koller, M., Aaronson, N. K., Blazeby, J. M., Bottomley, A., Dewolf, L., Fayers, P., Johnson, C., Ramage, J., Scott, N. W., West, K., EORTC Quality of Life Group
    European Journal of Cancer, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 1810-1820
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The use of differential item functioning analyses to identify cultural differences in responses to the EORTC QLQ-C30

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P., Aaronson, N. K., Bottomley, A., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Koller, M., Peterson, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., EORTC Quality Life Cross Cultural
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 115-129
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparing translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30 using differential item functioning analyses

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P., Bottomley, A., Aaronson, N. K., De Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., Quality Life Cross Cultural Meta A, EORTC
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1103-1115
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Response to commentary on comparing translations of the EORTC QLQ-C30 using differential item functioning analyses

    Scott, N. W., Fayers, P., Bottomley, A., Aaronson, N. K., de Graeff, A., Groenvold, M., Koller, M., Petersen, M. A., Sprangers, M. A. G., EORTC Quality Life Cross Cultural
    Quality of Life Research, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1119-1120
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Randomized comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty, and total hip arthroplasty: Treatment of displaced intracapsular hip fractures in healthy older patients

    Keating, J. F., Grant, A., Masson, N., Scott, N. W., Forbes, J. F., Scottish Orthopaedic Trials Networ
    The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. American Volume, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 249-260
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Combining clinical trials: meta-analysis

    Fayers, P., Scott, N. W.
    Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials: methods and practice. Fayers, P., Hays, R. (eds.). 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, pp. 447-459, 12 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Long-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors with post-mastectomy pain syndrome

    Macdonald, L., Bruce, J., Scott, N. W., Smith, W. C. S., Chambers, W. A.
    British Journal of Cancer, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 225-230
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Displaced intracapsular hip fractures in fit older people: a randomised comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty

    Keating, J. F., Grant, A. M., Masson, M., Scott, N. W., Forbes, J. F.
    Health Technology Assessment
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Displaced intracapsular hip fractures in fit, older people: a randomised comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty

    Keating, J. F., Grant, A., Masson, M., Scott, N. W., Forbes, J. F.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 9, pp. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Five-year follow-up of a randomized trial to assess pain and numbness after laparoscopic or open repair of groin hernia

    Grant, A. M., Scott, N. W., O'Dwyer, P., MRC Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Trial
    British Journal of Surgery, vol. 91, no. 12, pp. 1570-1574
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Low Back Pain: Influence of Early MR Imaging or CT on Treatment and Outcome—Multicenter Randomized Trial

    Gilbert, F., Gillan, M., Grant, A., Vale, L., Campbell, M., Scott, N., Knight, D., Wardlaw, D.
    Radiology, vol. 231, no. 2, pp. 343-351
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of surgical repair of inguinal hernia

    Vale, L. D., Grant, A. M., McCormack, K., Scott, N. W., EU Hernia Trialists Collaboration
    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 192-200
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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