MA, MSc, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- n.w.scott@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437108
- Office Address
Medical Statistics Team, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, ABERDEEN AB25 2ZD, UK.
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Dr Neil Scott 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.
Since joining the Medical Statistics Team (originally part of the Dept of Public Health) in 2001, he 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 detemine 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
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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
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.
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
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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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Randomized comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty, and total hip arthroplasty: Treatment of displaced intracapsular hip fractures in healthy older patients
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. American Volume, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 249-260Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.E.00215
Combining clinical trials: meta-analysis
Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials: methods and practice. Fayers, P., Hays, R. (eds.). 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, pp. 447-459, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersLong-term follow-up of breast cancer survivors with post-mastectomy pain syndrome
British Journal of Cancer, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 225-230Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/SJ.BJC.6602304
Displaced intracapsular hip fractures in fit older people: a randomised comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty
Health Technology AssessmentContributions to Journals: ArticlesDisplaced intracapsular hip fractures in fit, older people: a randomised comparison of reduction and fixation, bipolar hemiarthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 9, pp. 1Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFive-year follow-up of a randomized trial to assess pain and numbness after laparoscopic or open repair of groin hernia
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 91, no. 12, pp. 1570-1574Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.4799
Low Back Pain: Influence of Early MR Imaging or CT on Treatment and Outcome—Multicenter Randomized Trial
Radiology, vol. 231, no. 2, pp. 343-351Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2312030886
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Cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of surgical repair of inguinal hernia
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 192-200Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462304000972
Does early magnetic resonance imaging influence management or improve outcome in patients referred to secondary care with low back pain? A pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 8, pp. 1Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsValue of updating a systematic review in surgery using individual patient data
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 495-499Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.4467