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Associate Professor Sarah Derrett, MPH PhD

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Associate Professor Sarah Derrett, MPH PhD

Sarah Derrett is an Associate Professor in Public Health (Health Systems and Public Policy) at Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin. She leads the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study and the recent Subsequent Injury Study, both funded by the HRC, which are focused on person-reported outcomes and experiences (including disability) for a group of 2856 injured New Zealanders. She is co-investigator on several other HRC, NHMRC and MAA-funded projects investigating disability, health and well-being as experienced by people. For example, she is a co-investigator on an HRC-funded study with Dr Martin Sullivan from Massey University which has followed a group of people to 30-months post-admission to one of New Zealand’s two spinal units due to SCI (resulting in neurological damage). Currently, the research team are following people to learn about their self-reported outcomes to 8 years post-SCI. Previously she has: been the Director of Health, Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Massey University (2013-2015) and MBA (Health Executive) programme director at Keele University (UK). While in the UK (2001-2005) she undertook research with parents and families of children with highly-complex neurological conditions. She was the New Zealand 2011-12 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow, based at The University of Chicago (US), undertaking research into care integration. Outside of the university teaching and research environment, Sarah sits on the Executive of Bowel Cancer New Zealand, a national patient and family-led charity, and on the Board of Koputai Lodge Trust, which provides accommodation and support for people with diagnosed mental health conditions.

Selected publications
Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Haagsma,J.A., Graetz, N., Bolliger, I., Naghavi, M., Higashi, H., Mullany, E. C., … Derrett, S., … Vos, T. (2015) The global burden of injury: Incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013. Injury Prevention. Advance online publication.
  2. Murray, C.J. L., Barber, R.M., Foreman,K.J.…Derrett, S.,… Salomon, J.A., Lopez, A.D. and Vos, T. (2015) Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition. Lancet, 386(10009): 2145-2191.
  3. Forouzanfar, M. H., Alexander, L., Anderson, H. R., Bachman,…Derrett, S…, Lopez, A. D., Vos, T. and Murray, C. J. (2015) Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 386(10010): 2287-2323.
  4. Vos, T., Barber, R. M., Bell, B., Bertozzi-Villa, A., Biryukov, S., Bolliger, I., . . .Derrett, S,… Murray, C. J. L. (2015) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet;386(9995):743-800. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4.
  5. Harcombe H, Langley J, Davie G, Derrett S. (2015) Functional status following injury: what recovery pathways do people follow to 24 months post-injury? Findings from a longitudinal study of injury outcomes in New Zealand. Injury; 46(7):1275-80. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.04.004.
  6. Gabbe BJ, Simpson P, Lyons RA, Polinder S, Rivara FP, Ameratunga S, Derrett S, Haagsma J, Harrison JE. (2015) How well do principal diagnosis classifications predict disability 12-months post-injury? Injury Prevention; doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041037.
  7. Lilley R, Derrett S, Davie G. (2015). Is work organisation associated with work status 3 months after injury?  Results from a case-control study of New Zealand workers. WORK; 51:849-854; doi 10.3233/wor-141974.
  8. McAllister, S., Derrett, S., Davie, G., & McGee, R. (2014). Injury characteristics and EQ-5D as predictors of personal wellbeing after injury. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(2): 19-31. doi:10.5502/ijw.v4i2.2.
  9. Gabbe BJ, Simpson PA, Lyons RA, Ameratunga S, Harrison JEH, Derrett S, Polinder S, Davie G, Rivara FP. (2014) Association between the number of injuries sustained and 12-month disability outcomes: Evidence from the Injury-VIBES study. PLoS ONE 9(12): e113467. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113467.
  10. Wilson SJ, Derrett S, Cameron ID, Samaranayaka A, Langley J. (2014) Prevalence of poor outcomes soon after injury and their association with the severity of the injury. Injury Prevention; 20(1):57-61. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040690.
  11. Harcombe H, Derrett S, Samaranayaka A, Davie G, Wyeth E, Wilson S. (2014) Factors predictive of subsequent injury in a longitudinal study. Injury Prevention; 20(6): 393-400; doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041183.
  12. Sullivan M, Derrett S, Paul C, Beaver C, Stace H. (2014) Using Mixed Methods to Build Research Capacity Within the Spinal Cord Injured Population of New Zealand. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. First published on-line March 25; doi: 1177/1558689814527942.
  13. Maclennan B, Wyeth E, Davie G, Wilson S, Derrett S. (2014) Twelve-month post-injury outcomes for Māori and non-Māori: Findings from a New Zealand cohort study. Aust NZ J Public Health; 38(3):227-33; doi 10.1111/1753-6405.12228.
  14. Langley J, Lilley R, Samaranayaka A, Derrett S. (2014) Work status and disability trajectories over 12 months after injury among workers. N Z Med J; 127(1390): 1-8.
  15. Wilson R, Derrett S, Hansen P, Langley J. (2014) Costs of injury in New Zealand: Accident Compensation Corporation spending, personal spending and QALYs lost. Injury Prevention; 19(2):124-9; doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040252.
  16. Jagnoor J, Blyth F, Gabbe B, Derrett S, Boufous S, Dinh M, Button G, Joseph T, Gillett M , Day R, Nicholas M, Ivers R , Maher CG, Willcock S, Kenardy J, Collie A and Cameron ID. (2014) Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury: an inception cohort study protocol. BMC Public Health; 14(1), 199.
  17. Cammock RD, Derrett S, Sopoaga F. (2014) An assessment of an outcome of injury questionnaire using a Pacific model of health and wellbeing. N Z Med J;127(1388):32-9.
  18. Derrett S, Wilson S, Samaranayaka A, Langley J, Wyeth E, Ameratunga S, Lilley R, Davie G, Mauiliu M. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Disability 24 Months after Injury for Hospitalised and Non-hospitalised Participants: Results from a Longitudinal Cohort Study in New Zealand. PLoS ONE; 8(11): e80194. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080194.
  19. Lilley R, Davie G, Langley J, Ameratunga S, Derrett S (2013) Do outcomes differ between work and non-work-related injury in a universal injury compensation system? Findings from the New Zealand Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study. BMC Public Health; 13:995; doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-995.
  20. PaulC,Derrett S, McAllister S, Herbison P, Beaver C, Sullivan M. (2013) Socioeconomic outcomes following spinal cord injury and the role of no-fault compensation: longitudinal study. Spinal Cord; 51, 919–925; doi:10.1038/sc.2013.110.
  21. Mauiliu M, Derrett S, Samaranayaka A, Sopoaga T, Kokaua J, Davie G. (2013) Pacific peoples three months after injury: a comparison of outcomes between Pacific and non-Pacific participants in a NZ cohort study. Aust NZ J Public Health; 37:463-469; doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12124.
  22. Walker, R, Derrett S, Campbell J, Marshall MR, Henderson A, Schollum J, Williams S, McNoe, B. (2013) Dialysis outcomes in those aged ≥65 years. BMC Nephrology; 14:175; doi:1186/1471-2369-14-175.
  23. Wyeth E, Derrett S, Hokowhitu B, Samaranayaka A, Langley J. (2013) Indigenous injury outcomes: Life satisfaction among injured Māori in New Zealand three months after injury. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; 11:120; doi:1186/1477-7525-11-120.
  24. Gabbe BJ, Lyons RA, Harrison JE, Rivara FP, Ameratunga S, Jolley, D, Polinder S, Derrett S. (2014) Validating and Improving injury Burden Estimates Study: the Injury-VIBES study protocol. Injury Prevention, 20(3):e4. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040936.
  25. Maclennan B, Wyeth E, Hokowhitu B, Wilson S, Derrett S. (2013) Injury severity and three-month outcomes among New Zealand Māori: Results from a prospective cohort study. NZMJ; 126(1379).
  26. Langley J, Davie G, Wilson S, Lilley R, Ameratunga S, Wyeth E, Derrett S. (2013) Difficulties in functioning one year after injury: the role of pre-injury socio-demographic and health characteristics, healthcare and injury-related factors. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 94(7):1277-86; doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.02.012.
  27. McAllister S, Derrett S, Audas R, Herbison P, Paul C. (2013) Do different types of financial support after illness or injury affect socio-economic outcomes? A natural experiment in New Zealand. Social Science and Medicine; 85: 93-102; doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.041.
  28. Derrett S, Samaranayaka A, Wilson S, Langley J, Ameratunga S, Cameron ID, Lilley R, Wyeth E, Davie G. (2012) Prevalence and predictors of sub-acute phase disability after injury among hospitalised and non-hospitalised groups: a longitudinal study. PLoS One; 7(9): e44909. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044909.
  29. Cammock RD, Derrett S, Davie G, Langley J, Sopoaga F. (2012) Injury to Pacific People in New Zealand: Pre-injury characteristics and early health outcomes – results from a cohort study. Australasian Epidemiologist; 19(2):17-21.
  30. Gabbe B, Lyons RA, Harrison JE, Rivara FP, Ameratunga S, Jolley D, Polinder S, Derrett S. (2012) Challenges for measuring the burden of non-fatal injury (Opinions and perspectives). Australasian Epidemiologist; 19(2):16.
  31. McAllister S, Derrett S, Audas R, Paul C. (2012) Well-being of carers of injured individuals from a prospective cohort study in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist; 19(2):22-26.
  32. Wilson R, Derrett S, Hansen P, Langley J. (2012) Retrospective evaluation versus population norms for the measurement of baseline health status. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; 10:68; doi:10.1186/1477-7525-10-68.
  33. Derrett S, Beaver C, Sullivan MJ, Herbison GP, Acland R, Paul C. (2012) Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord impairment in New Zealand: Incidence and characteristics of people admitted to spinal units. Injury Prevention; 18:343-346; doi:11.1136/injuryprev-2011-040266.
  34. Lilley R, Davie G, Ameratunga S, Derrett S. (2012) Factors predicting work status three months after injury: results from the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study. BMJ Open; 2: doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000400.
  35. Polinder S, Haagsma JA, Lyons RA, Gabbe BJ, Ameratunga S, Cryer C, Derrett S, Harrison JE, Segui-Gomez M, van Beeck EF. (2012) Measuring the population burden of fatal and non-fatal injury. Epidemiologic Reviews; 34(1):17-31; doi:10.1093/epirev/mxr022.
  36. Black JA, Herbsion GP, Lyons RA, Polinder S, Derrett S. (2011). Recovery after injury: An individual patient data meta-analysis of general health status using the EQ-5D. J Trauma; 71(4):1003-1010; doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182238833.
  37. Langley J, Derrett S, Davie G, Ameratunga S, Wyeth E. (2011) A cohort study of short-term functional outcomes following injury: the role of pre-injury socio-demographic and health characteristics, injury and injury-related healthcare. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes; 9:68; doi:10.1186/1477-7525-9-68. (http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/68)
  38. Derrett S, Davie G, Ameratunga S, Wyeth E, Colhoun S, Wilson S, Samaranayaka A, Lilley R, Hokowhitu B, Hansen P, Langley J. (2011) Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study: Recruitment, and participant characteristics, health and disability status. Injury Prevention; 17(6): 415-418.
  39. Sullivan M, Paul CE, Herbison GP, Tamou P, Derrett S, Crawford M. (2010) A longitudinal study of the life histories of people with spinal cord injury. Injury Prevention; 16(e3); 16:1-9; doi: 10.1136/ip.2010.028134.
  40. Derrett S, Darmody M, Williams S, Rutherford M, Schollum Jand Walker R. (2010) Older Peoples’ Satisfaction with Home-Based Dialysis. Nephrology;15(4):464-470.
  41. Derrett S, Davie G, Ameratunga S, Langley J. (2010) Capturing Outcomes Following Injury: A New Zealand Pilot Study. New Zealand Medical Journal;123:No1316.
  42. Wyeth E, Derrett S, Hokowhitu B, Hall C, Langley J. (2010) Rangatiratanga and Ōritetanga: Responses to the Treaty of Waitangi in a New Zealand Study. Ethnicity & Health;15(3):303-316.
  43. Newdick C & Derrett S (2006) Access, equity and the role of rights in health care. Health Care Analysis; 14:157-168.
  44. Smith D & Derrett S (2006) Constipation services for children: the role of health visitor teams. British Journal of Nursing; 15(3):134-136.

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