Professor Jill Carlton

BMedSci (Sheffield), MMedSci (Sheffield), PhD (Sheffield)

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Health Outcomes Research

j.carlton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0799

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Professor Jill Carlton
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I qualified as an orthoptist and worked clinically in the NHS before taking up a research post at the University of Sheffield in 2005.

My experiences as a health care professional led to an interest in evidence-based research that can make a difference to those living with health conditions. I completed my PhD, funded through an NIHR Fellowship award in 2013.

I was appointed Professor in Health Outcomes Research in 2024, and I lead research in measuring and valuing health and quality of life.

Research interests

I lead and undertake research and consultancy projects in the development and evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and outcomes research.

My research has generated evidence used in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions to NICE that are used to determine the effective use of these technologies in the NHS and has been used internationally to generate evidence for HTA submissions to other international agencies.

My research has improved standards in healthcare and been cited in clinical guidelines nationally and internationally and has led to the initiation and refinement of childhood screening programs in Europe.

My research has generated preference-based measures that are licensed for non-commercial and commercial use via Licensing at the University of Sheffield, and via Oxford University Innovations, including mental health-specific (ReQoL), and Duchenne muscular dystrophy-specific (DMD-QoL and DMD-QoL-8D) 

My research interests include: 

  • Measuring and valuing health and quality of life 
  • Measuring and valuing health-related quality of life in children, rare conditions, and life-limiting conditions
  • Development and evaluation of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs)
  • Incorporating lived experience perspectives in research through collaborative engagement on health-related quality of life
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  • Terheyden JH, Behning C, Rowen DL, Carlton J, Dunbar HMP, Zakaria N, Leal S, Luhmann UFO, Schmid M, Crabb DP , Holz FG et al (2024) Vision Impairment in Low Luminance Reports and Progression of Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the MACUSTAR Study Cohort. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 65(7) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell P, Astrom M, Burstrom K, Berg J, Carlton J, Henriksson M, Norman R, Rowen D & Shah K (2024) Who Should Value Health-Related Quality of Life in Children? Results from a Dual Country Survey. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S45-S45) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell P, Keetharuth A, Carlton J, Mukuria C, Guerra Soares Brandao AA, Ramasamy K, Shupo F, Kanhai K, Dacus K, Makarounas-Kirchmann K & Mukherjee S (2024) Quantifying the impact of symptoms on health-related quality of life in idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease: Protocol for a novel outcome measure. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S174-S175) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Carlton J, McDool E, Terheyden JH, Poor S, Zakaria N & Finger RP (2024) Assessing the psychometric performance of a new condition-specific preference-weighted measure, VILL-UI, and EQ-5D-5L in patients with age-related macular degeneration: A MACUSTAR Study Report. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S213-S213) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Terheyden JH, Behning C, Rowen D, Carlton J, Crabb DP, Dunbar HMP, Zakaria N, Luhmann UFO, Leal S, Schmid M , Holz FG et al (2024) Patient-relevance of visual function decline in intermediate age-related macular degeneration a MACUSTAR study report. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S75-S75) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell P, Carlton J, Sutton A, Mukuria C, Singh G, Gale V, Herdman M, Verstraete J, Schieskow S & Devlin N (2024) Fostering collaborative engagement when valuing healthrelated quality of life. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S216-S216) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, McDool E, Carlton J, Powell P, Norman R, de Galan B, Gall M-A, McCrimmon R, Rosilio M & Heller S (2024) Eliciting preferences of people living with diabetes using the Hypo-RESOLVE-QoL-8D to determine the impact of hypoglycaemia to inform economic evaluation. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 33 (pp S95-S95) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Powell P, Rowen D, Broadley M, Pouwer F, Speight J, Heller S, Gall M-A, Rosilio M, Child CJ , Comins J et al (2023) The Hypo-RESOLVE QoL: a new patient reported outcome (PRO) to quantify the impact of hypoglycaemia on health-related quality of life. DIABETOLOGIA, Vol. 66(SUPPL 1) (pp S427-S427) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Mukuria C, Cooper S, Bray N, Carlton J, Longworth L, Meads D, Oluboyede Y, O'Neill C & Yang Y (2023) UNDERTAKING STUDIES TO INFORM PUBLIC POLICY: MANAGING DATA COLLECTION TO ENSURE DATA QUALITY IN THE EQ-5D-5L UK VALUATION THROUGH THE USE OF INDEPENDENT QUALITY CONTROL ASSESSMENTS. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 26(12) (pp S361-S361) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Morgan G, Brighton S, Samsonroy A, Carlton J, Baranello G, Ung B, Willock R & Iff J (2023) ASSESSMENT OF THE EQ-5D AND DMD-QOL FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A PATIENT AND CAREGIVER STUDY. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 26(12) (pp S461-S461) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dixon S, Ahmed RZ, Khan S, Keetharuth A, Carlton J, Oo Y, Heneghan M & Gleeson D (2022) P12 Quality of life and its associated factors in autoimmune hepatitis: a cross-sectional study. Abstracts RIS download Bibtex download
  • Soeholm U, Broadley M, Divilly P, Zaremba N, Nefs G, Carlton J, Mader J, Baumann P, Gomes M, Martine-Edith G , Rath D et al (2022) PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF HYPO-METRICS: A SMARTPHONE APPLICATION TO INVESTIGATE THE DAILY IMPACT OF HYPOGLYCAEMIA. DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, Vol. 24 (pp A216-A217) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Young T, Carlton J, Powell P, Flight L, Foster A, Musson L, Lane A, Mackellar K, Holch P & Turner G (2022) Proceedings of the Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Research Conference, Sheffield 2021 16-17 June 2021, Virtual, Sheffield, UK Abstracts. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31(SUPPL 1) (pp 1-1) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Simonsz HJ, Kik J, Heijnsdijk E, Mackey A, Carr G, Horwood A, Fronius M, Carlton J & Uhlen I (2022) Availability of data for cost-effectiveness comparison of vision screening programmes. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 63(7) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Powell P, Rowen D, Brazier J, Broadley M, Pouwer F, Child C, Rosilio M, McCrimmon R, Gall M-A , De Galan B et al (2022) The Hypo-RESOLVE quality of life (QoL) instrument: A study protocol for the development of a new preference-based measure designed to capture the impact of hypoglycaemia on QoL. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31 (pp S91-S91) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Powell P, Blome C, Newi A-L, Rowen D, Brazier J, Broadley M, Pouwer F, Child C, Rosilio M , McCrimmon R et al (2022) Exploring the face and content validity of a new patient-reported outcome measure of the impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life: Results of the Hypo-RESOLVE QoL cognitive interview study. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31 (pp S59-S59) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Mukuria C, Cooper SJ, Bray N, Carlton J, Longworth L, Meads D, O'Neill C, Shah K & Yang Y (2022) ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY FOR PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN HEALTH PREFERENCE RESEARCH: HOW DOES THE MODE OF ADMINISTERING AN INTERVIEW IMPACT ON TIME TRADE-OFF STUDIES?. VALUE IN HEALTH, Vol. 25(12) (pp S322-S323) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Brazier J, Carlton J, Terheyden JH, Wickramasekera N & Finger RP (2022) Deriving a preference based measure for age-related macular degeneration from the VILL-33: A MACUSTAR Study Report. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 31 (pp S76-S76) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dixon S, Wadland E, Gleeson D & Carlton J (2021) P182 Quality of life in patients with autoimmune hepatitis: a review of patient-reported outcome measures. Posters RIS download Bibtex download
  • Terheyden JH, Pondorfer SG, Behning C, Berger M, Rowen D, Carlton J, Holz FG, Butt T, Brazier JE & Finger RP (2021) Psychometric properties of the Vision Impairment in Low Luminance (VILL) questionnaire in age-related macular degeneration in the MACUSTAR study. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 62(8) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J & Powell P (2021) The use of collaborative patient engagement in the development of a PROM to assess the impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life as part of the Hypo-RESOLVE project: Patient and researcher perspectives. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 30(SUPPL 1) (pp S29-S29) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dixon S, Carlton J, Martyn-St James M & Gleeson D (2021) Quality of life is impaired in both physical and mental health domains, in patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, Vol. 75 (pp S423-S424) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell P, Carlton J & Wong R (2021) Measuring carer quality of life in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A systematic review of the reliability and validity of self-report instruments using COSMIN. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 30(SUPPL 1) (pp S111-S112) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell P & Carlton J (2021) "I just literally want, like, one day where it's like, I'm not having to worry about anything": The impact of hypoglycaemia on quality of life in people living with diabetes (a Hypo-RESOLVE study). QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 30(SUPPL 1) (pp S35-S36) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Peasgood T, Khan S, Barber R, Bostock J & Keetharuth AD (2019) Optimising patient and public involvement in Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) development. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 28 (pp S38-S39) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blome C, Carlton J, Heesen C, Janssen MF, Lloyd A, Otten M, Sommer R & Brazier J (2019) How to capture fluctuating health impairments in people with multiple sclerosis: development of an intensive longitudinal assessment of the EQ-5D-5L. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 28 (pp S164-S164) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Simonsz HJ, Carlton J, Griffith H, Uhlen I, Vladutiu C, Ghititu M, Qirjazi B, Roshi E, Horwood A, Fronius M , Hoeve H et al (2019) EUSCREEN study, stage 1 : data collection on vision and hearing screening programs in 40 European countries and Turkey, Israel, Russia, Malawi, Ruanda, Suth-Africa and India. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 60(9). Vancouver, Canada, 28 April 2019 - 2 May 2019. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Rowen D & Elliott J (2018) The new health and self-management in diabetes (HASMID-10) measure: assessing psychometric performance in a large longitudinal survey. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 27 (pp S39-S39) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Connell J, Carlton J, Peasgood T, Mukuria C, Brazier J, Augustovski F, Belizan M, Engel L, Greiner W, Hanna L , Ludwig K et al (2018) Extending the QALY: developing and testing the proposed items for a new generic measure - results from qualitative review and face validity with patients, social care users and carers. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 27 (pp S189-S189) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mukuria C, Connell J, Carlton J, Peasgood T, Brazier J, Scope A, Clowes M & Jones K (2018) Developing Content for a New Generic Qaly Measure: Results from a Qualitative Literature Review (E-Qaly Project). Value in Health, Vol. 21 (pp S110-S110) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Connell J, Carlton J, Grundy A, Taylor Buck E, Keetharuth AD, Ricketts T, Barkham M, Robotham D, Rose D & Brazier J (2018) The importance of content and face validity in instrument development: lessons learnt from service users when developing the Recovering Quality of Life measure (ReQoL). Quality of Life Research (pp 1-10) View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Simonsz H, Carlton J, Griffith H, Horwood A, Uhlen I, Fronius M, Qirjazi B, Rajka D, Vladutiu C, Hoeve H , Heijnsdijk E et al (2018) Cost-effectiveness comparison of childhood vision and hearing screening programmes throughout Europe (EUSCREEN Study). ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, Vol. 96 (pp 12-12) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Grundy A, Keetharuth A & Carlton J (2017) A critical assessment of service user involvement in designing the ReQoL PROM. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 26(1) (pp 120-121) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Rowen D & Elliott J (2017) The importance of validation and refinement in PROM development: using the HASMID questionnaire, a measure of self-management in diabetes. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 26(1) (pp 124-124) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Velikova G, Valderas JM, Potter C, Batchelder L, A’Court C, Baker M, Bostock J, Coulter A, Fitzpatrick R, Forder J , Fox D et al (2017) Proceedings of Patient Reported Outcome Measure’s (PROMs) Conference Oxford 2017: Advances in Patient Reported Outcomes Research. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol. 15(S1) View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elliott J, Carlton J, Rowen D & Brazier J (2017) Changing HbA(1c) units: a hindarance, not a help to patients. DIABETOLOGIA, Vol. 60 (pp S342-S342) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Simonsz HJ, Sloot F, Sami A, Vladutiu C, Qirjazi B, Carlton J, Uhlen I, Horwood AM, Fronius M, de Koning H , Hoeve H et al (2017) Start of EUSCREEN Study that compares cost-effectiveness of childhood vision and hearing screening programmes in all European countries and implements these in Romania and Albania. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 58(8) (pp 2361-2361), 7 May 2017 - 11 May 2017. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Croudace T, Brazier J, Gutacker N, Street A, Robotham D, Waterman S, Rose D, Satkunanathan S, Wykes T, Nasr N , Enderby P et al (2016) Proceedings of Patient Reported Outcome Measure’s (PROMs) Conference Sheffield 2016: advances in patient reported outcomes research. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol. 14(Suppl 1), 9 June 2016 - 9 June 2016. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Rowen D, Elliott J, Brazier J, Stevens K, Basarir H & Labeit A (2016) Developing a PROM to evaluate self-management in diabetes (HASMID): giving patients a voice. HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES, Vol. 14 View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier JE, Keetharuth A, Connell J, Carlton J, Buck ET, Ricketts T & Barkham M (2016) First validation of the short recovering quality of life (ReQoL) measure. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 25 (pp 96-96) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Keetharuth A, Brazier JE, Connell J, Carlton J, Ricketts T, Buck ET, Barkham M, Bjorner JB, Croudace T & Browne J (2016) Constructing the short recovering quality of life (ReQoL) measure for use in a mental health population: combining psychometric and qualitative evidence. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 25 (pp 70-70) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rowen D, Labeit A, Brazier JE, Stevens K, Elliott J, Mulhern B, Carlton J, Basarir H & Meadows K (2016) Valuing the impact of self-management on quality of life in diabetes using discrete choice experiments. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 25 (pp 134-134) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Connell J, Brazier JE, Carlton J, Buck ET, Grundy A, Keetharuth A, Ricketts T & Barkham M (2016) Developing the recovery of quality of life measure (ReQoL): the views of mental health service users on potential items. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, Vol. 25 (pp 46-47) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Keetharuth A, Connell J, Barkham M, Carlton J, Ricketts T & Taylor-Buck L (2016) Constructing Classification System For A New Qaly Measure In Mental Health: Recovering Quality Of Life (Reqol). Value in Health, Vol. 19(3) (pp A190-A190) View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Cost-effectiveness of screening programmes for amblyopia. World Ophthalmological Congress 2010. Berlin, Germany, 5 June 2010 - 9 June 2010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Impact of amblyopia on quality of life. World Ophthalmological Congress 2010. Berlin, Germany, 5 June 2010 - 9 June 2010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Poku E & Carlton J () Does vision matter: a systematic review of the relationship between visual acuity and utilities.. Royal Collage of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress. Liverpool, UK, 25 May 2010 - 27 May 2010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Challenges encountered in developing PROMs: The experience so far in the creation of a PROM for amblyopia in the paediatric population. Part of Symposium: Going to the PROM? Are patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) a useful tool to measure the impact of nursing interventions?. International Nursing Research Conference. Newcastle, UK, 11 May 2010 - 13 May 2010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Development of a paediatric disease-specific measure of health related quality of life in amblyopia. British Isles Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Association (BIPOSA). Glasgow, UK, 23 September 2009 - 25 September 2009. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Quality of life issues in amblyopia.. Rotterdam Amblyopia Meeting. University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 12 February 2009. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Czoski-Murray C, Carlton C, Young T, Brazier J, Papo N & Kwon Kang H () Health state valuation for ARMD visual impairment states using simulation lenses. 6th iHEA World Congress on Health Economics. Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2007. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Bansback N, Espallargues M, Czoski-Murray C & Phippen G () Are generic preference-based measures truly generic? The case of visual impairment.. 5th iHEA World Congress on Health Economics. Barcelona, Spain, July 2005. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Bansback N, Espallargues M, Czoski-Murray C, Phippen G & Carlton J () The relationship between impairment and generic preference based measures, patient valuations and patient life satisfaction in Age Related Macular Degeneration.. European Conference on Health Economics. London School of Economics, London, 2005. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J, Phippen G, Hughes L, Czoski-Murray C, Bansback N, Espallargues M, Brand C & Brazier J () A survey of quality of life in patients with age related macular degeneration. Transactions of Xth International Orthoptic Congress. Melbourne, Australia, 14 November 2004 - 17 November 2004. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carlton J () Lateral gaze incomitance in distance exotropia: should the neutralising prism be placed over the abducting or adducting eye?. British Isles Strabismological Association (BISA). York, UK, 7 October 2004. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Espallargues M, Brazier J, Czoski-Murray C, Bansback N, Phippen G & Carlton J () Health status measurement in Age-Related Macular Disease: new evidence for clinic and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi). Krakow, Poland, 30 May 2004 - 2 June 2004. RIS download Bibtex download

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Posters

  • Carlton J & Kaltenthaler E (2010) Health Related Quality of Life Measures (HRQoL) in Orthoptics. British and Irish Orthoptic Society Scientific Conference, Oxford UK. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Czoski-Murray C, Carlton J, Brazier J, Young T, Kwon Kang H & Papo N (2007) Visual impairment states: valuation using simulation lenses. International Society for Quality of Life Research, Toronto, Canada. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Keetharuth A, Connell J, Carlton J, Ricketts T, Buck ET & Barkham M First validation of the Recovering Quality of Life measures: a new PROM for use in mental health. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brazier J, Keetharuth A, Connell J, Carlton J, Buck ET, Ricketts T & Barkham M Constructing a classification system for a new QALY measure in mental health: recovering quality of life (ReQoL). RIS download Bibtex download

Working papers

  • Powell P, Carlton J, Woods H & Mazzone P (2019) Patient reported outcome measures of quality of life in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): a systematic review of content and structural validity using COSMIN. HEDS Discussion Paper Series. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download

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Research group

I am a member of the SCHARR Outcomes group and have served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes.

PhD students

  • Victoria Gale
  • Rosie Bamber
Teaching interests

My teaching interests lie in health services research, in particular ethical issues involved in health services research. I teach on three masters programmes:

  • MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling (HAR669 module: Health Research Methods)
  • MSc Economics and Health Economics (HAR6240 module: Research Methods in Health). I am joint Module Coordinator for HAR6240.
  • MSc International Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement (HAR6118: Utility and Patient-reported Outcomes Data in Health Technology Assessment)
Professional activities and memberships
  • SCHARR Fellowships and Studentships Officer
  • Member of SCHARR Postgraduate Research Committee
  • Member of SCHARR Research Committee
  • Member of HEDS Research Functional Working Group
  • Member of HEDS Communications and Impact Functional Working Group
  • Member of HEDS Newsletter Development Group
  • Fellowships advisor for NIHR Yorkshire and Humber RDS
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the British & Irish Orthoptic Journal
  • Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society
  • Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society Vision Screening Special Interest Group
  • Member of the British Isles Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Association