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Stephen Jan is affiliated with the George Institute for Global Health in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work encompasses a range of topics that address various aspects of health systems, health outcomes, and disease management. Key areas of study include:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

Stephen Jan has contributed to multiple recent papers, reflecting a diverse research portfolio. Notable publications include:

  • The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial, 2023, published in The Lancet
  • Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • A Smartphone-Based Model of Care to Support Patients With Cardiac Disease Transitioning From Hospital to the Community (TeleClinical Care): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Deterioration in Glycemic Status Among South Asian Women With Recent Gestational Diabetes, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • The impact of COVID-19 on essential health service provision for noncommunicable diseases in the South-East Asia region: A systematic review, 2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

Their frequent co-authors indicate collaboration with several researchers in related fields. These include:

  • Laurent Billot
  • Hueiming Liu
  • Craig S. Anderson
  • Mark Woodward
  • Lei Si

Stephen Jan's research is often published in journals such as BMJ Global Health, Health Policy and Planning, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, PLoS ONE, and BMC Public Health, reflecting a broad engagement with global health, health policy, and public health issues.

Best Publications

  • Effect of Lifestyle-Focused Text Messaging on Risk Factor Modification in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Clara K. Chow;Clara K. Chow;Julie Redfern;Graham S. Hillis;Graham S. Hillis;Graham S. Hillis;Jay Thakkar;Jay Thakkar

  • Task Shifting for Non-Communicable Disease Management in Low and Middle Income Countries – A Systematic Review

    Rohina Joshi;Mohammed Alim;Andre Pascal Kengne;Stephen Jan

  • Economics of health care financing

    Cam Donaldson;Karen Gerard;Stephen Jan;Craig Mitton

  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of food taxes and subsidies to improve diets: Understanding the recent evidence

    Anne Marie Thow;Shauna Downs;Stephen Jan

  • Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals

    Rachel Nugent;Melanie Y Bertram;Stephen Jan;Louis W Niessen;Louis W Niessen

  • Factors that influence the decision to be an organ donor: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

    Michelle J. Irving;Allison Tong;Allison Tong;Stephen Jan;Alan Cass

  • The effect of fiscal policy on diet, obesity and chronic disease: a systematic review

    Anne Marie Thow;Stephen Jan;Stephen Leeder;Boyd Swinburn

  • How can we achieve global equity in provision of renal replacement therapy

    Sarah L. White;Stephen J. Chadban;Stephen Jan;Jeremy R. Chapman

  • Indirect cost in economic evaluation: The opportunity cost of unpaid inputs

    John Posnett;Stephen Jan

  • Action to address the household economic burden of non-communicable diseases

    Stephen Jan;Stephen Jan;Tracey-Lea Laba;Tracey-Lea Laba;Beverley M Essue;Beverley M Essue;Adrian Gheorghe

  • Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica.

    Stephanie Mathieson;Christopher G. Maher;Christopher G. Maher;Andrew J. McLachlan;Jane Latimer;Jane Latimer

  • Glucosamine and chondroitin for knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating single and combination regimens

    Marlene Fransen;Maria Agaliotis;Lillias Nairn;Milana Votrubec

  • Equity in Health Care Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Studies Using Benefit and Financing Incidence Analyses.

    Augustine Asante;Jennifer Price;Andrew Hayen;Stephen Jan;Stephen Jan

  • Economics of Health Care Financing: The Visible Hand

    Cam Donaldson;Karen Gerard;Stephen Jan;Craig Mitton

  • Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry

    Yun-Hee Jeon;Yun-Hee Jeon;Beverley Essue;Beverley Essue;Stephen Jan;Robert Wells

  • A systematic review of the costs and benefits of helicopter emergency medical services.

    Colman B. Taylor;Mark Stevenson;Mark Stevenson;Stephen Jan;Stephen Jan;Paul M. Middleton

  • The economic impact of epilepsy: a systematic review

    Katharina Allers;Katharina Allers;Beverley M. Essue;Beverley M. Essue;Maree L. Hackett;Janani Muhunthan

  • Global inequalities in access to cardiovascular health care: our greatest challenge.

    Rohina Joshi;Stephen Jan;Yangfeng Wu;Stephen MacMahon

  • Catastrophic health expenditure and 12-month mortality associated with cancer in Southeast Asia: results from a longitudinal study in eight countries.

    Merel Kimman;Stephen Jan;Cheng Har Yip

  • Fixed Low-Dose Triple Combination Antihypertensive Medication vs Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Mild to Moderate Hypertension in Sri Lanka: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Ruth Webster;Abdul Salam;H. Asita de Silva;Vanessa Selak

  • A pragmatic randomized trial of a polypill-based strategy to improve use of indicated preventive treatments in people at high cardiovascular disease risk

    Anushka Patel;Alan Cass;David Peiris;Tim Usherwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia Wiseman
Virginia Wiseman London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Alexandra Martiniuk
Alexandra Martiniuk University of Sydney
Rebecca Ivers
Rebecca Ivers University of New South Wales
John M. Rose
John M. Rose University of Sydney
Joel Negin
Joel Negin University of Sydney
Gavin Mooney
Gavin Mooney University of Sydney
Craig Mitton
Craig Mitton University of British Columbia
Karen Gerard
Karen Gerard University of Southampton
Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Anne Marie Thow
Anne Marie Thow University of Sydney

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