Dr Ruvini Manjula Hettiarachchi
Research Fellow, Business and Economics of Health
School of Business
Affiliate of Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
Publications
Journal Articles
Senanayake, Sameera, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Crawford-Williams, Fiona, Brain, David, Allen, Michelle, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Hart, Nicolas H., Koczwara, Bogda, Ee, Carolyn and Chan, Raymond J. (2026). Cancer survivor preferences for breast cancer follow-up care: a discrete choice experiment. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 20 (1), 315-322. doi: 10.1007/s11764-024-01629-9
Senanayake, Sameera, Duff, Jed, Jeffries, Lita, Griffiths, Joanna, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Sharma, Pakhi and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2025). Preferences of healthcare workers for security personnel to prevent occupational violence: a discrete choice experiment. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 81 (4), 10519815251330539-3293. doi: 10.1177/10519815251330539
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., McClurg, Alicia, Wallis, Shannon, Neill, Johanne, Tomlinson, Rebecca and Carter, Hannah E. (2025). Heart Health Hub virtual care program for newly diagnosed heart failure patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 32 (1), 1357633X251318905-78. doi: 10.1177/1357633x251318905
Chaminda, Jayasekara Liyana Patabendige, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Dharmagunawardene, Dilantha, Hinchcliff, Reece, Rohde, Alexia, Brain, David, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini Manjula, Weerasuriya, Sucharitha Rangi, Yapa, Sunil Senarath and Senanayake, Sameera (2024). Health system interventions for the cost containment of drugs used for cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and exploration of how the results could be adapted to the Sri Lankan context. Global Health Journal, 8 (4), 181-189. doi: 10.1016/j.glohj.2024.11.005
Yaparathna, Navodika, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini Manjula, Love, Robert, Robb, Nigel D. and Abuzar, Menaka (2024). Impact of removable partial dentures on masticatory performance in partial edentulism: a systematic review. International Journal of Prosthodontics, 37 (3), 327-338. doi: 10.11607/ijp.8278
Weerasuriya, Sucharitha R., Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Rohde, Alexia, Arrow, Peter, Jamieson, Lisa, Tonmukayakul, Utsana and Senanayake, Sameera (2023). Comparison of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS‐4D) and Child Health Utility Index (CHU‐9D) in children with oral diseases. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 52 (2), 224-231. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12917
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Byrnes, Joshua, Mulhern, Brendan, Chen, Gang and Scuffham, Paul A. (2023). Valuing the Dental Caries Utility Index in Australia. Medical Decision Making, 43 (7-8) 0272989X231197149, 901-913. doi: 10.1177/0272989x231197149
Allen, Michelle J, Doran, Rachael, Brain, David, Powell, Elizabeth E, O’Beirne, James, Valery, Patricia C, Barnett, Adrian, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Hickman, Ingrid J and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2023). A discrete choice experiment to elicit preferences for a liver screening programme in Queensland, Australia: a mixed methods study to select attributes and levels. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 950, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09934-2
Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Allen, Michelle, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Crawford-Williams, Fiona, Senanayake, Sameera, Brain, David, Hart, Nicolas H., Koczwara, Bogda, Ee, Carolyn and Chan, Raymond J. (2023). Cancer survivor preferences for models of breast cancer follow-up care: selecting attributes for inclusion in a discrete choice experiment. Patient, 16 (4), 371-383. doi: 10.1007/s40271-023-00631-0
Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Chen, Gang, Norman, Richard, Mukuria, Clara, Rowen, Donna, Senanayake, Sameera, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Mulhern, Brendan, Fozzard, Katie, Parsonage, William and MacPhail, Steven M. (2023). Developing an Australian utility value set for MacNew-7D health states. Quality of Life Research, 32 (4), 1151-1163. doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03325-6
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Arrow, Peter, Senanayake, Sameera, Carter, Hannah, Brain, David, Norman, Richard, Tonmukayawul, Utsana, Jamieson, Lisa and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2022). Developing an Australian utility value set for the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale-4D (ECOHIS-4D) using a discrete choice experiment. European Journal of Health Economics, 24 (8), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10198-022-01542-x
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Byrnes, Joshua, Chen, Gang, Mulhern, Brendan and Scuffham, Paul A. (2022). Development of a classification (descriptive) system for a preference-based quality of life measure for dental caries (dental caries utility index) among adolescents. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82 (3), 253-261. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12490
Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Senanayake, Sameera, Murphy, Ciara, Donovan, Caroline and March, Sonja (2022). Cost-effectiveness analysis of paediatric mental health interventions: a systematic review of model-based economic evaluations. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1) 542, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07939-x
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Byrnes, Joshua, Mulhern, Brendan, Chen, Gang and Scuffham, Paul A (2020). Valuation study for a preference-based quality of life measure for dental caries (Dental Caries Utility Index - DCUI) among Australian adolescents - study protocol. BMJ Open, 10 (10) e038626, e038626. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038626
Amilani, Uttara, Carter, Hannah E., Senanayake, Sameera, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., McPhail, Steven M. and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2020). A scoping review of cost‐effectiveness analyses of school‐based interventions for caries. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 48 (5), 357-363. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12553
Bull, Claudia, Byrnes, Joshua, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini and Downes, Martin (2019). A systematic review of the validity and reliability of patient-reported experience measures. Health Services Research, 54 (5), 1023-1035. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13187
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Byrnes, Joshua and Scuffham, Paul A. (2019). Pediatric quality of life instruments in oral health research: a systematic review. Value in Health, 22 (1), 129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.06.019
Hettiarachchi, Pilana Vithanage Kalani Shihanika, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini Manjula, Jayasinghe, Ruwan Duminda and Sitheeque, Mohaideen (2017). Comparison of topical tacrolimus and clobetasol in the management of symptomatic oral lichen planus: a double-blinded, randomized clinical trial in Sri Lanka. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, 8 (4), 1-6. doi: 10.1111/jicd.12237
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Kularatna, Sanjeewa , Downes, Martin J., Byrnes, Joshua, Kroon, Jeroen, Lalloo, Ratilal, Johnson, Newell W. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2017). The cost-effectiveness of oral health interventions: a systematic review of cost-utility analyses. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 46 (2), 118-124. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12336
Gillespie, B. M., Chaboyer, W., Erichsen-Andersson, A., Hettiarachchi, R. M. and Kularatna, S. (2017). Economic case for intraoperative interventions to prevent surgical-site infection. British Journal of Surgery, 104 (2), e55-e64. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10428
Jayasinghe, R.D., Manoja, K.G.D., Gunasinghe, M.S., Gurusinghe, S.K.B., Sitheeque, M.A.M., Hettiarachchi, R.M. and Kularathne, M.S.M. (2016). An analysis of rate and factors affecting malignant transformation of oral submucous fibrosis in patients attending the Oral Medicine Clinic, Dental Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - A retrospective study. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 24 (2), 3-10. doi: 10.4038/sljm.v24i2.8
Conference Papers
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Abdalla, Victor, Christell, Helena, Davidson, Thomas, Byrnes, Joshua M., Scuffham, Paul A. and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2024). Comparison of ‘Dental Caries Utility Index’ and ‘EQ-5D-5L’ with the ‘Oral Health Impact Profile-14’: a cross-sectional study.. 13th Health Services Research Association Australia New Zealand Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 4-6 December 2024.
Abdalla, Victor, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Christell, Helena, Davidson, Thomas, Byrnes, Joshua M., Scuffham, Paul A. and Kularatna, Sanjeewa (2024). Comparison of ‘Dental Caries Utility Index’ and ‘EQ-5D-5L’ and the ‘Oral Health Impact Profile-14’: a cross-sectional explorative study. European Health Economics Association Conference, Vienna, Austria, 30 June-3 July 2024.
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, McClurg, Alicia, Wallis, Shannon, Neill, Johanne, Tomlinson, Rebecca and Carter, Hannah E. (2023). Heart Health Hub virtual care pilot program for heart failure patients, Queensland, Australia; A cost consequence study. 44th Annual AHES Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 21-22 September 2023.
Crawford-Williams, Fiona, Allen, Michelle, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Senanayake, Sameera, Brain, David, Koczwara, Bogda, Ee, Carolyn, Hart, Nicolas, Kularatna, Sanjeewa and Chan, Raymond (2023). Cancer survivor preferences for models of breast cancer follow-up care: findings from a discrete choice experiment.. Sixth national Cancer Survivorship Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 9 - 10 March 2023.
Kularatna, S., Chen, G., Senanayake, S., Hettiarachchi, R., Parsonage, W., Norman, R., Mulhern, B., Mukuria, C., Rowen, D. and McPhail, S. (2022). Australian health utility value set for MacNew-7D heart disease-specific measure. 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 11-14 August 2022. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.063
Hettiarachchi, R. M., Kularatna S., Byrnes J. and Scuffham P. A. (2017). Children and Adolescents quality of life instruments in oral health research: A systematic review. Griffith Health HDR research day, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 5 December 2017.
Hettiarachchi, R. M. and Kanthi, R. D. F. C. (2015). Effectiveness of an intervention to improve the Oral Health Literacy of the pregnant mothers in a selected area in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Gold Coast Health and Medical Research conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 3-4 December 2015.
Hettiarachchi, R. M., Kularatna, S., Byrnes, J. and Scuffham, P. A. (2015). Cost-utility analyses of oral health interventions: a systematic review. Gold Coast Health and Medical Research conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 1-2 December 2016.
Preprint
Hettiarachchi, R. M., Kularatna, S., Allen, M. J., Senanayake, S. J., Brain, D., Griffiths, J., Olsson, L., Duff, J. and Tyack, Z. (2023). Eliciting hospital staff preferences for an innovative security model of practice to prevent occupational violence in healthcare settings: A qualitative study to select attributes for inclusion in a discrete choice experiment.
Research Reports
Arora, Shiksha, Yeoh, Su Yu, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Wang, Yufan and Tuffaha, Haitham (2025). MSAC Application No. 1767 – Immunohistochemistry testing for Claudin 18 expression in patients with gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancers, to determine eligibility for PBS subsidised zolbetuximab treatment: Public Summary Document. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Yeoh, S., Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2024). MSAC Application No. 1749.1 - Insertion of durable ventricular assist device (VAD) for use as destination therapy: Applicant Developed Assessment Report (ADAR). Canberra, ACT Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Yeoh, S., Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2024). MSAC Application No. 1783 - Genetic testing to detect PIK3CA mutations in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER-2 negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, to determine eligibility for treatment with PBS subsidised inavolisib: PICO Confirmation. Canberra, ACT Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini and Tuffaha, Haitham (2024). MSAC Application No. 1593.1 - Bioinductive implant for the repair of rotator cuff tear: Applicant Developed Assessment Report (ADAR): Commonwealth of Australia. Canberra, ACT Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Yeoh, S., Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2024). MSAC Application No. 1766 – Genetic testing to detect AKT-pathway alterations in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, to determine eligibility for PBS subsidised capivasertib treatment: PICO Confirmation. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Edmunds, K., Hettiarachchi, R., Teppala, S., Shiksha, A., Madeline, O. and Tuffaha, H. (2023). (November 2023), MSAC Application No. 1713 – Cardiac MRI in the diagnosis of myocarditis, Department Contracted Assessment Report (DCAR). Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2023). (August 2023), MSAC Application No. 1734 - Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) for the treatment of moderately or severely calcified peripheral artery disease, Applicant Developed Assessment Report (ADAR). Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2023). (August 2023), MSAC Application No. 1749 - Insertion of durable ventricular assist device (VAD) for use as destination therapy, Applicant Developed Assessment Report (ADAR). Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2023). (August 2023), MSAC Application No. 1749 - Insertion of durable ventricular assist device (VAD) for use as destination therapy, PICO Confirmation. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Hettiarachchi, R. and Tuffaha, H. (2023). (April 2023), MSAC Application No. 1734 - Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) for the treatment of moderately or severely calcified peripheral artery disease, PICO Confirmation. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.
Toloo, Sam, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Lim, David and Wilson, Katie (2022). Reducing Emergency Department demand through expanded primary healthcare practice: Full report of the research and findings. Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/rep.eprints.227473
Duff, Jed, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Brain, David, Tyack, Zephanie, Senanayake, Sameera Jayan, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini, Olsson, Lita and Griffiths, Jo (2022). Surgical Ambassador: Occupational Violence Prevention Program Economic Evaluation. Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia: Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/rep.eprints.248024
Theses
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini Manjula (2021). Application of cost-utility analysis in oral health: a preference-based quality of life instrument for dental caries among Australian adolescents. PhD Thesis, Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Australia. doi: 10.25904/1912/4077
Hettiarachchi, Ruvini Manjula (2014). Oral Health Literacy status of the pregnant mothers and effectiveness of an intervention to improve the Oral Health Literacy status of the pregnant mothers in a selected MOH area in Colombo District. Professional Doctorate, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Hettiarachchi, R. M. (2007). Dental caries experience in 3-5 year old children and oral health knowledge and practices of their parents in Nugegoda MOH area. Master's Thesis, Community Dentistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.