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View article: Using machine‐assisted topic analysis to expedite thematic analysis of free‐text data: Exemplar investigation of factors influencing health behaviours and wellbeing during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic
Using machine‐assisted topic analysis to expedite thematic analysis of free‐text data: Exemplar investigation of factors influencing health behaviours and wellbeing during the <span>COVID</span> ‐19 pandemic Open
Objectives Investigate the use of machine learning to expedite thematic analysis of qualitative data concerning factors that influenced health behaviours and wellbeing during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design Qualitative investigation using Ma…
View article: Evaluating the impact of vaping facts films on vaping harm perceptions among young adults in the UK: A randomized on‐line experiment
Evaluating the impact of vaping facts films on vaping harm perceptions among young adults in the UK: A randomized on‐line experiment Open
Aim Measure the impact of brief, academic‐led, evidence‐based social media videos on vaping harm perceptions among young adults. Design On‐line between‐subjects experimental study. Participants were randomized to one of two conditions: exp…
View article: Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: Findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation
Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: Findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation Open
For people accessing homelessness support centres, smoking abstinence remains challenging. More intensive support and a variety of approaches to support smoking cessation, particularly those which address the psychosocial factors which hin…
View article: Cessation of smoking in people attending UK emergency departments: the COSTED RCT with economic and process evaluation
Cessation of smoking in people attending UK emergency departments: the COSTED RCT with economic and process evaluation Open
Background The emergency department represents a potentially valuable opportunity to support smoking cessation. Evidence is lacking around the use of e-cigarettes in opportunistic settings like the emergency department. Objective To undert…
View article: Understanding the implementation of a smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness: A process evaluation of the SCeTCH trial
Understanding the implementation of a smoking cessation intervention for people experiencing homelessness: A process evaluation of the SCeTCH trial Open
Introduction Cigarette smoking is higher in people experiencing homelessness. The Smoking Cessation Trial in Centres for Homelessness (SCeTCH) was a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial in 32 services for homelessness across Great…
View article: Cost-effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation at homeless support centres: SCeTCH cRCT
Cost-effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation at homeless support centres: SCeTCH cRCT Open
Background While smoking is common among those experiencing homelessness, the effectiveness of an e-cigarette intervention to reduce smoking in this population is unclear. Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of providing an e-cig…
View article: Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation
Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation Open
Background Smoking prevalence among people experiencing homelessness is high. This study explored the factors which influenced potential smoking abstinence among participants receiving an e-cigarette (EC) intervention within the Smoking Ce…
View article: The Context of the Emergency Department as a Location for a Smoking Cessation Intervention—Process Evaluation Findings From the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department Trial
The Context of the Emergency Department as a Location for a Smoking Cessation Intervention—Process Evaluation Findings From the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department Trial Open
Introduction Hospital emergency departments (ED) offer an opportunity to engage with large numbers of people who smoke to prompt cessation, although the acceptability of opportunistic intervention in this context has been questioned. This …
View article: Cost–utility analysis of provision of e‐cigarette starter kits for smoking cessation in emergency departments: An economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial
Cost–utility analysis of provision of e‐cigarette starter kits for smoking cessation in emergency departments: An economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial Open
Aims To assess the cost‐effectiveness of the Cessation of Smoking Trial in Emergency Department (COSTED) intervention compared with signposting to local stop smoking service (SSS) from the National Health Service (NHS) and personal social …
View article: How do people quit smoking using e‐cigarettes? A mixed‐methods exploration of participant smoking pathways following receiving an opportunistic e‐cigarette‐based smoking cessation intervention
How do people quit smoking using e‐cigarettes? A mixed‐methods exploration of participant smoking pathways following receiving an opportunistic e‐cigarette‐based smoking cessation intervention Open
Background and Aims Pathways of transitioning from tobacco smoking to vaping after receiving an e‐cigarette‐based smoking cessation intervention have been minimally explored. Study aims: 1) identify pathways between intervention delivery a…
View article: Engagement With Stop Smoking Services After Referral or Signposting: A Mixed-Methods Study
Engagement With Stop Smoking Services After Referral or Signposting: A Mixed-Methods Study Open
Introduction Screening for smoking when people interact with healthcare services and referral of those who smoke to stop smoking services (SSSs) is a key component of efforts to tackle tobacco use. However, little is known about what happe…
View article: Young people’s use of disposable vapes: A qualitative study
Young people’s use of disposable vapes: A qualitative study Open
Background and aims Youth use of disposable vapes has increased markedly in the United Kingdom in recent years, yet little is known about the motivations, experiences and perceptions of young people themselves. This study aimed to explore …
View article: Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial Open
Background Supporting people to quit smoking is one of the most powerful interventions to improve health. The Emergency Department (ED) represents a potentially valuable opportunity to deliver a smoking cessation intervention if it is suff…
View article: Selecting an e-cigarette for use in smoking cessation interventions and healthcare services: findings from patient and public consultation for the COSTED trial
Selecting an e-cigarette for use in smoking cessation interventions and healthcare services: findings from patient and public consultation for the COSTED trial Open
Objectives The Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED) trial aims to ascertain whether brief advice, the provision of an e-cigarette starter kit and referral to stop smoking services (SSS), increases smoking cessati…
View article: Predictors of Successful Tobacco Cessation After Receiving an E-Cigarette Based Smoking Cessation Intervention
Predictors of Successful Tobacco Cessation After Receiving an E-Cigarette Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Open
Introduction E-cigarettes have been shown to be effective for tobacco smoking cessation. Predicting those who are most likely to achieve smoking abstinence after receiving an e-cigarette based smoking cessation intervention could help to t…
View article: Navigating risk: Young women's pathways through the care, education and criminal justice systems
Navigating risk: Young women's pathways through the care, education and criminal justice systems Open
The criminalization of young women in care remains an important practice and policy issue in England despite 2018 national guidance and the subsequent development of local authority protocols to reduce the criminalization of care‐experienc…
View article: Medicalisation of vaping in the UK? E-cigarette users’ perspectives on the merging of commercial and medical routes to vaping
Medicalisation of vaping in the UK? E-cigarette users’ perspectives on the merging of commercial and medical routes to vaping Open
Background: In the UK, most smokers choosing e-cigarettes to quit smoking will access vaping via commercial routes. In recent years, however, a shift towards medicalisation of vaping has become apparent, with public health guidance support…
View article: Lest we forget. Illuminating lived experience of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown
Lest we forget. Illuminating lived experience of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown Open
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated 'lockdowns' profoundly impacted people's lives in 2020-2021 and beyond. This study sought to understand unique person-centred insights into health and wellbeing during the restrictive measures in the Un…
View article: Biochemical Verification of Tobacco-Use as an Inclusion Criterion in Smoking Cessation Trials- Lessons From the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department
Biochemical Verification of Tobacco-Use as an Inclusion Criterion in Smoking Cessation Trials- Lessons From the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department Open
INTRODUCTION Biochemical verification of smoking status prior to recruitment into smoking cessation trials is widely used to confirm smoking status, most commonly using exhaled carbon monoxide (CO). There is variation in the level of CO us…
View article: Cessation of smoking trial in the emergency department (CoSTED): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Cessation of smoking trial in the emergency department (CoSTED): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Attendees of emergency departments (EDs) have a higher than expected prevalence of smoking. ED attendance may be a good opportunity to prompt positive behaviour change, even for smokers not currently motivated to quit. This st…
View article: Mitochondrial DAMPs as mechanistic biomarkers of mucosal inflammation in Crohn’s disease: Study protocol for prospective longitudinal cohort study in Scotland
Mitochondrial DAMPs as mechanistic biomarkers of mucosal inflammation in Crohn’s disease: Study protocol for prospective longitudinal cohort study in Scotland Open
The MUSIC study is a multi-centre, longitudinal study set in the real world IBD clinical setting to investigate and develop a new biomarker approach utilising mitochondrial DAMP and circulating DNA in assessing mucosal healing in Crohn’s d…
View article: Disruption and adaptation in response to the coronavirus pandemic – Assets as contextual moderators of enactment of health behaviours
Disruption and adaptation in response to the coronavirus pandemic – Assets as contextual moderators of enactment of health behaviours Open
Purpose During the COVID‐19 UK first national lockdown (March–July 2020) enactment of healthy behaviours was fundamentally changed due to social restrictions. This study sought to understand perspectives on health behaviour change, as part…
View article: Development of a Smoke-Free Home Intervention for Families of Babies Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care
Development of a Smoke-Free Home Intervention for Families of Babies Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Open
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have a disproportionately higher number of parents who smoke tobacco compared to the general population. A baby’s NICU admission offers a unique time to prompt behaviour change, and to emphasise the da…
View article: Evaluating the effectiveness of e‐cigarettes compared with usual care for smoking cessation when offered to smokers at homeless centres: protocol for a multi‐centre cluster‐randomized controlled trial in Great Britain
Evaluating the effectiveness of e‐cigarettes compared with usual care for smoking cessation when offered to smokers at homeless centres: protocol for a multi‐centre cluster‐randomized controlled trial in Great Britain Open
Background and aims Smoking is extremely common among adults experiencing homelessness, but there is lack of evidence for treatment efficacy. E‐cigarettes are an effective quitting aid, but they have not been widely tested in smokers with …
View article: Religious Affiliation and Sexual Permissiveness Over Time
Religious Affiliation and Sexual Permissiveness Over Time Open
In this study, I analyze the relationship between sexual permissiveness and affiliation with a fundamentalist religion and how this relationship has changed over time. I first consider previous research that reviews how religious affiliati…