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View article: Implications of the fragility of opioid agonist treatment continuity on hepatitis C re-exposure concerns among people in prison: a qualitative study
Implications of the fragility of opioid agonist treatment continuity on hepatitis C re-exposure concerns among people in prison: a qualitative study Open
Continuity of OAT and HCV care remains a fragile experience for people who cycle in and out of incarceration. People who miss their OAT appointment in the community might wait several months upon re-incarceration to re-enter the OAT progra…
View article: Validation of the Identification of Medication Adherence Barriers Questionnaire (IMAB-Q); a Behavioural Science-Underpinned Tool for Identifying Non-Adherence and Diagnosing an Individual’s Barriers to Adherence
Validation of the Identification of Medication Adherence Barriers Questionnaire (IMAB-Q); a Behavioural Science-Underpinned Tool for Identifying Non-Adherence and Diagnosing an Individual’s Barriers to Adherence Open
The IMAB-Q is valid and reliable for identifying people not adhering and their barriers to adherence. Each IMAB-Q item is linked to a TDF domain which in turn is linked to relevant behaviour change techniques. The IMAB-Q can therefore guid…
View article: BabyBreathe trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent postpartum return to smoking
BabyBreathe trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent postpartum return to smoking Open
Introduction Many people quit smoking during pregnancy, but postpartum smoking relapse is common. Maintaining smoking abstinence achieved during pregnancy is key to improving maternal and child health. There are no evidence-based intervent…
View article: Contextual Factors That Impact the Implementation of Patient Portals With a Focus on Older People in Acute Care Hospitals: Scoping Review
Contextual Factors That Impact the Implementation of Patient Portals With a Focus on Older People in Acute Care Hospitals: Scoping Review Open
Background Older people are the highest users of health services but are less likely to use a patient portal than younger people. Objective This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesize the literature on contextual factors that impa…
View article: Novel Implementation Strategy to Electronically Screen and Signpost Patients to Health Behavior Apps: Mixed Methods Implementation Study (OptiMine Study)
Novel Implementation Strategy to Electronically Screen and Signpost Patients to Health Behavior Apps: Mixed Methods Implementation Study (OptiMine Study) Open
Background Behavior change apps have the potential to provide individual support on a population scale at low cost, but they face numerous barriers to implementation. Electronic health records (EHRs) in acute care hospitals provide a valua…
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: Regulation and accreditation of addictive behaviour applications—navigating the landscape
Regulation and accreditation of addictive behaviour applications—navigating the landscape Open
Background mHealth applications (apps) for addictive behaviours offer widespread provision of digital support, with particular benefits for stigmatized groups and those with poor access to treatment services. Regulation and accreditation m…
View article: Health behaviour change during the UK COVID‐19 lockdown: Findings from the first wave of the C‐19 health behaviour and well‐being daily tracker study
Health behaviour change during the UK COVID‐19 lockdown: Findings from the first wave of the C‐19 health behaviour and well‐being daily tracker study Open
Objectives To provide baseline cohort descriptives and assess change in health behaviours since the UK COVID‐19 lockdown. Design A prospective cohort ( N = 1,044) of people recruited online, purposively targeting vulnerable populations. Me…
View article: Mining Electronic Health Records to Promote the Reach of Digital Interventions for Cancer Prevention Through Proactive Electronic Outreach: Protocol for the Mixed Methods OptiMine Study
Mining Electronic Health Records to Promote the Reach of Digital Interventions for Cancer Prevention Through Proactive Electronic Outreach: Protocol for the Mixed Methods OptiMine Study Open
Background Digital behavior change interventions have demonstrated effectiveness for smoking cessation and reducing alcohol intake, which ultimately reduce cancer risk. Leveraging electronic health records (EHR) to identify at-risk patient…
View article: Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques within Interventions to Reduce Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure for Children
Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques within Interventions to Reduce Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure for Children Open
Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). There is no routine support to reduce ETS in the home. We systematically reviewed trials to reduce ETS in children in order to identify intervention characteristics…
View article: Identifying indirect impacts of the COVID pandemic: The C-19 health behaviour and wellbeing daily tracker study
Identifying indirect impacts of the COVID pandemic: The C-19 health behaviour and wellbeing daily tracker study Open
Study summaryIn rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sweeping changes to healthcare and restrictions on daily living, we set up a mixed methods UK intensive longitudinal study to understand the impact on health behaviours and me…
View article: C-19 Wellbeing Tracker study
C-19 Wellbeing Tracker study Open
COVID-19 wellbeing and health behaviour daily tracking study, using Nof1 design to monitor changes in health behaviour in the UK during social distancing measures as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
Research: Summaries of work relating to health psychology and Covid-19Workforce impacts of Covid-19 in the UKCovid-19: Investigating the relationship between coping strategies, happiness and wellbeingHealth-protective behaviour during the outbreak of Covid-19 in the UKCHARIS: Covid-19 Health and Adherence Research In ScotlandCovid-19, lockdown and appearanceCarers’ experiences of caring for a friend or family member with dementia during the Covid-19 pandemicThe importance of source credibility for recruiting underrepresented groups in health research: Insights from the Covid-19 coping surveyPublic responses to public health messages encouraging vaccination during pandemics or epidemics: A rapid reviewPrenatal stress, health, health-behaviours, and formal and informal supports during the Covid-19 pandemicVideo calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a rapid reviewThe effect of antibody test result knowledge on transmission reducing behavioursInvestigating habit changes in lockdown: A Covid-19 study of self-care at home in the USIdentifying indirect impacts of the Covid pandemic: The C-19 health behaviour and wellbeing daily tracker studyI don’t want to hold your hand: Can Covid-19 public health messages delivered through songs?Homeworking during Covid-19 lockdown: Relationships between the physical and social environments at home, work-related burnout, and musculoskeletal pain Open
This is a pre-publication version of the following article: Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Ratcliffe, E., Yarker, J., Lewis, R., & Munir, F. (2020). Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown: Relationships between the physical and social environmen…
View article: Are long working hours associated with weight‐related outcomes? A meta‐analysis of observational studies
Are long working hours associated with weight‐related outcomes? A meta‐analysis of observational studies Open
Summary The relationship between long working hours and body weight outcomes remains inconclusive; thus, we conducted a meta‐analysis to assess the effect of long working hours on weight‐related outcomes. PubMed and Embase databases were s…
View article: Trust and peer review
Trust and peer review Open
Survey data in SPSS and Excel for the Trust and Peer Review survey. This was a global online survey of 3133 active researchers.
View article: Re-Configuring Identity Postpartum and Sustained Abstinence or Relapse to Tobacco Smoking
Re-Configuring Identity Postpartum and Sustained Abstinence or Relapse to Tobacco Smoking Open
Relapse to smoking postpartum is a common and important public health problem. Difficulty in adjusting to a non-smoking identity is a key factor prompting relapse. However, postpartum relapse prevention interventions rarely focus upon offe…
View article: Omega-3, omega-6, and total dietary polyunsaturated fat for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Omega-3, omega-6, and total dietary polyunsaturated fat for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Open
Objective To assess effects of increasing omega-3, omega-6, and total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on diabetes diagnosis and glucose metabolism. Design Systematic review and meta-analyses. Data sources Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTR…
View article: Development of a Complex Intervention for the Maintenance of Postpartum Smoking Abstinence: Process for Defining Evidence-Based Intervention
Development of a Complex Intervention for the Maintenance of Postpartum Smoking Abstinence: Process for Defining Evidence-Based Intervention Open
Relapse to tobacco smoking for pregnant women who quit is a major public health problem. Evidence-based approaches to intervention are urgently required. This study aimed to develop an intervention to be integrated into existing healthcare…
View article: Beverage Intake and Drinking Patterns—Clues to Support Older People Living in Long-Term Care to Drink Well: DRIE and FISE Studies
Beverage Intake and Drinking Patterns—Clues to Support Older People Living in Long-Term Care to Drink Well: DRIE and FISE Studies Open
Low-intake dehydration, due to insufficient beverage intake, is common in older people and associated with increased mortality and morbidity. We aimed to document the drinking patterns of older adults living in long-term care and compared …
View article: Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Open
BACKGROUND: Researchers have suggested that omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from oily fish (long‐chain omega‐3 (LCn3), including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)), as well as from plants (alpha‐linolenic acid …
View article: Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Open
Omega-6 fats are polyunsaturated fats vital for many physiological functions, but their effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is debated.To assess effects of increasing omega-6 fats (linoleic acid (LA), gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), di…
View article: Relapse to smoking and health-related quality of life: Secondary analysis of data from a study of smoking relapse prevention
Relapse to smoking and health-related quality of life: Secondary analysis of data from a study of smoking relapse prevention Open
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that smoking and smoking cessation may be associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In this study, we compared changes in HRQoL in people who maintained abstinence with people who had r…
View article: Polyunsaturated fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Polyunsaturated fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Open
This is the most extensive systematic review of RCTs conducted to date to assess effects of increasing PUFA on cardiovascular disease, mortality, lipids or adiposity. Increasing PUFA intake probably slightly reduces risk of coronary heart …
View article: Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Open
This is the most extensive systematic assessment of effects of omega-3 fats on cardiovascular health to date. Moderate- and low-certainty evidence suggests that increasing LCn3 slightly reduces risk of coronary heart disease mortality and …
View article: Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Omega-6 fats for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Open
This is the most extensive systematic assessment of effects of omega-6 fats on cardiovascular health, mortality, lipids and adiposity to date, using previously unpublished data. We found no evidence that increasing omega-6 fats reduces car…