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Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of behavioural support for prolonged abstinence for smokers wishing to reduce but not quit: Randomised controlled trial of physical activity assisted reduction of smoking (TARS) (2023)
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Taylor, A. H., Thompson, T. P., Streeter, A., Chynoweth, J., Snowsill, T., Ingram, W., Ussher, M., Aveyard, P., Murray, R. L., Harris, T., Callaghan, L., Green, C., Greaves, C. J., Price, L., & Creanor, S. (2023). Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of behavioural support for prolonged abstinence for smokers wishing to reduce but not quit: Randomised controlled trial of physical activity assisted reduction of smoking (TARS). Addiction, 118(6), 1140-1152. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16129

Aims: For smokers unmotivated to quit, we assessed the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of behavioural support to reduce smoking and increase physical activity on prolonged abstinence and related outcomes. Design: A multi‐centred pragmatic two‐ar... Read More about Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of behavioural support for prolonged abstinence for smokers wishing to reduce but not quit: Randomised controlled trial of physical activity assisted reduction of smoking (TARS).

Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context (2022)
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Quinn-Scoggins, H. D., Murray, R. L., Quaife, S. L., Smith, P., Brain, K. E., Callister, M. E. J., Baldwin, D. R., Britton, J., Crosbie, P. A. J., Thorley, R., & McCutchan, G. M. (2022). Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22(1), Article 478. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02263-w

Background: Optimising smoking cessation services within a low radiation-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening programme has the potential to improve cost-effectiveness and overall efficacy of the programme. However, evidence on the o... Read More about Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context.

Patient survey examining the experience of care of a hospital-based opt-out tobacco dependency treatment service (the CURE Project) (2022)
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Hryhorskyj, L., Howle, F., Groom, K., Moore, R., Clegg, H., Shackley, D., Pearce, C., Baugh, M., Rutherford, M., Huddart, H., Mawson, A., Manley, E., Hewitt, K., Coyne, J., Benbow, E., Crossfield, A., Murray, R. L., & Evison, M. (2022). Patient survey examining the experience of care of a hospital-based opt-out tobacco dependency treatment service (the CURE Project). BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 9(1), Article e001334. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001334

INTRODUCTION: Treating tobacco dependency in patients admitted to hospital is a key priority in the National Health Service long-term plan. This service evaluation assessed the perception, needs and experience of care within an opt-out hospital-based... Read More about Patient survey examining the experience of care of a hospital-based opt-out tobacco dependency treatment service (the CURE Project).

Early Diagnosis and Lung Cancer Screening (2022)
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Balata, H., Quaife, S. L., Craig, C., Ryan, D. . J., Bradley, P., Crosbie, P. A. J., Murray, R. L., & Evison, M. (2022). Early Diagnosis and Lung Cancer Screening. Clinical Oncology, 34(11), 708-715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2022.08.036

Lung cancer remains the most significant cause of cancer death, accounting for about 20% of all cancer-related mortality. A significant reason for this is delayed diagnosis, either due to lack of symptoms in early-stage disease or presentation with n... Read More about Early Diagnosis and Lung Cancer Screening.

Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Patients with Lung Cancer: A Review of Where we are Today (2022)
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Burnett, C., Bestall, J. C., Burke, S., Morgan, E., Murray, R. L., Greenwood-Wilson, S., Williams, G. F., & Franks, K. N. (2022). Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Patients with Lung Cancer: A Review of Where we are Today. Clinical Oncology, 34(11), 724-732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2022.08.028

Lung cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the UK, with nearly 50 000 new cases diagnosed a year. Treatments for lung cancer have improved in recent years with the advent of new surgical and radiotherapy techniques and the increased use o... Read More about Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Patients with Lung Cancer: A Review of Where we are Today.

Participation in community-based lung cancer screening: the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (2022)
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Crosbie, P. A., Gabe, R., Simmonds, I., Hancock, N., Alexandris, P., Kennedy, M., Rogerson, S., Baldwin, D., Booton, R., Bradley, C., Darby, M., Eckert, C., Franks, K. N., Lindop, J., Janes, S. M., Møller, H., Murray, R. L., Neal, R. D., Quaife, S. L., Upperton, S., …Callister, M. E. J. (2022). Participation in community-based lung cancer screening: the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial. European Respiratory Journal, 60(5), https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00483-2022

Background Screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces lung cancer mortality; however, the most effective strategy for optimising participation is unknown. Here we present data from the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial, including respons... Read More about Participation in community-based lung cancer screening: the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial.

Exploring the influence of health management processes on health outcomes among internally displaced persons (IDPs) (2022)
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Ekezie, W., Siebert, P., Timmons, S., Murray, R. L., & Bains, M. (2022). Exploring the influence of health management processes on health outcomes among internally displaced persons (IDPs). Journal of Migration and Health, 6, Article 100124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100124

Background: Despite global action and policy initiatives, internally displaced persons (IDPs) experience poor living conditions and lack healthcare access compared to refugees. This study sought to understand the relationship between health managemen... Read More about Exploring the influence of health management processes on health outcomes among internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown (2022)
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Davies, N. P., Callister, M. E., Copeland, H., Griffiths, S., Holtam, L., Lambert, P., Mathur, J., Thorley, R., & Murray, R. L. (2022). Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), Article 7722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137722

Smoking cessation services have rapidly transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes include pivoting from face-to-face to telephone and video call support, remote provision of stop smoking aids and more flexible appointments. This study reports... Read More about Opportunistic Non-Governmental Organisation Delivery of a Virtual Stop Smoking Service in England during the COVID-19 Lockdown.

Successes and Challenges of Implementing Tobacco Dependency Treatment in Health Care Institutions in England (2022)
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Agrawal, S., Mangera, Z., Murray, R. L., Howle, F., & Evison, M. (2022). Successes and Challenges of Implementing Tobacco Dependency Treatment in Health Care Institutions in England. Current Oncology, 29(5), 3738-3747. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29050299

There is a significant body of evidence that delivering tobacco dependency treatment within acute care hospitals can deliver high rates of tobacco abstinence and substantial benefits for both patients and the healthcare system. This evidence has driv... Read More about Successes and Challenges of Implementing Tobacco Dependency Treatment in Health Care Institutions in England.

Attitudes towards the integration of smoking cessation into lung cancer screening in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study of individuals eligible to attend (2022)
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Groves, S., McCutchan, G., Quaife, S. L., Murray, R. L., Ostroff, J. S., Brain, K., Crosbie, P. A., Yorke, J., Baldwin, D., Field, J. K., & McWilliams, L. (2022). Attitudes towards the integration of smoking cessation into lung cancer screening in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study of individuals eligible to attend. Health Expectations, https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13513

Introduction: There is limited research exploring how smoking cessation treatment should be implemented into lung cancer screening in the United Kingdom. This study aimed to understand attitudes and preferences regarding the integration of smoking ce... Read More about Attitudes towards the integration of smoking cessation into lung cancer screening in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study of individuals eligible to attend.