Telephone follow-up does not significantly improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes overall, but more intensive programmes may have an effect: Commentry on: Wu L, Forbes A, Griffiths P, et al. Telephone follow-up to improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Diabet Med 2010;27:1217–25.

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Health of community nurses: a case for workplace wellness schemes (2013)
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Community nursing is associated with stress and burnout, which can impact heavily on the individual and the NHS both economically and on the quality of patient care. Recent Government publications have called for an increase in workplace health schem... Read More about Health of community nurses: a case for workplace wellness schemes.

Health behaviours and attitudes towards being role models (2013)
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Nurses are often viewed by the general public as role models for health. This study investigated health behaviours in pre-registered nurses and their attitudes towards being role models to their patients. In total, 540 pre-registered nurses self-repo... Read More about Health behaviours and attitudes towards being role models.

A systematic review of workplace health promotion interventions for increasing physical activity (2013)
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Purpose The benefits of an active lifestyle are widely documented, yet studies show that only a small proportion of adults engage in sufficient levels of physical activity. The workplace presents an ideal avenue for delivering initiatives to promo... Read More about A systematic review of workplace health promotion interventions for increasing physical activity.

Text messaging interventions increase adherence to antiretroviral therapy and smoking cessation (2013)
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Five-year workplace wellness intervention in the NHS (2013)
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An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust (2013)
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The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of a complete smoking ban at an NHS Trust focusing on the attitudes, compliance and smoking behaviour of NHS Staff on the smoke-free NHS policy. Questionnaires were distributed to staff 17 months a... Read More about An evaluation of the effects of the smoking ban at an acute NHS trust.

Effects of text messaging in addition to emails on physical activity among university and college employees in the UK (2013)
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Objectives To test the effects of adding text messages to weekly email communications on recipients’ total physical activity (leisure-time; workplace; domestic and garden; and active transportation) in employees of universities and colleges in th... Read More about Effects of text messaging in addition to emails on physical activity among university and college employees in the UK.

Should nurses be role models for health? (2013)
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Physical activity and exercise in the treatment of depression (2012)
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Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity among patients with coronary heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2012)
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Improving children's oral health knowledge with a brief Dental Care Professional (DCP) delivered educational intervention (2012)
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Diabetes health-beliefs, self-care practices and glycaemic control among Malaysian young adults with diabetes (2011)
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Self-care practices and glycaemic control remain suboptimal among young adults with diabetes. One of the known factors to influence self-care behaviours is health beliefs. Targeting health beliefs through diabetes education facilitates individual’s d... Read More about Diabetes health-beliefs, self-care practices and glycaemic control among Malaysian young adults with diabetes.

Healthy hydration in the workplace (2011)
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Adequate hydration is critical for the maintenance of good health and has many long-term benefits which make it an essential part of any healthy lifestyle. Dehydration is often associated with negative health outcomes. Workers often report dehydratio... Read More about Healthy hydration in the workplace.

‘Do as I say, but not as I do’: are next generation nurses role models for health? (2011)
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How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared (2011)
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This study examined the health behaviour of nursing staff, comparing registered and pre-registered nurses in terms of their self-reported health and lifestyle behaviour. In total, 325 pre-registered nurses and 551 registered nurses, based at the same... Read More about How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared.

Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators (2011)
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In efforts to respond to key government public health initiatives for settings-based health promotion, the ‘Workplace Health Champion’ role has emerged as a method of promoting health within the UK healthcare setting. Health promotion techniques used... Read More about Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators.

Telephone follow-up does not significantly improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes overall, but more intensive programmes may have an effect: Commentry on: Wu L, Forbes A, Griffiths P, et al. Telephone follow-up to improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Diabet Med 2010;27:1217–25. (2011)
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