All Outputs (128)

The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy (2016)
Conference Proceeding

Background: In non-pregnant “quitters,” adherence to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) increases smoking cessation. We investigated relationships between adherence to placebo or NRT patches and cessation in pregnancy, including an assessment of reve... Read More about The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy.

Smoking in movies and smoking initiation in adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article

Background and aims: Preventing young people from initiating smoking is a vital public health objective. There is strong evidence that exposure to smoking imagery in movies is associated with an increased risk of smoking uptake. However, the estimate... Read More about Smoking in movies and smoking initiation in adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.

‘Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support (2016)
Journal Article

Background. In the UK, free smoking cessation support is available to pregnant women; only a minority access this. ‘Opt-out’ referrals to stop smoking services (SSS) are recommended by UK guidelines. These involve identifying pregnant smokers using e... Read More about ‘Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support.

SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Smoking tobacco increases the risk of respiratory disease in adults and children, but communicating the magnitude of these effects in a scientific manner that is accessible and usable by public and policymakers presents a challenge. We ha... Read More about SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health.

The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article

Introduction In non-pregnant ‘quitters’, adherence to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) increases smoking cessation. We investigated relationships between adherence to placebo or NRT patches and cessation in pregnancy, including an assessment of... Read More about The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Hydrolysed formula and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article

© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2016. Objective To determine whether feeding infants with hydrolysed formula reduces their risk of allergic or autoimmune disease. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis, as part of a series of systematic reviews commis... Read More about Hydrolysed formula and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Specific treatments for influenza are limited to neuraminidase inhibitors and adamantanes. Corticosteroids show evidence of benefit in sepsis and related conditions, most likely due to their anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properti... Read More about Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza.

Impact of neuraminidase inhibitors on influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The impact of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) on influenza‐related pneumonia (IRP) is not established. Our objective was to investigate the association between NAI treatment and IRP incidence and outcomes in patients hospitalised with A(H... Read More about Impact of neuraminidase inhibitors on influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy (2015)
Journal Article

Background Smoking in pregnancy is a public health problem. When used by non-pregnant smokers, pharmacotherapies (nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion and varenicline) are effective for smoking cessation, however, their efficacy and safet... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy.

Small area synthetic estimates of smoking prevalence during pregnancy in England (2015)
Journal Article

Background: Complete and accurate data on maternal smoking prevalence during pregnancy are not available at a local geographical scale in England. We employ a synthetic estimation approach to predict the expected prevalence of smoking during pregnanc... Read More about Small area synthetic estimates of smoking prevalence during pregnancy in England.

What is the quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases? (2015)
Journal Article

Smoking is a major risk factor for a range of diseases, and quitting smoking provides considerable benefits to health. It therefore follows that clinical guidelines on disease management, particularly for diseases caused by smoking, should include sm... Read More about What is the quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases?.

The adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care (2015)
Journal Article

Objectives: To adapt a tailored SMS text message smoking cessation intervention (MiQuit) for use without active health professional endorsement in routine antenatal care settings, to estimate ‘real world’ uptake and test the feasibility of its use. D... Read More about The adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care.

Self?help educational booklets for the prevention of smoking relapse following smoking cessation treatment: a randomized controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article

Aims: Most people who quit smoking for a short term will return to smoking again in 12 months. We tested whether self-help booklets can reduce relapse in short-term quitters after receiving behavioural and pharmacological cessation treatment. Des... Read More about Self?help educational booklets for the prevention of smoking relapse following smoking cessation treatment: a randomized controlled trial.

Abstinence and relapse among smokers who use varenicline in a quit attempt-a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: Relapse and abstinence in smokers treated with varenicline (2015)
Journal Article

Background and aims Varenicline increases the likelihood of long-term abstinence following a quit attempt. It has been suggested that 1) part of its benefit arises from ‘recruiting into abstinence’ smokers who are not able to stop on the target quit... Read More about Abstinence and relapse among smokers who use varenicline in a quit attempt-a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials: Relapse and abstinence in smokers treated with varenicline.

Male involvement and maternal health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article

Background: The developing world accounts for 99% of global maternal deaths. Men in developing countries are the chief decision-makers, determining women's access to maternal health services and influencing their health outcomes. At present, it is un... Read More about Male involvement and maternal health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos (2015)
Journal Article

AIMS: To quantify tobacco and alcohol content, including branding, in popular contemporary YouTube music videos; and measure adolescent exposure to such content. DESIGN: Ten-second interval content analysis of alcohol, tobacco or electronic cigarette... Read More about Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos.

Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article

Background Smoking in pregnancy is a public health problem. Self-help smoking cessation support can help pregnant women to stop smoking, but the effects of delivering this kind of support via SMS text message are not known. A previous randomised... Read More about Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Effect of Corticosteroid Therapy on Influenza-Related Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2014)
Journal Article

Background: Most studies have reported that corticosteroid therapy adversely influences influenza-related outcomes. Methods: Electronic databases were searched from inception to March 2013 for experimental and observational studies investigating s... Read More about Effect of Corticosteroid Therapy on Influenza-Related Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Statistical and methodological concerns about the beneficial effect of neuraminidase inhibitors on mortality (2014)
Journal Article

Maternal Obesity and Infant Mortality: A Meta-Analysis (2014)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Despite numerous studies reporting an elevated risk of infant mortality among women who are obese, the magnitude of the association is unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the association... Read More about Maternal Obesity and Infant Mortality: A Meta-Analysis.