All Outputs (6)

Nature of events and alcohol-related content in marketing materials at a university freshers’ fair: a summative content analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Fuller, A., Fleming, K. M., Szatkowski, L., & Bains, M. (2018). Nature of events and alcohol-related content in marketing materials at a university freshers’ fair: a summative content analysis. Journal of Public Health, 40(3), e320-e327. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx181

Introduction:The transition to university is a potentially influential time upon students’ drinking behaviour. This study explored the nature of activities and alcohol-related content in marketing materials from student-led societies and local busine... Read More about Nature of events and alcohol-related content in marketing materials at a university freshers’ fair: a summative content analysis.

Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study (2017)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Taylor, J., Taylor, A., Lewis, S., Qi, W., Parrott, S., …Bains, M. (2017). Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 7, Article e018031. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018031

Objectives: Evidence from the US Truth® campaign suggests that interventions focusing on tobacco industry practices and ethics may be effective in preventing youth smoking uptake. We developed, piloted and evaluated a school-based intervention based... Read More about Evaluation of a novel intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children: a mixed-methods study.

Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Farley, A., Koshiaris, C., Oke, J., Ryan, R., Szatkowski, L., Stevens, R., & Aveyard, P. (2017). Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2100

PURPOSE Smoking cessation after a diagnosis of lung, bladder, and upper aerodigestive tract cancer appears to improve survival, and support to quit would improve cessation. The aims of this study were to assess how often general practitioners provide... Read More about Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer.

Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Koshiaris, C., Aveyard, P., Oke, J., Ryan, R., Szatkowski, L., Stevens, R., & Farley, A. (in press). Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study. British Journal of Cancer, 117, https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.179

Background: The aim was to examine the association between smoking cessation and prognosis in smoking-related cancer as it is unclear that cessation reduces mortality.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study from 1999 to 2013, we assessed the... Read More about Smoking cessation and survival in lung, upper aero-digestive tract and bladder cancer: cohort study.

Rapidly Increasing Trend of Recorded Alcohol Consumption Since the End of the Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka (2017)
Journal Article
Nugawela, M. D., Lewis, S., Szatkowski, L., & Langley, T. (2017). Rapidly Increasing Trend of Recorded Alcohol Consumption Since the End of the Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52(5), 550-556. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx044

Aim: To evaluate temporal changes in recorded alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka during and after the armed conflict 1998 – 2013.

Methods: District level alcohol sales, and mid-year population data for the whole study period (1998-2013) were consis... Read More about Rapidly Increasing Trend of Recorded Alcohol Consumption Since the End of the Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka.

Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical violence in a psychiatric inpatient setting: an interrupted time series analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Robson, D., Spaducci, G., McNeill, A., Stewart, D., Craig, T., Yates, M., & Szatkowski, L. (2017). Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical violence in a psychiatric inpatient setting: an interrupted time series analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 4(7), 540-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2817%2930209-2

BACKGROUND: Smoke-free policies are important to protect health and reduce health inequalities. A major barrier to policy implementation in psychiatric hospitals is staff concern that physical violence will increase. We aimed to assess the effect of... Read More about Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical violence in a psychiatric inpatient setting: an interrupted time series analysis.