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Development and evaluation of an intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent smoking uptake: a mixed-methods study (2016)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Taylor, J. A., Taylor, A., Lewis, S., Britton, J., McNeill, A., …Bains, M. (2016). Development and evaluation of an intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent smoking uptake: a mixed-methods study. Public Health Research, 4(9), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr04090

Background Smokers who start smoking at an early age are less likely to quit and more likely to die from their habit. Evidence from the US Truth® campaign suggests that interventions focusing on tobacco industry practices and ethics may be effecti... Read More about Development and evaluation of an intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent smoking uptake: a mixed-methods study.

Protecting children from secondhand smoke: a mixed-methods feasibility study of a novel smoke-free home intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Marsh, J., McNeill, A., Lewis, S., Coleman, T., Bains, M., Larwood, A., …Jones, L. L. (2016). Protecting children from secondhand smoke: a mixed-methods feasibility study of a novel smoke-free home intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0094-7

Background: Globally, 40 % of children under 14 years are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), typically in their homes. There is limited evidence of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce children’s SHS exposure,and so the aim of this... Read More about Protecting children from secondhand smoke: a mixed-methods feasibility study of a novel smoke-free home intervention.

“F*ck it! Let’s get to drinking – poison our livers!”: a thematic analysis of alcohol content in contemporary YouTube music videos (2016)
Journal Article
Cranwell, J., Britton, J., & Bains, M. (in press). “F*ck it! Let’s get to drinking – poison our livers!”: a thematic analysis of alcohol content in contemporary YouTube music videos. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-016-9578-3

Purpose: To describe the portrayal of alcohol content in popular YouTube music videos. Methods: We used inductive thematic analysis to explore the lyrics and visual imagery in 49 UK Top 40 songs and music videos previously found to contain alcoh... Read More about “F*ck it! Let’s get to drinking – poison our livers!”: a thematic analysis of alcohol content in contemporary YouTube music videos.

Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis?: a risk prediction model (2016)
Journal Article
Rees, F., Doherty, M., Lanyon, P., Davenport, G., Riley, R. D., Zhang, W., & Grainge, M. J. (2017). Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis?: a risk prediction model. Arthritis Care and Research, 69(6), 833-841. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23021

OBJECTIVES: 1) To compare the primary care consulting behaviour prior to diagnosis of people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with controls, 2) to develop and validate a risk prediction model to aid earlier SLE diagnosis. METHODS: 1,739 in... Read More about Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis?: a risk prediction model.

Prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and risk factors in 1,010 adolescent girls from rural Maharashtra, India: a cross-sectional survey (2016)
Journal Article
Ahankari, A. S., Myles, P. R., Fogarty, A. W., Dixit, J., & Tata, L. J. (2017). Prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and risk factors in 1,010 adolescent girls from rural Maharashtra, India: a cross-sectional survey. Public Health, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.07.010

Objective: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional disorder observed in adolescent girls in India. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with IDA in rural Maharashtra, India to address current evid... Read More about Prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and risk factors in 1,010 adolescent girls from rural Maharashtra, India: a cross-sectional survey.

Bronchiectasis and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based study (2016)
Journal Article
Navaratnam, V., Millett, E. R., Hurst, J. R., Thomas, S. L., Smeeth, L., Hubbard, R. B., …Quint, J. K. (in press). Bronchiectasis and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based study. Thorax, 72(2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208188

Background: There are limited data on the burden of cardiovascular comorbidities in people with bronchiectasis. Our cross-sectional study estimates the burden of pre-existing diagnoses of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in people with bronchi... Read More about Bronchiectasis and the risk of cardiovascular disease: a population-based study.

Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit) (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Naughton, F., Foster, K., Emery, J., Cooper, S., Sutton, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., …Coleman, T. (2016). Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit).

Background: Text message cessation programmes have potential to change smoking behaviour during pregnancy but their effectiveness is unknown. This study aimed to estimate key parameters, including effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, for delivering... Read More about Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit).

Real-world uptake of a tailored, text message pregnancy smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) when offered online (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Emery, J., Coleman, T., Sutton, S., Cooper, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Jones, M., & Naughton, F. (2016). Real-world uptake of a tailored, text message pregnancy smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) when offered online.

Background: Prenatal smoking is a major public health concern and uptake of NHS cessation support is low in this group. Text message-based self-help is a promising intervention for this population but little is known about its likely real-world uptak... Read More about Real-world uptake of a tailored, text message pregnancy smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) when offered online.

Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013 (2016)
Journal Article
O'Dowd, E. L., McKeever, T. M., Baldwin, D. R., & Hubbard, R. B. (2016). Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013. PLoS ONE, 11(8), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161399

Introduction: Many patients with cancer die in an acute hospital bed, which has been frequently identified as the least preferred location, with psychological and financial implications. This study looks at place and cause of death in patients with l... Read More about Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013.

The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Hakamy, A., Bolton, C. E., & McKeever, T. M. (2017). The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972316661925

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on survival and fall (including balance) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at stability. Design: Systematic Review. Methods: OVID, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and... Read More about The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.

Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms?: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England (2016)
Journal Article
Renzi, C., Lyratzopoulos, G., Card, T. R., Chu, T., Macleod, U., & Ratchet, B. (2016). Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms?: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England. British Journal of Cancer, 115(7), https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.250

Background: More than 20% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed following an emergency presentation. We aimed to examine pre-diagnostic primary care consultations and related symptoms comparing patients diagnosed as emergencies with those diagnosed thr... Read More about Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms?: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England.

Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on growth trajectories in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study (2016)
Journal Article
Taye, B., Enquselassie, F., Tsegaye, A., Amberbir, A., Medhin, G., Fogarty, A., …Davey, G. (2016). Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on growth trajectories in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 50, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.005

Background Helicobacter pylori infection has been associated with early childhood growth impairment in high- and middle-income countries; however, few studies have examined this relationship within low-income countries or have used a longitudinal de... Read More about Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on growth trajectories in young Ethiopian children: a longitudinal study.

Risk of venous thromboembolism in hospitalised cancer patients in England – A cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Ratib, S., Walker, A. J., Card, T. R., & Grainge, M. J. (2016). Risk of venous thromboembolism in hospitalised cancer patients in England – A cohort study. Journal of Hematology and Oncology, 9, Article 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-016-0291-0

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a well-recognised and life-threatening complication in patients with cancer. However, the precise risk of VTE in hospitalised cancer patients in England has not been previously reported. Methods: We condu... Read More about Risk of venous thromboembolism in hospitalised cancer patients in England – A cohort study.

Alcohol and tobacco content in UK video games and their association with alcohol and tobacco use among young people (2016)
Journal Article
Cranwell, J., Whitamore, K., Britton, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2016). Alcohol and tobacco content in UK video games and their association with alcohol and tobacco use among young people. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(7), 426-434. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0093

Aims: To determine the extent to which video games include alcohol and tobacco content and assess the association between playing them and alcohol and smoking behaviours in adolescent players. Design: Assessment of substance in the 32 UK bestsell... Read More about Alcohol and tobacco content in UK video games and their association with alcohol and tobacco use among young people.

A qualitative evaluation of a novel intervention using insight into tobacco industry tactics to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children (2016)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., Taylor, A., Lewis, S., McNeill, A., Britton, J., Jones, L. L., …Bains, M. (2016). A qualitative evaluation of a novel intervention using insight into tobacco industry tactics to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children. BMC Public Health, 16(539), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3205-8

Background: Evidence from the US Truth campaign suggests that interventions focusing on tobacco industry tactics can be effective in preventing smoking uptake by children. Operation Smoke Storm is the first school-based intervention based on this pre... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of a novel intervention using insight into tobacco industry tactics to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children.

Population-based weight loss and gain do not explain trends in asthma mortality in Cuba: a prospective study from 1964 to 2014 (2016)
Journal Article
Suárez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernández, S. J., Britton, J., & Fogarty, A. W. (2016). Population-based weight loss and gain do not explain trends in asthma mortality in Cuba: a prospective study from 1964 to 2014. Respiratory Medicine, 118, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2016.07.003

Background The increase in prevalence of obesity is a possible risk factor for asthma in developed countries. As the people of Cuba experienced an acute population-based decrease in weight in the 1990s, we tested the hypothesis that national weigh... Read More about Population-based weight loss and gain do not explain trends in asthma mortality in Cuba: a prospective study from 1964 to 2014.

The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Vaz, L. R., Aveyard, P., Cooper, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Coleman, T. (2016). The association between treatment adherence to nicotine patches and smoking cessation in pregnancy.

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.

Research funding for addressing tobacco related disease: an analysis of UK investment between 2008 and 2012 (2016)
Journal Article
Hall, M., Bogdanovica, I., & Britton, J. (2016). Research funding for addressing tobacco related disease: an analysis of UK investment between 2008 and 2012. BMJ Open, 6(7), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011609

Introduction Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the UK. However research spending on tobacco related disease, and particularly smoking prevention, is thought to be low. We therefore aimed to assess the relation between tobacco... Read More about Research funding for addressing tobacco related disease: an analysis of UK investment between 2008 and 2012.