All Outputs (8)

What is the quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases? (2015)
Journal Article
Bogdanovica, I., Agrawal, S., Gregory, B., Britton, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2015). What is the quality of smoking cessation advice in guidelines of tobacco-related diseases?. Clinical Medicine, 15(6), https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-546

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?.

Health-care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: a review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development (2015)
Journal Article
West, R., Raw, M., McNeill, A., Stead, L., Aveyard, P., Britton, J., …Borland, R. (2015). Health-care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: a review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development. Addiction, 110(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12998

Aims: This paper provides a concise review of the efficacy, effectiveness and affordability of health-care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation, in order to inform national guideline development and assist countries in planning their... Read More about Health-care interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: a review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development.

The relation between cigarette price and hand-rolling tobacco consumption in the UK: an ecological study (2015)
Journal Article
Rothwell, L., Britton, J., & Bogdanovica, I. (2015). The relation between cigarette price and hand-rolling tobacco consumption in the UK: an ecological study. BMJ Open, 5(6), Article e007697. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007697

OBJECTIVES: Cigarette price increases reduce smoking prevalence but as a tobacco control policy are undermined by the availability of lower cost alternatives such as hand-rolling tobacco. The aim of this descriptive study is to explore time trends in... Read More about The relation between cigarette price and hand-rolling tobacco consumption in the UK: an ecological study.

Parental smoking and child poverty in the UK: an analysis of national survey data (2015)
Journal Article
Belvin, C., Britton, J., Holmes, J., & Langley, T. (2015). Parental smoking and child poverty in the UK: an analysis of national survey data. BMC Public Health, 15, Article 507. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1797-z

BACKGROUND: In 2011/12 approximately 2.3 million children, 17% of children in the UK, were estimated to be in relative poverty. Cigarette smoking is expensive and places an additional burden on household budgets, and is strongly associated with socio... Read More about Parental smoking and child poverty in the UK: an analysis of national survey data.

Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit (2015)
Journal Article
Szatkowski, L., Murray, R., Hubbard, R. B., Agrawal, S., Huang, Y., & Britton, J. (2015). Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit. Thorax, 70(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206285

Using data from The Health Improvement Network and Hospital Episode Statistics, we investigate smoking prevalence, number of smokers treated and opportunities for cessation intervention among patients treated in National Health Service (NHS) hospital... Read More about Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit.

Exposure to point-of-sale displays and changes in susceptibility to smoking: findings from a cohort study of school students (2015)
Journal Article
Bogdanovica, I., Szatkowski, L., McNeill, A., Spanopoulos, D., & Britton, J. (2015). Exposure to point-of-sale displays and changes in susceptibility to smoking: findings from a cohort study of school students. Addiction, 110(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12826

Aims To investigate the association between frequency of visiting shops and noticing of tobacco point-of-sale (PoS) displays and the development of susceptibility to smoking, or smoking uptake, in secondary school students. Design Two surveys... Read More about Exposure to point-of-sale displays and changes in susceptibility to smoking: findings from a cohort study of school students.

Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos (2015)
Journal Article
Cranwell, J., Murray, R., Lewis, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Dockrell, M., & Britton, J. (in press). Adolescents' exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in YouTube music videos. Addiction, 110(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12835

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.

Economic cost of smoking in people with mental disorders in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Wu, Q., Szatkowski, L., Britton, J., & Parrott, S. (2015). Economic cost of smoking in people with mental disorders in the UK. Tobacco Control, 24, https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051464

Background Smoking is the largest preventable cause of death in the UK and imposes a huge economic burden on society. Both the prevalence and extent of smoking are significantly higher among people with mental disorders than among the general populat... Read More about Economic cost of smoking in people with mental disorders in the UK.