Outputs (63)

Association between women’s experience of domestic violence and childhood vaccination in West Africa: Cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data (2023)
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Daramola, T., & Szatkowski, L. (2023). Association between women’s experience of domestic violence and childhood vaccination in West Africa: Cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data. PLoS ONE, 18(11), Article e0293900. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293900

Background: In 2021, 25 million children worldwide did not receive full basic childhood vaccinations, the highest figure in over a decade. There are large variations between countries in vaccination coverage. Globally, the lifetime prevalence of dome... Read More about Association between women’s experience of domestic violence and childhood vaccination in West Africa: Cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data.

Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study (2023)
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Szatkowski, L., Sharkey, D., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2023). Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study. eClinicalMedicine, 65, Article 102296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102296

Background: Preterm infants often require mechanical ventilation (MV), which can be a painful experience. Opioids (such as morphine) are used to provide analgesia, despite conflicting evidence about their impact on the developing brain. We aimed to q... Read More about Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study.

Respiratory management and outcomes in high-risk preterm infants with development of a population outcome dashboard (2023)
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Kwok, T. C., Poulter, C., Algarni, S., Szatkowski, L., & Sharkey, D. (2023). Respiratory management and outcomes in high-risk preterm infants with development of a population outcome dashboard. Thorax, 78(12), 1215–1222. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-220174

Introduction: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is associated with adverse long-term respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcomes. No recent studies examined the changing respiratory management and outcomes, particularly severe BPD, across a whole popu... Read More about Respiratory management and outcomes in high-risk preterm infants with development of a population outcome dashboard.

Impact of postnatal dexamethasone timing on preterm mortality and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a propensity score analysis (2023)
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Kwok, T. C., Szatkowski, L., & Sharkey, D. (in press). Impact of postnatal dexamethasone timing on preterm mortality and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a propensity score analysis. European Respiratory Journal, https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00825-2023

Introduction Postnatal dexamethasone (PND) is used in high-risk preterm infants after the first week of life to facilitate extubation and prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) but the optimal treatment timing remains unclear. Objective Explore... Read More about Impact of postnatal dexamethasone timing on preterm mortality and bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a propensity score analysis.

The relationship between reported daily nicotine dose from NRT and daily cigarette consumption in pregnant women who smoke in an observational cohort study (2023)
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Orton, S., Szatkowski, L., Naughton, F., Coleman, T., Clark, M., Cooper, S., …Thomson, R. (2024). The relationship between reported daily nicotine dose from NRT and daily cigarette consumption in pregnant women who smoke in an observational cohort study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 26(2), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad140

Introduction For non-pregnant people unable to quit smoking, the NHS recommends nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking reduction. This is not recommended during pregnancy due to concerns about higher nicotine intake than smoking alone. We inv... Read More about The relationship between reported daily nicotine dose from NRT and daily cigarette consumption in pregnant women who smoke in an observational cohort study.

How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units? (2023)
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Patel, N., Evans, K., Berrington, J., Szatkowski, L., Costeloe, K., Ojha, S., …NeoTRIPS Collaborative Group. (2023). How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units?. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 7(1), Article e002012. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002012

Objective There is a lack of UK guidance regarding routine use of probiotics in preterm infants to prevent necrotising enterocolitis, late-onset sepsis and death. As practices can vary, we aimed to determine the current usage of probiotics within neo... Read More about How frequent is routine use of probiotics in UK neonatal units?.

Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study (2023)
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ALSumri, H., Szatkowski, L., Gibson, J., Fiaschi, L., & Bains, M. (2023). Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Fertility & Sterility, 17(2), 107-114. https://doi.org/10.22074/IJFS.2022.550111.1310

Background: To understand the psychosocial experience of infertility among women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Oman. Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 Omani women diagnosed w... Read More about Psychosocial Impacts of Infertility among Omani Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Qualitative Study.

Observational cohort study of use of caffeine in preterm infants and association between early caffeine use and neonatal outcomes (2023)
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Szatkowski, L., Fateh, S., Abramson, J., Kwok, T. C., Sharkey, D., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2023). Observational cohort study of use of caffeine in preterm infants and association between early caffeine use and neonatal outcomes. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(5), 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324919

Objective: To quantify trends in caffeine use in infants born at

Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study (2022)
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Al-Turkait, A., Szatkowski, L., Choonara, I., & Ojha, S. (2022). Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 78(4), 669-677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03267-x

Purpose: To describe drug utilisation patterns in neonatal units. Methods: Retrospective observational cohort study using data held in the National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD) for neonatal units in England and Wales including infants born at 23... Read More about Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study.

Anti-reflux medication use in preterm infants (2021)
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Binti Abdul Hamid, H., Szatkowski, L., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2022). Anti-reflux medication use in preterm infants. Pediatric Research, 92, 520-525. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01821-y

Background: Current recommendations do not support the use of anti-reflux medications to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) among preterm infants. Objective: To describe the prevalence of GORD and the use of anti-reflux medications amongs... Read More about Anti-reflux medication use in preterm infants.

Observational cohort study of changing trends in non-invasive ventilation in very preterm infants and associations with clinical outcomes (2021)
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Sand, L., Szatkowski, L., Kwok, T. C., Sharkey, D., Todd, D. A., Budge, H., & Ojha, S. (2022). Observational cohort study of changing trends in non-invasive ventilation in very preterm infants and associations with clinical outcomes. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 107(2), 150-155. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322390

Objective: To determine the change in non-invasive ventilation (NIV) use over time in infants born at

Surgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term infants - a British paediatric surveillance study (2021)
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Warnock, A., Szatkowski, L., Lakshmanan, A., Lee, L., & Kelsall, W. (2021). Surgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term infants - a British paediatric surveillance study. BMC Pediatrics, 21, Article 270. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02734-9

Background: This study aimed to provide UK data describing the incidence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) surgery in the neonatal population, including: pre-ligation management, and outcomes until discharge. We used British Paediatric Surveillance U... Read More about Surgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term infants - a British paediatric surveillance study.

Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England (2021)
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Szatkowski, L., Reeves Vaz, L., Fiaschi, L., Tata, L., & Coleman, T. (2021). Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(9), 1607-1610. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab037

Introduction: Smoking during pregnancy remains common and the English National Health Service (NHS) has recently been directed to prioritise providing cessation support for pregnant women. We investigated the impact on prescribing of stop smoking tre... Read More about Trends in prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to pregnant women in primary care in England.

Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study (2020)
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Tan, S., Szatkowski, L., Moreton, W., Fiaschi, L., McKeever, T., Gibson, J., & Sharkey, D. (2020). Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study. European Respiratory Journal, 56(1), https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00202-2020

Background Globally, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) continues to increase in preterm infants. Recent studies exploring subsequent early childhood respiratory morbidity have been small or focused on hospital admissions. Primary aim Examine early... Read More about Early childhood respiratory morbidity and antibiotic use in ex-preterm infants: A primary care population-based cohort study.

Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial (2019)
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Ojha, S., Szatkowski, L., Sinha, R., Yaron, G., Fogarty, A., Allen, S., …Smyth, A. R. (2020). Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(3), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-316471

Objective To determine whether Rojiroti microfinance, for poor Indian women, improves child nutrition. Design Cluster randomised trial. Setting Tolas (village communities) in Bihar State. Participants Women and children under 5 years. Int... Read More about Rojiroti microfinance and child nutrition: a cluster randomised trial.

P018 RENAL adverse events and gastrointestinal bleeding with ibuprofen use in preterm neonates with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) (2019)
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Al-Turkait, A., Abramson, J., Choonara, I., Szatkowski, L., & Ojha, S. (2019). P018 RENAL adverse events and gastrointestinal bleeding with ibuprofen use in preterm neonates with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(7), Article e2. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-nppc.28

Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age (2019)
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Shipley, L. J., Gyorkos, T., Jon, D., Tata, L. J., Lisa, S., & Sharkey, D. (2019). Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20(7), 638-644. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001937

Objectives: Evaluate the risk of severe intraventricular hemorrhage, in the first week of life, in preterm infants undergoing early interhospital transport. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary neonatal centers of the Trent Per... Read More about Risk of severe intraventricular haemorrhage in the first week of life in preterm infants transported before 72 hours of age.

Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Gichuru, W., Ojha, S., Smith, S., Smyth, A. R., & Szatkowski, L. (2019). Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9(1), Article e023658. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023658

Background: Microfinance is the provision of savings and small loans services, with no physical collateral. Most recipients are disadvantaged women. The social and health impacts of microfinance have not been comprehensively evaluated. Objective: To... Read More about Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates (2018)
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Szatkowski, L., McClaughry, R., Clarkson, M., & Sharkey, D. (2019). Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates. European Respiratory Journal, 53(3), Article 1801874. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01874-2018

Restricting visitors on the neonatal intensive care unit to parents only during a worldwide pandemic resulted in a 39% reduction in nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in neonatal patients. These findings need validating in a prospective tr... Read More about Restricted visiting reduces nosocomial viral respiratory tract infections in high-risk neonates.

Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study (2018)
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Bannister, J., Szatkowski, L., Sharkey, D., Tan, S., Fiaschi, L., & Ban, L. (2018). Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 67(5), 580–585. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002045

Objectives: Survival in infants with gastroschisis is increasing although little is known about early childhood morbidity. In the context of a hypothesised link between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and immune function, this study explores rates of... Read More about Early life incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in children with gastroschisis: a cohort study.

Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data (2018)
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Vaz, L. R., Jones, M. J., Szatkowski, L., Tata, L. J., Petrou, S., & Coleman, T. (2018). Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data. Addiction, 113(7), 1305-1316. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14183

Background and aims: Little is known about the long term economic consequences of smoking during pregnancy. We estimated the association between smoking in pregnancy and the costs of delivering healthcare to infants and children in England, and inves... Read More about Estimating the healthcare costs of children born to pregnant smokers in England: cohort study using primary and secondary healthcare data.

Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort (2018)
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Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2019). Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 21(4), 409–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty019

Objective: To compare risk of stillbirth between maternal smokers and those prescribed NRT during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional analysis nested in a pregnancy cohort with longitudinal routinely-recorded medical data. Setting: United Kingdo... Read More about Stillbirth among women prescribed nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy: analysis of a large UK pregnancy cohort.

Nature of events and alcohol-related content in marketing materials at a university freshers’ fair: a summative content analysis (2017)
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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)
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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.

Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study (2017)
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Fiaschi, L., Nelson-Piercy, C., Gibson, J. E., Szatkowski, L., & Tata, L. J. (in press). Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12416

Background: Evidence for risks of adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is predominantly from small studies, unknown, or conflicting. Methods: A population-based cohort study using secondary health care reco... Read More about Adverse maternal and birth outcomes in women admitted to hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based cohort study.

Physician support of smoking cessation after diagnosis of lung, bladder, or upper aerodigestive tract cancer (2017)
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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)
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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.

Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England (2017)
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Vaz, L. R., Coleman, T., Fahy, S., Cooper, S., Bauld, L., & Szatkowski, L. (2017). Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England. BMC Health Services Research, 17, Article 545. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2502-y

Background The UK National Health Service provides Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women (SSSP) but there is a lack of evidence concerning how these are best organised. This study investigates influences on services’ effectiveness and also on t... Read More about Factors associated with the effectiveness and reach of NHS Stop Smoking Services for pregnant women in England.

Rapidly increasing trend of recorded alcohol consumption since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka (2017)
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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)
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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.

Outcomes of nosocomial viral respiratory infections in high-risk neonates (2016)
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Zinna, S., Lakshmanan, A., Tan, S., McClaughry, R., Clarkson, M., Soo, S., …Sharkey, D. (2016). Outcomes of nosocomial viral respiratory infections in high-risk neonates. Pediatrics, 138(5), Article e20161675. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1675

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Neonatal respiratory disease, particularly bronchopulmonary dysplasia, remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in newborn infants. Recent evidence suggests nosocomially acquired viral respiratory tract... Read More about Outcomes of nosocomial viral respiratory infections in high-risk neonates.

Development and evaluation of an intervention providing insight into the tobacco industry to prevent smoking uptake: a mixed-methods study (2016)
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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.

A qualitative evaluation of a novel intervention using insight into tobacco industry tactics to prevent the uptake of smoking in school-aged children (2016)
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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.

The impact of breastfeeding peer support for mothers aged under 25: a time series analysis (2016)
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Scott, S., Pritchard, C., & Szatkowski, L. (2017). The impact of breastfeeding peer support for mothers aged under 25: a time series analysis. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 13(1), Article e12241. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12241

Breastfeeding has known positive health benefits for babies and mothers, yet the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding initiation rates in Europe. Despite national guidance that recommends provision of breastfeeding peer support, there is conflictin... Read More about The impact of breastfeeding peer support for mothers aged under 25: a time series analysis.

Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision (2016)
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Szatkowski, L., & Aveyard, P. (2016). Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision. British Journal of General Practice, 66(642), Article e10-e15. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X688117

Background Before 2012, UK GPs were paid only to offer cessation advice to smokers and only to those with smoking-related disease, a minority of all smokers. From 2012, GPs are now paid to offer all smokers referral for behavioural support and medica... Read More about Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision.

Small area synthetic estimates of smoking prevalence during pregnancy in England (2015)
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Szatkowski, L., Fahy, S., Coleman, T., Taylor, J., Twigg, L., Moon, G., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2015). Small area synthetic estimates of smoking prevalence during pregnancy in England. Population Health Metrics, 13(34), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-015-0067-8

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.

Smoke-free legislation and the incidence of paediatric respiratory infections and wheezing/asthma: interrupted time series analyses in the four UK nations (2015)
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Been, J. V., Szatkowski, L., Staa, T. V., Leufkens, H. G., Schayck, O. C. V., Sheikh, A., …Souverein, P. (2015). Smoke-free legislation and the incidence of paediatric respiratory infections and wheezing/asthma: interrupted time series analyses in the four UK nations. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 15246. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep15246

We investigated the association between introduction of smoke-free legislation in the UK (March 2006 for Scotland, April 2007 for Wales and Northern Ireland, and July 2007 for England) and the incidence of respiratory diseases among children. We extr... Read More about Smoke-free legislation and the incidence of paediatric respiratory infections and wheezing/asthma: interrupted time series analyses in the four UK nations.

The effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements in increasing the prevalence of smoke-free homes (2015)
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Lewis, S., Sims, M., Richardson, S., Langley, T., Szatkowski, L., McNeill, A., & Gilmore, A. B. (2015). The effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements in increasing the prevalence of smoke-free homes. BMC Public Health, 15, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2207-2

BACKGROUND: There is considerable evidence that tobacco control mass media campaigns can change smoking behaviour. In the UK, campaigns over the last decade have contributed to declines in smoking prevalence and been associated with falls in cigarett... Read More about The effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements in increasing the prevalence of smoke-free homes.

Measuring alcohol consumption in population surveys: a review of international guidelines and comparison with surveys in England (2015)
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Nugawela, M. D., Langley, T., Szatkowski, L., & Lewis, S. (2016). Measuring alcohol consumption in population surveys: a review of international guidelines and comparison with surveys in England. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51(1), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agv073

Aims: To review the international guidelines and recommendations on survey instruments for measurement of alcohol consumption in population surveys, and to examine how national surveys in England meet the core recommendations. Methods: A systematic... Read More about Measuring alcohol consumption in population surveys: a review of international guidelines and comparison with surveys in England.

What are the main sources of smoking cessation support used by adolescent smokers in England?: a cross-sectional study (2015)
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Shaikh, W., Nugawela, M. D., & Szatkowski, L. (2015). What are the main sources of smoking cessation support used by adolescent smokers in England?: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 15, Article 562. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1925-9

Background Adolescent smoking is a worldwide public health concern. Whilst various support measures are available to help young smokers quit, their utilization of cessation support remains unknown. Methods A cross-sectional study was conduct... Read More about What are the main sources of smoking cessation support used by adolescent smokers in England?: a cross-sectional study.

The association between smoking cessation and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a THIN database cohort study (2015)
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Lycett, D., Nichols, L., Ryan, R., Farley, A., Roalfe, A., Mohammed, M. A., …Aveyard, P. (2015). The association between smoking cessation and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a THIN database cohort study. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 3(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587%2815%2900082-0

Background Smoking increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, several population studies also show a higher risk in people 3–5 years after smoking cessation than in continuing smokers. After 10–12 years the risk equates to that of... Read More about The association between smoking cessation and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a THIN database cohort study.

Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring (2015)
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Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2015). Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring. Pediatrics, 135(5), https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2560

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is now being used as a smoking cessation aid during pregnancy, although little is known about fetal safety. We assessed the relationship between early pregnancy exposure to NRT or smoking... Read More about Nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring.

Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/11: a national audit (2015)
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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)
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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.

Diverging trends in smoking behaviours according to mental health status (2015)
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Szatkowski, L., & McNeill, A. (2015). Diverging trends in smoking behaviours according to mental health status. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu173

Introduction: People with mental health disorders are much more likely to smoke compared to those who do not. This study investigates recent trends in smoking behaviors among both these populations in England. Methods: We used survey responses fro... Read More about Diverging trends in smoking behaviours according to mental health status.

Impact of infection control interventions on rates of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in National Health Service acute hospitals, East Midlands, UK, using interrupted time-series analysis (2015)
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Newitt, S., Myles, P. R., Birkin, J., Maskell, V., Slack, R., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J., & Szatkowski, L. (in press). Impact of infection control interventions on rates of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in National Health Service acute hospitals, East Midlands, UK, using interrupted time-series analysis. Journal of Hospital Infection, 90(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2014.12.016

Background: Reducing healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is a UK national priority. Multiple national and regional interventions aimed at reduction have been implemented in National Health Service acute hospitals, but assessment of their effective... Read More about Impact of infection control interventions on rates of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in National Health Service acute hospitals, East Midlands, UK, using interrupted time-series analysis.

Economic cost of smoking in people with mental disorders in the UK (2015)
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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.

How does the emotive content of televised anti-smoking mass media campaigns influence monthly calls to the NHS Stop Smoking helpline in England? (2014)
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Richardson, S., Langley, T., Szatkowski, L., Sims, M., Gilmore, A., McNeill, A., & Lewis, S. (2014). How does the emotive content of televised anti-smoking mass media campaigns influence monthly calls to the NHS Stop Smoking helpline in England?. Preventive Medicine, 69, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.08.030

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of different types of televised mass media campaign content on calls to the English NHS Stop Smoking helpline. METHOD: We used UK government-funded televised tobacco control campaigns from April 2005 to April... Read More about How does the emotive content of televised anti-smoking mass media campaigns influence monthly calls to the NHS Stop Smoking helpline in England?.

A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy (2014)
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Dhalwani, N. N., Tata, L. J., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Szatkowski, L. (2015). A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy. Journal of Public Health, 37(3), 547-554. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu060

Background: We aimed to assess the potential usefulness of primary care data for estimating smoking prevalence in pregnancy by comparing the primary care data estimates with those obtained from other data sources. Methods: In The Health Improvement... Read More about A comparison of UK primary care data with other national data sources for monitoring the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy.

Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data (2014)
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Dhalwani, N. N., Szatkowski, L., Coleman, T., Fiaschi, L., & Tata, L. J. (2014). Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data. British Journal of General Practice, Article e554-e560. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X681361

Background Licensing arrangements for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in the UK were broadened in 2005 to allow prescribing to pregnant smokers. However, estimates of NRT prescribing in pregnant females in the UK are currently lacking. Aim To... Read More about Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: a population-based study using primary care data.

Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Ojha, S., Szatkowski, L., Sinha, R., Yaron, G., Fogarty, A. W., Allen, S., …Smyth, A. R. (2014). Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15, Article 298. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-298

Background: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals include targets for the health of children under five years old. Poor health is linked to poverty and microfinance initiatives are economic interventions that may improve health by breaking... Read More about Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements with different types of emotional content on tobacco use in England, 2004–2010 (2014)
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Sims, M., Langley, T., Lewis, S., Richardson, S., Szatkowski, L., McNeill, A., & Gilmore, A. B. (in press). Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements with different types of emotional content on tobacco use in England, 2004–2010. Tobacco Control, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051454

Aim: To examine the effects of tobacco control television advertisements with positive and negative emotional content on adult smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption. Design: Analysis of monthly cross-sectional surveys using generalised addi... Read More about Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertisements with different types of emotional content on tobacco use in England, 2004–2010.

Smoking in cars in England: a study of school students in an English city (2014)
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Bogdanovica, I., Szatkowski, L., Britton, J., & McNeill, A. (2014). Smoking in cars in England: a study of school students in an English city. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 559. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-559

Background Exposure to secondhand smoke is associated with an increased risk of adverse health effects among children. Although smoking in the home is an established major source of exposure, less is known about rules on smoking in cars. Metho... Read More about Smoking in cars in England: a study of school students in an English city.

Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertising in changing tobacco use in England: a population?based cross?sectional study (2014)
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Sims, M., Salway, R., Langley, T., Lewis, S., McNeill, A., Szatkowski, L., & Gilmore, A. B. (2014). Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertising in changing tobacco use in England: a population?based cross?sectional study. Addiction, 109(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12501

AIM: To examine whether government‐funded tobacco control television advertising shown in England between 2002 and 2010 reduced adult smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption. DESIGN: Analysis of monthly cross‐sectional surveys using generalis... Read More about Effectiveness of tobacco control television advertising in changing tobacco use in England: a population?based cross?sectional study.

The freeze on mass media campaigns in England: a natural experiment of the impact of tobacco control campaigns on quitting behaviour (2014)
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Langley, T., Szatkowski, L., Lewis, S., McNeill, A., Gilmore, A., Salway, R., & Sims, M. (2014). The freeze on mass media campaigns in England: a natural experiment of the impact of tobacco control campaigns on quitting behaviour. Addiction, 109(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12448

Aims To measure the impact of the suspension of tobacco control mass media campaigns in England in April 2010 on measures of smoking cessation behaviour. Design Interrupted time series design using routinely collected population-level dat... Read More about The freeze on mass media campaigns in England: a natural experiment of the impact of tobacco control campaigns on quitting behaviour.

The impact of televised tobacco control advertising content on campaign recall: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) United Kingdom Survey (2014)
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Richardson, S., McNeill, A., Langley, T., Sims, M., Gilmore, A. B., Szatkowski, L., …Lewis, S. (2014). The impact of televised tobacco control advertising content on campaign recall: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) United Kingdom Survey. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 432. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-432

BACKGROUND: Although there is some evidence to support an association between exposure to televised tobacco control campaigns and recall among youth, little research has been conducted among adults. In addition, no previous work has directly compared... Read More about The impact of televised tobacco control advertising content on campaign recall: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) United Kingdom Survey.

Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (2014)
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Sharma, A., & Szatkowski, L. (2014). Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-346

Background An understanding of the characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit may be useful to help identify and target these individuals and encourage them to attempt to give up smoking. Using national survey data we investigated var... Read More about Characteristics of smokers who have never tried to quit: evidence from the British Opinions and Lifestyle Survey.

Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care (2014)
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Hardy, B., Szatkowski, L., Tata, L. J., Coleman, T., & Dhalwani, N. (2014). Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care. BMC Family Practice, 15(21), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-21

Background: United Kingdom (UK) national guidelines recommend that all pregnant women who smoke should be advised to quit at every available opportunity, and brief cessation advice is an efficient and cost-effective means to increase quit rates. The... Read More about Smoking cessation advice recorded during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care.

Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010? (2014)
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Docherty, G., McNeill, A., Gartner, C., & Szatkowski, L. (2014). Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010?. Addiction, 109(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12359

Aims To assess trends in the prevalence of ‘hardcore’ smoking in England between 2000 and 2010, and to examine associations between hardcore smoking and socio-demographic variables. Design Secondary analysis of data from the United Kingdom's... Read More about Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010?.

Completeness of maternal smoking status recording during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care data (2013)
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Dhalwani, N. N., Tata, L. J., Coleman, T., Fleming, K. M., & Szatkowski, L. (2013). Completeness of maternal smoking status recording during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care data. PLoS ONE, 8(9), Article e72218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072218

Background: Given the health impacts of smoking during pregnancy and the opportunity for primary healthcare teams to encourage pregnant smokers to quit, we assessed the completeness of gestational smoking status recording in primary care data and inv... Read More about Completeness of maternal smoking status recording during pregnancy in United Kingdom primary care data.

Characterizing tobacco control mass media campaigns in England (2013)
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Langley, T., Lewis, S., McNeill, A., Gilmore, A., Szatkowski, L., West, R., & Sims, M. (2013). Characterizing tobacco control mass media campaigns in England. Addiction, 108(11), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12293

Aims To characterize publically funded tobacco control campaigns in England between 2004 and 2010 and to explore if they were in line with recommendations from the literature in terms of their content and intensity. International evidence suggests t... Read More about Characterizing tobacco control mass media campaigns in England.

Socioeconomic variations in access to smoking cessation interventions in UK primary care: insights using the Mosaic classification in a large dataset of primary care records (2013)
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Douglas, L., & Szatkowski, L. (2013). Socioeconomic variations in access to smoking cessation interventions in UK primary care: insights using the Mosaic classification in a large dataset of primary care records. BMC Public Health, 13(June), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-546

Background Smoking prevalence is particularly high amongst more deprived social groups. This cross-sectional study uses the Mosaic classification to explore socioeconomic variations in the delivery and/or uptake of cessation interventions in UK prim... Read More about Socioeconomic variations in access to smoking cessation interventions in UK primary care: insights using the Mosaic classification in a large dataset of primary care records.

Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour (2013)
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Spanopoulos, D., Britton, J., McNeill, A., Ratschen, E., & Szatkowski, L. (2013). Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour. Tobacco Control, 23(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050765

Background: In England, point-of-sale (PoS) displays in larger shops were prohibited in April 2012, with an exemption for smaller retailers until 2015. The aim of this study was to examine the association between tobacco displays and brand communicat... Read More about Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour.