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Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study (2014)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. F., Dougall, N. J., Williams, B., MacGillivray, S. A., Buchanan, A. I., & Hassett, R. D. (2014). Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study. BMC Family Practice,

Background Antidepressant prescribing continues to rise. Increased long-term prescribing and higher doses are contributing to current growth; however, patient factors associated with the use of higher doses remain unknown. This study’s aim was to in... Read More about Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: A primary care cross sectional study.

A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: Study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial (2014)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Petrie, D., Evans, J. M., …Slane, P. W. (2014). A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: Study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial

Background Socially disadvantaged men are at a substantially higher risk of developing alcohol-related problems. The frequency of heavy drinking in a single session is high among disadvantaged men. Brief alcohol interventions were developed for, and... Read More about A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: Study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial.

Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, B., Crombie, I. K., Falconer, D. W., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Ricketts, I. W., …Slane, P. W. (2014). Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men. Lancet, 384(S26), S26. https://doi.org/10.1016/

Background Men from disadvantaged areas experience substantial alcohol-related harm. However such men can be missed by the conventional method of delivering brief alcohol interventions through primary care. This feasibility study designed and evalua... Read More about Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men.

Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, J. H., Kelly, C., Toma, M., Kroll, T., Joice, S., Mead, G., …Williams, B. (2014). Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol

Background Benefits of art participation after stroke are becoming increasingly recognized. Qualitative studies suggest that participation in visual arts creative engagement interventions (CEIs) during rehabilitation after stroke may improve mood, s... Read More about Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study.

Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions (2014)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Dombrowski, S., Pollock, A., Johnston, M., Treweek, S., Williams, B., …Pringle, S. (2014). Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investi

Introduction Delay to presentation with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is common meaning many fail to achieve optimal benefit from treatments. Interventions have had variable success in reducing delay. Evidence suggests inclusion of behavi... Read More about Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions.

Pharmaceutical care of older people: What do older people want from community pharmacy? (2014)
Journal Article
Wood, K., Gibson, F., Radley, A., & Williams, B. (2015). Pharmaceutical care of older people: What do older people want from community pharmacy?. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12127

Objectives To explore older people's opinions of current community pharmacy provision and identify potential areas for improvement. Methods A pilot focus group was conducted to finalise the topic areas for discussion. Three focus groups and three... Read More about Pharmaceutical care of older people: What do older people want from community pharmacy?.

A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014). A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2012-0125

Purpose – Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance of extant culture assessment instruments to the primary care context has... Read More about A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice.

Developing a Theory-Informed Interactive Animation to Increase Physical Activity among Young People with Asthma (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J., Williams, B., Hoskins, G., McGhee, J., Gauld, D., & Brown, G. (2013). Developing a Theory-Informed Interactive Animation to Increase Physical Activity among Young People with Asthma. In Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Systems and Applic

The current paper describes the development of a theory-informed interactive animation and which aims to increase levels of physical activity in young people with asthma. The project adopts a multi-disciplinary theoretical perspective, applying know... Read More about Developing a Theory-Informed Interactive Animation to Increase Physical Activity among Young People with Asthma.

ADePT (algorithm for decision-making after pilot and feasibility trials): a decision aid for progression from feasibility study to main trial (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bugge, C., Williams, B., & Hagen, S. (2013). ADePT (algorithm for decision-making after pilot and feasibility trials): a decision aid for progression from feasibility study to main trial. Trials, 14(Suppl 1), O19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-s1-o

Background: Complex intervention guidance advocates pilot trials and feasibility studies as part of a phased approach to development, testing and evaluation of healthcare interventions. In this paper an example of a feasibility study and pilot trial... Read More about ADePT (algorithm for decision-making after pilot and feasibility trials): a decision aid for progression from feasibility study to main trial.

A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): Development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse (2013)
Journal Article
Bugge, C., Williams, B., Hagen, S., Logan, J., Glazener, C., Pringle, S., & Sinclair, L. (2013). A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): Development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ

Background: Current Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance on complex interventions advocates pilot trials and feasibility studies as part of a phased approach to the development, testing, and evaluation of healthcare interventions. In this paper we... Read More about A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): Development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse.

Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: Protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Hoskins, G., Abhyankar, P., Taylor, A. D., Duncan, E., Sheikh, A., Pinnock, H., …Williams, B. (2013). Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: Protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14, Article 289. https://do

Background: Supporting self-management behaviours is recommended guidance for people with asthma. Preliminary work suggests that a brief, intensive, patient-centred intervention may be successful in supporting people with asthma to participate in lif... Read More about Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: Protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Is disgust the driver behind the selection of images for UK tobacco packets? (2013)
Journal Article
Humphris, G., & Williams, B. (2014). Is disgust the driver behind the selection of images for UK tobacco packets?. Health Education Journal, 73(5), 522-529. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896913496399

Objective: The use of pictorial warning labels on tobacco packets has gained almost universal international acceptance. In a public consultation exercise in 2006, the Department of Health in England, through a web-based answering system, asked people... Read More about Is disgust the driver behind the selection of images for UK tobacco packets?.

How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: Insights from a qualitative investigation (2013)
Journal Article
Easton, P., Entwistle, V. A., & Williams, B. (2013). How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: Insights from a qualitative investigation. BMC Health Services Research, 13(319), https://doi.org/10

Background Low literacy is a significant problem across the developed world. A considerable body of research has reported associations between low literacy and less appropriate access to healthcare services, lower likelihood of self-managing health... Read More about How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: Insights from a qualitative investigation.

The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis: Review and meta-synthesis of the experience of head and neck cancer (2013)
Journal Article
Lang, H., France, E., Williams, B., Humphris, G., & Wells, M. (2013). The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis: Review and meta-synthesis of the experience of head and neck cancer. Psycho-Onc

Objective: To summarise patients' experiences of head and neck cancer (HNC) by examining the findings of existing qualitative studies Methods: We undertook a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies in 29 published articles using... Read More about The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis: Review and meta-synthesis of the experience of head and neck cancer.

Risky single-occasion drinking and disadvantaged men: Will recruitment through primary care miss hazardous drinkers? (2013)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Falconer, D. W., Irvine, L., Norrie, J., Williams, B., & Slane, P. W. (2013). Risky single-occasion drinking and disadvantaged men: Will recruitment through primary care miss hazardous drinkers?. Alcoholism: clinical and experimental resea

BACKGROUND: Men who are socially disadvantaged are at a substantially higher risk of developing alcohol-related diseases. People from deprived areas are known to be more difficult to recruit to research studies. As part of a feasibility assessment fo... Read More about Risky single-occasion drinking and disadvantaged men: Will recruitment through primary care miss hazardous drinkers?.

Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone? (2012)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Falconer, D. W., Jones, C., Ricketts, I. W., Williams, B., & Crombie, I. K. (2012). Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?. PLOS ONE, 7(

Background Process evaluation is essential in developing, piloting and evaluating complex interventions. This often involves observation of intervention delivery and interviews with study participants. Mobile telephone interventions involve no face... Read More about Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?.

People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities (2012)
Journal Article
Brady, M. C., Fredrick, A., & Williams, B. (2013). People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities. International Journal of Stroke, 8(3), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00900.x

Of 14 randomized controlled trials included in the recent Cochrane review of the evidence relating to information provision after stroke, only one included people with aphasia with the remainder either excluding this patient sub-group (10/14 trials)... Read More about People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities.

What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review (2012)
Journal Article
Dryden, R., Williams, B., McCowan, C., & Themessl-Huber, M. (2012). What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review. BMC Public Health, 12, Article 723. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-1

Background: General and preventive health checks are a key feature of contemporary policies of anticipatory care. Ensuring high and equitable uptake of such general health checks is essential to ensuring health gain and preventing health inequalities... Read More about What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review.

Supporting ‘work-related goals’ rather than ‘return to work’ after cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of 25 qualitative studies: Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on return to work after cancer (2012)
Journal Article
Wells, M., Williams, B., Firnigl, D., Lang, H., Coyle, J., Kroll, T., & MacGillivray, S. (2013). Supporting ‘work-related goals’ rather than ‘return to work’ after cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of 25 qualitative studies: Meta-synt

Background: This study aimed to systematically review and synthesise qualitative studies of employment and cancer. Methods: A rigorous systematic review and meta-synthesis process was followed. A total of 13 233 papers were retrieved from eight datab... Read More about Supporting ‘work-related goals’ rather than ‘return to work’ after cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of 25 qualitative studies: Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on return to work after cancer.