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Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example (2012)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Anderson, A., Barton, K., & McGhee, J. (2012). Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, 1598-1609

Nurses are increasingly involved in a range of strategies to encourage patient behaviours that improve self-management. If nurses are to be involved in, or indeed lead, the development of such interventions then processes that enhance the likelihood... Read More about Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example.

Elective induction of labour: The problem of interpretation and communication of risks (2012)
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Cheyne, H., Abhyankar, P., & Williams, B. (2012). Elective induction of labour: The problem of interpretation and communication of risks. Midwifery, 28(4), 412-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.009

Induction of labour is one of the most commonly performed procedures in maternity care in developed countries, experienced by over 20% of pregnant women (approximately 160,000 women annually in the UK (UK National Statistics)). Current guidelines sug... Read More about Elective induction of labour: The problem of interpretation and communication of risks.

Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex interventions (2012)
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Wells, M., Williams, B., Treweek, S., Coyle, J., & Taylor, J. (2012). Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex intervent

Background: A number of single case reports have suggested that the context within which intervention studies take place may challenge the assumptions that underpin randomised controlled trials (RCTs). However, the diverse ways in which context may c... Read More about Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex interventions.

Is the effectiveness of tobacco image-based warning labels likely to vary by socio-demographic variable? Findings from an online survey of 19,000 members of the UK Public (2012)
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Styles, M., Williams, B., & Humphris, G. (2013). Is the effectiveness of tobacco image-based warning labels likely to vary by socio-demographic variable? Findings from an online survey of 19,000 members of the UK Public. Health Education Journal, 72(3), 3

Objective: Smoking continues to be a major global cause of mortality and morbidity. Countries have increasingly adopted the use of images as warnings on cigarette packs. We aimed to investigate the likely differential impact of varied images and mess... Read More about Is the effectiveness of tobacco image-based warning labels likely to vary by socio-demographic variable? Findings from an online survey of 19,000 members of the UK Public.

Recruiting and retaining postpartum women from areas of social disadvantage in a weight-loss trial - an assessment of strategies employed in the WeighWell feasibility study (2012)
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Macleod, M., Craigie, A., Barton, K., Treweek, S., Anderson, A., Anderson, A., …Williams, B. (2013). Recruiting and retaining postpartum women from areas of social disadvantage in a weight-loss trial - an assessment of strategies employed in the WeighWe

Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight management interventions, however behavioural intervention trials in disadvantaged communities are often characterised by recruitment difficulties. Recruitmen... Read More about Recruiting and retaining postpartum women from areas of social disadvantage in a weight-loss trial - an assessment of strategies employed in the WeighWell feasibility study.

Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom (2011)
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Hoskins, G., Williams, B., Jackson, C., Norman, P., & Donnan, P. (2012). Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Nursing St

Background: Achieving asthma control is central to optimising patient quality of life and clinical outcome. Contemporary models of chronic disease management across a variety of countries point to the importance of micro, meso and macro level influen... Read More about Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom.

Assessing Asthma control in UK primary care: Use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models (2011)
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Hoskins, G., Williams, B., Jackson, C., Norman, P. D., & Donnan, P. T. (2011). Assessing Asthma control in UK primary care: Use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessm

Background: Assessing asthma control using standardised questionnaires is recommended as good clinical practice but there is little evidence validating their use within primary care. There is however, strong empirical evidence to indicate that age, w... Read More about Assessing Asthma control in UK primary care: Use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models.

A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening (2011)
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Craigie, A. M., Barton, K. L., Macleod, M., Williams, B., van Teijlingen, E., Belch, J. J., & Anderson, A. S. (2011). A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk scre

Objective. To assess the feasibility of a lifestyle intervention, focusing on diet and activity, in adults participating in cardiovascular screening. Methods. The 12-week lifestyle intervention comprised three personalised counselling sessions pl... Read More about A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening.

Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma (2011)
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Williams, B., Steven, K., & Sullivan, F. M. (2011). Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma. Social Science and Medicine, 72(8), 1359-1366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.038

Goal setting is recommended in UK health policy to make health care more patient-centred, to enhance the likelihood of behaviour change and to improve health outcomes. Patient-centred care is thought to be particularly important in the management of... Read More about Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma.

Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people (2011)
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Coles, E., Chan, K., Collins, J., Humphris, G. M., Richards, D., Williams, B., & Freeman, R. (2011). Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 71(2), 108-112. ht

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of dental health status, dental anxiety and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) upon homeless people's experience of depression. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a samp... Read More about Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people.

Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours (2010)
Journal Article
Cameron, L. D., Humphris, G., Hollands, G., & Williams, B. (2010). Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17(Supplement 1), S203

This paper is an abstract in a special supplement - Abstracts from the 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine.

Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North (2010)
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Guthrie, B., Davies, H., Greig, G., Rushner, R., Walter, I., Duguid, A., …Farrar, S. (2010). Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North. Southampton, UK: PublisherNIHR Service Delivery and Organisation

The purpose of this study is to explore how health care professionals come together to deliver care across managed clinical networks. We will examine how networks are put together, the ways in which they operate, and the impacts of care delivered in... Read More about Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North.

Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature (2010)
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Easton, P., Entwistle, V. A., & Williams, B. (2010). Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature. BMC Public Health, 10, Article 459. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-459

Background: Much of the evidence of an association between low functional or health literacy and poor health comes from studies that include people who have various cognitive difficulties or who do not speak the dominant language of their society. Lo... Read More about Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature.

Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs (2010)
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Williams, B., Hoskins, G., Pow, J., Neville, R., Mukhopadhyay, S., & Coyle, J. (2010). Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs. British Journal of General Practice, 60(577), 319

Background Research shows that children are insufficiently active in most affluent societies. Although children with asthma may particularly benefit from physical activity, they are less active than their peers. Aim To explore the reasons for low... Read More about Low exercise among children with asthma: A culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs.

Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking? (2010)
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Ozakinci, G., Wells, M., Williams, B., Munro, A., & Donnelly, P. (2010). Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?. Public Health, 124(8), 479-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2010.04.006

Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of cancer, ill health and premature death in developed countries. Although the decrease in smoking prevalence among adults over the last few decades has been responsible for improvements in cancer mortality r... Read More about Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?.

Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders (2010)
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Rushmer, R., Themessel-Huber, M., Coyle, J., Humphris, G., Dowell, J., & Williams, B. (2011). Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders. Patient Education and Counseling, 82(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.04.020

Objective: To explore stakeholders' attitudes towards routine, longitudinal recording of primary care consultations for research purposes, and to identify legal, ethical, and practical barriers and facilitators. Methods: 183 stakeholders (including p... Read More about Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders.

Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review (2010)
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Hall, J., Peat, M., Birks, Y., Golder, S., Entwistle, V., Gilbody, S., …Wright, J. (2010). Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review. BMJ quality & safety, 19(5), 1-7. https://doi.org/1

There is growing international interest in involving patients in interventions to promote and support them in securing their own safety. This paper reports a systematic review of evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions that have been used w... Read More about Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review.

Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data (2009)
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Williams, B., Dowell, J., Humphris, G., Themessl-Huber, M., Rushmer, R., Ricketts, I., & Sullivan, F. (2010). Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data. Social Science and Me

The primary care consultation provides access to the majority of health care services and is central to obtaining diagnoses, treatment and ongoing management of long-term conditions. This paper reports the findings of an interdisciplinary feasibility... Read More about Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data.

Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems (2009)
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Williams, B., & Cameron, L. (2009). Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 14(4), 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2009.008168

Although communication issues within health care have received greater research and policy attention in recent years, one growing aspect of such communication has been largely overlooked. In this paper we suggest that visual forms of communication, a... Read More about Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems.

“I’ve Never Not Had it So I Don’t Really Know What it’s Like Not to”: Nondifference and Biographical Disruption Among Children and Young People With Cystic Fibrosis (2009)
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Williams, B., Corlett, J., Dowell, J. S., Coyle, J., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2009). “I’ve Never Not Had it So I Don’t Really Know What it’s Like Not to”: Nondifference and Biographical Disruption Among Children and Young People With Cystic Fibrosis.

The relevance of biographical disruption and loss of self for children and young people is unclear, particularly in cases of congenital illness such as cystic fibrosis, where no prior period of wellness, stability, or perceived normality might exist.... Read More about “I’ve Never Not Had it So I Don’t Really Know What it’s Like Not to”: Nondifference and Biographical Disruption Among Children and Young People With Cystic Fibrosis.