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Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) core components of cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation 2014. (2015)
Journal Article
Woodruffe, S., Neubeck, L., Clark, R. A., Gray, K., Ferry, C., Finan, J., …Briffa, T. G. (2015). Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) core components of cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation 2014. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24(5), 430-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.008

Background: Research on Australian cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation to guide practice needs updating to reflect current context of practice. It is timely therefore to review the core components that underpin effe... Read More about Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) core components of cardiovascular disease secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation 2014..

White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price (2014)
Journal Article
Black, H., Michalova, L., Gill, J. S., Rees, C., Chick, J., O'May, F., …McPake, B. (2014). White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 49, 675-680. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu068

Aims: To compare characteristics of heavy drinkers who do, or do not, drink white cider during their typical drinking week and to contrast white cider drinkers' behaviour with a similar group recruited in comparable settings 4 years previously. To co... Read More about White cider consumption and heavy drinkers: a low-cost option but an unknown price.

Vision, hearing and oral health. (2014)
Book Chapter
Brown, M., & Goddard, L. (2013). Vision, hearing and oral health. In L. Taggert, & W. Cousins (Eds.), Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 33-43. Open University Press

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., Emslie, C., Jones, C., Ricketts, I. W., Humphris, G., Norrie, J., Rice, P., & Slane, P. W. (2014). A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: Study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial. Trials, 15(494), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-494

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.

An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children. (2014)
Journal Article
Hislop, J., Law, J., Rush, R., Grainger, A., Bulley, C., Reilly, J. J., & Mercer, T. (2014). An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children. Physiological Measurement, 35(11), 2213-2228. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2213

The purpose of this study was to determine the number of hours and days of accelerometry data necessary to provide a reliable estimate of habitual physical activity in pre-school children. The impact of a weekend day on reliability estimates was also... Read More about An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children..

A simple screening tool for assessment of nutritional status in cardiac patients. (2014)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Lowres, N., Jackson, A., Freedman, B., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., & Redfern, J. (2014). A simple screening tool for assessment of nutritional status in cardiac patients. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 9(10), 508-512. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2014.9.10.508

Background: Two-thirds of Australians do not meet nutritional
recommendations. Unfortunately, nutritional screening is often overlooked in cardiac assessments, possibly because of competing time demands and perceived complexity of nutritional assess... Read More about A simple screening tool for assessment of nutritional status in cardiac patients..

"My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. (2014)
Journal Article
McKay, E., Taylor, A., & Armstrong, C. (2014). "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine, 04(05), https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000189

A specialist 'Hospice at Home' (HaH) service commenced in 2006 in Mid West Ireland whereby participants received palliative care from a specialist team in their own home. An independent team was commissioned to evaluate the key stakeholders' perspect... Read More about "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care..

Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study. (2014)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Redfern, J., Freedman, S. B., Orchard, J., Bennett, A. A., Briffa, T., …Neubeck, L. (2016). Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 15(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515114549687

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with high risk of stroke and significant health burden. Recent emerging evidence suggests that modifying risk factor profiles of people with AF may assist to redu... Read More about Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study..

Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users (2014)
Journal Article
Coull, A. F., Atherton, I., Taylor, A., & Watterson, A. E. (2014). Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users. Harm Reduction Journal, 11(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-11-22

Drug users suffer harm from the injecting process, and clinical services are reporting increasing numbers presenting with skin-related problems such as abscesses and leg ulcers. Skin breakdown can lead to long-term health problems and increased servi... Read More about Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users.

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?.

Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study (2014)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Macmillan, I., Forbat, L., Neal, R. D., O'Carroll, R. E., Haw, S., & Hubbard, G. (2014). Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4(5), Article e005137. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005137

Objectives
To describe Scottish adolescents’ sun-related behaviours and tanning attitudes and assess associations with skin cancer awareness.

Design
Cross-sectional study.

Setting
20 state secondary schools in one Scottish local authori... Read More about Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study.

Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques (2014)
Journal Article
Gilinsky, A. S., Dale, H., Robinson, C., Hughes, A. R., McInnes, R., & Lavallee, D. (2015). Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques. Health Psychology Review, 9(2), 244-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2014.899059

This systematic review and meta-analysis reports the efficacy of post-natal physical activity change interventions with content coding of behaviour change techniques (BCTs). Electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsychINFO) were searched for inter... Read More about Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques.

Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies: The SEARCH-AF study (2014)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Neubeck, L., Salkeld, G., Krass, I., McLachlan, A. J., Redfern, J., …Freedman, S. B. (2014). Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies: The SEARCH-AF study. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 111(6), 1167-1176. https://doi.org/10.1160/th14-03-0231

Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes a third of all strokes, but often goes undetected before stroke. Identification of unknown AF in the community and subsequent anti-thrombotic treatment could reduce stroke burden. We investigated community screening fo... Read More about Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies: The SEARCH-AF study.

Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (2013)
Report
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., & Gullone, A. (2012). Acts of Recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish recovery

Evidence-based, survivor-centred self-help booklet for survivors of childhood abuse.

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 prolapse. Trials, 14(1), Article 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-353

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., van der Pol, M., Donnan, P. T., & Williams, B. (2013). Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: Protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14, Article 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-289

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?.