A5052648442- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Media Influence and Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Community Health and Development
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
University of East Anglia
2016-2025
Norwich Research Park
2014-2025
Norwich University
2011-2023
University of West Attica
2022
London South Bank University
2020
To provide baseline cohort descriptives and assess change in health behaviours since the UK COVID-19 lockdown.A prospective (N = 1,044) of people recruited online, purposively targeting vulnerable populations.After a survey (April 2020), participants completed 3 months daily ecological momentary assessments (EMA). Dietary, physical activity, alcohol, smoking, vaping substance use collected retrospectively for pre-COVID-19 period were compared with EMA surveys over first 30 days during early...
We have little understanding of how vapers use e-cigarettes beyond cessation. E-cigarettes may a role to play in reducing the health-related harms tobacco smoking, through not only assisting smoking cessation attempts but also supporting long-term abstinence from smoking. However, there are fears that vaping lead ‘renormalisation’ type behaviours. This study aimed explore patterns and reported experiences quitting using an e-cigarette relation status (abstinence or relapse). A purposive...
Background Supporting people to quit smoking is one of the most powerful interventions improve health. The Emergency Department (ED) represents a potentially valuable opportunity deliver cessation intervention if it sufficiently resourced. objective this trial was determine whether an opportunistic ED-based can help smoking. Methods In multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled superiority conducted between January and August 2022, adults who smoked daily attended six UK EDs were...
Background Smoking prevalence among people experiencing homelessness is high. This study explored the factors which influenced potential smoking abstinence participants receiving an e-cigarette (EC) intervention within Cessation Trial in Centres for Homelessness (SCeTCH) across Great Britian. Methods Using Capability Opportunity Motivation – Behaviour (COM–B) model, hypothesised and emerging mediators were quantitatively via measures baseline follow-up questionnaires (n=239) qualitatively...
Abstract Background and aims Youth use of disposable vapes has increased markedly in the United Kingdom recent years, yet little is known about motivations, experiences perceptions young people themselves. This study aimed to explore people’s vapes. Methods was a qualitative recruiting reporting regularly vaping disposables, collecting data via dyad guided, individual group interviews. Data analysis theoretically informed by Social Ecological Model. Inductive deductive coding approaches were...