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Association between electronic cigarette use and changes in quit attempts, success of quit attempts, use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy, and use of stop smoking services in England: time series analysis of population trends by Beard, Emma, West, Robert, Michie, Susan, Brown, Jamie

“…Objectives To estimate how far changes in the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in England have been associated with changes in quit…”
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Real-world effectiveness of e-cigarettes when used to aid smoking cessation: a cross-sectional population study by Brown, Jamie, Beard, Emma, Kotz, Daniel, Michie, Susan, West, Robert

“…Background and Aims Electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes) are rapidly increasing in popularity. Two randomized controlled trials have suggested that…”
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Associations between socio-economic factors and alcohol consumption: A population survey of adults in England by Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie, West, Robert, Kaner, Eileen, Meier, Petra, Michie, Susan

“…To gain a better understanding of the complex relationships of different measures of social position, educational level and income with alcohol consumption in…”
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Unravelling the alcohol harm paradox: a population-based study of social gradients across very heavy drinking thresholds by Lewer, Dan, Meier, Petra, Beard, Emma, Boniface, Sadie, Kaner, Eileen

“…There is consistent evidence that individuals in higher socioeconomic status groups are more likely to report exceeding recommended drinking limits, but those…”
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Association between changes in harm perceptions and e-cigarette use among current tobacco smokers in England: a time series analysis by Perski, Olga, Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie

“…There is a decreasing trend in the proportion of individuals who perceive e-cigarettes to be less harmful than conventional cigarettes across the UK, Europe…”
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Impact of the “Stoptober” Smoking Cessation Campaign in England From 2012 to 2017: A Quasiexperimental Repeat Cross-Sectional Study by Kuipers, Mirte A G, West, Robert, Beard, Emma V, Brown, Jamie

“…Abstract Introduction Since 2012, England has an annual “Stoptober” campaign for collective smoking cessation. Our aim was to assess (1) overall impact of the…”
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Patterns and predictors of adherence to health-protective measures during COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the HEBECO study by Kale, Dimitra, Herbec, Aleksandra, Beard, Emma, Gold, Natalie, Shahab, Lion

“…Adherence to health-protective behaviours (regularly washing hands, wearing masks indoors, maintaining physical distancing, carrying disinfectant) remains…”
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Have there been sustained impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends in smoking prevalence, uptake, quitting, use of treatment, and relapse? A monthly population study in England, 2017-2022 by Jackson, Sarah E, Tattan-Birch, Harry, Shahab, Lion, Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie

“…Studies conducted during the early stages of the pandemic documented mixed changes in smoking behaviour: more smokers quitting successfully but little change…”
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Effectiveness of the Offer of the Smoke Free Smartphone App Compared With No Intervention for Smoking Cessation: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial by Jackson, Sarah, Kale, Dimitra, Beard, Emma, Perski, Olga, West, Robert, Brown, Jamie

“…Background Digital technologies offer the potential for low-cost, scalable delivery of interventions to promote smoking cessation. Objective We aimed to…”
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What do cost-effective health behaviour-change interventions contain? A comparison of six domains by Beard, Emma, West, Robert, Lorencatto, Fabiana, Gardner, Ben, Michie, Susan, Owens, Lesley, Shahab, Lion

“…To help implement behaviour change interventions (BCIs) in practice it is important to be able to characterize their key components. This study compared broad…”
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Predictors of and reasons for attempts to reduce alcohol intake: A population survey of adults in England by Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie, Kaner, Eileen, West, Robert, Michie, Susan

“…This study aimed to assess the predictors among high-risk drinkers in England of attempts to reduce alcohol consumption, the reasons given for these attempts…”
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Deconstructing the Alcohol Harm Paradox: A Population Based Survey of Adults in England by Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie, West, Robert, Angus, Colin, Brennan, Alan, Holmes, John, Kaner, Eileen, Meier, Petra, Michie, Susan

“…The Alcohol Harm Paradox refers to observations that lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups consume less alcohol but experience more alcohol-related problems…”
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Longitudinal changes and correlates of meeting WHO recommended levels of physical activity in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the HEBECO study by Mitchell, John J, Dicken, Samuel J, Kale, Dimitra, Herbec, Aleksandra, Beard, Emma, Shahab, Lion

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic has seen repeated government enforced restrictions on movement. This study aimed to evaluate longitudinal trends in physical…”
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Does the addition of a supportive chatbot promote user engagement with a smoking cessation app? An experimental study by Perski, Olga, Crane, David, Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie

“…Objective The objective of this study was to assess whether a version of the Smoke Free app with a supportive chatbot powered by artificial intelligence…”
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Multicenter longitudinal cross-sectional study comparing effectiveness of serratus anterior plane, paravertebral and thoracic epidural for the analgesia of multiple rib fractures by Beard, Laura, Hillermann, Carl, Beard, Emma, Millerchip, Sue, Sachdeva, Rajneesh, Gao Smith, Fang, Veenith, Tonny

“…BackgroundThere is a paucity of data comparing effectiveness of various techniques for pain management of traumatic rib fractures. This study compared the…”
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Changes in smoker characteristics in England between 2008 and 2017 by Garnett, Claire, Tombor, Ildiko, Beard, Emma, Jackson, Sarah E., West, Robert, Brown, Jamie

“…Aims At a time of declining smoking prevalence in England, it is useful to document any changes in the characteristics of smokers. This has implications for…”
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The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app: a natural experiment by Garnett, Claire, Perski, Olga, Beard, Emma, Michie, Susan, West, Robert, Brown, Jamie

“…Smartphone apps are increasingly used for health-related behaviour change and people discover apps through different sources. However, it is unclear whether…”
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Long-term evaluation of the rise in legal age-of-sale of cigarettes from 16 to 18 in England: a trend analysis by Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie, Jackson, Sarah, West, Robert, Anderson, Will, Arnott, Deborah, Shahab, Lion

“…To assess the long-term impact of the increase in age-of-sale of cigarettes from 16 to 18 in England in October 2007. Data were collected between November 2006…”
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Are population trends in high-risk alcohol consumption in smokers associated with trends in quit attempts and quit success? A time-series analysis by Beard, Emma, Brown, Jamie, West, Robert, Michie, Susan

“…ObjectivesMonthly changes in the prevalence of high-risk drinking and smoking in England appear to be positively correlated. This study aimed to assess how far…”
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Assessing the efficacy of mobile phone interventions using randomised controlled trials: issues and their solutions by Emma, Beard

“…Abstract only…”
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