Search Results - "Crombie, Iain K."

Association of day length and weather conditions with physical activity levels in older community dwelling people by Witham, Miles D, Donnan, Peter T, Vadiveloo, Thenmalar, Sniehotta, Falko F, Crombie, Iain K, Feng, Zhiqiang, McMurdo, Marion E T

“…Weather is a potentially important determinant of physical activity. Little work has been done examining the relationship between weather and physical…”
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Can text messages reach the parts other process measures cannot reach: an evaluation of a behavior change intervention delivered by mobile phone? by Irvine, Linda, Falconer, Donald W, Jones, Claire, Ricketts, Ian W, Williams, Brian, Crombie, Iain K

“…Process evaluation is essential in developing, piloting and evaluating complex interventions. This often involves observation of intervention delivery and…”
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Design and feasibility testing of a novel group intervention for young women who binge drink in groups by Irvine, Linda, Crombie, Iain K, Swanson, Vivien, Dimova, Elena D, Melson, Ambrose J, Fraser, Tracey M, Barbour, Rosaline, Rice, Peter M, Allan, Sheila

“…Young women frequently drink alcohol in groups and binge drinking within these natural drinking groups is common. This study describes the design of a…”
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Social, environmental and psychological factors associated with objective physical activity levels in the over 65s by McMurdo, Marion E T, Argo, Ishbel, Crombie, Iain K, Feng, Zhiqiang, Sniehotta, Falko F, Vadiveloo, Thenmalar, Witham, Miles D, Donnan, Peter T

“…To assess physical activity levels objectively using accelerometers in community dwelling over 65 s and to examine associations with health, social,…”
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Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men by Crombie, Iain K, Cunningham, Kathryn B, Irvine, Linda, Williams, Brian, Sniehotta, Falko F, Norrie, John, Melson, Ambrose, Jones, Claire, Briggs, Andrew, Rice, Peter M, Achison, Marcus, McKenzie, Andrew, Dimova, Elena, Slane, Peter W

“…Obese men who consume alcohol are at a greatly increased risk of liver disease; those who drink > 14 units of alcohol per week have a 19-fold increased risk of…”
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Psychological theory in an interdisciplinary context: psychological, demographic, health-related, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a representative cohort of community-dwelling older adults by Sniehotta, Falko F, Gellert, Paul, Witham, Miles D, Donnan, Peter T, Crombie, Iain K, McMurdo, Marion ET

“…BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) in older adults is influenced by a range of environmental, demographic, health-related, social, and psychological variables…”
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Maternal feeding behaviour and young children's dietary quality: a cross-sectional study of socially disadvantaged mothers of two-year old children using the Theory of Planned Behaviour by Swanson, Vivien, Power, Kevin G, Crombie, Iain K, Irvine, Linda, Kiezebrink, Kirsty, Wrieden, Wendy, Slane, Peter W

“…Having breakfast, eating food 'cooked from scratch' and eating together as a family have health and psychosocial benefits for young children. This study…”
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Design and development of a complex narrative intervention delivered by text messages to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged men by Irvine, Linda, Melson, Ambrose J, Williams, Brian, Sniehotta, Falko F, Humphris, Gerry, Crombie, Iain K

“…Socially disadvantaged men are at high risk of suffering from alcohol-related harm. Disadvantaged groups are less likely to engage with health promotion. There…”
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When "no" might not quite mean "no"; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research project by Williams, Brian, Irvine, Linda, McGinnis, Alison R, McMurdo, Marion E T, Crombie, Iain K

“…Low participation rates can lead to sampling bias, delays in completion and increased costs. Strategies to improve participation rates should address reasons…”
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Does ingestion of cranberry juice reduce symptomatic urinary tract infections in older people in hospital? A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by McMurdo, Marion E. T., Bissett, Linda Y., Price, Rosemary J. G., Phillips, Gabby, Crombie, Iain K.

“…Background: cranberry juice is often given to older people in hospital to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI), although there is little evidence to support…”
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Strategies for achieving a high response rate in a home interview survey by Kiezebrink, Kirsty, Crombie, Iain K, Irvine, Linda, Swanson, Vivien, Power, Kevin, Wrieden, Wendy L, Slane, Peter W

“…Response rates in surveys have been falling over the last 20 years, leading to the need for novel approaches to enhance recruitment. This study describes…”
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Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men by Crombie, Iain K., Irvine, Linda, Williams, Brian, Sniehotta, Falko F., Petrie, Dennis, Jones, Claire, Norrie, John, Evans, Josie M. M., Emslie, Carol, Rice, Peter M., Slane, Peter W., Humphris, Gerry, Ricketts, Ian W., Melson, Ambrose J., Donnan, Peter T., Hapca, Simona M., McKenzie, Andrew, Achison, Marcus

“…Aims To test the effectiveness of a theoretically based text‐message intervention to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged men. Design A…”
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Dog ownership and physical activity in later life: A cross-sectional observational study by Feng, Zhiqiang, Dibben, Chris, Witham, Miles D, Donnan, Peter T, Vadiveloo, Thenmalar, Sniehotta, Falko, Crombie, Iain K, McMurdo, Marion E.T

“…Abstract Objective To examine whether dog ownership amongst community dwelling older adults (≥ 65 years) is associated with objectively measured physical…”
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The role of perceived barriers and objectively measured physical activity in adults aged 65-100 by Gellert, Paul, Witham, Miles D, Crombie, Iain K, Donnan, Peter T, McMurdo, Marion E T, Sniehotta, Falko F

“…to test the predictive utility of perceived barriers to objectively measured physical activity levels in a stratified sample of older adults when accounting…”
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Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland by Irvine, Linda, Melson, Ambrose J., Williams, Brian, Sniehotta, Falko F., McKenzie, Andrew, Jones, Claire, Crombie, Iain K.

“…Purpose This study identified the extent and nature of engagement with a theoretically based behaviour change text message intervention intended to reduce…”
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Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men by Irvine, Linda, Crombie, Iain K, Cunningham, Kathryn B, Williams, Brian, Sniehotta, Falko F, Norrie, John, Melson, Ambrose J, Jones, Claire, Rice, Peter, Slane, Peter W, Achison, Marcus, McKenzie, Andrew, Dimova, Elena D, Allan, Sheila

“…Being obese and drinking more than 14 units of alcohol per week places men at very high risk of developing liver disease. This study assessed the feasibility…”
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Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents by Crombie, Iain K., Irvine, Linda, Williams, Brian, McGinnis, Alison R., Slane, Peter W., Alder, Elizabeth M., McMurdo, Marion E. T.

“…Background: regular physical activity has been shown to have many health benefits. However, many older people are physically inactive. Objective: to…”
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Alcohol and disadvantaged men: A feasibility trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone by Crombie, Iain K., Irvine, Linda, Falconer, Donald W., Williams, Brian, Ricketts, Ian W., Jones, Claire, Humphris, Gerry, Norrie, John, Slane, Peter, Rice, Peter

“…Introduction and Aims Disadvantaged men suffer substantial harm from heavy drinking. This feasibility study developed and evaluated the methods for a trial of…”
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Drugs Dispensed in Primary Care During Pregnancy: A Record-Linkage Analysis in Tayside, Scotland by Irvine, Linda, Flynn, Robert W.V., Libby, Gillian, Crombie, Iain K., Evans, Josie M.M.

“…Background: For many regularly used drugs, evidence for safe use in pregnancy has not been established. Despite this, international studies have identified…”
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Risky Single-Occasion Drinking and Disadvantaged Men: Will Recruitment Through Primary Care Miss Hazardous Drinkers? by Crombie, Iain K., Falconer, Donald W., Irvine, Linda, Norrie, John, Williams, Brian, Slane, Peter W.

“…Background Men who are socially disadvantaged are at a substantially higher risk of developing alcohol‐related diseases. People from deprived areas are known…”
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