How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project
Journal Article
Ryde, G. C., Gorely, T., Jepson, R., Gray, C., Shepherd, A., Mackison, D., …Evans, J. M. M. (2017)
How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0405-z
Background
The benefits of physical activity are well established, yet large numbers of people are not sufficiently active to gain health benefits. Certain population groups a...
A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar
Journal Article
Murray, J., Williams, B., Hoskins, G., Skar, S., McGhee, J., Treweek, S., …Gauld, D. (2016)
A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0091-x
Background Visualisation techniques are used in a range of healthcare interventions. However, these frequently lack a coherent rationale or clear theoretical basis. This lack...
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis
Journal Article
France, E. F., Wells, M., Lang, H., & Williams, B. (2016)
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis. Systematic Reviews, 5, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0218-4
Background: Meta-ethnography is a unique, systematic, qualitative synthesis approach widely used to provide robust evidence on patient and clinician beliefs and experiences a...
A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: Study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Petrie, D., Evans, J. M., …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 am...
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice
Journal Article
Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014)
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2012-0125
Purpose
– Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance...
A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): Development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse
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), 1-13. 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 develop...
What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review
Journal Article
Dryden, R., Williams, B., McCowan, C., & Themessl-Huber, M. (2012)
What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review. BMC Public Health, 12, 1-23. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-723
Background: General and preventive health checks are a key feature of contemporary policies of anticipatory care. Ensuring high and equitable uptake of such general health che...
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
Journal Article
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 interventions. Trials, 13, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-95
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...
Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature
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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, 1-10. 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 ...
Health literacy: The need to consider images as well as words
Journal Article
Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2008)
Health literacy: The need to consider images as well as words. Health Expectations, 11, 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00509.x
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