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Effect of novel technology-enabled multidimensional physical activity feedback in primary care patients at risk of chronic disease – the MIPACT study: A randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Technological progress has enabled the provision of personalised feedback across multiple dimensions of physical activity that are important for health. Whether this multidimensional approach supports physical activi... Read More about Effect of novel technology-enabled multidimensional physical activity feedback in primary care patients at risk of chronic disease – the MIPACT study: A randomised controlled trial.

Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life (2019)
Journal Article

Background Funding shortages and an ageing population have increased pressures on state or insurance funded end of life care for older people. Across the world, policy debate has arisen about the potential role volunteers can play, working alongside... Read More about Public responses to volunteer community care: Propositions for old age and end of life.

Centre Line Removal or non-reinstatement (2019)
Report

In 2018 researchers from the University of the West of England undertook a study which asked the question: What is the impact of Centre Line Removal (CLR) or non-re-instatement on 20mph and 30mph speed limit roads as a contributor to cycle safety? Cy... Read More about Centre Line Removal or non-reinstatement.

The effect of ‘smart’ financial incentives on driving behaviour of novice drivers (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Recent studies have demonstrated that financial incentives can improve driving behaviour but high-value incentives are unlikely to be cost-effective and attempts to amplify the impact of low-value incentives have so far proven dis... Read More about The effect of ‘smart’ financial incentives on driving behaviour of novice drivers.

Youth engagement with alcohol brands in the UK (2017)
Report

Report from Cancer Research UK, University of the West of England and University of Stirling which explores how young people engage with alcohol brands

Adolescent self-harm in the community: An update on prevalence using a self-report survey of adolescents aged 13-18 in England (2017)
Journal Article

© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. Background To establish an estimate of prevalence in a nationally representative sample of community adolescents. To examine associati... Read More about Adolescent self-harm in the community: An update on prevalence using a self-report survey of adolescents aged 13-18 in England.

Vicious or virtuous circles? Exploring the vulnerability of drivers to break low urban speed limits (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Levels of support for 20mph limits in Great Britain are consistently high. However, these positive attitudes are not translating into similarly positive behaviour changes in terms of complying with these new speed limits. Recent r... Read More about Vicious or virtuous circles? Exploring the vulnerability of drivers to break low urban speed limits.

Great Britain adults' opinions on cycling: Implications for policy (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. In its neglect of cycling, the transport policy history of Great Britain is typical of many car-dependent societies. Policy inertia with respect to sustainable travel may be driven by the assumptions that, firstly, most household... Read More about Great Britain adults' opinions on cycling: Implications for policy.

Multidimensional individualised Physical ACTivity (Mi-PACT) - a technology-enabled intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Peacock et al. Background: Low physical activity is a major public health problem. New cost-effective approaches that stimulate meaningful long-term changes in physical activity are required, especially within primary care settings. It is beco... Read More about Multidimensional individualised Physical ACTivity (Mi-PACT) - a technology-enabled intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Support and compliance with 20 mph speed limits in Great Britain (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. There are a number of challenges relating to both the support of and compliance with speed limits. The introduction of 20 mph limits in Great Britain is no exception: the recent rise in the deployment of thes... Read More about Support and compliance with 20 mph speed limits in Great Britain.

Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In ‘(re)emerging cycling regions’ such as Australia and the United Kingdom, cycling has experienced increased interest as a viable form of everyday transport as an alternative to cars and public transport, as well as growing popularity as leisure or... Read More about Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions.

A panel-based prevalence study of self-reported self-harm in adolescents aged 13-18 in England (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Can social marketing make 20mph the new norm? (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This paper reports the findings of a study that explored the possible role for social marketing in supporting compliance with 20. mph signs-only speed limits. The study, completed in July 2012, involved a review of the literature... Read More about Can social marketing make 20mph the new norm?.

Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed (2013)
Journal Article

Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to report on a study of the possible role of social marketing in encouraging breastfeeding amongst teenage mothers. UK teenage mothers are particularly prone to low levels of breastfeeding and there has been a l... Read More about Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed.

'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support (2013)
Journal Article

Aim: To explore teenagers' experiences of the breastfeeding promotion and support delivered by health professionals. Design: A qualitative study conducted in an English city. Methods: Pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers (n = 29) took part in semi-... Read More about 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support.

Wheels, skills and thrills: A social marketing trial to reduce aggressive driving from young men in deprived areas (2013)
Journal Article

Young men from poorer backgrounds are associated with high road traffic collision levels. However, solving this problem has proven very difficult. Hence this paper summarises the findings of a UK government funded two-year trial of a cross-discipline... Read More about Wheels, skills and thrills: A social marketing trial to reduce aggressive driving from young men in deprived areas.

Cycling behaviour in car-dominant societies: A survey of the UK population (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Theory development in social marketing: the advantages of an ecletic approach (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Fear and fire: Ethical social marketing strategies for home fire safety for older people (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Avon Fire & Rescue Service use social marketing interventions to improve home fire safety amongst older people (aged 65+) in deprived areas of Bristol, UK, and this research seeks to identify the key triggers and barriers to behaviour change. Attitud... Read More about Fear and fire: Ethical social marketing strategies for home fire safety for older people.

A case study of a social marketing brand: The image of cycling in the UK (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution