Publications
Research outputs from across the SPECTRUM Consortium
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| Title | Authors | Reference |
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| Big food and the World Health Organization: a qualitative study of industry attempts to influence global-level non-communicable disease policy | Lauber K, Rutter H, Gilmore AB | BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jun;6(6):e005216. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005216. PMID: 34117011; PMCID: PMC8202098. |
| Smoking, distress and COVID-19 in England: cross-sectional population surveys from 2016 to 2020 | Kock L, Brown J, Shahab L, Moore G, Horton M, Brose L | Prev Med Rep. 2021 May 29;23:101420. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101420. PMID: 34150478; PMCID: PMC8193154. |
| Schools for healthy lives, not for corporate interests | van Schalkwyk MCI, Knai C, Jackson N, Maani N, Petticrew M | Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 May;5(5):e14. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00097-3. PMID: 33864742. |
| Who should we trust on science diplomacy and COVID-19 recovery? Not Big Tobacco | Fabbri A, Laurence L, Zatoński M, Gilmore AB | BMJ Blog, Tobacco Control |
| Characterising vaping products in the United Kingdom: an analysis of Tobacco Products Directive notification data | Nyakutsikwa B, Britton J, Bogdanovica I, Boobis A, Langley T | Addiction. 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/add.15463. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33651418. |
| Vaping in pregnancy: A systematic review | Calder R, Gant E, Bauld L, McNeill A, Robson D, Brose LS | Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Feb 4:ntab017. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33538828. |
| The new WHO Foundation - global health deserves better | Maani N, Van Schalkwyk MC, Petticrew M, Ralston R, Collin J | BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Feb;6(2):e004950. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-004950. PMID: 33547178; PMCID: PMC7871260. |
| The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries | Knai C, Petticrew M, Capewell S, Cassidy R, Collin J, Cummins S, Eastmure E, Fafard P, Fitzgerald N, Gilmore AB, Hawkins B, Jensen JD, Katikireddi SV, Maani N, Mays N, Mwatsama M, Nakkash R, Orford JF, Rutter H, Savona N, van Schalkwyk MCI, Weishaar H | BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Feb;6(2):e003543. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003543. PMID: 33593757; PMCID: PMC7888371. |
| Social norms as a predictor of smoking uptake among youth: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of prospective cohort studies | East K, McNeill A, Thrasher JF, Hitchman SC | Addiction. 2021 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/add.15427. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33538370. |
| Public Health or Opportunity to Profit? The two faces of the COVID-19 pandemic | van Schalkwyk MC, Maani N, McKee M | Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021 Feb;9(2):61-63. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00001-2. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33417836. |
| Initial Views and Experiences of Vaping in Prisons: A Qualitative Study With People in Custody Preparing for the Imminent Implementation of Scotland's Prison Smokefree Policy | Brown A, O'Donnell R, Eadie D, Purves R, Sweeting H, Ford A, Bauld L, Hunt K | Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Feb 16;23(3):543-549. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa088. PMID: 32447381; PMCID: PMC7885768. |
| Health information, messaging and warnings on alcohol packaging: a focus group study with young adult drinkers in Scotland | Jones D, Moodie C, Purves R, Fitzgerald N, Crockett R | Addiction Research & Theory. 2021 Feb 22. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2021.1884229 |
| The SPECTRUM Consortium: a new UK Prevention Research Partnership consortium focussed on the commercial determinants of health, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and the reduction of health inequalities | Horton M, Perman-Howe PR, Angus C, Bishop J, Bogdanovica I, Brennan A, Britton J, Brose LS, Brown J, Collin J, Dockrell M, Fitzgerald N, Friel S, Gillespie D, Gilmore AB, Hill SE, Knai C, Langley T, Martin S, McNeill A, Moore G, Munafò MR, Murray RL, Opazo Breton M, Pearce J, Petticrew M, Reid G, Robson D, Rutter H, Shahab L, Shortt N, Smith K, Syrett K, Bauld L | Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Jan 14;6:6. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16318.1. PMID: 33693062; PMCID: PMC7931256. |
| Managing COVID-19 Transmission Risks in Bars: An Interview and Observation Study | Fitzgerald N, Uny I, Brown A, Eadie D, Ford A, Lewsey J, Stead M | J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2021 Jan;82(1):42-54. PMID: 33573721. |
| Socio-economic distribution of e-cigarette use among recent former regular smokers and current smokers at ages 25-26 in England | Gagné T, Brown J | Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1548-1557. doi: 10.1111/add.15345. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33220094; PMCID: PMC8246545. |
| Factors influencing the implementation of screening and brief interventions for alcohol use in primary care practices: a systematic review using the COM-B system and Theoretical Domains Framework | Rosário F, Santos MI, Angus K, Pas L, Ribeiro C, Fitzgerald N | Implement Sci. 2021 Jan 7;16(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01073-0. PMID: 33413487; PMCID: PMC7791720. |
| Evaluation of public health interventions from a complex systems perspective: A research methods review | McGill E, Er V, Penney T, Egan M, White M, Meier P, Whitehead M, Lock K, Anderson de Cuevas R, Smith R, Savona N, Rutter H, Marks D, de Vocht F, Cummins S, Popay J, Petticrew M | Soc Sci Med. 2021 Mar;272:113697. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113697. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33508655. |
| Health risks of kretek cigarettes: A systematic review | Nuryunarsih D, Lewis S, Langley T | Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Jan 27:ntab016. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33503247. |
| Conceptualising changes to tobacco and alcohol policy as affecting a single interlinked system | Gillespie D, Hatchard J, Squires H, Gilmore A, Brennan A | BMC Public Health. 2021 Jan 4;21(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10000-3. PMID: 33397324; PMCID: PMC7783976. |
| A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation | Ford A, Uny I, Lowes J, Naughton F, Cooper S, Coleman T, Hajek P, Przulj D, Myers Smith K, Bauld L, Sinclair L, Walton R, Clark M, Ussher M | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 7;18(2):430. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020430. PMID: 33430407; PMCID: PMC7827544. |
| Title | Authors | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the London Smoking Cessation Transformation Programme: a time-series analysis | Jackson SE, Beard E, West R, Brown J | Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1558-1568. doi: 10.1111/add.15367. Epub 2020 Dec 29. PMID: 33283375; PMCID: PMC8247014. |
| Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence | Tattan-Birch H, Jackson S, Shahab L, Hartmann-Boyce J, Kock L, Simonavicius E, Brose L, Brown J | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD013790. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013790. |
| Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies | Caryl FM, Pearce J, Reid G, Mitchell R, Shortt NK | Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1319-1368. doi: 10.1111/add.15276. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33007104; PMCID: PMC7590402. |
| The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19: a living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 7) | Simons D, Shahab L, Brown J, Perski O | Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1319-1368. doi: 10.1111/add.15276. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33007104; PMCID: PMC7590402. |
| Association of the COVID-19 lockdown with smoking, drinking and attempts to quit in England: an analysis of 2019-20 data | Jackson SE, Garnett C, Shahab L, Oldham M, Brown J | Addiction. 2021 May;116(5):1233-1244. doi: 10.1111/add.15295. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33089562. |
| England SimSmoke: the impact of nicotine vaping on smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths in England | Levy DT, Sánchez-Romero LM, Li Y, Yuan Z, Travis N, Jarvis MJ, Brown J, McNeill A | Addiction. 2021 May;116(5):1196-1211. doi: 10.1111/add.15269. Epub 2020 Oct 8. PMID: 32949419. |
| As Long as It Comes off as a Cigarette Ad, Not a Civil Rights Message': Gender, Inequality and the Commercial Determinants of Health | Hill SE, Friel S | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 29;17(21):7902. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217902. PMID: 33137876; PMCID: PMC7663661. |
| Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques within Interventions to Reduce Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure for Children | Brown TJ, Gentry S, Bauld L, Boyle EM, Clarke P, Hardeman W, Holland R, Naughton F, Orton S, Ussher M, Notley C | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 22;17(21):7731. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217731. PMID: 33105823; PMCID: PMC7660048. |
| Analysis of submissions to the EU’s public consultation on tobacco traceability and security features | Gallagher AWA, Evans-Reeves K, Joshi A, Hatchard J, Gilmore AB | Tob Control. 2020 Oct 6:tobaccocontrol-2020-043875. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-043875. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33023937. |
| Tobacco and tobacco branding in films most popular in the UK from 2009 to 2017 | Barker A, Cranwell J, Fitzpatrick I, Whittamore K, Alfayad K, Haridy A, Murray R, Britton J | Thorax. 2020 Dec;75(12):1103-1108. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214743. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32943496; PMCID: PMC7677474. |
| Responsible Drinking, Conflicts of Interest, and the Elephant in the Room: A Commentary on A Scoping Review of "Responsible Drinking" Interventions by Gray, Williams & Shaffer (2020) | Petticrew M, Fitzgerald N, Maani N, McCambridge J, Pettigrew S, van Schalkwyk M | Health Commun. 2021 Feb;36(2):257-259. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2020.1827541. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 32981342. |
| Exploring views on alcohol consumption and digital support for alcohol reduction in UK-based Punjabi-Sikh men: A think aloud and interview study | Taak K, Brown J, Perski O | Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/dar.13172. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32964571. |
| Signalling Virtue, Promoting Harm: Unhealthy commodity industries and COVID-19 | Collin J, Hill S, Ralston R, Westerman L, NCD Alliance, SPECTRUM Consortium | |
| Corporations in global health: an investigation of food industry political activity at the WHO | Lauber K, Rutter H, McGee D, Gilmore AB | Eur J Public Health. 2020 Sep 30;30(supplement 5):v994-v994. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.1245 |
| Dark Nudges and Sludge in Big Alcohol: Behavioral Economics, Cognitive Biases, and Alcohol Industry Corporate Social Responsibility | Petticrew M, Maani N, Pettigrew L, Rutter H, VAN Schalkwyk MC | Milbank Q. 2020 Dec;98(4):1290-1328. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12475. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32930429; PMCID: PMC7772646. |
| Cigarette-like cigarillo introduced to bypass taxation, standardised packaging, minimum pack sizes, and menthol ban in the UK | Branston JR, Hiscock R, Silver K, Arnott D, Gilmore AB | Tob Control. 2020 Aug 26:tobaccocontrol-2020-055700. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055700. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32848080. |
| The perils of preprints | van Schalkwyk MCI, Hird TR, Maani N, Petticrew M, Gilmore AB | BMJ. 2020 Aug 17;370:m3111. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3111. PMID: 32816814. |
| Quantifying alcohol audio-visual content in UK broadcasts of the 2018 Formula 1 Championship: a content analysis and population exposure | Barker A, Opazo-Breton M, Thomson E, Britton J, Grant-Braham B, Murray RL | BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 7;10(8):e037035. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037035. PMID: 32769079; PMCID: PMC7418687. |
| Awareness of product-related information, health messages and warnings on alcohol packaging among adolescents: a cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom | Critchlow N, Jones D, Moodie C, MacKintosh AM, Fitzgerald N, Hooper L, Thomas C, Vohra J | J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Aug 18;42(3):e223-e230. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz080. PMID: 31322661; PMCID: PMC7435209. |
| Bringing the commercial determinants of health out of the shadows: a review of how the commercial determinants are represented in conceptual frameworks | Maani N, Collin J, Friel S, Gilmore AB, McCambridge J, Robertson L, Petticrew MP | Eur J Public Health. 2020 Aug 1;30(4):660-664. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz197. PMID: 31953933; PMCID: PMC7445044. |
| Non-communicable disease governance in the era of the sustainable development goals: a qualitative analysis of food industry framing in WHO consultations | Lauber K, Ralston R, Mialon M, Carriedo A, Gilmore AB | Global Health. 2020 Aug 26;16(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12992-020-00611-1. PMID: 32847604; PMCID: PMC7448499. |
| Mental health, smoking, harm reduction and quit attempts - a population survey in England | Brose LS, Brown J, Robson D, McNeill A | BMC Public Health. 2020 Aug 14;20(1):1237. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09308-x. PMID: 32795286; PMCID: PMC7427923. |
| Tobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure | Barker AB, Britton J, Thomson E, Murray RL | J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Jul 1:fdaa091. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Apr 12;43(1):e113. PMID: 32614043. |
| Positive effects of covid-19 and social determinants of health: all in it together? | Hill SE, Friel S, Collin J | BMJ. 2020 Jul 3;370:m2633. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2633. PMID: 32620557. |
| Mental health and smoking cessation-a population survey in England | Brose LS, Brown J, McNeill A | BMC Med. 2020 Jun 25;18(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01617-7. PMID: 32580770; PMCID: PMC7315517. |
| Commentary on Wicki et al (2020): Strong effectiveness evidence-but what else do policymakers need? | Fitzgerald N, Lewsey J | Addiction. 2020 Aug;115(8):1470-1471. doi: 10.1111/add.15074. Epub 2020 Jun 3. PMID: 32490543. |
| Association of Socioeconomic Position With e-Cigarette Use Among Individuals Who Quit Smoking in England, 2014 to 2019 | Kock L, Brown J, Shahab L | JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e204207. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4207. PMID: 32501491; PMCID: PMC7275246. |
| The effect of tobacco and alcohol consumption on poverty in the United Kingdom | Nyakutsikwa B, Britton J, Langley T | Addiction. 2021 Jan;116(1):150-158. doi: 10.1111/add.15096. Epub 2020 May 22. PMID: 32335947. |
| Special Issue: Alcohol Policy and Public Health-Contributing to the Global Debate on Accelerating Action on Alcohol | Parry CDH, Fitzgerald N | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 28;17(11):3816. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113816. PMID: 32481480; PMCID: PMC7312625. |
| Long-term evaluation of the rise in legal age-of-sale of cigarettes from 16 to 18 in England: a trend analysis | Beard E, Brown J, Jackson S, West R, Anderson W, Arnott D, Shahab L | BMC Med. 2020 Apr 8;18(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01541-w. PMID: 32264873; PMCID: PMC7140583. |
| Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents: a cross-sectional, matched control study | Beard E, Brown J | Tob Control. 2021 Mar;30(2):212-220. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055283. Epub 2020 Mar 17. PMID: 32184339; PMCID: PMC7907552. |
| Using point-of-sale data to examine tobacco pricing across neighbourhoods in Scotland | Shortt NK, Tunstall H, Mitchell R, Coombes E, Jones A, Reid G, Pearce J | Tob Control. 2021 Mar;30(2):168-176. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055484. Epub 2020 Mar 19. PMID: 32193214; PMCID: PMC7907555. |
| The need for an evidence-based and rational debate on e-cigarettes | Shahab L, Britton J, Brown J, Hajek P, McNeill A; 33 signatories | Lancet. 2020 Feb 29;395(10225):688. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30113-6. PMID: 32113501. |
| Title | Authors | Reference |
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| Association of prevalence of electronic cigarette use with smoking cessation and cigarette consumption in England: a time–series analysis between 2006 and 2017 | Beard E, West R, Michie S, Brown J | Addiction. 2020 May;115(5):961-974. doi: 10.1111/add.14851. Epub 2019 Dec 4. PMID: 31621131; PMCID: PMC7187187. |
| Individual-level behavioural smoking cessation interventions tailored for disadvantaged socioeconomic position: a systematic review and meta-regression | Kock L, Brown J, Hiscock R, Tattan-Birch H, Smith C, Shahab L | Lancet Public Health. 2019 Dec;4(12):e628-e644. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30220-8. PMID: 31812239; PMCID: PMC7109520. |
| How did a lower drink-drive limit affect bar trade and drinking practices? A qualitative study of how alcohol retailers experienced a change in policy | Sumpter C, Mohan A, McKell J, Lewsey J, Emslie C, Fitzgerald N | Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 Feb;39(2):170-179. doi: 10.1111/dar.12999. Epub 2019 Dec 8. PMID: 31814195; PMCID: PMC7027906. |
| Recruiting the "Heavy-Using Loyalists of Tomorrow": An Analysis of the Aims, Effects and Mechanisms of Alcohol Advertising, Based on Advertising Industry Evaluations | Maani Hessari N, Bertscher A, Critchlow N, Fitzgerald N, Knai C, Stead M, Petticrew M | Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 24;16(21):4092. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214092. PMID: 31652921; PMCID: PMC6862254. |
| Exploring the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults (aged 18-25): A qualitative research study | Scott S, Muir C, Stead M, Fitzgerald N, Kaner E, Bradley J, Wrieden W, Power C, Adamson A | Appetite. 2020 Jan 1;144:104449. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104449. Epub 2019 Sep 11. PMID: 31520670. |
| Gambling control: in support of a public health response to gambling | van Schalkwyk MCI, Cassidy R, McKee M, Petticrew M | Lancet. 2019 Apr 27;393(10182):1680-1681. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30704-4. PMID: 31034361. |