MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

An individual participant data meta-analysis investigating the mediating role of eating behavior traits in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based weight management interventions

Kudlek L, Mueller J, Colombo PE, Sharp SJ, Boothby C, Boothby CE, Ahern A, Ahern AL

Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Jun 2025

(DOI : https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf039)

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Association between patient activation, self-management behaviours and clinical outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

Ahern A, Ahern AL, Richards R, Birch JM, Mueller J, Griffin SJ

BMJ Open. May 2025

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095456)

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Glucose Lowering through Weight management (GLoW): a randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a diabetes education and behavioural weight management programme vs a diabetes education programme in adults with a recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

Mueller J, Breeze P, Fusco F, Sharp SJ, Pidd K, Brennan A, Hill AJ, Morris S, Hughes CA, Bates SE, Pollard D, Woolston J, Lachassseigne E, Stubbings M, Whittle F, Jones RA, Boothby CE, Duschinsky R, Bostock J, Islam N, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL, Ahern A

Diabetologia. Jan 2025

(DOI : 10.1007/s00125-024-06355-6)

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Experiences of a Digital Behavior Change Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain and Promote Risk-Reducing Health Behaviors for Women Aged 18 to 35 Years at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: Qualitative Interview Study.

Hawkes RE, Pegington M, Davies A, Mueller J, Howell A, Evans DG, Howell SJ, French DP, Harvie M

JMIR cancer. Nov 2024

(DOI : 10.2196/57964)

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The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kudlek L, Eustachio Colombo P, Ahern A, Tait S, Reid N, Wickramarachchi M, Lakshmi A, Sharp SJ, Spreckley M, Mueller J, Jones RA

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Nov 2024

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.13871)

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An Acceptance-Based Guided Self-Help Program for Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults Who Have Previously Completed a Behavioral Weight Loss Program: The SWiM Feasibility Study.

Jones RA, Mueller J, Richards R, Woolston J, Stubbings M, Whittle F, Hughes CA, Sharp SJ, Chester M, Schwertel C, Tait S, Eustachio Colombo P, Kudlek L, Boothby CE, Lawlor ER, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL, Boothby C, Ahern A

Obesity science & practice. Oct 2024

(DOI : 10.1002/osp4.70048)

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Individual participant data meta-analysis of eating behaviour traits as effect modifiers in acceptance and commitment therapy-based weight management interventions.

Kudlek L, Eustachio Colombo P, Mueller J, Sharp SJ, Boothby CE, Griffin SJ, Hawkins M, Juarascio A, Knäuper B, Kolehmainen M, Levin ME, Lillis J, Maiz E, Manasse S, Palmeira L, Pietiläinen KH, Sherwood NE, Ahern AL, Griffin S, Ahern A

International journal of obesity (2005). Oct 2024

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-025-01759-9)

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An app promoting weight gain prevention via healthy behaviours amongst young women with a family history of breast cancer: Acceptability and usability assessment.

Pegington M, Hawkes RE, Davies A, Mueller J, Howell A, Gareth Evans D, Howell SJ, French DP, Harvie M

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association. Jul 2024

(DOI : 10.1111/jhn.13347)

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The association between patterns of weight change, diabetes status and glycaemia among adults with overweight and obesity.

Yin R, Ahern AL, Lafortune L, Griffin SJ, Strelitz JM, Mueller J

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Mar 2024

(DOI : 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111607)

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The relationship of within-individual and between-individual variation in mental health with bodyweight: An exploratory longitudinal study.

Mueller J, Ahern AL, Jones RA, Sharp SJ, Davies A, Zuckerman A, Perry BI, Khandaker GM, Rolfe EL, Wareham NJ, Rennie KL

PLoS ONE. Jan 2024

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0295117)

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The moderating and mediating role of eating behaviour traits in acceptance and commitment therapy-based weight management interventions: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis

Kudlek L, Mueller J, Eustachio Colombo P, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

BMJ Open. Dec 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076411)

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Are there inequalities in the attendance and effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions for adults in the UK? Protocol for an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis.

Birch JM, Mueller J, Sharp S, Logue J, Kelly MP, Griffin SJ, Ahern A

BMJ Open. Mar 2023

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067607)

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Association between indicators of inequality and weight change following a behavioural weight loss intervention.

Birch JM, Mueller J, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ, Kelly MP, Halford JCG, Ahern AL

Obesity facts. Dec 2022

(DOI : 10.1159/000528135)

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Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): twelve-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of a web-based, ACT-based, guided self-help intervention.

Mueller J, Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Woolston J, Stubbings M, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ, Bostock J, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Boothby CE, Ahern AL

International journal of obesity (2005). Nov 2022

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-022-01232-x)

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Long-term impact of a behavioral weight management program on depression and anxiety symptoms: 5-year follow-up of the WRAP trial.

Jones RA, Mueller J, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). Oct 2022

(DOI : 10.1002/oby.23570)

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Acceptability and feasibility of an acceptance and commitment therapy-based guided self-help intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults who have previously completed a behavioural weight loss programme: the SWiM feasibility study protocol.

Ahern AL, Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Mueller J, Woolston J, Sharp SJ, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Duschinsky R, Lawlor ER, Morris S, Fusco F, Brennan A, Bostock J, Griffin SJ

BMJ Open. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058103)

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Participant characteristics associated with changes in mental health in a trial of behavioural weight management programmes: Secondary analysis of the WRAP trial.

Jones RA, Mueller J, Sharp SJ, Duschinsky R, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

Obesity facts. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1159/000522083)

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A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions in adults.

Birch JM, Jones RA, Mueller J, McDonald MD, Richards R, Kelly MP, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.13438)

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Association between patient activation, self-management behaviours and clinical outcomes in adults with diabetes or related metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Mueller J, Ahern AL, Sharp SJ, Richards R, Birch JM, Davies A, Griffin SJ

BMJ Open. Feb 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056293)

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The impact of participant mental health on attendance and engagement in a trial of behavioural weight management programmes: secondary analysis of the WRAP randomised controlled trial.

Jones RA, Mueller J, Sharp SJ, Vincent A, Duschinsky R, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Nov 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-021-01216-6)

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Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): A randomised controlled trial of a web-based, ACT-based, guided self-help intervention.

Mueller J, Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Woolston J, Stubbings M, Sharp SJ, Griffin SJ, Bostock J, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Ahern AL

Obesity facts. Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.1159/000524031)

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