MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

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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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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Experiences of emotional eating in an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based weight management intervention (SWiM): A qualitative study.

Kudlek L, Jones RA, Hughes C, Duschinsky R, Hill A, Richards R, Thompson M, Vincent A, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

Appetite. Nov 2023

(DOI : 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107138)

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Dietary intervention in gestational diabetes: a qualitative study of the acceptability and feasibility of a novel whole-diet intervention in healthcare professionals.

Kusinski LC, Richards R, Jones DL, Turner E, Hughes DJ, Dyson P, Ahern AL, Meek CL

The British journal of nutrition. Aug 2023

(DOI : 10.1017/S0007114523001666)

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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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Perceived weight-related stigma, loneliness, and mental wellbeing during COVID-19 in people with obesity: A cross-sectional study from ten European countries.

Jones RA, Christiansen P, Maloney NG, Duckworth JJ, Hugh-Jones S, Ahern AL, Richards R, Brown A, Flint SW, Robinson E, Bryant S, Halford JCG, Hardman CA

International journal of obesity (2005). Sep 2022

(DOI : 10.1038/s41366-022-01220-1)

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Participants' experiences of mental health during a COVID-19 tailored ACT-based behavioural weight management intervention: a qualitative study.

Jones RA, Richards R, Palat R, Hughes C, Hill AJ, Vincent A, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL, Duschinsky R

International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being. Sep 2022

(DOI : 10.1080/17482631.2022.2123093)

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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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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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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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Development of a Web-Based, Guided Self-help, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention for Weight Loss Maintenance: Evidence-, Theory-, and Person-Based Approach.

Richards R, Jones RA, Whittle F, Hughes CA, Hill AJ, Lawlor ER, Bostock J, Bates S, Breeze PR, Brennan A, Thomas CV, Stubbings M, Woolston J, Griffin SJ, Ahern AL

JMIR formative research. Jul 2021

(DOI : 10.2196/31801)

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