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NCSCT publications

It is important that NCSCT research evaluating our training and assessments programme, and into the delivery of behavioural support, is published in peer-reviewed academic and clinical journals. This ensures that we can be confident that what we do is based upon evidence.


The following is a list of our publications to date:

  • Papadakis, S., Anastasaki, M., Papadaki, M., Antonopoulou, M., Chliverous, C., Daskalaki, C., Varthalis, D., Triantafyllou, S., Vasilaki, I., McEwen, A. & Lionis, C. ‘Very Brief Advice’ (VBA) on Smoking in Family Practice: A qualitative evaluation of the tobacco user’s perspective. Submitted to BMC Family Practice.

  • Papadakis, S, McEwen A, Walsh K (2019) E-Learning on very brief advice on smoking (VBA): Changes to knowledge, self-efficacy and clinical practice of general practitioners. Smoking in Britain, 7(9). https://www.smokinginbritain.co.uk/read.

  • McEwen, A., Pooler, J., Lionis, C., Papadakis, S., Tsiligianni, I., Anastasaki, M., . . .Sheraliev, U. (n.d.). (2019) Adapting Very Brief Advice (VBA) on smoking for use in low-resource settings: Experience from the FRESH AIR project. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 14(3)1-5. doi:10.1017/jsc.2019.4.

  • Cooper, S., Orton, S., Campbell, K., Ussher, M., Coleman-Haynes, N., Whitemore, R., Dickinson, A., McEwen, A., Lewis, S., Naughton, F., Bowker, K., Sinclair, L., Bauld, L. & Coleman, T. (2019) Attitudes to e-cigarettes and cessation support for pregnant women from English Stop Smoking Services: a mixed methods study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 16(1), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010110 (registering DOI).

  • Aveyard et al. (2018) Effects on abstinence of nicotine patch treatment before quitting smoking: parallel, two arm, pragmatic randomised trial. BMJ 2018;361:k2164, doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2164.

  • Hiscock, R., Arnott, D., Dockrell, M., Ross, L. & McEwen, A. (2018) Stop Smoking Practitioners’ understanding of e-cigarettes’ use and efficacy with particular reference to vapers’ socioeconomic status. Journal of Smoking Cessation, doi:10.1017/jsc.2018.9.

  • Simonavicius, E., Robson, D., McEwen, A. & Brose, L.S. (2017) Cessation support for smokers with mental health problems: a survey of resources and training needs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 80: 37-44.

  • Forman, J., Harris, J., Lorencatto, F., McEwen, A. & Duaso, M. (2017) National survey of smoking and smoking cessation education within UK midwifery school curricula. Nicotine and Tobacco Research: 591-596. DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw230.

  • Kruse, G.R., Rigotti, N.A., Raw, M., McNeill, A., Murray, R., Piné-Abata, H., Bitton, A. & McEwen, A. (2016) Content and Methods used to Train Tobacco Cessation Treatment Providers: An International Survey. Journal of Smoking Cessation, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2016.22.

  • Herold, R., Schiekirka, S., Brown, J., Bobak, A., McEwen, A. & Raupach, T. (2016) Structured Smoking Cessation Training for Medical Students: a prospective study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research Nicotine, 18 (12): 2209-2215.

  • Brose, L.S. & McEwen, A. (2016) Neighbourhood deprivation and outcomes of stop smoking support - an observational study. PLOS one, 11(1):e0148194. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148194.

  • Bauld, L., Hiscock, R., Dobbie, F., Aveyard, P., Coleman, T., Leonardi-Bee, J., McRobbie, H. & McEwen, A. (2016) English Stop Smoking Services: one year outcomes. IJERPH, 13(12), 1175; doi:10.3390/ijerph13121175.

  • Kruse, G.D., Rigotti, N.A., Raw, M., McNeill, A., Murray, R., Pine-Abata, H., Potts, J., Bitton, A. & McEwen, A. (2016) Tobacco Dependence Treatment Training Programs: An International Survey. Nicotine and Tobacco Research;18(5):1012-1018.

  • Campbell, K.A., Cooper, S., Fahy, S.J., Bowker, K., Leonardi-Bee, J., McEwen, A., Whitemore, R. & Coleman, T. (2016) Opt-out’ referrals after identifying pregnant smokers using exhaled air carbon monoxide: impact on engagement with smoking cessation support. Tobacco Control;0:1–7. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052662.

  • Brose, L.S., McEwen, A., Michie, S., West, R., Chew, X.Y. & Lorencatto, L. (2015) Association of treatment manual use and training with successful provision of stop smoking support. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1:34-9.

  • Hiscock, R., Bauld, L., Arnott, D., Dockrell, M., Ross, L. & McEwen A. (2015) Views from the coalface: what do English stop smoking service personnel think about e-cigarettes? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12: 16157-16167. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121215048.

  • Jones, L.L. & McEwen, A. (2015) Evaluating an online training module on protecting children from secondhand smoke exposure: impact on knowledge, confidence and self-reported practice of health and social care professionals. BMC Public Health, 15(1):1132.

  • Raupach, T., Al-Harbi, G., McNeill, A., Bobak, A. & McEwen, A. (2015) Smoking cessation education and training in UK medical schools: a national survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 17(3):372-5.

  • Hiscock, R., Goniewicz, M., McEwen, A., Murray, S., Arnott, D., Dockrell, M. & Bauld, L. (2014) E-cigarettes: views from smoking cessation practitioners. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 12(1):13. DOI: 10.1186/1617-9625-12-13.

  • Brose L, West R, Michie S, McEwen A (2014) Changes in success rates of smoking cessation treatment associated with take up of a national evidence-based training programme. Preventive Medicine, 69C, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.08.021.

  • West R, May S, West M, Croghan E, McEwen A (2013) Performance of English stop smoking services in first 10 years: analysis of service monitoring data. British Medical Journal, 47:f4921.

  • Brose L, West R, Stapleton J (2013) Comparison of the effectiveness of varenicline and combination nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in clinical practice. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 88, 226-33. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.11.013.

  • Brose L.S., McEwen, A. & West R. (2013) Association between nicotine replacement therapy use in pregnancy and smoking cessation. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.04.017

  • Lorencatto F, West R, Seymour N, Michie S. (2013). Developing a method for specifying the components of behaviour change interventions in practice: The example of smoking cessation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 81(3), 528-44. doi: 10.1037/a0032106.

  • Brose L, West R, McDermott M, Fidler J, Croghan E, McEwen A (2011) What makes for an effective stop-smoking service? Thorax. 66(10), 924-6. Doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200251

  • Lindson-Hawley N, Begh R, McDermott M, McEwen A, Lycett D (2013) The importance of practitioner smoking status: a survey of NHS Stop Smoking Service practitioners. Patient Education and Counselling. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.04.021

  • Hiscock R, Murray S, Brose L, McEwen A, Leonardi-Bee J, Bauld L (2013) Behavioural therapy for smoking cessation: the effectiveness of different interventions for disadvantaged and affluent smokers. Addictive Behaviours. In Press.

  • Hughes, L., McIlvar, M, & McEwen, A. (2013) How to advise and refer inpatients who smoke. Nursing Times, 109(1/2):14-18.

  • Stapleton J, West R, Hajek P, Wheeler J, Vageli E, Abdi Z, O’Gara C, McRobbie H, Humphrey K, Ali R, Strang J, Sutherland G (2013) Randomized trial of NRT, bupropion and NRT plus bupropion for smoking cessation. Addiction.

  • Wee LH, Bulgiba A, Shahab L, Vangeli E, West R (2013) Understanding smokers’ beliefs and feelings about smoking and quitting during a quit attempt: a preliminary evaluation of the SNAP model. Journal of Smoking Cessation.

  • Langley T, Lewis S, McNeill A, Gilmore A, Szatkowski L, West R, Sims M (2013) Characterising tobacco control mass media campaigns in England. Addiction.

  • Brown J, Hajek P, McRobbie H, Locker J, Gillison F, McEwen A, Beard E, West R (2013) Cigarette craving and withdrawal symptoms during temporary abstinence and the effect of nicotine gum. Psychopharmacology.

  • Taylor A, Thompson T, Greaves C, Taylor R, Green C, Warren F, Kandiyali R, Aveyard P, Ayres R, Byng R, Campbell J, Ussher M, Michie S, West R. (2013) A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers. NIHR HTA Report.

  • Beard E, Shahab L, Curry S, West R (2013) Association between smoking cessation and short-term health-care utilisation: results from an international prospective cohort study (ATTEMPT) Addiction.

  • McDermott M.S., Beard E., Brose L.S., West R. & McEwen A. (2013). Factors associated with differences in quit rates between ‘specialist’ and ‘community’ stop-smoking practitioners in the English Stop-Smoking Services. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 15(7), 1239-1247, doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts262.

  • Brose L.S., Tombor, I. Shahab, L. & West, R. (2013). The effect of reducing the threshold for carbon monoxide validation of smoking abstinence - evidence from the English Stop Smoking Services. Addictive Behaviors, 38, 2529-2531. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.04.006

  • Brose L.S., West R., Michie S. & McEwen A. (2013).Validation of content of an online knowledge training programme. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 15(5), 997-998. doi:10.1093/ntr/nts258

  • Brose L.S., West R. & Stapleton J.A. (2013). Comparison of the effectiveness of varenicline and combination nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in clinical practice. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 88(3), 226-233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.11.013.

  • Lorencatto F, West R, Christopherson C, Michie S. (2013) Assessing fidelity of delivery of smoking cessation behavioural support in practice. Implementation Science, 8 (40). doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-40.

  • Lorencatto F, West R, Stavri Z, Michie S. (2013). How well is intervention content described in published reports of smoking cessation interventions? Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15(7), 1273-82. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nts266.

  • Agboola, S.A., Coleman, T.J., Leonardi-Bee, J.A., McEwen, A. & McNeill, A.D. (2010) Provision of relapse prevention interventions in UK NHS Stop Smoking Services: a survey. BMC Health Services Research, 10, 214. Doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-214

  • Aveyard, P., Begh, R., Parsons, A. and West, R. (2012), Brief opportunistic smoking cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare advice to quit and offer of assistance. Addiction. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03770.x

  • Beard E, McDermott M, McEwen A, West R Beliefs of stop smoking practitioners in England on the use of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr260

  • Lorencatto F, West R, Michie S (In Press) Identifying evidence-based behaviour change techniques to aid smoking cessation in pregnancy. Nicotine & Tobacco Research

  • McEwen, A., Condliffe, L. & Gilbert, A. (2010) Promoting engagement with a Stop Smoking Service via pro-active telephone calls. Patient Education and Counselling, 80: 277-279. Doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009. 11.009

  • Michie S, Churchill S, West R (2011) Identifying evidence-based competences required to deliver behavioural support for smoking cessation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 41(1), 59-70. DOI 10.1007/s12160-010-9235-z

The NCSCT was set up by the English Department of Health on a three year grant; the report at the bottom of the page details the development of the NCSCT and its outputs between 2009-2012.

  • Michie S, Hyder N, Walia A, West R (2011) Development of a taxonomy of behaviour change techniques used in individual behavioural support for smoking cessation. Addictive Behaviors, 36 (4), 315-319. Doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.11.016

  • West R, Evans A, Michie S (2010) Behaviour change techniques used in group-based behavioural support by the English Stop-Smoking Services and preliminary assessment of association with short-term quit outcomes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 12(7), 742-747. Doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq074

This report details the development of the NCSCT and its outputs between 2009-2012.



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