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, 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
- 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
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