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Complexity in Health

Our Complexity in health programme develops and applies research methods that are designed for understanding the variety of interdependent factors that shape the impact of interventions and policies that aim to improve health and to reduce health inequalities.

Public health interventions, whose mechanisms rely solely on human agency, often fail to bring about sustained improvement in health, and may increase social inequalities in health.

Strategies are more likely to be effective if underpinned by explicit theoretical frameworks and perspectives that take account of context and complexity. These include the socio-ecological model, complex systems theory and realist evaluation which highlights the need to not just identify ‘what works’ but ‘what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why’.

Our programme has four overlapping workstreams: Modelling Complex Systems, Schools and Educational Settings, Methods Development and Translation, and Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions.

Our programme aims to lead international efforts in the application and dissemination of novel methods to identify the most effective means to improve population health and to reduce inequalities. We work to create a world-class, collaborative environment to support the successful implementation of translational research in public health improvement.

Our objectives are to:

Develop and translate methods and processes that support the involvement of stakeholders in all stages of development, evaluation and implementation.
Develop and normalise a wider range of approaches to evaluation, including complex systems approaches and other methods more suited to the evaluation of meso-, macro- and multi-level interventions.
Develop and apply agent based models to a range of public health issues including social care, welfare reform and place-based health.
Develop and evaluate complex interventions, particularly focusing on healthy ageing, adolescent health and educational settings.

Publications

Campbell, I. H. et al. (2024) A pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: clinical, metabolic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings. BJPsych Open, (Accepted for Publication)

Caddick, L. et al. (2024) Ambient Teens Sleep Study: Protocol for a co-produced feasibility study in adolescents using a contactless radar-based sleep sensor. PLoS ONE, 19(11), e0313286. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313286) (PMID:39541279) (PMCID:PMC11563468)

Cosma, A. et al. (2024) Cross-national trends in adolescents psychological and somatic complaints before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health, (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.09.028) (PMID:39530972) (Early Online Publication)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

Blake, C. , Lewis, R. , Riddell, J. , Willis, M. , Wylie, L., Dawson, K., Moore, L. and Mitchell, K. R. (2024) Prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment at secondary school: a system map. Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117092. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117092) (PMID:39216136)

Manyara, A. M. , Purvis, A., Ciani, O., Collins, G. S. and Taylor, R. S. (2024) Sample size in multistakeholder Delphi surveys: at what minimum sample size do replicability of results stabilise? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 174, 111485. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111485) (PMID:39069013)

Squires, H. et al. (2024) The PHEM-IB toolbox of methods for incorporating the influences on behaviour within public health economic models. BMC Public Health, (Accepted for Publication)

Shin, H. , Silverman, E. , Li, Y. , Tian, Y. and Zhao, Q. (2024) Did the implementation of the low emission zone in Glasgow change the traffic flow and air quality? Transport Findings, (doi: 10.32866/001c.123382) (Early Online Publication)

Lachman, J. M. et al. (2024) Innovate! Accelerate! Evaluate! Harnessing the RE-AIM Framework to examine the global dissemination of parenting resources during COVID-19 to more than 210 million people. BMC Public Health, 24, 2391. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19751-9) (PMID:39227875) (PMCID:PMC11373112)

MacLachlan, A. , Pemmasani, P., Jamieson-MacKenzie, I., McMellon, C., Cunningham, E., Lewis, R. and Tisdall, E. K. (2024) Applying co-production principles in research: reflections from young people and academics. Childhood, 31(3), pp. 309-328. (doi: 10.1177/09075682241269692) (PMID:39404694) (PMCID:PMC7616617)

Hinsch, M., Silverman, E. and Robertson, D. L. (2024) Whole-System Pandemic Modelling Including Pathogen Evolution. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, pp. 63-71. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_6)

Gostoli, U. , Hinsch, M. and Silverman, E. (2024) Growing Populations From the ‘Bottom-up’: an ABM Approach to the Generation of Synthetic Populations. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, pp. 49-61. ISBN 9783031577840 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-57785-7_5)

Hawkins, J., Hines, L. A., Bonell, C., Hickman, M., Adara, L., Townson, J., Cannings-John, R., Moore, L. and White, J. (2024) Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry, (Accepted for Publication)

Boniel-Nissim, M., Bersia, M., Canale, N., Lahti, H., Ojala, K., Ercan, O., Dzielska, A., Inchley, J. and Dalmasso, P. (2024) Different categories of social media use and their association with body image among adolescents in 42 countries. International Journal of Public Health, 69, 1606944. (doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606944)

Letina, S., Long, E. , Mccrorie, P. , Mitchell, K. , Zucca, C., Riddell, J. , Simpson, S. A. , Moore, L. and McCann, M. (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)

Zheng, Y., Panayiotou, M., Currie, D., Yang, K., Bagnall, C., Qualter, P. and Inchley, J. (2024) The role of school connectedness and friend contact in adolescent loneliness, and implications for physical health. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 55(3), pp. 851-860. (doi: 10.1007/s10578-022-01449-x) (PMID:36260256) (PMCID:PMC11060972)

Dibben-Santillan, G. et al. (2024) Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine, 72, 102599. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102599) (PMID:39010975) (PMCID:PMC11247153)

Siu, G., Nsubuga, R. N., Lachman, J. M. , Namutebi, C., Sekiwunga, R., Zalwango, F., Riddell, J. and Wight, D. (2024) The impact of the Parenting for Respectability programme on violent parenting and intimate partner relationships in Uganda: a pre-post study. PLoS ONE, 19(5), e0299927. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299927) (PMID:38787892) (PMCID:PMC11125497)

Simpson, A. H. R.W. et al. (2024) A preoperative package of care for osteoarthritis, consisting of weight loss, orthotics, rehabilitation, topical and oral analgesia (OPPORTUNITY): A two centre open label randomised controlled feasibility trial. Lancet Rheumatology, 6(4), E237-E246. (doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00337-5) (PMID:38423028)

Long, E. , Thomson, M. , Milicev, J. , Goodfellow, C. , Letina, S., Bradley, S. and McCann, M. (2024) Loneliness, social support, and social networks: Urban-rural variation and links to wellbeing in Scotland. Journal of Public Health, (doi: 10.1007/s10389-024-02236-9) (Early Online Publication)

Skivington, K. , Craig, N., Craig, P. , Rycroft-Malone, J., Matthews, L., Simpson, S. A. and Moore, L. (2024) Introducing the revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: a challenge and a resource for nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104748. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748) (PMID:38564983)

Skivington, K. et al. (2024) Reprint of: 'A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104705. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104705) (PMID:38564982)

Amberson, T., Heagele, T., Wyte-Lake, T., Couig, M. P., Bell, S. A., Mammen, M. J., Wells, V. and Castner, J. (2024) Social support, educational, and behavioral modification interventions for improving household disaster preparedness in the general community-dwelling population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1257714. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257714) (PMID:38596429) (PMCID:PMC11003604)

Smith, M.J. , Vaczy, C., Kellerman, A., Tulloch, L. and Hilton, S. (2024) Young people’s perceptions of and exposure to unhealthy food advertising in Scotland. Project Report. Scottish Obesity Alliance.

Blake, C. et al. (2024) Participatory systems mapping for population health research, policy and practice: guidance on method choice and design. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.316563).

Chambers, S. , Machray, K. and Fergie, G. (2024) Food insecurity in children and young people in Scotland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, (doi: 10.1017/S0029665124000090) (PMID:38250796) (In Press)

Willis, M. , Mabelis, J. , Currie, D., Brown, J. and Inchley, J. (2024) Associations between recent contraceptive use and first sex behaviors of Scottish adolescents: a brief report. International Journal of Sexual Health, 36(2), pp. 199-204. (doi: 10.1080/19317611.2024.2327360) (PMID:38616792) (PMCID:PMC11008538)

Smith, M. J. , Patterson, C. , Buckton, C. and Hilton, S. (2023) Implementation of the polluter pay’s principle in tobacco control in the UK: A stakeholder analysis. BMC Public Health, 23, 2271. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17219-w) (PMID:37978482) (PMCID:PMC10657032)

Purcell, C. , Purvis, A., Cleland, J. G.F. , Cowie, A., Dalal, H. M., Ibbotson, T. , Murphy, C. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with heart failure and their caregivers: a mixed-methods analysis of the roll out an evidence-based programme in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF study). European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(8), pp. 804-813. (doi: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvad004) (PMID:36617216)

Needham, N. et al. (2023) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. BJPsych Open, 9, e176. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.568) (PMID:37814952) (PMCID:PMC10594182)

Hilton, S. , Vaczy, C., Buckton, C. , Patterson, C. and Smith, M. J. (2023) Expert views on high fat, salt and sugar food marketing policies to tackle obesity and improve dietary behaviours in the UK: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 23, 1951. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16821-2) (PMID:37814236) (PMCID:PMC10561510)

Maclachlan, A. , McMellon, C. and Inchley, J. (2023) Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on children’s rights. International Journal of Human Rights, 27(9-10), pp. 1406-1425. (doi: 10.1080/13642987.2022.2057958)

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)

Boer, M., Cosma, A., Twenge, J.M., Inchley, J. , Jeriček Klanšček, H. and Stevens, G.W.J.M. (2023) National-level schoolwork pressure, family structure, internet use, and obesity as drivers of time trends in adolescent psychological complaints between 2002 and 2018. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(10), pp. 2061-2077. (doi: 10.1007/s10964-023-01800-y) (PMID:37349663) (PMCID:PMC10371956)

Hotham, J. et al. (2023) Association of cannabis, cannabidiol and synthetic cannabinoid use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(4), pp. 478-484. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.91) (PMID:37485911)

Murray, J. M. et al. (2023) Selection homophily and peer influence for adolescents' smoking and vaping norms and outcomes in high and middle-income settings. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, 615. (doi: 10.1057/s41599-023-02124-9)

Milicev, J. , Qualter, P., Goodfellow, C. , Inchley, J. , Simpson, S. A. , Leyland, A. H. , Kharicha, K. and Long, E. (2023) The prospective relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction, and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. Journal of Public Health, 31(9), pp. 1417-1431. (doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01719-x) (PMID:35668719) (PMCID:PMC9136554)

Kipping, R. et al. (2023) Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 23, 1475. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16229-y) (PMID:37532982) (PMCID:PMC10398919)

Smith, M. J. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Skivington, K. and Hilton, S. (2023) Contextual influences on the role evidence in e-cigarette recommendations: a multi-method analysis of international and nation recommendations. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 19(3), pp. 400-422. (doi: 10.1332/174426421X16711062023280) (PMID:37529415) (PMCID:PMC7614860)

Smith, M. J. and Hilton, S. (2023) Youth’s exposure to and engagement with e-cigarette marketing on social media: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), e071270. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071270) (PMID:37612101) (PMCID:PMC10450076)

Hinsch, M., Silverman, E. and Robertson, D. L. (2023) Simulating the Evolutionary Response of a Viral Pandemic to Behaviour Change. In: ALIFE 2023: Ghost in the machine, Sapporo, Japan, 24-28 Jul 2023, isal_a_00691. (doi: 10.1162/isal_a_00691)

Jebeile, H. et al. (2023) Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight management. PLoS ONE, 18(7), e0282401. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282401) (PMID:37428754) (PMCID:PMC10332604)

Bevan Jones, R., Hussain, F., Agha, S. S., Weavers, B., Lucassen, M., Merry, S., Stallard, P., Simpson, S. A. and Rice, F. (2023) Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances, 29(4), pp. 239-253. (doi: 10.1192/bja.2022.3) (PMID:37521105) (PMCID:PMC10374830)

Breeze, P. R. et al. (2023) Guidance on the use of complex systems models for economic evaluations of public health interventions. Health Economics, 32(7), pp. 1603-1625. (doi: 10.1002/hec.4681) (PMID:37081811)

Smillie, S. and Riddell, J. (2023) Supporting emotionally demanding research: developing guidance for a university research centre. In: Clift, B. C., Batlle, I. C., Bekker, S. and Chudzikowski, K. (eds.) Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability: Negotiating, Experiencing and Embracing. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY, pp. 77-93. ISBN 9781032393339 (doi: 10.4324/9781003349266-6)

Shin, H. and Silverman, E. (2023) Glasgow Low Emission Zone: Simulating the Change in Traffic Flow and the Following Health Outcomes. In: 18th Social Simulation Conference (SSC23), Glasgow, UK, 04-08 Sep 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Michaelson, V., Šmigelskas, K., King, N., Inchley, J. , Malinowska-Cieslik, M. and Pickett, W. (2023) Domains of spirituality and their importance to the health of 75 533 adolescents in 12 countries. Health Promotion International, 38(3), daab185. (doi: 10.1093/heapro/daab185) (PMID:34897449) (PMCID:PMC10319752)

Goodfellow, C. , Willis, M. , Inchley, J. , Kharicha, K., Leyland, A. H. , Qualter, P., Simpson, S. and Long, E. (2023) Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: a multilevel analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2), pp. 608-625. (doi: 10.1111/bjep.12581) (PMID:36683467)

Purcell, C. , Dibben, G. , Hilton Boon, M. , Matthews, L. , Palmer, V. J., Thomson, M. , Smillie, S. , Simpson, S. A. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023(6), CD013820. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013820.pub2) (PMID:37378598) (PMCID:PMC10305790)

Boniel-Nissim, M. et al. (2023) Adolescent use of social media and associations with sleep patterns across 18 European and North American countries. Sleep Health, 9(3), pp. 314-321. (doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.01.005) (PMID:36804326)

Milicev, J. , McCann, M. , Simpson, S. A. , Biello, S. M. and Gardani, M. (2023) Evaluating mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers: prevalence and contributing factors. Current Psychology, 42(14), pp. 12267-12280. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02309-y)

White, J., Moore, L. , Cannings-John, R., Hawkins, J., Bonell, C., Hickman, M., Zammit, S. and Adara, L. (2023) Association between gender minority status and mental health in high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(5), pp. 811-814. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.12.028) (PMID:36809864)

Purcell, C. , McDaid, L. , Forsyth, R., Simpson, S. A. , Elliott, L., Bailey, J. V., Moore, L. and Mitchell, K. R. (2023) A peer-led, school-based social network intervention for young people in the UK, promoting sexual health via social media and conversations with friends: intervention development and optimisation of STASH. BMC Public Health, 23, 675. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15541-x) (PMID:37041542) (PMCID:PMC10088210)

Lewis, R. , Boydell, N. , Blake, C. , Clarke, Z., Kernaghan, K. and McMellon, C. (2023) Involving young people in sexual health research and service improvement: conceptual analysis of patient and public involvement (PPI) in three projects. BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, 49(2), pp. 76-86. (doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201611) (PMID:36307186)

Inchley, J. C. , Willis, M. , Mabelis, J. , Brown, J. and Currie, D. B. (2023) Inequalities in health complaints: 20-year trends among adolescents in Scotland, 1998–2018. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1095117. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1095117) (PMID:37020907) (PMCID:PMC10067662)

Smith, M. J. , Buckton, C. , Patterson, C. and Hilton, S. (2023) User-generated content and influencer marketing involving e-cigarettes on social media: a scoping review and content analysis of YouTube and Instagram. BMC Public Health, 23, 530. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15389-1) (PMID:36941553) (PMCID:PMC10029293)

Littlecott, H. J. et al. (2023) Perceptions of friendship, peers and influence on adolescent smoking according to tobacco control context: a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research. BMC Public Health, 23, 424. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14727-z) (PMID:36869343) (PMCID:PMC9983235)

Devlin, A. M. and Wight, D. (2023) Transfer and adaptation of a drug recovery model from San Patrignano, Italy to River Garden, Scotland: a qualitative study. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 30(2), pp. 141-153. (doi: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1991889)

Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C. , Hardoon, D., Inchley, J. , Leyland, A.H. , Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A. and Long, E. (2023) Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation. Journal of Public Health, 45(1), pp. 109-117. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab402) (PMID:34999845) (PMCID:PMC10017088)

Dibben, G. O. , Faulkner, J., Oldridge, N., Rees, K., Thompson, D. R., Zwisler, A.-D. and Taylor, R. S. (2023) Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 44(6), pp. 452-469. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac747) (PMID:36746187) (PMCID:PMC9902155)

Lachman, J.M. et al. (2023) “Before I was like a Tarzan. But now, I take a pause”: mixed methods feasibility study of the Naungan Kasih parenting program to prevent violence against children in Malaysia. BMC Public Health, 23, 241. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15065-4) (PMID:36737719) (PMCID:PMC9898888)

Dibben, G. O. , Hillsdon, M., Dalal, H. M., Tang, L. H., Doherty, P. J. and Taylor, R. (2023) Home-based cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in people with heart failure: a secondary analysis of the REACH-HF randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 13(2), e063284. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063284) (PMID:36759035) (PMCID:PMC9923308)

Smith, M. J. , MacKintosh, A. M., Ford, A. and Hilton, S. (2023) Youth’s engagement and perceptions of disposable e-cigarettes: a UK focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(3), e068466. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068466) (PMID:36948552) (PMCID:PMC10040067)

Gostoli, U. and Silverman, E. (2023) Self-isolation and testing behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic: an agent-based model. Artificial Life, 29(1), pp. 94-117. (doi: 10.1162/artl_a_00392) (PMID:36269874)

Shenderovich, Y., Sacolo-Gwebu, H., Fang, Z., Lachman, J. , Cluver, L. and Ward, C. (2023) Adaptations and staff experiences in delivering parenting programmes and other family support services in three community-based organisations in Cape Town, South Africa during the COVID pandemic. Global Public Health, 18(1), 2129725. (doi: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2129725) (PMID:36342401)

Zucca, C. , McCrorie, P. , Johnstone, A. , Chambers, S. , Chng, N. R. , Traynor, O. and Martin, A. (2023) Outdoor nature-based play in early learning and childcare centres: identifying the determinants of implementation using causal loop diagrams and social network analysis. Health and Place, 79, 102955. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102955) (PMID:36565541)

Martin, A. , Clarke, J., Johnstone, A. , McCrorie, P. , Langford, R., Simpson, S. A. and Kipping, R. (2023) A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health and Place, 79, 102967. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967) (PMID:36621065)

Smith, M. and Hilton, S. (2022) Global regulatory approaches towards e-cigarettes, key arguments, and approaches pursued. In: Hoe, V. and Wong, L. P. (eds.) E-cigarettes and Health. IntechOpen. (doi: 10.5772/intechopen.107343) (Early Online Publication)

Smith, M. J. , Katikireddi, S. V. , Hilton, S. and Skivington, K. (2022) Development processes for e-cigarette public health recommendations lacked transparency in managing conflicts of interest. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 152, pp. 80-88. (doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.006) (PMID:36122822)

Chambers, S. , Haughton, D., Mabelis, J. , Brown, J. and Inchley, J. (2022) Feasibility of using health and wellbeing data for school planning: the SHINE pilot in Scotland. Health Promotion International, 37(6), daac149. (doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac149) (PMID:36440898) (PMCID:PMC9703801)

Williamson, K. , Nimegeer, A. and Lean, M. (2022) Navigating data governance approvals to use routine health and social care data to evidence the hidden population with severe obesity: a case study from a clinical academic's perspective. Journal of Research in Nursing, 27(7), pp. 623-636. (doi: 10.1177/17449871221122040) (PMID:36405806) (PMCID:PMC9669932)

Chambers, S. , Clarke, J., Kipping, R., Langford, R., Brophy, R., Hannam, K., Taylor, H., Willis, K. and Simpson, S. A. (2022) Parents’ perceptions of children's emotional wellbeing during spring 2020 COVID-19 restrictions: a qualitative study with parents of young children in England. Child: Care, Health and Development, 48(6), pp. 1071-1080. (doi: 10.1111/cch.13034) (PMID:35839296) (PMCID:PMC9349486)

Pulford, A., Thapa, A., Thomson, R. , Guilding, A., Green, M. , Leyland, A. H. , Popham, F. and Katikireddi, S. V. (2022) Does persistent precarious employment affect health outcomes among working age adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(11), pp. 909-917. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219292) (PMID:36137738) (PMCID:PMC9554022)

Gostoli, U. and Silverman, E. (2022) An agent-based model of social care provision during the early stages of Covid-19. Scientific Reports, 12, 16534. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20846-9) (PMID:36192471) (PMCID:PMC9528879)

Marsh, A. D. et al. (2022) Priority indicators for adolescent health measurement – recommendations from the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent Health (GAMA) advisory group. Journal of Adolescent Health, 71(4), pp. 455-465. (doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.04.015) (PMID:35779998) (PMCID:PMC9477504)

Bardid, F., Tomaz, S. A., Johnstone, A. , Robertson, J., Craig, L. C.A. and Reilly, J. J. (2022) Results from Scotland’s 2021 report card on physical activity and health for children and youth: grades, secular trends, and socio-economic inequalities. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 20(4), pp. 317-322. (doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2022.07.002) (PMID:36033941) (PMCID:PMC9386094)

Carters-White, L. E., Patterson, C. , Nimegeer, A. , Hilton, S. and Chambers, S. (2022) Newspaper framing of food and beverage corporations’ sponsorship of sport: a content analysis. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1753. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14031-w) (PMID:36114474) (PMCID:PMC9479402)

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Jidovtseff, B., Pirard, F., Martin, A. , McCrorie, P. , Vidal, A. and Pools, E. (2022) Parental assessment of benefits and of dangers determines children’s permission to play outdoors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11467. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811467) (PMID:36141739) (PMCID:PMC9517668)

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Leifeld, P., Henrichsen, T., Buckton, C. , Fergie, G. and Hilton, S. (2022) Belief system alignment and cross-sectoral advocacy efforts in policy debates. Journal of European Public Policy, 29(8), pp. 1225-1248. (doi: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1945131)

Marquez, J., Inchley, J. and Long, E. (2022) Cross-country and gender differences in factors associated with population-level declines in adolescent life satisfaction. Child Indicators Research, 15(4), pp. 1405-1428. (doi: 10.1007/s12187-022-09930-8)

O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2022) SAFETEL: A pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, 156. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01081-5) (PMID:35897119) (PMCID:PMC9327159)

Martin, A. and McCrorie, P. (2022) The positives of nature-based play. In: Candiracci, S., Heinisch, L. M., Moschonas, D. and Robinson, S. (eds.) Nature-Based Play: Fostering Connections for Children’s Wellbeing and Climate Resilience. Arup, pp. 13-19. ISBN 9780992950149

Martin, A. et al. (2022) Environmental and practice factors associated with children's device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in early childhood education and care centres: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 84. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01303-2) (PMID:35836231) (PMCID:PMC9284804)

Lukoševičiūtė, J., Gariepy, G., Mabelis, J. , Gaspar, T., Joffė-Luinienė, R. and Šmigelskas, K. (2022) Single-item happiness measure features adequate validity among adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 884520. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.884520) (PMID:35837634) (PMCID:PMC9274985)

Traynor, O., Martin, A. , Johnstone, A. , Chng, N. R. , Kenny, J. and Mccrorie, P. (2022) A low-cost method for understanding how nature-based early learning and childcare impacts on children’s health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 889828. (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889828) (PMID:35814071) (PMCID:PMC9260060)

Lee, E.‑Y. et al. (2022) Play, Learn, and Teach Outdoors—Network (PLaTO-Net): terminology, taxonomy, and ontology. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 66. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01294-0) (PMID:35701784) (PMCID:PMC9199154)

Carters-White, L., Hilton, S. , Skivington, K. and Chambers, S. (2022) Children’s, parents’ and professional stakeholders’ views on power concerning the regulation of online advertising of unhealthy food to young people in the UK: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 17(6), e0268701. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268701) (PMID:35696387) (PMCID:PMC9191734)

Thomson, M. , Martin, A. , Long, E. , Logue, J. and Simpson, S. A. (2022) A qualitative exploration of weight management during COVID-19. Clinical Obesity, 12(3), e12512. (doi: 10.1111/cob.12512) (PMID:35194943) (PMCID:PMC9286397)

Goodfellow, C. , Hardoon, D., Inchley, J. , Leyland, A. H. , Qualter, P., Simpson, S. A. and Long, E. (2022) Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors. Journal of Adolescence, 94(4), pp. 554-568. (doi: 10.1002/jad.12046) (PMID:35403218) (PMCID:PMC9320932)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, motor competence, and other physical health outcomes: a mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19(6), pp. 456-472. (doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0760) (PMID:35537707) (PMCID:PMC7613039)

Traynor, O., Mccrorie, P. , Chng, N. R. and Martin, A. (2022) Evaluating outdoor nature-based early learning and childcare provision for children aged 3-years: protocol of a feasibility and pilot quasi-experimental design. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7461. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127461) (PMID:35742709) (PMCID:PMC9224218)

Huggins, C. F. et al. (2022) TeenCovidLife: a resource to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in Scotland. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 277. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17252.2) (PMID:35999909) (PMCID:PMC9360910)

Wight, D. , Sekiwunga, R., Namutebi, C., Zalwango, F. and Siu, G. E. (2022) A Ugandan parenting programme to prevent gender-based violence: description and formative evaluation. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(4), pp. 448-464. (doi: 10.1177/10497315211056246) (PMID:35431527) (PMCID:PMC7612614)

Johnstone, A. et al. (2022) Nature-based early childhood education and children’s social, emotional and cognitive development: a mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 5967. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105967) (PMID:35627504) (PMCID:PMC9142068)

Moriarty, J., Maguire, A., Edgar-Fitzsimons, N. and McCann, M. (2022) Health costs and benefits associated with economic transitions: linking records of address change, property value, and self-reported health. Population, Space and Place, 28(3), e2466. (doi: 10.1002/psp.2466)

Boniel-Nissim, M., van den Eijnden, R. J.J.M., Furstova, J., Marino, C., Lahti, H., Inchley, J. , Smigelskas, K., Vieno, A. and Badura, P. (2022) International perspectives on social media use among adolescents: implications for mental and social well-being and substance use. Computers in Human Behavior, 129, 107144. (doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107144)

Caon, M., Prinelli, F., Angelini, L., Carrino, S., Mugellini, E., Orte, S., Serrano, J. C. E., Atkinson, S., Martin, A. and Adorni, F. (2022) PEGASO e-diary: user engagement and dietary behavior change of a mobile food record for adolescents. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 727480. (doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.727480) (PMID:35369096) (PMCID:PMC8970185)

Boer, M., van den Eijnden, R. J.J.M., Finkenauer, C., Boniel-Nissim, M., Marino, C., Inchley, J. , Cosma, A., Paakkari, L. and Stevens, G. W.J.M. (2022) Cross-national validation of the Social Media Disorder Scale: findings from adolescents from 44 countries. Addiction, 117(3), pp. 784-795. (doi: 10.1111/add.15709) (PMID:34605094)

Bryden, J., Silverman, E. and Powers, S. T. (2022) Modelling transitions between egalitarian, dynamic leader and absolutist power structures. PLoS ONE, 17(2), e0263665. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263665) (PMID:35157720) (PMCID:PMC8843174)

Angione, C., Silverman, E. and Yaneske, E. (2022) Using machine learning as a surrogate model for agent-based simulations. PLoS ONE, 17(2), e0263150. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263150) (PMID:35143521) (PMCID:PMC8830643)

Long, E. et al. (2022) COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social relationships and health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 76(2), pp. 128-132. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-216690) (PMID:34413184) (PMCID:PMC8380476)

Segrott, J. et al. (2022) Effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Programme in the UK at preventing substance misuse in 10–14 year-olds: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(2), e049647. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049647) (PMID:35190414) (PMCID:PMC8862464)

Kromydas, T., Campbell, M. , Chambers, S. , Hilton Boon, M. , Pearce, A. , Wells, V. and Craig, P. (2022) The effects of school summer holidays on inequalities in children and young people's mental health and cognitive ability in the UK. A secondary analysis from the Millennium cohort study. BMC Public Health, 22, 154. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12540-2) (PMID:35065629) (PMCID:PMC8782677)

Littlecott, H. J., Moore, G. F., McCann, M. , Melendez-Torres, G. J., Mercken, L., Reed, H., Mann, M., Dobbie, F. and Hawkins, J. (2022) Exploring the association between school-based peer networks and smoking according to socioeconomic status and tobacco control context: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 142. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12333-z) (PMID:35057769) (PMCID:PMC8772141)

Picascia, S. and Mitchell, R. (2022) Social integration as a determinant of inequalities in green space usage: insights from a theoretical agent-based model. Health and Place, 73, 102729. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102729) (PMID:34902695) (PMCID:PMC8826000)

Almagor, J. , Martin, A. , McCrorie, P. and Mitchell, R. (2021) How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children’s physical activity in an urban environment? Health and Place, 72, 102688. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102688) (PMID:34628149) (PMCID:PMC8633766)

Clarke, J., Kipping, R., Chambers, S. , Willis, K., Taylor, H., Brophy, R., Hannam, K., Simpson, S. A. and Langford, R. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on preschool children’s eating, activity and sleep behaviours: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(10), e051497. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051497) (PMID:34663663) (PMCID:PMC8523958)

Carters-White, L., Chambers, S. , Skivington, K. and Hilton, S. (2021) Whose rights deserve protection? Framing analysis of responses to the 2016 committee of advertising practice consultation on the non-broadcast advertising of foods and soft drinks to children. Food Policy, 104, 102139. (doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102139) (PMID:34720343) (PMCID:PMC8547229)

Skivington, K. et al. (2021) A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance. British Medical Journal, 374, n2061. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2061) (PMID:34593508)

Zucca, C. , Long, E. , Hilton, J. and McCann, M. (2021) Appraising the implementation of complexity approaches within the Public Health Sector in Scotland. An assessment framework for pre-implementation policy evaluation. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 653588. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.653588) (PMID:34631638) (PMCID:PMC8492954)

Massarwi, A. A., Cluver, L., Meinck, F., Doubt, J., Lachman, J. M. , Shenderovich, Y. and Green, O. (2021) Mediation pathways for reduced substance use among parents in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 21, 1656. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11651-6) (PMID:34507584) (PMCID:PMC8434729)

Anderson, M. , Devlin, A. M. , Pickering, L. , McCann, M. and Wight, D. (2021) 'It’s not 9 to 5 recovery': the role of a recovery community in producing social bonds that support recovery. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 28(5), pp. 475-485. (doi: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1933911) (PMID:34675456) (PMCID:PMC8522802)

McMellon, C. and Maclachlan, A. (2021) Young people's rights and mental health during a pandemic: an analysis of the impact of emergency legislation in Scotland. Young, 29(4_supp), S11-S34. (doi: 10.1177/11033088211032783)

Paakkari, L., Jourdan, D., Inchley, J. and Torppa, M. (2021) The impact of school closure on adolescents’ wellbeing, and steps toward to a new normal: the need for an assessment tool update? Adolescents, 1(3), pp. 360-362. (doi: 10.3390/adolescents1030027)

Simpson, S. et al. (2021) Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. International Journal of Obesity, 45(8), pp. 1728-1739. (doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00835-0) (PMID:34021264)

Murphy, K., Embleton, L., Lachman, J. M. , Owino, E., Kirwa, S., Makori, D. and Braitstein, P. (2021) “From Analog to Digital”: the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a positive parenting program for street-connected mothers in Kenya. Children and Youth Services Review, 127, 106077. (doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106077) (PMID:34421160) (PMCID:PMC8372834)

Silverman, E. , Gostoli, U. , Picascia, S. , Almagor, J. , McCann, M. , Shaw, R. and Angione, C. (2021) Situating agent-based modelling in population health research. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 18, 10. (doi: 10.1186/s12982-021-00102-7) (PMID:34330302) (PMCID:PMC8325181)

Gostoli, U. and Silverman, E. (2021) Towards a Behavioural Model of Covid-19 Spread. 3rd International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB'21), 19 Jul 2021.

Mitchell, K. R. et al. (2021) Feasibility study of peer-led and school-based social network Intervention (STASH) to promote adolescent sexual health. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, 125. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00835-x) (PMID:34127082) (PMCID:PMC8201683)

Broccatelli, C. , Wang, P., McDaid, L. , McCann, M. , Simpson, S. A. , Elliott, L., Moore, L. and Mitchell, K. (2021) Social Network Research contribution to evaluating process in a feasibility study of a peer-led and school-based sexual health intervention. Scientific Reports, 11, 12244. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90852-w) (PMID:34112848) (PMCID:PMC8192897)

Coomar, D. et al. (2021) Diet and physical activity in pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes: a protocol for an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis on the differential effects of interventions with economic evaluation. BMJ Open, 11(6), e048119. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048119) (PMID:34117047) (PMCID:PMC8202105)

McCoy, A., Lachman, J. M. , Ward, C. L., Tapanya, S., Poomchaichote, T., Kelly, J., Mukaka, M., Cheah, P. Y. and Gardner, F. (2021) Feasibility pilot of an adapted parenting program embedded within the Thai public health system. BMC Public Health, 21, 1009. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11081-4) (PMID:34051772) (PMCID:PMC8164235)

Martin, M., Lachman, J. , Wamoyi, J., Shenderovich, Y., Mgunga, S., Ndyetabura, E., Ally, A., Barankena, A., Exavery, A. and Manjengenja, N. (2021) A mixed methods evaluation of the large-scale implementation of a school- and community-based parenting program to reduce violence against children in Tanzania: A study protocol. Implementation Science Communications, 2, 52. (doi: 10.1186/s43058-021-00154-5) (PMID:34016191) (PMCID:PMC8136373)

Sikana, L., Lembo, T. , Hampson, K. , Lushasi, K., Mtenga, S., Sambo, M., Wight, D. , Coutts, J. and Kreppel, K. (2021) Dog ownership practices and responsibilities for children’s health in terms of rabies control and prevention in rural communities in Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(3), e0009220. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009220) (PMID:33690720) (PMCID:PMC7946275)

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Campbell, I. H. et al. (2024) A pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: clinical, metabolic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings. BJPsych Open, (Accepted for Publication)

Gostoli, U. and Silverman, E. (2021) Towards a Behavioural Model of Covid-19 Spread. 3rd International Workshop on Agent-Based Modelling of Human Behaviour (ABMHuB'21), 19 Jul 2021.

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