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Masters Public Health University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Biology Stanford University

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Patient satisfaction: a valid concept? (1994) (1258)
The meaning of patient satisfaction: an explanation of high reported levels. (1998) (650)
Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents. (2004) (397)
Intervention description is not enough: evidence from an in-depth multiple case study on the untold role and impact of context in randomised controlled trials of seven complex interventions (2012) (213)
Supporting ‘work‐related goals’ rather than ‘return to work’ after cancer? A systematic review and meta‐synthesis of 25 qualitative studies (2013) (200)
What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review (2012) (196)
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews (2018) (182)
Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature (2010) (156)
The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. (1998) (141)
Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: a review (2008) (138)
The psychological experience of living with head and neck cancer: a systematic review and meta‐synthesis (2013) (136)
Speaking up about safety concerns: multi-setting qualitative study of patients' views and experiences (2010) (134)
Form of delivery as a key 'active ingredient' in behaviour change interventions. (2016) (133)
How the stigma of low literacy can impair patient-professional spoken interactions and affect health: insights from a qualitative investigation (2013) (129)
Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: a systematic review (2010) (129)
A process for Decision-making after Pilot and feasibility Trials (ADePT): development following a feasibility study of a complex intervention for pelvic organ prolapse (2013) (119)
Valuing people as individuals: development of an instrument through a survey of person-centredness in secondary care. (2001) (103)
Promoting research participation: why not advertise altruism? (2008) (92)
Audio-visual recording of patient-GP consultations for research purposes: a literature review on recruiting rates and strategies. (2008) (89)
When "no" might not quite mean "no"; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research project (2007) (89)
People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities (2013) (76)
What Adherence Measures Should Be Used in Trials of Home-Based Rehabilitation Interventions? A Systematic Review of the Validity, Reliability, and Acceptability of Measures. (2017) (68)
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis (2016) (66)
From child to adult: an exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis. (2007) (65)
From physical and functional to continuity with pre-stroke self and participation in valued activities: A qualitative exploration of stroke survivors’, carers’ and physiotherapists’ perceptions of physical activity after stroke (2015) (65)
“I’ve Never Not Had it So I Don’t Really Know What it’s Like Not to”: Nondifference and Biographical Disruption Among Children and Young People With Cystic Fibrosis (2009) (61)
Barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in a cancer context: A qualitative study of patient, family and professional views (2017) (60)
Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone? (2012) (60)
Defining 'people-centredness': making the implicit explicit. (1998) (55)
Gender Differences and Mental Health: An Exploratory Study of Knowledge and Attitudes to Mental Health Among Scottish Teenagers. (2007) (50)
Low exercise among children with asthma: a culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefs. (2010) (50)
Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: predicting depression in homeless people. (2011) (50)
Patient perspectives on multiple medications versus combined pills: a qualitative study. (2005) (50)
Which surgical decisions should patients participate in and how? Reflections on women's recollections of discussions about variants of hysterectomy. (2006) (48)
Problems and solutions: Accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis (2007) (45)
‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses (2017) (44)
The General Practice Rural Incentives Program, development and implementation: progress to date. (1996) (44)
Physical activity participation in community dwelling stroke survivors: synergy and dissonance between motivation and capability. A qualitative study. (2017) (40)
Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North (2010) (37)
"Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing": an exploration of the meaning and impact of women's mental images of their breast cancer and their potential origins. (2008) (35)
Exploring 'person-centredness': user perspectives on a model of social psychiatry. (1999) (30)
Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK (2015) (30)
Pharmaceutical care of older people: what do older people want from community pharmacy? (2015) (29)
Tacit and transitionary: an exploration of patients' and primary care health professionals' goals in relation to asthma. (2011) (26)
Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles (2009) (26)
Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems (2009) (24)
Health literacy: the need to consider images as well as words (2008) (23)
Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example. (2012) (22)
Assessing Asthma control in UK primary care: Use of routinely collected prospective observational consultation data to determine appropriateness of a variety of control assessment models (2011) (21)
General Practitioners' Reasons for the Failure of a Randomized Controlled Trial (The TIGER Trial) to Implement Epilepsy Guidelines in Primary Care (2007) (21)
Nocebo and the potential harm of 'high risk' labelling: a scoping review. (2015) (20)
Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study) (2017) (18)
Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men (2018) (17)
Reducing alcohol-related harm in disadvantaged men: development and feasibility assessment of a brief intervention delivered by mobile telephone (2013) (17)
Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed‐methods systematic review and meta‐analysis (2018) (17)
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. (2014) (17)
Optimising the validity and completion of adherence diaries: a multiple case study and randomised crossover trial (2016) (17)
Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change: a protocol for an overview of reviews (2016) (16)
‘Standing Outside the Junkie Door’—service users' experiences of using community pharmacies to access treatment for opioid dependency (2017) (16)
Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research: Concerns of potential participants need to be dealt with (2006) (15)
Art participation for psychosocial wellbeing during stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2019) (15)
Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma (2016) (14)
A community-based smoking-cessation program: self-care behaviors and success. (1994) (14)
Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice: a primary care cross sectional study (2014) (14)
Paying the price for an incentive: An exploratory study of smokers’ reasons for failing to complete an incentive based smoking cessation scheme (2012) (14)
Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: the ACES study (2014) (14)
A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening. (2011) (13)
Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders. (2011) (13)
Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2021) (13)
Scaling Up and Tailoring the “Putting Public Health in Action” Training Curriculum (2018) (13)
The College of Podiatry Annual Conference 2015: meeting abstracts (2016) (12)
A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar (2016) (12)
Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland (2017) (12)
Diabetic foot ulcer wound fluid : the effects of pH on DFU bacteria and infection (2015) (12)
Elective induction of labour: the problem of interpretation and communication of risks. (2012) (12)
Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom. (2012) (12)
Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour change techniques associated with effective interventions (2019) (11)
Alcohol and disadvantaged men: A feasibility trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone (2017) (11)
Patient-Centered Prescribing: Seeking Concordance in Practice (2007) (11)
Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur (2016) (11)
Goal-setting intervention in patients with active asthma: protocol for a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial (2013) (10)
The Medical Workforce in Rural and Remote Australia (1996) (10)
A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men: study protocol for a randomised controlled cost-effectiveness trial (2014) (9)
Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men (2017) (9)
Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men. (2017) (9)
Is disgust the driver behind the selection of images for UK tobacco packets? (2014) (9)
Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions (2014) (8)
Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking? (2010) (8)
Health effects of living in high‐rise flats (1991) (8)
Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools? (1999) (8)
Is the effectiveness of tobacco image-based warning labels likely to vary by socio-demographic variable? Findings from an online survey of 19,000 members of the UK Public (2013) (8)
Intervention description is not enough (2012) (7)
Risky single-occasion drinking and disadvantaged men: will recruitment through primary care miss hazardous drinkers? (2013) (6)
Text message intervention to reduce frequency of binge drinking among disadvantaged men: the TRAM RCT (2018) (6)
Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data. (2010) (6)
Shared care? Some effects of patient access to medical communications (1997) (6)
Designing for Critical, Relational, Practice-Immersed Teacher Preparation: Weaving Threads into Tapestry in a Critical Project-Based Literacy Partnership (2018) (6)
Partnership Literacies in a Writing Methods Course: Practicing, Advocating, and Feeling Together (2017) (5)
Internalising Disability Management: Using Action Research to Explore Organisational Change Processes (2010) (5)
ADePT (algorithm for decision-making after pilot and feasibility trials): a decision aid for progression from feasibility study to main trial (2013) (5)
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: NARRATIVE PRACTICES IN SUPPORT OF FRONTLINE COMMUNITY WORK WITH HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE (2014) (5)
Evaluation of the impact of an augmented model of The Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care on staff and patient outcomes: a naturalistic stepped-wedge trial (2020) (4)
BECOMING AN INSIDER: NARRATIVE THERAPY GROUPS ALONGSIDE PEOPLE OVERCOMING HOMELESSNESS (2014) (4)
The existence and importance of patients’ mental images of their head and neck cancer: A qualitative study (2018) (4)
Accessing and engaging women from socio-economically disadvantaged areas: a participatory approach to the design of a public health intervention for delivery in a Bingo club (2016) (4)
ICD-11 complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care. (2021) (3)
The Role of Images on Illness Behaviour: Interdisciplinary Theory, Evidence, and Ideas (2020) (3)
Extending the assessment of patient‐centredness in health care: Development of the updated Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale using exploratory factor analysis (2018) (3)
Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web‐based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention (2017) (3)
Caring Professionals or Street‐Level Bureaucrats? The Case of Probation Officers' Work With Prisoners (1992) (3)
A systematic review of adherence measurement methods currently used in randomised controlled trials of home-based rehabilitation interventions (2015) (2)
JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Distracted Driving. (2015) (2)
Childhood adversity, mental health and suicide (CHASE): a methods protocol for a longitudinal case-control linked data study (2019) (2)
Finding your feet: The development of a podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents (2015) (2)
Design and development of a complex narrative intervention delivered by text messages to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged men (2018) (2)
Placing evidence in context: A response to Fry's commentary (2008) (2)
Reflecting on the methodological challenge of recruiting older care home residents to podiatry research (2015) (2)
A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Therapeutic Use of Meditation as an Aid for Individuals Facing Substance Misuse (2009) (2)
Can a Theory-Informed Interactive Animation Increase Intentions to Engage in Physical Activity in Young People with Asthma? (2014) (2)
Developing a Theory-Informed Interactive Animation to Increase Physical Activity among Young People with Asthma (2013) (2)
The psychological and behavioural factors associated with laypeople initiating CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review (2021) (1)
Post-trial assessment (2013) (1)
Recreation and Leisure for Persons with Emotional Problems and Challenging Behaviors (2003) (1)
How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project (2017) (1)
Motivation and capability: the dynamic interplay of attitudes, beliefs and experiences that influence decisions to engage in physical activity after stroke (2012) (1)
A podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents is feasible and demonstrates benefits: results from PIRFECT, a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2016) (1)
Role expansion for nurses in the cardiac catheter laboratory: findings from a systematic scoping review (2020) (1)
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: an overview of reviews (2016) (1)
Female General Practitioner Services for Female Patients in Rural and Remote Western Australia (1994) (1)
Prescribing for older patients. (1993) (1)
The development and psychometric testing of three instruments that measure person-centred caring as three concepts - Personalization, participation and responsiveness. (2020) (1)
TEN SKILLS IMPORTANT TO A COUNTRY GP (1995) (1)
Adolescent Depression Treatment in Primary Care: A Systematic Review (2019) (1)
[Discharge management in pediatric and adolescent psychiatry : Expectations and realities from the parental perspective]. (2020) (1)
A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change using an asthma and activity intervention exemplar. (2016) (0)
Reducing patient delay in acute coronary syndrome: Randomized controlled trial testing effect of behaviour change intervention on intentions to seek help (2022) (0)
A qualitative exploration of stroke survivors’ and artists’ perceptions of the benefits and mechanisms of action of a visual arts creative intervention after stroke: a qualitative exploration (2015) (0)
Can an arts based creative engagement intervention following stroke improve psychosocial outcomes?: A feasibility trial of a creative engagement intervention for in-patient rehabilitation (2016) (0)
Engages the parts that other therapies cannot reach: experiences of stroke survivors, artists and healthcare staff of an arts based creative engagement intervention in in-patient rehabilitation (2013) (0)
Seniors ready for graduation , Williams set to address graduates as commencement speaker (2017) (0)
How active are women who play bingo (2017) (0)
Long-term effects of healthcare professional behaviour change interventions: a systematic review of Cochrane reviews (2016) (0)
Focus on Research: A podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents: development, feasibility and acceptability study with exploratory randomised controlled trial (2015) (0)
Is evaluation of psychosocial effects of an arts based creative engagement intervention during in-patient stroke rehabilitation possible?: A feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) (2015) (0)
On Stories and Revolutions (2016) (0)
Selecting BCTs for intervention in acute coronary syndrome delay: combining systematic review and Delphi Methods (2015) (0)
An art based creative engagement intervention for in-patient stroke rehabilitation: how does participant preference influence retention and outcomes in a randomised controlled feasibility trial? (2016) (0)
A logic model outlining the processes involved in an intervention for smoking cessation during pregnancy (2016) (0)
4249 POSTER Shifting Realities: a Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis of the Qualitative Evidence on Cancer and Employment (2011) (0)
Achieving ‘coherence’ in routine practice: a qualitative case-based study to describe speech and language therapy interventions with implementation in mind (2021) (0)
P357 A before-and-after feasibility study of an intervention to increase chest physiotherapy adherence among young children with cystic fibrosis (2019) (0)
University of Dundee Design and development of a complex narrative intervention delivered by text messages to reduce binge drinking among socially disadvantaged (2018) (0)
Barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in a cancer context: A qualitative study of patient, family and professional views (2017) (0)
HealthForce: a feasibility study of a lifestyle management programme for cardiovascular risk screening participants (2010) (0)
Promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy: A feasibility and pilot trial of a digital storytelling intervention delivered via text-messaging (2022) (0)
OR-003 GOAL-SETTING INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE ASTHMA - IS IT ACCEPTABLE? IS IT USEFUL? (2014) (0)
Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change (2016) (0)
University of Dundee A mobile phone intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men (2015) (0)
Barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in a cancer context (2017) (0)
P109 Can A Theory-informed Interactive Animation Increase Intentions To Engage In Physical Activity In Young People With Asthma? (2014) (0)
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on adult behaviour change: an overview of reviews (2016) (0)
Achieving Intervention Coherence in Routine Practice: A Qualitative Case-Based Study from an Implementer Perspective (2020) (0)
The Social Work (2021) (0)
REDUCING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN OBESE MEN: A PRIORITY FOR ACTION (2016) (0)
Understanding drinking motives and behaviours (2013) (0)
The Role of Qualitative Methods in Evidence based Health Care (2007) (0)
Behaviour change in 160 characters: a novel brief alcohol intervention for disadvantaged men (2014) (0)
Behaviour change in 160 characters (2014) (0)
Letter of invitation, participant information leaflet and consent form (2013) (0)
Follow-up questionnaire (2013) (0)
HARNESSING IMAGERY PROCESSES TO MOTIVATE HEALTH BEHAVIORS (2010) (0)
EFFECTIVENESS OF A TEXT MESSAGE INTERVENTION TO REDUCE BINGE DRINKING IN DISADVANTAGED MEN (2016) (0)
Novel methods for process evaluation (2013) (0)
Patient-Centered Caring Personalization Measure (2021) (0)
A behavioural intervention to increase lay-people's intentions to initiate CPR in the event of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: results from BICeP pilot trial (2022) (0)
Initiatives for Rural Medicine Part I: Key Developments (1994) (0)
Finding common ground (2018) (0)
Updated Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale--Short-Scale (2018) (0)
Patient-Centered Caring Responsiveness Measure (2021) (0)
University of Mississippi Prepharmacy and Early Entry Students' Professional Commitment and Perceptions of the Professional Role of Pharmacists (2014) (0)
Partnerships in health: The Western Australian Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine (1994) (0)
Extending the assessment of patient centredness in NHS Tayside (2011) (0)
Updated Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale (2018) (0)
Comprehensive forestry program implementation (1992) (0)
Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel. (2023) (0)
Initiatives for Rural Medicine Part II; Current Achievements & Future Goals (1994) (0)
The Effects of Social Work (2021) (0)
The Consumers' Opinion (2021) (0)
Measuring patient-centredness in healthcare: Development of the Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale (VPAIS) (2013) (0)
Randomisation and baseline characteristics (2013) (0)
Focus groups to explore drinking and losing weight (2017) (0)
Patient-Centered Caring Participation Measure (2021) (0)
Valuing Patients as Individuals Scale (2018) (0)
Developing a behavioural intervention to increase lay-people"s intentions to initiate CPR in the event of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) (2021) (0)
Training general practitioners in communication skills for the assessment and management of depression (1998) (0)
Developing the text messages (2013) (0)
JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Teens and Sexual Abuse. (2015) (0)
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA (2016) (0)
Locum service initiatives in assisting rural general practitioners in Western Australia (1998) (0)
Increasing lay-people’s intentions to initiate CPR in out of hospital cardiac arrest: Results of a mixed-methods ‘before and after’ pilot study of a behavioural text-message intervention (BICeP) (2022) (0)
No, Brian Williams, Your Job Isn't to Scare People (2017) (0)
Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living ( GOAL ) (2016) (0)
From physical and functional towards identity enhancing and life-fulfilling: exploring stroke survivors, carers and physiotherapists experiences of physical activity after stroke (2013) (0)
University of Dundee Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change (2016) (0)
Feasibility study of an intervention to increase treatment adherence in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) (2019) (0)

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