MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

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, and Hardman CA

International journal of obesity (2005). Sep 2022

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

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, and Duschinsky R

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

(DOI : 10.1080/17482631.2022.2123093)

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, and Griffin SJ

BMJ Open. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058103)

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, and Ahern AL

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Mar 2022

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.13438)

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, and Griffin SJ

BMJ Open. Feb 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056293)

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, and Ahern AL

Obesity facts. Sep 2021

(DOI : 10.1159/000524031)

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, and Ahern AL

JMIR formative research. Jul 2021

(DOI : 10.2196/31801)