List of works - David P. French

A cluster randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a brief walking intervention delivered in primary care: study protocol

scientific article

A loyalty scheme to encourage physical activity in office workers: a cluster RCT

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance

scientific article published in 2021

A refined taxonomy of behaviour change techniques to help people change their physical activity and healthy eating behaviours: the CALO-RE taxonomy

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

A study of automated self-assessment in a primary care student health centre setting

scientific article published on 18 March 2014

Acceptability of a Weight Management Intervention for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with BMI ≥30 kg/m2: A Qualitative Evaluation of an Individualized, Home-Based Service

scientific article published on 25 July 2015

Accessibility of salient beliefs about the outcomes of physical activity.

scientific article published on 28 June 2008

An exploration of walking behaviour—An interpretative phenomenological approach

article

An intervention to increase walking requires both motivational and volitional components: a replication and extension

scientific article published on 11 July 2011

An intervention to promote walking amongst the general population based on an 'extended' theory of planned behaviour: a waiting list randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in January 2010

Are people with negative diabetes screening tests falsely reassured? Parallel group cohort study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial

scientific article (publication date: 30 November 2009)

Assessing unrealistic optimism: impact of different approaches to measuring susceptibility to diabetes

scientific article published in April 2009

BJHP – Building on our strengths ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2013

Breast cancer risk feedback to women in the UK NHS breast screening population.

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

Breast cancer risk status influences uptake, retention and efficacy of a weight loss programme amongst breast cancer screening attendees: two randomised controlled feasibility trials

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Can Communicating Personalised Disease Risk Promote Healthy Behaviour Change? A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Can genetic risk information enhance motivation for smoking cessation? An analogue study

scientific article published in November 2006

Causal beliefs and behaviour change post-myocardial infarction: how are they related?

scientific article published in May 2005

Commentary: The Impact of Asking Intention or Self-Prediction Questions on Subsequent Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Comparative optimism for severity of negative health outcomes

scientific article published on 23 November 2011

Completing a postal health questionnaire did not affect anxiety or related measures: randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 16 July 2008

Current issues and new directions in Psychology and Health : “Assessing illness perceptions: Beyond the IPQ”

article

Delay in seeking medical help following Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or "mini-stroke": a qualitative study

scientific article

Different measures of risk perceptions and distress yield different patterns of results: the importance of specificity in measurement and theory

scientific article published in October 2008

Do UK television alcohol advertisements abide by the code of broadcast advertising rules regarding the portrayal of alcohol?

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

Do illness perceptions predict attendance at cardiac rehabilitation and quality of life following myocardial infarction?

scientific article published in November 2005

Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 6 February 2013

Do marketing and alcohol treatment/public health experts think televised alcohol advertisements abide by regulatory guidelines?

scientific article

Do negative screening test results cause false reassurance? A systematic review.

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Do perceptions of vulnerability and worry mediate the effects of a smoking cessation intervention for women attending for a routine cervical smear test? An experimental study

scientific article published in March 2009

Do single and multiple behavior change interventions contain different behavior change techniques? A comparison of interventions targeting physical activity in obese populations

scientific article published on 22 December 2014

Does the design of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme intervention have fidelity to the programme specification? A document analysis

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a physical activity loyalty scheme for behaviour change maintenance: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

scientific article

Effectiveness of physical activity interventions in achieving behaviour change maintenance in young and middle aged adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Effects of communicating DNA-based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing behaviours

scientific article (publication date: 6 October 2010)

Effects of communicating DNA-based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing behaviours

scientific article

Effects of interventions promoting monitoring of medication use and brief messaging on medication adherence for people with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized trials.

scientific article published on 15 October 2015

Eliciting Causal Beliefs about Heart Attacks: A Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Methods

article

Enhancing delivery of health behaviour change interventions in primary care: A meta-synthesis of views and experiences of primary care nurses

article

Experience of hypoglycaemia is associated with changes in beliefs about diabetes in patients with type 2 diabetes

scientific article published in November 2011

GP stress and patient dissatisfaction with nights on call: an exploratory study - GP stress and patient satisfaction

article

Have the public's expectations for antibiotics for acute uncomplicated respiratory tract infections changed since the H1N1 influenza pandemic? A qualitative interview and quantitative questionnaire study.

scientific article

How Does the Understanding, Experience, and Enactment of Self-Regulation Behaviour Change Techniques Vary with Age? A Thematic Analysis

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

How can use of the Theoretical Domains Framework be optimized in qualitative research? A rapid systematic review

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

How do environmental factors influence walking in groups? A walk-along study.

scientific article

How do women experience a false-positive test result from breast screening? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study.

scientific article published on 05 May 2011

How well do the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behaviour predict intentions and attendance at screening programmes? A meta-analysis

scientific article

How well does the theory of planned behaviour predict alcohol consumption? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Identifying Brief Message Content for Interventions Delivered via Mobile Devices to Improve Medication Adherence in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Rapid Systematic Review

article

Illness perceptions predict attendance at cardiac rehabilitation following acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article published on December 2006

Impact of self monitoring of blood glucose in the management of patients with non-insulin treated diabetes: open parallel group randomised trial

scientific article

Implementation intention and planning interventions in Health Psychology: Recommendations from the Synergy Expert Group for research and practice.

scientific article

Improving the understanding and management of back pain in older adults: the BOOST research programme including RCT and OPAL cohort

scientific article published in November 2023

Information recall in genetic counselling: a pilot study of its assessment

scientific article published in September 1997

Is pregnancy a teachable moment for diet and physical activity behaviour change? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of women during their first pregnancy.

scientific article published on 11 June 2016

Making health care safer: What is the contribution of health psychology?

article

Measuring Perceptions of Synergistic Circulatory Disease Risk Due to Smoking and the Oral Contraceptive Pill

article

Mechanisms of physical activity behavior change in an incentive-based intervention: Mediation analysis

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

Midwives' experiences of referring obese women to either a community or home-based antenatal weight management service: Implications for service providers and midwifery practice

scientific article published on 22 October 2016

Older adults' construal of sedentary behaviour: Implications for reducing sedentary behaviour in older adult populations

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Perceptions and experiences of taking oral medications for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

Personal and Social Comparison Information about Health Risk

article

Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty

scientific article

Predicting Outcomes from Engagement With Specific Components of an Internet-Based Physical Activity Intervention With Financial Incentives: Process Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

article

Predicting maintenance of attendance at walking groups: testing constructs from three leading maintenance theories.

scientific article

Predicting perceived safety to drive the morning after drinking: The importance of hangover symptoms

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Predictive genetic testing: mediators and moderators of anxiety

scientific article published in January 2002

Predictors of anxiety and depression among people attending diabetes screening: a prospective cohort study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomized control trial.

scientific article published in February 2011

Promoting healthy eating in pregnancy: What kind of support services do women say they want? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 7, 2012

Psychological costs of inadequate cervical smear test results.

scientific article published on November 2004

Psychological impact of providing women with personalised 10-year breast cancer risk estimates

article

Psychological impact of screening for type 2 diabetes: controlled trial and comparative study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Psychosocial issues of a population approach to high genetic risk identification: Behavioural, emotional and informed choice issues.

scientific article published on 21 November 2017

Publisher Correction: Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Reactivity of measurement in health psychology: how much of a problem is it? What can be done about it?

scientific article published on 04 March 2010

Reasons for the use of mild analgesics among English students

scientific article (publication date: 2008)

Reducing bias in trials from reactions to measurement: the MERIT study including developmental work and expert workshop

scientific article published in September 2021

Risk stratified breast cancer screening: UK healthcare policy decision-making stakeholders' views on a low-risk breast screening pathway

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Self-monitoring of blood glucose changed non-insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes patients' beliefs about diabetes and self-monitoring in a randomized trial.

scientific article

Sociodemographic differences in myocardial infarction risk perceptions among people with coronary heart disease

scientific article published in March 2007

Supporting people with type 2 diabetes in effective use of their medicine through mobile health technology integrated with clinical care (SuMMiT-D Feasibility): a randomised feasibility trial protocol

scientific article published on 29 December 2019

The Brief IPQ does not have 'robust psychometrics': Why there is a need for further developmental work on the Brief IPQ, and why our study provides a useful start

scientific article published in May 2011

The DiGEM trial protocol--a randomised controlled trial to determine the effect on glycaemic control of different strategies of blood glucose self-monitoring in people with type 2 diabetes [ISRCTN47464659]

scientific article

The Impact of Automated Brief Messages Promoting Lifestyle Changes Delivered Via Mobile Devices to People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials

scientific article

The acceptability of physical activity interventions to older adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

scientific article published on 10 April 2016

The effect of changing the built environment on physical activity: a quantitative review of the risk of bias in natural experiments

scientific article

The effects of a brief intervention to promote walking on Theory of Planned Behavior constructs: a cluster randomized controlled trial in general practice

scientific article

The expectancy-value muddle in the theory of planned behaviour - and some proposed solutions.

scientific article

The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article

The impact of personal and social comparison information about health risk

article

The introduction of risk stratified screening into the NHS breast screening Programme: views from British-Pakistani women

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

The psychological costs of inadequate cervical smear test results: three-month follow-up

article

The purpose of attributing cause: beliefs about the causes of myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on April 2005

The question-behavior effect: genuine effect or spurious phenomenon? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials with meta-analyses. ⬇️

scientific article

The role of self-efficacy in changing health-related behaviour: Cause, effect or spurious association?

article

The role of walkers' needs and expectations in supporting maintenance of attendance at walking groups: a longitudinal multi-perspective study of walkers and walk group leaders

scientific article

The structure of beliefs about the causes of heart attacks: A network analysis

article

The views of pre- and post-natal women and health professionals regarding gestational weight gain: An exploratory study.

scientific article

Theory of planned behaviour variables and objective walking behaviour do not show seasonal variation in a randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Use of Brief Messages Based on Behavior Change Techniques to Encourage Medication Adherence in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Developmental Studies

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

Using the affective priming paradigm to explore the attitudes underlying walking behaviour.

scientific article published in November 2007

Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict screening uptake in two contexts

article

Using the theory of planned behaviour to understand binge drinking: the importance of beliefs for developing interventions.

scientific article published in February 2011

What are the benefits and harms of risk stratified screening as part of the NHS breast screening Programme? Study protocol for a multi-site non-randomised comparison of BC-predict versus usual screening (NCT04359420)

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

What are the most effective intervention techniques for changing physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity behaviour--and are they the same?

scientific article published on 14 February 2011

What are the most effective techniques in changing obese individuals' physical activity self-efficacy and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 3 March 2013

What do people think about running barefoot/with minimalist footwear? A thematic analysis.

scientific article

What do people think about when answering questionnaires to assess unrealistic optimism about skin cancer? A think aloud study

scientific article published in January 2008

What do people think about when they answer the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire? A 'think-aloud' study

scientific article published on 9 March 2011

What do people think about when they answer theory of planned behaviour questionnaires? A 'think aloud' study.

scientific article published in July 2007

What do people with type 2 diabetes want from a brief messaging system to support medication adherence?

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

What is the best way to change self-efficacy to promote lifestyle and recreational physical activity? A systematic review with meta-analysis

scientific article published on 07 July 2009

What sense do people make of a theory of planned behaviour questionnaire?: a think-aloud study.

scientific article published in October 2009

Which behaviour change techniques are most effective at increasing older adults' self-efficacy and physical activity behaviour? A systematic review.

scientific article published on October 2014

Which outcome expectancies are important in determining young adults’ intentions to use condoms with casual sexual partners?: a cross-sectional study ⬇️

scientific article published on February 13, 2013

List of works by David P. French

A cluster randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of a brief walking intervention delivered in primary care: study protocol

A loyalty scheme to encourage physical activity in office workers: a cluster RCT

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance

A refined taxonomy of behaviour change techniques to help people change their physical activity and healthy eating behaviours: the CALO-RE taxonomy

A study of automated self-assessment in a primary care student health centre setting

Acceptability of a Weight Management Intervention for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with BMI ≥30 kg/m2: A Qualitative Evaluation of an Individualized, Home-Based Service

Accessibility of salient beliefs about the outcomes of physical activity.

An exploration of walking behaviour—An interpretative phenomenological approach

An intervention to increase walking requires both motivational and volitional components: a replication and extension

An intervention to promote walking amongst the general population based on an 'extended' theory of planned behaviour: a waiting list randomised controlled trial

Are people with negative diabetes screening tests falsely reassured? Parallel group cohort study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial

Assessing unrealistic optimism: impact of different approaches to measuring susceptibility to diabetes

BJHP – Building on our strengths ⬇️

Breast cancer risk feedback to women in the UK NHS breast screening population.

Breast cancer risk status influences uptake, retention and efficacy of a weight loss programme amongst breast cancer screening attendees: two randomised controlled feasibility trials

Can Communicating Personalised Disease Risk Promote Healthy Behaviour Change? A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.

Can genetic risk information enhance motivation for smoking cessation? An analogue study

Causal beliefs and behaviour change post-myocardial infarction: how are they related?

Commentary: The Impact of Asking Intention or Self-Prediction Questions on Subsequent Behavior: A Meta-Analysis.

Comparative optimism for severity of negative health outcomes

Completing a postal health questionnaire did not affect anxiety or related measures: randomized controlled trial.

Current issues and new directions in Psychology and Health : “Assessing illness perceptions: Beyond the IPQ”

Delay in seeking medical help following Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or "mini-stroke": a qualitative study

Different measures of risk perceptions and distress yield different patterns of results: the importance of specificity in measurement and theory

Do UK television alcohol advertisements abide by the code of broadcast advertising rules regarding the portrayal of alcohol?

Do illness perceptions predict attendance at cardiac rehabilitation and quality of life following myocardial infarction?

Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis.

Do marketing and alcohol treatment/public health experts think televised alcohol advertisements abide by regulatory guidelines?

Do negative screening test results cause false reassurance? A systematic review.

Do perceptions of vulnerability and worry mediate the effects of a smoking cessation intervention for women attending for a routine cervical smear test? An experimental study

Do single and multiple behavior change interventions contain different behavior change techniques? A comparison of interventions targeting physical activity in obese populations

Does the design of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme intervention have fidelity to the programme specification? A document analysis

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a physical activity loyalty scheme for behaviour change maintenance: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Effectiveness of physical activity interventions in achieving behaviour change maintenance in young and middle aged adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Effects of communicating DNA-based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing behaviours

Effects of communicating DNA-based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing behaviours

Effects of interventions promoting monitoring of medication use and brief messaging on medication adherence for people with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized trials.

Eliciting Causal Beliefs about Heart Attacks: A Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Methods

Enhancing delivery of health behaviour change interventions in primary care: A meta-synthesis of views and experiences of primary care nurses

Experience of hypoglycaemia is associated with changes in beliefs about diabetes in patients with type 2 diabetes

GP stress and patient dissatisfaction with nights on call: an exploratory study - GP stress and patient satisfaction

Have the public's expectations for antibiotics for acute uncomplicated respiratory tract infections changed since the H1N1 influenza pandemic? A qualitative interview and quantitative questionnaire study.

How Does the Understanding, Experience, and Enactment of Self-Regulation Behaviour Change Techniques Vary with Age? A Thematic Analysis

How can use of the Theoretical Domains Framework be optimized in qualitative research? A rapid systematic review

How do environmental factors influence walking in groups? A walk-along study.

How do women experience a false-positive test result from breast screening? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study.

How well do the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behaviour predict intentions and attendance at screening programmes? A meta-analysis

How well does the theory of planned behaviour predict alcohol consumption? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Identifying Brief Message Content for Interventions Delivered via Mobile Devices to Improve Medication Adherence in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Rapid Systematic Review

Illness perceptions predict attendance at cardiac rehabilitation following acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Impact of self monitoring of blood glucose in the management of patients with non-insulin treated diabetes: open parallel group randomised trial

Implementation intention and planning interventions in Health Psychology: Recommendations from the Synergy Expert Group for research and practice.

Improving the understanding and management of back pain in older adults: the BOOST research programme including RCT and OPAL cohort

Information recall in genetic counselling: a pilot study of its assessment

Is pregnancy a teachable moment for diet and physical activity behaviour change? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of women during their first pregnancy.

Making health care safer: What is the contribution of health psychology?

Measuring Perceptions of Synergistic Circulatory Disease Risk Due to Smoking and the Oral Contraceptive Pill

Mechanisms of physical activity behavior change in an incentive-based intervention: Mediation analysis

Midwives' experiences of referring obese women to either a community or home-based antenatal weight management service: Implications for service providers and midwifery practice

Older adults' construal of sedentary behaviour: Implications for reducing sedentary behaviour in older adult populations

Perceptions and experiences of taking oral medications for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Personal and Social Comparison Information about Health Risk

Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement

Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty

Predicting Outcomes from Engagement With Specific Components of an Internet-Based Physical Activity Intervention With Financial Incentives: Process Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Predicting maintenance of attendance at walking groups: testing constructs from three leading maintenance theories.

Predicting perceived safety to drive the morning after drinking: The importance of hangover symptoms

Predictive genetic testing: mediators and moderators of anxiety

Predictors of anxiety and depression among people attending diabetes screening: a prospective cohort study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomized control trial.

Promoting healthy eating in pregnancy: What kind of support services do women say they want? ⬇️

Psychological costs of inadequate cervical smear test results.

Psychological impact of providing women with personalised 10-year breast cancer risk estimates

Psychological impact of screening for type 2 diabetes: controlled trial and comparative study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial

Psychosocial issues of a population approach to high genetic risk identification: Behavioural, emotional and informed choice issues.

Publisher Correction: Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement

Reactivity of measurement in health psychology: how much of a problem is it? What can be done about it?

Reasons for the use of mild analgesics among English students

Reducing bias in trials from reactions to measurement: the MERIT study including developmental work and expert workshop