List of works - Michael Ussher

"It's not just about walking.....it's the practice nurse that makes it work": a qualitative exploration of the views of practice nurses delivering complex physical activity interventions in primary care

scientific article published on 12 December 2015

A pilot randomised controlled trial of the feasibility of using body scan and isometric exercises for reducing urge to smoke in a smoking cessation clinic

scientific article

A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers

scientific article published in January 2014

A primary care nurse-delivered walking intervention in older adults: PACE (pedometer accelerometer consultation evaluation)-Lift cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article

A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral hydrocortisone for treating tobacco withdrawal symptoms

scientific article published on 9 February 2011

A survey of pregnant smokers' interest in different types of smoking cessation support

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

A test of proposed new tobacco withdrawal symptoms.

scientific article

Acute effect of a brief bout of exercise on alcohol urges.

scientific article

Acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and cravings in abstinent smokers

scientific article published in June 2007

Acute effects of moderate intensity aerobic exercise on affective withdrawal symptoms and cravings among women smokers

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Acute effects of self-paced walking on urges to smoke during temporary smoking abstinence.

scientific article

Acute reduction in secretory immunoglobulin A following smoking cessation

scientific article

An Exploratory Analysis of the Smoking and Physical Activity Outcomes From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Exercise Assisted Reduction to Stop Smoking Intervention in Disadvantaged Groups

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Authors' reply to Braillon and Bewley

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Brief report: the theory of planned behaviour applied to physical activity in young people who smoke

scientific article published on 10 January 2007

Cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonists (rimonabant) for smoking cessation

scientific article (published 2007-10-17)

Cardiac rehabilitation versus standard care after aortic aneurysm repair (Aneurysm CaRe): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Schizophrenia Receiving Continuous Medical Care

article

Challenges Establishing the Efficacy of Exercise as an Antidepressant Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Control Group Responses in Exercise Randomised Controlled Trials

scientific article published on 26 December 2015

Determinants of physical activity promotion by smoking cessation advisors as an aid for quitting: Support for the Transtheoretical Model

article

Diurnal variations in first lapses to smoking for nicotine patch users

scientific article

Does exercise have an acute effect on desire to smoke, mood and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining adolescent smokers?

scientific article published on 15 December 2005

Does exercise in adolescence prevent smoking uptake?

scientific article published in July 2007

Effect of a Primary Care Walking Intervention with and without Nurse Support on Physical Activity Levels in 45- to 75-Year-Olds: The Pedometer And Consultation Evaluation (PACE-UP) Cluster Randomised Clinical Trial

scientific article

Effect of a short bout of exercise on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke.

scientific article published in October 2001

Effect of a sport-for-health intervention (SmokeFree Sports) on smoking-related intentions and cognitions among 9-10 year old primary school children: a controlled trial.

scientific article

Effect of isometric exercise and body scanning on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

scientific article published in July 2009

Effect of pedometer-based walking interventions on long-term health outcomes: Prospective 4-year follow-up of two randomised controlled trials using routine primary care data

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Effect of thought suppression on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms

scientific article published on 07 July 2011

Efficacy of exercise counselling as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in April 2003

Evaluation of a Refined, Nationally Disseminated Self-Help Intervention for Smoking Cessation ("Quit Kit-2") ⬇️

scientific article published on 04 January 2013

Evaluation of a nationally disseminated self-help intervention for smoking cessation ('Quit Kit').

scientific article

Evaluation of reliability and validity of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) in 60-74 year old primary care patients

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Exercise interventions for smoking cessation

scientific article

Exercise-based smoking cessation interventions among women

scientific article published on January 2013

Exercise-based treatments for substance use disorders: evidence, theory, and practicality

scientific article

Factors associated with study attrition in a pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the role of exercise-assisted reduction to stop (EARS) smoking in disadvantaged groups

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Feasibility of an exercise counseling intervention for depressed women smokers

scientific article published on 18 June 2009

How do prompts for attempts to quit smoking relate to method of quitting and quit success?

scientific article published on June 2014

Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain.

scientific article published on 6 November 2012

Impact of dementia progression on food-related processes: a qualitative study of caregivers' perspectives

scientific article published on 30 June 2013

Increase in common cold symptoms and mouth ulcers following smoking cessation.

scientific article

Influence of family and friend smoking on intentions to smoke and smoking-related attitudes and refusal self-efficacy among 9-10 year old children from deprived neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article

Integrating the promotion of physical activity within a smoking cessation programme: findings from collaborative action research in UK Stop Smoking Services.

scientific article

Is the ten-item Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU-brief) more sensitive to abstinence than shorter craving measures?

scientific article published on 22 December 2009

Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking

scientific article published on 12 February 2015

Lifestyle information and access to a commercial weight management group to promote maternal postnatal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour: the SWAN feasibility RCT

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Longitudinal cohort survey of women's smoking behaviour and attitudes in pregnancy: study methods and baseline data.

scientific article

Moderate intensity exercise as an adjunct to standard smoking cessation treatment for women: a pilot study

scientific article published in June 2010

Numbers are not the whole story: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention

scientific article

Overcoming limitations in previous research on exercise as a smoking cessation treatment: rationale and design of the "Quit for Health" trial

scientific article

PACE-UP (Pedometer and consultation evaluation--UP)--a pedometer-based walking intervention with and without practice nurse support in primary care patients aged 45-75 years: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Patients' perspectives of the doctor-patient relationship and information giving across a range of literacy levels.

scientific article published on 28 November 2008

Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy.

scientific article published on 10 August 2005

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy (LEAP) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: two feasibility studies

scientific article

Physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3-4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care

scientific article published on 09 March 2018

Physical activity preferences and perceived barriers to activity among persons with severe mental illness in the United Kingdom

scientific article published in March 2007

Physical inactivity among a UK Somali population

scientific article published on 14 November 2007

Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Process evaluation of a sport-for-health intervention to prevent smoking amongst primary school children: SmokeFree Sports.

scientific article published on 10 April 2015

Psychosocial correlates of health literacy among older patients with coronary heart disease.

scientific article

Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60-74 years: protocol of the PACE-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation - Lift) trial.

scientific article

Randomized controlled trial of physical activity counseling as an aid to smoking cessation: 12 month follow-up

scientific article published on 14 April 2007

Re: Reconsidering postpartum weight loss counselling interventions

scientific article published on 19 April 2020

Readiness to use physical activity as a smoking cessation aid: a multiple behaviour change application of the Transtheoretical Model among quitters attending Stop Smoking Clinics

scientific article published on 8 October 2009

Reduction in Cortisol After Smoking Cessation Among Users of Nicotine Patches

article

Resistance training as an aid to standard smoking cessation treatment: a pilot study

scientific article

Smoking, cortisol and nicotine

scientific article

The London Exercise And Pregnant smokers (LEAP) trial: a randomised controlled trial of physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy with an economic evaluation

scientific article published in October 2015

The Role of Schema Processes in the Eating Disorders

The acute effects of exercise on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, affect and smoking behaviour: a systematic review.

scientific article published on April 2007

The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: exploration of potential moderators, mediators and physical activity attributes using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses.

scientific article

The association between habitual physical activity and cigarette cravings, and influence of smokers' characteristics in disadvantaged smokers not ready to quit

scientific article published on 02 June 2016

The association between smoking prevalence and eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

The effects of acute exercise on tobacco cravings and withdrawal symptoms in temporary abstinent pregnant smokers ⬇️

scientific article

The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychological wellbeing among adolescents

scientific article published on 17 July 2007

Tobacco withdrawal symptoms and urges to smoke in pregnant versus non-pregnant smokers

scientific article published on 23 July 2012

Urge to smoke over 52 weeks of abstinence

scientific article published on 30 September 2012

Validation of a health literacy screening tool (REALM) in a UK population with coronary heart disease

scientific article published on 25 July 2008

Views on and experiences of electronic cigarettes: a qualitative study of women who are pregnant or have recently given birth.

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

What factors support older people to increase their physical activity levels? An exploratory analysis of the experiences of PACE-Lift trial participants

scientific article published on 11 June 2016

Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Which older people decline participation in a primary care trial of physical activity and why: insights from a mixed methods approach

scientific article

List of works by Michael Ussher

"It's not just about walking.....it's the practice nurse that makes it work": a qualitative exploration of the views of practice nurses delivering complex physical activity interventions in primary care

A pilot randomised controlled trial of the feasibility of using body scan and isometric exercises for reducing urge to smoke in a smoking cessation clinic

A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers

A primary care nurse-delivered walking intervention in older adults: PACE (pedometer accelerometer consultation evaluation)-Lift cluster randomised controlled trial

A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral hydrocortisone for treating tobacco withdrawal symptoms

A survey of pregnant smokers' interest in different types of smoking cessation support

A test of proposed new tobacco withdrawal symptoms.

Acute effect of a brief bout of exercise on alcohol urges.

Acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and cravings in abstinent smokers

Acute effects of moderate intensity aerobic exercise on affective withdrawal symptoms and cravings among women smokers

Acute effects of self-paced walking on urges to smoke during temporary smoking abstinence.

Acute reduction in secretory immunoglobulin A following smoking cessation

An Exploratory Analysis of the Smoking and Physical Activity Outcomes From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Exercise Assisted Reduction to Stop Smoking Intervention in Disadvantaged Groups

Authors' reply to Braillon and Bewley

Brief report: the theory of planned behaviour applied to physical activity in young people who smoke

Cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonists (rimonabant) for smoking cessation

Cardiac rehabilitation versus standard care after aortic aneurysm repair (Aneurysm CaRe): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Schizophrenia Receiving Continuous Medical Care

Challenges Establishing the Efficacy of Exercise as an Antidepressant Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Control Group Responses in Exercise Randomised Controlled Trials

Determinants of physical activity promotion by smoking cessation advisors as an aid for quitting: Support for the Transtheoretical Model

Diurnal variations in first lapses to smoking for nicotine patch users

Does exercise have an acute effect on desire to smoke, mood and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining adolescent smokers?

Does exercise in adolescence prevent smoking uptake?

Effect of a Primary Care Walking Intervention with and without Nurse Support on Physical Activity Levels in 45- to 75-Year-Olds: The Pedometer And Consultation Evaluation (PACE-UP) Cluster Randomised Clinical Trial

Effect of a short bout of exercise on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke.

Effect of a sport-for-health intervention (SmokeFree Sports) on smoking-related intentions and cognitions among 9-10 year old primary school children: a controlled trial.

Effect of isometric exercise and body scanning on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

Effect of pedometer-based walking interventions on long-term health outcomes: Prospective 4-year follow-up of two randomised controlled trials using routine primary care data

Effect of thought suppression on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms

Efficacy of exercise counselling as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial

Evaluation of a Refined, Nationally Disseminated Self-Help Intervention for Smoking Cessation ("Quit Kit-2") ⬇️

Evaluation of a nationally disseminated self-help intervention for smoking cessation ('Quit Kit').

Evaluation of reliability and validity of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) in 60-74 year old primary care patients

Exercise interventions for smoking cessation

Exercise-based smoking cessation interventions among women

Exercise-based treatments for substance use disorders: evidence, theory, and practicality

Factors associated with study attrition in a pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the role of exercise-assisted reduction to stop (EARS) smoking in disadvantaged groups

Feasibility of an exercise counseling intervention for depressed women smokers

How do prompts for attempts to quit smoking relate to method of quitting and quit success?

Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain.

Impact of dementia progression on food-related processes: a qualitative study of caregivers' perspectives

Increase in common cold symptoms and mouth ulcers following smoking cessation.

Influence of family and friend smoking on intentions to smoke and smoking-related attitudes and refusal self-efficacy among 9-10 year old children from deprived neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional study.

Integrating the promotion of physical activity within a smoking cessation programme: findings from collaborative action research in UK Stop Smoking Services.

Is the ten-item Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU-brief) more sensitive to abstinence than shorter craving measures?

Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking

Lifestyle information and access to a commercial weight management group to promote maternal postnatal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour: the SWAN feasibility RCT

Longitudinal cohort survey of women's smoking behaviour and attitudes in pregnancy: study methods and baseline data.

Moderate intensity exercise as an adjunct to standard smoking cessation treatment for women: a pilot study

Numbers are not the whole story: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention

Overcoming limitations in previous research on exercise as a smoking cessation treatment: rationale and design of the "Quit for Health" trial

PACE-UP (Pedometer and consultation evaluation--UP)--a pedometer-based walking intervention with and without practice nurse support in primary care patients aged 45-75 years: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Patients' perspectives of the doctor-patient relationship and information giving across a range of literacy levels.

Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy.

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy (LEAP) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: two feasibility studies

Physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial

Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3-4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care

Physical activity preferences and perceived barriers to activity among persons with severe mental illness in the United Kingdom

Physical inactivity among a UK Somali population

Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Process evaluation of a sport-for-health intervention to prevent smoking amongst primary school children: SmokeFree Sports.

Psychosocial correlates of health literacy among older patients with coronary heart disease.

Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60-74 years: protocol of the PACE-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation - Lift) trial.

Randomized controlled trial of physical activity counseling as an aid to smoking cessation: 12 month follow-up

Re: Reconsidering postpartum weight loss counselling interventions

Readiness to use physical activity as a smoking cessation aid: a multiple behaviour change application of the Transtheoretical Model among quitters attending Stop Smoking Clinics

Reduction in Cortisol After Smoking Cessation Among Users of Nicotine Patches

Resistance training as an aid to standard smoking cessation treatment: a pilot study

Smoking, cortisol and nicotine

The London Exercise And Pregnant smokers (LEAP) trial: a randomised controlled trial of physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy with an economic evaluation

The Role of Schema Processes in the Eating Disorders

The acute effects of exercise on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, affect and smoking behaviour: a systematic review.

The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: exploration of potential moderators, mediators and physical activity attributes using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses.

The association between habitual physical activity and cigarette cravings, and influence of smokers' characteristics in disadvantaged smokers not ready to quit

The association between smoking prevalence and eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The effects of acute exercise on tobacco cravings and withdrawal symptoms in temporary abstinent pregnant smokers ⬇️

The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychological wellbeing among adolescents