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Cambridge Public Health

 

The VBI programme aims to develop and evaluate very brief interventions to increase physical activity that could be delivered by a practice nurse or health care assistant in a primary care Health Check.
Other interests: health policy

Publications from Elements

Journal articles

2020 (Accepted for publication)

  • Hardeman, W., Mitchell, J., Pears, S., Van Emmenis, M., Theil, F., Gc, VS., Vasconcelos, JC., Westgate, K., Brage, S., Suhrcke, M., Griffin, SJ., Kinmonth, AL., Wilson, ECF., Prevost, AT. and Sutton, S., 2020 (Accepted for publication). Evaluation of a very brief pedometer-based physical activity intervention delivered in NHS Health Checks in England: The VBI randomised controlled trial PLoS Medicine,
  • 2020

  • Pears, S. and Sutton, S., 2020. Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions for promoting physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychol Rev,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1727759
  • 2019 (Accepted for publication)

  • Ellis, K., Pears, S. and Sutton, S., 2019 (Accepted for publication). Behavioural analysis of postnatal physical activity in the UK according to the COM-B model: a multi-methods study. BMJ Open, v. 9
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028682
  • 2017

  • Lamming, L., Pears, S., Mason, D., Morton, K., Bijker, M., Sutton, S., Hardeman, W. and VBI Programme Team, , 2017. What do we know about brief interventions for physical activity that could be delivered in primary care consultations? A systematic review of reviews Preventive Medicine, v. 99
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.02.017
  • 2016

  • Mitchell, J., Hardeman, W., Pears, S., Vasconcelos, JC., Prevost, AT., Wilson, E., Sutton, S. and VBI Research Team, , 2016. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a very brief physical activity intervention delivered in NHS Health Checks (VBI Trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, v. 17
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1413-2
  • Pears, S., Bijker, M., Morton, K., Vasconcelos, J., Parker, RA., Westgate, K., Brage, S., Wilson, E., Prevost, AT., Kinmonth, AL., Griffin, S., Sutton, S. and Hardeman, W., 2016. A randomised controlled trial of three very brief interventions for physical activity in primary care BMC public health, v. 16
  • 2015

  • Pears, S., Morton, K., Bijker, M., Sutton, S., Hardeman, W. and VBI Programme Team, , 2015. Development and feasibility study of very brief interventions for physical activity in primary care. BMC Public Health, v. 15
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1703-8
  • Pears, S., Morton, K., Bijker, M., Sutton, S., Hardeman, W. and VBI Programme Team, , 2015. Erratum to: Development and feasibility study of very brief interventions for physical activity in primary care. BMC Public Health, v. 15
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2459-x
  • 2012

  • Pears, SL., Jackson, MC., Bertenshaw, EJ., Horne, PJ., Lowe, CF. and Erjavec, M., 2012. Validation of food diaries as measures of dietary behaviour change. Appetite, v. 58
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.017
  • Pears, SL., Jackson, MC., Bertenshaw, EJ., Horne, PJ., Fergus Lowe, C. and Erjavec, M., 2012. Validation of food diaries as measures of dietary behaviour change Appetite, v. 58
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.017
  • 2011

  • Parkinson, A., Plukaard, S., Pears, SL., Newport, R., Dijkerman, C. and Jackson, SR., 2011. Modulation of somatosensory perception by motor intention COGN NEUROSCI, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2010.525627
  • Jackson, SR., Parkinson, A., Pears, SL. and Nam, S-H., 2011. Effects of motor intention on the perception of somatosensory events: a behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), v. 64
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2010.529580