Professor Flora Douglas' Outputs (85)

Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? (2010)
Journal Article
MACDIARMID, J., LOE, J., DOUGLAS, F., LUDBROOK, A., COMERFORD, C. and MCNEILL, G. 2011. Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? Public health nutrition [online], 14(4), pages 729-739. Available from; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010002168

Objective: To develop a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions. Design: Concept mapping, a stakeholder-driven approach for developing an evaluation framework to estimate the ‘time to impact’ for policy interventions. The... Read More about Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them?.

Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people. (2010)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, F.C.G., GRAY, D.A. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E.R. 2010. Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people. BMC health services research [online], 10, article 49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-49

Background: This paper describes a study protocol designed to evaluate a programme of smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people living in urban and rural locations in Northeast Scotland. The study design was developed... Read More about Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people..

Clinical governance and research ethics as barriers to UK low-risk population-based health research? (2008)
Journal Article
VAN TEIJLINGEN, E.R., DOUGLAS, F. and TORRANCE, N. 2008. Clinical governance and research ethics as barriers to UK low-risk population-based health research? BMC public health [online], 8, article 396. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-396

Background: Since the Helsinki Declaration was introduced in 1964 as a code of practice for clinical research, it has generally been agreed that research governance is also needed in the field of public health and health promotion research. Recently,... Read More about Clinical governance and research ethics as barriers to UK low-risk population-based health research?.

What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men. (2008)
Journal Article
ROBERTSON, L.M., DOUGLAS, F., LUDBROOK, A., REID, G. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. 2008. What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men. BMC health services research [online], 8, article 141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-141

Background: Encouraging men to make more effective use of (preventive) health services is considered one way of improving their health. The aim of this study was to appraise the available evidence of effective interventions aimed at improving men's h... Read More about What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men..

Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity: a questionnaire survey (2006)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, F., TORRANCE, N., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E., MELONI, S. and KERR, A. 2006. Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity: a questionnaire survey. BMC public health [online], 6, article 138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-138

Background: United Kingdom public health policy has recently re-emphasised the role of primary health care professionals in tackling increasing levels of physical inactivity within the general population. However, little is known about the impact tha... Read More about Primary care staff's views and experiences related to routinely advising patients about physical activity: a questionnaire survey.