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| Brian WilliamsSummaryAffiliation: University of Dundee Country: UK Publications
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Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literaturePhyllis Easton
NHS Tayside, King s Cross, Clepington Road, Dundee, UK
BMC Public Health 10:459. 2010..We aimed to review published research to investigate relationships between low functional or health literacy and health in working age adults who can converse in the dominant language but have difficulty with written language...- Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome dataBrian Williams
Centre for Population Sciences and Education, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
Soc Sci Med 70:473-8. 2010.... - General practitioners' reasons for the failure of a randomized controlled trial (The TIGER Trial) to implement epilepsy guidelines in primary careBrian Williams
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
Epilepsia 48:1275-82. 2007.... - A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screeningAngela M Craigie
Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, Division of Clinical and Population Sciences and Education, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK
Prev Med 52:387-9. 2011..To assess the feasibility of a lifestyle intervention, focusing on diet and activity, in adults participating in cardiovascular screening... - Speaking up about safety concerns: multi-setting qualitative study of patients' views and experiencesVikki A Entwistle
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Qual Saf Health Care 19:e33. 2010..To explore patients' and family members' experiences of and views about speaking up about safety concerns at the point of care... - Low exercise among children with asthma: a culture of over protection? A qualitative study of experiences and beliefsBrian Williams
Social Dimensions of Health Institute University of Dundee and University of St Andrews, Airlie Place, Dundee, DD1 4HJ, Scotland UK
Br J Gen Pract 60:e319-26. 2010..Research shows that children are insufficiently active in most affluent societies. Although children with asthma may particularly benefit from physical activity, they are less active than their peers... - I've never not had it so I don't really know what it's like not to: nondifference and biographical disruption among children and young people with cystic fibrosisBrian Williams
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
Qual Health Res 19:1443-55. 2009..Maintaining normality within the family resulted in continual biographical revision in anticipation of future illness trajectory and life course... - Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: exploring new ways of working for physiotherapistsJacqui H Morris
Alliance for Self Care Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee DD1 4HJ, UK
Physiotherapy 95:228-34. 2009.... - Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: a reviewBrian Williams
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
BMC Fam Pract 9:40. 2008.... - Audio-visual recording of patient-GP consultations for research purposes: a literature review on recruiting rates and strategiesMarkus Themessl-Huber
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Place, Dundee DD1 4HJ, UK
Patient Educ Couns 71:157-68. 2008.... - Promoting research participation: why not advertise altruism?Brian Williams
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, Dundee, UK
Soc Sci Med 66:1451-6. 2008..Consideration should be given to the use of similar persuasive communications to promote wider participation in health research generally... - From child to adult: an exploration of shifting family roles and responsibilities in managing physiotherapy for cystic fibrosisBrian Williams
Division of Community Health Sciences, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Mackenzie Building, Scotland, UK
Soc Sci Med 65:2135-46. 2007.... - Problems and solutions: accounts by parents and children of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosisBrian Williams
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Disabil Rehabil 29:1097-105. 2007..This study explores accounts by parents and children of the difficulties of adhering to chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis, and identifies strategies used by families to overcome these... - When "no" might not quite mean "no"; the importance of informed and meaningful non-consent: results from a survey of individuals refusing participation in a health-related research projectBrian Williams
Section of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 7:59. 2007..In this study we investigated the reasons why older people choose not to participate in a research project... - Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrentsIain K Crombie
Section of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK
Age Ageing 33:287-92. 2004..Regular physical activity has been shown to have many health benefits. However, many older people are physically inactive... - "Seeing is believing, and believing is seeing": an exploration of the meaning and impact of women's mental images of their breast cancer and their potential originsAlison Harrow
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
Patient Educ Couns 73:339-46. 2008..To explore the nature, meaning and perceived origin of women's mental images of their breast cancer... - Efficacy and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors compared with tricyclic antidepressants in depression treated in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysisSteve MacGillivray
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY
BMJ 326:1014. 2003..To compare the efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in depression in primary care...