H Thomson

Summary

Affiliation: National Institute for Medical Research
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Housing improvements for health and associated socio-economic outcomes
    Hilary Thomson
    Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Medical Research Council, Glasgow, UK
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD008657. 2013
  2. ncbi External validity in healthy public policy: application of the RE-AIM tool to the field of housing improvement
    Hilary J Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8RZ, UK
    BMC Public Health 12:633. 2012
  3. ncbi Challenges in evaluating Welfare to Work policy interventions: would an RCT design have been the answer to all our problems?
    Kathryn Skivington
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK
    BMC Public Health 10:254. 2010
  4. ncbi Protocol for a mixed methods study investigating the impact of investment in housing, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal on the health and wellbeing of residents: the GoWell programme
    Matt Egan
    Medical Research Council Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 10:41. 2010
  5. ncbi The health impacts of housing improvement: a systematic review of intervention studies from 1887 to 2007
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK, G12 8RZ
    Am J Public Health 99:S681-92. 2009
  6. ncbi A dose of realism for healthy urban policy: lessons from area-based initiatives in the UK
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G128RZ, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:932-6. 2008
  7. ncbi Assessing the unintended health impacts of road transport policies and interventions: translating research evidence for use in policy and practice
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Public Health 8:339. 2008
  8. ncbi Health impact assessment of housing improvements: incorporating research evidence
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:11-6. 2003
  9. ncbi Assessing the health impact of local amenities: a qualitative study of contrasting experiences of local swimming pool and leisure provision in two areas of Glasgow
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:663-7. 2003
  10. ncbi Effects of disseminating research findings on response rates in a community survey: a randomised controlled trial
    D S Morrison
    Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:536-7. 2003

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Housing improvements for health and associated socio-economic outcomes
    Hilary Thomson
    Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Medical Research Council, Glasgow, UK
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD008657. 2013
    ..Evaluations may not detect long term health impacts due to limited follow-up periods. Impacts on socio-economic determinants of health may be a valuable proxy indication of the potential for longer term health impacts...
  2. ncbi External validity in healthy public policy: application of the RE-AIM tool to the field of housing improvement
    Hilary J Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8RZ, UK
    BMC Public Health 12:633. 2012
    ..Few tools are available and most of this work has been done within the field of health promotion...
  3. ncbi Challenges in evaluating Welfare to Work policy interventions: would an RCT design have been the answer to all our problems?
    Kathryn Skivington
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK
    BMC Public Health 10:254. 2010
    ..This paper explores the issues that arose in designing a suitable evaluation of the Pathways Advisory Service...
  4. ncbi Protocol for a mixed methods study investigating the impact of investment in housing, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal on the health and wellbeing of residents: the GoWell programme
    Matt Egan
    Medical Research Council Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 10:41. 2010
    ..The GoWell Programme has been designed to measure effects on health and wellbeing of multi-faceted regeneration interventions on residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the city of Glasgow, Scotland...
  5. ncbi The health impacts of housing improvement: a systematic review of intervention studies from 1887 to 2007
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK, G12 8RZ
    Am J Public Health 99:S681-92. 2009
    ..We conducted a systematic review of the health impacts of housing improvement...
  6. ncbi A dose of realism for healthy urban policy: lessons from area-based initiatives in the UK
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G128RZ, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:932-6. 2008
    ..However, lack of evidence is not grounds to abandon the concept of healthy urban policy; adoption of more realistic expectations together with improved evaluation data may help to increase its credibility...
  7. ncbi Assessing the unintended health impacts of road transport policies and interventions: translating research evidence for use in policy and practice
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    BMC Public Health 8:339. 2008
    ..Collaborations between HIA practitioners and specialist reviewers to develop syntheses of best available evidence applied specifically to HIA could promote the use of evidence in practice...
  8. ncbi Health impact assessment of housing improvements: incorporating research evidence
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:11-6. 2003
    ..Well conducted prospective validation of HIAs would contribute to the development of healthy housing investment by informing future housing HIA...
  9. ncbi Assessing the health impact of local amenities: a qualitative study of contrasting experiences of local swimming pool and leisure provision in two areas of Glasgow
    H Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:663-7. 2003
    ..To assess the health impacts of local public swimming pool and leisure provision...
  10. ncbi Effects of disseminating research findings on response rates in a community survey: a randomised controlled trial
    D S Morrison
    Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 57:536-7. 2003
  11. ncbi The health impacts of housing-led regeneration: a prospective controlled study
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 61:211-4. 2007
    ..To evaluate self-reported changes in housing quality and health associated with housing-led area regeneration...
  12. ncbi Publication bias in qualitative research: what becomes of qualitative research presented at conferences?
    M Petticrew
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:552-4. 2008
    ..This has been well documented for quantitative studies, but has never been explored in relation to qualitative research...
  13. ncbi The psychosocial and health effects of workplace reorganisation. 1. A systematic review of organisational-level interventions that aim to increase employee control
    Matt Egan
    Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G128RZ, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 61:945-54. 2007
    ..Systematic review of the health and psychosocial effects of increasing employee participation and control through workplace reorganisation, with reference to the "demand-control-support" model of workplace health...
  14. ncbi Evaluating the health effects of social interventions
    Hilary Thomson
    MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, G12 8RZ
    BMJ 328:282-5. 2004
  15. ncbi Evaluation of the health effects of a neighbourhood traffic calming scheme
    David S Morrison
    Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Dalian House, PO Box 15329, 350 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G3 8YZ, UK
    J Epidemiol Community Health 58:837-40. 2004
    ..To assess the secondary health impacts of a traffic calming scheme on a community...
  16. ncbi Mothers' use of and attitudes to BabyCheck
    Hilary Thomson
    Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow
    Br J Gen Pract 52:314-6. 2002
    ..Further evaluation of BabyCheck is needed to find its ideal role in the assessment and monitoring of infant illness...