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| Michael UssherSummaryAffiliation: St George's Hospital Medical School Country: UK Publications
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Efficacy of exercise counselling as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trialMichael Ussher
Department of Psychology, Hunter Wing, St George s Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Addiction 98:523-32. 2003..To examine whether exercise counselling increases smoking abstinence and reduces tobacco withdrawal and gains in weight and body fat...- Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancyMichael Ussher
Department of Community Health Sciences Psychology, St George s Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Patient Educ Couns 61:467-72. 2006..During pregnancy, the uptake of smoking cessation courses is very low. We assessed perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a cessation course during pregnancy... - A survey of pregnant smokers' interest in different types of smoking cessation supportMichael Ussher
Department of Psychology, Hunter Wing, St George s Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Patient Educ Couns 54:67-72. 2004..Smoking cessation services may benefit through offering a range of interventions for pregnant smokers, through considering ethnic and occupational status, and through routinely offering individual appointments... - Acute reduction in secretory immunoglobulin A following smoking cessationMichael Ussher
Department of Community Health Sciences Psychology, Hunter Wing, St George s Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:1335-40. 2004..The observed decrease in S-IgA may help to explain the increased susceptibility of smokers to upper respiratory tract infections in the immediate post-cessation period... - Acute effect of a brief bout of exercise on alcohol urgesMichael Ussher
Department of Community Health Sciences Psychology, St George s Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK
Addiction 99:1542-7. 2004..To examine whether a brief bout of moderate intensity exercise reduces alcohol urges and mood disturbance in those with alcohol dependence... 
A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral hydrocortisone for treating tobacco withdrawal symptomsMichael Ussher
Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 ORE, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 216:43-51. 2011..A greater decline in cortisol is associated with more intense cigarette withdrawal symptoms, urge to smoke and relapse to smoking. Findings from an uncontrolled study suggest that glucocorticoids could ameliorate cigarette withdrawal...- Reduction in cortisol after smoking cessation among users of nicotine patchesMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences Psychology, St George s, University of London, London, UK
Psychosom Med 68:299-306. 2006..We examined whether a decrease in cortisol is evident in smokers trying to quit using nicotine patches and whether cortisol is related to withdrawal symptoms, smoking urges, subjective stress, nicotine dependence, and smoking relapse... - Tobacco withdrawal symptoms and urges to smoke in pregnant versus non-pregnant smokersMichael Ussher
Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George s University of London, London SW17 ORE, UK
Addict Behav 37:1353-7. 2012..011), with adjustments for baseline cigarette consumption and baseline withdrawal scores. Overall, on the first day of smoking abstinence, pregnant women are likely to report less severe tobacco withdrawal than non-pregnant women... - Effect of isometric exercise and body scanning on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptomsMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St George s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Addiction 104:1251-7. 2009..Aims: To examine the acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) and isometric exercise on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms... - Randomized controlled trial of physical activity counseling as an aid to smoking cessation: 12 month follow-upMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St George s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Addict Behav 32:3060-4. 2007..06). Further trials are needed to examine the effect of more extensive physical activity interventions on smoking cessation, physical activity levels and post-cessation weight gain... 
Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: two feasibility studiesMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St, George s University of London, London, SW17 0RE, UK
BMC Public Health 8:328. 2008..Two pilot studies assessed i) the feasibility of recruiting pregnant women to a trial of physical activity for smoking cessation, ii) adherence to physical activity and iii) women' perceptions of the intervention...- Acute effect of isometric exercise on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptomsMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St George s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
Hum Psychopharmacol 21:39-46. 2006..05). Brief isometric exercise has potential for offering immediate relief from a desire to smoke... - Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy (LEAP) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialMichael Ussher
Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 ORE, UK
Trials 13:186. 2012..abstract:.. - Evaluation of a nationally disseminated self-help intervention for smoking cessation ('Quit Kit')Michael Ussher
St George s University of London, London, UK
Tob Control 20:380-2. 2011..To assess the extent of uptake and impact of a nationally disseminated self-help intervention for smoking cessation ('Quit Kit')... - Acute effects of a short bout of moderate versus light intensity exercise versus inactivity on tobacco withdrawal symptoms in sedentary smokersJames Daniel
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 174:320-6. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Five minutes of moderate intensity exercise is associated with a short-term reduction in desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Very brief bouts of exercise may therefore be useful as an aid to smoking cessation... - Assessing DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal symptoms: a comparison and evaluation of five different scalesRobert West
Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 184:619-27. 2006..This study evaluated four of the major scales used to measure nicotine withdrawal symptoms plus one new scale... - Effect of thought suppression on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptomsJames A K Erskine
Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George s, University of London, 6th Floor, Hunter Wing, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17ORE, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219:205-11. 2012..Suppressing smoking thoughts has been shown to result in elevated smoking. However, the effect of suppressing smoking thoughts on desire to smoke and withdrawal symptoms has not been investigated... - Acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and cravings in abstinent smokersMark Cropley
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
Addiction 102:989-93. 2007..To examine the acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms in overnight abstinent smokers... - Diurnal variations in first lapses to smoking for nicotine patch usersMichael Ussher
Department of Community Health Sciences, Hunter Wing, St George s Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE
Hum Psychopharmacol 18:345-9. 2003..Despite nicotine patches providing limited nicotine replacement for the first few hours after waking, there is no evidence that this undermines quit attempts by failing to prevent lapses during that time... - Psychosocial correlates of health literacy among older patients with coronary heart diseaseMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St George s, University of London, London, United Kingdom
J Health Commun 15:788-804. 2010..These individuals may need behavioral support to increase both their self-efficacy and their understanding of their medical condition... - Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with schizophrenia receiving continuous medical careMichael Ussher
Division of Population, Health Sciences and Education, St George s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK
Community Ment Health J 47:688-93. 2011.... - Physical activity preferences and perceived barriers to activity among persons with severe mental illness in the United KingdomMichael Ussher
Division of Community Health Sciences, St George s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom SW17 ORE
Psychiatr Serv 58:405-8. 2007..This study assessed physical activity interests among psychiatric patients... - Does exercise have an acute effect on desire to smoke, mood and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining adolescent smokers?Emma S Everson
The Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK
Addict Behav 31:1547-58. 2006..This study investigated the impact of a short bout of moderate intensity exercise on desire to smoke, withdrawal symptoms and exercise-induced affect in temporarily abstinent adolescent smokers... - Acute effects of self-paced walking on urges to smoke during temporary smoking abstinenceAdrian H Taylor
School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 181:1-7. 2005..Recent research highlights the need to extend our understanding of how exercise may aid smoking cessation, through exploration of different modes, intensity and duration of exercise... - Smoking, cortisol and nicotineAndrew Steptoe
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1 19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Int J Psychophysiol 59:228-35. 2006..The contribution of these findings to understanding the role of neuroendocrine function in smoking is described... - Does exercise in adolescence prevent smoking uptake?Paul Aveyard
Addiction 102:1025-6. 2007 - Brief report: the theory of planned behaviour applied to physical activity in young people who smokeEmma S Everson
The Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK
J Adolesc 30:347-51. 2007..The TPB may be a useful framework for guiding physical activity interventions among young smokers...