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| Julie A ChambersSummaryAffiliation: University of Stirling Country: UK Publications
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A systematic review of measures assessing mothers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence and satisfaction towards breastfeedingJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
Breastfeed Rev 15:17-25. 2007..There has been a tendency to develop new measures rather than evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing measures, particularly in different populations...
Stories of weight management: factors associated with successful and unsuccessful weight maintenanceJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Br J Health Psychol 17:223-43. 2012..Although behavioural interventions are successful in achieving short-term weight loss, most individuals regain most or all of their weight within a few years. Our aim was to investigate factors that can help in long-term weight maintenance...
A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: results from a pilot study with UK adultsJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland FK9 4LA, UK
Patient Educ Couns 62:79-88. 2006..This study piloted a measure of multiple risk factors for obesity, designed to assess their relative importance at individual and population levels...
A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: psychometric testing and age differences in UK adultsJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK
Obes Facts 1:227-36. 2008..This study psychometrically tested a previously piloted comprehensive measure of obesity risk factors, designed to assess their relative importance at individual and population levels...
A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: age and sex differences in the prediction of body mass indexJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK4 9LA, UK
Br J Nutr 104:298-307. 2010..The higher-risk eating behaviour observed in younger participants is of concern and needs to be addressed, if the current trend of rising obesity levels is to be halted...
Supporting breastfeeding mothers: qualitative synthesisRhona J McInnes
NMAHP Research Unit, University of Stirling, UK
J Adv Nurs 62:407-27. 2008..This paper is a report of a synthesis of mothers' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding support...
Adherence to medication in stroke survivors: a qualitative comparison of low and high adherersJulie A Chambers
University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Br J Health Psychol 16:592-609. 2011..The aim of this study was to investigate factors that may explain variance in adherence to medication in stroke patients. Design. A qualitative comparison of high and low adherers to medication...
The relationship between trait vulnerability and anxiety and depressive diagnoses at long-term follow-up of Generalized Anxiety DisorderJulie A Chambers
Department of Psychiatry, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
J Anxiety Disord 18:587-607. 2004..The findings suggest that patients reporting high trait anxiety or NA may suffer from a chronic course of disorder and higher levels of comorbidity over the longer term...
