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Aldridge, R; Burns, R; Kirkby, V; Elsay, N; Murray, E; Perski, O; Navaratnam, A; ... Hugenholtz, G; + view all (2020) Health on the Move (HOME) Study: Using a smartphone app to explore the health and wellbeing of migrants in the United Kingdom [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research , 5 , Article 268. 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16348.1. Green open access
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Baretta, D; Perski, O; Steca, P; (2019) Exploring Users’ Experiences of the Uptake and Adoption of Physical Activity Apps: Longitudinal Qualitative Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth , 7 (2) , Article e11636. 10.2196/11636. (In press). Green open access
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Bell, Lauren; Garnett, C; Bao, Y; Cheng, Z; Qian, T; Perski, Olga; Potts, Henry; (2023) How notifications affect engagement with a behaviour change app: Results from a micro-randomised trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth , 11 , Article e38342. 10.2196/38342. Green open access
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Bell, L; Garnett, C; Qian, T; Perski, O; Potts, H; Williamson, E; (2020) Notifications to improve engagement with an alcohol reduction app: protocol for a micro-randomised trial. JMIR Research Protocols , 9 (8) , Article e18690. 10.2196/18690. Green open access
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Bell, L; Garnett, C; Qian, T; Perski, O; Williamson, E; Potts, HW; (2020) Engagement With a Behavior Change App for Alcohol Reduction: Data Visualization for Longitudinal Observational Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 22 (12) , Article e23369. 10.2196/23369. Green open access
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Bender, JL; Babinski, S; Wong, G; Tricco, AC; Englesakis, M; Cyr, AB; Potts, H; ... Witteman, H; + view all (2021) Establishing best practices in cancer online support groups: protocol for a realist review. BMJ Open , 11 (11) , Article e053916. 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053916. Green open access
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Blandford, A; Gibbs, JL; Newhouse, N; Perski, O; Singh, A; Murray, E; (2018) Seven Lessons for interdisciplinary research on interactive digital health. Digital Health , 4 pp. 1-13. 10.1177/2055207618770325. Green open access
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Bricker, Jonathan B; Mull, Kristin E; Santiago-Torres, Margarita; Miao, Zhen; Perski, Olga; Di, Chongzhi; (2022) Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Use Over Time: Predicting 12-Month Cessation Outcomes in a 2-Arm Randomized Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) , 24 (8) , Article e39208. 10.2196/39208. Green open access
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Chevance, G; Baretta, D; Heino, M; Perski, O; Olthof, M; Klasnja, P; Hekler, E; (2021) Characterizing and predicting person-specific, day-to-day, fluctuations in walking behavior. PLoS One , 16 (5) , Article e0251659. 10.1371/journal.pone.0251659. Green open access
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Chevance, G; Hekler, EB; Efoui-Hess, M; Godino, J; Golaszewski, N; Gualtieri, L; Krause, A; ... Bernard, P; + view all (2020) Digital health at the age of the Anthropocene. The Lancet Digital Health , 2 (6) e290-e291. 10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30130-8. Green open access
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Garnett, C; Perski, O; Michie, S; West, R; Field, M; Kaner, E; Munafò, M; ... Brown, J; + view all (2021) Refining the content and design of an alcohol reduction app, Drink Less, to improve its usability and effectiveness: a mixed methods approach [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research , 10 , Article 511. 10.12688/f1000research.51416.1. Green open access
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Garnett, C; Perski, O; Michie, S; West, R; Field, M; Kaner, E; Munafò, MR; ... Brown, J; + view all (2021) Refining the content and design of an alcohol reduction app, Drink Less, to improve its usability and effectiveness: a mixed methods approach. F1000Research , 10 , Article 511. 10.12688/f1000research.51416.2. Green open access
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Garnett, C; Perski, O; Beard, E; Michie, S; West, R; Brown, J; (2021) The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app: a natural experiment. BMC Public Health , 21 , Article 30. 10.1186/s12889-020-10011-0. Green open access
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Garnett, CV; Perski, O; Tombor, I; West, R; Michie, S; Brown, J; (2019) Predictors of engagement, response to follow-up and extent of alcohol reduction in users of a smartphone app (Drink Less). JMIR mHealth and uHealth , 6 (12) , Article e11175. 10.2196/11175. Green open access
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Herbeć, A; Perski, O; Shahab, L; West, R; (2018) Smokers' Views on Personal Carbon Monoxide Monitors, Associated Apps, and Their Use: An Interview and Think-Aloud Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 15 (2) , Article 288. 10.3390/ijerph15020288. Green open access
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Jackson, S; Perski, O; Crane, D; Michie, S; West, R; Brown, J; (2019) Effectiveness of an offer of the Smoke Free smartphone application for smoking cessation: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addiction , 114 (11) pp. 2078-2086. 10.1111/add.14652. Green open access
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Kale, D; Herbec, A; Perski, O; Jackson, SE; Brown, J; Shahab, L; (2021) Associations between vaping and Covid-19: Cross-sectional findings from the HEBECO study. Drug & Alcohol Dependence , 221 , Article 108590. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108590. Green open access
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Kale, D; Perski, O; Herbec, A; Beard, E; Shahab, L; (2022) Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK: Findings from Baseline and 12-Month Follow up of HEBECO Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (2) , Article 630. 10.3390/ijerph19020630. Green open access
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Kwasnicka, D; Kale, D; Schneider, V; Keller, J; Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, B; Powell, D; Naughton, F; ... Perski, O; + view all (2021) Systematic review of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) studies of five public health-related behaviours: Review Protocol. BMJ Open , 11 (7) , Article e046435. 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046435. Green open access
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Kwasnicka, Dominika; Keller, Jan; Perski, Olga; Potthoff, Sebastian; ten Hoor, Gill A; Ainsworth, Ben; Crutzen, Rik; ... Sanderman, Robbert; + view all (2022) White Paper: Open Digital Health – accelerating transparent and scalable health promotion and treatment. Health Psychology Review pp. 1-37. 10.1080/17437199.2022.2046482. (In press). Green open access
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Lugg, ST; Kerr, A; Kadiri, S; Budacan, A-M; Farley, A; Perski, O; West, R; ... Project MURRAY Investigators; + view all (2020) Protocol for a feasibility study of smoking cessation in the surgical pathway before major lung surgery: Project MURRAY. BMJ Open , 10 (11) , Article e036568. 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036568. Green open access
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Montilva-Monsalve, Jonas; Dimantas, Bruna; Perski, Olga; Gutman, Leslie Morrison; (2023) Barriers and Enablers to the Adoption of a Healthier Diet Using an App: Qualitative Interview Study With Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. JMIR Diabetes , 8 , Article e49097. 10.2196/49097. Green open access
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Okpako, Tosan; Leppin, Corinna; Chincotta, Alessandro; Kale, Dimitra; Perski, Olga; Brown, Jamie; (2025) Identifying behaviour change techniques, technical features and implementation options for a virtual reality intervention to motivate adult smokers to quit: A focus group study with healthcare and virtual reality experts. Digital Health , 11 10.1177/20552076251330510. Green open access
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Oldham, Melissa; Dinu, Larisa; Loebenberg, Gemma; Perski, Olga; Brown, Jamie; Angus, Colin; Beard, Emma; ... Garnett, Claire; + view all (2024) Evaluating the Acceptability of the Drink Less App and the National Health Service Alcohol Advice Web Page: Qualitative Interview Process Evaluation. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 26 , Article e42319. 10.2196/42319. Green open access
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Oldham, Melissa; Perski, Olga; Loebenberg, Gemma; Brown, Jamie; Garnett, Claire; (2022) The effect of the first UK COVID-19 lockdown on users of the 'Drink Less' app: An interrupted time series analysis of socio-demographic characteristics, engagement and alcohol reduction. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 24 (11) , Article e42320. 10.2196/42320. Green open access
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Perski, O; (2021) Scientific and ethical challenges to defining what constitutes 'proportionate evidence' for the regulation and accreditation of applications to treat addiction. Addiction , 116 (12) pp. 3285-3287. 10.1111/add.15619. Green open access
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Perski, O; Hébert, E; Naughton, F; Hekler, E; Brown, J; Businelle, M; (2022) Technology-mediated just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to reduce harmful substance use: A systematic review. Addiction , 117 (5) pp. 1220-1241. 10.1111/add.15687. Green open access
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Perski, O; Nikiel, A; Brown, J; Shahab, L; (2022) Personality typologies of smokers and excessive drinkers: a cross-sectional survey of respondents in the BBC Lab UK Study. F1000Research , 11 , Article 94. 10.12688/f1000research.86670.1. Green open access
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Perski, O; Short, C; (2021) Acceptability of digital health interventions: embracing the complexity. Translational Behavioral Medicine , 11 pp. 1473-1480. 10.1093/tbm/ibab048. Green open access
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Perski, O; Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; (2021) Smoking, nicotine and COVID-19: Triangulation of methods and pre-registration are required for robust causal inference. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 10.1093/ntr/ntab214. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, O; Stevens, C; West, R; Shahab, L; (2021) Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Risk Acceptance Ladder (RAL) as a tool for targeting health communications. PLoS One , 16 (11) , Article e0259949. 10.1371/journal.pone.0259949. Green open access
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Perski, O; Szinay, D; Corker, E; Shahab, L; West, R; Michie, S; (2021) Interventions to increase personal protective behaviours to limit the spread of respiratory viruses: A rapid evidence review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology 10.1111/bjhp.12542. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, Olga; Kwasnicka, Dominika; Kale, Dimitra; Schneider, Verena; Szinay, Dorothy; Ten Hoor, Gill; Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah; ... Keller, Jan; + view all (2023) Within-person associations between psychological and contextual factors and lapse incidence in smokers attempting to quit: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies. Addiction , 118 (7) pp. 1216-1231. 10.1111/add.16173. Green open access
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Perski, Olga; Li, Kezhi; Pontikos, Nikolas; Simons, David; Goldstein, Stephanie P; Naughton, Felix; Brown, Jamie; (2023) Classification of lapses in smokers attempting to stop: A supervised machine learning approach using data from a popular smoking cessation smartphone app. Nicotine & Tobacco Research , 25 (7) pp. 1330-1339. 10.1093/ntr/ntad051. Green open access
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Perski, Olga; Nikiel, Astrid; Brown, Jamie; Shahab, Lion; (2024) Personality typologies of smokers and excessive drinkers: a cross-sectional survey of respondents in the BBC Lab UK Study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research , 11 , Article 94. 10.12688/f1000research.86670.3. Green open access
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Perski, Olga; Nikiel, Astrid; Brown, Jamie; Shahab, Lion; (2023) Personality typologies of smokers and excessive drinkers: a cross-sectional survey of respondents in the BBC Lab UK Study. F1000Research , 11 , Article 94. 10.12688/f1000research.86670.2. Green open access
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Perski, Olga; Theodoraki, Maria; Cox, Sharon; Kock, Loren; Shahab, Lion; Brown, Jamie; (2022) Associations between smoking to relieve stress, motivation to stop and future quit attempts across the social spectrum: A population survey in England. PLoS ONE , 17 (5) , Article e0268447. 10.1371/journal.pone.0268447. Green open access
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Perski, Olga; West, Robert; Brown, Jamie; (2022) Estimated failure to report unsuccessful quit attempts by type of cessation aid: A population survey of smokers in England. Journal of Smoking Cessation , 2022 , Article 5572480. 10.1155/2022/5572480. Green open access
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Perski, O; (2017) EHPS/DHP Conference 2016: Summary of DHP Award for ‘Outstanding MSc Thesis’ and reflections on conference highlights. Health Psychology Update , 26 (1) pp. 35-36. Green open access
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Perski, O; Baretta, D; Blandford, A; West, R; Michie, S; (2018) Engagement features judged by excessive drinkers as most important to include in smartphone applications for alcohol reduction: A mixed-methods study. Digital Health , 4 pp. 1-15. 10.1177/2055207618785841. Green open access
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Perski, O; Beard, E; Brown, J; (2020) Association between changes in harm perceptions and e-cigarette use among current tobacco smokers in England: A time series analysis. BMC Medicine , 18 , Article 98. 10.1186/s12916-020-01565-2. Green open access
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Perski, O; Blandford, A; Garnett, C; Crane, D; West, R; Michie, S; (2020) A self-report measure of engagement with digital behavior change interventions (DBCIs): development and psychometric evaluation of the "DBCI Engagement Scale". Translational Behavioral Medicine , 10 (1) pp. 267-277. 10.1093/tbm/ibz039. Green open access
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Perski, O; Blandford, A; Ubhi, H; West, R; Michie, S; (2017) Smokers’ and drinkers’ choice of smartphone applications and expectations of engagement: a think aloud and interview study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 17 (25) 10.1186/s12911-017-0422-8. Green open access
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Perski, O; Blandford, A; West, R; Michie, S; (2016) Conceptualising engagement with digital behaviour change interventions: a systematic review using principles from critical interpretive synthesis. Translational Behavioral Medicine 10.1007/s13142-016-0453-1. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, O; Brown, J; Herd, N; West, R; (2018) Does consistent motivation to stop smoking improve the explanation of recent quit attempts beyond current motivation? A cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors , 81 pp. 12-16. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.037. Green open access
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Perski, O; Chevance, G; Hekler, E; (2020) Innovative methods for observing and changing complex health behaviors: Four propositions. Translational Behavioral Medicine , Article ibaa026. 10.1093/tbm/ibaa026. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, O; Crane, D; Beard, E; Brown, J; (2019) Does the addition of a supportive chatbot promote user engagement with a smoking cessation app? An experimental study. Digital Health , 5 10.1177/2055207619880676. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, O; Garnett, C; Shahab, L; Brown, J; West, R; (2020) Associations between smoking status and bodily pain in a cross-sectional survey of UK respondents. Addictive Behaviors , 102 , Article 106229. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106229. Green open access
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Perski, O; Grossi, G; Perski, A; Niemi, M; (2017) A systematic review and meta-analysis of tertiary interventions in clinical burnout. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology , 58 pp. 551-561. 10.1111/sjop.12398. Green open access
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Perski, O; Herbeć, A; Shahab, L; Brown, J; (2020) Has the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak influenced the uptake of a popular smoking cessation app in UK smokers? An interrupted time series analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth , 8 (6) , Article e19494. 10.2196/19494. Green open access
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Perski, O; Herd, N; West, R; Brown, J; (2019) Perceived addiction to smoking and associations with motivation to stop, quit attempts and quitting success: A prospective study of English smokers. Addictive Behaviors , 90 pp. 306-311. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.11.030. Green open access
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Perski, O; Jackson, S; Garnett, C; West, R; Brown, J; (2019) Trends in and factors associated with the adoption of digital aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey in England. Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 205 , Article 107653. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107653. Green open access
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Perski, O; Lumsden, J; Garnett, C; Blandford, A; West, R; Michie, S; (2019) Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Digital Behavior Change Intervention Engagement Scale in Users of an App for Reducing Alcohol Consumption: Evaluation Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 21 (11) , Article e16197. 10.2196/16197. Green open access
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Perski, O; Naughton, F; Garnett, C; Blandford, A; Beard, E; West, R; Michie, S; (2019) Do Daily Fluctuations in Psychological and App-Related Variables Predict Engagement With an Alcohol Reduction App? A Series of N-Of-1 Studies. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth , 7 (10) , Article e14098. 10.2196/14098. Green open access
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Perski, O; Stevens, C; West, R; Shahab, L; (2020) Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Risk Acceptance Ladder (RAL) as a tool for targeting health communications. Qeios 10.32388/7idpz6. (In press). Green open access
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Perski, O; Watson, N; Mull, K; Bricker, J; (2021) Identifying content-based engagement patterns in a smoking cessation website and associations with user characteristics and cessation outcomes: A sequence and cluster analysis. Nicotine and Tobacco Research , 23 (7) pp. 1103-1112. 10.1093/ntr/ntab008. Green open access
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Simons, D; Perski, O; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Bailey, R; (2021) Association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: a case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research , 10 , Article 846. 10.12688/f1000research.55502.2. Green open access
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Simons, D; Perski, O; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Bailey, R; (2021) Association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: a case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust [version 1; peer review: 2 not approved]. F1000Research , 10 , Article 846. 10.12688/f1000research.55502.1. Green open access
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Simons, David; Perski, Olga; Shahab, Lion; Brown, Jamie; Bailey, Robin; (2022) Association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: a case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research , 10 , Article 846. 10.12688/f1000research.55502.3. Green open access
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Simons, D; Brown, J; Shahab, L; Perski, O; (2020) Smoking and COVID-19: Rapid evidence review for the Royal College of Physicians, London (UK). Qeios 10.32388/vgjcun. (In press). Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2021) The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 12). Qeios , Article UJR2AW.15. 10.32388/ujr2aw.15. Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2021) The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 11). Qeios 10.32388/ujr2aw.13. Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2021) Smoking and COVID Living Review (v11): a bayesian analysis. Qeios 10.32388/ujr2aw.12. (In press). Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2021) The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta-analyses (version 10). Qeios 10.32388/ujr2aw.11. (In press). Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2020) The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review (preprint v1). Qeios 10.32388/ujr2aw. Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2020) The association of smoking status with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, hospitalization and mortality from COVID‐19: a living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta‐analyses (version 7). Addiction 10.1111/add.15276. (In press). Green open access
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Szinay, D; Perski, O; Jones, A; Chadborn, T; Brown, J; Naughton, F; (2021) Perceptions of factors influencing engagement with health and wellbeing apps: a qualitative study using the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework as an analytical framework. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 10.2196/29098. (In press). Green open access
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Szinay, D; Perski, O; Jones, A; Chadborn, T; Brown, J; Naughton, F; (2021) Perceptions of factors influencing engagement with health and wellbeing apps: a qualitative study using the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework. Qeios , Article IE9K0N. 10.32388/ie9k0n. Green open access
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Szinay, D; Jones, A; Chadborn, T; Brown, J; Naughton, F; (2020) Influences on uptake of and engagement with health and wellbeing smartphone apps: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Internet Research , 22 (5) , Article e17572. 10.2196/17572. Green open access
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Szinay, D; Perski, O; Jones, A; Chadborn, T; Brown, J; Naughton, F; (2021) Influences on the uptake of health and wellbeing apps and curated app portals: a think aloud and interview study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 10.2196/27173. (In press). Green open access
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Taak, K; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2021) Exploring views on alcohol consumption and digital support for alcohol reduction in UK-based Punjabi-Sikh men: A think aloud and interview study. Drug and Alcohol Review , 40 pp. 231-238. 10.1111/dar.13172. Green open access
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Tattan-Birch, H; Perski, O; Jackson, S; Shahab, L; West, R; Brown, J; (2020) COVID-19, smoking, vaping and quitting: A representative population survey in England. Addiction 10.1111/add.15251. (In press). Green open access
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Working / discussion paper

Perski, O; Szinay, D; Corker, E; Shahab, L; West, R; Michie, S; (2021) Interventions to increase personal protective behaviours to limit the spread of respiratory viruses: A rapid evidence review and meta-analysis. Qeios: London, UK. Green open access
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Perski, O; Naughton, F; Garnett, C; Blandford, A; Beard, E; West, R; Michie, S; (2019) Do daily fluctuations in psychological and app-related variables predict engagement with an alcohol reduction app? A series of N-of-1 studies. JMIR Publications Green open access
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Perski, O; Simons, D; West, R; Michie, S; (2020) Face masks to prevent community transmission of viral respiratory infections: A rapid evidence review using Bayesian analysis [Preprint, version 1]. Qeios: London, UK. Green open access
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Simons, D; Perski, O; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Bailey, R; (2021) Association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: a case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust. medRxiv: Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA. Green open access
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Simons, D; Shahab, L; Brown, J; Perski, O; (2020) The association of smoking status with SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalisation and mortality from COVID-19: A living rapid evidence review (Preprint v2). Qeios Green open access
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Thesis

Perski, Olga; (2018) Engagement with Digital Behaviour Change Interventions: Conceptualisation, Measurement and Promotion. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London). Green open access
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