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Amanda Sowden is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom, with a research focus spanning medicine and health professions. Their work addresses various subfields including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, health, and applied psychology.

The main topics covered in Amanda Sowden's research include health policy implementation science, health promotion and cardiovascular prevention, obesity, physical activity, and diet, health disparities and outcomes, behavioral health and interventions, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, and data-driven disease surveillance.

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with systematic reviews and public health topics. Notable papers include:

  • Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline, 2020, BMJ
  • Consumption and effects of caffeinated energy drinks in young people: an overview of systematic reviews and secondary analysis of UK data to inform policy, 2022, BMJ Open
  • Pornography use and sexting amongst children and young people: a systematic overview of reviews, 2020, Systematic Reviews
  • Comparison of national surveillance systems for Lyme disease in humans in Europe and North America: a policy review, 2022, BMC Public Health
  • Are medical procedures that induce coughing or involve respiratory suctioning associated with increased generation of aerosols and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection? A rapid systematic review, 2021, Journal of Hospital Infection

Amanda Sowden frequently publishes in venues such as Systematic Reviews, Wellcome Open Research, SSM Annual Scientific Meeting, BMJ, and BMJ Open.

Collaborations have been established with several researchers over time. Frequent co-authors include James Thomas, Katy Sutcliffe, Kath Wright, Claire Khouja, and Gary Raine.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline.

    Mhairi Campbell;Joanne E McKenzie;Amanda Sowden;Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi

  • Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in sytematic reviews

    Jennie Popay;Helen M. Roberts;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew

  • Evaluating non-randomised intervention studies.

    J J Deeks;J Dinnes;R D'Amico;A J Sowden

  • Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic Reviews. A Product from the ESRC Methods Programme. Version 1

    jennie popay;Helen Roberts;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew

  • Tackling the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities: evidence from systematic reviews

    C Bambra;M Gibson;A Sowden;K Wright

  • Effectiveness of interventions to help people stop smoking: findings from the Cochrane Library

    Tim Lancaster;Lindsay Stead;Chris Silagy;Amanda Sowden

  • Interventions for the Treatment and Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Systematic Review

    Penny Whiting;Anne Marie Bagnall;Amanda J. Sowden;John E. Cornell

  • Crime, fear of crime, environment, and mental health and wellbeing: mapping review of theories and causal pathways.

    Theo Lorenc;Stephen Clayton;David Neary;Margaret Whitehead

  • A checklist designed to aid consistency and reproducibility of GRADE assessments: development and pilot validation

    Nick Meader;Kristel King;Alexis Llewellyn;Gill Norman

  • Testing methodological guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews: effectiveness of interventions to promote smoke alarm ownership and function.

    Mark Rodgers;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew;Lisa Arai

  • Health promoting schools and health promotion in schools: two systematic reviews

    D Lister-Sharp;S Chapman;S Stewart-Brown;A Sowden

  • A systematic review on the clustering and co-occurrence of multiple risk behaviours

    Nick Meader;Kristelle King;Thirimon Moe-Byrne;Kath Wright

  • Population tobacco control interventions and their effects on social inequalities in smoking: systematic review

    Sian Thomas;Debra Fayter;Kate Misso;David Ogilvie

  • Systematic review of the effectiveness of health behavior interventions based on the transtheoretical model

    Christopher Bridle;R. P. Riemsma;J. Pattenden;A. J. Sowden

  • Housing and health inequalities: A synthesis of systematic reviews of interventions aimed at different pathways linking housing and health

    Marcia Gibson;Mark Petticrew;Clare Bambra;Amanda J. Sowden

  • A systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to promote the initiation of breastfeeding.

    L Fairbank;S O'Meara;M J Renfrew;M Woolridge

  • The harvest plot: a method for synthesising evidence about the differential effects of interventions.

    David Ogilvie;Debra Fayter;Mark Petticrew;Mark Petticrew;Amanda Sowden

  • Impact of presumed consent for organ donation on donation rates: a systematic review

    Amber Rithalia;Catriona McDaid;Sara Suekarran;Lindsey Myers

  • Methods for assessing the cost-effectiveness of public health interventions: key challenges and recommendations.

    Helen Weatherly;Michael Drummond;Karl Claxton;Richard Cookson

  • Systematic review of the effectiveness of stage based interventions to promote smoking cessation

    Robert Paul Riemsma;Jill Pattenden;Christopher Bridle;Amanda J Sowden

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Margaret Whitehead
Margaret Whitehead University of Liverpool
Hilary Thomson
Hilary Thomson University of Glasgow
Steven Cummins
Steven Cummins London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Vikki Entwistle
Vikki Entwistle University of Aberdeen
Hilary Graham
Hilary Graham University of York
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow
Clare Bambra
Clare Bambra Newcastle University
Nicky Britten
Nicky Britten University of Exeter
Helen Roberts
Helen Roberts University College London

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