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Michael Ussher is affiliated with St George's, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on subfields such as Physiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Speech and Hearing.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Mental Health and Patient Involvement, COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction, and Physical Activity and Health.

Frequent publication venues for Michael Ussher include:

  • BMJ Open
  • Addiction
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Trials

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Ussher are:

  • Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • National survey of attitudes towards and intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19: implications for communications, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Peer support for discharge from inpatient mental health care versus care as usual in England (ENRICH): a parallel, two-group, individually randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • The impact of working as a peer worker in mental health services: a longitudinal mixed methods study, 2022, BMC Psychiatry
  • Effect of financial voucher incentives provided with UK stop smoking services on the cessation of smoking in pregnant women (CPIT III): pragmatic, multicentre, single blinded, phase 3, randomised controlled trial, 2022, BMJ

Frequent co-authors include Linda Bauld, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Lucy Goldsmith, and Felix Naughton. The collaborative efforts with these researchers indicate a strong network in areas related to public health and behavioral interventions.

Best Publications

  • Exercise interventions for smoking cessation.

    Michael H Ussher;Adrian H Taylor;Guy E J Faulkner

  • The acute effects of exercise on cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, affect and smoking behaviour: a systematic review

    Adrian H. Taylor;Michael H. Ussher;Guy Faulkner

  • Physical Activity Preferences and Perceived Barriers to Activity Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness in the United Kingdom

    Michael Ussher;Liam Stanbury;Vicky Cheeseman;Guy Faulkner

  • Smoking, cortisol and nicotine.

    Andrew Steptoe;Michael Ussher

  • Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptor Antagonists (Rimonabant) for Smoking Cessation

    Kate Cahill;Michael H Ussher

  • The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychological wellbeing among adolescents.

    Michael H. Ussher;Christopher G. Owen;Derek G. Cook;Peter H. Whincup

  • The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data.

    Marcela Haasova;Fiona C. Warren;Michael Ussher;Kate Janse Van Rensburg

  • Effects of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Health-Related Outcomes: a Systematic Review

    Ana Howarth;Jared G. Smith;Linda Perkins-Porras;Michael Ussher;Michael Ussher

  • Exercise-based treatments for substance use disorders: evidence, theory, and practicality

    Sarah E. Linke;Michael Ussher

  • A primary care nurse-delivered walking intervention in older adults: PACE (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation)-Lift cluster randomised controlled trial

    Tess Harris;Sally M. Kerry;Christina R. Victor;Ulf Ekelund

  • Acute effect of a brief bout of exercise on alcohol urges.

    Michael Ussher;Amandeep K. Sampuran;Reena Doshi;Robert West

  • Effect of a short bout of exercise on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke.

    Michael Ussher;Paola Nunziata;Mark Cropley;Robert West

  • Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain.

    Michael Ussher;Amy Spatz;Claire Copland;Andrew Nicolaou

  • Efficacy of exercise counselling as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial

    Michael Ussher;Robert West;Andy McEwen;Adrian Taylor

  • Predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Muhammad Riaz;Sarah Lewis;Felix Naughton;Michael Ussher

  • Patients' perspectives of the doctor-patient relationship and information giving across a range of literacy levels

    Adrienne Shaw;Saima Ibrahim;Fiona Reid;Michael Ussher

  • Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking.

    Tom P Thompson;Colin J Greaves;Richard Ayres;Paul Aveyard

  • Acute effects of a guided relaxation routine (body scan) on tobacco withdrawal symptoms and cravings in abstinent smokers

    Mark Cropley;Michael Ussher;Elli Charitou

  • Effect of isometric exercise and body scanning on cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

    Michael Ussher;Mark Cropley;Sally Playle;Roshane Mohidin

  • Assessing DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal symptoms: a comparison and evaluation of five different scales.

    Robert West;Michael Ussher;Mari Evans;Mamun Rashid

  • Acute effects of a short bout of moderate versus light intensity exercise versus inactivity on tobacco withdrawal symptoms in sedentary smokers

    James Daniel;Mark Cropley;Michael Ussher;Robert West

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Riaz
Muhammad Riaz South China Agricultural University
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Stephen Sutton
Stephen Sutton University of Cambridge
Mark Cropley
Mark Cropley University of Surrey
Wendy Hardeman
Wendy Hardeman University of East Anglia
Shira Dunsiger
Shira Dunsiger Brown University
Angela Clow
Angela Clow University of Westminster
Frank Hucklebridge
Frank Hucklebridge University of Westminster
Lucilla Poston
Lucilla Poston King's College London

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