Journal article
“He who pays the piper calls the tune”: researcher experiences of funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings
This research article finds that one in five researchers in this global sample reported being pressured to delay, alter, or not publish the findings of health behaviour intervention trials.
Journal article
The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool: a pilot study assessing five interventions for scalability
The Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT) facilitates assessment and decision making on the potential scalability of population health interventions and demonstrates its potential for use in real-world settings.
Journal article
Measurement of the translation and impact from a childhood obesity trial programme: rationale and protocol for a research impact assessment
Background: There is growing recognition amongst health and medical research funders and researchers that translation of research into policy and practice needs to increase and that more transparency is needed on how impacts are realised. Several approaches are advocated for achieving this, including co-production of...
Literature review
Evidence Check: Smoking cessation care in hospitals
This Sax Institute Evidence Check review examines models of managing nicotine dependence in health facilities under a smoke-free healthcare policy directive. The research evidence suggests that smoking cessation can be increased via a number of interventions including: smoking status assessment; provision of advice/counselling; nicotine replacement...
Journal article
A guide to scaling up population health interventions
This guide was informed by a systematic review of scaling up models and methods, and a two-round Delphi process with a sample of senior policy makers, practitioners and researchers actively involved in scaling up processes. Its purpose is to help policy makers, practitioners, researchers and...