School of Medicine

Prof David Tappin

Prof David M Tappin
  • Professor of Clinical Trials for Children (School of Medicine)
  • Associate Academic (Institute of Health and Wellbeing)

telephone: 01412010176
email: David.Tappin@glasgow.ac.uk


My research over the last 20 years started with descriptive epidemiology:- urinary tract infection, prevalence of HIV in childbearing women, risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the prevalence of breastfeeding, prevalence of enuresis in school age children. I have since embarked upon trials to resolve these problems including, smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding support. I have grant funding to establish a nurse led intervention for children with soiling and constipation prior to leading a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. I am part of a group performing an evaluation of specialist smoking cessation services for pregnant women throughout Scotland. I lead another group looking at the accuracy of self report by pregnant smokers. I will lead a research group to improve treatment of smoking during pregnancy in Scotland by establishing methods to identify all smokers, improving methods of referral and engagement, and improving treatment including access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy. Personal grant funding active since 2002 totals £797,338 with £472,779 as principal applicant. I have published 16 peer reviewed journal articles with 8 as 1st author in the last 5 years.

I am working with a group of academics at Glasgow University to establish a research unit skilled at developing and assessing the effectiveness of complex interventions. Our first project aims to describe specially supported foster placement prior to a trial of cost effectiveness compared with expensive residential care. My role will include the use of clinical trials within a programme for evaluation of complex interventions to improve health and well-being.

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Number of items: 20.

2011

Brazzelli, M., Griffiths, P.V. , Cody, J.D., and Tappin, D. (2011) Behavioural and cognitive interventions with or without other treatments for the management of faecal incontinence in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011 (12). (doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002240.pub4)

2010

Koshy, P., Mackenzie, M. , Tappin, D. , and Bauld, L. (2010) Smoking cessation during pregnancy: the influence of partners, family and friends on quitters and non-quitters. Health and Social Care in the Community, 18 (5). pp. 500-510. ISSN 0966-0410 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00926.x)

McGowan, A., Hamilton, S., Barnett, D., Nsofor, M., Proudfoot, J., and Tappin, D. (2010) ‘Breathe’: the stop smoking service for pregnant women in Glasgow. Midwifery, 26 (3). e1-e13. ISSN 0266-6138 (doi:10.1016/j.midw.2008.05.005)

Tappin, D.M., MacAskill, S., Bauld, L., Eadie, D., Shipton, D. , and Galbraith, L. (2010) Smoking prevalence and smoking cessation services for pregnant women in Scotland. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 5 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1747-597X (doi:10.1186/1747-597X-5-1)

2009

Bryce, A., Butler, C., Gnich, W. , Sheehy, C., and Tappin, D.M. (2009) CATCH: development of a home-based midwifery intervention to support young pregnant smokers to quit. Midwifery, 25 (5). pp. 473-482. ISSN 0266-6138 (doi:10.1016/j.midw.2007.10.006)

Hoddinott, P, Britten, J, Prescott, GJ, Tappin, DM , Ludbrook, A, and Godden, DJ (2009) Effectiveness of policy to provide breastfeeding groups ( BIG) for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 338 (a3026). pp. 388-401. ISSN 0959-535X (doi:10.1136/bmj.a3026)

Shipton, D, Tappin, DM , Vadiveloo, T, Crossley, JA, Aitken, D , and Chalmers, J (2009) Reliability of self reported smoking status by pregnant women for estimating smoking prevalence: a retrospective, cross sectional study. British Medical Journal, 339 (b4347). pp. 1235-1241. ISSN 0959-535X (doi:10.1136/bmj.b4347)

2008

Dungy, C.I., McInnes, R.J., Tappin, D.M. , Wallis, A.B., and Oprescu, F. (2008) Infant feeding attitudes and knowledge among socioeconomically disadvantaged women in Glasgow. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12 (3). pp. 313-322. ISSN 1092-7875 (doi:10.1007/s10995-007-0253-9)

Usmani, Z.C., Craig, P. , Shipton, D. , and Tappin, D. (2008) Comparison of CO breath testing and women's self-reporting of smoking behaviour for identifying smoking during pregnancy. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 3 (1). p. 4. ISSN 1747-597X (doi:10.1186/1747-597X-3-4)

Hoddinott, P, Tappin, DM , and Wright, CM (2008) Breast feeding. British Medical Journal, 336 (7649). pp. 881-887. ISSN 0959-535X

2007

Gow, D, Miller, M, Tappin, D , and Turner, S (2007) Smoking habits of parents attending a children's hospital. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92 . pp. 1118-1119. ISSN 0003-9888 (doi:10.1136/adc.2007.122754)

2005

Britten, J, Broadfoot, M, Mackenzie, J, and Tappin, D (2005) The baby friendly hospital initiative and breast feeding rates in Scotland. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 90 (2). pp. 114-116.

Brooke, H, Ecob, R, Stat, SR, and Tappin, D (2005) Bedsharing, roomsharing, and sudden infant death syndrome in Scotland: A case-control study. Journal of Pediatrics, 147 . pp. 32-37.

Tappin, DM, Lumsden, MA , Gilmour, WH , Crawford, FA , McIntyre, D, Stone, DH , Webber, R, MacIndoe, S, and Mohammed, E (2005) Randomised controlled trial of home based motivational interviewing by midwives to help pregnant smokers quit or cut down. British Medical Journal, 331 . 373-+. ISSN 0959-535X

2004

Brooke, H, Ecob, R, and Tappin, D (2004) Bedsharing and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Scotland, UK. Lancet, 363 (9413). p. 994.

McDonald, LAB, Rennie, AC, and Tappin, DM (2004) Constipation and soiling - Outcome of treatment at one year. Scottish Medical Journal, 49 (3). pp. 98-100.

2003

Bell, M, Clarke, L, Ross, LM, and Tappin, DM (2003) A nocturnal enuresis service for a deprived inner city. Acta Paediatrica, 92 (1). pp. 97-102. ISSN 1651-2227

Ford, RPK, Larkin, J, Macey, PM, Price, B, and Tappin, DM (2003) Overnight central and peripheral temperature changes in normal infants. Acta Paediatrica, 92 (9). pp. 1003-1006. ISSN 1651-2227

2002

Ford, RPK, Larkin, J, Macey, PM, Price, B, and Tappin, DM (2002) Central and peripheral temperature change in normal infants. Child Care Health and Development, 28 . pp. 35-36.

Nawaz, S, Griffiths, P, and Tappin, D (2002) Parent-administered modified dry-bed training for childhood nocturnal enuresis: Evidence for superiority over urine-alarm conditioning when delivery factors are controlled. Behavioral Interventions, 17 . pp. 247-260. (doi:10.1002/bin.120)

This list was generated on Thu May 24 14:40:51 2012 BST.
  • Financial Incentives For Smoking Cessation In Pregnancy: A Phase II Randomised Controlled Trial
    Scottish Executive Health Department
    2011 - 2013
     
  • A pilot study to determine the feasibility of measuring the baseline level of excessive of alcohol intake during pregnancy in the West of Scotland
    Glasgow Centre for Population Health
    2010 - 2011
     
  • Tobacco control health inequalities pilot on smoking cessation during pregnancy
    Department of Health
    2010 - 2011
     
  • A trial of a nurse-led complex intervention for childhood constipation and soiling
    Yorkhill Children's Foundation
    2007 - 2010
     
  • A trial of a nurse-led complex intervention for childhood constipation and soiling
    East Glasgow CHCP
    2007 - 2011
     
  • Agreement between self-reported smoking in a clinical setting and cotinine-validated smoking in pregnant women in West Scotland
    Glasgow Centre for Population Health
    2007 - 2008
     
  • Audit of Smoking Cessation Support in Pregnancy
    NHS Health Scotland
    2007 - 2007
     

Invited International Presentations

  • 2004: Edmonton, Canada - SIDS International Meeting