Professor Sharon Simpson

Professor of Behavioural Sciences and Health (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)

telephone: 0141 353 7500
email: Sharon.Simpson@glasgow.ac.uk

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768

Biography

Sharon is Professor of Behavioural Sciences and Health in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit and President of the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine. She co-leads the Unit’s Complexity programme. She is also Head of the Population Health Research Facility, which supports the design, planning and delivery of high quality community based research and is part of the Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit. She has been a co-investigator or principal investigator on grants totalling more than £34 million from funders including the NIHR and the MRC.

She joined the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit after winning a 5 year MRC/University of Glasgow Senior Fellowship, prior to that she was a Senior Research Fellow/Associate Director at the South East Wales Trials Unit at the University of Cardiff. She has also held posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Oxford, Nottingham and Greenwich.

Sharon leads a programme of work on developing and testing complex interventions for lifestyle behaviours (diet, physical activity, smoking), healthy ageing, obesity and mental health. She is also interested in social networks, systems thinking and mobile health technologies. She has methodological expertise in randomised controlled trials and in the development and evaluation of complex interventions, as well as mixed methods approaches and process evaluation.

Sharon has been a member of the Chief Scientist Office, Health Improvement Protection and Services Committee and the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme Clinical Evaluation and Trials Committee and the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme. She is also a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity and BMC Public Health.

View Sharon's Google Scholar and ORCID pages.

Research interests

Research Interests:

Diet, physical activity, smoking, obesity, mental health, sleep, social isolation, mHealth, the development and evaluation of complex interventions, randomised controlled trials, process evaluation, complex systems thinking, social support and social network based interventions.

Expertise: The development and evaluation of complex interventions, behaviour change, mixed methods, process evaluation, randomised controlled trials.

Publications

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Number of items: 147.

2025

Soe, Y. N. et al. (2025) A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial in three culturally different middle-income countries (ASSIST Global): protocol for a randomised feasibility study. BMJ Open, 15(6), e096963. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096963) (PMID:40545305) (PMCID:PMC12184387)

Anderson, M. et al. (2025) Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0319981. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981) (PMID:40333665)

Campbell, I. H. et al. (2025) A pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: clinical, metabolic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings. BJPsych Open, 11(2), e34. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.841) (PMID:39995103)

Rigby, B. P. et al. (2025) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 63. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06479-y) (PMID:39838365) (PMCID:PMC11752864)

Steell, L. et al. (2025) Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts. BMC Medicine, 23, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03811-3)

2024

Allan, S. et al. (2024) Co-designing a low-intensity psychological therapy for fear of recurrence in psychosis using translational learning from fear of recurrence in oncology: protocol for intervention development for future testing in a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 14(12), e090566. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090566) (PMID:39732497) (PMCID:PMC11683982)

Caddick, L. et al. (2024) Ambient Teens Sleep Study: Protocol for a co-produced feasibility study in adolescents using a contactless radar-based sleep sensor. PLoS ONE, 19(11), e0313286. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313286) (PMID:39541279) (PMCID:PMC11563468)

Olsen, J. R. et al. (2024) Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people’s walking: analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358, 117083. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083) (PMID:39226800)

Krauth, S. J. et al. (2024) Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts. EClinicalMedicine, 74, 102703. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102703)

Pyle, M. et al. (2024) Study protocol for an adaptive, multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) randomised controlled trial of brief remotely delivered psychosocial interventions for people with serious mental health problems who have experienced a recent suicidal crisis: Remote Approaches to Psychosocial Intervention Delivery (RAPID). Trials, 25(1), 460. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08293-5) (PMID:38971788) (PMCID:PMC11227697)

Letina, Srebrenka, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Mccrorie, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Mitchell, Kirstin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601, Zucca, Claudia, Riddell, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-4566, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416 (2024) Cross-sectional social network study of adolescent peer group variation in substance use and mental wellbeing: the importance of the meso-level. Social Networks, 78, pp. 119-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2023.12.002)

Lindsay, Calum ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5087-3358, Baruffati, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5006-792X, Mackenzie, Mhairi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-322X, Ellis, David A., Major, Michelle, O'Donnell, Catherine A., Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Williamson, Andrea E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8981-9068 and Wong, Geoff (2024) Understanding the causes of missingness in primary care: a realist review. BMC Medicine, 22(1), 235. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03456-2) (PMID:38858690)

Dibben-Santillan, G. et al. (2024) Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews. EClinicalMedicine, 72, 102599. (doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102599) (PMID:39010975) (PMCID:PMC11247153)

Skivington, K. et al. (2024) Reprint of: 'A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104705. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104705) (PMID:38564982)

Simpson, H. et al. (2024) Is There a Window of Opportunity to Effect Positive Health Behaviour Prior to Surgery? A Two Centre Open Label Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of a Preoperative Package of Care for Osteoarthritis, Consisting of Weight Loss, Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and Oral Analgesia (OPPORTUNITY). 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria, 18-21 Apr 2024. S578. (doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.853)

Simpson, S. et al. (2024) Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), e083255. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083255) (PMID:38580370) (PMCID:PMC11002422)

Simpson, A. H. R.W. et al. (2024) A preoperative package of care for osteoarthritis, consisting of weight loss, orthotics, rehabilitation, topical and oral analgesia (OPPORTUNITY): A two centre open label randomised controlled feasibility trial. Lancet Rheumatology, 6(4), E237-E246. (doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00337-5) (PMID:38423028)

Skivington, Kathryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-1561, Craig, Neil, Craig, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Rycroft-Malone, Jo, Matthews, Lynsay, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2024) Introducing the revised framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: a challenge and a resource for nursing research. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104748. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104748) (PMID:38564983)

Blake, C. et al. (2024) Participatory systems mapping for population health research, policy and practice: guidance on method choice and design. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. (doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.316563).

2023

Needham, N. et al. (2023) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. BJPsych Open, 9, e176. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.568) (PMID:37814952) (PMCID:PMC10594182)

Dibben, G. O. et al. (2023) Adolescents’ interactive electronic device use, sleep and mental health: a systematic review of prospective studies. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(5), e13899. (doi: 10.1111/jsr.13899) (PMID:37029099)

Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, Qualter, Pamela, Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Kharicha, Kalpa and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 (2023) The prospective relationship between loneliness, life satisfaction, and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. Journal of Public Health, 31(9), pp. 1417-1431. (doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01719-x) (PMID:35668719) (PMCID:PMC9136554)

Kipping, R. et al. (2023) Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 23, 1475. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16229-y) (PMID:37532982) (PMCID:PMC10398919)

Jebeile, H. et al. (2023) Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight management. PLoS ONE, 18(7), e0282401. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282401) (PMID:37428754) (PMCID:PMC10332604)

Bevan Jones, Rhys, Hussain, Faris, Agha, Sharifah Shameem, Weavers, Bryony, Lucassen, Mathijs, Merry, Sally, Stallard, Paul, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Rice, Frances (2023) Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances, 29(4), pp. 239-253. (doi: 10.1192/bja.2022.3) (PMID:37521105) (PMCID:PMC10374830)

Lindsay, C. et al. (2023) A realist review of the causes of, and current interventions to address ‘missingness’ in health care. NIHR Open Research, 3, 33. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13431.1)

Bevan Jones, R. et al. (2023) Further development and feasibility randomised controlled trial of a digital programme for adolescent depression, MoodHwb: study protocol. BMJ Open, 13(6), e070369. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070369) (PMID:37277220) (PMCID:PMC10254867)

Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Willis, Malachi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-3990, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Kharicha, Kalpa, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 (2023) Mental health and loneliness in Scottish schools: a multilevel analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2), pp. 608-625. (doi: 10.1111/bjep.12581) (PMID:36683467)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, McDaid, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-8723, Forsyth, Ross, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Elliott, Lawrie, Bailey, Julia V., Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Mitchell, Kirstin R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601 (2023) A peer-led, school-based social network intervention for young people in the UK, promoting sexual health via social media and conversations with friends: intervention development and optimisation of STASH. BMC Public Health, 23, 675. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15541-x) (PMID:37041542) (PMCID:PMC10088210)

Shore, Colin B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-1009, Martin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Rigby, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-5194, Blake, Carolyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7231-4290, Scott, Holly, Cleland Woods, Heather ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-5925, Haughton, Dawn, Evans, Rhiannon E., O'Brien, Alyson and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2023) A Peer Influence Approach to Reduce Night-time Use of Interactive Electronic Devices and Social Media Among Adolescents (CLOCK OFF): Intervention Development Using Causal Loop Diagrams. 18th UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Birmingham, UK, 28-29 March 2023.

Marquez, J., Goodfellow, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, D., Inchley, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, A.H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, P., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 (2023) Loneliness in young people: a multilevel exploration of social ecological influences and geographic variation. Journal of Public Health, 45(1), pp. 109-117. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab402) (PMID:34999845) (PMCID:PMC10017088)

Martin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Clarke, Joanne, Johnstone, Avril ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-8603, McCrorie, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-6926, Langford, Rebecca, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Kipping, Ruth (2023) A qualitative study of parental strategies to enable pre-school children’s outdoor and nature experiences during COVID-19 restrictions. Health and Place, 79, 102967. (doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102967) (PMID:36621065)

2022

Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Clarke, Joanne, Kipping, Ruth, Langford, Rebecca, Brophy, Rachel, Hannam, Kim, Taylor, Hilary, Willis, Kate and Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2022) Parents’ perceptions of children's emotional wellbeing during spring 2020 COVID-19 restrictions: a qualitative study with parents of young children in England. Child: Care, Health and Development, 48(6), pp. 1071-1080. (doi: 10.1111/cch.13034) (PMID:35839296) (PMCID:PMC9349486)

O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2022) SAFETEL: A pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, 156. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01081-5) (PMID:35897119) (PMCID:PMC9327159)

Martin, A. et al. (2022) Environmental and practice factors associated with children's device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in early childhood education and care centres: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19, 84. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01303-2) (PMID:35836231) (PMCID:PMC9284804)

Taylor, Andrea, McMellon, Christina, French, Tara, Maclachlan, Alice ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-4221, Evans, Rhiannon, Lewis, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-6188, McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817 (2022) Defining research priorities for youth public mental health: reflections on a coproduction approach to transdisciplinary working. Health Research Policy and Systems, 20, 72. (doi: 10.1186/s12961-022-00871-w) (PMID:35725482) (PMCID:PMC9207849)

Goodfellow, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-8150, Hardoon, Deborah, Inchley, Joanna ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-8817, Leyland, Alastair H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099, Qualter, Pamela, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471 (2022) Loneliness and personal well-being in young people: moderating effects of individual, interpersonal, and community factors. Journal of Adolescence, 94(4), pp. 554-568. (doi: 10.1002/jad.12046) (PMID:35403218) (PMCID:PMC9320932)

Thomson, Meigan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Martin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2022) A qualitative exploration of weight management during COVID-19. Clinical Obesity, 12(3), e12512. (doi: 10.1111/cob.12512) (PMID:35194943) (PMCID:PMC9286397)

Bysted, Sofie, Overgaard, Charlotte, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Curtis, Tine and Bøggild, Henrik (2022) Recruiting residents from disadvantaged neighbourhoods for community‐based health promotion and disease prevention services in Denmark—how, why and under what circumstances does an active door‐to‐door recruitment approach work? Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(3), pp. 937-348. (doi: 10.1111/hsc.13246) (PMID:33406289)

2021

Clarke, Joanne, Kipping, Ruth, Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Willis, Kate, Taylor, Hilary, Brophy, Rachel, Hannam, Kimberly, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Langford, Rebecca (2021) Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on preschool children’s eating, activity and sleep behaviours: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(10), e051497. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051497) (PMID:34663663) (PMCID:PMC8523958)

Skivington, K. et al. (2021) A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance. British Medical Journal, 374, n2061. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2061) (PMID:34593508)

Skivington, K. et al. (2021) Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions: gap analysis, workshop and consultation-informed update. Health Technology Assessment, 25(57), (doi: 10.3310/hta25570) (PMID:34590577)

Milicev, Jelena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0120-7495, McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Biello, Stephany M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-5215 and Gardani, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971 (2021) Evaluating mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers: prevalence and contributing factors. Current Psychology, 42(14), pp. 12267-12280. (doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02309-y)

Simpson, S. et al. (2021) Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. International Journal of Obesity, 45(8), pp. 1728-1739. (doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00835-0) (PMID:34021264)

Mitchell, K. R. et al. (2021) Feasibility study of peer-led and school-based social network Intervention (STASH) to promote adolescent sexual health. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, 125. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00835-x) (PMID:34127082) (PMCID:PMC8201683)

Broccatelli, Chiara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1289-174X, Wang, Peng, McDaid, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-8723, McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Elliott, Lawrie, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Mitchell, Kirstin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601 (2021) Social Network Research contribution to evaluating process in a feasibility study of a peer-led and school-based sexual health intervention. Scientific Reports, 11, 12244. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90852-w) (PMID:34112848) (PMCID:PMC8192897)

Coomar, D. et al. (2021) Diet and physical activity in pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes: a protocol for an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis on the differential effects of interventions with economic evaluation. BMJ Open, 11(6), e048119. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048119) (PMID:34117047) (PMCID:PMC8202105)

Hirvonen, Maija-Kaisa, Purcell, Carrie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Elliott, Lawrie, Bailey, Julia V., Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, McDaid, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-8723, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Mitchell, Kirstin Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-6601 (2021) Peer-to-peer sharing of sexual health social media messages in a school-based intervention: opportunities and challenges identified in the STASH feasibility trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(2), e20898. (doi: 10.2196/20898) (PMID:33591287)

Purcell, Carrie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-9201, Smillie, Susie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-0710, Hilton Boon, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-7923, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Taylor, Rod S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-6011 (2021) Effectiveness of social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(12), CD013820. (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013820)

2020

Lyall, L. M. et al. (2020) Accelerometry-assessed sleep duration and timing in late childhood and adolescence in Scottish schoolchildren: a feasibility study. PLoS ONE, 15(12), e0242080. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242080) (PMID:33259503) (PMCID:PMC7707491)

Mitchell, K. et al. (2020) A peer-led intervention to promote sexual health in secondary schools: the STASH feasibility study. Public Health Research, 8(15), (doi: 10.3310/phr08150) (PMID:33252893)

Heggie, Lisa, MacKenzie, Ruth M., Ells, Louisa J., Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 (2020) Tackling reporting issues and variation in behavioural weight management interventions: Design and piloting of the standardized reporting of adult behavioural weight management interventions to aid evaluation (STAR‐LITE) template. Clinical Obesity, 10(5), e12390. (doi: 10.1111/cob.12390) (PMID:32632970)

Simpson, S. A. et al. (2020) An app, web and social support based weight loss intervention for adults with obesity: the ‘HelpMeDoIt!’ feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6, 133. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00656-4) (PMID:32968544) (PMCID:PMC7501712)

Bevan Jones, R. et al. (2020) Practitioner review: co‐design of digital mental health technologies with children and young people. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(8), pp. 928-940. (doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13258) (PMID:32572961)

Thomson, Meigan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-9159, Martin, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1614-6525, Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738, Wells, Valerie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-6208 and Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2020) Barriers and facilitators of successful weight loss during participation in behavioural weight management programmes: A protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 9, 168. (doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01427-1) (PMID:32731884) (PMCID:PMC7393897)

Bevan Jones, R. et al. (2020) A digital intervention for adolescent depression ‘MoodHwb’: mixed-methods feasibility evaluation. JMIR Mental Health, 7(7), e14536. (doi: 10.2196/14536) (PMID:32384053) (PMCID:PMC7395255)

Simpson, S. A. et al. (2020) An app-, web- and social support-based weight loss intervention for adults with obesity: the HelpMeDoIt! feasibility RCT. Public Health Research, 8(3), (doi: 10.3310/phr08030) (PMID:32186839)

Simpson, A. H. R. W. et al. (2020) Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package for care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve ouTcomes at a Year (OPPORTUNITY); a feasibility study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21, 209. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3709-5) (PMID:32075663) (PMCID:PMC7031939)

Mackenzie, Ruth M., Ells, Louisa J., Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 (2020) Core outcome set for behavioural weight management interventions for adults with overweight and obesity: standardised reporting of lifestyle weight management interventions to aid evaluation (STAR-LITE). Obesity Reviews, 21(2), e12961. (doi: 10.1111/obr.12961) (PMID:31756274) (PMCID:PMC7050499)

2019

Hawkins, J. et al. (2019) Acceptability and feasibility of implementing accelorometry-based activity monitors and a linked web portal in an exercise referral scheme: feasibility randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(3), e12374. (doi: 10.2196/12374) (PMID:30924791) (PMCID:PMC6460312)

Mackenzie, Ruth M., Ells, Louisa J., Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 (2019) Development of a core outcome set for behavioural weight management programmes for adults with overweight and obesity: protocol for obtaining expert consensus using Delphi methodology. BMJ Open, 9(2), e025193. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025193) (PMID:30826797) (PMCID:PMC6398651)

O'Connor, R. C. et al. (2019) SAFETEL randomised controlled feasibility trial of a safety planning intervention with follow-up telephone contact to reduce suicidal behaviour: study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(2), e025591. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025591) (PMID:30782938) (PMCID:PMC6377516)

2018

Forsyth, R. et al. (2018) Peer-led intervention to prevent and reduce STI transmission and improve sexual health in secondary schools (STASH): protocol for a feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 180. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-018-0354-9) (PMID:30519482) (PMCID:PMC6264037)

Craig, P. et al. (2018) Development of guidance for feasibility studies to decide whether and how to proceed to full-scale evaluation of complex public health interventions: a systematic review. The Lancet 392(S2):S7. Meeting abstract: Public Health Science 2018, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 23 Nov 2018. (doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32265-7)

Skivington, Kathryn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-1561, Matthews, Lynsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Craig, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2018) Developing and evaluating complex interventions: updating Medical Research Council guidance to take account of new methodological and theoretical approaches. The Lancet 392(S2):S2. Meeting abstract: Public Health Science 2018, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 23 Nov 2018. (doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32865-4)

Hawkins, J. et al. (2018) Exploring the acceptability and feasibility of using activity monitors to support increased physical activity within an exercise referral scheme for adults with, or at risk of, a chronic health condition. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 15(10)Suppl.1:S245. Meeting abstract: 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, London, UK, 15-17 Oct 2018. (doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0535)

Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X, Hallingberg, Britt, Wight, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-3110, Turley, Ruth, Segrott, Jeremy, Craig, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Robling, Michael, Murphy, Simon, Simpson, Sharon M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Graham (2018) Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(10), pp. 865-866. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2017-210414) (PMID:30030296) (PMCID:PMC6161652)

Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2018) The Helpmedoit! weight loss trial: Main results. International Journal of Behavioural Medicine 25(1):S159-S160. Meeting abstract: 15th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Santiago, Chile, 14-17 Nov 2018. (doi: 10.1007/s12529-018-9740-1)

Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Campbell, Rona and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2018) Complex interventions in health: Guidance on development, evaluation and the importance of context. International Journal of Behavioural Medicine 25(1):S2-S3. Meeting abstract: 15th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Santiago, Chile, 14-17 Nov 2018. (doi: 10.1007/s12529-018-9740-1)

Bonello, Bernardette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5412-5990, Matthews, Lynsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2018) RF25 The role of social networks in weight management interventions during pregnancy and postpartum for women who are overweight and obese: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(1):A54.2-A55. Meeting abstract: Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 Sept 2018. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.113)

Matthews, Lynsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Pugmire, Juliana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-3133, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2018) P43 Using the HelpMeDoit! app and website to set and monitor weight loss goals and mobilise social support: qualitative findings. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72(1):A80. Meeting abstract: Society for Social Medicine 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 Sept 2018. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-SSMabstracts.113)

Hallingberg, Britt, Turley, Ruth, Segrott, Jeremy, Wight, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-3110, Craig, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X, Murphy, Simon, Robling, Michael, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Moore, Graham (2018) Exploratory studies to decide whether and how to proceed with full-scale evaluations of public health interventions: a systematic review of guidance. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 104. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-018-0290-8) (PMID:29854417) (PMCID:PMC5971430)

Bevan Jones, Rhys, Thapar, Anita, Stone, Zoe, Thapar, Ajay, Jones, Ian, Smith, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2018) Psychoeducational interventions in adolescent depression: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 101(5), pp. 804-816. (doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.10.015) (PMID:29103882) (PMCID:PMC5933524)

Jones, R. B. et al. (2018) A web-based psychoeducational intervention for adolescent depression: design and development of MoodHwb. JMIR Mental Health, 5(1), e13. (doi: 10.2196/mental.8894) (PMID:29449202) (PMCID:PMC5832901)

Inchley, J. et al. (2018) TRIUMPH. Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health. [Website]

2017

Hawkins, J. et al. (2017) Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: The PACERS study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3, 51. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0194-z) (PMID:29238607) (PMCID:PMC5725949)

Matthews, L. et al. (2017) Study protocol for the ‘HelpMeDoIt!’ randomised controlled feasibility trial: an app, web and social support based weight loss intervention for adults with obesity. BMJ Open, 7(10), e017159. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017159) (PMID:29074513) (PMCID:PMC5665248)

Copeland, Lauren, McNamara, Rachel, Kelson, Mark and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2017) The development of a coding system to code planning talk within motivational interviewing. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(2), pp. 313-319. (doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.09.003) (PMID:27637286) (PMCID:PMC5332025)

2016

Simpson, S.A. et al. (2016) Mobilising Social Support: Insights for the Development of a Web and App Based Intervention for Weight Loss. 14th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine: Behavioral Medicine: Making an Impact in the Modern World (ICBM 2016), Melbourne, Australia, 7-10 December 2016. S59-S60. (doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9586-3)

Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Pugmire, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-3133, Matthews, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080 and Moore, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2016) Exploring social networks within a web and app based intervention for weight loss. UNSPECIFIED S22. (doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9586-3)

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Matthews, Lynsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5760-1080, Pugmire, Juliana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-3133, Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X and Utkina-Macaskill, Olga (2016) Mobilising Social Support: Insights from the Development of a Web and App based Intervention. 2nd Behaviour Change Conference: Digital Health and Wellbeing, London, England, 24-25 Feb 2016. (doi: 10.3389/conf.FPUBH.2016.01.00067)

2015

Randell, Elizabeth, McNamara, Rachel, Shaw, Christine, Espinasse, Aude and Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2015) Challenges of a community based pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of weight loss maintenance. BMC Research Notes, 8(1), 802. (doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1791-7) (PMID:26683473) (PMCID:PMC4684604)

Playle, Rebecca, Coulman, Elinor, Gallagher, Dunla and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2015) The use of multiple imputation (MI) in cluster randomised trials with suspected missing not at random (MNAR) outcome. Trials, 16(Supp 2), P143. (doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-P143) (PMCID:PMC4660135)

Poole, Ria, Smith, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2015) How patients contribute to an online psychoeducation forum for bipolar disorder: a virtual participant observation study. JMIR Mental Health, 2(3), e21. (doi: 10.2196/mental.4123) (PMID:26543925) (PMCID:PMC4607375)

Simpson, S. A. et al. (2015) A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motivational interviewing-based intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults. Health Technology Assessment, 19(50), pp. 1-378. (doi: 10.3310/hta19500) (PMID:26168409)

Simpson, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, John, E., Cassidy, D., Playle, R., Jewell, K., Cohen, D. and Longo, M. (2015) Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy. The HELP trial. Appetite, 87, p. 396. (doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.177)

Copeland, Lauren, McNamara, Rachel, Kelson, Mark and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2015) Mechanisms of change within motivational interviewing in relation to health behaviors outcomes: a systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 98(4), pp. 401-411. (doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.022) (PMID:25535015)

Dawes, H. et al. (2015) Exercise testing and training in people with Huntington's disease. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29(2), pp. 196-206. (doi: 10.1177/0269215514540921)

Poole, Ria, Smith, Daniel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2015) Patients’ perspectives of the feasibility, acceptability and impact of a group-based psychoeducation programme for bipolar disorder: a qualitative analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 184. (doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0556-0) (PMID:26231750) (PMCID:PMC4522139)

Randell, Elizabeth, Pickles, Timothy, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Spanou, Clio, McCambridge, Jim, Hood, Kerenza and Butler, Christopher C. (2015) Eligibility for interventions, co-occurrence and risk factors for unhealthy behaviours in patients consulting for routine primary care: results from the Pre-Empt study. BMC Family Practice, 16, 133. (doi: 10.1186/s12875-015-0359-x) (PMID:26453044) (PMCID:PMC4600219)

Simpson, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, McNamara, R., Shaw, C., Moriarty, Y., Randell, E., Copeland, L., Kelly, M. and Espinasse, A. (2015) Weight loss maintenance in adults: the WILMA trial process evaluation. European Health Psychologist, 17(Suppl.), 410.

2014

Sniehotta, Falko F., Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Greaves, Colin J. (2014) Weight loss maintenance: an agenda for health psychology. British Journal of Health Psychology, 19(3), pp. 459-464. (doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12107)

Cassidy, Dunla, John, Elinor, Copeland, Lauren and Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2014) Weight management in pregnancy: participants’ experiences of ‘Healthy Eating and Lifestyle in Pregnancy (HELP)’, a maternity care intervention for obese pregnant women. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, 4(3), p. 233. (doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2014.03.012)

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Cassidy, Dunla and John, Elinor (2014) ‘Healthy Eating and Lifestyle in Pregnancy (HELP)’ trial: process evaluation framework. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, 4(3), p. 233. (doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2014.03.013)

Jewell, Karen, Avery, Amanda, Barber, Jenny and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2014) The healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP) feasibility study. British Journal of Midwifery, 22(10), pp. 727-736. (doi: 10.12968/bjom.2014.22.10.727)

John, E. et al. (2014) Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention in pregnancy. BMC Public Health, 14(439), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-439)

2013

Busse, M. et al. (2013) A randomized feasibility study of a 12-week community-based exercise program for people With Huntingtonʼs disease. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 37(4), pp. 149-158. (doi: 10.1097/npt.0000000000000016)

Butler, C. C. et al. (2013) Training practitioners to deliver opportunistic multiple behaviour change counselling in primary care: a cluster randomised trial. British Medical Journal, 346, f1191. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1191)

Francis, Nick A., Phillips, Rhiannon, Wood, Fiona, Hood, Kerry, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Butler, Christopher C. (2013) Parents' and clinicians' views of an interactive booklet about respiratory tract infections in children: a qualitative process evaluation of the EQUIP randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 14(182), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-182)

2012

Busse, M. et al. (2012) A randomised feasibility study of a 12-week exercise programme in Huntington's disease (HD). Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 83(Suppl), A58. (doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303524.182)

DeBono, K. et al. (2012) Perspectives of participating in a 12-week exercise programme for people with early -mid stage Huntington's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 83(Suppl), A59. (doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303524.183)

Butler, C. C. et al. (2012) Effectiveness of multifaceted educational programme to reduce antibiotic dispensing in primary care: practice based randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 344(d8173), (doi: 10.1136/bmj.d8173)

Phillips, Katie, Wood, Fiona, Spanou, Clio, Kinnersley, Paul, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Butler, Christopher C. (2012) Counselling patients about behaviour change: the challenge of talking about diet. British Journal of General Practice, 62(594), e13-e21. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X616328)

Poole, R., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, D.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 (2012) Internet-based psychoeducation for bipolar disorder: a qualitative analysis of feasibility, acceptability and impact. BMC Psychiatry, 12(139), (doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-139)

2011

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Shaw, Christine and McNamara, Rachel (2011) What is the most effective way to maintain weight loss in adults? British Medical Journal, 343(d8042), (doi: 10.1136/bmj.d8042)

Smith, Daniel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951, Griffiths, Emily, Poole, Ria, di Florio, Arianna, Barnes, Emma, Kelly, Mark J., Craddock, Nick, Hood, Kerenza and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2011) Beating bipolar: exploratory trial of a novel internet-based psychoeducational treatment for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 13(5-6), pp. 571-577. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00949.x)

Barnes, Emma, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Griffiths, Emily, Hood, Kerry, Craddock, Nick and Smith, Daniel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 (2011) Developing an online psychoeducation package for bipolar disorder. Journal of Mental Health, 20(1), pp. 21-31. (doi: 10.3109/09638237.2010.525565)

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Lewis, Ruth, van der Voort, Judith and Butler, Christopher C. (2011) Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001935.pub3)

Smith, Daniel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951, Griffiths, Emma, Kelly, Mark, Hood, Kerry, Craddock, Nick and Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2011) Unrecognised bipolar disorder in primary care patients with depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(1), pp. 49-56. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083840)

2010

Wood, Fiona, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Barnes, Emma and Hain, Richard (2010) Disease trajectories and ACT/RCPCH categories in paediatric palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 24(8), pp. 796-806. (doi: 10.1177/0269216310376555)

Smith, Daniel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951, Thapar, Ajay and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2010) Bipolar spectrum disorders in primary care: optimising diagnosis and treatment. British Journal of General Practice, 60(574), pp. 322-324. (doi: 10.3399/bjgp10X484165)

Bekkers, Marie-Jet, Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Dunstan, Frank, Hood, Kerry, Hare, Monika, Evans, John and Butler, Christopher C. (2010) Enhancing the quality of antibiotic prescribing in Primary Care: qualitative evaluation of a blended learning intervention. BMC Family Practice, 11(34), (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-34)

Smith, Daniel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951, Jones, Ian and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2010) Psychoeducation for bipolar disorder. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 16(2), pp. 147-154. (doi: 10.1192/apt.bp.108.006403)

Spanou, C. et al. (2010) Preventing disease through opportunistic, rapid engagement by primary care teams using behaviour change counselling (PRE-EMPT): protocol for a general practice-based cluster randomised trial. BMC Family Practice, 11, p. 69. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-69)

2009

Francis, Nick A., Butler, Christopher C., Hood, Kerenza, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Wood, Fiona and Nuttall, Jacqueline (2009) Effect of using an interactive booklet about childhood respiratory tract infections in primary care consultations on reconsulting and antibiotic prescribing: a cluster randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 339(b2885), (doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2885)

Forty, L, Smith, DJ, Barnes, E, Simpson, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Griths, E, Hood, K and Craddock, N (2009) The role of comorbidity in screening for bipolar disorder in patients with major depression using the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32). Bipolar Disorders. Supplement, 11(Sup 1), pp. 39-40. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00695.x)

Smith, DJ, Forty, L, Barnes, E, Simpson, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Griths, E, Hood, K and Craddock, N (2009) Screening for bipolar disorder: comparing the performance of the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) and the Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS) in a UK sample. Bipolar Disorders. Supplement, 11(Sup 1), pp. 81-82. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00695.x)

Smith, DJ, Simpson, S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Forty, L, Barnes, E, Jones, I, Griths, E, Hood, K and Craddock, N (2009) BeatingBipolar.org: protocol for a randomised clinical trial of a web-based psychoeducational treatment for bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders. Supplement, 11(Sup 1), p. 81. (doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00695.x)

Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Barnes, E., Griffiths, E., Hood, K., Cohen, D., Craddock, N., Jones, I. and Smith, D.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-1951 (2009) The Bipolar Interactive Psychoeducation (BIPED) study: trial design and protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 9(1), p. 50. (doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-9-50)

Simpson, S. A. et al. (2009) Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance (STAR): a protocol for a trial of a complex intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practice. BMC Family Practice, 10(1), p. 20. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-20)

2008

Francis, Nick, Wood, Fiona, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Hood, Kerenza and Butler, Christopher C. (2008) Developing an 'interactive' booklet on respiratory tract infections in children for use in primary care consultations. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(2), pp. 286-293. (doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.020)

Butler, Christopher C., Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Wood, Fiona (2008) General practitioners' perceptions of introducing near-patient testing for common infections into routine primary care: a qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 26(1), pp. 17-21. (doi: 10.1080/02813430701726285)

Francis, Nick A., Hood, Kerenza, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Wood, Fiona, Nuttall, Jacqueline and Butler, Christopher C. (2008) The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care. BMC Family Practice, 9(1), p. 23. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-23)

2007

O'Brien, Kathryn, Hillier, Sharon, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Hood, Kerenza and Butler, Christopher (2007) An observational study of empirical antibiotics for adult women with uncomplicated UTI in general practice. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 59(6), pp. 1200-1203. (doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm108)

Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Thomas, C.L., van der Linden, M., MacMillan, H., van der Wouden, J.C. and Butler, C.C. (2007) Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004163.pub2)

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Wood, Fiona and Butler, Christopher C. (2007) General practitioners' perceptions of antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 59(2), pp. 292-296. (doi: 10.1093/jac/dkl467)

Wood, Fiona, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Butler, Christopher C. (2007) Socially responsible antibiotic choices in primary care: a qualitative study of GPs' decisions to prescribe broad-spectrum and fluroquinolone antibiotics. Family Practice, 24(5), pp. 427-434. (doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmm040)

2006

Wadsworth, E.J.K., Moss, S.C., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, A.P. (2006) Cannabis use, cognitive performance and mood in a sample of workers. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20(1), pp. 14-23. (doi: 10.1177/0269881105056644)

Wadsworth, E.J.K., Moss, S.C., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, A.P. (2006) A community based investigation of the association between cannabis use, injuries and accidents. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20(1), pp. 5-13. (doi: 10.1177/0269881105056642)

2005

Wadsworth, Emma J.K., Moss, Susanna C., Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, Andrew P. (2005) SSRIs and cognitive performance in a working sample. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 20(8), pp. 561-572. (doi: 10.1002/hup.725)

Wadsworth, E.J.K., Moss, S.C., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, A.P. (2005) Psychotropic medication use and accidents, injuries and cognitive failures. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 20(6), pp. 391-400. (doi: 10.1002/hup.709)

Corney, Roslyn and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2005) Thirty-six month outcome data from a trial of counselling with chronically depressed patients in a general practice setting. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 78(1), pp. 127-138. (doi: 10.1348/147608304x21365)

Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Wadsworth, Emma J.K., Moss, Susanna C. and Smith, Andrew P. (2005) Minor injuries, cognitive failures and accidents at work: incidence and associated features. Occupational Medicine, 55(2), pp. 99-108. (doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqi035)

2004

Wadsworth, Emma J. K., Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moss, Susanna C. and Smith, Andrew P. (2004) Recreational drug use: patterns from a South Wales self-report survey. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 18(2), pp. 228-237. (doi: 10.1177/0269881104042627)

Wadsworth, Emma J.K., Moss, Susanna C., Simpson, Sharon A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, Andrew P. (2004) Factors associated with recreational drug use. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 18(2), pp. 238-248. (doi: 10.1177/0269881104042628)

Butler, Christopher C., Evans, Martyn, Greaves, David and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (2004) Medically unexplained symptoms: the biopsychosocial model found wanting. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 97(5), pp. 219-222. (doi: 10.1258/jrsm.97.5.219)

2003

Wadsworth, Emma J.K., Moss, Susanna C., Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Smith, Andrew P. (2003) Preliminary investigation of the association between psychotropic medication use and accidents, minor injuries and cognitive failures. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 18(7), pp. 535-540. (doi: 10.1002/hup.516)

Wadsworth, E.J.K., Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Moss, S.C. and Smith, A.P. (2003) The Bristol Stress and Health Study: accidents, minor injuries and cognitive failures at work. Occupational Medicine, 53(6), pp. 392-397.

Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Corney, Roslyn and Fitzgerald, Patricia (2003) Counselling provision, prescribing and referral rates in a general practice setting. Primary Care Psychiatry, 8(4), pp. 115-119.

Simpson, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Corney, R., Fitzgerald, P. and Beecham, J. (2003) A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychodynamic counselling for general practice patients with chronic depression. Psychological Medicine, 33(2), pp. 229-239. (doi: 10.1017/s0033291702006517)

Bower, Peter, Byford, Sarah, Barber, Joan, Beecham, Jennifer, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Friedli, Karin, Corney, Roslyn, King, Michael and Harvey, Ian (2003) Meta-analysis of data on costs from trials of counselling in primary care: using individual patient data to overcome sample size limitations in economic analyses. British Medical Journal, 326(7401), pp. 1247-1250. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7401.1247)

2000

Simpson, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768, Corney, R., Fitzgerald, P. and Beecham, J. (2000) A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of counselling patients with chronic depression. Health Technology Assessment, 4(36), pp. 1-83.

1997

Simpson, S.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Gilhooly, K.J. (1997) Diagnostic thinking processes: evidence from a constructive interaction study of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 11(6), pp. 543-554. (doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199712)11:6<543::aid-acp486>3.0.co;2-c)

1996

Wood, F.E., Palmer, J. and Simpson, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (1996) General Practitioners and Information: Evidence Based Practice Explored. In: Current Perspectives in Healthcare Computing, Harrogate, UK, 18-20 March 1996, pp. 543-550. ISBN 9780948198243

1995

Wood, Frances, Palmer, Judith, Ellis, David, Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Bacigalupo, Ruth (1995) Information in primary health care. Health Libraries Review, 12(4), pp. 295-308. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.1995.1240295.x)

Wood, F.E, Ellis, D, Bacigalupo, R and Simpson, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 (1995) Information in general medical practice: a qualitative approach. Topics in Health Information Management, 16(2), pp. 10-18.

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Number of items: 147.

Articles

Steell, L. et al. (2025) Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts. BMC Medicine, 23, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03811-3)

Needham, N. et al. (2023) Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. BJPsych Open, 9, e176. (doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.568) (PMID:37814952) (PMCID:PMC10594182)

Lindsay, C. et al. (2023) A realist review of the causes of, and current interventions to address ‘missingness’ in health care. NIHR Open Research, 3, 33. (doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13431.1)

Mitchell, K. et al. (2020) A peer-led intervention to promote sexual health in secondary schools: the STASH feasibility study. Public Health Research, 8(15), (doi: 10.3310/phr08150) (PMID:33252893)

Mackenzie, Ruth M., Ells, Louisa J., Simpson, Sharon Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1768 and Logue, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9549-2738 (2019) Development of a core outcome set for behavioural weight management programmes for adults with overweight and obesity: protocol for obtaining expert consensus using Delphi methodology. BMJ Open, 9(2), e025193. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025193) (PMID:30826797) (PMCID:PMC6398651)

Dawes, H. et al. (2015) Exercise testing and training in people with Huntington's disease. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29(2), pp. 196-206. (doi: 10.1177/0269215514540921)

Research Reports or Papers

Conference or Workshop Item

Conference Proceedings

Website

Inchley, J. et al. (2018) TRIUMPH. Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health. [Website]

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Outdoor nature-based play and learning in early childhood education settings: Intervention development
Medical Research Council
2024 - 2026
We are what we eat: How do close social relationship dynamics in the household impact the sustainability of consumer diets?
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
2024 - 2025
Not my kind of food': Dietary polarisation and the transition towards sustainable diets
Economic and Social Research Council
2024 - 2025
Acquiring rich longitudinal passive sleep data across childhood and adolescence (8-18yrs) - the AMBIENT sleep study
Medical Research Council
2023 - 2025
Physical Activity, Social Connectedness and Healthy Ageing (PACES)
Medical Research Council
2023 - 2024
A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of the Go2Play Active Play intervention for children with intellectual disabilities.
Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
2023 - 2025
Developing interventions to reduce 'missingness' in health care
National Institute for Health Research
2022 - 2025
A feasibility study to test the peer-led `A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial' intervention (ASSIST) in three culturally different middle income countries
Medical Research Council
2022 - 2025
Remote psychosocial interventions to prevent avoidable psychiatric hospital admissions in people with serious mental health problems: a multi-arm multi-stage trial
National Institute for Health Research
2022 - 2025
Ageing across the life course interdisciplinary research network
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2022 - 2024
Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation for People With Multiple Long-term Conditions (PERFORM) Intervention
National Institute for Health Research
2022 - 2027
Future updates & dissemination of MRC Complex Intervention Guidance
Medical Research Council
2021 - 2021
SPHSU/MRC EU - Participatory Systems Mapping
Medical Research Council
2021 - 2021
BEhavioural weight management: COMponents for Effectiveness
National Institute for Health Research
2020 - 2023
World Class Labs Captial Funding 2020/24
Medical Research Council
2020 - 2021
Diet and physical activity in pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes: Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis on the differential effects of interventions with economic evaluation
National Institute for Health Research
2020 - 2022
Loneliness and Mental Health in Adolescent and Young Adult Populations
Economic and Social Research Council
2020 - 2021
Sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health research in schools (SCRAMS)
Medical Research Council
2020 - 2021
Quinquennial Funding for Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Medical Research Council
2020 - 2025
NAP SACC UK: A cluster randomised controlled trial in child care settings to increase physical activity and healthy eating in 2-4 year olds
National Institute for Health Research
2019 - 2024
Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health (TRIUMPH) Network
Economic and Social Research Council
2018 - 2022
Developing Core Outcome Measures for Lifestyle Weight Management Programmes by Expert Consensus
Chief Scientist Office
2017 - 2018
Updating the MRC guidance on complex interventions
Medical Research Council
2017 - 2018
Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package of care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve outcomes aT a Year (OPPORTUNITY)
Versus Arthritis
2017 - 2019
Osteoarthritis Preoperative Package of care of Orthotics, Rehabilitation, Topical and oral agent Usage and Nutrition to Improve outcomes aT a Year (OPPORTUNITY)
Arthritis Research UK
2017 - 2018
Safety Planning Intervention with Follow-up Telephone Contact (SAFE TEL) to Reduce Suicidal Behaviour: A Feasibility Study
MQ: Transforming Mental Health
2017 - 2019
Updating the MRC guidance on complex interventions
Department of Health
2017 - 2017
Exploratory trials of complex public health interventions: development of guidance for researchers and funders
Medical Research Council
2016 - 2018
Development and Exploratory Sudy of a peer-leader intervention to prevent and reduce STI transmission and improve sexual health transmission in secondary schools
National Institute for Health Research
2016 - 2018
Helpmedoit!' A web and text based intervention to facilitate social support to achieve and maintain health related behaviour change.
National Institute for Health Research
2015 - 2018
Quinquennial Core Funds
Medical Research Council
2015 - 2020
MRC SPHSU/GU Transfer Fellowships
Medical Research Council
2013 - 2021

Supervision

I am willing to supervise students in any of the above areas. Indicative topics include:

Understanding social support and social networks and how they can be used in lifestyle interventions.
Peer based interventions for young people to improve mental health.
Interventions to reduce social isolation in older adults.

Doan, Phuong Nhung
Strengthening social capital to promote MHWB of adolescents
Ewart, Catriona
Addressing sleep health inequalities and mental health among young people in Scotland
Milicev, Jelena
Using social network analysis to understand social support, wellbeing and academic progress of postgraduate researchers - a mixed method approach
Retallick, Hanna
Developing effective mobile app interventions to support transitions towards healthier, more plant-based diets
Sinclair, Maddie
MVLS DTP

Meigan Thomson: The barriers and facilitators of weight loss in behavioural weight management programmes using a social-ecological lens. Awarded 2023.
Natalie Chalmers: Development of a Lifestyle Intervention for Adults with Bipolar Disorder. Awarded 2020.
Rhys Bevan Jones: Developing and evaluating an online psychoeducation programme for adolescent depression. Awarded 2017.
Dunla Gallagher: The HELP trial: A long term follow-up of women and their families.
Lauren Copeland: Understanding how key elements and processes of motivational interviewing are related to outcomes in a study of weight loss maintenance. Awarded 2015.
Ria Poole: Evaluation of a group-based psychoeducation programme for bipolar disorder. Awarded 2014.
Christina Louis: A review of the most effective behavioural change techniques used for long term weight loss among overweight and obese adults. Awarded 2012.
Nick Francis: Effect of using an interactive booklet about childhood respiratory tract infections in primary care consultations on re-consulting and antibiotic prescribing: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Awarded 2010.

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

2014: Innovation Team Award (British Medical Journal)

Grant committees & research advisory boards

2019: NIHR Policy Research Programme, Commissioning Panel
2018: Chief Scientist Office, Health Improvement Protection and Services Committee
2015 - 2020: NIHR HTA, Clinical Evaluation and Trials (CET) Board
2016: Ireland Funding Board, Health Research Board

Editorial boards

Editorial Board Member for BMC Public Health
Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity

Professional & learned societies

Member, UK Society of Behavioural Medicine
Member, International Society of Behavioural Medicine

Selected international presentations

2019: Invited Speaker, Workshop on developing and evaluating complex interventions. Centre for Health and Society (Dusseldorf, Germany)
2019: Keynote Speaker, Behaviour Change Science and Policy Symposium (Finland)
2019: Keynote Speaker, 10th Duodecim International Symposium, Advancing Behaviour Change Research to Promote Public Health (Finland)

Supplementary

2018 – ongoing: Chair of the Local Organising Committee and Co-Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee for the International Congress of Behavioural Medicine Chair of the SPRING Trial Steering Committee funded by the Medical Research Council. Chair of the Trial Steering Committee for the NoHoW trial (EU Horizon 2020) Chair of the Trial Steering Committee for the e-coachER study (NIHR-HTA) Chair of the Trial Steering Committee for the FeMUR trial (NIHR HTA) Chair of Trial Steering Committee for Compod Trial (NIHR School for Public Health Research) Chair of the Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee for the Norwich Diabetes Prevention Study (NIHR)

Research datasets

Jump to: 2021 | 2020

Number of items: 2.

2021

Mitchell, K. , Purcell, C. , Forsyth, R., Barry, S., Hunter, R., Simpson, S. , McDaid, L. , Elliot, L., McCann, M. , Wetherall, K., Broccatelli, C., Bailey, J. V. and Moore, L. (2021) A peer-led intervention to promote sexual health in secondary schools: the STASH feasibility study. [Data Collection]

2020

Lyall, L., Sangha, N., Wyse, C., Hindle, E., Haughton, D., Campbell, K., Brown, J. , Moore, L. , Simpson, S. , Inchley, J. and Smith, D. (2020) Accelerometry-assessed sleep duration and timing in late childhood and adolescence in Scottish schoolchildren: a feasibility study. [Data Collection]

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