Background Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) provides a framework to understand how
interventions are implemented, embedded, and integrated in healthcare settings. Previous …

Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well‐developed
sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of …

Background Poor diabetes self-care can have a negative impact on psychological well-being
and quality of life. Given the scarcity of traditional psychological support and the barriers to …

Objective To quantify the psychological impact of primary care based stepwise screening for
type 2 diabetes. Design Controlled trial and comparative study embedded in a randomised …

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, with and without a height
adjustable desk, on daily sitting time, and to investigate the relative effectiveness of the two …

Objectives To provide insight into factors that contribute to the anxiety reported in a quantitative
study of the psychological effect of screening for type 2 diabetes. To explore expectations …

Background Office-based workers typically spend 70–85% of working hours, and a large
proportion of leisure time, sitting. High levels of sitting have been linked to poor health. There is …

Background: Mobile technologies for health (mHealth) represent a promising strategy for
reducing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk. The PROPELS trial investigates whether structured group…

Patient involvement in patient safety is emerging as an area of growing policy, practice, and
academic interest. In this article, we review the existing literature on patient involvement and …

Background Self-reported data have consistently shown South Asians (SAs) to be less
physically active than White Europeans (WEs) in developed countries, however objective data is …