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Usher-Smith JA, Shah VP, Nahreen S, Fairey M, Betts K, Ide-Walters C. Evaluation of the reach and impact of a UK campaign highlighting obesity as a cause of cancer among the general public and Members of Parliament. Public Health 2023; 219:131-138. [PMID: 37167643 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES 'Overweight and obesity' is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking. In 2018, Cancer Research UK launched an awareness raising campaign about the link between overweight and obesity and cancer risk. This study aimed to evaluate the reach and impact of the campaign. STUDY DESIGN This study was a repeated cross-sectional online survey. METHODS The campaign consisted of six elements including the main message that 'Obesity is a cause of cancer'. UK adults and Members of Parliament (MPs) were surveyed before the campaign (W1; n = 2124 and n = 151), 1 month (W2; n = 2050 and n = 151) and 3 months after the campaign (W3; n = 2059 and MPs not surveyed). Outcome measures were campaign reach, awareness of overweight and obesity as risk factors for cancer, attitudes towards individuals who are overweight or obese, support for policies to reduce obesity and reactions to the campaign. RESULTS Overall, 76.2% of MPs and just under half of the public (47.5% in W2 and 36.8% in W3) reported having seen the campaign. Unprompted awareness of obesity as a risk factor increased among the public from 17.1% at W1 to 43.3% in W2 (odds ratio 3.71, 95% confidence interval 3.18-4.33) and 30.3% in W3 (odds ratio 2.11, 95% confidence interval 1.80-2.47). A similar pattern was seen for prompted awareness and among MPs. There were no consistent changes in attitudes towards overweight individuals or support for policies to reduce obesity. CONCLUSIONS This evaluation suggests that the campaign achieved the primary objective of increasing awareness of the link between obesity and cancer without increasing negative attitudes towards individuals who are overweight or obese.
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- J A Usher-Smith
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrookes' Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrookes' Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0SP, UK
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- Cancer Research UK, 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ, UK
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- Cancer Research UK, 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ, UK
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Usher-Smith JA, Harshfield A, Saunders CL, Sharp SJ, Emery J, Walter FM, Muir K, Griffin SJ. Correction: External validation of risk prediction models for incident colorectal cancer using UK Biobank. Br J Cancer 2020; 122:1572-1575. [PMID: 32203217 PMCID: PMC7217758 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-020-0767-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J A Usher-Smith
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of General Practice, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.,MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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Wou C, Silarova B, Griffin S, Usher-Smith JA. The associations between the response efficacy and objective and subjective change in physical activity and diet in the Information and Risk Modification trial. Public Health 2018; 165:26-33. [PMID: 30352317 PMCID: PMC6292838 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Many health promotion campaigns and interventions focussing on improving health-related behaviours have been based on targeting response efficacy. This is based on the assumption that response efficacy is an important modifiable determinant of behaviour change. This study aimed to quantify the association between response efficacy and objective and subjective measures of physical activity and diet. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial. METHODS A total of 953 participants were assessed for response efficacy at baseline and 12 weeks following randomisation to interventions to increase physical activity and improve diet. Subjective measures were collected via a self-report questionnaire that included two questions used to derive the Cambridge Index of physical activity and questions about daily or weekly fruit and vegetable, whole grain, meat and fish intake, based on the dietary guidelines to lower cardiovascular risk. Objective measures were quantified using accelerometers and plasma carotenoids. RESULTS The mean change in response efficacy for physical activity was +0.5 (standard deviation [SD] 2.0) and for diet was +0.5 (SD 2.1).There were no clinically or statistically significant associations between baseline or change in response efficacy and objective and subjective measures of physical activity or objective measures of diet. There was a small statistically significant association between baseline response efficacy and change in self-reported wholegrain consumption, but this is unlikely to be clinically significant. CONCLUSIONS Response efficacy is not a fundamental determinant of diet and physical activity and should not be the main focus of interventions targeting these behaviours.
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- C Wou
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Box 285 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SL, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK; MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Box 285 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SL, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113 Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
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Usher-Smith JA, Harshfield A, Saunders CL, Sharp SJ, Emery J, Walter FM, Muir K, Griffin SJ. External validation of risk prediction models for incident colorectal cancer using UK Biobank. Br J Cancer 2018; 118:750-759. [PMID: 29381683 PMCID: PMC5846069 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare and externally validate risk scores developed to predict incident colorectal cancer (CRC) that include variables routinely available or easily obtainable via self-completed questionnaire. METHODS External validation of fourteen risk models from a previous systematic review in 373 112 men and women within the UK Biobank cohort with 5-year follow-up, no prior history of CRC and data for incidence of CRC through linkage to national cancer registries. RESULTS There were 1719 (0.46%) cases of incident CRC. The performance of the risk models varied substantially. In men, the QCancer10 model and models by Tao, Driver and Ma all had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) between 0.67 and 0.70. Discrimination was lower in women: the QCancer10, Wells, Tao, Guesmi and Ma models were the best performing with AUCs between 0.63 and 0.66. Assessment of calibration was possible for six models in men and women. All would require country-specific recalibration if estimates of absolute risks were to be given to individuals. CONCLUSIONS Several risk models based on easily obtainable data have relatively good discrimination in a UK population. Modelling studies are now required to estimate the potential health benefits and cost-effectiveness of implementing stratified risk-based CRC screening.
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- J A Usher-Smith
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of General Practice, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
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- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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Usher-Smith JA, Pritchard J, Poole S, Griffin SJ. Offering statins to a population attending health checks with a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk between 10% and 20. Int J Clin Pract 2015; 69:1457-64. [PMID: 26422446 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended reducing the threshold for offering statin therapy to patients from a 10-year modelled risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) of 20% to 10%. AIM To describe the response of patients in UK primary care with a CVD risk between 10% and 20% to an invitation to attend a consultation to discuss statins. DESIGN AND SETTING Review of electronic medical records at one GP practice in the East of England. METHOD We invited all patients who had attended an NHS Health Check at the practice, had a QRisk(®) score between 10% and 20%, and were not prescribed statins to attend designated clinics in the practice to discuss starting statins. We reviewed the medical records to identify those who had attended the clinics and those who had chosen to start a statin. RESULTS Of 410 patients invited, 100 (24.4%) patients attended the designated clinics and 45 (11%) chose to start a statin. Those who chose to start a statin were older and with a higher QRisk(®) than those who did not. Among those who attended, individuals who started a statin had a higher QRisk(®) than those who did not and were more likely to be current or ex-smokers. CONCLUSIONS The proportion choosing to start a statin was substantially lower than previously estimated. Large population-based studies with long-term follow-up are needed to assess the impact on health and workload of this change in guidance.
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- J A Usher-Smith
- The Primary Care Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Firs House Surgery, Cambridge, UK
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- Firs House Surgery, Cambridge, UK
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- The Primary Care Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Usher-Smith JA, Thompson M, Ercole A, Walter FM. Variation between countries in the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis at first presentation of type 1 diabetes in children: a systematic review. Diabetologia 2012; 55:2878-94. [PMID: 22933123 PMCID: PMC3464389 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2690-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Type 1 diabetes is the most frequent endocrine disease in children, with 65,000 children diagnosed worldwide every year. Up to 80% of these children present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which is associated with both short-term risks and long-term consequences. This study aimed to characterise the worldwide variation in presentation of type 1 diabetes to inform future interventions to reduce this excess morbidity and mortality. METHODS This was a systematic review of studies indexed on PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus or CINAHL before March 2011 that included unselected groups of children presenting with new-onset type 1 diabetes, reported the proportion presenting with DKA and used a definition of DKA based on measurement of pH or bicarbonate. RESULTS Sixty-five studies of cohorts comprising over 29,000 children in 31 countries were included. The frequency of DKA at diagnosis ranged from 12.8% to 80%, with highest frequencies in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Romania, and the lowest in Sweden, the Slovak Republic and Canada. Multivariable modelling showed the frequency of DKA was inversely associated with gross domestic product, latitude and background incidence of type 1 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION This is the first description of the variation in frequency of DKA at presentation of type 1 diabetes in children across countries. It demonstrates large variations that may, at least in part, be explained by different levels of disease awareness and healthcare provision and suggests ways to decrease the excess morbidity and mortality associated with DKA at diagnosis.
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- J A Usher-Smith
- The Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Strangeways Research Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN, UK.
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Usher-Smith JA, Ramsbottom T, Pearmain H, Kirby M. Evaluation of the cost savings and clinical outcomes of switching patients from atorvastatin to simvastatin and losartan to candesartan in a Primary Care setting. Int J Clin Pract 2007; 61:15-23. [PMID: 17229176 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study was carried out in a Primary Care practice in the UK to assess the clinical and practical implications, cost savings and patients' perspective of switching to generic drugs. In the 70 patients switched from atorvastatin to simvastatin there was no significant change in mean total cholesterol 4 months after the switch (4.07 +/- 0.55 mmol/L prior to the switch and 4.10 +/- 0.73 mmol/L post-switch) and only one patient switched back because of side effects. One hundred and fifteen patients were switched from losartan to candesartan. Seven switched back but in those that remained on candesartan there was a small, significant (p = 0.0006), reduction in blood pressure after the switch (138.9/78.7 +/- 13.2/7.0 to 136.3/76.1 +/- 14.7/8.4 mmHg). No adverse events attributable to the switch were reported in either group and the net annualised savings for the year 2005-2006 were 12,715.58 pounds for the statin and 13,374.40 pounds for the antihypertensive switch, respectively.
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- J A Usher-Smith
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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