N. Heather
Newcastle University
16 Papers
90 Citations
N. Heather is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brief intervention & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 16 publications. Previous affiliations of N. Heather include RMIT University.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Our Healthier Nation: are general practitioners willing and able to deliver? A survey of attitudes to and involvement in health promotion and lifestyle counselling.
TL;DR: GPs felt most effective in changing patients' use of prescription drugs, and the largest reported difference between current and potential effectiveness in helping patient change lifestyle behaviour, after information and training, related to reducing alcohol consumption.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Screening for Alcohol Use in Criminal Justice Settings: An Exploratory Study
Simon Coulton,Dorothy Newbury-Birch,Paul Cassidy,Veronica Dale,Paolo Deluca,Eilish Gilvarry,Christine Godfrey,N. Heather,Eileen Kaner,Adenekan Oyefeso,Steve Parrott,Thomas Phillips,Jonathan Shepherd,Colin Drummond +13 more
- 01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility and acceptability of alcohol screening and delivery of brief interventions within crim- inal justice settings was examined and participants completed a health status questionnaire (EQ5D), questions on service utilization and the Readiness to Change Questionnaire.
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A randomized trial of three marketing strategies to disseminate a screening and brief alcohol intervention programme to general practitioners.
TL;DR: Telemarketing appeared to be the most cost-effective strategy for dissemination of SBI to GPs with a significant difference in the proportions of GPs from the three marketing strategies who took the programme.
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Changes in receptionists' attitudes towards involvement in a general practice-based trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention.
TL;DR: Receptionists developed more negative views about involvement in research and health programmes over the three-month study period, regardless of level of training and support.
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Internenciones breves: una opportunidad para reducer el consumo excesivo de alcohol entre los jovenes
Eileen Kaner,N. Heather +1 more
- 01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: In this paper, the eficación of las intervenciones breves against the consumo excesivo de alcohol in algunos marcos de la asistencia sanitaria han demostrado ser eficientes a la hora de reducir el consumo entre aquellos that abusan del alcohol.
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