Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Disorders in High Risk Groups
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
The prevalence of both obesity and diabetes is growing at an alarming rate. These conditions and their consequences probably represent the greatest public health challenge of this century. The goal of this programme is to contribute to efforts aimed at preventing the growing burden of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic disorders. To do this we are translating epidemiological knowledge into preventive action, and assessing the effectiveness of different preventive approaches. These approaches range from primary prevention, through earlier detection via screening, to the development and evaluation of interventions for those with the conditions.|The programme has a broad remit. It combines basic research to inform the development of future interventions. To better understand why some people are more active than others and to see how this relates to current health policy. This is illustrated by the following description of two of the research themes. Firstly, our work has demonstrated that higher levels of everyday physical activity reduce risk of diabetes. We are examining individual and environmental influences on physical activity in children and adults (2000 children and 15,000 middle aged adults Norfolk). They are assessed by using geographical information systems and questionnaires, as well as precise measurement of physical activity by accelerometers (measures movement & acceleration). At the same time we are evaluating different interventions to promote physical activity among people with diabetes and those at risk of developing diabetes and the effect of providing individuals with information about their levels of physical activity.|Earlier work from Unit colleagues confirmed that up to half of all people with type 2 diabetes remain undiagnosed. Many patients already have evidence of complications at diagnosis. Consequently, a key question for the health service in the UK and other countries is whether population screening for diabetes would be a cost-effective use of limited healthcare resources. We reviewed the evidence for and against screening on behalf of the National Screening Committee. We developed and tested simple methods of identifying those at high risk of having diabetes that utilise information routinely held in general practice computer records. We then incorporated this method into a trial of screening among 150,000 middle-aged residents of Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. Preliminary results suggest that screening does not cause anxiety or depression, and patients detected by screening have high levels of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors which are reduced one year later, particularly in general practices being supported to provide intensive treatment.
Technical Summary
The growing burden of disease associated with diabetes and obesity represents one of the critical public health challenges of this century. There are significant areas of uncertainty that limit the development of potential solutions. However it is clear that prevention strategies will need to incorporate individual and population-based approaches. In the first quinquennium we established projects spanning this broad prevention agenda from the environmental influences on physical activity and dietary behaviour to intensive multifactorial treatment of people with newly diagnosed diabetes. We identified individual and collective factors associated with physical activity across the life course, synthesised the literature on interventions to promote activity in young people and developed a theory-based intervention to promote activity among individuals at particular risk of the consequences of sedentary behaviour due to their family history of diabetes. In a randomised trial incorporating objective measurement we demonstrated that this intensive intervention was no more effective than brief advice and that relatively small feasible changes in activity were associated with metabolic benefits. We modelled the key uncertainties concerning screening for T2DM and established an international multi-centre trial to resolve them. We developed practical strategies to identify people with undiagnosed diabetes, quantified the cardiovascular risk among screen-detected patients and the potential for reduction of this risk, established that screening was not associated with harmful effects and described the reduction in modelled cardiovascular risk associated with intensive treatment among screen-detected patients.||In the next quinquennium, our studies of the collective, population-level influences on diet and physical activity form the basis of our contribution to UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence in Diet and Activity Research through our planned programme on population approaches to diet and physical activity behaviour change. Moving forward, research in the prevention programme will focus on identifying individuals at increased risk of diabetes and its complications, the individual determinants that confer this risk, and the development and evaluation of primary and secondary prevention interventions. The overall goal of this programme is to translate epidemiological knowledge into action to prevent T2DM and related metabolic disorders and to assess the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to disease prevention. Specifically, we aim to:|develop and evaluate effective ways to communicate information about health behaviours, risk factors and disease risk|identify important modifiable individual factors influencing disease risk|develop primary and secondary prevention interventions targeting one or more of these factors and to evaluate their cost-effectiveness.
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Publications
Albasri A
(2021)
Association between antihypertensive treatment and adverse events: systematic review and meta-analysis.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Bates S
(2022)
Mechanisms of Action in a Behavioral Weight-Management Program: Latent Growth Curve Analysis
in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Birch JM
(2022)
A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions in adults.
in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Birch JM
(2023)
Association between Indicators of Inequality and Weight Change following a Behavioural Weight Loss Intervention.
in Obesity facts
Clift AK
(2021)
Sickle Cell Disorders and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cohort Study.
in Annals of internal medicine
Dambha-Miller H
(2020)
Drug treatments affecting ACE2 in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review protocol
Dambha-Miller H
(2023)
Mortality from angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in people infected with COVID-19: a cohort study of 3.7 million people.
in Family practice
Dambha-Miller H
(2021)
The Use of Primary Care Big Data in Understanding the Pharmacoepidemiology of COVID-19: A Consensus Statement From the COVID-19 Primary Care Database Consortium.
in Annals of family medicine
Dambha-Miller H
(2021)
Quantifying the association between ethnicity and COVID-19 mortality: a national cohort study protocol.
in BMJ open
Dambha-Miller H
(2020)
Drug treatments affecting ACE2 in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review protocol.
in BJGP open
Davies A
(2021)
Development of a core competency framework for clinical informatics.
in BMJ health & care informatics
Dennison RA
(2022)
A community jury study exploring the public acceptability of using risk stratification to determine eligibility for cancer screening.
in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy
Dennison RA
(2021)
'Oh, I've got an appointment': A qualitative interview study exploring how to support attendance at diabetes screening after gestational diabetes.
in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
Dennison RA
(2021)
The absolute and relative risk of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 129 studies.
in Diabetes research and clinical practice
Essery R
(2021)
Planning and optimising a digital intervention to protect older adults' cognitive health.
in Pilot and feasibility studies
Estlin AFL
(2021)
Modification of cardiovascular disease risk by health behaviour change following type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
Freer-Smith C
(2021)
Reasons for intending to accept or decline kidney cancer screening: thematic analysis of free text from an online survey.
in BMJ open
Griffin S
(2022)
Diabetes precision medicine: plenty of potential, pitfalls and perils but not yet ready for prime time
in Diabetologia
Harrison A
(2021)
Engaging older people to explore the age-friendliness of a rural community in Northern England: A photo-elicitation study.
in Journal of aging studies
Harrison H
(2022)
The current state of genetic risk models for the development of kidney cancer: a review and validation.
in BJU international
Harrison H
(2022)
Validation and public health modelling of risk prediction models for kidney cancer using the UK Biobank.
in BJU international
Harrison H
(2022)
Risk prediction models for symptomatic patients with bladder and kidney cancer: a systematic review.
in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Harrison H
(2021)
MP45-01 VALIDATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH MODELLING OF RISK PREDICTION MODELS FOR KIDNEY CANCER IN UK BIOBANK
in Journal of Urology
Harrison H
(2021)
Risk Prediction Models for Kidney Cancer: A Systematic Review.
in European urology focus
Harvey NC
(2022)
UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network: strategic prioritisation to increase healthy lifespan and minimise physical frailty.
in Archives of osteoporosis
Harvey-Kelly LLW
(2020)
Public attitudes towards screening for kidney cancer: an online survey.
in BMC urology
Hippisley-Cox J
(2021)
Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Hoenink J
(2023)
The moderating role of eating behaviour traits in the association between exposure to hot food takeaway outlets and body fatness
in International Journal of Obesity
Hollands GJ
(2022)
Visualising health risks with medical imaging for changing recipients' health behaviours and risk factors: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
in PLoS medicine
Hutton GB
(2021)
A Systematic Scoping Review of the Impacts of Community Food Production Initiatives in Kenya, Cameroon, and South Africa.
in Journal of global health reports
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC_UU_00006/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £6,002,000 | ||
| MC_UU_00006/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £4,022,000 |
| MC_UU_00006/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/2 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,576,000 |
| MC_UU_00006/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/3 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,394,000 |
| MC_UU_00006/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/4 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £2,987,000 |
| MC_UU_00006/6 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/5 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,455,000 |
| MC_UU_00006/7 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/6 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,715,000 |
| Description | PHE - Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings (AA) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1019... |
| Description | A new era in the management of heart failure & Type 2 diabetes within Cambridge (SG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Simon Griffin gave an online talk titled "Type 2 diabetes and heart failure - a risk worth managing", which was well received. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ADA (American Diabetes Association) 80th Scientific Sessions - Virtual |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Simon Griffin presented at the ADA (American Diabetes Association) 80th Scientific Sessions - Virtual held on 14th June 2020. The theme area was Epidemiology/Genetics: Population Health Efforts in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes - "Balancing individual and societal Approaches to Diabetes Prevention" 30 minutes virtual presentation followed by live chatbox |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://adahighlights.com/summaries-podcasts/article/21-population-health-efforts-in-prevention-of-d... |
| Description | ASO - Ask the Experts: "How can be better support people with obesity in East of England?" (RJ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) held an East of England regional event that Rebecca Jones chaired. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://aso.org.uk/sites/default/files/page/2021-03/ASO-EoE_Ask-the-Experts-Event-Brief.pdf |
| Description | ASO - Banning the advertisement of junk food:What does this mean for society, and what happens next? (JM/RJ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Julia Mueller and Rebecca Jones chaired the Association for the Study of Obesity webinar titled "Banning the advertisement of junk food:What does this mean for society, and what happens next?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://aso.org.uk/event/banning-advertisement-junk-foodwhat-does-mean-society-and-what-happens-next |
| Description | Alimentos Y Emociones podcast - inequalities and behavioural weight management (JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch was interviewed by the Alimentos Y Emociones podcast on inequalities and behavioural weight management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://anchor.fm/claudia-hunot/episodes/ALIMENTOS-Y-EMOCIONES---Inequalities-and-behavioural-wright... |
| Description | BBC Panorama - Obesity and overweight after Covid (JM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The MRC Epidemiology Unit were contacted by a BBC Panorama researcher requesting interviews with Unit scientists for a planned documentary on overweight and obesity in the UK following the Covid-19 pandemic. They were planning to broadcast the programme in spring 2022. Unit researchers Julia Mueller, Jean Adams and Esther van Sluijs were put in contact with the researcher and offered to speak with her. Dr Julia Mueller subsequently had a Zoom meeting with a Panorama researcher. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Blog - Why we need better evidence for the long-term health effects of weight loss in type 2 diabetes (JS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jean Strelitz write a blog opinion article "Why we need better evidence for the long-term health effects of weight loss in type 2 diabetes" based on the Diabetologia article "Association between weight change and incidence of cardiovascular disease events and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies and behavioural intervention trials" https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-021-05605-1. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2022/01/10/why-we-need-better-evidence-weight-loss-type-2-diabet... |
| Description | Cambridge Festival - Involving people in telehealth research during the COVID-19 pandemic (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Festival online event 'Involving people in telehealth research during the COVID-19 pandemic' with Kirsten Rennie and Dr Becky Richards, and moderator Professor Nick Wareham, discussing how new technologies and telehealth approaches have helped overcome challenges the Covid pandemic created for population research. Referenced Fenland Covid-19 and SWiM-C studies. Cambridge Festival website Dr Kirsten Rennie and Dr Becky Richards, and moderator Professor Nick Wareham, for a discussion on how new technologies and telehealth approaches have helped overcome challenges the Covid pandemic created for population research. Cambridge Festival website https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/involving-people-telehealth-research-during-covid-19-pandemic-challenges-scale-engagement-and. Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/event/cambridge-festival-2021-telehealth-covid/ Of the attendees polled 50% were from Cambridge area, 38% from elsewhere in UK, 6% each from Europe and rest of world. 71% had research background, 18% were health professionals, and 12% just interested in the topic. A majority, 78% took part in Zoom polls during the event. More than 130 people have viewed YouTube recording in following the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/event/cambridge-festival-2021-telehealth-covid/ |
| Description | Cambridge Public Health 2022 showcase (JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch gave an oral presentation of a recent systematic review at the Cambridge Public Health 2022 showcase, held on 23rd June 2022 at the Cambridge Union. The presentation was titled "A systematic review of inequalities in trials of behavioural weight management interventions". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Conversation - Type 2 diabetes weight loss recommendations could be harmful for some - new research (JS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jean Strelitz wrote a Conversation article "Type 2 diabetes weight loss recommendations could be harmful for some - new research". This was republished on Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-conversation-2020/, and shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn account. It was also republished by Yahoo news https://uk.news.yahoo.com/type-2-diabetes-patients-lose-164720715.html and Foreign affairs New Zealand https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/12/16/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-recommendations-could-be-harmful-for-some-new-research-151728/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-recommendations-could-be-harmful-for-some-ne... |
| Description | Conversation - Weight loss treatments are not a permanent fix - that doesn't mean they 'don't work (AA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conversation article by Amy Ahern and Giles Yeo "Weight loss treatments are not a permanent fix - that doesn't mean they 'don't work'" . Republished by Yahoo Life, Flipboard, and Tolerance.ca. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/weight-loss-treatments-are-not-a-permanent-fix-that-doesnt-mean-they-don... |
| Description | EASD 56th Annual Meeting - "Diabetes in Primary Care" symposium lecture (SG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Simon Griffin presented at the EASD 56th Annual Meeting, giving a lecture titled "Multifactorial treatment of diabetes: 10 year follow-up of the ADDITION-EUROPE study" at the symposium "Diabetes in primary care". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.easd.org/sites/default/files/EASD2020_FinalProgramme.pdf |
| Description | EASD symposium at 12th World Congress of DiabetesIndia (SG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Simon Griffin was invited to present at the DiabetesIndia EASD symposium, where he presented on "Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Events". His talk was well received and contributed to an interesting discussion session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://di2022faculty.com/ |
| Description | EASO Early Career Network - Winter School 2022 (JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch presented at the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) - Early Career Network - Winter School held in Seville, Spain on 1st December 2022. His poster was titled "Are there inequalities in the attendance and effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions for adults in the UK? An IPD meta-analysis" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cdn.easo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/18215106/ECN-Programme.pdf |
| Description | EASO Early Career Network - Winter School 2022 (JM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Julia Mueller presented at the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) - Early Career Network - Winter School held in Seville, Spain on 1st December 2022. Her poster was titled "The relationship between mental health and weight during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cdn.easo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/18215106/ECN-Programme.pdf |
| Description | European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2022) - "Zoomforward 22" (RJ/JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Rebecca Jones presented a poster at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2022) - "Zoomforward 22" titled "Participants experiences of mental health during a COVID-19 tailored, web-based, guided self-help, ACT-based behavioural weight management intervention" Jack Birch presented a poster titled "A systematic review of inequalities in trials of behavioural weight management interventions." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Healio - Eat less fat, more fiber and vitamin C to reduce CVD risk in diabetes (JS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jean Strelitz replied to questions from Healio/Endocrine Today for article on Diabetic Medicine paper 'Modification of cardiovascular disease risk by health behaviour change following type 2 diabetes diagnosis' https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.14646. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20210901/eat-less-fat-more-fiber-and-vitamin-c-to-reduce-c... |
| Description | ITV Tonight programme "Weight Loss: The War on Fat" (AA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Amy Ahern was interviewed for ITV Tonight's "Weight Loss: The War on Fat?", which was broadcast at 7:30pm on 10th September 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/news/2020-09-09/weight-loss-the-war-on-fat-tonight |
| Description | Instagram live - 30 years of Government obesity policy (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Rebecca Richards, along with MRC Epidemiology Unit PhD student Dolly Theis, hosted an Instagram live event on 30 years of Government obesity policy and why this has not resulted in a reduction in obesity prevalence or health inequality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Xchange Initiative (RJ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Rebecca Jones presented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Xchange Initiative on 08 June 2021. The presentation was titled "The impact of participant mental health on attendance and engagement in a trial of behavioural weight management programmes: Secondary analysis of the WRAP trial". The abstract is available on page 607 of the linked abstract book. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://isbnpa2021.venuewest.com/program/ |
| Description | PHE - Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings (AA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Amy Ahern contributed to the MRC Epidemiology Unit blog post 'Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings - Public Health England report', discussing the Public Health England report ' Integration of physical activity promotion within primary and secondary care settings: Rapid evidence review and lessons from practice case studies' https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/physical-activity-promotion-within-primary-and-secondary-care which was led by Unit researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/09/29/integration-physical-activity-promotion-primary-secon... |
| Description | PLOS Medicine Press Release - Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behavior change (SG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | PLOS Medicine Press Release 'Seeing is believing when it comes to health risk and behavior change' for paper by Gareth Hollands et al. 'Visualising health risks with medical imaging for changing recipients' health behaviours and risk factors: Systematic review with meta-analysis'. News article published on Unit website https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2022/03/03/seeing-is-believing-health-behaviour/ Reported in at least 10 online health and science news rwebsites, including Verve Times https://vervetimes.com/how-22-large-cities-address-public-health-in-climate-adaptation-plans/, Infosalus https://www.infosalus.com/salud-investigacion/noticia-imagenes-personalizadas-visualizar-salud-pueden-ser-eficaces-disuadir-comportamientos-riesgo-20220304065952.html, News Medical https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220304/See-it-to-Believe-it-How-Medical-Imaging-Technologies-Could-Help-Reduce-Health-Risks-and-Inspire-Behavior-Change.aspx and UPI https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/03/03/medical-imaging-behavior-changes-disease-risk-study/4491646322649/. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944611 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the European and International Congress on Obesity (ECO) - 10th-13th May 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Julia Mueller presented a poster online at the European and International Congress on Obesity (ECO) on 13th May 2021, titled "Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): A randomised controlled trial of an acceptance-based behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain during the pandemic". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eco2021.com/ |
| Description | Poster presentation at the European and International Congress on Obesity (ECO) - 10th-13th May 2021 (RJ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rebecca Jones presented a poster titled "The impact of participant mental health on attendance and engagement in a trial of behavioural weight management programmes: Secondary analysis of the WRAP trial." at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) on 10 May 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eco2021.com/docs/scientific-programme.pdf?p=1235 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 (JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch presented a poster at the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2021. The poster was titled "A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions in adults" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the UK Association for the Study of Obesity 2021 SciComm 101 Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch presented a poster titled "A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioural weight management interventions in adults" at the UK Association for the Study of Obesity 2021 SciComm 101 Event held on 08 September 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at Clinical School Grand Round (SG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Simon Griffin was invited to present at the Clinical School Grand Round, giving an online presentation under the General Practice and Stroke Medicine category titled "One size may not fit all, the case for stratified screening." The presentation was very well received. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at Early Career Researchers event held prior to the UK Congress on Obesity (LK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Laura Kudlek presented at the Early Career Researchers event held prior to the UK Congress on Obesity 2022. Her presentation was titled: "The mediating and moderating role of eating behaviour traits in acceptance-based weight management interventions: Protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at Eating disorders in weight related therapy (EDIT) Webinar (AA/RJ) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The University of Sydney, EDIT Collaboration - brings together clinicians, researchers and individuals with lived experience from around the world to improve treatment for people affected by obesity and eating disorders. Dr Amy Ahern chaired the Webinar on: "Obesity treatment and mental health: what do we know and where are we going" Dr Rebecca Jones presented an overview of all PhD work: "What role does mental health play in adult behavioural weight management interventions." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/612d9231534a8712066e8278/t/6330e2f0c0eaf360e0a5010b/166414820... |
| Description | Presentation at Lucy Cavendish College (JM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Julia Mueller gave a presentation at Lucy Cavendish College on 14 July 2021. The presentation was titled "Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C): A randomised controlled trial." and was well received by the audience. A video recording including the questions and answers is linked below. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/events/livefromlucy-preventing-weight-gain-during-pandemic-randomised-con... |
| Description | Presentation at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) virtual conference (JS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jean Strelitz was invited to present on the topic "Weight change and incidence of cardiovascular disease events and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies and behavioural intervention trials" on 28th September 2021 at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) virtual conference, held virtually from 27th September to 1st October 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.easd.org/programme-2021.html |
| Description | Preventing weight gain during COVID-19: How can psychology support weight management? - Talk given at BOMS 12th annual scientific meeting (JM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) welcomed Delegates and Industry to the 12th BOMSS Annual Scientific Meeting which took place in at the Oxford University, Examination School from the 27th - 28th July 2021 with over 250 attendees arriving in Oxford. The programme covered all the important topics for the entire multidisciplinary team, with speaker from across the UK, Europe and USA. Dr Julia Mueller gave an in-person presentation titled "Preventing weight gain during COVID-19: How can psychology support weight management?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://bomss.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BOMSS-ASM-Programme-24-07-2021-Online.pdf |
| Description | SWiM-C study - Q&A for European Association for the Study of Obesity blog (JM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Julia Mueller was interviewed on SWiM-C study for the The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://easo.org/swim-c-study-weight-gain-and-wellbeing-support-during-covid-19/ |
| Description | SWiM-C study blog post and video |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Unit research news post, Infographic, video on Youtube and Instagram Reels, Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn posts & shared on Twitter. Unit website had 41 unique views, Youtube video 39 views, and Instagram Reel and video 210 views by 20/12/2022. Tweeted by 13 twitter users by 118/11/2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2022/11/15/swim-c-weight-management-supports-health-during-covid... |
| Description | SciComm101 - ECR Networking & Science Communication Event (RJ/RR/JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Rebecca Jones was the organiser of the SciComm101 - ECR Networking & Science Communication Event held on 7 September 2021. Dr Rebecca Richards and Jack Birch facilitated and presented respectively. SCICOMM 101 For early career researchers was held online as part of the UKCO: Hot Topics programme. At this free event, ECRs had the opportunity to: Network with other ECRs Learn about research story-telling and infographics Win a "Rising Star" award This event was open to all early career researchers who are ASO Members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://aso.org.uk/event/scicomm-101-early-career-researchers |
| Description | Society for Social Medicine & Population Health blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | PhD student Jack Birch answered questions for the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health blog post 'SSM ECRs featuringJack Birch!' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://socsocmed.org.uk/blog/ssm-ecrs-featuring-jack-birch/ |
| Description | Society for Social Medicine and Population Health - 66th Annual Scientific Meeting (JB) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Jack Birch presented at the Society for Social Medicine and Population Health - 66th Annual Scientific Meeting on 7th September 2022. His talk was titled "Association between indicators of inequality and weight regain following a behavioural weight loss intervention". The abstract for the presentation was also published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (https://jech.bmj.com/content/76/Suppl_1/A24.1) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://socsocmed.org.uk/annualscientificmeeting/ |
| Description | Talk given to Diabetes UK Support Group in Essex (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Dr Rebecca Richards gave an online talk to the Diabetes UK Support Group in Essex on the SWiM and GLoW studies. It was well received and Dr Richards received good feedback. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Talk given to ICPO (Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity) on Cognitive Defusion for Weight Management (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Rebecca Richards gave a talk to the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO) on 7th October 2020 titled "Cognitive Defusion for Weight Management" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Talk given to Obesity UK's Bariatric Support Group (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rebecca Richards gave a presentation to the Obesity UK's Bariatric Support Group, titled "Habits: an undervalued factor in weight loss maintenance?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | resentation on Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 - The SWiM- C Study at an ASO Webinar (RR) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rebecca Richards gave a presentation on Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 - The SWiM- C Study at an ASO Webinar. Novo Nordisk provided sponsorship to the Association for the Study of Obesity (AS0) for the development of the Webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.aso.org.uk/events/weight-management-and-mental-wellbeing/ |