Martin Eccles

Biographic Data

ID3927839
NAMEMartin Eccles
GIVEN NAMESMartin
FAMILY NAMEEccles
SIGNATUREECCLES M
AFFILIATIONSNewcastle University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS179
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX3

  • The impact of the UK ‘Act Fast’ stroke awareness campaign

    Open AccessStephan U Dombrowski, Joan Mackintosh et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    Act FAST has had some perceived impact on stroke recognition and response in some stroke patients and witnesses, but the majority reported no campaign impact. Primary care clinicians were positive about the campaign, and believed it had impacted on stroke awareness and recognition but doubted impact on response behaviour. Potential avenues for optimising and complementing mass media campaigns such as 'Act FAST' were identified

  • The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy (v1) of 93 Hierarchically Clustered Techniques

    Susan Michie, Michelle Richardson et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Behavioral Medicine2013Cited by: 165References: 7

    CONSORT guidelines call for precise reporting of behavior change interventions: we need rigorous methods of characterizing active content of interventions with precision and specificity.The objective of this study is to develop an extensive, consensually agreed hierarchically structured taxonomy of techniques [behavior change techniques (BCTs)] used in behavior change interventions.In a Delphi-type exercise, 14 experts rated labels and definition…

  • Knowledge translation of research findings

    Open AccessJeremy M Grimshaw, Martin Eccles et al.ARTICLEImplementation Science2012

    BACKGROUND: One of the most consistent findings from clinical and health services research is the failure to translate research into practice and policy. As a result of these evidence-practice and policy gaps, patients fail to benefit optimally from advances in healthcare and are exposed to unnecessary risks of iatrogenic harms, and healthcare systems are exposed to unnecessary expenditure resulting in significant opportunity costs. Over the last…

  • What is an adequate sample size? Operationalising data saturation for theory-based interview studies

    J Francis, Jill J Francis et al.ARTICLEPsychology & Health2010

    In interview studies, sample size is often justified by interviewing participants until reaching 'data saturation'. However, there is no agreed method of establishing this. We propose principles for deciding saturation in theory-based interview studies (where conceptual categories are pre-established by existing theory). First, specify a minimum sample size for initial analysis (initial analysis sample). Second, specify how many more interviews w…

  • Using theory to synthesise evidence from behaviour change interventions

    Open AccessBenjamin Gardner, Colin Whittington et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Cited by: 7References: 24

  • Specifying and reporting complex behaviour change interventions

    Open AccessSusan Michie, Dean L Fixsen et al.ARTICLEImplementation Science2009

    Complex behaviour change interventions are not well described; when they are described, the terminology used is inconsistent. This constrains scientific replication, and limits the subsequent introduction of successful interventions. Implementation Science is introducing a policy of initially encouraging and subsequently requiring the scientific reporting of complex behaviour change interventions.

  • Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005

    Open AccessJulia V Cook, Heather O Dickinson et al.ARTICLEBMC Health Services Research2009

    BACKGROUND: Postal surveys are a frequently used method of data collection in health services research. Low response rates increase the potential for bias and threaten study validity. The objectives of this study were to estimate current response rates, to assess whether response rates are falling, to explore factors that might enhance response rates and to examine the potential for non-response bias in surveys mailed to healthcare professionals.…

  • From Theory to Intervention

    Open AccessSusan Michie, Marie Johnston et al.ARTICLEApplied Psychology2008

    Theory provides a helpful basis for designing interventions to change behaviour but offers little guidance on how to do this. This paper aims to illustrate methods for developing an extensive list of behaviour change techniques (with definitions) and for linking techniques to theoretical constructs. A list of techniques and definitions was generated from techniques published in two systematic reviews, supplemented by “brainstorming” and a systema…

  • Welcome to Implementation Science

    Open AccessMartin Eccles, Martin P Eccles et al.ARTICLEImplementation Science2006

    Implementation research is the scientific study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice, and, hence, to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services and care. This relatively new field includes the study of influences on healthcare professional and organisational behaviour. Implementation Science will encompass all aspects of research in this field, in c…

  • Applying psychological theory to evidence-based clinical practice

    Open AccessDebbie Bonetti, Nicole Pitts et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2006Cited by: 1References: 19

  • Cluster Randomized Trials of Professional and Organizational Behavior Change Interventions in Health Care Settings

    Open AccessJeremy M Grimshaw, Jeremy Grimshaw et al.ARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2005References: 38

    Individual patient randomized trials are the gold standard for assessing the effects of health care evaluations. However, individual randomization may not be possible for practical, logistical, ethical, or political reasons, for example, when evaluating health care professional and organizational behavior change interventions. Under such circumstances, cluster randomized trials are commonly used. This article discusses the practical and ethical i…

  • Guiding the design and selection of interventions to influence the implementation of evidence-based practice

    Open AccessDebbie Bonetti, Martin Eccles et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2005Cited by: 6References: 20

  • From the Generic to the Condition-specific? Instrument Order Effects in Quality of Life Assessment

    E Mccoll, Martin Eccles et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2003References: 31

    BACKGROUND: Generic and condition-specific measures of quality of life are often used in parallel. Despite extensive evidence of question ordering effects in the general survey literature, there is no consensus on which type of measure should be administered first and little previous conclusive research into instrument ordering effects. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of instrument ordering on response rates, speed of response, and respons…