Emma Beard
Biographic Data
| ID | 6173381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Beard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Beard |
| SIGNATURE | BEARD E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8586-1261 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tobacco use among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries is a public health concern. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of ever and current tobacco use among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among school-going adolescents aged 11–18 years in schools across Dhaka city between June and September 2022, using an opportunistic sampling approach. A structured questionnaire collected da…
Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England
In contrast to the tobacco industry's argument that the legislation would lead to an increase in the illicit tobacco and cross-border market, this study demonstrates that the implementation of the policy is associated with a decline in illicit tobacco and cross-border purchases in England
Impact of Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations on cigarette consumption and youth smoking in England
The implementation of standardised packaging of tobacco products was not associated with a meaningful change in the mean number of FM or RYO cigarettes consumed by people smoking in England, suggesting the larger pack size has not had an unintended consequence of substantially increasing cigarette consumption. However, there was also little evidence that the policy substantially reduced smoking among 16-24-year-olds
Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic in the UK
This study investigated UK adults' changes in cigarette smoking and vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic and factors associated with any changes. Data were from an online longitudinal study. A self-selected sample (n = 332) of 228 smokers and 155 vapers (51 participants were both smokers and vapers) completed 5 surveys between April 2020 and June 2021. Participants self-reported data on sociodemographics, COVID-19-related, and smoking/vaping chara…
Patterns and predictors of adherence to health-protective measures during Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
The analysis plan was pre-registered, and it is available at https://osf.io/6tnc9
Association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions
Controlling for a range of other factors, current as compared with never-smokers appear more likely to intend not to vote, to be undecided, to vote for Labour or a non-mainstream party, and less likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats, compared with the Conservative party
The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app
Celebrity influence leading to national media coverage in the UK of the Drink Less app was associated with more people downloading the app who were male, older and engaged with the app; and did not appear to impact employment inequality
Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019
This is the first independent study demonstrating that implementation of standardised packaging was associated with a reduction in smoking in England which occurred in anticipation of, rather than after, full policy implementation. It appears that the odds of being a smoker were affected by the prospect of the move to standardised packs and accompanying legislation
Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents
Less than 1% of US adolescents who use e-cigarettes first were established cigarette smokers. They were less likely to be smokers than adolescents who tried other combustible or non-combustible tobacco products first and propensity score matched adolescents without initial e-cigarette use
Effects on alcohol consumption of announcing and implementing revised UK low-risk drinking guidelines
Background In January 2016, the UK announced and began implementing revised guidelines for low-risk drinking of 14 units (112 g) per week for men and women. This was a reduction from the previous guidelines for men of 3–4 units (24–32 g) per day. There was no large-scale promotion of the revised guidelines beyond the initial media announcement. This paper evaluates the effect of announcing the revised guidelines on alcohol consumption among adult…
Predictive Validity, Diagnostic Accuracy and Test-Retest Reliability of the Strength of Urges to Drink (Sutd) Scale
This study compared the 1-item Strength of Urges to Drink (SUTD) scale with the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) on (i) test-retest reliability, (ii) predictive validity, and (iii) diagnostic accuracy. Data come from 2960 participants taking part in the Alcohol Toolkit Study (ATS), a monthly population survey of adults in England. The long-term test-retest reliability of the SUTD was 'fair', but lower than that for the AU…
Exposure to revised drinking guidelines and ‘COM-B’ determinants of behaviour change
Following the publication of revised drinking guideline in January 2016, there was a transient increase in exposure to guidelines, and capability and opportunity to drink within the guidelines that diminished over time. The transience and size of the changes indicate that behaviour change is unlikely. Well-designed, theory-based promotional campaigns may be required for drinking guidelines to be an effective public health intervention
Associations between tobacco control mass media campaign expenditure and smoking prevalence and quitting in England
Between 2008 and 2016, higher monthly expenditure on tobacco control mass media campaigns in England was associated with higher quit success rates
Unravelling the alcohol harm paradox
Low socioeconomic status groups are more likely to drink at extreme levels, which may partially explain the alcohol harm paradox. Policies that address alcohol-related health inequalities need to consider extreme drinking levels in some sub-groups that may be associated with multiple markers of deprivation. This will require a more disaggregated understanding of drinking practices
Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction
In England, the use of pharmacotherapy is prevalent for smoking cessation but not alcohol reduction. Other aids are used at a low rate, with face-to-face counselling being more common for alcohol reduction than smoking cessation
Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England
January is associated with moderate increased attempts to reduce alcohol consumption. However, we find little evidence of a change in alcohol consumption. In part, this may be due to temporal insensitivity of the AUDIT questions
Are recent attempts to quit smoking associated with reduced drinking in England? A cross-sectional population survey
Smokers who report starting a quit attempt in the last week also report lower alcohol consumption, including less frequent binge drinking, and appear more likely to report currently attempting to reduce their alcohol consumption compared with smokers who do not report a quit attempt in the last week
Impact on smoking of England's 2012 partial tobacco point of sale display ban
The partial tobacco PoS display ban introduced in England in April 2012 did not lead to an immediate decline in smoking, but was followed by a decline in the trend of smoking prevalence that could not be accounted for by seasonal factors, e-cigarette use or price changes
Protocol for a national monthly survey of alcohol use in England with 6-month follow-up
The Alcohol Toolkit Study will improve understanding of population level factors influencing alcohol consumption and be an important resource for policy evaluation and planning
The needs and preferences of pregnant smokers regarding tailored Internet-based smoking cessation interventions
The present study has identified a number of potential building blocks for ISCIs targeted to quitting smoking in pregnancy. Pregnant smokers willing to try using ISCI may particularly value an engaging intervention offering a high degree of targeting of comprehensive information to them as a group and tailoring support and advice to their individual needs, as well as one providing post-relapse support, peer-to-peer communication and personal supp…
Nicotine replacement therapy use among smokers and ex-smokers
NRT users are more motivated to quit smoking than non-users and are more likely to employ techniques to assist their cessation attempts. The majority of smokers have misperceptions regarding the safety and efficacy of NRT which may act as a barrier to its usage
Association between use of nicotine replacement therapy for harm reduction and smoking cessation
The use of NRT for SR or TA appears to be positively associated with subsequent attempts to quit smoking and abstinence among smokers in England, despite very little apparent effect on daily cigarette consumption. With replication, these findings support the potential benefit of using NRT for harm reduction but primarily as a means of promoting cessation
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Association between use of nicotine replacement therapy for harm reduction and smoking cessation
The use of NRT for SR or TA appears to be positively associated with subsequent attempts to quit smoking and abstinence among smokers in England, despite very little apparent effect on daily cigarette consumption. With replication, these findings support the potential benefit of using NRT for harm reduction but primarily as a means of promoting cessation
The needs and preferences of pregnant smokers regarding tailored Internet-based smoking cessation interventions
The present study has identified a number of potential building blocks for ISCIs targeted to quitting smoking in pregnancy. Pregnant smokers willing to try using ISCI may particularly value an engaging intervention offering a high degree of targeting of comprehensive information to them as a group and tailoring support and advice to their individual needs, as well as one providing post-relapse support, peer-to-peer communication and personal supp…
Nicotine replacement therapy use among smokers and ex-smokers
NRT users are more motivated to quit smoking than non-users and are more likely to employ techniques to assist their cessation attempts. The majority of smokers have misperceptions regarding the safety and efficacy of NRT which may act as a barrier to its usage
Protocol for a national monthly survey of alcohol use in England with 6-month follow-up
The Alcohol Toolkit Study will improve understanding of population level factors influencing alcohol consumption and be an important resource for policy evaluation and planning
Unravelling the alcohol harm paradox
Low socioeconomic status groups are more likely to drink at extreme levels, which may partially explain the alcohol harm paradox. Policies that address alcohol-related health inequalities need to consider extreme drinking levels in some sub-groups that may be associated with multiple markers of deprivation. This will require a more disaggregated understanding of drinking practices
Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction
In England, the use of pharmacotherapy is prevalent for smoking cessation but not alcohol reduction. Other aids are used at a low rate, with face-to-face counselling being more common for alcohol reduction than smoking cessation
Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England
January is associated with moderate increased attempts to reduce alcohol consumption. However, we find little evidence of a change in alcohol consumption. In part, this may be due to temporal insensitivity of the AUDIT questions
Are recent attempts to quit smoking associated with reduced drinking in England? A cross-sectional population survey
Smokers who report starting a quit attempt in the last week also report lower alcohol consumption, including less frequent binge drinking, and appear more likely to report currently attempting to reduce their alcohol consumption compared with smokers who do not report a quit attempt in the last week
Impact on smoking of England's 2012 partial tobacco point of sale display ban
The partial tobacco PoS display ban introduced in England in April 2012 did not lead to an immediate decline in smoking, but was followed by a decline in the trend of smoking prevalence that could not be accounted for by seasonal factors, e-cigarette use or price changes
Associations between tobacco control mass media campaign expenditure and smoking prevalence and quitting in England
Between 2008 and 2016, higher monthly expenditure on tobacco control mass media campaigns in England was associated with higher quit success rates
Exposure to revised drinking guidelines and ‘COM-B’ determinants of behaviour change
Following the publication of revised drinking guideline in January 2016, there was a transient increase in exposure to guidelines, and capability and opportunity to drink within the guidelines that diminished over time. The transience and size of the changes indicate that behaviour change is unlikely. Well-designed, theory-based promotional campaigns may be required for drinking guidelines to be an effective public health intervention
Predictive Validity, Diagnostic Accuracy and Test-Retest Reliability of the Strength of Urges to Drink (Sutd) Scale
This study compared the 1-item Strength of Urges to Drink (SUTD) scale with the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) on (i) test-retest reliability, (ii) predictive validity, and (iii) diagnostic accuracy. Data come from 2960 participants taking part in the Alcohol Toolkit Study (ATS), a monthly population survey of adults in England. The long-term test-retest reliability of the SUTD was 'fair', but lower than that for the AU…
Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents
Less than 1% of US adolescents who use e-cigarettes first were established cigarette smokers. They were less likely to be smokers than adolescents who tried other combustible or non-combustible tobacco products first and propensity score matched adolescents without initial e-cigarette use
Effects on alcohol consumption of announcing and implementing revised UK low-risk drinking guidelines
Background In January 2016, the UK announced and began implementing revised guidelines for low-risk drinking of 14 units (112 g) per week for men and women. This was a reduction from the previous guidelines for men of 3–4 units (24–32 g) per day. There was no large-scale promotion of the revised guidelines beyond the initial media announcement. This paper evaluates the effect of announcing the revised guidelines on alcohol consumption among adult…
Association between cigarette smoking status and voting intentions
Controlling for a range of other factors, current as compared with never-smokers appear more likely to intend not to vote, to be undecided, to vote for Labour or a non-mainstream party, and less likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats, compared with the Conservative party
The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app
Celebrity influence leading to national media coverage in the UK of the Drink Less app was associated with more people downloading the app who were male, older and engaged with the app; and did not appear to impact employment inequality
Was the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation in England associated with changes in smoking prevalence? A segmented regression analysis between 2006 and 2019
This is the first independent study demonstrating that implementation of standardised packaging was associated with a reduction in smoking in England which occurred in anticipation of, rather than after, full policy implementation. It appears that the odds of being a smoker were affected by the prospect of the move to standardised packs and accompanying legislation
Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic in the UK
This study investigated UK adults' changes in cigarette smoking and vaping during the COVID-19 pandemic and factors associated with any changes. Data were from an online longitudinal study. A self-selected sample (n = 332) of 228 smokers and 155 vapers (51 participants were both smokers and vapers) completed 5 surveys between April 2020 and June 2021. Participants self-reported data on sociodemographics, COVID-19-related, and smoking/vaping chara…
Patterns and predictors of adherence to health-protective measures during Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
The analysis plan was pre-registered, and it is available at https://osf.io/6tnc9
Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England
In contrast to the tobacco industry's argument that the legislation would lead to an increase in the illicit tobacco and cross-border market, this study demonstrates that the implementation of the policy is associated with a decline in illicit tobacco and cross-border purchases in England
Impact of Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations on cigarette consumption and youth smoking in England
The implementation of standardised packaging of tobacco products was not associated with a meaningful change in the mean number of FM or RYO cigarettes consumed by people smoking in England, suggesting the larger pack size has not had an unintended consequence of substantially increasing cigarette consumption. However, there was also little evidence that the policy substantially reduced smoking among 16-24-year-olds
Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tobacco use among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries is a public health concern. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of ever and current tobacco use among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among school-going adolescents aged 11–18 years in schools across Dhaka city between June and September 2022, using an opportunistic sampling approach. A structured questionnaire collected da…
Environmental health (20 works) · Medicine (20 works) · Public health (18 works) · Demography (14 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (14 works) · Demography (13 works) · Biostatistics (12 works) · Population (10 works) · Cross-sectional study (8 works) · Epidemiology (8 works)