Action Amos

Dados Biográficos

ID99450
NOMEAction Amos
PRENOMESAction
SOBRENOMEAmos
ASSINATURAAMOS A
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Edinburgh
ORCID0000-0003-1066-5551
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS44
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES182
TOTAL COMO AUTOR44
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1995
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H7

  • Exploring ethical practice in NGOS on mental health research in Malawi

    Open AccessAction Amos, Cristóbal Guerra et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    In recent years, an increasing trend in mental health research has been to collaborate with non-governmental organizations [NGOs] and their constituents. However, ethical difficulties can arise as a result of such partnerships. Understanding the ethics-related practices of NGOs engaged in mental health research is therefore critical. This study addressed these questions in a Malawian context. The goal of this study was to investigate NGO’s ethica…

  • Exploring Professional and Carer Stakeholder Conceptualizations of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Malawi Using a Contextual Co-Design Methodology

    Open AccessKhama Chibwana, Mark Hoelterhoff et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2024Referências: 37

    In Malawi, there is a high prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents. However, access to specialized care is scarce due to a lack of public policies, resources, and cultural factors. In this context, the aim of this research is to understand how child and adolescent mental health is conceptualized by key stakeholders in Malawi. The participants were 117 stakeholders (59 female and 58 male) involved with children's mental health f…

  • Ethics in global research

    Open AccessCorinne Reid, Clara Calia et al.ARTICLEResearch Ethics2021

    Global challenge-led research seeks to contribute to solution-generation for complex problems. Multicultural, multidisciplinary, and multisectoral teams must be capable of operating in highly demanding contexts. This brings with it a swathe of ethical conflicts that require quick and effective solutions that respect both international conventions and cultural diversity. The objective of this article is to describe the process of creating a toolki…

  • You Do It Through the Grapevine”

    Open AccessRebecca M F Hewer, Sarah Hill et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2021

    Despite efforts to reduce adolescent smoking via minimum age-of-sale legislation, many young people continue to access tobacco through a mix of social and commercial sources. Little is known about the roles of habitus, capital, and social topographies in shaping under-age access to tobacco. This article draws on Bourdieu’s theory of practice and data generated from 56 focus groups with 14- to 19-year-olds across seven European cities to answer th…

  • The emerging norms of e-cigarette use among adolescents

    Open AccessJordan Soliz, Hannah Smith et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2021

  • Student perceptions of smoke-free school policies in Europe – a critical discourse analysis

    Open AccessRebecca M F Hewer, Rebecca MF Hewer et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2020

    Smoke-Free School Policies (SFSP) are primarily designed to ensure educational spaces remain free of second-hand smoke, whilst contributing to a reduction in adolescent smoking by challenging the practice per se. Evidence regarding the latter goal is inconclusive, however, with most studies suggesting SFSPs are ineffective in reducing smoking prevalence. A dearth of qualitative research limits our understanding of why this inefficacy persists and…

  • Implementation of a peer-led school based smoking prevention programme

    Open AccessFiona Dobbie, Richard Purves et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    ASSIST in Scotland was delivered with a high degree of fidelity to the licensed programme and was acceptable from the perspective of schools, students and trainers. Targeting ASSIST in deprived areas with higher youth smoking prevalence or in other countries where youth smoking rates are rising or higher than in Scotland may be particularly relevant for the future delivery

  • How has the introduction of point-of-sale legislation affected the presence and visibility of tobacco retailing in Scotland? A longitudinal study

    Open AccessJamie R Pearce, Mark Cherrie et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2019

    The POS ban reduced exposure to tobacco products in communities across Scotland. However, tobacco products remain widely available, and there is growing socioeconomic disparity in the availability and visibility of tobacco

  • Adolescents’ perceptions of tobacco accessibility and smoking norms and attitudes in response to the tobacco point-of-sale display ban in Scotland

    Open AccessMirte A G Kuipers, Catherine Best et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2019

    Only when taking into account that the use of e-cigarettes increased in 2013-2017 did we find that the POS tobacco display ban in supermarkets and small shops in Scotland was followed by reductions in adolescents' perceived accessibility of tobacco and positive attitudes towards smoking

  • Thank you to our reviewers

    Lorien Abroms, Kathleen M Adams et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

  • E-cigarettes, vaping and performativity in the context of tobacco denormalisation

    Open AccessMark Lucherini, Catriona Rooke et al.ARTICLESociology of Health & Illness2018Citada por: 5Referências: 10

    E-cigarettes are devices through which a nicotine solution is 'vapourised' and inhaled by the user. Unlike cigarettes, the process involves no tobacco combustion. However, the inhalation and exhalation of vapour is reminiscent of smoking and there is debate about the possible harms and benefits of e-cigarette use, including the 'renormalisation' of smoking. Despite these debates, there has been little exploration into the embodied and semiotic si…

  • Relationship between trying an electronic cigarette and subsequent cigarette experimentation in Scottish adolescents

    Open AccessCatherine Best, Farhana Haseen et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2017

    Young never smokers are more likely to experiment with cigarettes if they have tried an e-cigarette. Causality cannot be inferred, but continued close monitoring of e-cigarette use in young people is warranted

  • Disadvantaged Parents’ Engagement with a National Secondhand Smoke in the Home Mass Media Campaign

    Open AccessNeneh Rowa-Dewar, Neneh Rowa‐Dewar et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016

    Mass media campaigns can be effective in tobacco control but may widen health inequalities if they fail to engage disadvantaged smokers. This qualitative study explored how parents with young children living in disadvantaged circumstances engaged with a national campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the importance of smokefree homes. Individual semi-structured interviews were carried out with 17 parents before and after the Scottish 2014 "Ri…

  • Relationship between e-cigarette point of sale recall and e-cigarette use in secondary school children

    Open AccessCatherine Best, Farhana Haseen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    This study has found a cross-sectional association between self-reported recall of e-cigarette POS displays and use of, and intention to use, e-cigarettes. The magnitude of this association is comparable to that between tobacco point of sale recall and intention to use traditional cigarettes in the same sample. Further longitudinal data is required to confirm a causal relationship between e-cigarette point of sale exposure and their use and futur…

  • Smokers’ and ex-smokers’ understanding of electronic cigarettes

    Catriona Rooke, Sarah Cunningham-Burley et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    Different groups of smokers bring diverse expectations, requirements and concerns to their evaluations and therefore to the potential use of nicotine-containing products. The ambiguity around e-cigarettes in public health debates and medical practice is reflected in the positions and concerns of smokers. There is a need for both clear, up-to-date trustworthy information about their benefits and risks, and stronger regulation

  • Unpacking commercial sector opposition to European smoke-free policy

    Open AccessHeide Weishaar, Action Amos et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    The comparatively limited opposition to EU smoke-free policy contrasts with previous accounts of tobacco industry resistance to tobacco control. While context-specific factors can partially explain these differences, the paper indicates that the sector's diminished credibility and lack of unity hampered political engagement and alliance building. Industry efforts to emphasise the benefits of smokeless tobacco during smoke-free policy debates high…

  • Best of enemies

    Open AccessHeide Weishaar, Action Amos et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Citada por: 5Referências: 4

  • Determining the impact of smoking point of sale legislation among youth (Display) study

    Open AccessSally Haw, Action Amos et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    This study examines the impact of the implementation of both a partial and comprehensive ban on point of sale (POS) tobacco advertising on attitudes to smoking, brand awareness, perceived ease of access to tobacco products and youth smoking prevalence. The results will be of considerable interest to policy makers both from the UK and other jurisdictions where they are considering the development and implementation of similar legislation

  • Capturing complexity

    Heide Weishaar, Action Amos et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2014Citada por: 4Referências: 18

    Social network analysis (SNA), a method which can be used to explore networks in various contexts, has received increasing attention. Drawing on the development of European smoke-free policy, this paper explores how a mixed method approach to SNA can be utilised to investigate a complex policy network. Textual data from public documents, consultation submissions and websites were extracted, converted and analysed using plagiarism detection softwa…

  • How do policy advisors and practitioners prioritise the protection of children from secondhand smoke exposure in a country with advanced tobacco control policy

    Open AccessDeborah Ritchie, Deborah Doreen Ritchie et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    In a country, such as Scotland, with advanced tobacco control strategies, there continue to be challenges to policy and practice development in the more contentious arena of the home. Children's SHSE in their homes is unequivocally accepted as an important health priority, but it is not currently perceived to be a top public health priority in Scotland

  • News media representations of electronic cigarettes

    Catriona Rooke, Action Amos et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    Drawing on the diffusion of innovations theory, we suggest that newspaper constructions of ENDS provide readers with important information about what ENDS are for, how they work, and their relative advantages. These themes, and dominance of more positive meanings, raise a number of issues for tobacco control, including concerns around celebrity use and promotion; the impact of increasing ENDS use on social norms around smoking; their potential to…

  • Socioeconomic status and smoking

    Open AccessRosemary Hiscock, Linda Bauld et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the New York Academy of…2012

    Smoking prevalence is higher among disadvantaged groups, and disadvantaged smokers may face higher exposure to tobacco's harms. Uptake may also be higher among those with low socioeconomic status (SES), and quit attempts are less likely to be successful. Studies have suggested that this may be the result of reduced social support for quitting, low motivation to quit, stronger addiction to tobacco, increased likelihood of not completing courses of…

  • Refresh—reducing families' exposure to secondhand smoke in the home

    Inga Wilson, Sean Semple et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2012

    Providing mothers who smoke with personalised results about the indoor air quality of their homes along with a motivational interview is feasible and has an effect on improving household air quality. Participants found the intervention understandable and acceptable. Taken overall, the results suggest that a future large-scale trial using measurements of indoor air quality as part of a complex intervention to reduce children's SHS exposure should …

  • Smoking spaces and practices in pubs, bars and clubs

    Open AccessCatriona Rooke, Action Amos et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2012Citada por: 4Referências: 19

  • Experiences of outreach workers in promoting smoking cessation to Bangladeshi and Pakistani men

    Open AccessR Begh, Rachna A Begh et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Outreach workers expanded reach of the service through taking it to diverse locations of relevance to Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities. The optimum method of outreach to retain and treat Bangladeshi and Pakistani smokers effectively in cessation programmes needs further development