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David French

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Professor of Health Psychology

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom

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David French is a Professor of Health Psychology at The University of Manchester, UK. His research focuses on health psychology, with recent publications addressing topics such as sleep interventions for shift workers, digital health applications for diabetes management, and ethical considerations in data sharing within healthcare. He also examines the effectiveness of public health programs and breast cancer screening practices, contributing valuable insights to the field.

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Developing evidence-based text messages to target diet and physical activity behaviour for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Open Date: 2022-04-01

Close Date: 2023-09-01

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Using real world data and rapid learning to drive improvements in lung cancer survival.

Open Date: 2021-11-01

Close Date: 2026-10-01

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A case control study of women aged 30-39 to augment breast cancer risk prediction and assess acceptability and preference of systematic risk prediction approach through primary care.

Open Date: 2021-09-01

Close Date: 2024-08-01

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Development of land at Brent Cross, London: Co-development of a flourishing index and collection and management of baseline data.

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2021-12-01

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What is the best way for healthcare professionals to communicate changes in estimated risk of breast cancer?

Open Date: 2020-09-30

Close Date: 2024-06-29

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Collaborators (77)

Stuart Wright

The University of Manchester

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Implementing a Risk-Stratified National Breast Screening Programme in the United Kingdom: A Model-Based Cost-effectiveness Analysis

An Evaluation of Digital Health Tools to Support Multidisciplinary Teams in Managing Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Acceptability of breast cancer risk assessment for women aged 30–49: Views of women from six under-served groups

Exploring trial acceptability, recruitment, and retention in a pilot optimisation randomised controlled trial of a behavioural intervention to support medication adherence in women with breast cancer: A qualitative process evaluation [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Usage and Exposure to Content of the NHS Healthy Living Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

Long-term impacts of co-designed sustainable park improvements on physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours: a 7-year natural experimental study in a deprived urban area

Need for and design of a trial to test efficacy of weight loss interventions for cancer prevention: an international consensus using expert nominal group and Delphi methods

Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in participation in breast cancer risk assessment: Findings from the BCAN-RAY study (NCT05305963)

Prevent 6:1 trial: pI rotocol for a feasibility trial of a 6:1 intermittent diet for weight gain prevention in women at increased risk of breast cancer

The breast cancer risk assessment pathway in England: a systems analysis of current challenges and ways to improve

Understanding the preferences of younger women for the delivery of a service to predict breast cancer risk: a discrete choice experiment Short title: Preferences for a breast cancer risk-prediction service

Improving access and uptake of lung cancer screening with a focus on health inequity: the views of professionals involved in the UK NHS lung cancer screening programme

Acceptability of breast cancer risk assessment amongst general population women aged 30–39 years: A qualitative study

How do women experience a change in their clinically-derived breast cancer risk estimates: views from a UK family history risk and prevention clinic

Understanding preferences for behaviour change support as part of the NHS Health Check: a qualitative study with adults from underserved minoritised ethnic communities

Experiences of Using a Digital Text Messaging Intervention to Support Oral Medication Adherence for People Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Process Evaluation

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-DPP)

Which individually-directed non‐pharmacological interventions are effective at improving sleep outcomes in shift workers? A systematic review of systematic reviews

Shift workers’ experiences and views of sleep disturbance, fatigue and healthy behaviors: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis

Method for Observing SMOKing and vaping bEhaviours (MOSMOKE): development and validation of a systematic observation tool

Exposure to behaviour change techniques and self-management tasks in a nationally-implemented digital intervention for type 2 diabetes self-management: Analysis of usage data

Illness risk representations underlying women's breast cancer risk appraisals: A theory‐informed qualitative analysis

Optimising data sharing whilst protecting participant privacy: a data note describing processed data from a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences of caring for women with false positive screening test results

The new NHS England ‘ping and book’ screening service is set to exclude thousands of women

Acceptability of risk-based breast cancer screening among professionals and healthcare providers from 6 countries contributing to the MyPeBS study

The feasibility of risk-stratified screening as routine practice in the NHS Breast Screening Programme in England: the PROCAS2 research programme

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance

Cardiovascular disease risk communication alone is not enough: why a recent review may be misleading

Development of a breast cancer risk assessment and primary prevention pathway for women aged 30–39 years: Views of UK primary care providers on the role of primary care

Improving retrospective intervention descriptions: Lessons learned from research on type 2 diabetes programmes in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

Service Users’ Experiences of a Nationwide Digital Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Intervention (Healthy Living): Qualitative Interview Study

Large walking and wellbeing behaviour benefits of co-designed sustainable park improvements: A natural experimental study in a UK deprived urban area

Experiences of online group support for engaging and supporting participants in the National Health Service Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme: A qualitative interview study

Healthcare professionals' experiences of caring for women with false‐positive screening test results in the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme

Untapped Potential of Unobtrusive Observation for Studying Health Behaviors

Feasibility and acceptability of offering breast cancer risk assessment to general population women aged 30–39 years: a mixed-methods study protocol

Codevelopment of a Text Messaging Intervention to Support Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer: Mixed Methods Approach

Preventing type 2 diabetes: A research agenda for behavioural science

What do women think about having received their breast cancer risk as part of a risk-stratified NHS Breast Screening Programme? A qualitative study

How do women at increased risk of breast cancer make sense of their risk? An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Psychological impact of risk-stratified screening as part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme: multi-site non-randomised comparison of BC-Predict versus usual screening (NCT04359420)

Diabetes prevention at scale: narrative review of findings and lessons from the DIPLOMA evaluation of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England

Optimization of an Information Leaflet to Influence Medication Beliefs in Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Factorial Experiment

Primary care staff’s views and experience of patients’ online access to their electronic health record: a qualitative exploration

Proactive breast cancer risk assessment in primary care: a review based on the principles of screening

Acceptability, fidelity and trial experience of four intervention components to support medication adherence in women with breast cancer: A process evaluation protocol for a pilot fractional factorial trial

Collaborators (77)

Stuart Wright

Elaine Harkness

Rhiannon Hawkes

Kathleen Boyd

Robbie Foy

Rachel Hawkins

Louise Gorman

Paul Wilson

Vanessa Macintyre

Elaine Cameron

Caroline Sanders

William Whittaker

Rachel Meacock

Brian McMillan

Samuel Smith

Lisa Miles

Sarah Hindmarch

Simon Heller

David Ray

Thomas Mason

Anthony Howell

Simon Kyle

Gail Davidge

Daniel Howdon

Matthew Dennis

Andrew G. Renehan