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Discussing alcohol in medicines use reviews: experiences of patients in a community pharmacy context (2018)
Journal Article
Jamie, K., Oliver, E., Paterson, A., & Whittlesea, C. (2019). Discussing alcohol in medicines use reviews: experiences of patients in a community pharmacy context. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 27(3), 318-321. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12492

Objectives: Although pharmacist‐led medicines use reviews (MURs) are effective for medicines management, little is understood about patients’ experiences of alcohol‐related advice delivered therein. Sampling a population at high risk for misuse (with... Read More about Discussing alcohol in medicines use reviews: experiences of patients in a community pharmacy context.

Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: The PACERS study (2017)
Journal Article
Hawkins, J., Edwards, M., Charles, J., Russell, J., Kelson, M., Morgan, K., …Moore, G. (2017). Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: The PACERS study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3(1), Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0194-z

Background: Exercise referral schemes are recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for physical activity promotion among inactive patients with health conditions or risk factors. Whilst there is evidence for the initial ef... Read More about Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: The PACERS study.

Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Mawn, L., Oliver, E. J., Akhtar, N., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Bridle, C., & Stain, H. J. (2017). Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions. Systematic Reviews, 6, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0394-2

Background: Youth comprise 40% of the world’s unemployed, a status associated with adverse wellbeing and social, health, and economic costs. This systematic review and meta-analysis review synthesises the literature on the effectiveness of interventi... Read More about Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions.

Enhancing young peoples’ engagement: a case study in a regenerating local community (2017)
Book Chapter
Oliver, E., & Roberts, C. (2017). Enhancing young peoples’ engagement: a case study in a regenerating local community. In K. Niven, S. Lewis, & C. Kagan (Eds.), Making a difference with psychology (49-55). Richard Benjamin Trust

Prosperity and well-being are typically highest when individuals engage and work collectively within their local communities. However, programmes to increase such engagement do not always show success, especially for young people. In the present proj... Read More about Enhancing young peoples’ engagement: a case study in a regenerating local community.

Mind the Gap: Supporting between years transitions in Higher Education (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oliver, E., Bock, S., & Hanson, L. (2016, September). Mind the Gap: Supporting between years transitions in Higher Education. Paper presented at Durham University Inaugural Learning and Teaching Conference, St Aidan's College, Durham, UK

Exercise on referral: Evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy (2016)
Journal Article
Oliver, E., Hanson, C., Lindsey, I., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. (2016). Exercise on referral: Evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8(4), 731-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2016.1182048

Exercise on referral schemes (ERS) are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence for increasing physical activity in inactive patients with long-term health conditions. The current paper critiques a recent extension to ERS provisio... Read More about Exercise on referral: Evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy.

An Investigation into Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Youth-to-Senior Transition in Professional Soccer in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Morris, R., Tod, D., & Oliver, E. (2016). An Investigation into Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Youth-to-Senior Transition in Professional Soccer in the United Kingdom. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 28(4), 375-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2016.1162222

The youth-to-senior transition in professional soccer within the UK is challenging, yet previous work has focused on perspectives of a limited range of within-sport stakeholders. We conducted semistructured interviews with coaches (n = 12), sport sci... Read More about An Investigation into Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Youth-to-Senior Transition in Professional Soccer in the United Kingdom.

Development and Validation of An Implicit Measure of Meta-motivational States (2015)
Journal Article
Thomas, L., Hudson, J., & Oliver, E. (2015). Development and Validation of An Implicit Measure of Meta-motivational States. Journal of motivation, emotion, and personality, 4, 15-25. https://doi.org/10.12689/jmep.2015.403

The development of an easily-administered, valid and reliable meta-motivational state measure, capable of assessing the full spectrum of states, is needed to further the understanding and application of reversal theory (Apter, 2013). The present pape... Read More about Development and Validation of An Implicit Measure of Meta-motivational States.