Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, reviews, chapters and preprints, listed from ORCID and OpenAlex (last updated 2026-09-20). See also Google Scholar.

99 publications

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2026

Optimising supervised machine learning algorithms predicting cigarette cravings and lapses for a smoking cessation just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI)

Corinna Leppin, Jamie Brown, Claire Garnett, Dimitra Kale, Tosan Okpako, David Simons, Olga Perski

PLoS ONE

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Engagement in Digital Health Interventions: Open Questions for Research and Design

Saskia M. Kelders, Iris ten Klooster, Sofia Bastoni, Isabella Cadoni, Kerem Doğan, …, Olga Perski, et al.

Conference paper

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How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review

Jacqueline L. Bender, Sarah Scruton, Geoff Wong, Lauren R Squires, Stephanie Babinski, …, Olga Perski, et al.

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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2025

Prevalence of successful alcohol reduction attempts among risky drinkers: A national survey in England

Claire Garnett, Melissa Oldham, Olga Perski, Gemma Loebenberg, Andreas Kimergård, Jamie Brown

F1000Research

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Personalization of digital health interventions: challenges and current best practices

Laura H.H. Winkens, Felix Naughton, Anouk Middelweerd, Olga Perski, Monique Simons

European Health Psychologist

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Exploring perspectives on digital smoking cessation just-in-time adaptive interventions: A focus group study with adult smokers and smoking cessation professionals

Corinna Leppin, Tosan Okpako, Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown

PLOS Digital Health

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Bridging the digital health divide: a narrative review of the causes, implications, and solutions for digital health inequalities

Max J. Western, Eline Suzanne Smit, Thomas Gültzow, Efrat Neter, Falko F. Sniehotta, …, Olga Perski, et al.

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Review

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Identifying behaviour change techniques, technical features and implementation options for a virtual reality intervention to motivate adult smokers to quit: A focus group study with healthcare and virtual reality experts

Tosan Okpako, Corinna Leppin, Alessandro Chincotta, Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown

Digital Health

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Formal, dynamical systems modelling to advance health psychology theories: Interdisciplinary working where psychology meets mathematics

Olga Perski, Jim Allen

European Health Psychologist

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Digital Health Technology and Advanced Analytics in Lifestyle Medicine

J. Graham Thomas, Emily Panza, Olga Perski, Stephanie P. Goldstein

Lifestyle Medicine Book chapter

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2024

The Future of Health Psychology

Dominika Kwaśnicka, Olga Perski

Book chapter

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Effectiveness of the Offer of the Smoke Free Smartphone App Compared With No Intervention for Smoking Cessation: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah E. Jackson, Dimitra Kale, Emma Beard, Olga Perski, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Prevalence and characteristics of smokers interested in using virtual reality for encouraging smoking cessation: a representative population survey in Great Britain

Tosan Okpako, Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown

BMC Digital Health

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The iterative development and refinement of health psychology theories through formal, dynamical systems modelling: a scoping review and initial expert-derived ‘best practice’ recommendations

Olga Perski, Amber Copeland, Jim Allen, Misha Pavel, Daniel E. Rivera, Eric B. Hekler, Nelli Hankonen, Guillaume Chevance

Health Psychology Review

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Supervised machine learning to predict smoking lapses from Ecological Momentary Assessments and sensor data: Implications for just-in-time adaptive intervention development

Olga Perski, Dimitra Kale, Corinna Leppin, Tosan Okpako, David Simons, Stephanie P. Goldstein, Eric B. Hekler, Jamie Brown

PLOS Digital Health

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Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?

Claire Garnett, Larisa-Maria Dinu, Melissa Oldham, Olga Perski, Gemma Loebenberg, et al.

npj Digital Medicine

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Does socioeconomic position moderate the associations between the content and delivery features of digital behaviour change interventions for smoking cessation and intervention effectiveness? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Corinna Leppin, Tosan Okpako, Jamie Brown, Claire Garnett, Olga Perski

Health Psychology Review Review

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Developing content for a virtual reality scenario that motivates quit attempts in adult smokers: A focus group study with art-based methods

Tosan Okpako, Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown

PLOS Digital Health

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Evaluating the Acceptability of the Drink Less App and the National Health Service Alcohol Advice Web Page: Qualitative Interview Process Evaluation

Melissa Oldham, Larisa-Maria Dina, Gemma Loebenberg, Olga Perski, Jamie Brown, et al.

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Engagement

Saskia M. Kelders, Olga Perski

Book chapter

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Associations between Tobacco Smoking and Self-Reported SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Infections, Disease Severity, and Duration in the German Population

Daniel Kotz, Olga Perski, Kathleen Gali, Jamie Brown, Sabrina Kastaun

SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice

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Mobile Health Interventions for Substance Use Disorders

Michael S. Businelle, Olga Perski, Emily T. Hébert, Darla E. Kendzor

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology Review

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The Digital Therapeutics Real-World Evidence Framework: An Approach for Guiding Evidence-Based Digital Therapeutics Design, Development, Testing, and Monitoring

Meelim Kim, Kevin Patrick, Camille Nebeker, Job Godino, Spencer Stein, …, Olga Perski, et al.

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Personality typologies of smokers and excessive drinkers: a cross-sectional survey of respondents in the BBC Lab UK Study

Olga Perski, Astrid Nikiel, Jamie Brown, Lion Shahab

F1000Research

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Psychological factors and eating behaviors with EMA: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pierre Gérain, D. Powell, Bernard Asare, Dominika Kwaśnicka, Olga Perski, et al.

Review

LINK

2023

Barriers and Enablers to the Adoption of a Healthier Diet Using an App: Qualitative Interview Study With Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Jonas Montilva-Monsalve, Bruna Dimantas, Olga Perski, Leslie Morrison Gutman

JMIR Diabetes

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User Engagement Clusters of an 8-Week Digital Mental Health Intervention Guided by a Relational Agent (Woebot): Exploratory Study

Valerie L. Forman‐Hoffman, Megan Flom, Timothy Y. Mariano, Emil Chiauzzi, Andre Williams, …, Olga Perski

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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How Notifications Affect Engagement With a Behavior Change App: Results From a Micro-Randomized Trial

Lauren Bell, Claire Garnett, Yihan Bao, Zhaoxi Cheng, Tianchen Qian, Olga Perski, Henry Potts, Elizabeth Williamson

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Classification of Lapses in Smokers Attempting to Stop: A Supervised Machine Learning Approach Using Data From a Popular Smoking Cessation Smartphone App

Olga Perski, Kezhi Li, Nikolas Pontikos, David Simons, Stephanie P. Goldstein, Felix Naughton, Jamie Brown

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Within‐person associations between psychological and contextual factors and lapse incidence in smokers attempting to quit: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies

Olga Perski, Dominika Kwaśnicka, Dimitra Kale, Verena Schneider, Dorothy Szinay, et al.

Addiction Review

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Effectiveness of the offer of the Smoke Free smartphone application compared with no intervention for smoking cessation: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Sarah E. Jackson, Dimitra Kale, Emma Beard, Olga Perski, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Preprint

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2022

The Effect of the First UK COVID-19 Lockdown on Users of the Drink Less App: Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Engagement, and Alcohol Reduction

Melissa Oldham, Olga Perski, Gemma Loebenberg, Jamie Brown, Claire Garnett

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Understanding health behaviours in context: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies of five key health behaviours

Olga Perski, Jan Keller, Dimitra Kale, Bernard Yeboah‐Asiamah Asare, Verena Schneider, et al.

Health Psychology Review Review

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Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Use Over Time: Predicting 12-Month Cessation Outcomes in a 2-Arm Randomized Trial

Jonathan B. Bricker, Kristin E. Mull, Margarita Santiago‐Torres, Zhen Miao, Olga Perski, Chongzhi Di

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Exploring Users’ Experiences With a Quick-Response Chatbot Within a Popular Smoking Cessation Smartphone App: Semistructured Interview Study

Alice Alphonse, Kezia Stewart, Jamie Brown, Olga Perski

JMIR Formative Research

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A pilot randomised trial of a brief virtual reality scenario in smokers unmotivated to quit: Assessing the feasibility of recruitment

Olga Perski, Trupti Jambharunkar, Jamie Brown, Dimitra Kale

PLOS Digital Health

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Associations between smoking to relieve stress, motivation to stop and quit attempts across the social spectrum: A population survey in England

Olga Perski, Maria A. Theodoraki, Sharon Cox, Loren Kock, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown

PLoS ONE

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White Paper: Open Digital Health – accelerating transparent and scalable health promotion and treatment

Dominika Kwaśnicka, Jan Keller, Olga Perski, Sebastian Potthoff, Gill A. ten Hoor, et al.

Health Psychology Review

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Association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: a case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust

David Simons, Olga Perski, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Robin L. Bailey

F1000Research

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Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Vaping in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK: Findings from Baseline and 12-Month Follow up of HEBECO Study

Dimitra Kale, Olga Perski, Aleksandra Herbec, Emma Beard, Lion Shahab

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Being Agile: Honing New Skills and Fostering Curiosity for Increased Scientific Impact

Olga Perski

Book chapter

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Estimated Failure to Report Unsuccessful Quit Attempts by Type of Cessation Aid: A Population Survey of Smokers in England

Olga Perski, Robert West, Jamie Brown, Haniki Mohamed

The Journal of Smoking Cessation

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2021

Refining the content and design of an alcohol reduction app, Drink Less, to improve its usability and effectiveness: a mixed methods approach

Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Susan Michie, Robert West, Matt Field, et al.

F1000Research

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Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Risk Acceptance Ladder (RAL) as a tool for targeting health communications

Olga Perski, Claire Stevens, Robert West, Lion Shahab

PLoS ONE

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Dataset underpinning “Understanding health behaviours in context: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment studies of five key health behaviours”

Olga Perski, Jan Keller, Bernard Yeboah‐Asiamah Asare, Verena Schneider, Daniel Powell, et al.

Review

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Perceptions of Factors Influencing Engagement With Health and Well-being Apps in the United Kingdom: Qualitative Interview Study

Dorothy Szinay, Olga Perski, Andy Jones, Tim Chadborn, Jamie Brown, Felix Naughton

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Establishing best practices in cancer online support groups: protocol for a realist review

Jacqueline L. Bender, Stephanie Babinski, Geoff Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Marina Englesakis, …, Olga Perski, et al.

BMJ Open

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Smoking, Nicotine, and COVID-19: Triangulation of Methods and Preregistration Are Required for Robust Causal Inference

Olga Perski, David Simons, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Technology‐mediated just‐in‐time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to reduce harmful substance use: a systematic review

Olga Perski, Emily T. Hébert, Felix Naughton, Eric B. Hekler, Jamie Brown, Michael S. Businelle

Addiction Review

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Scientific and ethical challenges to defining what constitutes ‘proportionate evidence’ for the regulation and accreditation of applications to treat addiction

Olga Perski

Addiction

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Systematic review of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies of five public health-related behaviours: review protocol

Dominika Kwaśnicka, Dimitra Kale, Verena Schneider, Jan Keller, Bernard Yeboah‐Asiamah Asare, …, Olga Perski

BMJ Open Review

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Interventions to increase personal protective behaviours to limit the spread of respiratory viruses: A rapid evidence review and meta‐analysis

Olga Perski, Dorothy Szinay, Elizabeth Corker, Lion Shahab, Robert West, Susan Michie

British Journal of Health Psychology

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Characterizing and predicting person-specific, day-to-day, fluctuations in walking behavior

Guillaume Chevance, Dario Baretta, Matti T. J. Heino, Olga Perski, Merlijn Olthof, Predrag Klasnja, Eric B. Hekler, Job Godino

PLoS ONE

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Acceptability of digital health interventions: embracing the complexity

Olga Perski, Camille E. Short

Translational Behavioral Medicine

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Influences on the Uptake of Health and Well-being Apps and Curated App Portals: Think-Aloud and Interview Study

Dorothy Szinay, Olga Perski, Andy Jones, Tim Chadborn, Jamie Brown, Felix Naughton

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Associations between vaping and Covid-19: Cross-sectional findings from the HEBECO study

Dimitra Kale, Aleksandra Herbeć, Olga Perski, Sarah E. Jackson, Jamie Brown, Lion Shahab

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Identifying Content-Based Engagement Patterns in a Smoking Cessation Website and Associations With User Characteristics and Cessation Outcomes: A Sequence and Cluster Analysis

Olga Perski, Noreen L Watson, Kristin E. Mull, Jonathan B. Bricker

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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The impact of celebrity influence and national media coverage on users of an alcohol reduction app: a natural experiment

Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Emma Beard, Susan Michie, Robert West, Jamie Brown

BMC Public Health

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Ecological momentary assessment to examine associations of psychological factors with dietary intake: A systematic review.

Daniel Powell, Bernard Asare, Pierre Gérain, Dominika Kwaśnicka, Olga Perski, et al.

Review

LINK

2020

The association of smoking status with hospitalisation for COVID-19 compared with other respiratory viruses a year previous: A case-control study at a single UK National Health Service trust

David Simons, Olga Perski, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Robin L. Bailey

Preprint

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Health on the Move (HOME) Study: Using a smartphone app to explore the health and wellbeing of migrants in the United Kingdom

Robert W Aldridge, Rachel Burns, Victoria Kirkby, Nadia Elsay, Elizabeth Murray, …, Olga Perski, et al.

Wellcome Open Research

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Protocol for a feasibility study of smoking cessation in the surgical pathway before major lung surgery: Project MURRAY

Sebastian T. Lugg, Amy Kerr, Salma Kadiri, Alina-Maria Budacan, Amanda Farley, …, Olga Perski, et al.

BMJ Open

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Engagement With a Behavior Change App for Alcohol Reduction: Data Visualization for Longitudinal Observational Study

Lauren Bell, Claire Garnett, Tianchen Qian, Olga Perski, Elizabeth Williamson, Henry Potts

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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The association of smoking status with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, hospitalization and mortality from COVID‐19: a living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta‐analyses (version 7)

David Simons, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Olga Perski

Addiction

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COVID‐19, smoking, vaping and quitting: a representative population survey in England

Harry Tattan‐Birch, Olga Perski, Sarah E. Jackson, Lion Shahab, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Addiction

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Exploring views on alcohol consumption and digital support for alcohol reduction in UK ‐based Punjabi‐Sikh men: A think aloud and interview study

Karamjeet Taak, Jamie Brown, Olga Perski

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Has the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak influenced the uptake of a popular smoking cessation app in UK smokers? An interrupted time series analysis

Olga Perski, Aleksandra Herbeć, Lion Shahab, Jeff Brown

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

LINK

Influence of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak on the Uptake of a Popular Smoking Cessation App in UK Smokers: Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Olga Perski, Aleksandra Herbeć, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Notifications to Improve Engagement With an Alcohol Reduction App: Protocol for a Micro-Randomized Trial

Lauren Bell, Claire Garnett, Tianchen Qian, Olga Perski, Henry Potts, Elizabeth Williamson

JMIR Research Protocols

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Digital health at the age of the Anthropocene

Guillaume Chevance, Eric B. Hekler, Maxime Efoui-Hess, Job Godino, Natalie M. Golaszewski, …, Olga Perski, et al.

The Lancet Digital Health

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Innovative methods for observing and changing complex health behaviors: four propositions

Guillaume Chevance, Olga Perski, Eric B. Hekler

Translational Behavioral Medicine

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Association between changes in harm perceptions and e-cigarette use among current tobacco smokers in England: a time series analysis

Olga Perski, Emma Beard, Jamie Brown

BMC Medicine

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Face masks to prevent community transmission of viral respiratory infections: A rapid evidence review using Bayesian analysis

Olga Perski, David Simons, Robert West, Susan Michie

Preprint

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Innovative methods for predicting and changing complex health behaviors: Four propositions

Guillaume Chevance, Olga Perski, Eric B. Hekler

Preprint

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2019

Associations between smoking status and bodily pain in a cross-sectional survey of UK respondents

Olga Perski, Claire Garnett, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown, Robert West

Addictive Behaviors

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Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Digital Behavior Change Intervention Engagement Scale in Users of an App for Reducing Alcohol Consumption: Evaluation Study

Olga Perski, Jim Lumsden, Claire Garnett, Ann Blandford, Robert West, Susan Michie

Journal of Medical Internet Research

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Trends in and factors associated with the adoption of digital aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey in England

Olga Perski, Sarah E. Jackson, Claire Garnett, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Finding moderation online

Emma Davies, Zarnie Khadjesari, Olga Perski, Claire Garnett

Psychologist

LINK

Do Daily Fluctuations in Psychological and App-Related Variables Predict Engagement With an Alcohol Reduction App? A Series of N-Of-1 Studies

Olga Perski, Felix Naughton, Claire Garnett, Ann Blandford, Emma Beard, Robert West, Susan Michie

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Effectiveness of an offer of the Smoke Free smartphone application for smoking cessation: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Sarah E. Jackson, Olga Perski, David Crane, Susan Michie, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Addiction

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A self-report measure of engagement with digital behavior change interventions (DBCIs): development and psychometric evaluation of the “DBCI Engagement Scale”

Olga Perski, Ann Blandford, Claire Garnett, David Crane, Robert West, Susan Michie

Translational Behavioral Medicine

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Predictors of engagement, response to follow-up and extent of alcohol reduction in users of a smartphone app (Drink Less)

Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Ildikó Tombor, Robert West, S. Michie, Jamie Brown

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

LINK

Digital interventions for anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of engagement and effectiveness

Mark Hardaker, Olga Perski, Elias Tsakanikos

Psychological Medicine Review

LINK

Does the addition of a supportive chatbot promote user engagement with a smoking cessation app? An experimental study

Olga Perski, David Crane, Emma Beard, Jamie Brown

Digital Health

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2018

Perceived addiction to smoking and associations with motivation to stop, quit attempts and quitting success: A prospective study of English smokers

Olga Perski, Natalie Herd, Robert West, Jamie Brown

Addictive Behaviors

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Exploring Users’ Experiences of the Uptake and Adoption of Physical Activity Apps: Longitudinal Qualitative Study

Dario Baretta, Olga Perski, Patrizia Steca

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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Predictors of Engagement, Response to Follow Up, and Extent of Alcohol Reduction in Users of a Smartphone App (Drink Less): Secondary Analysis of a Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial

Claire Garnett, Olga Perski, Ildikó Tombor, Robert West, Susan Michie, Jamie Brown

JMIR mhealth and uhealth

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What Design Features Shape Users’ Choice Of And Sustained Engagement With Smoking Cessation And Alcohol Reduction Apps?

Olga Perski

Science Trends

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Smokers’ Views on Personal Carbon Monoxide Monitors, Associated Apps, and Their Use: An Interview and Think-Aloud Study

Aleksandra Herbeć, Olga Perski, Lion Shahab, Robert West

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Does consistent motivation to stop smoking improve the explanation of recent quit attempts beyond current motivation? A cross-sectional study

Olga Perski, Natalie Herd, Jamie Brown, Robert West

Addictive Behaviors

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Engagement features judged by excessive drinkers as most important to include in smartphone applications for alcohol reduction: A mixed-methods study

Olga Perski, Dario Baretta, Ann Blandford, Robert West, Susan Michie

Digital Health

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Seven lessons for interdisciplinary research on interactive digital health interventions

Ann Blandford, Jo Gibbs, Nikki Newhouse, Olga Perski, Aneesha Singh, Elizabeth Murray

Digital Health

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2017

Developing an operational definition and a self-report measure of engagement with e-/mHealth interventions: critical reflections

Olga Perski, Ann Blandford, Robert West, S. Michie

European Health Psychologist

LINK

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of tertiary interventions in clinical burnout

Olga Perski, Giorgio Grossi, Aleksander Perski, Maria Niemi

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Review

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Smokers’ and drinkers’ choice of smartphone applications and expectations of engagement: a think aloud and interview study

Olga Perski, Ann Blandford, Harveen Kaur Ubhi, Robert West, Susan Michie

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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EHPS/DHP Conference 2016: Summary of DHP Award for ‘Outstanding MSc Thesis’ and reflections on conference highlights

Olga Perski

Health Psychology Update

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2016

Engagement with digital behaviour change interventions: a structured review using techniques from critical interpretive synthesis

Olga Perski, S. Michie, A.E. Blandford, Rebecca West

European Health Psychologist Review

LINK

Understanding engagement with a novel smoking cessation smartphone application: an exploratory analysis of usage data

Olga Perski, Aleksandra Herbeć, Robert West

European Health Psychologist

LINK

Conceptualising engagement with digital behaviour change interventions: a systematic review using principles from critical interpretive synthesis

Olga Perski, Ann Blandford, Robert West, Susan Michie

Translational Behavioral Medicine Review

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