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Seymour, V., Willis, T. A., Weller, A. , Althaf, M., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Lorencatto, F., Wright-Hughes, A., Walwyn, R. E. A., Alderson, S. L., Brown, B. C., Brehaut, J., Colquhoun, H., Ivers, N., Presseau, J., Farrin, A. J., Foy, R. & Wilson, S. ORCID: 0000-0001-6445-654Xview all authors (2025). Improving audit and feedback: A user-centred approach to designing feedback techniques for an online experiment. Health Informatics Journal, 31(1), 14604582251317101-. doi: 10.1177/14604582251317101

Squires, J. E., Graham, I. D., Santos, W. J. , Hutchinson, A. M., Backman, C., Bergström, A., Brehaut, J., Brouwers, M., Burton, C., de Candido, L. K., Cassidy, C., Chalmers, C., Chapman, A., Colquhoun, H., Curran, J., Varin, M. D., Doering, P., Rose, A. E., Fairclough, L., Francis, J. J., Godfrey, C., Greenough, M., Grimshaw, J. M., Grinspun, D., Harvey, G., Hillmer, M., Ivers, N., Lavis, J., Li, S-A., Michie, S., Miller, W., Noseworthy, T., Rader, T., Robson, M., Rycroft-Malone, J., Stacey, D., Straus, S., Tricco, A. C., Wallin, L. & Watkins, V.view all authors (2023). The Implementation in Context (ICON) Framework: A meta-framework of context domains, attributes and features in healthcare. Health Research Policy and Systems, 21(1), article number 81. doi: 10.1186/s12961-023-01028-z

Taylor, N., McKay, S., Long, J. C. , Gaff, C., North, K., Braithwaite, J., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & Best, S.view all authors (2023). Aligning intuition and theory: a novel approach to identifying the determinants of behaviours necessary to support implementation of evidence into practice. Implementation Science, 18(1), article number 29. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01284-1

Krishnamoorthy, S., Mathieu, S., Armstrong, G. , Ross, V., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Reifels, L. & Kõlves, K.view all authors (2023). Utilisation and application of implementation science in complex suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 330, pp. 57-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.140

Patey, A. M., Fontaine, G., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 , McCleary, N., Presseau, J. & Grimshaw, J. M.view all authors (2023). Healthcare professional behaviour: health impact, prevalence of evidence-based behaviours, correlates and interventions. Psychology & Health, 38(6), pp. 766-794. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2100887

Guccione, L., Fullerton, S., Gough, K. , Hyatt, A., Tew, M., Aranda, S. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2023). Why is advance care planning underused in oncology settings? A systematic overview of reviews to identify the benefits, barriers, enablers, and interventions to improve uptake. Frontiers in Oncology, 13, article number 1040589. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1040589

Davies, J. F., McGain, F. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 (2023). Consensus on Prioritisation of Actions for Reducing the Environmental Impact of a Large Tertiary Hospital: Application of the Nominal Group Technique. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), article number 3978. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20053978

Tropea, J., Peters, S., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 , Bennett, N., Fetherstonhaugh, D., Buising, K., Lim, L-L., Marshall, C., Flynn, M., Murray, M., Yates, P., Aboltins, C., Johnson, D., Kwong, J., Long, K., McCahon, J. & Lim, W. K.view all authors (2023). IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE): protocol for a multi-level mixed methods implementation study. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), article number 109. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-03766-9

Thompson, D., Rattu, S., Tower, J. , Egerton, T., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & Merolli, M.view all authors (2023). Mobile app use to support therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain conditions may help improve pain intensity and self-reported physical function: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(1), pp. 23-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2022.11.012

Patey, A. M., Grimshaw, J. M. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 (2023). The big six: key principles for effective use of Behavior substitution in interventions to de-implement low-value care. JBI Evidence Implementation, 21(2), pp. 115-119. doi: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000351

Sekhon, Mandeep, Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659 & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 (2022). Development of a theory-informed questionnaire to assess the acceptability of healthcare interventions. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 279-. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07577-3

French, S. D., O'Connor, D. A., Green, S. E. , Page, M. J., Mortimer, D. S., Turner, S. L., Walker, B. F., Keating, J. L., Grimshaw, J. M., Michie, S., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & McKenzie, J. E.view all authors (2022). Improving adherence to acute low back pain guideline recommendations with chiropractors and physiotherapists: the ALIGN cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), article number 142. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06053-x

Volkmer, B., Lorencatto, F., Stanworth, S. J. , Hirani, S. P. ORCID: 0000-0002-1577-8806 & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Blood transfusion in haematology: A qualitative exploration of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(4), pp. 1241-1274. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12597

Godbee, K., Guccione, L., Palmer, V. J. , Gunn, J., Lautenschlager, N. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Dementia Risk Reduction in Primary Care: A Scoping Review of Clinical Guidelines Using a Behavioral Specificity Framework. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 89(3), pp. 789-802. doi: 10.3233/jad-220382

Relph, S., Coxon, K., Vieira, M. C. , Copas, A., Healey, A., Alagna, A., Briley, A., Johnson, M., Lawlor, D. A., Lees, C., Marlow, N., McCowan, L., McMicking, J., Page, L., Peebles, D., Shennan, A., Thilaganathan, B., Khalil, A., Pasupathy, D., Sandall, J., Bakalis, S., Rozette, C., Canda, M., Cicero, S., Akinfenwa, O., Cox, P., Giacometti, L., Peregrine, E., Smith, L., Page, S., Janga, D., Essien, S., Hutt, R., Acheampong, Y., Trinder, B., Rimell, L., Cresswell, J., Petty, S., Ajay, B., O’Donnell, H., Wayman, E., Dhanjal, M., Noori, M., Iaschi, E., Napolitano, R., Tsikimi, I., Das, R., Ghalustians, F., Hanks, F., Camarasa, L., Samarage, H., Hiles, S., David, A., Howe, D., Seward, N., Allen, E. & Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Effect of the Growth Assessment Protocol on the DEtection of Small for GestatioNal age fetus: process evaluation from the DESiGN cluster randomised trial. Implementation Science, 17(1), article number 60. doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01228-1

McDonald, C. E., Paynter, C., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 , Rodda, D., Bajwa, S., Jackson, D. & Story, D.view all authors (2022). Exploring patient acceptability of a short-stay care pathway in hospital post arthroplasty: A theory-informed qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(4), pp. 2002-2014. doi: 10.1111/hex.13561

Squires, J. E., Hutchinson, A. M., Coughlin, M. , Bashir, K., Curran, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Dorrance, K., Aloisio, L., Brehaut, J., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Ivers, N., Lavis, J., Michie, S., Hillmer, M., Noseworthy, T., Vine, J. & Graham, I. D.view all authors (2022). Stakeholder Perspectives of Attributes and Features of Context Relevant to Knowledge Translation in Health Settings: A Multi-Country Analysis. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(8), pp. 1373-1390. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.32

Jovanovic, N., Russo, M., Pemovska, T. , Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Arenliu, A., Bajraktarov, S., Dzubur Kulenovic, A., Injac Stevovic, L., Novotni, A., Andric Petrovic, S., Radojicic, T., Ribic, E., Konjufca, J. & Maric, N. P.view all authors (2022). Improving treatment of patients with psychosis in low-and-middle-income countries in Southeast Europe: Results from a hybrid effectiveness-implementation, pragmatic, cluster-randomized clinical trial (IMPULSE). European Psychiatry, 65(1), article number e50. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2302

Vieira, M. C., Relph, S., Muruet-Gutierrez, W. , Elstad, M., Coker, B., Moitt, N., Delaney, L., Winsloe, C., Healey, A., Coxon, K., Alagna, A., Briley, A., Johnson, M., Page, L. M., Peebles, D., Shennan, A. H., Thilaganathan, B., Marlow, N., McCowan, L., Lees, C., Lawlor, D. A., Khalil, A., Sandall, J., Copas, A., Pasupathy, D., Bakalis, B., Rozette, C., Canda, M., Cicero, S., Akinfenwa, O., Cox, P., Giacometti, L., Peregrine, E., Smith, L., Page, S., Janga, D., Essien, S., Hutt, R., Acheampong, Y., Trinder, B., Rimell, L., Cresswell, J,, Petty, S., Ajay, B., O'Donnell, H., Wayman, E., Dhanjal, M., Noori, M., Iaschi, E., Napolitano, R., Tsikimi, I., Das, R., Ghalustians, F., Hanks, F., Camarasa, L., Samarage, H., Hiles, S., David, A., Howe, D., Seward, N., Allen, E. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Evaluation of the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) for antenatal detection of small for gestational age: The DESiGN cluster randomised trial. PLoS Medicine, 19(6), article number e1004004. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004004

Nicholson, C., Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Nielsen, G. & Lorencatto, F.view all authors (2022). Barriers and enablers to providing community-based occupational therapy to people with functional neurological disorder: An interview study with occupational therapists in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(4), pp. 262-273. doi: 10.1177/03080226211020658

Foy, R., Lorencatto, F., Walwyn, R. , Farrin, A., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Gould, N., McIntyre, S., Patel, R., Smith, J., During, C., Hartley, S., Cicero, R., Glidewell, L., Grant-Casey, J., Rowley, M., Deary, A., Swart, N., Morris, S., Collinson, M., Moreau, L., Bird, J., Michie, S., Grimshaw, J. M. & Stanworth, S. J.view all authors (2022). Enhanced feedback interventions to promote evidence-based blood transfusion guidance and reduce unnecessary use of blood components: the AFFINITIE research programme including two cluster factorial RCTs. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 10(2), pp. 1-112. doi: 10.3310/rehp1241

Stanworth, S. J., Walwyn, R., Grant-Casey, J. , Hartley, S., Moreau, L., Lorencatto, F., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Gould, N., Swart, N., Rowley, M., Morris, S., Grimshaw, J. M., Farrin, A., Foy, R. & Collaborators, AFFINITIEview all authors (2022). Effectiveness of Enhanced Performance Feedback on Appropriate Use of Blood Transfusions A Comparison of 2 Cluster Randomized Trials. JAMA Network Open, 5(2), article number e220364. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0364

Shuldiner, J., Schwartz, K. L., Langford, B. J. , Ivers, N. M., Ontario Healthcare Implementation Laboratory study team & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Optimizing responsiveness to feedback about antibiotic prescribing in primary care: protocol for two interrelated randomized implementation trials with embedded process evaluations. Implementation Science, 17(1), article number 17. doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01194-8

Alderson, S, Willis, T. A., Wood, S. , Lorencatto, F., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Ivers, N., Grimshaw, J. & Foy, R.view all authors (2022). Embedded trials within national clinical audit programmes: A qualitative interview study of enablers and barriers. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 27(1), pp. 50-61. doi: 10.1177/13558196211044321

Klaic, M., Kapp, S., Hudson, P. , Chapman, W., Denehy, L., Story, D. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2022). Implementability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a conceptual framework. Implementation Science, 17(1), article number 10. doi: 10.1186/s13012-021-01171-7

McCleary, N., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Campbell, M. K. , Ramsay, C. R., Burton, C. D. & Allan, J. L.view all authors (2021). Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection: exploring drivers of cognitive effort and factors associated with inappropriate prescribing. Family Practice, 38(6), pp. 740-750. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmab030

Gillies, K., Brehaut, J., Coffey, T. , Duncan, E. M., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Hey, S. P., Presseau, J., Weijer, C. & Campbell, M. K.view all authors (2021). How can behavioural science help us design better trials?. Trials, 22(1), article number 882. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05853-x

Merolli, M., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Vallance, P. , Bennell, K. L., Malliaras, P. & Hinman, R. S.view all authors (2021). Patient-Facing Mobile Apps to Support Physiotherapy Care: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Apps Within App Stores. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(12), article number e29047. doi: 10.2196/29047

Newlands, R., Duncan, E., Presseau, J. , Treweek, S., Lawrie, L., Bower, P., Elliott, J., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, MacLennan, G., Ogden, M., Wells, M., Witham, M. D., Young, B. & Gillies, K.view all authors (2021). Why trials lose participants: A multitrial investigation of participants perspectives using the theoretical domains framework. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 137, pp. 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.03.007

O'Connor, M., McSherry, L. A., Dombrowski, S. U. , Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Martin, C. M., O'Leary, J. J. & Sharp, L.view all authors (2021). Identifying ways to maximise cervical screening uptake: a qualitative study of GPs' and practice nurses' cervical cancer screening-related behaviours. HRB Open Research, 4, article number 44. doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13246.1

Waterland, J. L., Chahal, R., Ismail, H. , Sinton, C., Riedel, B., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & Denehy, L.view all authors (2021). Implementing a telehealth prehabilitation education session for patients preparing for major cancer surgery. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), article number 443. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06437-w

Sekhon, M., Cartwright, M., Lawes-Wickwar, S. , McBain, H. B., Ezra, D., Newman, S. P. ORCID: 0000-0001-6712-6079 & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2021). Does prospective acceptability of an intervention influence refusal to participate in a randomised controlled trial? An interview study.. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 21(100698), article number 100698. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100698

Patey, A. M., Grimshaw, J. M. & Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 (2021). Changing behaviour, 'more or less': do implementation and de-implementation interventions include different behaviour change techniques?. Implementation Science, 16(1), article number 20. doi: 10.1186/s13012-021-01089-0

Patton, D. E., Pearce, C. J. ORCID: 0000-0002-7393-191X, Cartwright, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-5659 , Smith, F., Cadogan, C. A., Ryan, C., Clarke, E., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 & Hughes, C. M.view all authors (2021). A non-randomised pilot study of the Solutions for Medication Adherence Problems (S-MAP) intervention in community pharmacies to support older adults adhere to multiple medications. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), article number 18. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00762-3

Rzewuska, M., Duncan, E. M., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 , Morris, A. M., Suh, K. N., Davey, P. G., Grimshaw, J. M. & Ramsay, C. R.view all authors (2020). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes in Hospitals in Developed Countries: Insights From Transnational Studies. Frontiers in Sociology, 5, article number 41. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2020.00041

Duncan, E. M., Charani, E., Clarkson, J. E. , Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Gillies, K., Grimshaw, J. M., Kern, W. V., Lorencatto, F., Marwick, C. A., McEwen, J., Moehler, R., Morris, A., Ramsay, C. R., Van Katwyk, S. R., Rzewuska, M., Skodvin, B., Smith, I. K. ORCID: 0000-0003-1524-9880, Suh, K. N. & Davey, P.view all authors (2020). A behavioural approach to specifying interventions: what insights can be gained for the reporting and implementation of interventions to reduce antibiotic use in hospitals?. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75(5), pp. 1338-1346. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa001

Smith, S., Porteous, T., Bond, C. , Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Lee, A. J., Lowrie, R., Scotland, G., Sheikh, A., Thomas, M., Wyke, S. & Smith, L.view all authors (2020). The Help for Hay Fever community pharmacy-based pilot randomised controlled trial for intermittent allergic rhinitis. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 30(1), article number 23. doi: 10.1038/s41533-020-0180-4

Presseau, J., McCleary, N., Lorencatto, F. , Patey, A. M., Grimshaw, J. M. & Francis, J ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2019). Action, actor, context, target, time (AACTT): a framework for specifying behaviour. Implementation Science, 14(1), article number 102. doi: 10.1186/s13012-019-0951-x

Patton, D. E., Francis, J ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Clark, E. , Smith, F., Cadogan, C. A., Ryan, C. & Hughes, C. M.view all authors (2019). A pilot study of the S-MAP (Solutions for Medications Adherence Problems) intervention for older adults prescribed polypharmacy in primary care: Study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), article number 116. doi: 10.1186/s40814-019-0506-6

Gould, N. J., Lorencatto, F., During, C. , Rowley, M., Glidewell, L., Walwyn, R., Michie, S., Foy, R., Stanworth, S. J., Grimshaw, J. M. & Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895view all authors (2018). How do hospitals respond to feedback about blood transfusion practice? A multiple case study investigation. PLoS ONE, 13(11), article number e0206676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206676

Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Duncan, E. M., Prior, M. E. , MacLennan, G., Marshall, A. P., Wells, E. C., Todd, L., Rose, L., Campbell, M. K., Webster, F., Eccles, M. P., Bellingan, G., Sepplet, I. M., Grimshaw, J. M. & Cuthbertson, B. H.view all authors (2014). Comparison of four methods for assessing the importance of attitudinal beliefs: An international Delphi study in intensive care settings. British Journal of Health Psychology, 19(2), pp. 274-291. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12066

Francis, J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895, Duncan, E. M., Prior, M. E. , MacLennan, G., Dombrowski, S. U., Bellingan, G., Campbell, M. K., Eccles, M. P., Rose, L., Rowan, K. M., Shulman, R., Wilson, A. P. R. & Cuthbertson, B. H.view all authors (2014). Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill patients treated in intensive care units: a mixed-methods feasibility study (the SuDDICU study). Health Technology Assessment, 18(25), pp. 1-169. doi: 10.3310/hta18250

Hopf, Y. M., Bond, C. B., Francis, J. J. ORCID: 0000-0001-5784-8895 , Haughney, J. & Helms, P. J.view all authors (2014). Linked health data for pharmacovigilance in children: perceived legal and ethical issues for stakeholders and data guardians. BMJ Open, 4(2), article number e003875. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003875