Dr Emma Hock
BSc (Leeds), MSc (Leeds), PhD (Sheffield), FHEA, MEd (Sheffield)
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Lecturer
+44 114 222 5205
Full contact details
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
- Profile
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I have a track record of research in preventative health behaviour, with a specific research interest in smoking cessation and physical activity, multiple health behaviour change and physical activity and mental health.
I completed my PhD in physical activity and smoking abstinence in young smokers at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007, and also worked on a two-year MRC-funded research contract at the University of Exeter, investigating walking as an aid to cessation: a feasibility study within the NHS stop smoking service (Walk-2-Quit).
I joined SCHARR in 2008 as a systematic reviewer on the NICE Public Health Collaborating Centre, and have been involved systematic reviews on looked after children and young people, smoking in pregnancy and the prevention of pre-diabetes.
I have been working as a systematic reviewer for the Technology Assessment Group (ScHARR-TAG) since 2011 and also for the Public Health Reviews Team since 2019. I have been involved in systematic reviews into the clinical effectiveness of varicose vein management methods, bevacizumab for eye conditions, cytisine for smoking cessation, biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, exercise referral schemes, ultrasound, prognosis and treat-to-target therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, inequalities in access to social care, the impact of working from home on health and wellbeing, and the impact of housing insecurity on the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Research interests
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- Systematic review
- Systematic review methodology
- Realist review
- Health behaviour change
- Physical activity and wellbeing
- Smoking and tobacco use
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Covariates of success in quitting smoking: a systematic review of studies from 2008 to 2021 conducted to inform the statistical analyses of quitting outcomes of a hospital-based tobacco dependence treatment service in the United Kingdom. NIHR Open Research, 3(28). View this article in WRRO
- Examining research systems and models for local government: a systematic review. Evidence and Policy. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review. Public Health Research, 11(4). View this article in WRRO
- Treat-to-target strategies in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3(3), 838-854.
- Understanding the experience of initiating community-based group physical activity by people with serious mental illness: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. European Psychiatry, 63(1). View this article in WRRO
- Reducing the impact of physical inactivity: evidence to support the case for targeting people with chronic mental and physical conditions. Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 343-351. View this article in WRRO
- Community-based dietary and physical activity interventions in low socioeconomic groups in the UK: A mixed methods systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 56(5), 265-272. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and well-being of children and young people: a systematic review. Public Health Research, 11(13), 1-71.
All publications
Journal articles
- Public health involvement in alcohol licensing decisions in the UK: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Public Health, 2024(2). View this article in WRRO
- Evaluating the impact of local alcohol licensing decisions on outcomes for the community: a systematic review. BMJ Public Health, 2(1), e000533-e000533.
- Covariates of success in quitting smoking: a systematic review of studies from 2008 to 2021 conducted to inform the statistical analyses of quitting outcomes of a hospital-based tobacco dependence treatment service in the United Kingdom. NIHR Open Research, 3(28). View this article in WRRO
- Examining research systems and models for local government: a systematic review. Evidence and Policy. View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the relationship between working from home, mental and physical health and wellbeing: a systematic review. Public Health Research, 11(4). View this article in WRRO
- Treat-to-target strategies in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3(3), 838-854.
- Understanding the experience of initiating community-based group physical activity by people with serious mental illness: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. European Psychiatry, 63(1). View this article in WRRO
- Smartphone apps to support self-management of hypertension : review and content analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(5), e13645-e13645. View this article in WRRO
- Rheumatoid arthritis treated with 6-months of first-line biologic or biosimilar therapy: an updated systematic review and network meta-analysis.. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. View this article in WRRO
- Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Where Cisplatin is Unsuitable: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. PharmacoEconomics. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing prognosis and prediction of treatment response in early rheumatoid arthritis: systematic reviews.. Health Technology Assessment, 22(66), 1-294. View this article in WRRO
- What is the added value of ultrasound joint examination for monitoring synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis and can it be used to guide treatment decisions? A systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 22(20). View this article in WRRO
- The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treat-to-target strategies in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment , 21(71), 1-258. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the experience of initiating community-based physical activity and social support by people with serious mental illness: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. Systematic Reviews, 6. View this article in WRRO
- The Cost-effectiveness of Sequences of Biological Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drug Treatment in England for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Can Tolerate Methotrexate. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(7), 973-980. View this article in WRRO
- Interdisciplinary working in public health research: a proposed good practice checklist. Journal of Public Health. View this article in WRRO
- Corrigendum: Adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, certolizumab pegol, golimumab, tocilizumab and abatacept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis not previously treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and after the failure of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs only: systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20(35), 611-614.
- Alcohol consumption after health deterioration in older adults: a mixed-methods study. Public Health, 139, 79-87. View this article in WRRO
- Reducing the impact of physical inactivity: evidence to support the case for targeting people with chronic mental and physical conditions. Journal of Public Health, 38(2), 343-351. View this article in WRRO
- Association between Transfusion Status and Overall Survival in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Acta Haematologica, 136(1), 23-42. View this article in WRRO
- Interventions to promote or maintain physical activity during and after the transition to retirement: an evidence synthesis. Public Health Research, 4(4), 1-354. View this article in WRRO
- Adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, certolizumab pegol, golimumab, tocilizumab and abatacept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis not previously treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and after the failure of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs only: systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20(35), 1-610. View this article in WRRO
- Promoting and maintaining physical activity in the transition to retirement: a systematic review of interventions for adults around retirement age. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 12-12. View this article in WRRO
- A systematic review and economic evaluation of exercise referral schemes in primary care: a short report. Health Technology Assessment, 19(60). View this article in WRRO
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of varicosis: Systematic review and economic evaluation. Vasomed, 26(4), 210-211.
- The safety of intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy in adult ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. BMJ Open, 4. View this article in WRRO
- What is the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cytisine compared with varenicline for smoking cessation? A systematic review and economic evaluation.. Health Technol Assess, 18(33), 1-120.
- The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Exploration of potential moderators, mediators and physical activity attributes using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses. Psychopharmacology, 1-9.
- A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness evaluation of 'booster' interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods.. Health Technol Assess, 18(13), 1-210.
- Exploring the relationship between baseline physical activity levels and mortality reduction associated with increases in physical activity: a modelling study.. BMJ Open, 3(10), e003509.
- Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive techniques to manage varicose veins: a systematic review and economic evaluation.. Health Technol Assess, 17(48), i-141.
- Community-based dietary and physical activity interventions in low socioeconomic groups in the UK: A mixed methods systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 56(5), 265-272. View this article in WRRO
- The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data.. Addiction, 108(1), 26-37.
- The effectiveness of training and support for carers and other professionals on the physical and emotional health and well-being of looked-after children and young people: A systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(2), 162-174.
- Supporting the transition of looked-after young people to independent living: a systematic review of interventions and adult outcomes.. Child Care Health Dev, 37(6), 767-779.
- What are the barriers to primary prevention of type 2 diabetes in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK? A qualitative evidence synthesis.. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 93(2), 150-158.
- Factors associated with outcomes for looked-after children and young people: a correlates review of the literature.. Child Care Health Dev, 37(5), 613-622. View this article in WRRO
- The effectiveness of interventions to establish smoke-free homes in pregnancy and in the neonatal period: a systematic review.. Health Educ Res, 26(2), 265-282.
- Integrating the promotion of physical activity within a smoking cessation programme: findings from collaborative action research in UK Stop Smoking Services.. BMC Health Serv Res, 10, 317.
- Factors relating to the uptake of interventions for smoking cessation among pregnant women: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.. Nicotine Tob Res, 12(7), 685-694.
- Readiness to use physical activity as a smoking cessation aid: a multiple behaviour change application of the Transtheoretical Model among quitters attending Stop Smoking Clinics.. Patient Educ Couns, 79(2), 156-159. View this article in WRRO
- Determinants of physical activity promotion by smoking cessation advisors as an aid for quitting: support for the Transtheoretical Model.. Patient Educ Couns, 78(1), 53-56. View this article in WRRO
- A Qualitative perspective on multiple health behaviour change: Views of smoking cessation advisors who promote physical activity. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 5(1), 7-14. View this article in WRRO
- The effects of physical activity on physical and mental health among individuals with bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2(2), 86-94.
- The effects of moderate and vigorous exercise on desire to smoke, withdrawal symptoms and mood in abstaining young adult smokers. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 1(1), 26-31.
- Brief report: the theory of planned behaviour applied to physical activity in young people who smoke.. J Adolesc, 30(2), 347-351.
- Does exercise have an acute effect on desire to smoke, mood and withdrawal symptoms in abstaining adolescent smokers?. Addict Behav, 31(9), 1547-1558.
- Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the United Kingdom: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Public Health, 24(1).
- Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and well-being of children and young people: a systematic review. Public Health Research, 11(13), 1-71.
- The effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving access to health and mental health services for looked after children and young people: a systematic review.. Families, Relationships & Societies, 1(1), 71-85. View this article in WRRO
Conference proceedings papers
- P67 The effectiveness of health impact assessment in spatial planning on health outcomes: a systematic review and stakeholder involvement. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A78.1-A78)
- OP68 The effectiveness of neighbourhood-level interventions to reduce outdoor air pollution: systematic review. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting (pp A24.1-A24)
- OP22 Exploring the impact of housing insecurity on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the United Kingdom: a qualitative systematic review*. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
- P13 The relationship between homeworking and m health and wellbeing before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review. SSM Annual Scientific Meeting
- Widening Engagement with HTA Though open online Learning. Value in Health, Vol. 19(7) (pp A508-A508)
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Transfusion Independence (TI) and Overall Survival (OS) in Patients (pts) with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). Blood, Vol. 124(21) (pp 1934-1934)
- Reflections and best practice recommendations for interdisciplinary working: a case study on the identification of the determinants of addiction from the Addiction and Lifestyles In Contemporary Europe Reframing Addictions Project (ALICE RAP). The Lancet, Vol. 384 (pp S13-S13)
- The Cost-Effectiveness of Biologic Dmards in Patients With Severe or Mild-To-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis After Conventional Dmards. Value in Health, Vol. 17(7) (pp A380-A380)
- Walk-2-Quit: Translating theory and evidence to practice through collaborative action research. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, Vol. 23 (pp 115-115)
- Promoting physical activity to aid smoking cessation: A qualitative perspective on multiple health behaviour change. PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, Vol. 23 (pp 115-115)
Reports
Posters
- PMS4 - RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS TREATED WITH SIX-MONTHS OF FIRST-LINE BIOLOGIC OR BIOSIMILAR THERAPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND NETWORK META-ANALYSIS.
- Addressing challenges in the conduct of a systematic review of clinical prediction models in rheumatoid arthritis. 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edingurgh.
- Clinical prediction models for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and evidence synthesis. MEMTAM (Methods for Evaluation of medical prediction Models, Test And Biomarkers), Utecht, The Nethe.
- Safety of intravitreal bevacizumab as a monotherapy in ophthalmic conditions: systematic review. Health Technology Assessment International.
- Widening Engagement with HTA through Online Learning.
- Ultrasound to Guide Treatment Decisions in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Preprints
- Covariates of success in quitting smoking: a systematic review of studies from 2008 to 2021 conducted to inform the statistical analyses of quitting outcomes of a hospital-based tobacco dependence treatment service in the United Kingdom. View this article in WRRO
- Covariates of success in quitting smoking in the community and secondary acute or mental health care services: a rapid systematic review, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Research group
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Supervisions
- Clare Timblin
- Brenda Oulo
- Teaching interests
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- Public health
- Systematic review methods
- Health psychology
- Exercise psychology
I am interested in supervising research students in topics/areas such as health behaviour and health behaviour change, exercise psychology and addiction. I am particularly interested in mixed methods projects examining physical activity and wellbeing and/or addiction in specific subpopulations.
- Teaching activities
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Module co-ordinator for HAR6047: Key Issues in National and Global Public Health, and HAR680: Contemporary Health Psychology and Behaviour Change.
Deputy programme lead for the MSc, PGDip and PGCert in International Health Technology Assessment and Reimbursement