Staff Profile
Professor Adrian Taylor
Professor of Health Services Research
Adrian has, for over 30 years, developed evidence-based healthy living interventions, and conducted rigorous evaluations and systematic reviews involving specific populations with long-term chronic conditions such as depression, COPD, nicotine and other addictions; obesity, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and Parkinson’s disease.
His main focus has been on interventions to support changes in physical activity through face to face counselling or on-line support, and has been chief investigator for randomised trials worth c.£5m funded by the NIHR in the past 10 years.
He co-led the NHS guidelines for GP exercise referral schemes in 1990 and has published over 130 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He co-founded in 2008, and remains Editor in Chief of the international journal, Mental Health & Physical Activity. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, BASES and the Royal Society of Public Health.
Contact by phone
07952400835
Employed by
University of Plymouth
Areas of expertise
Designing & evaluating complex health behaviour change interventions
External links
PHASED - A systematic review of physical activity for alcohl and substance misuse disorders
University of Plymouth profile
Mental Health and Physical Activity Journal (Editor-in-Chief)
Projects
A systematic review of physical activity for alcohol and substance use disorders: evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement to formulate practical recommendations e-coachER: Investigation of a web-based behavioural support exercise referral scheme STRENGTHEN - Firm Foundations for Health and Wellbeing TARS – Trial of physical Activity and Reduction of Smoking PRO-GROUP: ImPROving GROUP treatment for people with severe obesityPublications
How do brochures encourage walking in natural environments in the UK? A content analysis
Upcoming Events
Jan
21
PPI Advice Clinic
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Searching and Review Clinic
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News
Could physical activity help minimise drug and alcohol use?
17 December 2020
Figures and surveys have shown that high-risk alcohol consumption
increased during lockdown periods, while exercise...
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£300,000 from NIHR to investigate the views of older adults on strategies to improve recovery from planned surgery
10 December 2020
A team of researchers from across the University of Exeter Medical
School, Royal Devon &...
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'Why physical activity matters more than ever'
01 December 2020
Professor of Health Service Research, Adrian Taylor, discusses
motivation, exercise schemes, and the future impact on...
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Research Projects
Police Service Modelling Associates (PSMA) Programme
Theme: ARC - Methods for Research & Improvement
The PSMA Programme is a pilot programme which supports analytical
staff working in policing to...
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Remote-by-Default Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Theme: ARC - Public Health
A research project to investigate how to ensure the delivery of
effective care accessed remotely...
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