Professor Amanda Daley

Amanda is a Professor of Behavioural Medicine and an NIHR Research Professor in Public Health.  Amanda is also the Director of the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB).  Her work is focused on investigating the effects of lifestyle interventions on health outcomes.  Amanda has a particular interest in testing lifestyle interventions that can be delivered by health care professionals within routine NHS consultations. She is the chief investigator on several on-going trials that are examining the effectiveness of community and general practice based physical activity and weight management interventions. Amanda currently leads a programme of work around testing the effects of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling on the purchase and consumption of food and drinks, and the role of standing desks during GP consultations. Amanda works closely with public health organisations, the NHS and other stakeholders. She is most interested in conducting randomised controlled trials, but also has a strong interest in conducting systematic reviews and interrogating large datasets. Amanda currently receives funding from a range of funding bodies and leads the following research awards:

• Yorkshire Cancer Research Fund. Research advisor panel member.
• International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (Editorial Board)
• REF 2021 Panel Member (Panel A, Sub-panel 2: Public Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care)

• Madigan, CD, Graham HE, Sturgiss E, Kettle V, Gokal K, Biddle G, Taylor GM, Daley AJ. Effectiveness of weight management interventions for adults delivered in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.  BMJ 2022;377:e069719.
• Kettle VE, Madigan CD, Coombe A, Graham H, Thomas JJC, Chalkley AE, Daley AJ. Effectiveness of physical activity interventions delivered or prompted by health professionals in primary care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2022;23;376:e068465.
• Daley AJ, Bleich SN. Should physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labelling be introduced on food labels and menus to reduce excessive calorie consumption? Issues and opportunities. Prev Med. 2021 Dec;153:106813.
• Biddle GJH, Thomas N, Edwardson CL, Clemes SA, Daley AJ. The views of GPs about using sit-stand desks: an observational study. BJGP Open. 2022 Jun 14:BJGPO.2021.0203.
• McLeod CJ, Haycraft E, Daley AJ. Would offering vegetables to children for breakfast increase their total daily vegetable intake? Public Health Nutr. 2022 Sep 12:1-11.
• Graham HE, Madigan CD, Daley AJ. Is a small change approach for weight management effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obes Rev. 2022 Feb;23(2):e13357.
• Daley AJ, Jolly K, Ives N, Jebb SA, Tearne S, Greenfield SM, Yardley L, Little P, Tyldesley-Marshall N, Bensoussane H, Pritchett RV, Frew E, Parretti HM. Practice nurse-supported weight self-management delivered within the national child immunisation programme for postnatal women: a feasibility cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 2021;25(49):1-130.
• Tyldesley-Marshall N, Greenfield SM, Parretti HM, Jolly K, Jebb S, Daley AJ. The experiences of postnatal women and healthcare professionals of a brief weight management intervention embedded within the national child immunisation programme. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021; 29;21(1):462.
• Pearce E, Jolly K, Jones LL, Matthewman G, Zanganeh M, Daley AJ. Exercise for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BJGP Open. 2020 Aug 25;4(3):bjgpopen20X101032.
• Stamatakis E, Huang BH, Maher C, Thøgersen-Ntoumani C, Stathi A, Dempsey PC, Johnson N, Holtermann A, Chau JY, Sherrington C, Daley AJ, Hamer M, Murphy MH, Tudor-Locke C, Gibala MJ. Untapping the Health Enhancing Potential of Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA): Rationale, Scoping Review, and a 4-Pillar Research Framework. Sports Med. 2021;51(1):1-10.
• Daley AJ, Jolly K, Bensoussane H, Ives N, Jebb SA, Tearne S, Greenfield SM, Yardley L, Little P, Tyldesley-Marshall N, Pritchett RV, Frew E, Parretti HM. Feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme in primary care: randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial. Trials. 2020;1;21(1):757.
• Thomas A, Daley AJ. Women's views about physical activity as a treatment for vasomotor menopausal symptoms: a qualitative study. BMC Women’s Health. 2020;14;20(1):203.
• Madigan CD, Fong M, Howick J, Kettle V, Rouse P, Hamilton L, Roberts N, Gomersall SR, Daley AJ. Effectiveness of interventions to maintain physical activity behavior (device-measured): Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obes Rev. 2021;15:e13304.
• Daley AJ, McGee E, Bayliss S, Coombe A, Parretti HM. Effects of physical activity calorie equivalent food labelling to reduce food selection and consumption: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2020;74:269-275.
• Ferguson JA, Daley AJ, Parretti HM. Behavioural weight management interventions for postnatal women: A systematic review of systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials.  Obesity Reviews 2019;20:829-841.
• Parretti HM, Ives NJ, Tearne S, Vince A, Greenfield SM, Jolly K, Jebb SA, Frew E, Yardley L, Little P, Pritchett RV, Daley AJ. Protocol for the feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme: randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial with nested qualitative study (PIMMS-WL). BMJ Open. 2020;16;10(2):e033027.
• Graham J, Tudor K, Jebb SA, Lewis A, Tearne S, Adab P, Begh R, Jolly K, Daley AJ, Farley A, Lycett D, Nickless A, Aveyard P. The equity impact of brief opportunistic interventions to promote weight loss in primary care: secondary analysis of the BWeL randomised trial.  BMC Med 2019;17:51.
• Griffin T, Sun Y, Sidhu M, Adab P, Burgess A, Collins C, Daley AJ, Entwistle A, Frew E, Hardy P, Hurley K, Jones L, McGee E, Pallan M, Young M, Morgan P, Jolly K.  Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids UK, a weight management programme for fathers: feasibility RCT. BMJ Open 2019;10;9:e033534.
• Mason F, Farley A, Pallan M, Sitch A, Easter C, Daley AJ.  Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain over the Christmas holiday period: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2018;363:k4867.
• Harper L, Morgan MD, Chanouzas D, Caulfield HK, Coughlan L, Dean C, Fletcher K, Cramp F, Greenfield S, Hewitt CA, Ives NJ, Jowett S, Daley AJ.  Treatment of fatigue with physical activity and behavioural change support in vasculitis: study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled feasibility study. BMJ Open 2018; 30;8:e023769.
• Daley AJ, Riaz M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Coleman T, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Taylor A, Ibison J, Kent A, Ussher M.  Physical activity for antenatal and postnatal depression in women attempting to quit smoking: randomised controlled trial.  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018;10;18:156.
• Matthewman G, Lee, A, Kaur G, Daley AJ.  Physical activity for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018;219:255.e1-255.e20.
• Jolly K, Sidhu MS, Hewitt C, Coventry P, Daley AJ, Jordan R, Heneghan C, Singh S, Ives N, Adab P, Jowett S, Varghese J, Nunan D, Ahmed K, Dowson L, Fitzmaurice D.  Patient self-management in primary care patients with mild COPD - a randomised controlled trial of telephone health coaching.  BMJ 2018;13:361:k2241.
• Adab P, Pallan M, Lancashire E, Hemming K, Frew E, Barrett T, Bhopal R, Cade J, Canaway A, Clarke J, Daley AJ, Deeks J, Duda J, Ekelund U, Gill G, Griffin T, McGeeE, Hurley K, Martin J, Parry J, Passmore S, Cheng KK.  Effectiveness of a childhood obesity prevention programme delivered through schools, targeting 6-7 year old children: the WAVES study; a cluster-randomised controlled trial.  BMJ 2018;360:k211.