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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Robinson, C., Newby, C., Elliott, R. A., Ali, Y., Yeo, C., Glover, T., Gavan, S. P., Paterson, L., Pollock, K., Priebe, S., Thornicroft, G., Keppens, J., Smuk, M., Franklin, D., Walcott, R., Harrison, J., Robotham, D., Bradstreet, S., …Ng, F. (2024). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 47(47), Article 101101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101101

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The Narrative Experiences Online (NEON) Intervention provides self-managed web-based access to mental health recovery narratives (n = 659). We evaluated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in improving quality of life for adults resident... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale (2024)
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Hiltensperger, R., Kotera, Y., Wolf, P., Nixdorf, R., Charles, A., Farkas, M., Grayzman, A., Kalha, J., Korde, P., Mahlke, C., Moran, G., Mpango, R., Mtei, R., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Wenzel, L., Slade, M., & Puschner, B. (2024). Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale. BMC Psychiatry, 24, Article 675. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06081-8

Background. Peer support workers provide support for people experiencing mental health conditions based on their own lived experience of mental health problems. Assessing fidelity to core ingredients of peer support is vital for successful implementa... Read More about Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale.

Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Daryanani, R., Skipper, O., Simpson, J., Takhi, S., McPhilbin, M., Rose-Ingall, B., Namasaba, M., Jepps, J., Kellermann, V., Bhandari, D., Ojio, Y., Ronaldson, A., Guerrero, E., Jebara, T., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & Vilar-Lluch, S. (in press). Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research. JMIR Formative Research,

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) frameworks can be used in cross-cultural mental health recovery research. CDA is a qualitative approach that critically appraises how language contributes to produce an... Read More about Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research.

28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Takhi, S., Masuda, T., Camacho, E., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Okoliyski, M., Kubinová, P., Eplov, L., Narusson, D., …Slade, M. (2024). 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity. npj Mental Health Research, 3(1), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-024-00092-9

Recovery Colleges (RCs) are learning-based mental health recovery communities, located globally. However, evidence on RC effectiveness outside Western, educated, industrialised, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries is limited. This study aimed to e... Read More about 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity.

Investigating the relationship between nature exposure, nature connectedness and wellbeing in individuals with cancer (2024)
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Quah, A., Haughton, M., & Kotera, Y. (2024). Investigating the relationship between nature exposure, nature connectedness and wellbeing in individuals with cancer. International Journal of Spa and Wellness, https://doi.org/10.1080/24721735.2024.2398313

Prior quantitative research has highlighted the benefits that nature brings to the well-being of cancer survivors. Here, an Interpretative phenomenological analysis was adopted to investigate the relationship between nature exposure, nature connected... Read More about Investigating the relationship between nature exposure, nature connectedness and wellbeing in individuals with cancer.

Exploring the Landscape of Home-Based Teleradiology in Japan: A Qualitative Analysis of Radiologists’ and Neurosurgeons’ Experiences to Elucidate Advantages, Challenges, and Future Directions (2024)
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Ueki, S., Kaneda, Y., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Tanimoto, T., Omoto, Y., Kurosaki, K., Yamazaki, H., Yoshida, T., Mizoue, N., Yoshimura, H., Hayashi, Y., & Shimamura, Y. (2024). Exploring the Landscape of Home-Based Teleradiology in Japan: A Qualitative Analysis of Radiologists’ and Neurosurgeons’ Experiences to Elucidate Advantages, Challenges, and Future Directions. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 6, Article 90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-024-01722-1

This study aimed to investigate the advantages, disadvantages, working methods, and support needs of physicians practicing teleradiology from home in Japan, as well as to explore challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted semi-structur... Read More about Exploring the Landscape of Home-Based Teleradiology in Japan: A Qualitative Analysis of Radiologists’ and Neurosurgeons’ Experiences to Elucidate Advantages, Challenges, and Future Directions.

Analysis of the timing of evacuation and associated factors among home health care patients during flooding: A single-clinic-based mixed methods study (2024)
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Miyatake, H., Yoshida, M., Kaneda, Y., Kotera, Y., Murata, N., Kosaka, M., Yamamoto, A., Ozaki, A., & Beniya, H. (2024). Analysis of the timing of evacuation and associated factors among home health care patients during flooding: A single-clinic-based mixed methods study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 112, Article 104762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104762

Home health care patients (HHPs) are vulnerable to flooding and may face evacuation difficulties. Previous studies reported that HHPs and their families are more susceptible to disasters than non-HHPs. Our prior research revealed that many HHPs in Fu... Read More about Analysis of the timing of evacuation and associated factors among home health care patients during flooding: A single-clinic-based mixed methods study.

Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Asano, K., Barnes, K., Burt, K., Liu, G., Lieu, J., Ohshima, R., & Edwards, A. (2024). Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale. Japanese Psychological Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.12551

Work motivation is important with regard to many organizational outcomes, including employee mental health and productivity. The Japanese workforce suffers from low levels of work motivation, associated with poor mental health and compromised product... Read More about Development of the Japanese Version of the Original and Short Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale.

Parents’ Experiences after Their Child’s Autism Diagnosis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis (2024)
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Hughes, R., Curley, K., & Kotera, Y. (2024). Parents’ Experiences after Their Child’s Autism Diagnosis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Psychiatry International, 5(3), 370-394. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5030026

A child’s autism diagnosis is life-changing for their parents, due to the complex and long-term nature of the condition. Furthermore, research about the increased prevalence of autism suggests that more parents are being affected globally. However, l... Read More about Parents’ Experiences after Their Child’s Autism Diagnosis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.

A Narrative Review of Compassion Focused Therapy on Positive Mental Health Outcomes (2024)
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Kotera, Y., Beaumont, J., Edwards, A.-M., Cotterill, M., Kirkman, A., Carew Tofani, A., McPhilbin, M., Takhi, S., Barnes, K., Todowede, O., Ingall, B.-R., Asano, K., & Arimitsu, K. (2024). A Narrative Review of Compassion Focused Therapy on Positive Mental Health Outcomes. Behavioral Sciences, 14(8), Article 643. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14080643

Background: Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) has been attracting attention in mental health practice and research. CFT is effective in reducing a variety of negative mental health symptoms. Positive mental health (PMH) focuses on an individual’s func... Read More about A Narrative Review of Compassion Focused Therapy on Positive Mental Health Outcomes.