All Outputs (8)

Understanding and addressing vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19: development of a digital intervention (2021)
Journal Article
Knight, H., Jia, R., Ayling, K., Bradbury, K., Baker, K., Chalder, T., …Vedhara, K. (2021). Understanding and addressing vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19: development of a digital intervention. Public Health, 201, 98-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.006

Objectives: Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in late 2019, spreading to over 200 countries and resulting in almost two million deaths worldwide. The emergence of safe and effective vaccines provides a route out of th... Read More about Understanding and addressing vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19: development of a digital intervention.

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Knight, H., Carlisle, S., O’connor, M., Briggs, L., Fothergill, L., Al-Oraibi, A., …Blake, H. (2021). Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), Article 10675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010675

This qualitative study explored the impact of COVID-19 self-isolation and social restriction measures on university students, through the perspectives of both students and the staff supporting them. The study comprised 11 focus groups (students) and... Read More about Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study.

The effect of choice interventions on retention-related, behavioural and mood outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Carlisle, S., Ayling, K., Jia, R., Buchanan, H., & Vedhara, K. (2022). The effect of choice interventions on retention-related, behavioural and mood outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 16(2), 220-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2021.1962386

The provision of choice within interventions has been associated with increased motivation, engagement and interest, as well as improved clinical outcomes. Existing reviews are limited by their wide inclusion criteria or by not assessing behaviour ch... Read More about The effect of choice interventions on retention-related, behavioural and mood outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Working Paper
Jia, R., Knight, H., Ayling, K., Coupland, C., Corner, J., Denning, C., …Vedhara, K. Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background The impact of changing social restrictions on the mental health of students during the COVID-19 pandemic warrants exploration. Aims To prospectively examine changes to university students’ mental health during the pandemic. Methods S... Read More about Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The more the merrier! Barriers and facilitators to the general public’s use of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in New Zealand (2021)
Journal Article
Gasteiger, N., Gasteiger, C., Vedhara, K., & Broadbent, E. (2022). The more the merrier! Barriers and facilitators to the general public’s use of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in New Zealand. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 47(2), 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2021.1951274

Contact tracing for infectious diseases can be partially automated using mobile applications. However, the success of these tools is dependent on significant uptake and frequent use by the public. This study explored the barriers and facilitators to... Read More about The more the merrier! Barriers and facilitators to the general public’s use of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in New Zealand.

Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being (2021)
Journal Article
Gasteiger, N., Vedhara, K., Massey, A., Jia, R., Ayling, K., Chalder, T., …Broadbent, E. (2021). Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being. BMJ Open, 11(5), Article e045325. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045325

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to daily life. This study investigated depression, anxiety and stress in New Zealand (NZ) during the first ten weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, and associated psychological and beha... Read More about Depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a New Zealand cohort study on mental well-being.

Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Knight, H., Jia, R., Corner, J., Morling, J. R., Denning, C., …Vedhara, K. (2021). Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), Article 4182. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084182

We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups condu... Read More about Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study (2021)
Working Paper
Blake, H., Knight, H., Jia, R., Corner, J., Morling, J. R., Denning, C., …Vedhara, K. Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups conduc... Read More about Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.