Dr YASUHIRO KOTERA's Outputs (24)

Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Greaves, S., Harvey, C., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Earth, 4(4), 845-858. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth4040045

Climate change and its impact are being acknowledged through extensive media coverage. Knowledge gaps between mental health and climate change have been highlighted, which is an increasingly prevalent issue. Furthermore, mental health impacts such as... Read More about Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Greaves, S., Harvey, C., & Kotera, Y. Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The study aimed to investigate the effect of climate change exposure on affect and pro-environmental behavioural intentions in a randomised controlled trial. An online survey was completed by 100 adult participants and included measures of affect and... Read More about Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Adam, H., Kirkman, A., Aledeh, M., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., Todowede, O., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Jackson, J. E. (2023). Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22), Article 7046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227046

COVID-19 impacted the mental health of many people in the UK. The negative impact was especially substantial among vulnerable population groups, including migrants. While research has focused on the negative aspects of mental health during the pandem... Read More about Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review.

Assessment of drug needs and contributions of pharmacists in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A combined analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Hashimoto, T., Ozaki, A., Nonaka, S., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Tsubokura, M., Ito, K., & Oikawa, T. (2023). Assessment of drug needs and contributions of pharmacists in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A combined analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 98, Article 104102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104102

After a major disaster, drug logistics are crucial for maintaining medical care. Although pharmacists play a vital role in healthcare institutions, their role is not well defined, and their recognition from other healthcare professionals is lacking.... Read More about Assessment of drug needs and contributions of pharmacists in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: A combined analysis.

Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Lloyd, R., Munro, J., Evans, K., Gaskin-Williams, A., Hui, A., Pearson, M., Slade, M., Kotera, Y., Day, G., Loughlin-Ridley, J., Enston, C., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2023). Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review. PLoS ONE, 18(10), Article e0275045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275045

Background Healthcare services regularly receive patient feedback, most of which is positive. Empirical studies suggest that health services can use positive feedback to create patient benefit. Our aim was to map all available empirical evidence for... Read More about Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review.

Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey (2023)
Journal Article
Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., Camacho, E., McPhilbin, M., Elliott, R. A., Ronaldson, A., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., Miyamoto, Y., Castelein, S., Klevan, T. G., Elton, D., Grant-Rowles, J., Kotera, Y., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & RECOLLECT International Research Consortium, R. I. R. C. (2023). Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900229-8

Background: Recovery colleges were developed in England to support the recovery of individuals who have mental health symptoms or mental illness. They have been founded in many countries but there has been little international research on recovery co... Read More about Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey.

Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis (2023)
Journal Article
Todowede, . O., Lewandowski, F., Kotera, Y., Ashmore, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Boyd, D., Moran, S., Ørjasæter, K. B., Repper, J., Robotham, D., Rowe, M., Katsampa, D., & Slade, M. (2023). Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1175311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175311

Partnering with people most affected by mental health problems can transform mental health outcomes. Citizen science as a research approach enables partnering with the public at a substantial scale, but there is scarce guidance on its use in mental h... Read More about Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis.

Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., Nixdorf, R., Bradstreet, S., Brophy, L., Brasier, C., Simpson, A., Gillard, S., Puschner, B., Kidd, S. A., Mahlke, C., Sutton, A. J., Gray, L. J., Smith, E. A., Ashmore, A., Pomberth, S., & Slade, M. (2023). Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typolog... Read More about Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation.

The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS) (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Asano, K., Jones, J., Colman, R., Taylor, E., Aledeh, M., Barnes, K., Golbourn, L.-M., & Kishimoto, K. (2023). The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS). Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2023.2230908

How a person perceives mental health problems impacts their mental health. Negative attitudes towards mental health problems are associated with shame, leading to poor mental health. Poor mental health is a cause for concern in Japan, especially amon... Read More about The development of the Japanese version of the full and short form of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems Scale (J-(S) ATMHPS).

Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids (2023)
Journal Article
Doherty, L., Lieu, J., Aledeh, M., Edwards, A.-M., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids. Journal of Research in International Education, 22(2), 164-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409231189364

Third Culture Kids (TCK) are generally considered to be children who spend a significant period living outside of their home country but reside only temporarily in one or more host country/ies. TCKs’ upbringing, it is argued, may lead to a number of... Read More about Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids.

Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Kirkman, A., Beaumont, J., Komorowska, M. A., Such, E., Kaneda, Y., & Rushforth, A. (2023). Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review. Healthcare, 11(14), Article 2016. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142016

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted people’s mental health negatively worldwide, including in non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic) countries. Self-compassion, kindness and understanding towards ones... Read More about Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review.

Self-Compassion Interventions to Target Secondary Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review (2023)
Journal Article
Rushforth, A., Durk, M., Rothwell-Blake, G. A., Kirkman, A., Ng, F., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Self-Compassion Interventions to Target Secondary Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), Article 6109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126109

Healthcare professionals’ wellbeing can be adversely affected by the intense demands of, and the secondary traumatic stress associated with, their job. Self-compassion is associated with positive wellbeing outcomes across a variety of workforce popul... Read More about Self-Compassion Interventions to Target Secondary Traumatic Stress in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.

Breast Cancer Understanding Among University Students: A Rapid Review of Cross-country Comparisons (2023)
Journal Article
Colman, R., Kirkman, A., Jackson, J., Golbourn, L., Ozaki, A., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Breast Cancer Understanding Among University Students: A Rapid Review of Cross-country Comparisons. Archives of Breast Cancer, 10(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.32768/abc.2023102114-123

Background: In alignment with the World Health Organization’s Global Breast Cancer Initiative objectives, this rapid review sought to determine the extent to which breast cancer understanding is being researched globally in undergraduate student popu... Read More about Breast Cancer Understanding Among University Students: A Rapid Review of Cross-country Comparisons.

Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels (2023)
Journal Article
Shrestha, R., Timalsina, S., Shakya, R., Shrestha, N., Kotera, Y., Hashemy, T., & Ozaki, A. (2023). Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels. Mental Illness, 2023, Article 6535583. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6535583

Background. Mental health problems can significantly impact a student’s academic performance, career, health, and future if they are not identified and managed in time. The poor mental health of young people is a global problem, including in Nepal. H... Read More about Stress and Coping Mechanism among Students Residing in Private School Hostels.

The challenges faced by women-owned companies in Afghanistan under COVID-19 and Taliban (2023)
Journal Article
Hashemy, T., Shrestha, R., Hashemy, S. M., Kotera, Y., Kaneda, Y., Bhandari, D., Dulal, P., Abeysinghe, S., Ozaki, A., & Mousavi, S. H. (2023). The challenges faced by women-owned companies in Afghanistan under COVID-19 and Taliban. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1), Article 2195231. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2195231

The COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of power to the Taliban have negatively affected women-owned companies. This study aimed to explore the external and internal challenges of women-owned businesses from March 2020 to January 2022 in Afghanistan. In-... Read More about The challenges faced by women-owned companies in Afghanistan under COVID-19 and Taliban.

Assessing Diversity and Inclusivity is the Next Frontier in Mental Health Recovery Narrative Research and Practice (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ng, F., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Ali, Y., Newby, C., Fox, C., Yeo, C., Slade, E., Bradstreet, S., Harrison, J., Franklin, D., Todowede, O., & Slade, M. (2023). Assessing Diversity and Inclusivity is the Next Frontier in Mental Health Recovery Narrative Research and Practice. JMIR Mental Health, 10, Article e44601. https://doi.org/10.2196/44601

Demand for digital health interventions is increasing in many countries. The use of recorded mental health recovery narratives in digital health interventions is becoming more widespread in clinical practice. Mental health recovery narratives are fir... Read More about Assessing Diversity and Inclusivity is the Next Frontier in Mental Health Recovery Narrative Research and Practice.

A Need for Grounded Mental Health Interventions to Reduce Cancer Stigma (2023)
Journal Article
Golbourn, L.-M., Colman, R., Uneno, Y., & Kotera, Y. (2023). A Need for Grounded Mental Health Interventions to Reduce Cancer Stigma. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 5(1), Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-023-01456-6

Nineteen million people were diagnosed with cancer, and almost ten million cancer deaths were recorded worldwide in 2020. The extent of cancer stigmatisation can be as prevalent as 80%. 24% of advanced cancer patients have been diagnosed with an anxi... Read More about A Need for Grounded Mental Health Interventions to Reduce Cancer Stigma.

Correction: Suzuki et al. Cross-Country Student Perceptions about Online Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2840 (2023)
Journal Article
Suzuki, T., Murayama, A., Kotera, Y., Bhandari, D., Senoo, Y., Tani, Y., Harada, K., Kawamoto, A., Sato, S., Sawano, T., Miyata, Y., Tsubokura, M., Tanimoto, T., & Ozaki, A. (2023). Correction: Suzuki et al. Cross-Country Student Perceptions about Online Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2840. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), Article 5330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075330

A longitudinal study of mental health in healthcare workers in Japan during the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic: comparison with the general population (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Liu, G., Colman, R., Young, H., Ozaki, A., Miyatake, H., Kosaka, M., & Tanimoto, T. (2024). A longitudinal study of mental health in healthcare workers in Japan during the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic: comparison with the general population. Current Psychology, 43, 12934-12937. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04444-0

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of people in Japan. Healthcare workers (HCWs) especially suffered from poor mental health, engaging with COVID-19 patients while protecting themselves from infection. However, a long-term as... Read More about A longitudinal study of mental health in healthcare workers in Japan during the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic: comparison with the general population.

Ethnic Minorities’ Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Carew Tofani, A., Taylor, E., Pritchard, I., Jackson, J., Xu, A., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Ethnic Minorities’ Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review. Healthcare, 11(5), Article 757. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050757

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can improve cardiovascular risk factors, decrease cardiac mortality, and promote healthy lifestyle behaviours. However, services remain underutilized by groups of ethnic minorities. The purpose of the study was to identify... Read More about Ethnic Minorities’ Experiences of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.