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Assessing medical mistrust in organ donation across countries using item response theory (2021)
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Ghoshal, A., O’Carroll, R. E., Ferguson, E., Shepherd, L., Doherty, S., Mathew, M., Morgan, K., & Doyle, F. (2022). Assessing medical mistrust in organ donation across countries using item response theory. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(12), 2806-2819. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211064985

Although medical mistrust (MM) may be an impediment to public health interventions, no MM scale has been validated across countries and the assessment of MM has not been explored using item response theory, which allows generalisation beyond the samp... Read More about Assessing medical mistrust in organ donation across countries using item response theory.

Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms (2021)
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Rilanto, T., Viidu, D.-A., Kaart, T., Orro, T., Viltrop, A., Emanuelson, U., Ferguson, E., & Mõtus, K. (2022). Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms. Research in Veterinary Science, 142, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.11.006

The farmer has the central role in determining cow culling policies on their farm and thus affecting cow longevity. The present study aimed to examine farm managers´ satisfaction, attitudes, personality traits and analyse the associations with dairy... Read More about Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms.

Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation (2021)
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Hyde, M. K., Masser, B. M., Edwards, A. R., & Ferguson, E. (2021). Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation. Progress in Transplantation, 31(4), 357-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15269248211046023

Introduction: As many countries change to opt-out systems to address organ shortages, calls for similar reform in Australia persist. Community perspectives on consent systems for donation remain under-researched, therefore Australian perspectives on... Read More about Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation.

Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation (2021)
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Hyde, M. K., Masser, B. M., Edwards, A. R. A., & Ferguson, E. (2021). Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation. Progress in Transplantation, 31(4), 357-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15269248211046023

Introduction: As many countries change to opt-out systems to address organ shortages, calls for similar reform in Australia persist. Community perspectives on consent systems for donation remain under-researched, therefore Australian perspectives on... Read More about Australian Perspectives on Opt-In and Opt-Out Consent Systems for Deceased Organ Donation.

Identifying multiple knee pain trajectories and the prediction of opioid and NSAID medication used: A latent class growth approach (2021)
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Haybatollahi, S. M., James, R. J., Fernandes, G., Valdes, A., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., Walsh, D. A., & Ferguson, E. (2022). Identifying multiple knee pain trajectories and the prediction of opioid and NSAID medication used: A latent class growth approach. Pain Practice, 22(2), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.13082

Background: Knee pain is a major source of distress and disability, with pain progression highly variable between individuals. Previous studies defining pain trajectories have all used a single measure of pain, and these differ across studies. Differ... Read More about Identifying multiple knee pain trajectories and the prediction of opioid and NSAID medication used: A latent class growth approach.

What blood and organ donation can tell us about cooperation? (2021)
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Ferguson, E. (2022). What blood and organ donation can tell us about cooperation?. Current Opinion in Psychology, 44, 202-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.09.005

High-cost cooperation directed towards strangers is difficult to explain from an evolutionary perspective. Here, it is argued that by studying the behaviours, motivations, and preferences of real-world high-cost cooperators — blood and organ donors —... Read More about What blood and organ donation can tell us about cooperation?.

Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide (2021)
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O'Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E., & O'Connor, R. C. (2021). Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, 312-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.006

Suicide is a global health issue. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, has been identified as one potential risk factor. Evidence is emerging to suggest that different psychological factors... Read More about Resilience and vulnerability factors influence the cortisol awakening response in individuals vulnerable to suicide.

Central Aspects of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CAP-RA): protocol for a prospective observational study (2021)
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Ifesemen, O., McWilliams, D. F., Ferguson, E., Wakefield, R., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Wilson, D., Platts, D., Ledbury, S., & Walsh, D. A. (2021). Central Aspects of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CAP-RA): protocol for a prospective observational study. BMC Rheumatology, 5(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-021-00187-2

Background: Pain and fatigue are persistent problems in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Central sensitisation (CS) may contribute to pain and fatigue, even when treatment has controlled inflammatory disease. This study aims to validate a self-repor... Read More about Central Aspects of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis (CAP-RA): protocol for a prospective observational study.

Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic (2021)
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Gaytan Camarillo, M., Ferguson, E., Ljevar, V., & Spence, A. (2021). Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661395

Behavioural scientists have been studying public perceptions to understand how and why people behave the way they do towards climate change. In recent times, enormous changes to behaviour and people’s interactions have been brought about by the world... Read More about Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic.

Do we become more cautious for others when large amounts of money are at stake? (2021)
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Batteux, E., Ferguson, E., & Tunney, R. J. (2021). Do we become more cautious for others when large amounts of money are at stake?. Experimental Psychology, 68(1), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000508

A considerable proportion of financial decisions are made by agents acting on behalf of other people. Although people are more cautious for others when making medical decisions, this does not seem to be the case for economic decisions. However, studi... Read More about Do we become more cautious for others when large amounts of money are at stake?.

Simple Reciprocal Fairness Message to Enhance Non-Donor’s Willingness to Donate Blood (2021)
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Ferguson, E., Edwards, A. R., & Masser, B. M. (2022). Simple Reciprocal Fairness Message to Enhance Non-Donor’s Willingness to Donate Blood. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab026

Background: Against a background of declining blood donor numbers, recruiting new donors is critical for the effective operations of healthcare providers. Thus, interventions are needed to recruit new blood donors.

Purpose: We provide initial evi... Read More about Simple Reciprocal Fairness Message to Enhance Non-Donor’s Willingness to Donate Blood.

Using heterogeneity in disease to understand the relationship between health and personality (2021)
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James, R., Walsh, D., & Ferguson, E. (2022). Using heterogeneity in disease to understand the relationship between health and personality. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 27(7), 1582-1595. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2021.1903057

The aim of this study was to compare the relationship between two health outcomes (pain and self-reported health) and personality while accounting for heterogeneity in arthritic disease. Traditionally health psychology and other health research has t... Read More about Using heterogeneity in disease to understand the relationship between health and personality.

Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions (2021)
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Ferguson, E. (2021). Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions. Vox Sanguinis, https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13088

Background and Objectives: Blood donors, compared to non-donors, are more likely to show a preference to help others either sharing resources to directly compensate those in need or indirectly by punishing those who act unfairly. Knowing the dominant... Read More about Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions.

Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions (2021)
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Ferguson, E. (2021). Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions. Vox Sanguinis, 116(8), 862-871. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13088

Background and objectives: Blood donors, compared to non-donors, are more likely to show a preference to help others either by sharing resources to directly compensate those in need or indirectly by punishing those who act unfairly. Knowing the domin... Read More about Inequality averse and compassionate blood donor: implication for interventions.

Predicting suicidal ideation in a nationally representative sample of young adults: a 12-month prospective study (2021)
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Wetherall, K., Cleare, S., Eschle, S., Ferguson, E., O’Connor, D. . B., O'Connor, D. B., O’Carroll, R. E., O'Carroll, R. E., O’Connor, R. C., & O'Connor, R. C. (2021). Predicting suicidal ideation in a nationally representative sample of young adults: a 12-month prospective study. Psychological Medicine, 52(14), 3168-3175. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720005255

Background Evidence-based theoretical models outlining the pathways to the development of suicidal ideation may inform treatment. The current research draws from the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPT) and the Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IM... Read More about Predicting suicidal ideation in a nationally representative sample of young adults: a 12-month prospective study.

The Central Aspects of Pain in the Knee (CAP-Knee) questionnaire; a mixed-methods study of a self-report instrument for assessing central mechanisms in people with knee pain (2021)
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Akin-Akinyosoye, K., James, R. J. E., Mcwilliams, D. F., Millar, B., Das Nair, R., Ferguson, E., & Walsh, D. A. (2021). The Central Aspects of Pain in the Knee (CAP-Knee) questionnaire; a mixed-methods study of a self-report instrument for assessing central mechanisms in people with knee pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(6), 802-814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.562

OBJECTIVES: Pain is the prevailing symptom of knee osteoarthritis. Central sensitisation creates discordance between pain and joint pathology. We previously reported a central pain mechanisms trait derived from 8 discrete characteristics: neuropathic... Read More about The Central Aspects of Pain in the Knee (CAP-Knee) questionnaire; a mixed-methods study of a self-report instrument for assessing central mechanisms in people with knee pain.

Whole blood donors' post‐donation symptoms diminish quickly but are discouraging: Results from 6‐day symptom diaries (2021)
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Sweegers, M. G., Twisk, J. W., Quee, F. A., Ferguson, E., & van den Hurk, K. (2021). Whole blood donors' post‐donation symptoms diminish quickly but are discouraging: Results from 6‐day symptom diaries. Transfusion, 61(3), 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16220

Background: Whole blood donors may experience post-donation symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness or headache after blood donation, which could influence donor retention. We aimed to examine post-donation symptoms during one week after whole blood dona... Read More about Whole blood donors' post‐donation symptoms diminish quickly but are discouraging: Results from 6‐day symptom diaries.

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours (2021)
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Clancy, F., Prestwich, A., Ferguson, E., & O’Connor, D. B. (2022). Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours. Psychology and Health, 37(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1867727

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The Perseverative Cognition Hypothesis (proposing negative repetitive thinking has detrimental effects on physical health), has been extended to include health behaviours. This study aimed to examine relationships between perseverative c... Read More about Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours.

Motivators of and barriers to becoming a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor: A survey study (2020)
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Masser, B. M., Thorpe, R., Hoad, V., Lawrence, C., Gosbell, I. B., Davison, T. E., & Ferguson, E. (2020). Motivators of and barriers to becoming a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor: A survey study. Transfusion Medicine, 31(3), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12753

Objectives: To determine the motivators and barriers to COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation by those in the United Kingdom who have been diagnosed with or who have had symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) but who have not donated. Background: Convales... Read More about Motivators of and barriers to becoming a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor: A survey study.