All Outputs (119)

Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice (2020)
Journal Article
Asimakopoulou, K., Hoorens, V., Speed, E., Coulson, N. S., Antoniszczak, D., Collyer, F., …Scambler, S. (2020). Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice. Health Expectations, 23(6), 1502-1511. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13134

Background
Comparative optimism, the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others rather than to oneself, is well established in health risk research. It is unknown, however, whether comparative optimism also permeates people’s he... Read More about Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice.

Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study (2020)
Journal Article
Maidment, D., Heyes, R., Gomez, R., Coulson, N. S., Wharrad, H., & Ferguson, M. A. (2020). Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(8), Article e17193. https://doi.org/10.2196/17193

© David W Maidment, Rachel Heyes, Rachel Gomez, Neil S Coulson, Heather Wharrad, Melanie A Ferguson. Background: Adults living with hearing loss have highly variable knowledge of hearing aids, resulting in suboptimal use or nonuse. This issue can be... Read More about Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study.

Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Alhowimel, A., Alotaibi, M., Coulson, N., & Radford, K. (2022). Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(7), 890-896. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1802799

Background

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a complex biopsychosocial problem with financial implications for society. Most LBP is categorized as nonspecific CLBP (NS-CLBP); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used in the investigation... Read More about Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study.

Towards understanding how individuals with inflammatory bowel disease use contemporary social media platforms for health-related discourse (2020)
Journal Article
O'Leary, K., Coulson, N., Perez-Vallejos, E., & McAuley, D. (2020). Towards understanding how individuals with inflammatory bowel disease use contemporary social media platforms for health-related discourse. Computers in Human Behavior, 112, Article 106463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106463

© 2020 With a growing prevalence of social media use worldwide where individuals share varying aspects of their lives, this paper focuses on how individuals with a chronic illness use these communications platforms to discuss their health. This paper... Read More about Towards understanding how individuals with inflammatory bowel disease use contemporary social media platforms for health-related discourse.

Analysis of spontaneous, user‐generated data about gestational diabetes on online forums: implications for diabetes prevention (2020)
Journal Article
Eades, C. E., Clarke, K. M., Cameron, D. M., Coulson, N., & Evans, J. M. (2020). Analysis of spontaneous, user‐generated data about gestational diabetes on online forums: implications for diabetes prevention. Diabetic Medicine, 37(12), 2058-2066. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14348

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. AIMS: To explore the experiences and perceptions of gestational diabetes mellitus reported by women within online parental-support forums and, specifically, to analyse what women say about... Read More about Analysis of spontaneous, user‐generated data about gestational diabetes on online forums: implications for diabetes prevention.

Superusers' Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study (2020)
Journal Article
De Simoni, A., Shah, A. T., Fulton, O., Parkinson, J., Sheikh, A., Panzarasa, P., …Griffiths, C. J. (2020). Superusers' Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6), Article e18185. https://doi.org/10.2196/18185

©Anna De Simoni, Anjali T Shah, Olivia Fulton, Jasmine Parkinson, Aziz Sheikh, Pietro Panzarasa, Claudia Pagliari, Neil S Coulson, Chris J Griffiths. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 23.06.2020.... Read More about Superusers' Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study.

The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches (2020)
Journal Article
Maidment, D. W., Coulson, N. S., Wharrad, H., Taylor, M., & Ferguson, M. A. (2020). The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches. International Journal of Audiology, 59(7), 492-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1755063

© 2020 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. Objective: This paper describes the development of a novel mobile health (mHealth) educational intervention, called m2Hear, designed for first-t... Read More about The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches.

Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study (2020)
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De Simoni, A., Shah, A. T., Fulton, O., Parkinson, J., Sheikh, A., Panzarasa, P., …Griffiths, C. J. Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study

Background:
Superusers, defined as the 1% of users who write a large number of posts, play critical roles in online health communities (OHCs), catalysing engagement and influencing other users’ self-care. Their unique online behavior is key to susta... Read More about Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study.

Using Online Support Communities for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Online Survey of Users’ Experiences (2020)
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Perkins, V., Coulson, N., & Davies, E. B. Using Online Support Communities for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: Online Survey of Users’ Experiences

Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study (2019)
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Maidment, D., Heyes, R., Gomez, R., Coulson, N. S., Wharrad, H., & Ferguson, M. A. Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study

Background:
Knowledge of hearing aids in adults living with hearing loss is highly variable, resulting in suboptimal or non-use. This issue can be addressed by the provision of high-quality educational information.

Objective:
This study assesse... Read More about Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study.

Understanding user reactions and interactions with an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: Mixed-methods evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Greenwell, K., Sereda, M., Coulson, N. S., & Hoare, D. J. (2019). Understanding user reactions and interactions with an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: Mixed-methods evaluation. American Journal of Audiology, 28(3), 697-713. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJA-18-0171

Purpose: Internet-based interventions have the potential to reduce the disparity in access to psychological therapy that people with tinnitus currently experience. One example is the Tinnitus E-Programme, which although freely available online, has n... Read More about Understanding user reactions and interactions with an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: Mixed-methods evaluation.

Youth drug use in Barbados and England: correlates with online peer influences (2019)
Journal Article
Jules, M. A., Maynard, D.-M. B., & Coulson, N. (2019). Youth drug use in Barbados and England: correlates with online peer influences. Journal of Adolescent Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558419839226

This study examined the relationship between susceptibility to drug-related online peer influence on Facebook and offline alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among emerging adults (18-24 years) enrolled at the university level in Barbados and England... Read More about Youth drug use in Barbados and England: correlates with online peer influences.

Genetic testing for Huntington’s disease: A thematic analysis of online support community messages (2019)
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Smedley, R. M., & Coulson, N. S. (2021). Genetic testing for Huntington’s disease: A thematic analysis of online support community messages. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(4), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319826340

Huntington’s disease is a fatal late-onset genetic illness that causes motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders. Individuals considering genetic testing may benefit from online social support. This study investigates how genetic testing is discusse... Read More about Genetic testing for Huntington’s disease: A thematic analysis of online support community messages.

Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (2018)
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Joglekar, S., Sastry, N., Coulson, N. S., Taylor, S. J., Patel, A., Duschinsky, R., …De Simoni, A. (2018). Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(9), e11564. https://doi.org/10.2196/11564

The authors of “How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities” (J Med Internet Res 2018;20(7):e238) wish... Read More about Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities.

“They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, A. J., Nielsen, E., & Coulson, N. S. (2018). “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities. Journal of Health Psychology, 135910531878840. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318788403

Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking beh... Read More about “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities.

How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Self-management support can improve health and reduce health care utilization by people with long-term conditions. Online communities for people with long-term conditions have the potential to influence health, usage of health care resour... Read More about How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities.

How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (Preprint) (2018)
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Joglekar, S., Sastry, N., Coulson, N. S., Taylor, S. J., Patel, A., Duschinsky, R., …De Simoni, A. (2018). How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (Preprint)

Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (Preprint) (2018)
Other
Joglekar, S., Sastry, N., Coulson, N. S., Taylor, S. J., Patel, A., Duschinsky, R., …De Simoni, A. (2018). Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (Preprint)

Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study (2018)
Journal Article
Heffernan, E., Coulson, N. S., & Ferguson, M. (in press). Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study. International Journal of Audiology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1483585

Objective - This research aimed to evaluate the content of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) in terms of its relevance, clarity, comprehensiveness, acceptability to adults with hearing loss, and responsiveness.

Design -... Read More about Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study.

A practical guide to analysing online support forums (2018)
Journal Article
Smedley, R., & Coulson, N. S. (in press). A practical guide to analysing online support forums. Qualitative Research in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2018.1475532

As the number of online support forums continues to grow and the amount of user-generated content increases, analysing forum messages can provide researchers and others working in health-related fields with important new insights into the needs, opin... Read More about A practical guide to analysing online support forums.