All Outputs (748)

Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Carlisle, S., Fothergill, L., Hassard, J., Favier, A., Corner, J., …Denning, C. (2022). Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK. European Journal of Public Health, 32(Supplement_3), Article ckac131.046. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.046

Background Regular testing for SARS-CoV-2 is an important strategy for controlling virus outbreaks on university campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic but testing participation can be low. The Residence-Based Testing Participation Pilot (RB-TPP) was... Read More about Process evaluation of a university residence-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programme in the UK.

Clinical decision-making style preferences of European psychiatrists: Results from the Ambassadors survey in 38 countries (2022)
Journal Article
Kuzman, M. R., Slade, M., Puschner, B., Scanferla, E., Bajic, Z., Courtet, P., …Gorwood, P. (2022). Clinical decision-making style preferences of European psychiatrists: Results from the Ambassadors survey in 38 countries. European Psychiatry, 65(1), Article e75. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2330

Background While shared clinical decision-making (SDM) is the preferred approach to decision-making in mental health care, its implementation in everyday clinical practice is still insufficient. The European Psychiatric Association undertook a study... Read More about Clinical decision-making style preferences of European psychiatrists: Results from the Ambassadors survey in 38 countries.

Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance (2022)
Journal Article
Colman, R. D., Vione, K. C., & Kotera, Y. (2022). Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2110214

UK depression prevalence is increasing. In this study we appraised the relationships between psychological factors of derailment, self-criticism, self-reassurance and depression, to identify individual differences within the UK general population ind... Read More about Psychological risk factors for depression in the UK general population: derailment, self-criticism and self-reassurance.

‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil (2022)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., Wilson, E., Turner, N., & Pollock, K. (2022). ‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221133413

This paper explores how people enact and experience the deathbed vigil when someone close to them is dying. It draws on qualitative interviews with 34 bereaved people carried out as part of a wider study exploring public perceptions of death and dyin... Read More about ‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil.

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things–Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint) (2022)
Working Paper
Huang, Y., Benford, S., Li, B., Price, D., & Blake, H. Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things–Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Background: Encouraging office workers to break up prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) at work with regular micro-breaks can be beneficial yet challenging. Internet of Things (IoT) offers great promise for delivering more subtle and hence acceptable b... Read More about Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things–Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint).

Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan (2022)
Journal Article
Yoshida, M., Miyatake, H., Masunaga, H., Kosaka, M., Kaneda, Y., Kotera, Y., …Beniya, H. (2023). Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17, Article E264. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.210

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate a risk of flooding and landslides among home-care patients, to reveal an extent to which patients require support for evacuation, and to determine whether risk was accurately perceived among the patients. Me... Read More about Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey (2022)
Journal Article
Kurokawa, T., Ozaki, A., Bhandari, D., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Kanemoto, Y., …Tanimoto, T. (2022). Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey. BMJ Open, 12(10), Article e059886. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059886

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional, web-based, self-administered survey was conducted natio... Read More about Association between COVID-19 incidence and postponement or cancellation of elective surgeries in Japan until September 2020: a cross-sectional, web-based survey.

Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Henderson, J., Pears, M., Bamidis, P. D., Tsoupouroglou, I., Schiza, E., Pattichis, C. S., …Konstantinidis, S. T. (2022). Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process. In 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET) : proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/imet54801.2022.9929752

Developing an effective educational chatbot is a challenging and time-consuming process. One of the main challenges in a co-creation process, is ensuring multiple stakeholders, as professionals in a variety of roles such as academics, learners, resea... Read More about Development of a Bespoke Chatbot Design Tool to Facilitate a Crowd-based Co-creation Process.

Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Pears, M., Henderson, J., Antoniou, P. E., Ntakakis, G., Nikolaidou, M., Bamidis, P. D., …Konstantinidis, S. T. (2022). Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula. In 2022 International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET) : proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/imet54801.2022.9929810

The use of Virtual Reality in healthcare education is still uncommon. Measuring the feasibility of such resources into formal training is critical for quality, satisfaction, and ultimately improved efficacy over other methods. The Co-creation of Virt... Read More about Feasibility and Acceptance of Virtual Reality Reusable e- Resources Embedded in Healthcare Curricula.

A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., Mahmood, I., Mahmood, N., Corner, J., Ball, J. K., & Denning, C. (2022). A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), Article 13140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013140

Asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been used to prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in university settings, but few studies have explored their implementation. The aim of the study was to evaluate how an accredited asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2... Read More about A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England.

Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Deficit-Oriented and Asset-Oriented Psychological Outcomes in the Workplace: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Armaou, M., Araviaki, E., Dutta, S., Konstantinidis, S., & Blake, H. (2022). Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Deficit-Oriented and Asset-Oriented Psychological Outcomes in the Workplace: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 12(10), 1471-1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12100102

Background: Digital psychological interventions can target deficit-oriented and asset-oriented psychological outcomes in the workplace. This review examined: (a) the effectiveness of digital interventions for psychological well-being at work, (b) ass... Read More about Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Deficit-Oriented and Asset-Oriented Psychological Outcomes in the Workplace: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.

Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Aledeh, M., Barnes, K., Rushforth, A., Adam, H., & Riswani, R. (2022). Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience. Healthcare, 10(10), Article 2092. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102092

Academic motivation is an important construct for university students, associated with student wellbeing and academic performance. Students who are motivated tend to feel and perform well. Self-compassion, that is kindness and understanding towards o... Read More about Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience.

Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., Mahmood, I., Mahmood, N., Corner, J., Ball, J. K., & Denning, C. (2022). Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), Article 12464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912464

The aim of the study was to explore workforce experiences of the rapid implementation of a SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing service (ATS) in a higher education setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The setting was a multi-campus university in the UK,... Read More about Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study.

International, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus recommendations on non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia (2022)
Journal Article
Kundakci, B., Hall, M., Atzeni, F., Branco, J. C., Buskila, D., Clauw, D., …Taylor, A. M. (2022). International, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus recommendations on non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 57, Article 152101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152101

Objectives: To develop evidence-based expert recommendations for non-pharmacological treatments for pain, fatigue, sleep problems, and depression in fibromyalgia. Methods: An international, multidisciplinary Delphi exercise was conducted. Authors of... Read More about International, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus recommendations on non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia.

Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers (2022)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Young, H., Maybury, S., & Aledeh, M. (2022). Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), Article 12423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912423

As awareness of mental health increases worldwide, how to improve mental health has begun to be discussed in many countries. Stress is known to cause diverse physical and mental health problems, including psychopathologies. On the other hand, our pre... Read More about Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers.

The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives (2022)
Journal Article
Ball, J., Anstee, S., Couper, K., Maben, J., Blake, H., Anderson, J. E., …the full ICON Study Team. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(1), 343-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15442

Aims: To use nurses' descriptions of what would have improved their working lives during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Design: Analysis of free-text responses from a cross-sectional survey of the UK nursing and midwifery workforc... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives.

Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Working Paper
Middleton, M., Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: HIV poses a threat to global health. With effective treatment options available, education and testing strategies are essential in preventing transmission. Text messaging is an effective tool for health promotion and can be used to target... Read More about Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste (2022)
Journal Article
Khalil, H., Peters, M. D., McInerney, P. A., Godfrey, C. M., Alexander, L., Evans, C., …Pollock, D. (2022). The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 152, 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Objectives: Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. Study Design and Setting: This article summarizes the ke... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste.

How can advance care planning support hope in patients with advanced cancer and their families: A qualitative study as part of the international ACTION trial (2022)
Journal Article
Kodba-Čeh, H., Lunder, U., Bulli, F., Caswell, G., van Delden, J. J. M., Kars, M. C., …ACTION Consortium. (2022). How can advance care planning support hope in patients with advanced cancer and their families: A qualitative study as part of the international ACTION trial. European Journal of Cancer Care, 31(6), Article e1371. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13719

Objective: Clinicians' fears of taking away patients' hope is one of the barriers to advance care planning (ACP). Research on how ACP supports hope is scarce. We have taken up the challenge to specify ways in which ACP conversations may potentially s... Read More about How can advance care planning support hope in patients with advanced cancer and their families: A qualitative study as part of the international ACTION trial.

Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing in England (RECOLLECT): rationale and protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Hayes, D., Henderson, C., Bakolis, I., Lawrence, V., Elliott, R. A., Ronaldson, A., …Slade, M. (2022). Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing in England (RECOLLECT): rationale and protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), Article 627. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04253-y

Background: Recovery Colleges are a relatively recent initiative within mental health services. The first opened in 2009 in London and since then numbers have grown. They are based on principles of personal recovery in mental health, co-production be... Read More about Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing in England (RECOLLECT): rationale and protocol.