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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)
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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.

Cross-Sectional Study on Risk of Flooding and Landslides and Their Associated Perceptions Among Home Health-Care Patients Living in Fukui Prefecture, Japan (2022)
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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)
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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.

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)
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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.

Academic Motivation of Indonesian University Students: Relationship with Self-Compassion and Resilience (2022)
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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.

Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Deficit-Oriented and Asset-Oriented Psychological Outcomes in the Workplace: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2022)
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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.

Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study (2022)
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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)
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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.

The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives (2022)
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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.

Mediation of Self-Compassion on Pathways from Stress to Psychopathologies among Japanese Workers (2022)
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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 role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste (2022)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Creative Long Covid: A qualitative exploration of the experience of Long Covid through the medium of creative narratives (2022)
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Pearson, M., Allsopp, G., Bartel, H., Singh, P., & Crawford, P. (2022). Creative Long Covid: A qualitative exploration of the experience of Long Covid through the medium of creative narratives. Health Expectations, 25(6), 2950-2959. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13602

Background: Healthcare is witnessing a new disease with the emergence of Long Covid; a condition which can result in myriad symptoms, varying in frequency and severity. As new data are emerging to help inform treatment guidelines, the perspectives of... Read More about Creative Long Covid: A qualitative exploration of the experience of Long Covid through the medium of creative narratives.

Discourses of compassion from the margins of health care: the perspectives and experiences of people with a mental health condition (2022)
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Bond, C., Hui, A., Timmons, S., Wildbore, E., & Sinclair, S. (2024). Discourses of compassion from the margins of health care: the perspectives and experiences of people with a mental health condition. Journal of Mental Health, 33(1), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2022.2118692

Background: Evidence supports the positive influence of compassion on care experiences and health outcomes. However, there is limited understanding regarding how compassion is identified by people with lived experience of mental health care. Aim: To... Read More about Discourses of compassion from the margins of health care: the perspectives and experiences of people with a mental health condition.

Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol (2022)
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Evans, C., Evans, K., Booth, A., Timmons, S., Jones, N., Nazmeen, B., …Spiby, H. (2022). Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e062106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062106

INTRODUCTION: One of the most commonly reported COVID-19-related changes to all maternity services has been an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations such as telephone or video calling; however, the ways in which they can be optimally... Read More about Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol.

Pets’ impact on people`s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study (2022)
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Kuehne, J., Lieu, J., Kotera, Y., & Taylor, E. (2022). Pets’ impact on people`s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study. Journal of Concurrent Disorders, https://doi.org/10.54127/FABB9024

Introduction: The global coronavirus pandemic and the governmental restrictions to prevent the virus from spreading have generated anxiety, impacting people’s well-being. Former research suggested a positive impact of pets on their owner’s well-being... Read More about Pets’ impact on people`s well-being in COVID-19: A quantitative study.

Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support (2022)
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Kotera, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Charles, A., & Slade, M. (2022). Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00916-9

Mental health peer support (PS) is a relational approach to recovery. Service users are helped through a relationship focused on connection with a PS worker who shares similar experiences. Despite the strong evidence base, the mechanisms of action fo... Read More about Common Humanity as an Under-acknowledged Mechanism for Mental Health Peer Support.

The poetic wavelength–a narrative interview study exploring the potential of poetry to support meaning making and recovery following psychosis (2022)
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Pearson, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Winship, G. (2022). The poetic wavelength–a narrative interview study exploring the potential of poetry to support meaning making and recovery following psychosis. Psychosis, https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2022.2116475

Background: Despite growing evidence demonstrating the psychotherapeutic potential of reading and writing poetry for various mental health problems, there remains limited evidence in relation to psychosis. This paper explores the therapeutic potentia... Read More about The poetic wavelength–a narrative interview study exploring the potential of poetry to support meaning making and recovery following psychosis.