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A mixed methods investigation of end-of-life surrogate decisions among older adults (2020)
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Batteux, E., Ferguson, E., & Tunney, R. J. (2020). A mixed methods investigation of end-of-life surrogate decisions among older adults. BMC Palliative Care, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00553-w

Background: A large number of end-of-life decisions are made by a next-of-kin for a patient who has lost their decision-making capacity. This has given rise to investigations into how surrogates make these decisions. The experimental perspective has... Read More about A mixed methods investigation of end-of-life surrogate decisions among older adults.

Influencing Change: When “Best Practice” Changes and the Prototypical Good Farmer Turns Bad (2020)
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Green, L., Kaler, J., Liu, N., & Ferguson, E. (2020). Influencing Change: When “Best Practice” Changes and the Prototypical Good Farmer Turns Bad. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, Article 161. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00161

Twenty-nine farmers with a flock prevalence of lameness >5% were visited in 2013. They participated in a facilitated discussion on treatment of footrot, and evidence-based new “best practice.” One year later, farmers were revisited and management and... Read More about Influencing Change: When “Best Practice” Changes and the Prototypical Good Farmer Turns Bad.

Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol (2020)
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Millar, B., McWilliams, D. F., Abhishek, A., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Auer, D. P., Chapman, V., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03195-4

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: In an ageing population, pain, frailty and disability frequently coexist across a wide range of musculoskeletal diagnoses, but their associations remain incompletely understood. The Investigating Musculoskeletal Heal... Read More about Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol.

Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour (2020)
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Isler, O., Isler, B., Kopsacheilis, O., & Ferguson, E. (2020). Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour. BMC Public Health, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8246-3

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Influenza vaccine uptake remains low worldwide, inflicting substantial costs to public health. Messages promoting social welfare have been shown to increase vaccination intentions, and it has been recommended that he... Read More about Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour.

Entrapment and suicide risk: The development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF) (2020)
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Wetherall, K., De Beurs, D., Cleare, S., Eschle-Byrne, S., Ferguson, E., B O'Connor, D., & C O'Connor, R. (2020). Entrapment and suicide risk: The development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF). Psychiatry Research, 284, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112765

© 2020 The Authors Evidence suggests that suicidal behaviour arises from one's attempt to escape from unbearable situations or unbearable thoughts and feelings. These feelings of entrapment are usually assessed via the 16-item Entrapment Scale, but t... Read More about Entrapment and suicide risk: The development of the 4-item Entrapment Scale Short-Form (E-SF).

Altruistic and Warm-Glow Motivations: Differentiating First Time From Repeat Donors (2019)
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Ferguson, E., & Lawrence, C. (2019). Altruistic and Warm-Glow Motivations: Differentiating First Time From Repeat Donors. TPM: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 26(4), 639-651. https://doi.org/10.4473/TPM26.4.10

The conversion rate of 1st time donors to their 2nd and 3rd donation is low creating a significant problem to transfusion services. We hypothesise that feelings of warm-glow associated with donating blood, contribute to the differentiation between 1... Read More about Altruistic and Warm-Glow Motivations: Differentiating First Time From Repeat Donors.

Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
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Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G. S., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

© 2019 The Authors Objectives: We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort. METHOD: 1471 participants reported knee pain at baselin... Read More about Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

Objectives We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort. Method 1471 participants reported knee pain at baseline and respon... Read More about Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedents and sequelae (2019)
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McWilliams, D. F., Rahman, S., James, R., Ferguson, E., Kiely, P., Young, A., & Walsh, D. (2019). Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedents and sequelae. BMC Rheumatology, 3, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-019-0100-9

Background RA flares are common and disabling. They are described in terms of worsening inflammation but pain and inflammation are often discordant. To inform treatment decisions, we investigated whether inflammatory and pain flares are discrete ent... Read More about Disease Activity Flares and Pain Flares in an early rheumatoid arthritis inception cohort; characteristics, antecedents and sequelae.

Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide. (2019)
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O'Connor, R. C., O'Carroll, R. E., O'Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., & Ferguson, E. (2019). Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), 92-107. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000482

Objectives: Suicide is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, has been identified as one potential risk factor. Evidence has indicated that childhood trauma i... Read More about Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide..

To Help or Punish in the Face of Unfairness: Men and Women Prefer Mutually-Beneficial Strategies over Punishment in a Sexual Selection Contest (2019)
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Ferguson, E., Quigley, E., Powell, G., Stewart, L., Harrison, F., & Tallentire, H. (2019). To Help or Punish in the Face of Unfairness: Men and Women Prefer Mutually-Beneficial Strategies over Punishment in a Sexual Selection Contest. Royal Society Open Science, 6(9), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181441

Consistent with a sexual selection account of cooperation, based on female choice, men, in romantic contexts, in general display mutually-beneficial behaviour and women choose men who do so. This evidence is based on a two-choice-architecture (cooper... Read More about To Help or Punish in the Face of Unfairness: Men and Women Prefer Mutually-Beneficial Strategies over Punishment in a Sexual Selection Contest.

Beyond Description: The Predictive Role of Affect, Memory, and Context in the Decision to Donate or Not Donate Blood (2019)
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Ferguson, E., Masser, B. M., Merx, E., & Williams, L. A. (2020). Beyond Description: The Predictive Role of Affect, Memory, and Context in the Decision to Donate or Not Donate Blood. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 47(2), 175–185. https://doi.org/10.1159/000501917

Research on the recruitment and retention of blood donors has typically drawn on a homogeneous set of descriptive theories, viewing the decision to become and remain a donor as the outcome of affectively cold, planned, and rational decision-making by... Read More about Beyond Description: The Predictive Role of Affect, Memory, and Context in the Decision to Donate or Not Donate Blood.

The dynamic relationship between pain, depression and cognitive function in a sample of newly diagnosed arthritic adults: a cross-lagged panel model (2019)
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James, R. J. E., & Ferguson, E. (2020). The dynamic relationship between pain, depression and cognitive function in a sample of newly diagnosed arthritic adults: a cross-lagged panel model. Psychological Medicine, 50(10), 1663-1671. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719001673

Background: Pain and depression are common in the population and co-morbid with each other. Both are also predictive of one another other, and are also associated with cognitive function; people who are in greater pain and more depressed respectively... Read More about The dynamic relationship between pain, depression and cognitive function in a sample of newly diagnosed arthritic adults: a cross-lagged panel model.

On the Likelihood of Surrogates Conforming to the Substituted Judgment Standard When Making End-of-Life Decisions for Their Partner (2019)
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Batteux, E., Ferguson, E., & Tunney, R. J. (2019). On the Likelihood of Surrogates Conforming to the Substituted Judgment Standard When Making End-of-Life Decisions for Their Partner. Medical Decision Making, 39(6), 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x19862800

A considerable proportion of end-of-life decisions are made by the patient’s next-of-kin, who can be asked to follow the substituted judgment standard and decide based on the patient’s wishes. The question of whether these surrogate decision makers a... Read More about On the Likelihood of Surrogates Conforming to the Substituted Judgment Standard When Making End-of-Life Decisions for Their Partner.

Distinguishing suicide ideation from suicide attempts: Further test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour (2019)
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Branley-Bell, D., O'Connor, D. B., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O'Carroll, R. E., & O'Connor, R. C. (2019). Distinguishing suicide ideation from suicide attempts: Further test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 117, 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.07.007

Suicidal behaviour poses a significant public health concern. Research into the factors that distinguish between the emergence of suicide ideation and the enactment of a suicide attempt is crucial. This study tests central tenets of the Integrated Mo... Read More about Distinguishing suicide ideation from suicide attempts: Further test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour.

Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions (2019)
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Ferguson, E., Murray, C., & O'Carroll, R. (2019). Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. Psychology and Health, 34(9), 1073-1104. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1603385

Objective: Without a supply of blood, health services could not meet their clinical needs. Similarly, organs for transplantation save and transform lives. Donations are acts of generosity that are traditionally seen as altruistic, and accordingly, in... Read More about Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions.

Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis (2019)
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De Beurs, D., Fried, E., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S., O'Connor, D., Ferguson, E., …O'Connor, R. (2019). Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 120, Article 103419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.103419

Two leading theories within the field of suicide prevention are the interpersonal psychological theory of suicidal behaviour (IPT) and the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model. The IPT posits that suicidal thoughts emerge from high levels o... Read More about Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis.

A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications (2019)
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McDonald, S., Ferguson, E., Hagger, M. S., Foss, A. J. E., & King, A. J. (2019). A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications. Patient Preference and Adherence, 2019(13), 819-828. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S174922

Purpose: Investigating patients’ perceptions of their illness can provide important insights into the experience and management of the illness and associated treatment, and enhance understanding of variations in adherence to prescribed medication. Th... Read More about A theory-driven qualitative study exploring issues relating to adherence to topical glaucoma medications.

Do our risk preferences change when we make decisions for others? A meta-analysis of self-other differences in decisions involving risk (2019)
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Batteux, E., Ferguson, E., & Tunney, R. J. (2019). Do our risk preferences change when we make decisions for others? A meta-analysis of self-other differences in decisions involving risk. PLoS ONE, 14(5), Article e0216566. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216566

Background Are we more risk-averse or risk-seeking when we make decisions on behalf of other people as opposed to ourselves? So far, findings have not been able to provide a clear and consistent answer. Method We propose a meta-analysis to assess... Read More about Do our risk preferences change when we make decisions for others? A meta-analysis of self-other differences in decisions involving risk.