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UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for administration (2024)
Journal Article

Background Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Although typically mild, varicella can cause complications leading to severe illness and even death. Safe and effective varicella vaccines are ava... Read More about UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for administration.

Everyday memory (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter is concerned with memory processes that occur within one’s typical daily environment. It first considers autobiographical memories, memories about us and our personal experiences, exploring theories and characteristics of autobiographica... Read More about Everyday memory.

Attention (2023)
Book Chapter

Attention is fundamental for most of our daily lives. However, there are limits to our attention, meaning that we cannot attend to all information that we encounter. This chapter examines focused attention, considering theories of attention, whether... Read More about Attention.

Concepts and categories (2023)
Book Chapter

In this chapter, we consider how we define categories and the associated mental representation of a category, or concept. Furniture is an example of a category of items such as chairs, tables, sideboards and footstools. Each of the members of the cat... Read More about Concepts and categories.

Creativity and expertise (2023)
Book Chapter

In this chapter, we explore the remarkable capacity for creativity that humans possess. The first part of the chapter focuses on creative cognition. We start by defining what creativity is and then consider some of the processes underpinning it. We c... Read More about Creativity and expertise.

Deductive reasoning (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores a particular type of reasoning – deductive reasoning. We first look at what deductive reasoning is (and isn’t). We then look at some of the types of deductive reasoning such as conditional reasoning or ‘if … then’ reasoning and... Read More about Deductive reasoning.

Memory and forgetting (2023)
Book Chapter

Every day we encounter a huge amount of information. But how much of it can we remember? How do we remember? And why do we sometimes forget? This chapter introduces models of the architecture of memory, at the heart of which is a distinction between... Read More about Memory and forgetting.

Perception (2023)
Book Chapter

We take it for granted that we can recognise the things in our environment, like the words on this page or a person across the room. But how do we receive information from our senses and then recognise people and objects, to interact with the world a... Read More about Perception.

Problem solving (2023)
Book Chapter

Humans are excellent problem solvers. In this chapter, we explore what we mean by a problem, and we look at examples of both simple and more complex problems. We also consider the representations and processes that people use to solve them. We explor... Read More about Problem solving.

Reading (2023)
Book Chapter

Reading is a skill that most of us acquire as children. As adult readers, we are able to read and understand written works of fiction and non-fiction, letters and webpages, newspapers and tweets. How is it we can do this so efficiently and effectivel... Read More about Reading.

UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for delivery (2023)
Working Paper

Background Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Although typically a mild disease, varicella can cause complications leading to severe illness and even death. Safe and effective varicella vaccine... Read More about UK healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards the introduction of varicella vaccine into the routine childhood vaccination schedule and their preferences for delivery.

Psychosocial factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2023)
Journal Article

Background We investigated factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, future vaccination intentions, and changes in beliefs and attitudes over time. Methods Prospective cohort study. 1500 participants completed an online survey in January... Read More about Psychosocial factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives. To explore acceptability of and preferences for the introduction of varicella vaccination to the UK childhood immunisation schedule. Design. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey exploring parental attitudes towards vaccines in g... Read More about Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy.

Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
Journal Article

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate UK parents’ vaccination intention at a time when COVID-19 vaccination was available to some children.Study designData reported are from the second wave of a prospective cohort study.MethodsOnline survey of 270 UK pare... Read More about Parents’ intention to vaccinate their child for COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for cervical screening with Māori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand. (2022)
Journal Article

Aim: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth offer and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical screening self-test during the 2021 COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand. Methods: A small proo... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for cervical screening with Māori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand..

Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3) (2022)
Journal Article

Objective: To investigate symptom reporting following the first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses, attribution of symptoms to the vaccine, and factors associated with symptom reporting. Methods: Prospective cohort study (T1: 13-15 January 2021, T2:... Read More about Psychological factors associated with reporting side effects following COVID-19 vaccination: a prospective cohort study (CoVAccS – wave 3).

Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of Human Papillomavirus self-testing for cervical screening with Maori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa, New Zealand (2022)
Journal Article

AIM: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of a telehealth offer and contactless delivery of human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical screening self-test during the 2021 COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand. METHODS: A small proo... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of telehealth and contactless delivery of Human Papillomavirus self-testing for cervical screening with Maori and Pacific women in a COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders (2022)
Journal Article

Introduction Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women are less likely to attend cervical screening and Maori and Pasifika women are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer than other women in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study – with unde... Read More about Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders.

Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review (2022)
Journal Article

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers protection against the virus responsible for cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, vulval and penile cancers. However, there is considerable variation across, and even within, countries as to how HPV... Read More about Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review.

Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Umbrella Review of Interventions (2022)
Report

HPV causes about 5% of all cancers worldwide. The most common of these cancers is cervical but the virus is also implicated in cancers of the vagina, vulva, anus, penis, head and neck. A significant proportion of the cancers caused by HPV in Europe a... Read More about Improving HPV Vaccine Uptake in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Umbrella Review of Interventions.

Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: Concern about side effects is one of the most common reasons for refusing vaccination. Side-effect expectations are also known to predict perception of side effects. We aimed to investigate the percentage of people who thought side effect... Read More about Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives: To investigate factors associated with intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination following initiation of the UK national vaccination programme. Study Design: 1,500 adults completed an online cross-sectional survey (13th–15th January 2021... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study (2021)
Journal Article

In Aotearoa New Zealand the majority of cervical cancer cases occur in women who have never been screened or are under-screened. Wahine Maori, Pacific and Asian women have the lowest rate of cervical screening. Self-sampling for human papillomavirus... Read More about Human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among never- and under-screened indigenous Maori, Pacific and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Feasibility Study.

A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates (2021)
Journal Article

To effectively achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, a substantial proportion of a population would need to be vaccinated. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal are significant issues globally. This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate univers... Read More about A mixed-methods study to assess COVID-19 vaccination acceptability among university students in the United Arab Emirates.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predicto... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK (2021)
Journal Article

Objective: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. Design: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predi... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK.

Recommendations for implementing HPV self-testing in Aotearoa (2021)
Journal Article

In Budget 2021 published earlier this month, the Government made the welcome and long-awaited announcement that they will invest “up to $53 million to complete the design of and implement a new human papillomavirus (HPV) test” in 2023.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
Journal Article

Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
Journal Article

Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. (2020)
Journal Article

To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020. We use... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey..

Maximising the acceptability of extended time intervals between screens in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme: An online experimental study (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: The NHS Cervical Screening Programme plans to increase the screening interval for women aged 25-49 years who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) from 3 to 5 years. This exploratory cross-sectional online survey tested the impact o... Read More about Maximising the acceptability of extended time intervals between screens in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme: An online experimental study.

The impact of migration on the awareness of and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention in eastern european women in England (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives It has been hypothesised that the rise in incidence of cervical cancer in England and the fall in screening coverage might be attributable to the effect of migration of Eastern European (EE) born women. The attitudes and behaviours of mig... Read More about The impact of migration on the awareness of and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention in eastern european women in England.

Investigating the celebrity effect: the influence of well-liked celebrities on adults' explicit and implicit attitudes to brands and brand choice (2019)
Journal Article

Celebrities are used within advertisements in an attempt to impact positively on consumers’ attitudes towards brands, purchase intentions, and ad believability. However, the findings from previous research on the effects of celebrity liking on brand... Read More about Investigating the celebrity effect: the influence of well-liked celebrities on adults' explicit and implicit attitudes to brands and brand choice.

Barriers and motivators for uptake of cervical cancer prevention strategies in Eastern Europe: Perspective from Latvia (2019)
Journal Article

Introduction The incidence of cervical cancer in Eastern European countries is high, however uptake of available prevention strategies is suboptimal. We explored the knowledge, behaviours and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention strategie... Read More about Barriers and motivators for uptake of cervical cancer prevention strategies in Eastern Europe: Perspective from Latvia.

Awareness of and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention among migrant Eastern European women in England (2019)
Journal Article

Objectives It has been hypothesized that, in England, the rise in incidence of cervical cancer and the fall in screening coverage might be attributable in part to the effect of migration of Eastern European born women. We explored the attitudes and... Read More about Awareness of and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention among migrant Eastern European women in England.

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among healthcare professionals across the UK (2019)
Journal Article

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection implicated in 5% of cancers worldwide including most cervical cancer cases. In the UK, the HPV vaccine has been offered routinely to girls aged 11-13 since 2008 while c... Read More about A survey of knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among healthcare professionals across the UK.

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among health professionals in New Zealand (2018)
Journal Article

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection that is implicated in 99.7% of cervical cancers and several other cancers that affect both men and women. Despite the role that HPV plays in an estimated 5% of all canc... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus among health professionals in New Zealand.

Investigating the celebrity effect: the influence of well-liked celebrities on adults’ implicit and explicit responses to brands (2018)
Journal Article

Celebrities are used within advertisements in an attempt to impact positively on consumers’ attitudes towards brands, purchase intentions, and ad believability. However, the findings from previous research on the effects of celebrity liking on brand... Read More about Investigating the celebrity effect: the influence of well-liked celebrities on adults’ implicit and explicit responses to brands.

Attitudes towards and knowledge about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccination in parents of teenage boys in the UK (2018)
Journal Article

The incidence of cancers attributable to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that affect males is on the rise. Currently in the UK teenage boys are not vaccinated against HPV while teenage girls are. The rationale for not vaccinating boys is that vaccinating... Read More about Attitudes towards and knowledge about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccination in parents of teenage boys in the UK.

Psycho-social influences upon older women's decision to attend cervical screening: a review of current evidence (2017)
Journal Article

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide (WHO, 2016). In many developed countries the incidence of cervical cancer has been significantly reduced by the introduction of organised screening programmes however, in the UK, a f... Read More about Psycho-social influences upon older women's decision to attend cervical screening: a review of current evidence.

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England (2016)
Journal Article

Background The incorporation of Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into the English cervical screening programme has been met with fear and anxiety. Healthcare professionals need to be adequately informed about HPV to help alleviate patient concerns... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England.

Colposcopists’ experiences of HPV Test of Cure for the follow up of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (2016)
Journal Article

Objective To survey lead colposcopists in England to explore their views on the recently introduced HPV Test of Cure (TOC) following treatment for cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) and to determine the extent to which it has impacted their c... Read More about Colposcopists’ experiences of HPV Test of Cure for the follow up of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia.

Knowledge of human papillomavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccine in European adolescents: a systematic review. (2016)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended for adolescent girls in many European countries, however there is huge variation in vaccine uptake. METHODS: A mixed methods systematic review to ascertain the level of HPV and HPV vac... Read More about Knowledge of human papillomavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccine in European adolescents: a systematic review..

Disclosing the results of the invasive cervical cancer review to patients: a survey of lead colposcopists across England (2015)
Journal Article

Objective: To survey lead colposcopists to explore the extent to which patients are currently being invited to discuss the results of their invasive cervical cancer review, the reasons why this might not be happening and the clinician experience. Met... Read More about Disclosing the results of the invasive cervical cancer review to patients: a survey of lead colposcopists across England.

Awareness and knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer in female students: A survey (with a cautionary note) (2015)
Journal Article

We conducted a survey to explore levels of awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer in 170 female students and whether mode of data collection (online vs. paper) affected the results. 27% of women named HPV as a cause... Read More about Awareness and knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer in female students: A survey (with a cautionary note).

Effect of disease severity and dopaminergic medication on recollection and familiarity in patients with idiopathic nondementing Parkinson's. (2009)
Journal Article

The effect of disease severity and dopaminergic medication on the assessment of familiarity and the recollection of episodic details during recognition in nondementing idiopathic Parkinson's is uncertain. Some studies have reported familiarity as def... Read More about Effect of disease severity and dopaminergic medication on recollection and familiarity in patients with idiopathic nondementing Parkinson's..