Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. UK are worried about the impact of these on mental outcomes. Understanding prevalence and predictors loneliness at this time priority issue for research.The study employed cross-sectional online survey design. Baseline data collected between March 23rd April 24th 2020 from adults Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1964, 18-87 years, M 37.11, SD...

Objectives: Loneliness is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown measures limiting social contact. UK are worried about the impact of these on mental outcomes. Understanding prevalence and predictors loneliness at this time priority issue for research. Design: study employed cross-sectional online survey design. Method: Baseline data collected between March 23rd April 24th 2020 from adults Psychological Wellbeing Study were analysed (N = 1963, 18-87...

Objectives Vaccine hesitancy is a growing concern and threat to public health. This research will begin examine the relative influence of relevant psychological, social, situational factors on intent engage with hypothetical COVID‐19 vaccine among key workers non‐key workers. Design Cross‐sectional. Methods The study utilized sample UK adults who completed 1‐month follow‐up Psychological Wellbeing Study during April/May 2020 indicated having not been previously diagnosed (key n = 584;...

Bio-based plastics are produced from bio-based raw materials such as sugar cane, potatoes, corn, and agricultural slaughterhouse waste. The evolution of the market is affected by stakeholders involved owing to their role in production processes, environmental guidelines purchasing decisions. It therefore imperative understand perceptions order inform development sector. This novel exploratory study investigates opinions three stakeholder groups: professionals plastic processors; university...

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated physical distancing which is expected to continue in some form for the foreseeable future. Physical policies have increased reliance on digital forms of social connection and there are widespread concerns about isolation mental health this context. This qualitative study sought understand how loneliness was experienced during initial national UK lockdown. Eight individuals who reported feeling lonely lockdown were interviewed May 2020. Interviews...

Background: Little research has examined the impact of working within context COVID-19 on UK healthcare professionals (HCPs) mental health and well-being, despite previous pandemic findings indicating that HCPs are particularly vulnerable to suffering PTSD other difficulties due nature work. Specifically, it appears no employed qualitative methodologies explore effects amidst for in UK. Objective: To qualitatively examining lived experiences Northern Ireland, during early stages lockdown...

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first appeared in Wuhan, China late 2019 and since then has unprecedented economic social disruption as well presenting a major challenge to public health. Despite mass progress COVID-19 vaccination uptake, vaccine hesitancy or anti-vax information been reported that can delay acceptance of vaccine. An online cross-sectional survey (n = 439) assessed uptake adults Northern Ireland the...

Despite significant investment to increase recycling facilities and kerbside collection of waste materials, plastic packaging is frequently discarded as litter, resulting in environmental harm. This research uses qualitative methods explore the contextual psychological factors that influence disposal behaviour from perspectives consumers. also reports key results a brief online survey exploring consumer toward plastics recycling. A total N = 18 adults living Northern Ireland (NI)...

Advance care planning is a key preparatory step in ensuring high-quality palliative and end of life care, should be considered as process, beginning with community-level conversations among lay persons. There is, however, indication that death talk community-dwelling adults not occurring, there dearth research examining why this the case. This study aims to provide first examination barriers facilitators talking about dying general population UK region (Northern Ireland), novel application...

Caregivers of children with chronic conditions face enormous challenges and often poor mental health. ACT may facilitate psychological adjustment for this population. This MMSR therefore aimed to examine the efficacy acceptability caregivers (diagnosed aged <18) long-term conditions. PsychInfo, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE were searched. Studies included that mentioned as intervention under study in manuscript referenced an existing protocol or stated applied was guided by core processes ACT. Both...

Although behavioural strategies (e.g. social distancing) have been effective in limiting the transmission of infectious respiratory disease COVID-19, a longer- term solution, such as development COVID-19 vaccine, is global priority. Worryingly, vaccine hesitancy (i.e. delay acceptance or refusal vaccination despite its availability) growing concern and threat to public health. Perceptions risk symptom severity are important predictors acceptance. As individuals working key worker roles...

This report aims to augment what is already known about emotional distress in Type 2 diabetes, by assessing the predictive value of illness perception clusters and relationship quality on four subcategories Diabetes Distress.162 individuals with diabetes responded a postal questionnaire demographics, depression, distress, perceptions quality. Long-term blood glucose was retrieved from participants' General Practitioner. Three emerged data, capturing three subgroups participants sharing...

Social (or physical) distancing is an important transmission-prevention behaviour that has been endorsed to minimize COVID-19 transmission. This qualitative study explores the facilitators of and barriers social for young people during pandemic, with recognition represent a unique demographic group, differing psychosocial needs experiences other age cohorts.Qualitative data was collected as part larger Qualtrics survey between July 28th 2020 August 24th 2020. Eligible participants were...

This study explores the perceived influence of social media on psychological wellbeing in young people living with type 1 diabetes. Young aged 13–20 years (N = 19) diabetes and caregivers (diabetes healthcare providers parents) 8) took part an online focus group or interview. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Participants reflected media’s capacity facilitate accessible peer learning emotional support. Themes for centred demand perceiving products/diets, stigma, ‘filtered’...

Since April 2021, COVID-19 vaccines have been recommended for pregnant women. Despite this, vaccine uptake in this group is low compared to the non-pregnant population of childbearing age. Our aim was understand barriers and facilitators among women Northern Ireland using COM-B framework, so make recommendations public health interventions. The proposes that human behaviour influenced by extent which a person has capability, opportunity, motivation enact behaviour. Understanding factors...

Previous research exploring the psychological, social, and environmental barriers to recycling has predominantly focused on consumer attitude behaviour. However, plastic system involves a chain of stakeholders with role in decision-making actions relation production management post-use, affirming need explore recycle across various other implicated lifecycle product packaging. To expand this evidence-base, N = 12 in-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews explored perspectives some...

To compare the emotional distress experienced by people with Type 2 diabetes perceptions of their partners, and to explore healthcare providers how these differ from experiences couples living regarding support needs.A purposive sample partners was recruited through Diabetes UK media outlets groups, while were hospital education teams. Inductive thematic analysis conducted.Seven six took part in separate semi-structured interviews seven focus groups. Themes emerged unique psychological...

BackgroundLongitudinal studies examining the temporal association between mental health outcomes during COVID-19 outbreak are needed. It is important to determine how relationships outcomes, specifically loneliness and depressive symptoms, manifest over a brief timeframe in pandemic context.Method Data was gathered 4 months (March – June 2020) using an online survey with three repeated measures at monthly intervals (N = 1958; 69.8% females; Age 18-87 years, M 37.01, SD 12.81). Associations...

Background: Little research has examined mental health and well-being in the context of healthcare professionals (HCP) working during COVID-19 pandemic within UK. To our knowledge, no employed qualitative methodologies order to examine this. We therefore aim address this gap by qualitatively examining lived experiences HCPs Northern Ireland, early stages lockdown period (14.04.20 29.04.20).Method: Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used professionals, who were outbreak. Ten...