Freya Mills

• University of Sussex

As many individuals with Long Covid are left without formal support, they have turned to online support groups for help. Previous research has shown that online support groups may improve group members’ wellbeing, but there is limited evidence on the role of group moderators in influencing such outcomes. Applying the social identity approach to lea...

Online support groups provide support to people with Long Covid in the absence of formal treatment, but their effects on health outcomes are unclear. In this longitudinal study, we examined the role of shared social identity with an online support group, external psychological resources (support and connection), internal psychological resources (me...

This pre-registered systematic review aimed to examine whether online support groups affect the health and wellbeing of individuals with a chronic condition, and what mechanisms may influence such effects. In September 2024, literature searches were conducted across electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Web of Science and Google Scholar)...

As many individuals with Long Covid are left without formal support, they have turned to online support groups for help. In a pre‐registered study, interviews were carried out with 21 adults with Long Covid to explore experiences of using online support groups, to understand whether participants felt these experiences influenced their health and we...

Introduction Effective and safe vaccines against COVID-19 are essential to achieve global control of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Using faith centres may offer a promising route for promoting higher vaccine uptake from certain minority ethnic groups known to be more likely to be vaccine hesitant. Methods This cross-sectional study explored attend...

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review examines whether online support groups affect the health and wellbeing of individuals with a chronic condition, and what mechanisms may influence such effects. METHOD: In February 2023, literature searches were conducted across electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Web of Science and Google Scholar), pre...

Introduction: The concept of ‘working from home’ is extremely topical following the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, it is unsurprising that there has been an increased interest in collating research related to homeworking. This has been carried out by multiple reviews, all with slightly different research aims and methodologies. Collating the finding...

During an emergency, it is necessary to quickly disseminate messages to the public. These communications often provide information about the emergency as well as guidance or advice aimed at ensuring the safety of the population. Successful emergency communication depends upon how rapidly and reliably a message can be disseminated, but also on how p...

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different types of COVID-19 certification policy on subsequent behavioural expectations. Design 4 × 2 between-subjects pre-registered randomised controlled trial. Method In August 2022, participants (n = 2726) in England were presented with a scenario describing a rise in COVID-19 infe...

Objective: We examined whether varying information about long COVID would affect expectations about the illness. Method: In October 2021, we conducted a 2 (Illness Description: long COVID vs. ongoing COVID-19 recovery) × 2 (Symptom Uncertainty: uncertainty emphasized vs. not emphasized) × 2 (Efficacy of Support: enhanced vs. basic support) between-...

Vaccination is vital to protect the public against COVID-19. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake. We searched a range of databases (Embase, Medline, Psychology & Behavioral Science, PsycInfo, Web of Science and NIH Preprints Portfolio) from March 2020 t...

The aim of this narrative review was to explore the conditions under which enforcement likely is, or is not, an effective strategy to increase adherence to recommended protective behaviours during COVID-19. Relevant search terms were entered into four key databases (Google, Google Scholar, medXriv, and psyArXiv) to identify both academic and non-ac...

Purpose: To explore the conditions under which enforcement likely is, or is not, an effective strategy to increase adherence to recommended protective behaviours during COVID-19. Design/Methodology/Approach: Relevant search terms were entered into three key databases (Google Scholar, medXriv, psyArXiv) to identify both peer-reviewed and pre-publica...