Laura Kudrna
Biographic Data
| ID | 338178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Kudrna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Kudrna |
| SIGNATURE | KUDRNA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8163-7112 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Impact of workforce characteristics and monetary incentives on uptake of health and wellbeing initiatives in the United Kingdom
There are economic and social benefits associated with promoting the health and wellbeing (HWB) of workers. The workplace is an important setting for HWB promotion, however, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) are less likely to offer these programmes. Uptake is also uneven across demographic groups, contributing to inequalities outcomes. This study investigates if uptake of HWB promotion programmes in SMEs differs by employee demographics a…
A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Goal-Based Behaviour Change Intervention Implemented in Workplaces
Previous research suggests a goal-based intervention called 'mental contrasting and implementation intentions' improves participants' health and wellbeing. The present study sought to extend these findings to workplaces in the United Kingdom. A mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with 28 workplaces and 225 staff. All participants deliberated on wishes (potential goals) about improving their health and wellbeing. In the…
Environmentally sustainable surgical systems
Surgeons, anaesthetists, wider surgical teams and hospital managers are a large global group that has the capacity and power to play a leadership role to contribute to change. Hospitals are a good target for improvement since they are centres of communities, linking together surrounding healthcare facilities and influencing wider determinants of the environment. District and rural hospitals are good sites to start since they serve large populatio…
How do emotions respond to outcome values and influence choice
Emotions powerfully, predictably, and pervasively influence decision making. The risk-as-feelings hypothesis states that two kinds of emotions are important in decision-making, anticipatory emotions and anticipated emotions. We empirically investigated whether and how anticipatory and anticipated emotions may change as a function of outcome values and whether anticipatory or anticipated emotions may explain the influence of outcome values on risk…
Mental health and life satisfaction among those advised to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, those considered most vulnerable to adverse outcomes from infection were designated “clinically extremely vulnerable” and advised to “shield.” This involved prolonged confinement at home with strict limits on face-to-face contact, beyond national restrictions. Shielding ended in September 2021 and was considered likely to have harmed mental health and wellbeing. As the UK moved toward a new pha…
Evaluation of an organisational-level monetary incentive to promote the health and wellbeing of workers in small and medium-sized enterprises
We conducted an independent evaluation on the effectiveness of an organisational-level monetary incentive to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve employees’ health and wellbeing. This was A mixed-methods cluster randomised trial with four arms: high monetary incentive, low monetary incentive, and two no monetary incentive controls (with or without baseline measurements to examine ‘reactivity’ The consequence of particpan…
A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial of Priming Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene at Ward Entrances
BACKGROUND: Research conducted in the United States suggests that two primes (citrus smells and pictures of a person's eyes) can increase hand gel dispenser use on the day they are introduced in hospital. The current study, conducted at a hospital in the United Kingdom, evaluated the effectiveness of these primes, both in isolation and in combination, at the entry way to four separate wards, over a longer duration than the previous work. METHODS:…
Investigating informed choice in screening programmes
We conclude that organisations need to decide whether their overarching aim is ensuring high levels of uptake or maximising informed choice to participate in screening programmes. Consideration must then be given to all levels of development and distribution of information produced to reflect each organisation's aim. The comprehensibility of the DA must also be considered, as this may be reduced when informed choice is prioritised
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
Social Care Insurance
There is not currently a developed market for long-term social care insurance in England. Policymakers are interested in what behavioral influences should be considered in the design of insurance products for long-term social care to increase uptake. This review describes the behavioral factors that might be barriers or facilitators of uptake and could be considered in future policy solutions. Behavioral factors include psychological capabilities…
The Measure Matters
More Years, Less Yawns
Contrary to much previous research, tiredness decreases with age. People who are more than 65 years of age are almost one point on a 0-6 scale less tired than people aged between 15 and 24. Clinical implications and methodological limitations are discussed
The influence of social class salience on self-assessed inTelligence
Previous research on self-assessed intelligence (SAI) has been focused on sex differences to the exclusion of other pertinent factors, including objective and subjective social class differences. In this study, 343 participants completed an online questionnaire in which the salience of social class identity was manipulated and measures of self-assessed overall intelligence, participant sex, and objective and subjective social class status were ob…
The Measure Matters
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
More Years, Less Yawns
Contrary to much previous research, tiredness decreases with age. People who are more than 65 years of age are almost one point on a 0-6 scale less tired than people aged between 15 and 24. Clinical implications and methodological limitations are discussed
The influence of social class salience on self-assessed inTelligence
Previous research on self-assessed intelligence (SAI) has been focused on sex differences to the exclusion of other pertinent factors, including objective and subjective social class differences. In this study, 343 participants completed an online questionnaire in which the salience of social class identity was manipulated and measures of self-assessed overall intelligence, participant sex, and objective and subjective social class status were ob…
More Years, Less Yawns
Contrary to much previous research, tiredness decreases with age. People who are more than 65 years of age are almost one point on a 0-6 scale less tired than people aged between 15 and 24. Clinical implications and methodological limitations are discussed
The Measure Matters
Social Care Insurance
There is not currently a developed market for long-term social care insurance in England. Policymakers are interested in what behavioral influences should be considered in the design of insurance products for long-term social care to increase uptake. This review describes the behavioral factors that might be barriers or facilitators of uptake and could be considered in future policy solutions. Behavioral factors include psychological capabilities…
A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial of Priming Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene at Ward Entrances
BACKGROUND: Research conducted in the United States suggests that two primes (citrus smells and pictures of a person's eyes) can increase hand gel dispenser use on the day they are introduced in hospital. The current study, conducted at a hospital in the United Kingdom, evaluated the effectiveness of these primes, both in isolation and in combination, at the entry way to four separate wards, over a longer duration than the previous work. METHODS:…
Investigating informed choice in screening programmes
We conclude that organisations need to decide whether their overarching aim is ensuring high levels of uptake or maximising informed choice to participate in screening programmes. Consideration must then be given to all levels of development and distribution of information produced to reflect each organisation's aim. The comprehensibility of the DA must also be considered, as this may be reduced when informed choice is prioritised
Evaluating the relationship between moral values and vaccine hesitancy in Great Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Four automatic moral intuitions (authority, liberty, care, and sanctity) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy. Foundation-aligned messages could be developed to motivate those people who may otherwise refuse vaccines, e.g., messages that strongly promote liberty or that de-emphasize authority voices. This suggestion moves away from mandates and promotes the inclusion of a more diverse range of voices in pro-vaccination campaigns
Mental health and life satisfaction among those advised to shield during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, those considered most vulnerable to adverse outcomes from infection were designated “clinically extremely vulnerable” and advised to “shield.” This involved prolonged confinement at home with strict limits on face-to-face contact, beyond national restrictions. Shielding ended in September 2021 and was considered likely to have harmed mental health and wellbeing. As the UK moved toward a new pha…
Evaluation of an organisational-level monetary incentive to promote the health and wellbeing of workers in small and medium-sized enterprises
We conducted an independent evaluation on the effectiveness of an organisational-level monetary incentive to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve employees’ health and wellbeing. This was A mixed-methods cluster randomised trial with four arms: high monetary incentive, low monetary incentive, and two no monetary incentive controls (with or without baseline measurements to examine ‘reactivity’ The consequence of particpan…
Environmentally sustainable surgical systems
Surgeons, anaesthetists, wider surgical teams and hospital managers are a large global group that has the capacity and power to play a leadership role to contribute to change. Hospitals are a good target for improvement since they are centres of communities, linking together surrounding healthcare facilities and influencing wider determinants of the environment. District and rural hospitals are good sites to start since they serve large populatio…
How do emotions respond to outcome values and influence choice
Emotions powerfully, predictably, and pervasively influence decision making. The risk-as-feelings hypothesis states that two kinds of emotions are important in decision-making, anticipatory emotions and anticipated emotions. We empirically investigated whether and how anticipatory and anticipated emotions may change as a function of outcome values and whether anticipatory or anticipated emotions may explain the influence of outcome values on risk…
Impact of workforce characteristics and monetary incentives on uptake of health and wellbeing initiatives in the United Kingdom
There are economic and social benefits associated with promoting the health and wellbeing (HWB) of workers. The workplace is an important setting for HWB promotion, however, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) are less likely to offer these programmes. Uptake is also uneven across demographic groups, contributing to inequalities outcomes. This study investigates if uptake of HWB promotion programmes in SMEs differs by employee demographics a…
A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Goal-Based Behaviour Change Intervention Implemented in Workplaces
Previous research suggests a goal-based intervention called 'mental contrasting and implementation intentions' improves participants' health and wellbeing. The present study sought to extend these findings to workplaces in the United Kingdom. A mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted with 28 workplaces and 225 staff. All participants deliberated on wishes (potential goals) about improving their health and wellbeing. In the…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Randomized controlled trial (3 works)