Victoria E Burns

Biographic Data

ID6844272
NAMEVictoria E Burns
GIVEN NAMESVictoria E
FAMILY NAMEBurns
SIGNATUREBURNS V E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Birmingham
ORCID0000-0002-8576-2623
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Care Experienced Adults in Education: Barriers and Facilitators

    Open AccessVictoria Burns, Victoria E Burns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Education2024

    This study explored the life experiences of care experienced adults in higher education to understand the factors that impeded or enhanced their journeys. Care experienced refers to someone who has been in the care of the state at some point in their life. Six students with a history in the care system took part in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis identified global themes of self-reliance, resilience, intrinsic motivation and optimis…

  • Development and validation of the groupwork skills questionnaire (GSQ) for higher education

    Jennifer Cummings, Jennifer Cumming et al.ARTICLEAssessment & Evaluation in Higher…2015

    The aim of the present study was to develop and provide psychometric evidence in support of the groupwork skills questionnaire (GSQ) for measuring task and interpersonal groupwork skills. A 46-item version of the GSQ was initially completed by 672 university students. The number of items was reduced to 15 following exploratory factor analyses, and a two-factor model consisting of task and interpersonal groupwork skills was revealed. Confirmatory …

  • A Life-Style Physical Activity Intervention and the Antibody Response to Pneumococcal Vaccination in Women

    Joanna Long, Joanna E Long et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2013

    OBJECTIVE: To assess whether a life-style physical activity intervention improved antibody response to a pneumococcal vaccination in sedentary middle-aged women. METHODS: Eighty-nine sedentary women completed a 16-week exercise (physical activity consultation, pedometer, telephone/e-mail prompts; n = 44) or control (advisory leaflet; n = 45) intervention. Pneumococcal vaccination was administered at 12 weeks, and antibody titers (11 of the 23 con…

  • La gentrification de La Petite-Patrie. Quelle place et quel pouvoir pour les aînés

    Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Jean‐pierre Lavoie et al.ARTICLEDiversité urbaine2012Cited by: 3References: 6

    Pour les résidents qui vieillissent, le quartier gagne en importance. Dans une dynamique de déprise associée au grand âge, les géographies personnelles diminuent. Les relations sociales tendent alors à se restreindre au quartier qui fournit un sentiment de sécurité. C’est pourquoi les gérontologues favorisent le vieillir chez soi. Toutefois, lorsque le quartier est en plein changement, quelles sont les répercussions sur les résidents âgés ? L’étu…

  • Meningococcal A Vaccination Response is Enhanced by Acute Stress in Men

    Kate M Edwards, Victoria E Burns et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2008

    OBJECTIVE: To determine if acute stress experienced at the time of antigenic challenge augments the subsequent immune response. METHODS: Sixty healthy young adults were randomized to exercise (n = 20), mental stress (n = 20) or control (n = 20) before meningococcal A+C vaccination. Antibody concentration was measured by microsphere-based antibody quantification assay at prevaccination, 4 and 20 weeks post vaccination. RESULTS: Meningococcal serog…

  • Complement Cascade Activation After an Acute Psychological Stress Task

    Victoria E Burns, Kate M Edwards et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2008

    Objective: To examine complement cascade activation after an acute psychological stress task. Psychological stress has been implicated in the exacerbation of inflammatory disorders. Although the complement cascade is a key component of these inflammatory processes, there has been little research regarding its susceptibility to stress. Methods: In experiment 1, 38 healthy participants completed an 8-minute psychological stress task. Complement com…

  • Stress, Coping, and Hepatitis B Antibody Status

    Victoria E Burns, Douglas Carroll et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the association between exposure to stressful life events, coping style, and antibody status after hepatitis B vaccination. METHODS: Two hundred sixty medical school undergraduates, who had received the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine before recruitment to this study, completed questionnaires measuring exposure to stressful life events during the past year, customary coping strategies, and health behaviors…

  • Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being Are Associated With Antibody Status After Meningitis C Conjugate Vaccination

    Victoria E Burns, Mark T Drayson et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    Objective Psychological stress has been associated with reduced immune response to a variety of vaccinations. This study is the first to examine antibody status after vaccination with a conjugate vaccine, in which a polysaccharide antigen is conjugated to a protein to elicit a thymus-dependent antibody response. Methods Sixty undergraduate students, who had received the meningitis C conjugate vaccine before recruitment, attended a single testing …

  • Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being Are Associated With Antibody Status After Meningitis C Conjugate Vaccination

    Victoria E BurnsARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    OBJECTIVE: Psychological stress has been associated with reduced immune response to a variety of vaccinations. This study is the first to examine antibody status after vaccination with a conjugate vaccine, in which a polysaccharide antigen is conjugated to a protein to elicit a thymus-dependent antibody response. METHODS: Sixty undergraduate students, who had received the meningitis C conjugate vaccine before recruitment, attended a single testin…