Professor Christina Victor
Director of Research Institute / Professor
Mary Seacole 301b
- Email: christina.victor@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268730
- Global Public Health
- Department of Health Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Bailey, D., Kilbride, C., Victor, C., Brierley, ML., Harper, JH., McGowan, LJ. and et al. (2024) 'The Frail-LESS (LEss Sitting and Sarcopenia in Frail older adults) remote intervention to improve sarcopenia and maintain independent living via reductions in sedentary behaviour: Findings from a randomised controlled feasibility trial'. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1471-2318 Open Access Link
Victor, CR., van den Heuvel, E., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Charlwood, C. and Clare, L. (2024) 'Understanding dementia in minority ethnic communities: The perspectives of key stakeholders interviewed as part of the IDEAL programme'. Dementia, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1172 - 1182. ISSN: 1471-3012
Smith, KJ., Gupta, S., Fortune, J., Lowton, K., Victor, C., Burke, E., et al. (2024) 'Ageing well with a lifelong disability: A scoping review'. The Gerontologist, 64 (9). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0016-9013
Victor, CR., van den Heuvel, E., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Charlwood, C. and Clare, L. (2024) 'Perspectives of Minority Ethnic Caregivers of People with Dementia Interviewed as Part of the IDEAL Programme'. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024 (1). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0966-0410 Open Access Link
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Hunt, A., Gamble, LD., Matthews, FE., Thom, JM., et al. (2024) 'Health conditions in spousal caregivers of people with dementia and their relationships with stress, caregiving experiences, and social networks: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme'. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1471-2318 Open Access Link
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Hunt, A., Gamble, LD., Matthews, FE., Thom, JM., et al. (2024) 'Comorbid health conditions and their impact on social isolation, loneliness, quality of life, and well-being in people with dementia: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme'. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 1471-2318 Open Access Link
Victor, CR., Gamble, LD., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Charlwood, C., Matthews, FE. and et al. (2024) 'Living well with dementia: An exploratory matched analysis of minority ethnic and white people with dementia and carers participating in the IDEAL programme'. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 39 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 0885-6230 Open Access Link
Victor, C. and Rippon, I. (2023) 'Loneliness among under-represented older adults in the UK: a study of minority ethnic and LGBTQ+ populations'.Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, Florida. 21 - 12 November. Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 1075 - 1075.Open Access Link
Victor, C. and Rippon, I. (2023) 'Social health in people with dementia and their carers. Preliminary findings from the IDEAL program'.Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Tampa, FL, USA. 21 - 12 November. Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 434 - 434.Open Access Link
Rippon, I., Victor, CR., Martyr, A., Matthews, FE., Quinn, C., Rusted, JM., et al. (2023) 'Dyadic perspectives on loneliness and social isolation among people with dementia and spousal carers: findings from the IDEAL programme'. Aging and Mental Health, 28 (6). pp. 891 - 899. ISSN: 1360-7863 Open Access Link
Collins, R., Dawson, E., Pentecost, C., Stapley, S., Quinn, C., Charlwood, C., et al. (2023) 'Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic two years on: experiences of carers of people with dementia from the British IDEAL cohort'. International Journal of Care and Caring, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 22. ISSN: 2397-8821 Open Access Link
Zheng, K., Johnson, S., Jarvis, R., Victor, C., Barreto, M., Qualter, P. and et al. (2023) 'The experience of loneliness among international students participating in the BBC Loneliness Experiment: Thematic analysis of qualitative survey data'. Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, 4. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2666-5182 Open Access Link
Dawson, E., Collins, R., Pentecost, C., Stapley, S., Charlwood, C., Clare, L., et al. (2023) 'Navigating the coronavirus pandemic 2 years on: Experiences of people with dementia from the British IDEAL cohort'. Dementia, 22 (4). pp. 760 - 782. ISSN: 1471-3012 Open Access Link
Bailey, DP., Kilbride, C., Harper, JH., Victor, C., Brierley, ML., Hewson, DJ. and et al. (2023) 'The Frail-LESS (LEss Sitting and Sarcopenia in Frail older adults) intervention to improve sarcopenia and maintain independent living via reductions in prolonged sitting: A randomised controlled feasibility trial protocol'. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9 (1). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 2055-5784 Open Access Link
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L., Jones, I., Collins, R., Knapp, M., et al. (2022) 'Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL cohort'. Social Science and Medicine, 317. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0277-9536 Open Access Link
Doyle, DM., Qualter, P., Victor, C. and Barreto, M. (2022) 'The impact of country-level structural stigma on loneliness and social capital in older and younger LGB individuals in 113 countries'. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ISSN: 1101-1262
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, LD., Jones, IR., Collins, F., Matthews, F., et al. (2022) 'Profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital as longitudinal predictors of stress, positive experiences of caring, and depression among carers of people with dementia'. Aging and Mental Health, 27 (7). pp. 1335 - 1343. ISSN: 1360-7863 Open Access Link
Clare, L., Gamble, LD., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., Nelis, SM., Quinn, C., et al. (2022) '"Living Well" Trajectories Among Family Caregivers of People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the IDEAL Cohort'. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77 (10). pp. 1852 - 1863. ISSN: 1079-5014 Open Access Link
Switsers, L., Qualter, P., Pan, H., Barreto, M., De Donder, L., Victor, C., et al. (2022) 'Exploring the Demographic and Situational Characteristics of Older British People experiencing Loneliness as positive within the BBC Loneliness Experiment'. Aging and Mental Health, 27 (7). pp. 1396 - 1402. ISSN: 1360-7863 Open Access Link
Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Stapley, S., Victor, C., Quinn, C., Hillman, A., et al. (2022) 'Effects of social restrictions on people with dementia and carers during the pre-vaccine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of IDEAL cohort participants'. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30 (6). pp. e4594 - e4604. ISSN: 0966-0410 Open Access Link
Victor, C., Rippon, I., Barreto, M., Hammond, C. and Qualter, P. (2022) 'Older adults’ experiences of loneliness over the lifecourse: an exploratory study using the BBC loneliness experiment'. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 102. pp. 104740 - 104740. ISSN: 0167-4943 Open Access Link
Gamble, LD., Parker, S., Quinn, C., Bennett, HQ., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., et al. (2022) 'A Comparison of Well-Being of Carers of People with Dementia and Their Ability to Manage Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the IDEAL Study'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 88 (2). pp. 679 - 692. ISSN: 1387-2877 Open Access Link
Martyr, A., Gamble, L., Nelis, S., Collins, R., Alexander, C., Morris, R., et al. (2022) 'Predictors of Awareness of Functional Ability in People with Dementia: The Contribution of Personality, Cognition, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms – Findings from the IDEAL Program'. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 51 (3). pp. 221 - 232. ISSN: 1420-8008 Open Access Link
Barreto, M., van Breen, J., Victor, C., Hammond, C., Eccles, A., Richins, M. and et al. (2022) 'Exploring the nature and variation of the stigma associated with loneliness'. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39 (9). pp. 2658 - 2679. ISSN: 0265-4075 Open Access Link
Quinn, C., Gamble, LD., Parker, S., Martyr, A., Collins, R., Victor, C., et al. (2022) 'Impact of COVID-19 on carers of people with dementia in the community: Findings from the British IDEAL cohort'. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37 (5). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 0885-6230 Open Access Link
Clare, L., Gamble, L., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., Nelis, S., Quinn, C., et al. (2022) 'Longitudinal trajectories of quality of life among people with mild-to-moderate dementia: a latent growth model approach with IDEAL cohort study data'. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 77 (6). pp. 1037 - 1050. ISSN: 1079-5014 Open Access Link
Horik, JO., Collins, R., Martyr, A., Henderson, C., Jones, RW., Knapp, M., et al. (2022) 'Limited receipt of support services among people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia: Findings from the IDEAL cohort'. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37 (3). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 0885-6230 Open Access Link
Henderson, C., Knapp, M., Martyr, A., Gamble, LD., Nelis, SM., Quinn, C., et al. (2021) 'The use and costs of paid and unpaid care for people with dementia: longitudinal findings from the IDEAL cohort programme'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 86 (1). pp. 135 - 153. ISSN: 1387-2877 Open Access Link
Fortune, J., Norris, M., Stennett, A., Kilbride, C., Lavelle, G., Hendrie, W., et al. (2021) 'Correlates of objectively measured physical activity among people with multiple sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study'. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2. pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 2673-6861 Open Access Link
Smith, KJ. and Victor, C. (2021) 'The association of loneliness with health and social care utilisation in older adults in the general population: A systematic review'. The Gerontologist, 0 (in press). pp. 1 - 46. ISSN: 0016-9013 Open Access Link
O'Rourke, G., Pentecost, C., Eleanor, VDH., Victor, C., Quinn, C., Hillman, A., et al. (2021) 'Living with dementia under COVID-19 restrictions: coping and support needs among people with dementia and carers from the IDEAL cohort'. Ageing and Society, 42 (10). pp. 2424 - 2446. ISSN: 0144-686X Open Access Link
Qualter, P., Petersen, K., Barreto, M., Victor, C., Hammond, C. and Arshad, S-A. (2021) 'Exploring the Frequency, Intensity, and Duration of Loneliness: A Latent Class Analysis of Data from the BBC Loneliness Experiment'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22). pp. 1 - 21. ISSN: 1661-7827 Open Access Link
Clare, L., Martyr, A., Gamble, L., Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Dawson, E., et al. (2021) 'Impact of COVID-19 on ‘living well’ with mild-to-moderate dementia in the community: findings from the IDEAL cohort'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 85 (2). pp. 925 - 940. ISSN: 1387-2877 Open Access Link
Mansfield, L., Victor, C., Meads, C., Daykin, N., Tomlinson, A., Lane, J., et al. (2021) 'A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 1661-7827 Open Access Link
Fortune, J., Norris, M., Stennett, A., Kilbride, C., Lavelle, G., Hendrie, W., et al. (2021) 'Patterns and Correlates of Sedentary Behaviour among people with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study'. Scientific Reports, 11 (1). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Opdebeeck, C., Katsaris, M., Martyr, A., Lamont, R., Picket, J., Rippon, I., et al. (2021) 'What are the benefits of pet ownership and care among people with mild-to-moderate dementia? Findings from the IDEAL programme'. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40 (11). pp. 1559 - 1567. ISSN: 0733-4648 Open Access Link
O’sullivan, R., Burns, A., Leavey, G., Leroi, I., Burholt, V., Lubben, J., et al. (2021) 'Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on loneliness and social isolation: A multi-country study'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (19). pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 1661-7827 Open Access Link
Daykin, N., Mansfield, L., Meads, C., Gray, K., Golding, A., Tomlinson, A. and et al. (2021) 'The role of social capital in participatory arts for wellbeing: findings from a qualitative systematic review'. Arts and Health, 13 (2). pp. 134 - 157. ISSN: 1753-3015 Open Access Link
Goossens, L., Victor, C. and Qualter, P. (2021) 'Introduction to the special section on loneliness across the life span'. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (1). pp. 1 - 2. ISSN: 0165-0254 Open Access Link
Demkowicz, O., Panayiotou, M., Parsons, S., Feltham, A., Arseneault, L., Ingram, B., et al. (2021) 'Looking Back to Move Forward: Reflections on the Strengths and Challenges of the COVID-19 UK Mental Health Research Response'. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 1664-0640 Open Access Link
Victor, C. (2021) 'Is loneliness a cause or consequence of dementia? A public health analysis of the literature'. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1664-1078 Open Access Link
Victor, C., Rippon, I., Quinn, C., Martyr, A. and Clare, L. (2021) 'The role of subjective social status in living well for carers of people with dementia: findings from the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life programme'. International Journal of Care and Caring, 5 (3). pp. 447 - 467. ISSN: 2397-8821 Open Access Link
Smith, K., Petersen, M., Victor, C. and Ryan, J. (2021) 'The risk of dementia in adults with cerebral palsy: A matched cohort study using general practice data'. BMJ Open, 11 (1). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link
Wu, Y-T., Clare, L., Jones, IR., Nelis, SM., Quinn, C., Martyr, A., et al. (2021) 'Perceived and objective availability of green and blue spaces and quality of life in people with dementia: results from the IDEAL programme'. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: the international journal for research in social and genetic epidemiology and mental health services, 56 (9). pp. 1601 - 1610. ISSN: 0933-7954 Open Access Link
Pearce, E., Barreto, M., Victor, C., Hammond, C., Eccles, A., Richens, M., et al. (2020) 'Choking Under Pressure: Does it get easier with age? How Loneliness affects Social Monitoring across the Lifespan.'. International Journal of Behavioural Development, 46 (1). pp. 50 - 62. ISSN: 0165-0254 Open Access Link
Clare, L., Martyr, A., Henderson, C., Gamble, L., Matthews, FE., Quinn, C., et al. (2020) 'Living Alone with Mild-To-Moderate Dementia: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort'. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 78 (3). pp. 1207 - 1216. ISSN: 1387-2877 Open Access Link
Nelson-Becker, H. and Victor, C. (2020) 'Dying Alone and Lonely Dying: Media Discourse and Pandemic Conditions'. Journal of Aging Studies, 55 (Dec 2020). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0890-4065 Open Access Link
Prohaska, T., Burholt, V., Burns, A., Golden, J., Hawkley, L., Lawlor, B., et al. (2020) 'Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health?'. BMJ Open, 10 (8). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link
Salway, S., Such, E., Preston, L., Booth, A., Zubair, M., Victor, C. and et al. (2020) 'Reducing loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority people: a participatory evidence synthesis'. Public Health Research, 8 (10). pp. 1 - 246. ISSN: 2050-4381 Open Access Link
Tomlinson, A., Lane, J., Julier, G., Grigsby-Duffy, L., Payne, A., Mansfield, L., et al. (2020) 'Qualitative findings from a systematic review: Visual arts engagement for adults with mental health conditions'. Journal of Applied Arts & Health, 11 (3). pp. 281 - 297. ISSN: 2040-2457 Open Access Link