All Outputs (3)

Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Sunger, K., & Vedhara, K. (2020). Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(1), 10–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000760

Objectives: Positive mood has been associated with enhanced immune function. Interventions that improve mood could, therefore, provide a mechanism for optimising immune related health outcomes. Brief interventions that improve mood, also known as moo... Read More about Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. (2019)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Buchanan, H., Wetherell, M. A., & Vedhara, K. (2019). Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(11), 984-996. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000786

Objective: Positive mood on the day of vaccination has been associated with subsequent antibody responses to the influenza vaccine in older adults. The primary aim of this trial was to examine whether a brief intervention was able to enhance positive... Read More about Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial..

Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Vedhara, K., Ayling, K., Sunger, K., Caldwell, D. M., Halliday, V., Fairclough, L., …Royal, S. (2019). Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review. Vaccine, 37(25), 3255-3266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.091

Objectives: The effectiveness of vaccines is known to be altered by a range of psychological factors. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of psychological interventions on the ability of vaccines to protect against disease, as me... Read More about Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review.