Joana Mendonça
Biographic Data
| ID | 354995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joana Mendonça |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joana |
| FAMILY NAME | Mendonça |
| SIGNATURE | MENDONÇA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7292-5836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do Health Care Professionals Trust Parents? A Team Ethnography of Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy from Seven European Countries
Social-scientific scholarship on vaccination has often stressed the importance of trust. Vaccine hesitancy has commonly been viewed as determined by the degree of trust that parents have in expert knowledge, health care authorities, and health care professionals (HCPs). Focusing primarily on parents as trustors, the bilateral nature of trust and HCPs’ trust in parents have seldom been considered. This article systematically explores these commonl…
Policy recommendations for healthcare authorities, organizations and professionals on vaccine hesitancy in Europe
Vaccine hesitancy presents significant challenges to public health, exacerbated by a lack of cohesive policies in Europe. Recognized as a complex social phenomenon influenced by various factors, vaccine hesitancy threatens health systems and public trust. This paper analyses the political background and current gaps in policies addressing vaccine hesitancy, with a specific focus on the role of healthcare authorities, organizations and professiona…
Pain by proxy
More than meets the eye
Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects present during vaccination, contribute …
Predictors of Secondary Education Completion across Portuguese Municipalities
Our overriding goal was to understand territorial inequalities regarding secondary school completion by testing which contextual factors and educational resources are associated with their change in high- and low-density Portuguese municipalities. Our analysis covered the time between 2009 and 2018, including both the economic crisis and the economic recovery period. Drawing mostly on publicly available data from 253 municipalities and following …
Healthism vis-à-vis Vaccine Hesitancy
Although healthism appears to be at the heart of the decision-making process of vaccine hesitancy, this matter has been understudied. We believe that the concept of healthism may be key to lessen the polarization of discourses around vaccination, offering a broad understanding of parents’ decision to not vaccinate their children. This article aims to deepen the knowledge on the relation between healthism and vaccine hesitancy, using Portugal as a…
Recruiting a Hard-to-Reach, Hidden and Vulnerable Population
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues …
The four smarts of Industry 4.0
Determinants of Ageism against Older Adults
Ageism is a widespread phenomenon and constitutes a significant threat to older people’s well-being. Identifying the factors contributing to ageism is critical to inform policies that minimise its societal impact. In this systematic review, we gathered and summarised empirical studies exploring the key determinants of ageism against older people for a period of over forty years (1970–2017). A comprehensive search using fourteen databases identifi…
Exploring the mechanisms of gender effects in user innovation
A casa dos avós
Existem evidências de que crianças a partir dos seis anos de idade já partilham a conceção paternalista das pessoas mais velhas como "simpáticas, mas incompetentes". De forma inovadora, o presente trabalho visa estudar este tema no contexto português procurando explorar o papel da frequência e qualidade do contacto com os avós como uma via para a diminuição destas representações negativas. Para tal, 145 crianças do ensino básico (M = 12.14; SD = …
SeniorTec
The SeniorTec program was carried out in the framework of the European project Cordon Gris, its objective was to promote intergenerational relationships. The activity was hosted by the old persons who participate in the European project Cordon Gris and was attended by university students from Higher School of Health of Alcoitão and ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon. Learning sessions were delivered in this action: a Nutrition Workshop and a Fi…
Lisbon Street Campaign Against Ageism
Portugal currently has the fifth highest percentage of older people among countries: 27% of the population is aged 60 years or older and this proportion is expected to reach 41% by 2050 (United Nat
User Innovation
Traditionally, innovation has been viewed as driven by the producers of products and the providers of services.
The impact of human capital on the early success of necessity versus opportunity-based entrepreneurs
Recruiting a Hard-to-Reach, Hidden and Vulnerable Population
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues …
Healthism vis-à-vis Vaccine Hesitancy
Although healthism appears to be at the heart of the decision-making process of vaccine hesitancy, this matter has been understudied. We believe that the concept of healthism may be key to lessen the polarization of discourses around vaccination, offering a broad understanding of parents’ decision to not vaccinate their children. This article aims to deepen the knowledge on the relation between healthism and vaccine hesitancy, using Portugal as a…
Predictors of Secondary Education Completion across Portuguese Municipalities
Our overriding goal was to understand territorial inequalities regarding secondary school completion by testing which contextual factors and educational resources are associated with their change in high- and low-density Portuguese municipalities. Our analysis covered the time between 2009 and 2018, including both the economic crisis and the economic recovery period. Drawing mostly on publicly available data from 253 municipalities and following …
The impact of human capital on the early success of necessity versus opportunity-based entrepreneurs
User Innovation
Traditionally, innovation has been viewed as driven by the producers of products and the providers of services.
Lisbon Street Campaign Against Ageism
Portugal currently has the fifth highest percentage of older people among countries: 27% of the population is aged 60 years or older and this proportion is expected to reach 41% by 2050 (United Nat
SeniorTec
The SeniorTec program was carried out in the framework of the European project Cordon Gris, its objective was to promote intergenerational relationships. The activity was hosted by the old persons who participate in the European project Cordon Gris and was attended by university students from Higher School of Health of Alcoitão and ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon. Learning sessions were delivered in this action: a Nutrition Workshop and a Fi…
Determinants of Ageism against Older Adults
Ageism is a widespread phenomenon and constitutes a significant threat to older people’s well-being. Identifying the factors contributing to ageism is critical to inform policies that minimise its societal impact. In this systematic review, we gathered and summarised empirical studies exploring the key determinants of ageism against older people for a period of over forty years (1970–2017). A comprehensive search using fourteen databases identifi…
Exploring the mechanisms of gender effects in user innovation
A casa dos avós
Existem evidências de que crianças a partir dos seis anos de idade já partilham a conceção paternalista das pessoas mais velhas como "simpáticas, mas incompetentes". De forma inovadora, o presente trabalho visa estudar este tema no contexto português procurando explorar o papel da frequência e qualidade do contacto com os avós como uma via para a diminuição destas representações negativas. Para tal, 145 crianças do ensino básico (M = 12.14; SD = …
The four smarts of Industry 4.0
Predictors of Secondary Education Completion across Portuguese Municipalities
Our overriding goal was to understand territorial inequalities regarding secondary school completion by testing which contextual factors and educational resources are associated with their change in high- and low-density Portuguese municipalities. Our analysis covered the time between 2009 and 2018, including both the economic crisis and the economic recovery period. Drawing mostly on publicly available data from 253 municipalities and following …
Healthism vis-à-vis Vaccine Hesitancy
Although healthism appears to be at the heart of the decision-making process of vaccine hesitancy, this matter has been understudied. We believe that the concept of healthism may be key to lessen the polarization of discourses around vaccination, offering a broad understanding of parents’ decision to not vaccinate their children. This article aims to deepen the knowledge on the relation between healthism and vaccine hesitancy, using Portugal as a…
Recruiting a Hard-to-Reach, Hidden and Vulnerable Population
While recruitment is an essential aspect of any research project, its challenges are rarely acknowledged. We intend to address this gap by discussing the challenges to the participation of vaccine-hesitant parents defined here as a hard-to-reach, hidden and vulnerable population drawing on extensive empirical qualitative evidence from seven European countries. The difficulties in reaching vaccine-hesitant parents were very much related to issues …
Policy recommendations for healthcare authorities, organizations and professionals on vaccine hesitancy in Europe
Vaccine hesitancy presents significant challenges to public health, exacerbated by a lack of cohesive policies in Europe. Recognized as a complex social phenomenon influenced by various factors, vaccine hesitancy threatens health systems and public trust. This paper analyses the political background and current gaps in policies addressing vaccine hesitancy, with a specific focus on the role of healthcare authorities, organizations and professiona…
Pain by proxy
More than meets the eye
Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects present during vaccination, contribute …
Do Health Care Professionals Trust Parents? A Team Ethnography of Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy from Seven European Countries
Social-scientific scholarship on vaccination has often stressed the importance of trust. Vaccine hesitancy has commonly been viewed as determined by the degree of trust that parents have in expert knowledge, health care authorities, and health care professionals (HCPs). Focusing primarily on parents as trustors, the bilateral nature of trust and HCPs’ trust in parents have seldom been considered. This article systematically explores these commonl…
Political science (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works)