Vanessa Abrahamson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6026153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Abrahamson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Abrahamson |
| SIGNATURE | ABRAHAMSON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1169-9457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Research and training fellowships as a mechanism for building research capacity in social care
Research capacity building in social care has received increased attention and dedicated funding in recent years, yet opportunities for practitioners to engage with research or apply evidence-based practice remain limited. This article evaluates one mechanism for developing capacity through a research-practice partnership: funding and supporting social care staff to undertake practitioner-research fellowships. This qualitative study incorporated …
The COV-VOL project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Positioning the six‐month review in the recovery process post‐stroke
Stroke is the UK's fourth highest cause of death and an estimated 300,000 people in England are living with related disability. This paper explores the six-month review (6MR), a policy initiative that aimed to ameliorate unmet need. A multiple case study approach underpinned by critical realism was used to elicit the views of patients, carers, providers and commissioners across three sites using interviews, observations and documentation. Forty-s…
Social capital, individual responses to heat waves and climate change adaptation
Perceptions of heatwave risks to health
BACKGROUND: Most projections of climate change suggest an increased frequency of heatwaves in England over coming decades; older people are at particular risk. This could result in substantial mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To determine elderly people's knowledge and perceptions of heat-related risks to health, and of protective behaviours. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews: 73 men and women, 72-94 years, living in their own homes in Londo…
Social capital, individual responses to heat waves and climate change adaptation
Positioning the six‐month review in the recovery process post‐stroke
Stroke is the UK's fourth highest cause of death and an estimated 300,000 people in England are living with related disability. This paper explores the six-month review (6MR), a policy initiative that aimed to ameliorate unmet need. A multiple case study approach underpinned by critical realism was used to elicit the views of patients, carers, providers and commissioners across three sites using interviews, observations and documentation. Forty-s…
Perceptions of heatwave risks to health
BACKGROUND: Most projections of climate change suggest an increased frequency of heatwaves in England over coming decades; older people are at particular risk. This could result in substantial mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVE: To determine elderly people's knowledge and perceptions of heat-related risks to health, and of protective behaviours. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews: 73 men and women, 72-94 years, living in their own homes in Londo…
Social capital, individual responses to heat waves and climate change adaptation
Positioning the six‐month review in the recovery process post‐stroke
Stroke is the UK's fourth highest cause of death and an estimated 300,000 people in England are living with related disability. This paper explores the six-month review (6MR), a policy initiative that aimed to ameliorate unmet need. A multiple case study approach underpinned by critical realism was used to elicit the views of patients, carers, providers and commissioners across three sites using interviews, observations and documentation. Forty-s…
The COV-VOL project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Research and training fellowships as a mechanism for building research capacity in social care
Research capacity building in social care has received increased attention and dedicated funding in recent years, yet opportunities for practitioners to engage with research or apply evidence-based practice remain limited. This article evaluates one mechanism for developing capacity through a research-practice partnership: funding and supporting social care staff to undertake practitioner-research fellowships. This qualitative study incorporated …
Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Adaptation (eye (1 works) · Adaptive capacity (1 works)