Helen Eborall
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 348672 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Helen Eborall |
| PRENOMES | Helen |
| SOBRENOME | Eborall |
| ASSINATURA | EBORALL H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6023-3661 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
“The mortar between the bricks of the services”
This study explores the experiences of third sector organisation (TSO) staff in supporting people who were homeless to access healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with 10 TSO staff members, the analysis illustrates how the activities of TSO staff to identify and address factors which inhibited healthcare access can usefully be conceptualised as ‘risk work.’ This risk work was seen across th…
Reflecting on the changing practice of qualitative health research
Understanding the quality‐of‐life experiences of older or frail adults following a new dens fracture
INTRODUCTION: In the United Kingdom, fractures of the cervical dens process in older and/or frail patients are usually managed nonsurgically in a hard collar. However, hard collars can lead to complications and this management approach is now being questioned, with growing interest in maximising patients' short-term quality-of-life. It is vital that patients' perspectives are considered; yet, there is a dearth of literature examining the aspect. …
Progressing the understanding of chronic illness and its treatment
Haemodialysis is a common treatment option offered internationally for people requiring kidney replacement therapy. Research exploring haemodialysis is predominantly clinical and quantitative, and improvements to its provision and receipt tends also to be clinically focused. In recent years, however, a number of studies have sought to explore the lived experience of haemodialysis. These studies tend to use semi-structured interviews and present d…
The paradox of haemodialysis
Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear time follows a predictable, sequential order of past, present and future; measured using a clock and predicated on normative assumptions. Sociological concepts addressing lifecourse disruption following diagnosis of chronic illness have served to enhance the understanding of lived experience. …
Biographical dialectics
Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability
Over the last decade a wealth of studies have explored the way that patients are involved in patient safety internationally. Most begin from the premise that patients can and should take on the role of identifying and reporting safety concerns. Most give little attention, however, to the impact of the patient's health status and vulnerability on their ability to participate in their safety. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 28 acute medical …
The Impact of Falls
The prevalence of falls is high in people receiving haemodialysis (HD). This study aimed to explore the experiences of people receiving HD who had fallen in the last six months. A qualitative study, informed by constructivist grounded theory, used semi-structured interviews in combination with falls diaries. Twenty-five adults (mean age of 69 ± 10 years, 13 female, 13 White British) receiving HD with a history of at least one fall in the last six…
The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time
Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of work, both with (SWAL-desk) and without (SWAL-only) a height-adjustable workstation compared to usual practice (control) for UK office workers. Health outcomes were assessed in quality-adjusted life-years …
Differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour between white Europeans and south Asians recruited from primary care
ISRCTN83465245 Trial registration date: 14/06/2012
A three arm cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life intervention for reducing daily sitting time in office workers
ISRCTN11618007 . Registered on 21 January 2018
Stakeholders’ positions in the breast screening debate, and media coverage of the debate
Against the backdrop of new research evidence suggesting breast screening causes avoidable harms and that women are not being given enough information to make informed decisions, we sought to explore the positions on breast screening adopted by a range of stakeholders and the coverage of this debate in the media. We sampled material from national newspapers, charity bodies’ websites and official bodies’ websites over a two-year period, and analys…
The sociology of medical screening
Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well-developed sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of screening brings together an exciting collection of new work that tackles medical screening from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. In this opening paper, we begin by explaining what we mean by screening, and why we believe screening merits soci…
‘Prevention is better than cure, but …’
Preventive health remains at the forefront of public health concerns; recent initiatives, such as the NHS health check, may lead to recommendations for medication in response to the identification of ‘at risk’ individuals. Little is known about lay views of preventive medication. This paper uses the case of aspirin as a prophylactic against heart disease to explore views among people invited to screening for a trial investigating the efficacy of …
The sociology of medical screening
Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well-developed sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of screening brings together an exciting collection of new work that tackles medical screening from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. In this opening paper, we begin by explaining what we mean by screening, and why we believe screening merits soci…
Biographical dialectics
The paradox of haemodialysis
Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear time follows a predictable, sequential order of past, present and future; measured using a clock and predicated on normative assumptions. Sociological concepts addressing lifecourse disruption following diagnosis of chronic illness have served to enhance the understanding of lived experience. …
Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability
Over the last decade a wealth of studies have explored the way that patients are involved in patient safety internationally. Most begin from the premise that patients can and should take on the role of identifying and reporting safety concerns. Most give little attention, however, to the impact of the patient's health status and vulnerability on their ability to participate in their safety. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 28 acute medical …
‘Prevention is better than cure, but …’
Preventive health remains at the forefront of public health concerns; recent initiatives, such as the NHS health check, may lead to recommendations for medication in response to the identification of ‘at risk’ individuals. Little is known about lay views of preventive medication. This paper uses the case of aspirin as a prophylactic against heart disease to explore views among people invited to screening for a trial investigating the efficacy of …
The sociology of medical screening
Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well-developed sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of screening brings together an exciting collection of new work that tackles medical screening from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. In this opening paper, we begin by explaining what we mean by screening, and why we believe screening merits soci…
Stakeholders’ positions in the breast screening debate, and media coverage of the debate
Against the backdrop of new research evidence suggesting breast screening causes avoidable harms and that women are not being given enough information to make informed decisions, we sought to explore the positions on breast screening adopted by a range of stakeholders and the coverage of this debate in the media. We sampled material from national newspapers, charity bodies’ websites and official bodies’ websites over a two-year period, and analys…
A three arm cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life intervention for reducing daily sitting time in office workers
ISRCTN11618007 . Registered on 21 January 2018
Differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour between white Europeans and south Asians recruited from primary care
ISRCTN83465245 Trial registration date: 14/06/2012
The Impact of Falls
The prevalence of falls is high in people receiving haemodialysis (HD). This study aimed to explore the experiences of people receiving HD who had fallen in the last six months. A qualitative study, informed by constructivist grounded theory, used semi-structured interviews in combination with falls diaries. Twenty-five adults (mean age of 69 ± 10 years, 13 female, 13 White British) receiving HD with a history of at least one fall in the last six…
The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time
Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of work, both with (SWAL-desk) and without (SWAL-only) a height-adjustable workstation compared to usual practice (control) for UK office workers. Health outcomes were assessed in quality-adjusted life-years …
Biographical dialectics
Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability
Over the last decade a wealth of studies have explored the way that patients are involved in patient safety internationally. Most begin from the premise that patients can and should take on the role of identifying and reporting safety concerns. Most give little attention, however, to the impact of the patient's health status and vulnerability on their ability to participate in their safety. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 28 acute medical …
Reflecting on the changing practice of qualitative health research
Understanding the quality‐of‐life experiences of older or frail adults following a new dens fracture
INTRODUCTION: In the United Kingdom, fractures of the cervical dens process in older and/or frail patients are usually managed nonsurgically in a hard collar. However, hard collars can lead to complications and this management approach is now being questioned, with growing interest in maximising patients' short-term quality-of-life. It is vital that patients' perspectives are considered; yet, there is a dearth of literature examining the aspect. …
Progressing the understanding of chronic illness and its treatment
Haemodialysis is a common treatment option offered internationally for people requiring kidney replacement therapy. Research exploring haemodialysis is predominantly clinical and quantitative, and improvements to its provision and receipt tends also to be clinically focused. In recent years, however, a number of studies have sought to explore the lived experience of haemodialysis. These studies tend to use semi-structured interviews and present d…
The paradox of haemodialysis
Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear time follows a predictable, sequential order of past, present and future; measured using a clock and predicated on normative assumptions. Sociological concepts addressing lifecourse disruption following diagnosis of chronic illness have served to enhance the understanding of lived experience. …
“The mortar between the bricks of the services”
This study explores the experiences of third sector organisation (TSO) staff in supporting people who were homeless to access healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with 10 TSO staff members, the analysis illustrates how the activities of TSO staff to identify and address factors which inhibited healthcare access can usefully be conceptualised as ‘risk work.’ This risk work was seen across th…
Medicine (13 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (4 obras) · Physical therapy (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Qualitative research (4 obras) · Social science (4 obras)