Dr Rebecca Anderson
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Centre for Health and Social Care Research
- Kingston Hill
Research Associate
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I joined Kingston University in 2020 as a Research Associate on the Growing Older - Planning Ahead study. This study aims to co-design resources to support older people with learning disabilities and their families to plan for the future.
I am a qualitative health researcher and my primary research interests are decision-making for people with learning disabilities and their families, healthcare communication, and end-of-life care.
Prior to joining the university, I completed a PhD in Palliative Care and Conversation Analysis at UCL. My thesis explored communication between senior hospice clinicians and the families of patients at the end of life.
Qualifications
- PhD Palliative Care and Conversation Analysis, UCL, 2020
- MSc Health Psychology, University of Bath, 2012
- BSc Psychology, University of Sheffield, 2010
Domains
I am a qualitative health researcher and my primary research interests are decision-making for people with learning disabilities and their families, healthcare communication, and end-of-life care.
Qualifications
- PhD in Palliative Care and Conversation Analysis
Specialisms
- Palliative Care
- Healthcare Communication
Publications
Exploring how known‐answer questions are used in conversations about funerals between people with learning disabilities and support staff
Bruun, Andrea and Anderson‐Kittow, Rebecca, 2026, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, E-pub ahead of print
Using non‐standard research methods to explore the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities on sensitive topics: a discussion of the research paradigm, data collection methods and data analysis
Tuffrey‐Wijne, Irene, Bruun, Andrea and Anderson‐Kittow, Rebecca, 2026, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (39), 3, Published
Getting it out there: reflections on the process and impact of public engagement activities in a study on end‐of‐life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities
Bruun, Andrea, Cresswell, Amanda, Jeffrey, David, Jordan, Leon, Keagan‐Bull, Richard, Giles, Jo, Swindells, Sarah, Wilding, Meg, Payne, Nicola, Allen, Gemma, Hughes, Rhidian, Tilley, Elizabeth, Gibson, Sarah L., Anderson‐Kittow, Rebecca and Tuffrey‐Wijne, Irene, 2026, Health Expectations (29), 2, Published
Evaluating a toolkit for end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities: an exploration of implementation outcomes within intellectual disability social care services
Bruun, Andrea, Cresswell, Amanda, Jeffrey, David, Jordan, Leon, Keagan-Bull, Richard, Giles, Jo, Gardiner, Faye, Wilding, Meg, Payne, Nicola, Swindells, Sarah, Gibson, Sarah L., Anderson-Kittow, Rebecca and Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene, 2025, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, E-pub ahead of print
Developing service models for adult palliative and end of life care for people with a learning disability (The DAPPLE Project): protocol for a mixed-method study
Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene, Tilley, Elizabeth, Tyler, Freya, Islam, Zoebia, Borgstrom, Erica, Jordan, Joanne, Glover, Gyles, Wallace, Louise, Roberts, Christina, Giles, Jo, Keagan-Bull, Richard, Cresswell, Amanda and Anderson-Kittow, Rebecca, 2025, BMJ Open (15), 7, Published
Transitioning out of prognostic talk in discussions with families of hospice patients at the end of life: a conversation analytic study
Anderson, Rebecca J., Stone, Patrick C., Low, Joseph T.S. and Bloch, Steven, 2021, Patient Education and Counseling (104), 5 pp 1075-1085, Published
Approaches to photoprotection and normalization in highly adherent families of children with Xeroderma pigmentosum in the United Kingdom
Anderson, Rebecca, Walburn, Jessica and Morgan, Myfanwy, 2020, Qualitative Health Research (30), 8 pp 1275-1286, Published
Managing uncertainty and references to time in prognostic conversations with family members at the end of life: a conversation analytic study
Low, Joseph T S, Anderson, Rebecca J, Stone, Patrick C and Bloch, Steven, 2020, Palliative Medicine (34), 7 pp 896-905, Published
Forms, interactions, and responses to social support: a qualitative study of support and adherence to photoprotection amongst patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Walburn, Jessica, Anderson, Rebecca and Morgan, Myfanwy, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology (25), 1 pp 89-106, Published
Prognosticating for adult patients with advanced incurable cancer: a needed oncologist skill
Chu, Christina, Anderson, Rebecca, White, Nicola and Stone, Patrick, 2020, Current Treatment Options in Oncology (21), Published
Experiences of stigma over the lifetime of people with xeroderma pigmentosum: a qualitative interview study in the United Kingdom
Anderson, Rebecca, Walburn, Jessica and Morgan, Myfanwy, 2019, Journal of Health Psychology (24), 14 pp 2031-2041, Published
Communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of patients approaching the end-of-life: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
Anderson, Rebecca J, Bloch, Steven, Armstrong, Megan, Stone, Patrick C and Low, Joseph TS, 2019, Palliative Medicine (33), 8 pp 926-941, Published
The influence of perceived medical risks and psychosocial concerns on photoprotection behaviours among adults with xeroderma pigmentosum: a qualitative interview study in the UK
Morgan, Myfanwy, Anderson, Rebecca, Walburn, Jessica, Weinman, John and Sarkany, Robert, 2019, BMJ Open (9), 2, Published
Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission
Cervantes, Andr├®s, Currow, David C, Deliens, Luc, Fallon, Marie, G├│mez-Batiste, Xavier, Grotmol, Kjersti S, Hannon, Breffni, Haugen, Dagny F, Higginson, Irene J, Hjermstad, Marianne J, Hui, David, Jordan, Karin, Kurita, Geana P, Anderson, Rebecca, Bruera, Eduardo, Brunelli, Cinzia, Caraceni, Augusto, Loge, Jon H, Aapro, Matti, Albreht, Tit, Larkin, Philip J, Miccinesi, Guido, Nauck, Friedemann, Pribakovic, Rade, Rodin, Gary, Sj├©gren, Per, Stone, Patrick, Zimmermann, Camilla, Lundeby, Tonje and Kaasa, Stein, 2018, The Lancet Oncology (19), 11, Published
Nicotine preloading for smoking cessation: the preloading RCT
Coleman, Tim, Dickinson, Anne, Lewis, Sarah, Orton, Sophie, Perdue, Johanna, Randall, Clare, Anderson, Rebecca, Bisal, Natalie, Hajek, Peter, Homsey, Celine, McRobbie, Hayden J, Myers-Smith, Katherine, Phillips, Anna, Przulj, Dunja, Li, Jinshuo, Coyle, Doug, Coyle, Katherine, Pokhrel, Subhash, Aveyard, Paul, Lindson, Nicola, Tearne, Sarah, Adams, Rachel, Ahmed, Khaled, Alekna, Rhona, Banting, Miriam, Healy, Mike, Khan, Shahnaz, Rai, Gurmail, Wood, Carmen, Anderson, Emma C, Ataya-Williams, Alia, Attwood, Angela, Easey, Kayleigh, Fluharty, Megan, Freuler, Therese, Hurse, Megan, Khouja, Jasmine, Lacey, Lindsey, Munaf├▓, Marcus, Lycett, Deborah and McEwen, Andy, 2018, Health Technology Assessment (22), 41, Published
Initial ratings of different types of e-cigarettes and relationships between product appeal and nicotine delivery
Hajek, Peter, Przulj, Dunja, Phillips-Waller, Anna, Anderson, Rebecca and McRobbie, Hayden, 2018, Psychopharmacology (235) pp 1083-1092, Published
An investigation of the predictors of photoprotection and UVR dose to the face in patients with XP: a protocol using observational mixed methods
Norton, Sam, Walburn, Jessica, Sarkany, Robert, Foster, Lesley, Morgan, Myfanwy, Sainsbury, Kirby, Ara├║jo-Soares, Vera, Anderson, Rebecca, Garrood, Isabel, Heydenreich, Jakob, Sniehotta, Falko F, Vieira, Rute, Wulf, Hans Christian and Weinman, John, 2017, BMJ Open (7), 8, Published
Nicotine delivery to users from cigarettes and from different types of e-cigarettes
Hajek, Peter, Przulj, Dunja, Phillips, Anna, Anderson, Rebecca and McRobbie, Hayden, 2017, Psychopharmacology (234) pp 773-779, Published
Prognostic communication with families of patients at the end-of-life in a hospice: a qualitative interview study
Anderson, Rebecca J, Low, Joseph TS, Bloch, Steven and Stone, Patrick C(2021). [Published]
Talking to families of imminently dying patients: relatives‘ communication preferences and how clinicians put these into practice
Anderson, Rebecca, Stone, Patrick, Low, Joseph and Bloch, Steven(2020). [Published]
Disagreement in prognostic talk between UK hospice doctors and families at the end-of-life
Anderson, Rebecca, Stone, Patrick, Low, Joseph and Bloch, Steven(2019). [Published]
Discussing prognosis and managing uncertainty in end-of-life conversations with family members: a conversation analytic study
Anderson, R., Stone, P., Low, J. and Bloch, S.(2019). [Published]
End of life prognostication talk between doctors and family members
Stone, Patrick, Low, Joseph, Bloch, Steven and Anderson, Rebecca(2018). [Published]
Communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of patients approaching the end of life: a qualitative systematic review
Anderson, Rebecca, Armstrong, Megan, Bloch, Steven, Stone, Patrick and Low, Joseph(2018). [Published]
Conversation analytic study of communication with the relatives and friends of patients in a hospice: study protocol
Anderson, Rebecca, Stone, Patrick, Low, Joseph, Parry, Ruth, Tookman, Adrian, Lodge, Philip, Finlay, Dori-Ann, Wood, Barbara and Bloch, Steven(2017). [E-pub ahead of print]