Joanne-Marie Cairns
Biographic Data
| ID | 1726756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanne-Marie Cairns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanne-Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Cairns |
| SIGNATURE | CAIRNS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5754-4269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Public and Healthcare Professional Attitudes Towards Risk‐Stratified Bowel Screening: A Qualitative Study Using an Info‐Comic Book
BACKGROUND: Screening for bowel cancer (colorectal cancer, CRC) is well established in many high-income countries. There has been considerable interest in moving towards risk-based bowel screening to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of screening. This UK-based qualitative study explored public and healthcare professionals (HCPs)' attitudes towards risk-based bowel screening. METHODS: Five virtual focus groups were held with members of th…
Health Inequalities
Health inequalities are differences in human health associated with sociogeographical position and environment, and are observed at various spatial scales. Health inequalities represent a significant challenge for societies globally, and could be reduced if the determinants of health were addressed for populations that are relatively disadvantaged. Particular concerns related to the determinants of health inequality include, but are not limited t…
Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review
Inside and out: A critical analysis of social capital
Divergent narratives from a former coal-mining ‘community’ in the North East of England are analysed using Bourdieu's conceptualisation of social capital. Thirty-three research participants (20 females; 13 males) took part in 15 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups over a six-month period (May and October 2011). The research findings showed that social capital can be simultaneously inclusive and exclusive for different demographics d…
Making the case for qualitative comparative analysis in geographical research: A case study of health resilience
This paper critically discusses the utility of using qualitative comparative analysis ( QCA ) in geographical research following the ‘complexity turn’. Although QCA methodology has increasingly been applied in other social science disciplines, it is not widely used by geographers. The major benefit of QCA is that it can handle complexity by exploring different pathways that generate the same outcome, which applies to much spatial research. Signif…
This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England
This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the Northern compared to the Southern regions (with the exception of London); that brownfield exposure has an association with regional inequalities in mortality and morbidity within regions (particularl…
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England
Previous studies have identified an area-level association between socio-economic deprivation and poorer population health. However, some recent studies have suggested that some areas exhibit better health outcomes than would be expected given their level of deprivation. This has been conceptualised in terms of 'health resilience'. This study is the first to explore area-level 'health resilience' at different geographical scales and by using mixe…
Defying deprivation: A cross-sectional analysis of area level health resilience in England
Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England
Previous studies have identified an area-level association between socio-economic deprivation and poorer population health. However, some recent studies have suggested that some areas exhibit better health outcomes than would be expected given their level of deprivation. This has been conceptualised in terms of 'health resilience'. This study is the first to explore area-level 'health resilience' at different geographical scales and by using mixe…
Defying deprivation: A cross-sectional analysis of area level health resilience in England
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
Making the case for qualitative comparative analysis in geographical research: A case study of health resilience
This paper critically discusses the utility of using qualitative comparative analysis ( QCA ) in geographical research following the ‘complexity turn’. Although QCA methodology has increasingly been applied in other social science disciplines, it is not widely used by geographers. The major benefit of QCA is that it can handle complexity by exploring different pathways that generate the same outcome, which applies to much spatial research. Signif…
This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England
This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the Northern compared to the Southern regions (with the exception of London); that brownfield exposure has an association with regional inequalities in mortality and morbidity within regions (particularl…
Defying deprivation: A cross-sectional analysis of area level health resilience in England
Defying the odds: A mixed-methods study of health resilience in deprived areas of England
Previous studies have identified an area-level association between socio-economic deprivation and poorer population health. However, some recent studies have suggested that some areas exhibit better health outcomes than would be expected given their level of deprivation. This has been conceptualised in terms of 'health resilience'. This study is the first to explore area-level 'health resilience' at different geographical scales and by using mixe…
Healthy Land? An Examination of the Area-Level Association between Brownfield Land and Morbidity and Mortality in England
It is increasingly understood that the physical environment remains an important determinant of area-level health and spatial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Existing research has largely focused on the health effects of differential access to green space, the proximity of waste facilities, or air pollution. The role of brownfield-or previously developed-land has been largely overlooked. This is the case even in studies that utilise multip…
This divided land: An examination of regional inequalities in exposure to brownfield land and the association with morbidity and mortality in England
This paper is the first empirical examination of the association between brownfield land and spatial inequalities in health. Linear mixed modelling of ward-level data suggests that there is higher exposure and susceptibility to brownfield land in the Northern compared to the Southern regions (with the exception of London); that brownfield exposure has an association with regional inequalities in mortality and morbidity within regions (particularl…
Health Inequalities
Health inequalities are differences in human health associated with sociogeographical position and environment, and are observed at various spatial scales. Health inequalities represent a significant challenge for societies globally, and could be reduced if the determinants of health were addressed for populations that are relatively disadvantaged. Particular concerns related to the determinants of health inequality include, but are not limited t…
Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review
Inside and out: A critical analysis of social capital
Divergent narratives from a former coal-mining ‘community’ in the North East of England are analysed using Bourdieu's conceptualisation of social capital. Thirty-three research participants (20 females; 13 males) took part in 15 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups over a six-month period (May and October 2011). The research findings showed that social capital can be simultaneously inclusive and exclusive for different demographics d…
Making the case for qualitative comparative analysis in geographical research: A case study of health resilience
This paper critically discusses the utility of using qualitative comparative analysis ( QCA ) in geographical research following the ‘complexity turn’. Although QCA methodology has increasingly been applied in other social science disciplines, it is not widely used by geographers. The major benefit of QCA is that it can handle complexity by exploring different pathways that generate the same outcome, which applies to much spatial research. Signif…
Public and Healthcare Professional Attitudes Towards Risk‐Stratified Bowel Screening: A Qualitative Study Using an Info‐Comic Book
BACKGROUND: Screening for bowel cancer (colorectal cancer, CRC) is well established in many high-income countries. There has been considerable interest in moving towards risk-based bowel screening to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of screening. This UK-based qualitative study explored public and healthcare professionals (HCPs)' attitudes towards risk-based bowel screening. METHODS: Five virtual focus groups were held with members of th…
Geography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works)