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Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public (2023)
Journal Article
Cairns, J. M., Roberts, H., Al-Khafaji, G., & Kwater, M. (2023). Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00437-2

There are growing calls for cancer screening to become more personalised by considering a range of risk factors, rather than a one-size-fits-all, age-based approach. The aim of this public involvement was to co-create a comic book about bowel cancer... Read More about Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public.

A scoping review of risk-stratified bowel screening: current evidence, future directions (2022)
Journal Article
Cairns, J. M., Greenley, S., Bamidele, O., & Weller, D. (2022). A scoping review of risk-stratified bowel screening: current evidence, future directions. Cancer Causes and Control, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-022-01568-9

Purpose: In this scoping review, we examined the international literature on risk-stratified bowel screening to develop recommendations for future research, practice and policy. Methods: Six electronic databases were searched from inception to 18 Oct... Read More about A scoping review of risk-stratified bowel screening: current evidence, future directions.

The effects of social protection policies on health inequalities: Evidence from systematic reviews (2019)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Thomson, K., Mcgowan, V., Cairns, J., Eikemo, T. A., Gil-Gonzále, D., & Bambra, C. (2019). The effects of social protection policies on health inequalities: Evidence from systematic reviews. Scandinavian journal of public health, 47(6), 655-665. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494819848276

© Author(s) 2019. Background: The welfare state distributes financial resources to its citizens – protecting them in times of adversity. Variations in how such social protection policies are administered have been attributed to important differences... Read More about The effects of social protection policies on health inequalities: Evidence from systematic reviews.

Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Cairns, J. M., Graham, E., & Bambra, C. (2017). Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review. Social science & medicine, 192, 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.034

© 2017 The relationship between adverse individual socio-economic circumstances and suicidal behaviour is well established. However, the impact of adverse collective circumstances – such as the socio-economic context where people live - is less well... Read More about Area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour in Europe: A systematic review.