Karen Cairns

Research output

Research output per year 2000 2003 2007 2016

• 53 Paper
• 19 Article
• 2 Chapter
• 2 Conference contribution
• 4 More
  • 1 Other report
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Meeting abstract
  • 1 Letter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2016

  A Conditional Approach for Modelling Patient Re-admissions in Hospital using a mixture of Coxian phase-type distributions incorporating Bayes Theorem

  Gordon, A. S., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K. J., 20 Sep 2016, In: Statistics in Medicine. 35, 21, p. 3810-3826 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Elderly Patient 100%
  • Hospital 75%
  • Patient 50%
  • Hospital Readmission 37%
  • Number 37%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Can More High-Risk Cardiovascular Patients be Identified Using Novel Biomarkers? Extending the msm Package to Measure Reclassification.

  Lamrock, F., Cairns, K., Conrads-Frank, A., Kee, F., Salomaa, V. & Siebert, U., 18 Aug 2016, IEEE 29th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS) 20-24 June 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 203-204 ( 29th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Biological Marker 100%
  • Indexes 80%
  • State 80%
  • Novels 60%
  • Cardiovascular Risk 40%

• Effect of major lifestyle risk factors, independent and jointly, on life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease: results from the Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES)

  O'Doherty, M. G., Cairns, K., O'Neill, V., Lamrock, F., Jørgensen, T., Brenner, H., Schöttker, B., Wilsgaard, T., Siganos, G., Kuulasmaa, K., Boffetta, P., Trichopoulou, A. & Kee, F., 18 Jan 2016, (Early online date) In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 31, p. 1-14 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Life Expectancy 100%
  • Cardiovascular Disease 85%
  • Lifestyle 85%
  • Woman 57%
  • Physical Activity 57%
  44 Citations (Scopus)

  359 Downloads (Pure)

• Extending the msm package to derive transition probabilities for a Decision Analytic Markov Model

  Lamrock, F., Cairns, K., Kee, F., Conrads-Frank, A. & Siebert, U., May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2015

  Improving Parameter Estimation For A Decision-Analytic Markov Model To Evaluate The Use Of Novel Biomarker Led Strategies For Prevetion Of Cardiovascular Disease

  Lamrock, F., Cairns, K., Kee, F., Conrads-Frank, A., Schnell-Inderst, P., Salomaa, V., Blankenberg, S., Zeller, T., Saarela, O., Kuulasmaa, K., Kuehne, F. & Siebert, U., 2015, In: Value in Health. p. 13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Robust Joint Modelling: Questioning the Distributional Assumptions

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., May 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Using Simulation To Assess Cardiac First-Responder Schemes Exhibiting Stochastic And Spatial Complexities

  Cairns, K. J., Marshall, A. H. & Kee, F., Nov 2015, Operational Research for Emergency Planning in Healthcare. Mustafee, N. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 2. p. 48 68 p. 4. (OR Essentials).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2014

  Accounting for Longitudinal Outliers: The use of Robust Joint Modelling

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., Jun 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Can Novel Biomarkers be Cost-Effective for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease? A Systematic Review,

  Lamrock, F., Schnell-Inderst, P., Cairns, K., Conrads-Frank, A., Siebert, U. & Kee, F., Jun 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Investigating the impact of longitudinal outliers: The use of robust joint models

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

• Robust Joint Modelling: Accounting for Longitudinal Outliers in Renal Research

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., Apr 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Robust Joint Modelling: The use of t-distributional assumptions

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The Framework of a Decision Analytic Markov Model Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Biomarker Led Strategies in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

  Lamrock, F., Cairns, K., Kee, F., Conrads-Frank, A. & Siebert, U., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The impact of Haemoglobin on Survival of Haemodialysis Patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., Apr 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2013

  Advances in joint modelling: A review of recent developments with application to the survival of end stage renal disease patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K. J., 01 Aug 2013, In: International Statistical Review. 81, 2, p. 249-269 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Survival 100%
  • Joint Modelling 80%
  • Joint Modeling 80%
  • Foci 60%
  • Model 60%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• A lesson in business: cost-effectiveness analysis of a novel financial incentive intervention for increasing physical activity in the workplace

  Dallat, M. A. T., Hunter, R. F., Tully, M. A., Cairns, K. J. & Kee, F., 10 Oct 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, 9 p., 953.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Physical Activity 100%
  • Cost Effectiveness Analysis 83%
  • Health Care Cost 66%
  • Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio 50%
  • Quality of Life 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  320 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessing length of stay and associated characteristics of geriatric patients in Northern Ireland

  McQuillan, J., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., Mar 2013, In: Health Systems. 2, null, p. 32-42 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Model 100%
  • Length 66%
  • Patient 66%
  • Guy Wire 66%
  • Patients 66%

• Simultaneous analysis of haemoglobin variability and survival: An investigation for UK haemodialysis patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., May 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The Impact of Outliers in a Joint Model Setting

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., May 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Urban greenways have the potential to increase physical activity levels cost-effectively

  Dallat, M. A. T., Soerjomataram, I., Hunter, R. F., Tully, M. A., Cairns, K. J. & Kee, F., 2013, In: European Journal of Public Health. 24, 2, p. 190-195 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Disability Adjusted Life Years 100%
  • Colon Cancer 50%
  • Regeneration 50%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

  609 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  An Investigation into the Predictive Accuracy of Multilevel Modelling of Haemoglobin levels

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., May 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Developments in a Joint Modelling Approach for Northern Ireland Renal Patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., May 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Investigating the causes of Haemoglobin Variability: A Multilevel Modelling Approach

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., Jun 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Investigating the efficiency of fitting Coxian phase-type distributions to health care data

  Payne, K., Marshall, A. & Cairns, K., Apr 2012, In: IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 23, 2, p. 133-145 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phase Type Distribution 100%
  • Performance Measure 75%
  • Algorithm 50%
  • Health 50%
  • Binocular Convergence 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  59 Downloads (Pure)

• Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Survival Data using joineR: Applications to Haemodialysis Patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., Jul 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Modelling the development of late onset sepsis and length of stay using discrete conditional survival models with a classification tree component

  Marshall, A., Payne, K. & Cairns, K., Jun 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Predictive Modelling of Haemoglobin Variability over time using Longitudinal Multilevel Modelling

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K. & Fogarty, D., May 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2011

  A Comparison of Marginal and Multilevel models: Modelling haemoglobin variability for haemodialysis patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., Aug 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Assessment of the benefits of Discrete Conditional Survival models in modelling ambulance response times

  Cairns, K. & Marshall, A., 01 Jul 2011, 43 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

  Open Access

  File

  • Conditionals 100%
  • Survival Model 100%
  • Modeling 60%
  • Response Time 40%
  • Models 40%
  75 Downloads (Pure)

• Joint Modelling of Longitudinal and Survival Data: A comparison of Joint and Independent Models

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., 2011, Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute Proceedings of the 58th World Statistics Congress 2011, Dublin. p. 4971-4976

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

• Simultaneously Modelling Patients' Haemoglobin Variability and Survival: A Joint Model Approach

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H. & Cairns, K., May 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The use of longitudinal techniques to identify the characteristics associated with haemoglobin variability in haemodialysis patients

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. H., Cairns, K., Fogarty, D. & Casula, A., Jun 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Using simulation to assess cardiac first-responder schemes exhibiting stochastic and spatial complexities

  Cairns, K., Marshall, A. & Kee, F., Jun 2011, In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 62, 6, p. 982-991 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Simulation Mode 100%
  • Simulation 66%
  • Transponder 66%
  • Model 50%
  • Mathematical Model 50%
• 2010

  Clustering Geriatric Patients using Continuous Markov Models

  Payne, K., Marshall, A. & Cairns, K., May 2010, p. 98-99. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Comparison of Marginal and Random Effects Models: The effect of age on renal function

  McCrink, L., Marshall, A. & Cairns, K., May 2010, p. 77-78. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File
  53 Downloads (Pure)

• The value of positron emission tomography in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

  Kee, F., Erridge, S., Bradbury, I. & Cairns, K., Jan 2010, In: European Journal of Radiology. 73, 1, p. 50-58 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient 100%
  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer 66%
  • Accuracy 66%
  • Functional Discourse Grammar 50%
  • Assessment 33%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  247 Downloads (Pure)
• 2009

  A logistic regression model to predict the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  Hamilton, A. J., Cairns, K., Adgey, A. J. & Kee, F., Jun 2009, p. A7-A7. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• 2008

  Extensions to the HELIUM code to handle intense X-ray light

  Moore, L. R., Parker, J. S., Cairns, K., Armstrong, G. & Taylor, K. T., Sep 2008, In: Journal of Modern Optics. 55, 16, p. 2541-2555 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a public access defibrillation scheme

  Hamilton, A. J., Cairns, K., Moore, M. J., Kee, F. & Adgey, A. J., Oct 2008, p. S396-S424. 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• The Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs Evaluated Using Markov Modelling for Northern Ireland Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

  Rainey, A., Cairns, K., Marshall, A., Quinn, M., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., Jun 2008, p. 530-535. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Patient 100%
  • Kidney 100%
  • Antihypertensive Agent 75%
  • Chronic Kidney Disease 50%
  • Assessment 25%
  21 Downloads (Pure)

• The practical implications of using standardized estimation equations in calculating the prevalence of chronic kidney disease

  Quinn, M. P., Rainey, A., Cairns, K. J., Marshall, A. H., Savage, G., Kee, F., Peter Maxwell, A., Reaney, E. & Fogarty, D. G., Feb 2008, In: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 23, 2, p. 542-548 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate 100%
  • Chronic Kidney Failure 90%
  • Prevalence 60%
  • Female 50%
  • Procedures 30%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  38 Downloads (Pure)
• 2007

  A Public Access Defibrillation Scheme in Northern Ireland: The Impact of the Emergency Services Dispatch Mechanism on the Success of the Scheme

  Hamilton, A. J., Cairns, K., Moore, M. J., Marshall, A., Adgey, A. J. & Kee, F., Oct 2007, p. S295-S336. 42 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  45 Citations (Scopus)

• A study of the effectiveness of public access defibrillation in urban and rural populations in Northern Ireland: The Northern Ireland Public Access Defibrillation (NIPAD) study

  Moore, M. J., Hamilton, A. J., Cairns, K., Glover, B. M., Ferguson, P., Gray, D., Marshall, A., Adgey, A. J. & Kee, F., Oct 2007, p. S295-S336. 42 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Delta eGFR: An intuitive method of assessing progression and regression of chronic kidney disease (CKD)

  Rainey, A., Quinn, M., Cairns, K., Marshall, A., Kee, F., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., May 2007, p. 007-007. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File
  57 Downloads (Pure)

• Delta eGFR: An intuitive method of assessing progression and regression of chronic kidney disease (CKD)

  Rainey, A., Quinn, M., Cairns, K., Marshall, A., Kee, F., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., Feb 2007, p. 58-58. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File
  628 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing A 3 State Markov Model For Northern Ireland Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

  Rainey, A., Marshall, A., Cairns, K., Quinn, M., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., May 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR): predicting progression is dependent on accuracy

  Quinn, M., Rainey, A., Cairns, K., Marshall, A. & Fogarty, D., Jun 2007, In: QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians. 100, 6, p. 390-391 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  15 Downloads (Pure)

• Getting the most from nephrology outpatients: Delta eGFR an intuitive method of assessing progression and regression of chronic kidney disease (CKD)

  Rainey, A., Quinn, M., Cairns, K., Marshall, A., Kee, F., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., Jun 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  Open Access

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  294 Downloads (Pure)

• Managing nephrology outpatients—too many inappropriate referrals? Not enough nephrologists

  Quinn, M., Rainey, A., Cairns, K., Marshall, A., Kee, F., Savage, G. & Fogarty, D., Feb 2007, p. 57-57. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  File
  237 Downloads (Pure)

• Risk factors in patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  Hamilton, A. J., Moore, M. J., Cairns, K., Adgey, A. J. & Kee, F., Oct 2007, p. S295-S336. 42 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  45 Citations (Scopus)