Jeannine Stairmand

2026

Journal - Research Article

Signal, V., Iosua, E., Gregory, K., Neumann, R., Stairmand, J. L., Bateman, J., Gray, A. R., Peniamina, R. L., Signal, L., & McNoe, B. M. (2026). Aotearoa New Zealand public strongly support investment in cancer treatment and care services: Findings from a national survey. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1641), 79-90. doi: 10.26635/6965.7539

Gregory, K., Iosua, E., Signal, V., Neumann, R., Stairmand, J. L., Gray, A. R., Peniamina, R. L., Signal, L., & McNoe, B. M. (2026). Aotearoa New Zealander's views of policies and funding for human papillomavirus vaccination and screening for cervical and lung cancers: A national survey. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1641), 69-78. doi: 10.26635/6965.7538

Kim, A. H. M., Stairmand, J., Pourzand, F., Bergen, T., Kokaua, J., McTavish, S., … Kvalsvig, A., … Atkinson, J., Zhang, J., Stanley, J., … Baker, M. G., & Hales, S. (2026). Denominator choice, age-standardization, and the epidemiology of enteric infection hospitalizations among Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: Methodological implications for health equity research. Journal of Health Equity, 3(1), 2712533. doi: 10.1080/29944694.2026.2712533

Journal - Research Other

McNoe, B. M., Peniamina, R. L., Edwards, R., Crossin, R., Gray, A. R., Iosua, E., Bateman, J., … Stairmand, J. L., Signal, V., & Signal, L. (2026). Public support for cancer prevention, screening, treatment and care policies in Aotearoa New Zealand: A synthesis of evidence form a national survey. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1641), 101-107. doi: 10.26635/6965.7531

2025

Journal - Research Article

King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Davies, C., Robson, B., Crengle, S., Baker, G., … Paki Paki, N., Pehi, T., Cole, M., Jones, B., Ingham, T., Stairmand, J., Tuari-Toma, B., … Cunningham, R. (2025). Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Māori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: A national record study. Social Science & Medicine, 384, 118543. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118543

King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., McLeod, M., Harris, R., Davies, C., Cormack, D., Ingham, T., Jones, B., Robson, B., … Tuari-Toma, B., Stairmand, J., Cole, M., Pehi, T., … Cunningham, R. (2025). The undercounting of Indigenous Māori imprisoned by the New Zealand carceral state: A national record study. Health & Justice, 13, 48. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00355-3

Lao, C., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Kuper-Hommel, M., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Sika-Paotonu, D., Koea, J., Stairmand, J., & Lawrenson, R. (2025). Differences in systemic treatments for breast cancer between patients with and without diabetes. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1613), 67-78. doi: 10.26635/6965.6765

Keenan, N. F., Aitchison, S. G., Jetté, N., Parko, K. L., Roach, P., Dos Santos, A., … Andersen, E., Stairmand, J. L., Stanley, J., & Sadleir, L. G. (2025). Epilepsy in the Indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA: A systematic scoping review. Lancet Global Health, 13, e656-e668. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00507-2

Teng, A., Stanley, J., Krebs, J., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Koea, J., Scott, N., Sika-Paotonu, D., Stairmand, J., … Gurney, J. (2025). Projected increases in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2020–2044. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1608), 94-106. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/

Journal - Research Other

Wall, V., Signal, V., Cooper, J., Davies, C., Goza, M., Koea, J., Robson, B., … Smith, M., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2025). Supportive care needs and assessment tools for family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer: A narrative review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 1119. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10115-6

2024

Journal - Research Article

Buckthought, L., Stairmand, J., & Garland, R. (2024). Mā te Whakarongo: A qualitative study exploring the impact of middle ear disease on New Zealand Māori. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1588), 57-66. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Keenan, N. F., Davis, S., Andersen, E., Aitchison, S. G., Ali, S., Stairmand, J., Stanley, J., & Sadleir, L. G. (2024). Ethnic disparities in epilepsy: A population-based study of Māori and non-Māori-non-Pasifika children with epilepsy. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 60(Suppl. 2), (pp. 7). doi: 10.1111/jpc.4_16543

Lawrenson, R., Lao, C., Stanley, J., Kuper-Hommel, M., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2024). Does diabetes affect systematic treatments for breast cancer? Proceedings of the 47th New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. P1. Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/

2023

Journal - Research Article

Signal, V., Jones, R., Davies, C., Stairmand, J., Smith, M., Adler, J., & Gurney, J. K. (2023). It’s more than just physical: Experiences of pain and pain management among Māori with cancer and their whanau. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 18(1). doi: 10.32799/ijih.v18i1.39255

Jones, R. M., Signal, V., Smith, M., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., & Gurney, J. (2023). Palliative care and quality of life needs and outcomes for Māori with cancer: What do we know? AlterNative, 19(2), 219-228. doi: 10.1177/11771801231163919

Lawrenson, R., Lao, C., Stanley, J., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Meredith, I., Koea, J., Teng, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2023). Impact of diabetes on surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, 199, 305-314. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-06915-1

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stairmand, J., Jones, R., Findlay, N., Aitken, J., & Robson, B. (2023). Media discourse analysis: Exploring medical students’ future contribution to anti-racism and re-Indigenisation by deepening understanding of colonisation, marginalisation and racism. In J. Boys, S. Cubillo, L. Bandler & S. Bellingham (Eds.), Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Network Conference: LIME Connection X: Decolonising Education: Through Critique to Transformative Learning and Teaching. (pp. 41). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://limenetwork.net.au

Hilder, J., McBain, L., Stubbe, M., Stairmand, J., Morris, C., & Dunlop, A. (2023). We need to talk about polypharmacy: A qualitative study of medication reviews with older adults. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 9). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice

2022

Journal - Research Article

Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Stairmand, J., Robson, B., Kvalsvig, A., Lum, D., & Signal, V. (2022). A kia ora, a wave and a smile: An urban marae-led response to COVID-19, a case study in manaakitanga. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21, 70. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01667-8

2021

Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., Campbell, D., Davies, C., Dennett, E., … Ongley, D., Robson, B., Rumball-Smith, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thomas, C., & Koea, J. (2021). Disparities in post-operative mortality between Māori and non-indigenous ethnic groups in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 15-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

2020

Journal - Research Article

Signal, V., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Sukumaran, N., Thompson, D.-M., Henderson, K., Davies, C., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., & Sarfati, D. (2020). A mobile- and web-based health intervention program for diabetes and prediabetes self-management (BetaMe/Melon): Process evaluation following a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e19150. doi: 10.2196/19150

McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thompson, D., Henderson, K., Davies, C., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Grainger, R., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Impact of a comprehensive digital health programme on HbA_1c and weight after 12 months for people with diabetes and prediabetes: A randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia, 63, 2559-2570. doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05261-x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stubbe, M., Hilder, J., McBain, L., Stairmand, J., Dunlop, A., Tester, R., & Morris, C. (2020). We need to talk about polypharmacy: Optimising medication use for older adults [Symposium: From words to action: Engaging patients in communication about medicines]. Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare (ICCH) Online. (pp. 94). Retrieved from https://www.each.eu

2019

Journal - Research Article

Millar, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Lawrenson, R., Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Pill for this and a pill for that: A cross-sectional survey of use and understanding of medication among adults with multimorbidity. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 38(2), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12606

Dew, K., Barton, J., Stairmand, J., Sarfati, D., & Signal, L. (2019). Ascertaining patients’ understandings of their condition: A conversation analysis of contradictory norms in cancer specialist consultations. Health Sociology Review, 28(3), 229-244. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2019.1633945

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Yeates, J., Robson, B., & Stairmand, J. (2019). 'Kia mou ki te aka matua': Māori language teaching in a medical school. In C. Ryan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network LIME Connection: Pouhine Poutama: Embedding Indigenous Health Education. (pp. 80). Melbourne, Australia: The University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://www.limeconnection.net.au/program/

2018

Journal - Research Article

Stairmand, J., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Millar, E., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Mangin, D., Lawrenson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The impact of multimorbidity on people's lives: A cross-sectional survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1477), 78-90. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Dew, K., Signal, L., Stairmand, J., Simpson, A., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Cancer care decision-making and treatment consent: An observational study of patients’ and clinicians’ rights. Journal of Sociology, 55(1), 161-178. doi: 10.1177/1440783318773880

Millar, E., Stanley, J., Gurney, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., … Sarfati, D. (2018). Effect of multimorbidity on health service utilisation and health care experiences. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 44-53. doi: 10.1071/HC17074

Journal - Research Other

Sarfati, D., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Krebs, J., Dowell, A., Leung, W., Davies, C., & Grainger, R. (2018). BetaMe: Impact of a comprehensive digital health programme on HbA1c and weight at 12 months for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19, 161. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2528-4

Other Research Output

Smith, M., Stairmand, J., & Stubbe, M. (2018, June). Behind the scenes in qualitative research. Panel discussion, Department of Public Health Seminar, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Dew, K., Cunningham, C., Davies, C., Tavite, H., Stairmand, J., Sarfati, D., & Signal, L. (2017). Māori-centered research and ethnomethodology: Cancer inequities and research by and for indigenous peoples. In SAGE research methods: Cases part 2. SAGE. doi: 10.4135/9781526409218

Journal - Research Article

Signal, L., Semper, K., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Millar, E., Dowell, T., … Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2017). A walking stick in one hand and a chainsaw in the other: Patients’ perspectives of living with multimorbidity. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1455), 65-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stairmand, J., Signal, L., Semper, K., Davies, C., Millar, E., Dowell, T., … Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2017). A walking stick and a chainsaw: Patients' perspectives of living with multimorbidity. Proceedings of the 15th World Congress on Public Health. Retrieved from https://wcph2017.entegyapp.com/Page/28/511/26/1459

2016

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Stairmand, J. (2016, April). "Doctor, you’re the expert": Factors influencing treatment decision-making in cancer consultations with Māori patients/whānau? Verbal presentation at the World Indigenous Cancer Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Walton, M., Tu'itahi, S., Stairmand, J., & Neely, E. (2015). Settings-based health promotion. In L. Signal & M. Ratima (Eds.), Promoting health in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 241-263). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.

Journal - Research Article

Dew, K., Signal, L., Davies, C., Tavite, H., Hooper, C., Sarfati, D., Stairmand, J., & Cunningham, C. (2015). Dissonant roles: The experience of Māori in cancer care. Social Science & Medicine, 138, 144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.008

Stairmand, J., Signal, L., Sarfati, D., Jackson, C., Batten, L., Holdaway, M., & Cunningham, C. (2015). Consideration of comorbidity in treatment decision making in multidisciplinary cancer team meetings: A systematic review. Annals of Oncology, 26, 1325-1332. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv025

Dew, K., Stubbe, M., Signal, L., Stairmand, J., Dennett, E., Koea, J., Simpson, A., Sarfati, D., … Holdaway, M. (2015). Cancer care decision making in multidisciplinary meetings. Qualitative Health Research, 25(3), 397-407. doi: 10.1177/1049732314553010

2014

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Signal, L., Dew, K., Stairmand, J., Sarfati, D., & Cunningham, C. (2014). The role of comorbidity in cancer care decision-making in multidisciplinary teams. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 300). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Stairmand, J. (2014). Cancer has its own language: An exploration of communication in specialist cancer treatment consultations between patients/whanau and clinicians. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 19). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Stairmand, J. (2014, December). Patient care treatment consultations: Do they contribute to inequities of cancer treatment and outcomes? Verbal presentation at the World Cancer Congress: Joining Forces: Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia.

2013

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Signal, L., Dew, K., Stairmand, J., Sarfati, D., & Cunningham, C. (2013). The role of comorbidity in cancer care decision-making in multidisciplinary teams. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 96). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12144

1998

Journal - Research Article

Turner, G., Bagshaw, S. N., Best, D., Coney, S., Cox, B., Fa'Asisila, M., … Stairmand, J., & Whata, N. (1998). Recommendations for cervical screening 1997. New Zealand Medical Journal, 111, 94-98.