Debbie Cavers

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Debbie Cavers is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Debbie Cavers has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Debbie Cavers's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (5 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (4 papers). Debbie Cavers is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (5 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (4 papers). Debbie Cavers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Debbie Cavers's co-authors include Christine Campbell, Fiona M Walter, Linda Birt, Suzanne E. Scott, Mary Dixon‐Woods, Ellen Annandale, Janet Harvey, Alex J. Sutton, Savita Katbamna and Richard D Riley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Oncology, Journal of Leukocyte Biology and BMC Medical Research Methodology.

In The Last Decade

Debbie Cavers

31 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Member Checking

2016 2.2k citations Linda Birt, Suzanne E. Scott et al. Qualitative Health Research profile →
Conducting a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature on access to healthcare by vulnerable groups

2006 1.4k citations Mary Dixon‐Woods, Debbie Cavers et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debbie Cavers United Kingdom	18	1.6k	1.1k	852	807	476	33	4.7k
Albine Moser Netherlands	25	1.6k 1.0×	905 0.8×	646 0.8×	778 1.0×	556 1.2×	79	4.9k
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham Canada	30	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	950 1.2×	386 0.8×	87	5.0k
Irene Korstjens Netherlands	22	1.1k 0.7×	841 0.8×	640 0.8×	733 0.9×	542 1.1×	36	4.6k
Anne Kavanagh Australia	48	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	881 1.0×	839 1.0×	409 0.9×	274	7.3k
Nancy Carter Canada	29	2.4k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	758 0.9×	483 0.6×	369 0.8×	91	5.6k
Sergi Fàbregues Spain	18	1.3k 0.8×	820 0.8×	528 0.6×	740 0.9×	420 0.9×	75	4.2k
Ann Dorrit Guassora Denmark	16	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	962 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	344 0.7×	46	6.6k
Hilary Graham United Kingdom	48	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	818 1.0×	377 0.8×	138	6.8k
Pierre Pluye Canada	24	2.6k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	529 0.6×	714 0.9×	296 0.6×	75	5.3k
Tina Koch Australia	35	1.5k 1.0×	684 0.6×	859 1.0×	714 0.9×	379 0.8×	85	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cavers, Debbie, et al.. (2024). Living With and Beyond Cancer With Comorbid Conditions: Qualitative Insights to Understand Psychosocial Support Needs. Health Expectations. 27(5). e70039–e70039. 1 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, Mia Nelson, Kathryn A. Robb, et al.. (2022). Understanding patient barriers and facilitators to uptake of lung screening using low dose computed tomography: a mixed methods scoping review of the current literature. Respiratory Research. 23(1). 374–374. 38 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, Annemieke Bikker, Karen Barnett, et al.. (2021). Patient and GP experiences of pathways to diagnosis of a second primary cancer: a qualitative study. BMC Cancer. 21(1). 496–496. 4 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, et al.. (2020). Setting the research agenda for living with and beyond cancer with comorbid illness: reflections on a research prioritisation exercise. Research Involvement and Engagement. 6(1). 17–17. 5 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, Annemieke Bikker, Karen Barnett, et al.. (2019). BPOS Oral Presentations. Psycho-Oncology. 28(S2). 3–8. 2 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, et al.. (2019). Living with and beyond cancer with comorbid illness: a qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 13(1). 148–159. 35 indexed citations

Daines, Luke, et al.. (2019). Qualitative study of practices and challenges when making a diagnosis of asthma in primary care. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 29(1). 27–27. 17 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, Natália Calanzani, Sheina Orbell, et al.. (2018). Development of an evidence-based brief ‘talking’ intervention for non-responders to bowel screening for use in primary care: stakeholder interviews. BMC Family Practice. 19(1). 105–105. 5 indexed citations

Calanzani, Natália, Debbie Cavers, Gabriele Vojt, et al.. (2017). Is an opportunistic primary care-based intervention for non-responders to bowel screening feasible and acceptable? A mixed-methods feasibility study in Scotland. BMJ Open. 7(10). e016307–e016307. 8 indexed citations

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Kanguru, Lovney, Annemieke Bikker, Debbie Cavers, et al.. (2017). Pathways to diagnosis of a second primary cancer: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Open. 7(12). e017929–e017929. 3 indexed citations

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Cavers, Debbie, et al.. (2017). Experience of living with cancer and comorbid illness: protocol for a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Open. 7(5). e013383–e013383. 5 indexed citations

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Birt, Linda, Suzanne E. Scott, Debbie Cavers, Christine Campbell, & Fiona M Walter. (2016). Member Checking. Qualitative Health Research. 26(13). 1802–1811. 2224 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kendall, Marilyn, Emma Carduff, Anna Lloyd, et al.. (2015). Different Experiences and Goals in Different Advanced Diseases: Comparing Serial Interviews With Patients With Cancer, Organ Failure, or Frailty and Their Family and Professional Carers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 50(2). 216–224. 70 indexed citations

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Walter, Fiona M, Linda Birt, Debbie Cavers, et al.. (2014). ‘This isn't what mine looked like’: a qualitative study of symptom appraisal and help seeking in people recently diagnosed with melanoma. BMJ Open. 4(7). e005566–e005566. 55 indexed citations

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Harrison, Nadine, Debbie Cavers, Christine Campbell, & Scott A Murray. (2012). Are UK primary care teams formally identifying patients for palliative care before they die?. British Journal of General Practice. 62(598). e344–e352. 54 indexed citations

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Cavers, Debbie, Belinda Hacking, Sara Erridge, et al.. (2012). Social, psychological and existential well-being in patients with glioma and their caregivers: a qualitative study. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 184(7). E373–E382. 103 indexed citations

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Kendall, Marilyn, Scott Murray, Emma Carduff, et al.. (2009). Use of multiperspective qualitative interviews to understand patients' and carers' beliefs, experiences, and needs. BMJ. 339(oct14 3). b4122–b4122. 160 indexed citations

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Murray, Scott, Marilyn Kendall, Emma Carduff, et al.. (2009). Use of serial qualitative interviews to understand patients' evolving experiences and needs. BMJ. 339(sep28 1). b3702–b3702. 232 indexed citations

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McHale, Jean V., Marwan Habiba, Mary Dixon‐Woods, et al.. (2007). Consent for childhood cancer tissue banking in the UK: the effect of the Human Tissue Act 2004. The Lancet Oncology. 8(3). 266–272. 17 indexed citations

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Dixon‐Woods, Mary, Debbie Cavers, Shona Agarwal, et al.. (2006). Conducting a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature on access to healthcare by vulnerable groups. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 6(1). 35–35. 1419 indexed citations breakdown →

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