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The toll of unemployment in axial spondyloarthropathy: high prevalence and negative impact on outcomes captured in a national registry
(2021)Objective Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is an inflammatory arthritis of the axial skeleton. Persistent disease activity can result in significant disability and affect the ability to maintain employment. This study ... -
Cardiovascular Health in Professional Rugby Union Athletes
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2021)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) defines a class of diseases relating to the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, coronary artery disease and hypertension. CVD risk and outcomes can be managed through ... -
Prehabilitation during a pandemic: preoperative exercise to improve fitness in patients undergoing complex surgery for cancer of the lung or oesophagus, the PRE-HIIT trial: an updated study protocol
(2021)Background: Pre-operative fitness is an established predictor of postoperative outcome; accordingly, targeting pre-operative fitness through exercise prehabilitation has logical appeal. Exercise prehabilitation for patients ... -
A study of the repeatability of the Bruce Treadmill Protocol in measuring V̇O2max and in estimating V̇O2max through prediction equations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2021)Introduction: Maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O2max) is a measure of cardiopulmonary fitness, and a strong indicator of risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); with a lower V̇O2max increasing a person's risk of CVD. The most ... -
Time and belief in exercise importance predict increased activity during initial COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland
(2021)The aim of this work was to investigate physical activity levels and the associated barriers and facilitators to physical activity in Irish adults during initial COVID-19 restrictions. Members of the general population ...
