Browsing by Author "Mockler, David"
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Decision-making in palliative care - patient and family caregiver concordance and discordance: systematic review and narrative synthesis
Foley, Geraldine; Davies, Andrew; Mockler, David (2023)Background: Decision-making in palliative care usually involves both patients and family caregivers. However, how concordance and discordance in decision-making manifest and function between patients and family caregivers ... -
Does exercise therapy improve pulmonary function in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?
Fleming, Neil; Dockrell, Sara; Mockler, David (2022)Introduction: Exercise therapy is frequently used for treating patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) however no previous review has evaluated the effect of exercise therapy on pulmonary function in this ... -
Early Intervention in Psychosis services: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to implementation
Mockler, David; Darker, Catherine (2021)Background Early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services target the early manifestation of psychosis and provide multidisciplinary care. They demonstrate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Implementation of EIP ... -
The effect of surface compliance on overground running biomechanics. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Fleming, Neil; Mockler, David (2023)The surface upon which running is performed has been suggested as a potential cause of many running-related injuries. It remains unclear, however, what effect surface compliance has on running biomechanics. This study ... -
The effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for socio-economically disadvantaged women: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Darker, Catherine; Mockler, David (2022)Introduction This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among women smokers in low socio-economic status (SES) groups or women living in disadvantaged areas ... -
Efficacy of resistance training during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mockler, David; Fleming, Neil; Mahony, Nicholas (2022)Purpose: To determine the effect of resistance training during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients on measures of lean mass and muscle strength. Secondary aims were to analyse the prescription ... -
Environmental risk factors associated with ANCA associated vasculitis: A systematic mapping review.
Little, Mark; Mockler, David (2020)Background: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare multi-system autoimmune disease, characterised by a pauci-immune necrotising small-vessel vasculitis, with a relapsing and remitting ... -
Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for motor recovery in SCI: A Systematic Review
Fleming, Neil; Mockler, David; Taylor, Clare; Fleming, Neil (2021)Background. Epidural spinal electrical stimulation at the lumbar spinal level evokes rhythmic muscle activation of lower-limb antagonists, attributed to the central pattern generator. However, the efficacy of noninvasive ... -
Health-related quality of life in narcolepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Broderick, Julie; Mockler, David (2021)To date, there has been no systematic analysis of the literature regarding health-related quality of life in narcolepsy. This systematic review aimed to examine the impact of narcolepsy on health-related quality of life, ... -
Hospital-associated deconditioning: not only physical, but also cognitive
Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Mockler, David (2022)Introduction Hospital-associated deconditioning (HAD) or post-hospital syndrome is well recognized as reduced functional performance after an acute hospitalization. Recommendations for the management of HAD are still ... -
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for low back pain in adolescent athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wilson, Fiona; Mockler, David (2022)Objective To investigate the incidence, prevalence, risk factors and morphological presentations of low back pain (LBP) in adolescent athletes. Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase, ... -
Physical functioning limitations and physical activity of people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review,
Broderick, Julie; Mockler, David (2020)Background: Adults who are experiencing homelessness suffer higher levels of premature mortality and age-related medical conditions compared to the general population, but little is known about physical factors that influence ... -
The role of intermediaries in connecting community-dwelling adults to local physical activity and exercise: a scoping review
Barrett, Emer; Connolly, Deirdre; O'Grady, Megan; Mockler, David; Broderick, Julie; Kennedy, Megan (2023)Introduction/Purpose Physical inactivity has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Methods to connect inactive individuals from healthcare settings to physical activity include brief interventions ... -
Smoking cessation programmes for women living in disadvantaged communities, We Can Quit 2 : A systematic review protocol
Darker, Catherine; Mockler, David; O'Connell, Nicola; Hayes, Catherine (2019)Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6,000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. Amongst younger Irish women, smoking rates are considerably higher in those from ... -
A systematic review of persistent symptoms and residual abnormal functioning following acute COVID-19: Ongoing symptomatic phase vs. post-COVID-19 syndrome
Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Jennings, Glenn; Monaghan, Ann; Xue, Feng; Mockler, David (2021)Objective: To compare the two phases of long COVID, namely ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 (OSC; signs and symptoms from 4 to 12 weeks from initial infection) and post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS; signs and symptoms beyond 12 ... -
Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and motor responses in individuals with spinal cord injury: A methodological review
Mockler, David; Fleming, Neil; Reilly, Richard (2021)Background Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) is a non-invasive modality in which electrodes can stimulate spinal circuitries and facilitate a motor response. This review aimed to evaluate the methodology of ...