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Recent Submissions
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An exploratory randomised trial of a nurse-led telephone support intervention for people who support people with multiple sclerosis (the MNTISS trial)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2015)In Ireland, the provision of care by family caregivers contributes substantially to the reduction in annual national expenditure from healthcare budgets. However, the negative impact of providing informal care has been ... -
An Evaluation of the Cancer Support Specialist Service in Children's Health Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin, 2024)There has been increasing recognition of the psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis not just on the child, but on the entire family and the wider community. The onset of childhood cancer is sudden and unexpected, ... -
Impact of atopic dermatitis on adolescents and families: a mixed-method systematic review.
(2024)Aims: To summarise the evidence regarding the impact of atopic dermatitis on adolescents and their families as well as their healthcare needs and to propose a nursing care plan based on the findings. Design: Mixed-method ... -
`Trust Contexts' - A Grounded Theory Study of Women's Experience of Healthcare Interactions in Pregnancy and Birth in Ireland.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2025)Background: Reproductive rights are often considered in relation to reproductive choices like contraception and termination of pregnancy. However, reproductive rights are equally relevant in pregnancy and childbirth and ... -
Hate as a Dissonant Emotion
(2024)An exploration focussing on the person who hates: How should we understand the emotion of HATE?, HATE through the lens of COGNITIVE DISSONANCE THEORY, Application to reconciliation dialogue -
Provider use of a participatory decision-making style with youth with ADHD and their caregivers and visit satisfaction
(2025)Objective: To examine whether youth with ADHD who received a question prompt list and video intervention and their caregivers were more likely to: (a) be asked about their treatment preferences, (b) have their input ... -
Preventing diagnostic overshadowing to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness
(2024)People with severe mental illness (SMI) often have suboptimal physical health and associated outcomes. An important issue for mental health nurses to be aware of is diagnostic overshadowing, which occurs when healthcare ... -
Generalist and Specialist Palliative Care
(Springer, 2024)This chapter considers the development of generalist and specialist palliative care practice and the emerging understanding of respective competences, roles, and responsibilities. Evidence relating to the effectiveness ... -
Methods for projecting health workforce planning in Ireland: a collaborative approach
(2024)Background: Health workforce planning (HWFP) is the process of analysing, forecasting, and planning workforce supply and demand, assessing gaps, and determining target workforce to ensure that health systems are prepared ... -
Place of Death for Adults Receiving Specialist Palliative Care in Their Last 3 Months of Life: Factors Associated With Preferred Place, Actual Place, and Place of Death Congruence.
(2024)Objectives: Congruence between the preferred and actual place of death is recognised as an important quality indicator in end- of-life care. However, there may be complexities about preferences that are ignored in summary ... -
How many people will live and die with serious illness in Ireland to 2040? Estimated needs and costs using microsimulation
(2024)As populations age, more people worldwide will live and die with serious illness like cancer, heart disease and dementia. Prior projections of serious illness prevalence and end-of-life care needs have typically used static ... -
Scoping decision makers' needs for a National Palliative Care Atlas for Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin, 2024)Palliative care in Ireland has evolved from religious hospice care in the 19th century to an integrated, state-supported service across the acute and community healthcare sectors. Launching its first national policy in ... -
Primary data on symptom burden and quality of life among elderly patients at risk of dying during unplanned admissions to an NHS hospital: a cohort study using EuroQoL and the integrated palliative care outcome scale.
(2024)Background: Older people account heavily for palliative care needs at the population level and are growing in number as the population ages. There is relatively little high-quality data on symptom burden and quality of ... -
Newly Qualified General Nurses' experiences and the perceived value of their internship period: a Republic of Ireland cross-sectional study.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2025)Background: A 36-week nursing internship was introduced as part of the undergraduate nursing degree programme in Ireland in 2002. This development was intended to provide final year nursing students with extended clinical ... -
The impact of machine learning on the prediction of diabetic foot ulcers; A systematic review
(2024)Introduction: Globally, diabetes mellitus poses a significant health challenge as well as the associated complications of diabetes, such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The early detection of DFUs is important in the healing ... -
Assessing the healthcare costs associated with venous leg ulcer compression bandages
(2023)Aim: To determine the monetary costs identified in economic evaluations of treatment with compression bandages among adults with venous leg ulcers (VLU). Method: A scoping review of existing publications was conducted in ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of Healthcare Workers' Experiences of End of Life Care for People With an Intellectual Disability
(2024)Aim: To explore healthcare workers' experiences of end of life care for people with an intellectual disability. Design: A descriptive qualitative study. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 healthcare ... -
An exploration of organizational climate in community-based opiate prescribing services; a mixed methods study
(2024)Introduction: Assessing the internal dynamics of organizations has been shown to provide information that can help planners and policymakers improve service delivery. A good organizational climate, which in this ... -
An exploration into self-reported inactivity behaviours of adults with an intellectual disability using physical activity questionnaires
(2024)Background: Inactivity is a correlate of adverse health. Adults with an intellectual disability (ID) are more inactive than the general population and often present with more complex health issues. Self-reported activity ... -
Adapting prescribing criteria for amyloid-targeted antibodies for adults with Down syndrome
(2024)Prior authorization criteria for Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved immunotherapeutics, among the class of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), established by state drug formulary committees, are tailored ...
