Nursing and Midwifery (Scholarly Publications)
Recent Submissions
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Patient Portal for Young People and Children with Hydrocephalus: Scoping Review & Stakeholder Consultation
(Trinity College Dublin, 2023)The new Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Hospital will be completely digital with an electronic health record (EHR) and integrated patient portal procured to date. Patient portals provide direct access for health service ... -
Barriers and Enablers for Adolescents Accessing Substance-Use Treatment: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
(2024)Substance use is a persistent concern for adolescents in many countries due to the significant negative impact on mental, physical and social outcomes. US research indicates that while 4.1% of 12–17-year-olds require ... -
Intervention to promote adolescents' communication and engagement in diabetes clinic encounters: A pilot randomized controlled trial
(2024)Aim: To conduct a pilot randomized trial of an intervention to improve adolescent question-asking and provider education during paediatric diabetes visits. Methods: Adolescents aged 11 to 17 with type 1 diabetes and ... -
Traveller Community Engagement with Local Mental Health Services in Dublin North City and County
(School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2024)Irish Travellers are an ethnic group, with a long history, traditions, language, culture and customs based on a nomadic tradition which sets them apart from settled people (Pavee Point, 2017). The Central Statistics ... -
Acute hospital staff�s attitudes towards dementia and perceived dementia knowledge: a cross-sectional survey in Ireland
(2020)R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E Open Access Acute hospital staff’s attitudes towards dementia and perceived dementia knowledge: a cross-sectional survey in Ireland Brian Keogh 1*† , Wing Ting To1†, Louise Daly1 , Geralyn ... -
Factors contributing to the promotion of moral competence in nursing.
(2024)Ethics is a foundational competency in healthcare inherent in everyday nursing practice. Therefore, the promotion of qualified nurses' and nursing students' moral competence is essential to ensure ethically high-quality ... -
Augmenting K-means Clustering with Qualitative Data to Discover Engagement Patterns of Older Adults with Multimorbidity when using Digital Health Technologies: Findings from a Proof-of-Concept Trial
(2024)Background: Multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity) are becoming more prevalent among aging populations. Digital health technologies have the potential to assist in the self-management of multimorbidity, improving the ... -
Evaluation of the Introduction of Schwartz Rounds in Ireland
(Health Services Executive, 2019)The overall aim of the evaluation was to establish whether Schwartz Rounds are fit for purpose in the Irish Health Service. The evaluation was guided by four key questions: • Whether Schwartz Rounds are suitable for ... -
Encouraging adolescents participation during paediatric diabetes clinic visits: Design and development of a question prompt list intervention
(2022)Aims: To investigate adolescents’ communication with healthcare providers (HCPs) and co– design a question prompt list as one part of an intervention to increase patient participation and communication at diabetes ... -
Lost in Transition: How to Close the Care Gap for Childhood Cancer Survivors. Blog on World Cancer Day
(2022)As if growing up wasn’t hard enough, the transition from paediatric to adult care can be a particularly confusing and overwhelming experience for the survivors of childhood cancer. On World Cancer Day 2022, let’s think ... -
Promoting kidney health in people with type 2 diabetes: part 2
(2023)The incidence of chronic kidney disease is increasing internationally with many risk factors for chronic kidney disease also being risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Nurses should use primary, secondary and tertiary prevention ... -
Promoting kidney health in people with type 2 diabetes: part 1
(2023)The incidence of chronic kidney disease is increasing internationally with risk factors for the condition being the same as those for type 2 diabetes. It is important therefore for nurses to use primary, secondary and ... -
The Support Needs and Current Practices of Public Health Nurses in the Republic of Ireland Who Provide Support to Breastfeeding Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Survey
(2023)Background: Breastfeeding continuation rates are low in Ireland. The Breastfeeding Observation and Assessment Tool (BOAT) was developed to assist public health nurses in assessing breastfeeding challenges; however, little ... -
The Person-centred Curriculum Framework: a universal curriculum framework for person-centred healthcare practitioner education
(2022)Background: Globally, humanising healthcare is a strategic response to a distinct need for person- centred approaches to practice. This movement has largely focused on the artefacts of healthcare practice, with an emergent ... -
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 for ... -
Definitions of serious injury in long-term residential care: a systematic review protocol
(2023)Background Evidence indicates that the reporting of serious injury in long-term residential care has increased substantially over the past decade. However, what constitutes a serious injury in residential care is ... -
Depression and Cognitive Dissonance: an empirical exploration of a close relationship
(2023)This qualitative study seeks to establish whether dissonance theory provides a meaningful avenue to add insights into the experience of depression. Semi-structured interviews were used (n=30) in which fifteen participants ... -
The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on People in Opiate Agonist Treatment: the importance of feeling unloved
(2023)Introduction: Adults in opiate agonist treatment (OAT) often have a background of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and are more likely to be exposed to a variety of risks that may trigger post-traumatic stress disorder ...