School of Nursing & Midwifery: Recent submissions
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Association of Drug Burden Index with Grip Strength, Timed Up and Go and Barthel Index Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Observational Cross-sectional Study
(2019)Background: Drug Burden Index (DBI), a measure of exposure to medications with anticholinergic and sedative activity, has been associated with poorer physical function in older adults in the general population. While ... -
Making a Start: a toolkit for research charities to begin a PPI relationship
(HRCI / Trinity College Dublin, 2020)This training toolkit is designed to introduce patients and members of the public to health-related research and to understand how they can be involved in the research cycle. -
The Methodological Approach to the Co-Creation of Online Health Education with and for Individuals with Intellectual Disability
(2021)Background: Health inequalities are evident among adults with intellectual disability. Two large national longitudinal studies have highlighted the paucity of health education among people with intellectual disability. ... -
Experiences of fathers regarding the diagnosis of their child with autism spectrum disorder: A narrative review of the international research
(2021)Aim and objectives The aim of this systematic review was to identify the views and experiences of fathers regarding their child's Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. Background The diagnosis of a child's Autism ... -
National Survey Identifying the Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Care Nurses' Perceived Knowledge of International Practice Guidelines
(2021)Background: The implementation of international guidelines within everyday practice remains problematic, which can have a detrimental impact on quality of care delivered. This study aimed to ascertain the factors associated ... -
Approaches to the initiation of life-sustaining technology in children: a scoping review of changes over time
(2020)Little is understood about the dynamic circumstances within which the initiation of technology dependence takes place in children. The aim of this scoping review was to identify the influences on the initiation of technology ... -
Education on childrens complex care needs in general nursing curricula in Europe: An inductive content analysis
(2021)Nursing programmes must prepare children's nurses to respond effectively to the health needs of children and young people. The aim of this study was to examine general nursing curricula for child-related content. A ... -
Research with young children: exploring the methodological advantages and challenges of using hand puppets and draw and tell.
(2021)This paper explores the methodological advantages and challenges of participatory tools used in research with young children in Ireland. Taking a child‐centred approach, hand puppets and ‘draw and tell’ helped elicit ... -
Experiences and Perceptions of Trans and Gender Non-Binary People Regarding Their Psychosocial Support Needs: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Research Evidence
(2021)People who identify as trans and gender non-binary experience many challenges in their lives and more interest is being paid to their overall health and wellbeing. However, little is known about their experiences and ... -
Sedentary behaviour levels in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review protocol
(2020)Background: Sedentary behaviour contributes to non-communicable diseases, which account for almost 71% of world deaths. Of these, cardiovascular disease is one of the largest causes of preventable death. It is not yet fully ... -
A Study of Family Carers of Older People with Intellectual Disability in Ireland and the Social Policy Context of their Caregiving
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2021)Background: Older people with intellectual disability and the family carers of older people with intellectual disability have been identified by the World Health Organization (2000) as two joint vulnerable groups as they ... -
Clinicians' views of factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section: A systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies
(2018)Background: Caesarean section rates are increasing worldwide and are a growing concern with limited explanation of the factors that influence the rising trend. Understanding obstetricians' and midwives' views can give ... -
'Living with intimate partner violence' A literature review of pregnant women's experiences.
(2017)Pregnancy brings joy to most women’s lives. However, some women do not enjoy their pregnancy, due to physical and/or emotional health problems, or social circumstances such as being in a relationship characterised by ... -
Factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section in Sweden ? a qualitative study
(2018)Background: Rising rates of caesarean section (CS) are a concern in many countries, yet Sweden has managed to maintain low CS rates. Exploring the multifactorial and complex reasons behind the rising trend in CS has become ... -
The benefits of yoga during pregnancy: a literature review
(2019)Yoga has become a popular form of complementary alternative medicine, and is oftenadvocated for a wide range of conditions. Yoga explores the mind and body. Every woman goes through a different pregnancy journey with a ... -
Support needs of Indian women in early labour
(2016)The study was conducted in four selected hospitals in the Southern part of India with an aim to determine the support needs of women in early labour as perceived by women. A descriptive design was used to determine the ... -
Shared decision‐making in maternity care: Acknowledging and overcoming epistemic defeaters
(2019)Shared decision-making involves health professionals and patients/clients working together to achieve true person-centred health care. However, this goal is infrequently realized, and most barriers are unknown. Discussion ... -
Influence of women's request and preference on rising rate of caesarean section - a comparison of reviews
(2020)The rising caesarean section (CS) rates have been, in part, attributed to women's requests. Several individual studies and literature reviews have attempted to determine the degree of influence of women's requests on overall ... -
Optimising implementation of European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: what is needed?
(2020)Cardiovascular disease is a model example of a preventable condition for which practice guidelines are particularly important. In 2016, the joint task force created by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) together with ...
