School of Nursing & Midwifery: Recent submissions
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Evidence to Inform the Development of Guidance for Mental Health Service Providers on the Care and Treatment of LGBTQIA+ Service Users.
(School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., 2024)A significant body of research has consistently demonstrated that LGBTQIA+ people experience a disproportionate burden of mental health difficulties compared to the general population. In Ireland, the largest study of ... -
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 ... -
A Biomarker Signature Associated With Future Functional Decline And Outcomes On The Frailty-Disability Cascade
(Oxford University Press, 2024)Background: Biological ageing is a dynamic and heterogeneous process that occurs due to dysregulation at the molecular, cellular, physiological and functional level, manifesting in functional decline. We investigated ... -
Cardiovascular disease and the risk of incident falls and mortality among adults aged ≥ 65 years presenting to the emergency department: a cohort study from national registry data in Denmark
(2024)Background: Falls cause 58% of injury-related Emergency Department (ED) attendances. Previous research has highlighted the potential role of cardiovascular risk factors for falls. This study investigated the impact of ... -
Mind versus body: Perceived stress and biological stress are independently related to cognitive decline
(2024)Chronic stress may increase risk of age-related cognitive decline. ‘Stress’, however, is a multidimensional construct and few studies have investigated the inter-relationship of subjective stress and biological stress ... -
The effect of a smartphone application self-management programme on clinical health outcomes in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A feasibility randomised controlled trial
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2025)Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an incurable disease that results in frequent exacerbations leading to regular hospitalisations among this cohort. Frequent exacerbations and hospitalisations can ... -
Perspectives of nurses and patient representatives on the morally competent nurse: An international focus group study
(2025)Background: Across the world, healthcare systems have become increasingly complex, making it more difficult for nurses to act ethically when faced with moral dilemmas. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular revealed ethical ... -
A User Typology for Digital Health Self-Management Technologies: A Qualitative Study of the Long-term User Experiences of Older Adults with a Digital Self-Management Platform for Multimorbidity (ProACT).
(2025)Self-management technology to track symptoms, medication, activity and other health goals is being proposed as a solution to the increasing prevalence of multi- morbidity in our ageing populations. Yet, no one-size-fits-all ... -
The application of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review Protocol.
(2025)Introduction: This article outlines the protocol for a scoping review that aims to systematically and comprehensively map the available published and unpublished literature on the application of Generative AI as a teaching, ... -
The Impact of Menopause on the Mental Health of Women With an Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review
(2025)Background: Negative mental health implications of menopause found in the general population, combined with high rates of mental health conditions found in women with intellectual disabilities, provide rationale to examine ... -
You’ve got a lot of big hurdles to jump”: A qualitative investigation into parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of the factors influencing children’s physical activity
(European Journal of Public Health, 2024-09-26)Purpose Levels of physical inactivity in children remains a serious public health concern. The school and home setting provide a promising environment to support children’s physical activity (PA). Understanding the factors ... -
Reducing sedentary behaviour and promoting physical activity in children aged 7-9 years: developing, feasibility and pilot testing a low-cost, multicomponent, school- and home-based intervention.
(Ulster University, School of Sport, Ulster University, 2024)Many primary school children in Northern Ireland (NI) are insufficiently active and spend long periods sitting. Cost-effective interventions, which increase childhood physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary behaviour ... -
Vitamin D supplementation and bone health in menopausal women: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
(2024-07)Serum 25(OH)D (vitamin D) plays an important role in skeletal and muscle function(1). Menopausal women are at an increased risk of reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture due to a decline in oestrogen levels(2). A ... -
When You Move You Have Fun: Perceived Barriers, and Facilitators of Physical Activity From a Child's Perspective
(2022)In Northern Ireland (NI), many children do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity (PA). To reduce the prevalence of physical inactivity and associated health conditions, it is important to understand the ... -
Insights into transitioning to life with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: facing the future.
(2024)Background/Aims: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) can deliver a shock that converts a dangerously abnormal heart rhythm into a safe rhythm, preventing a sudden cardiac death. However, the transition from ... -
Augmentation of labour with synthetic oxytocin: a mixed methods study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2025)Background: Augmentation of labour with synthetic oxytocin is one of the most frequently performed childbirth interventions among women with spontaneous onset of labour. Rates of augmentation of labour with synthetic ... -
Good quality end-of life care for people with an intellectual disability: A critical interpretive synthesis protocol
(2024)People with an intellectual disability face inequality accessing healthcare that extends to end-of-life care. Furthermore, end-of-life care for people with an intellectual disability is more complex than that for the ... -
Adolescent Substance Use 1: overview of substances used
(2024)This is the first of three articles that will look at the issue of adolescent substance use. This article introduces different substances and how they are used. The second article will focus on adolescent substance use, ... -
Patient Non-Attendance Appointment Study A mixed methods study to evaluate the problem of missed appointments at the Radiology outpatient department in King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia, and the implementation and evaluation of an intervention to improve outpatient appointment attendance in this department.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2025)Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of appointment non-attendance within the Radiology Department at King Fahad Specialist Hospital and to identify the factors contributing to missed appointments. ...
