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An exploratory study accessing the effectiveness of the Nintendo Wii Fit/ Sport as a means of exercise compared to the traditional gym

O'Connor, Mary Gabrielle (Miriam) (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)

The main objective of this thesis is to investigate Nintendo Wii Fit/Sport as a fitness substitute for the traditional gym exercise and to assess the views of the participants who took part in the study. It also aims to ...
An exploratory study of role transition from student to registered nurse (general, mental health and intellectual disability) in Ireland

Deasy, Christine; Doody, Owen; Tuohy, Dympna (Elsevier, 2011)

Ireland has seen much change in nurse education resulting in four year degree programmes since 2002. A unique aspect of these programmes was the incorporation of rostered internship. This study explored role transition for ...
An exploratory study of role transiton from student to registered nurse (general, mental health and intellectual disability) in Ireland

Deasy, Christine; Doody, Owen; Tuohy, Dympna (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2011)

Ireland has experienced dramatic changes in nurse education, moving from certificate to diploma (1994) and to a degree (2002) model of nurse education and training for mental health, general and intellectual disability. A ...
An exploratory study of veterinary physiotherapist’s within Ireland

O'Sullivan, Stephanie (Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)

Background: Recently, there is a growing interest in the role of veterinary physiotherapy; however the concept of this speciality is still in its infancy in Ireland (Doyle and Horgan 2006). The apparent paucity of evidence ...
Exploring the benefits of participating in an eTwinning project for small collaborative groups in a primary classroom setting.

Kane, Geraldine (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)

This case study set out to explore the benefits of participating in an eTwinning project for small collaborative groups in a primary classroom setting. A class in France was chosen as the European partner for the project. ...
Exploring the lived experiences of children with specialised wheelchair and seating needs from a family perspective

Cronin, Susan (University of Limerick, 2012)

The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of children who have specialised wheelchair and seating needs from a family perspective with a view to facilitating family-centred practice in wheelchair and ...
Exploring the nature of teaching and learning: an explicit examination of the contribution of educative relationships to effective higher education pedagogy and the role of self- study in the development of teacher professional identity

Mannix McNamara, Patricia (University of Limerick, 2010)

The quality of teaching that occurs within academic institutions has begun to feature more frequently in recent academic discourse. However, the types of educative relationships created with students features less ...
Facilitating effective initiation of breastfeeding - a review of the recent evidence base

Barry, Maebh; Murphy-Tighe, Sylvia (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2013)

Midwives are in a unique position to support mothers in the initiation of breastfeeding. In order to advise and support mothers effectively it is important that midwives have a sound understanding of the evidence base ...
The factors affecting the use and integration of information communications technology in an Irish adult education and training centre: a case study approach.

O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen T. (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)

ICT use in the classroom is very important to provide the opportunities for adult students to learn in this information communications technology (ICT) age. Studying the barriers to the use of ICT in education may assist ...
Families’ views on their relatives with intellectual disability moving from a long-stay psychiatric institution to a community-based intellectual disability service: an Irish context.

Doody, Owen (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012)

The pattern of residential services for people with intellectual disability in Ireland has seen many positive developments in recent years, with more places made available in residential homes within both community- and ...
Female travellers’ experiences of guidance counselling in adult education: observations from the field

Doyle, Anne; Hearne, Lucy (AONTAS, 2012)

The proposed changes in the further education sector, including the rationalisation of the VEC’s into Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and the closures of the Senior Traveller Training Centres (STECs, have ...
Final-year student nurses’ perceptions of role transition

Doody, Owen; Tuohy, Dympna; Deasy, Christine (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2012)

Role transition can be both challenging and exciting. This study presents the findings of phase one of a two-part study conducted by Deasy et al (2011), which explored final-year student nurses’ (n=116) perceptions and ...
Focus group interviews in nursing research: part 1

Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2012)

Focus groups are used by researchers in the social and behavioural sciences to explore phenomena and are accepted as a legitimate qualitative methodology. The primary goal of focus groups is to use interaction data resulting ...
Focus group interviews part 3: Analysis

Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2013)

The use of focus group interviews as a means of qualitative data collection has gained popularity in health service research in recent years. Despite their popularity, analysing qualitative data—particularly focus-group ...
A framework for lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity: the Irish perspective

MacPhail, Ann; Lyons, Deirdre; Quinn, Sheelagh; Hughes, Anne-Marie; Keane, Shane (Taylor & Francis, 2010)

Contextualised within physical activity policy (Schoppe, Bauman & Bull, 2004) this paper presents a critical review of current sport development pathway models, (including the pyramid concept, long-term athlete development ...
A framework for teachers' integration of ICT into their classroom practice

Donnelly, Dermot; McGarr, Oliver; O'Reilly, John (Elsevier, 2011)

When attempting to integrate any Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based resource into Post-Primary Schools (High Schools) many potential barriers must be considered. Importantly, many of these barriers revolve ...
Future need of ageing people with an intellectual disability in the Republic of Ireland: lessons learned from the literature

Doody, Catriona M.; Markey, Kathleen; Doody, Owen (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)

People with an intellectual disability are living longer, and the numbers continue to rise. Ireland has and is seeing a dramatic change in the age profile of clients and the support services they require. While Ireland had ...
Gait assessment among physiotherapists in Ireland

Flannery, Grainne; O'Sullivan, Kieran (Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, 2008)

There has been little research into the knowledge of physiotherapists in Ireland regarding gait assessment. This study evaluated the level of experience and training of physiotherapists regarding gait assessment, and ...
Gastric emptying and orocaecal transit time of meals containing lactulose or inulin in men

Clegg, Miriam E.; Shafat, Amir (Cambridge Journals Online, 2010)

The H2 breath test is ideal for orocaecal transit time (OCTT) measurement, as it is non-invasive and inexpensive. Indigestible substrates added to a test meal are metabolised by the colonic bacteria, resulting in the ...
Gastrointestinal transit, post-prandial lipaemia and satiety following 3 days high-fat diet in men

Clegg, Miriam E.; McKenna, Paul; McClean, Conor; Davison, Gareth W.; Trinick, Tom; Duly, Ellie; Shafat, Amir (Nature, 2010)

Background/Objectives: High-fat (HF) diets of 2 weeks have been shown to accelerate gastric emptying (GE). To date, no studies have shown any alteration in GE following shorter HF diets. The aim of this study was to assess ...

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