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Safety first: factors affecting preceptor midwives experiences of competency assessment failure among midwifery students

Bradshaw, Carmel; Pettigrew, Judith; Fitzpatick, Mary (Elsevier, 2019)

Background Assessment of clinical practice is a core component of midwifery education. Clinical assessment is challenging and affected by a number of factors. Preceptor midwives are reported to be reluctant to fail ...
Salivary IgA as a predictor of upper respiratory tract infections and relationship to training load in elite Rugby Union players

Tiernan, Caoimhe; Lyons, Mark; Comyns, Thomas M.; Nevill, Alan M.; Warrington, Giles D. (Lipppincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019)

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) are among the most common illnesses reported in athletes. An URTI can result in missed training days, which in turn may lead to performance decrements. The purpose of this study ...
Sarcopenia, dynapenia, and the impact of advancing age on human skeletal muscle size and strength; a quantitative review

Mitchell, W Kyle; Williams, John; Atherton, Philip J.; Larvin, Michael; Lund, John; Narici, Marco (Frontiers Media, 2012)

Changing demographics make it ever more important to understand the modifiable risk factors for disability and loss of independence with advancing age. For more than two decades there has been increasing interest in the ...
Scaffolding or stifling? The influence of journal requirements on students’ engagement in reflective practice

McGarr, Oliver; Moody, Janet (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2010)

This study aimed to examine student teachers’ opinions of changes to reflective practice requirements during a five‐week teaching practice placement as part of a one‐year postgraduate initial teacher education programme. ...
School bag weight as a barrier to active transport to school among New Zealand adolescents

Mandic, Sandra; Keller, Roman; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Moore, Antoni; Coppell, Kirsten J. (MDPI, 2018)

Background: Excessive school bag weight is a barrier to active transport to school (ATS). This study examined parents’ and adolescents’ perceptions of school bag weights and actual school bag weights for adolescents in ...
School readiness: perceptions of occupational therapists and pre-school teachers

Kennedy, Michelle (University of Limerick, 2012)

As many of the skills that early childhood educators focus upon are also a focus in occupational therapy1, the area of school readiness is paramount to the profession (Cronin and Mandich 2005). On-going debates surround ...
School travel planning with the Kahnawake schools diabetes prevention project: partnership perspectives

Macridis, Soultana; Bengoechea, Enrique García; Ohsennenawi Jacobs, Judith; McComber, Alex M.; Macaulay, Ann; Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project School Travel Planning Committee (University of Miami, 2019)

Despite several studies examining the impact of school active transportation programming, there is limited understanding about undertaking the process of planning and evaluation from the perspective of community stakeholders. ...
School-teachers awareness of developmental co-ordination delay (DCD) in children

O'Riordan, Denise (Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)

Background: Developmental Co-ordination Delay (DCD) is estimated to affect 5-6% of school children (1). School-teachers play an integral role in noting delayed signs of motor development in children (2). Limited research ...
Scientific Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports

Harrison, Andrew J.; Anderson, Ross; Kenny, Ian C. (Original Writing & Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Limerick, 2009)

The 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports is the official annual meeting of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) whose primary purposes are: • To provide a forum for the exchange ...
A scoping review exploring student perspective of inter-professional education practice placements.

Lynch, Evelyn (University of Limerick, 2016)

Background: The current health service reform highlights the need for multidisciplinary team work and collaborative practice to be central to health care reform. Inter-professional education (IPE) is limited in Ireland and ...
A scoping review exploring wheelchair and seating provision for children and its implications for occupational performance.

O'Donnell, Joanna (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: There have been great advances in technology and choice of wheelchair and seating available, yet acquiring these devices has become more challenging. Children need mobility for normal development, and failure ...
A scoping review of international wheelchair and seating provision, policy guidelines.

Kelly, Maria (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: For people who use wheelchairs being supplied with an appropriate wheelchair that is well fitted and well designed to maximise occupational performance and participation is a basic human right. Wheelchair ...
A scoping review of the delivery of education and training for occupational therapists internationally

McNally, Lorna (University of Limerick, 2014)

Background: Occupational therapists play a key role in the provision of wheelchairs and seating. Wheelchair and seating educational training is not mandated in occupational therapy programmes in the Republic of Ireland ...
A scoping review to map empirical evidence regarding key domains and questions in the clinical pathway of delirium in palliative care

Lawlor, Peter G.; Rutkowski, Nicole A.; MacDonald, Alistain R.; Ansari, Mohammed T.; Lindsey, Sikora; Momoli, Franco; Kanji, Salmaan; Wright, David K.; Rosenberg, Erin; Hosie, Annmarie; Pereira, José L.; Meagher, David; Rice, Jill; Scott, John; Bush, Shirely H. (Elsevier, 2019)

Context. Based on the clinical care pathway of delirium in palliative care (PC), a published analytic framework (AF) formulated research questions in key domains and recommended a scoping review to identify evidence ...
Screening uptake rates and the clinical and cost effectiveness of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in primary versus secondary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

O'Dea, Angela; Infanti, Jennifer J.; Gillespie, Paddy; Tummon, Olga; Fanous, Samuel; Glynn, Liam G.; McGuire, Brian E.; Newell, John; Dunne, Fidelma (BMC, 2014)

Background: The risks associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are well recognized, and there is increasing evidence to support treatment of the condition. However, clear guidance on the ideal approach to screening ...
Searching for moral dumbfounding: identifying measurable indicators of moral dumbfounding

McHugh, Cillian; McGann, Marek; Igou, Eric Raymond; Kinsella, Elaine Louise (University of California Press, 2017)

Moral dumbfounding is defined as maintaining a moral judgement, without supporting reasons. The most cited demonstration of dumbfounding does not identify a specific measure of dumbfounding and has not been published in ...
Searching for the impact of participation in health and health research: challenges and methods

Harris, Janet; Cook, Tina; Gibbs, Lisa; Oetzel, John; Salsberg, Jon; Shinn, Carolynne; Springett, Jane; Wallerstein, Nina; Wright, Michael (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2018)

Internationally, the interest in involving patients and the public in designing and delivering health interventions and researching their effectiveness is increasing. Several systematic reviews of participation in health ...
Second level education and the decline in popularity of engineering within an Irish context

Lynch, Raymond; Walsh, Michael T. (Dublin Institute of Technology * Tempus Publications, 2011)

This paper examines the obligatory but often contentious relationship that exists between contemporary second level education and undergraduate student course choice within an Irish context. A survey of 1,723 students ...
'Seeking authorization': a grounded theory exploration of mentors' experiences of assessing nursing students on the borderline of achievement of competence in clinical practice

Cassidy, Simon; Coffey, Michael; Murphy, Fiona A. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017)

Aim. To develop a substantive theoretical explanation of how mentors make sense of their experiences where nursing students are on the borderline of achievement of competence in clinical practice.Background. The reluctance ...
Segmental sequencing of kinetic energy in a computer-simulated golf swing

Kenny, Ian C.; McCloy, Alex J.; Wallace, Eric S. (Springer, 2008)

The concept of the transfer of kinetic energy (KE) sequentially through the human body from proximal to distal segments is an influential concept in biomechanics literature. The present study develops this area of research ...

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