• Interdisciplinary team working in the Irish primary health care system: analysis of ‘invisible’ bottom up innovations using normalisation process theory 

  Tierney, Edel; Hannigan, Ailish; Kinneen, Libby; May, Carl; O’Sullivan, Madeleine; King, Rachael; Kennedy, Norelee; MacFarlane, Anne (Elsevier, 2019)

  Interdisciplinary team working in primary care is a key policy goal across healthcare jurisdictions. The National Primary Care Strategy (2001) in Ireland is a top down policy for primary healthcare reform, which prioritised ...
• The association between smoking and gut microbiome in Bangladesh 

  Nolan-Kenney, Rachel; Wu, Fen; Hu, Jiyuan; Yang, Liying; Kelly, Dervla; Li, Huilin; Jasmine, Farzana; Kibriya, Muhammad G.; Parvez, Faruque; Shaheen, Ishrat; Sarwar, Golam; Ahmed, Alauddin; Eunus, Mahbub; Islam, Tariqul; Pei, Zhiheng; Ahsan, Habibul; Chen, Yu (Oxford University Press, 2019)

  Introduction Epidemiological studies that investigate alterations in the gut microbial composition associated with smoking are lacking. This study examined the composition of the gut microbiome in smokers compared with ...
• Limits in reliability of leg-spring and joint stiffness measures during single-leg hopping 

  Diggin, David; Anderson, Ross; Harrison, Andrew J. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

  Research examining the reliability of stiffness measures during hopping has shown strong consistency in leg-spring stiffness (kleg), but high variability in joint stiffness (kjoint) measures. Sled-based systems (SBS) ...
• Integrative review; identifying the evidence base for policymaking and analysis in health care 

  Kennedy, Catriona; O'Reilly, Pauline; O'Connell, Rhona; O'Leary, Denise; Fealy, Gerard; Hegarty, Josephine-Mary; Brady, Anne-Marie; Nicholson, Emma; McNamara, Martin; Casey, Mary (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim The aim of this was to identify and synthesize the evidence underpinning the health policymaking process to inform the development of a health‐related policy analysis framework. Design A mixed methods review using ...
• Design teams management of conflict in reaching consensus 

  Kiernan, Louise; Ledwith, Ann; Lynch, Raymond (Emerald, 2020)

  Purpose - The purpose of this article is to explore the conversation activities of design teams to negotiate task conflict and reach consensus. Design/methodology/approach - Four case studies were conducted to analyse ...
• Conceptualising examinable physical education in the Irish context: Leaving Certificate Physical Education 

  Scanlon, Dylan; MacPhail, Ann; Calderon, Antonio (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019)

  A Physical Education Development Group (PEDG) was responsible for constructing a new school subject curriculum, Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE), in Ireland. This paper provides an insight into this development ...
• Engaging with academic and institutional changes: physical education and sport pedagogy's interest and ability to 'survive and thrive' 

  MacPhail, Ann; Schaefer, Lee (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  Acknowledging differences in contexts, the purpose of this paper considers how physical education and sport pedagogy (PESP), while maintaining our collective identity, can most effectively develop a capacity to engage with ...
• The abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila and its relationship with sulphated colonic mucins in health and ulcerative colitis 

  Earley, Helen; Lennon, Grainne; Balfe, Áine; Coffey, Calvin J.; Winter, Desmond C.; O’Connell, Ronan P. (Natureresearch, 2019)

  Akkermansia muciniphila utilises colonic mucin as its substrate. Abundance is reduced in ulcerative colitis (UC), as is the relative proportion of sulphated mucin in the mucus gel layer (MGL). It is unknown if these phenomena ...
• The complexity, tensions and struggles in developing learning communities throughout a sport education season 

  Luguetti, Carla; Lopes, Priscila; de Souza Sobrinhob, Diego Rodrigues; Carbinatto, Michele Viviene; MacPhail, Ann (SAGE Publications, 2019)

  Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. ...
• Incidence of chronic kidney disease hospitalisations and mortality in Espırito Santo between 1996 to 2017 

  de Souza, Wesley; de Abreu, Luiz Carlos; da Silva, Leonardo Gomes; Pinheiro Bezerra, Italla Maria (Public Library of Science, 2019)

  Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a set of clinical and laboratory abnormalities where renal function loss is noted. The high prevalence of comorbidity of people living with CKD, its economic impact and its prognosis have ...
• Knowledge and attitudes of Irish GPs towards abortion following its legalisation: a cross-sectional study 

  O'Connor, Ray; O'Doherty, Jane; O'Mahony, Michael; Spain, Eimear (Royal College of General Practitioners, 2019)

  Background: In May 2018, the Irish Constitution was changed following a referendum allowing termination of pregnancy by abortion. It is envisaged that the majority of terminations will be by medical abortion and will ...
• Development of a falls risk prediction tool for use with people with multiple sclerosis 

  Quinn, Gillian (University of Limerick, 2019)

  People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) present with a wide range of symptoms including sensory, motor and visual impairment as well as cognitive dysfunction and fatigue. Many of these symptoms affect mobility and balance and ...
• Resistance training for sprinters : the role of maximum strength, reactive strength and exercise selection 

  Healy, Robin (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Each distinct phase of a 100 m sprint is dependent on key race variables e.g. acceleration ability, maximum velocity and speed endurance. Consequently, sprinters frequently supplement their sprint training with resistance ...
• A cell-based evaluation of a non-essential amino acid formulation as a non-bioactive control for activation and stimulation of muscle protein synthesis using ex vivo human serum 

  Patel, Bijal; Pauk, Martina; Amigo-Benavent, Miryam; Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J.; Jakeman, Philip M.; Carson, Brian P. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

  The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of treating skeletal muscle cells with media conditioned by postprandial ex vivo human serum fed with either isonitrogenous Non-Essential Amino Acid (NEAA) or a whey ...
• Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) 

  O'Keeffe, Mary; O'Sullivan, Peter B.; Purtill, Helen; Bargary, Norma; O'Sullivan, Kieran (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

  Background: One-size-fits-all interventions reduce chronic low back pain (CLBP) a small amount. An individualised intervention called cognitive functional therapy (CFT) was superior for CLBP compared with manual therapy ...
• Unemployment as a chronic stressor: a systematic review of cortisol studies 

  Summer, Rachel C.; Gallagher, Stephen (Taylor and Francis, 2017)

  Objective: Unemployment is a type of chronic stressor that impacts human health. The reasons for how the stress of unemployment affect health is still a matter of discussion. One of the pathways from chronic stress to ill ...
• Unemployment, employment precarity and inflammation 

  Summer, Rachel C.; Bennett, Rachel; Creaven, Ann-Marie; Gallagher, Stephen (Elsevier, 2019)

  2 Unemployment has been associated with poorer health, but few studies have examined the biological mechanisms that confer these health decrements. Further, no studies to date have examined differences across employment ...
• Rehabilitation of cognitive deficits poststroke: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions 

  O'Donoghue, Mairead; Boland, Pauline; Galvin, Rose; Coote, Susan; Hayes, Sara (BMJ publishing Group, 2019)

  Introduction Stroke is among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Poststroke cognitive impairment is a common sequela of stroke. The burden of cognitive impairment poststroke has significant impacts on the ...
• 'Bumping along': a qualitative metasynthesis of challenges to interprofessional placements 

  O'Leary, Noreen; Salmon, Nancy; Clifford, Amanda M.; O'Donoghue, Michelle; Reeves, Scott (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Context Interprofessional practice is required to manage complex healthcare needs globally. It is well-established that interprofessional placements (IPP) prepare students to work collaboratively, yet IPP implementation ...
• Perceived importance and performance of clinical leadership in practice: a cross-sectional study of nurses and midwives of all grades 

  McCarthy, Vera J.C.; Murphy, Ashling; Savage, Eileen; Hegarty, Josephine; Coffey, Alice; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Horgan, Aine; O'Connell, Rhona; Marsh, Lynne; Drennan, Jonathan (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To explore the differences in perceived importance and actual performance of clinical leadership for all grades of nurses and midwives engaged in clinical practice. Background Clinical leadership is central ...

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