• Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis 

  Houghton, Catherine; Meskell, Pauline; Delaney, Hannah; Smalle, Mike; Glenton, Claire; Booth, Andrew; Chan, Xin Hui S; Devane, Declan; Biesty, Linda M. (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2020)

  BACKGROUND: This review is one of a series of rapid reviews that Cochrane contributors have prepared to inform the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. When new respiratory infectious diseases become widespread, such as during the ...
• Perinatal mental health in Ireland: a scoping review 

  Huschke, Susann; Murphy-Tighe, Sylvia; Barry, Maebh (Elsevier, 2020)

  Background The international literature clearly indicates that perinatal mental health issues affect many women, and can have profound negative consequences for both the mother, infant and family, and that the causes of ...
• Care accommodation in the acute care setting: missed care or not? 

  O'Donnell, Claire; Andrews, Tom (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

  Abstract Aim To explain how nurses care for patients with stroke in the acute setting, when working within constraints. Background Internationally, health care environments are experiencing constraints such as reduced ...
• An outreach rehabilitation program for nursing home residents after hip fracture may be cost-saving 

  Beaupre, Lauren A.; Lier, Doug; Magaziner, Jay S.; Jones, Allyson C.; Johnston, William C.; Wilson, Donna M.; Majumdar, Sumit R. (Oxford University Press, 2020)

  Background We compared the cost-effectiveness of 10 weeks of outreach rehabilitation (intervention) versus usual care (control) for ambulatory nursing home residents after hip fracture. Methods Enrollment occurred ...
• Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women's and clinicians' experiences 

  Hunter, Andrew; Devane, Declan; Houghton, Catherine; Grealish, Annmarie; Tully, Agnes; Smith, Valerie (BMC, 2017)

  Background: Recent policy and service provision recommends a woman-centred approach to maternity care. Midwifeled models of care are seen as one important strategy for enhancing women’s choice; a core element of woman-centred ...
• A systematic review: the influence of social media on depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adolescents 

  Keles, Betul; McCrae, Niall; Grealish, Annmarie (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  While becoming inextricable to our daily lives, online social media are blamed for increasing mental health problems in younger people. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the influence of social media use on ...
• A study protocol: the role of relational orientation in the relationship between social media use and mental health in adolescents 

  Keles, Betul; Leamy, Mary; Trainor, Gemma; Murrells, Trevor; Grealish, Annmarie (2020)

  There is a complex relationship between social media use and mental health outcomes. To explore this complexity and understand how social media influence adolescent mental health, a two-phase, explanatory sequential ...
• The psychological impact of Stevens- Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis on patients' lives: a critically appraised topic 

  O'Reilly, Pauline; Kennedy, Catriona; Meskell, Pauline; Coffey, Alice; Delaunois, I.; Dore, Liz; Howard, Siobhán; Ramsay Bart; Scanlon, C.; Wilson, Donna M.; Whelan, B.; Ryan, S. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  A 65‐year‐old man presented with a 12‐h history of deteriorating rash. Two weeks previously he had completed a course of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ductal carcinoma of the breast. On examination there were bullae, ...
• Transcultural nursing and traditional care in sukuma ethnic group 

  Agyemang, John Bright (Research Publish Journals, 2019)

  The global increase in population resulting in recent multicultural societies is coupled with demand for diversity of services of which healthcare is no exception. Nursing as the core of healthcare delivery with reputable ...
• Nursing-related barriers to children’s pain management at selected hospitals in Ghana: A descriptive qualitative study 

  Amponsah, Abigail Kusi; Kyei, Evans Frimpong; Agyemang, John Bright; Boakye, Hanson; Kyei-Dompim, Joana; Ahoto, Collins Kwadwo; Oduro, Evans (Hindawi, 2020)

  Staff shortages, deficient knowledge, inappropriate attitudes, demanding workloads, analgesic shortages, and low prioritization of pain management have been identified in earlier studies as the nursing-related barriers to ...
• The role and outcomes of music listening for women in childbirth: an integrative review 

  McCaffrey, Tríona Mary; Cheung, Pui Sze; Barry, Maebh; Punch, Pattie; Dore, Liz (Elsevier, 2020)

  Aim To synthesise primary research on the role and use of music listening for women in childbirth. Design Integrative review. Methods Whittemore and Knafl's (2005) five-stage integrative review method ...
• When and how video games can be good: a review of the positive effects of video games on well-being 

  Halbrook, Yemaya J.; O'Donnell, Aisling T.; Msetfi, Rachel M. (SAGE Publications, 2019)

  Video games are a source of entertainment for a wide population and have varied effects on well-being. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively examine game-play research to identify the factors that contribute ...
• The development of nursing quality care process metrics and indicators for use in older persons care settings: A Delphi-consensus study 

  Murphy, Fiona A.; Doody, Owen; Lyons, Rosemary; Gallen, Anne; Nolan, Mary; Killeen, Angela; Kavanagh, Paula; Donegan, Joan; Sezgin, Duygu (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2019)

  AIM: To develop a suite of nursing quality care process metrics and indicators for older persons care settings in Ireland. BACKGROUND: Regulatory investigations of health system failures highlight non-adherence to ...
• Double-tap interaction as an actuation mechanism for on-demand cueing in parkinson’s disease 

  Sweeney, Dean; Quinlan, Leo R.; Richardson, Margaret; Meskell, Pauline; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (MDPI, 2019)

  Freezing of Gait (FoG) is one of the most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and is an important contributor to falls. When the management of freezing episodes cannot be achieved through medication or surgery, ...
• How do older people discuss their own sexuality? A systematic review of qualitative research studies. 

  Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret; Hafford-Letchfield, Trish; Ayalon, Liat; Benyamini, Yael; Biermann, Violetta; Coffey, Alice; Jackson, Jeanne; Phelan, Amanda; Voß, Peggy; Geiger Zeman, Marija; Zeman, Zdenko (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

  This study captured older people's attitudes and concerns about sex and sexuality in later life by synthesising qualitative research published on this issue. The systematic review was conducted between November 2015 and ...
• Development of nursing quality care process metrics and indicators for intellectual disability services: a literature review and modified Delphi consensus study 

  Doody, Owen; Murphy, Fiona A.; Lyons, Rosemary; Gallen, Anne; Ryan, Judy; Downey, Johanna; Sezgin, Duygu (BMC, 2019)

  BACKGROUND: Nursing process quality care metrics and indicators are quantifiable measures of the nursing care delivered to clients. They can be used to identify and support nurses' contribution to high quality, safe, client ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Nurses keeping patients safe by managing risk in perioperative settings: a classic grounded theory study 

  O'Brien, Brid; Andrews, Tom; Savage, Eileen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To develop and expand how nurses promote safety in perioperative settings. Background This article presents orchestrating a sub‐core category from the theory of anticipatory vigilance in promoting safety ...
• Public health nurses' perinatal mental health training needs: a cross sectional survey 

  Noonan, Maria; Galvin, Rose; Jomeen, Julie; Doody, Owen (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019)

  Aim To examine public health nurses’ education, training, and professional support needs in perinatal mental health. Background Public health nurses have a key role in supporting maternal mental health including ...

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