• Validity evaluation of the Fitbit Charge2 and the Garmin vivosmart HR+ in free-living environments in an older adult cohort 

  Tedesco, Salvatore; Sica, Marco; Ancillao, Andrea; Timmons, Suzanne; Barton, John; O'Flynn, Brendan (JMIR Publications, 2019-06-19)

  Background: Few studies have investigated the validity of mainstream wrist-based activity trackers in healthy older adults in real life, as opposed to laboratory settings. Objective: This study explored the performance of ...
• Respite in dementia: an evolutionary concept analysis 

  O'Shea, Emma; Timmons, Suzanne; O'Shea, Eamon; Fox, Siobhán; Irving, Kate (Sage Publications, 2017-06-28)

  Aim: There is a lack of conceptual clarity around ‘respite’ as it relates to people with dementia and their carers. This study provides clarification on the use and meaning of the term and considers the concept in relation ...
• Effect of visit-to-visit blood pressure variability on cognitive and functional decline in mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease 

  O'Caoimh, Rónán; Gao, Yang; Svendrovski, Anton; Illario, Maddalena; Iaccarino, Guido; Yavuz, Burcu Balam; Kehoe, Patrick Gavin; Molloy, D. William (IOS Press, 2019-04-23)

  Background: Visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) variability (VVV) is increasingly recognized as a marker of cardiovascular risk. Although implicated in cognitive decline, few studies are currently available assessing its ...
• Urinary and faecal incontinence: point prevalence and predictors in a university hospital 

  Condon, Marie; Mannion, Edel; Molloy, D. William; O'Caoimh, Rónán (MDPI, 2019)

  Incontinence is common and associated with adverse outcomes. There are insufficient point prevalence data for incontinence in hospitals. We evaluated the prevalence of urinary (UI) and faecal incontinence (FI) and their ...
• Which part of a short, global risk assessment, the Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community, predicts adverse healthcare outcomes? 

  O'Caoimh, Rónán; Fitzgerald, Carol; Cronin, Una; Svendrovski, Anton; Gao, Yang; Healy, Elizabeth; O'Connell, Elizabeth; O'Keeffe, Gabrielle; O'Herlihy, Eileen; Weathers, Elizabeth; Cornally, Nicola; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Orfila, Francesc; Paul, Constanca; Clarnette, Roger; Molloy, D. William (Hindawi Publishing, 2015)

  The Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC) is a short, global risk assessment to identify community-dwelling older adults' one-year risk of institutionalisation, hospitalisation, and death. We investigated ...

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