• Study within a trial (SWAT) protocol. Participants' perspectives and preferences on clinical trial result dissemination: The TRUST Thyroid Trial experience 

  Racine, Emmy; Hurley, Caroline; Cheung, Aoife; Sinnott, Carol; Matvienko-Sikar, Karen; Smithson, William H.; Kearney, Patricia M. (Elsevier, 2017-07-04)

  Introduction: Dissemination of results of randomised controlled trials is traditionally limited to academic and professional groups rather than clinical trial participants. While there is increasing consensus that results ...
• Protective lifestyle behaviours and depression in middle-aged Irish men and women: a secondary analysis. 

  Maher, Gillian M.; Perry, Catherine P.; Perry, Ivan J.; Harrington, Janas M. (Cambridge University Press, 2016-05-16)

  To examine the association between protective lifestyle behaviours (PLB) and depression in middle-aged Irish adults. Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study. PLB (non-smoker, moderate alcohol, physical activity, ...
• A qualitative study investigating the barriers to returning to work for breastfeeding mothers in Ireland 

  Desmond, Deirdre; Meaney, Sarah (BioMed Central, 2016-06-10)

  Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of an infant’s life. In Ireland, currently paid maternity leave is 26 weeks and the expectant mother is ...
• General practitioner views on the determinants of test ordering: A theory-based qualitative approach to the development of an intervention to improve immunoglobulin requests in primary care 

  Cadogan, Sharon L.; McHugh, Sheena M.; Bradley, Colin P.; Browne, John P.; Cahill, M. R. (BioMed Central, 2016-07-19)

  Background: Research suggests that variation in laboratory requesting patterns may indicate unnecessary test use. Requesting patterns for serum immunoglobulins vary significantly between general practitioners (GPs). This ...
• Evaluating the implementation of a national clinical programme for diabetes to standardise and improve services: A realist evaluation protocol 

  McHugh, Sheena; Tracey, M. L.; Riordan, F.; O'Neill, K.; Mays, N.; Kearney, Patricia M. (BioMed Central, 2016-07-28)

  Background: Over the last three decades in response to the growing burden of diabetes, countries worldwide have developed national and regional multifaceted programmes to improve the monitoring and management of diabetes ...

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