• Feasibility and usability of a virtual reality intervention to enhance men’s awareness of testicular disorders (E-MAT) 

  Saab, Mohamad M.; Landers, Margaret; Cooke, Eoghan; Murphy, David; Hegarty, Josephine (Springer, 2018-10-06)

  Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men younger than 50, and benign testicular disorders such as torsion and epididymitis can be life-threatening if left untreated. Men’s awareness of testicular disorders is ...
• Dementia in older people admitted to hospital: an analysis of length of stay and associated costs 

  Ahern, Susan; Cronin, Jodi; Woods, Noel; Brady, Noeleen M.; O'Regan, Niamh A.; Trawley, Steven; Timmons, Suzanne (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-09-24)

  Objectives: Patients with dementia in the acute setting are generally considered to impose higher costs on the health system compared to those without the disease largely due to longer length of stay (LOS). Many studies ...
• Experiences of palliative care nurses in the utilisation of palliative sedation in a hospice setting 

  Dwyer, Irene; McCarthy, Joan (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-03-01)

  Background: Palliative sedation, or bringing about a state of decreased or absent awareness (unconsciousness), is one of the therapies used in end-of-life healthcare settings in order to manage refractory symptoms such as ...
• Exploring men's preferred strategies for learning about testicular disorders inclusive of testicular cancer: a qualitative descriptive study 

  Saab, Mohamad M.; Landers, Margaret; Hegarty, Josephine (Elsevier Ltd., 2016-12-05)

  Purpose: Men's awareness of testicular disorders is lacking and their intention to seek help for testicular symptoms is sub-optimal. Studies conducted to explore and raise men's awareness of testicular disorders did not ...
• Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular Disorders using a virtual reality intervention: a pre-post pilot study. 

  Saab, Mohamad M.; Landers, Margaret; Cooke, Eoghan; Murphy, David; Davoren, Martin; Hegarty, Josephine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2018-07-01)

  Background: The incidence of benign and malignant testicular disorders is on the rise. Three literature reviews and one qualitative study found that men’s awareness of testicular disorders was lacking, and their intentions ...

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