Background and aims: The prevalence of chronic hypertension (CH) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have increased among pregnant women in recent decades. Given the improvement in antenatal care over the last few decades, ...

Background: Diabetes distress and depression are important to address among people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), who increasingly receive T2DM care in the community. Detection is a pre-requisite for appropriate management, ...

Introduction: This thesis is devoted, primarily, to the study of the burden of non-communicable diseases in the Republic of Ireland. Four major NCDs – cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and Chronic Obstructive ...

Background: Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), preterm delivery, foetal growth restriction, gestational diabetes (GDM), and pregnancy loss, have been associated with the risk ...

Background and Aims: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), defined as research carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them, is increasingly recognized as an essential component ...