A5054743296- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Obesity and Health Practices
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
Trinity College Dublin
2017-2025
St. James's Hospital
2018-2021
St. Vincent's University Hospital
2020
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
2011-2012
University of Dundee
1979
Objective: The Rehabilitation Strategies in Esophagogastric cancer (RESTORE) randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of a 12-week multidisciplinary program to increase cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality life (HRQOL) esophagogastric survivors. Background: Patients following treatment for are at risk physical deconditioning, nutritional compromise, sarcopenia. Accordingly, compelling rationale exists target these impairments recovery. Methods: Disease-free patients...
Health promotion in schools can be defined as any activity undertaken to improve the health of all school users. This qualitative study aimed explore systems primary aftermath COVID-19 pandemic, from perspectives teachers and principals Republic Ireland. Participants were recruited using snowball convenience sampling techniques via a larger quantitative study. joined 45-min online focus groups informed by semi-structured interview guide. A reflexive thematic approach was taken analysis....
Oesophagectomy remains the only curative intervention for oesophageal cancer, with defined nutritional and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) consequences. It follows therefore that there is a significant risk decline in physical wellbeing oesophagectomy however this has been inadequately quantified. This study prospectively examines change functioning habitual activity participation, from pre-surgery through 6-months post-oesophagectomy.Patients scheduled intent were recruited. Key...
This study aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on capacity building for health promotion in primary schools from perspectives school teachers.
Abstract Background Curative treatment for upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) cancers, involves complex surgical resection often in combination with neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemo/chemoradiotherapy. With advancing survival rates, there is an emergent cohort of UGI HPB cancer survivors physical nutritional deficits, resultant from both the its treatments. Therefore, rehabilitation to counteract these impairments required maximise health related quality life (HRQOL)...
Esophageal cancer poses challenges to all domains of wellbeing. This qualitative study aimed explore the experiences esophageal diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, with a view informing health education needs this group. Eighteen persons who had undergone an esophagectomy participated in one four audio-taped focus groups specialist hospital for care. Transcriptions were analyzed thematically. Fear uncertainty underpinned stages recovery. Participants emphasized: (a) lack understanding over...
This study aimed to examine factors associated with maternal wellbeing at four months post-partum in the Irish context. Socio-demographic, health behaviour and infant feeding data were collected pregnancy, birth 17 weeks post-partum. Maternal distress, body image resilience measured Binary logistic regression predicted distress statistical significance was taken p < 0.05. One hundred seventy-two women followed-up Three five (61.6%, n106) initiated breastfeeding. At post-partum, 23.8%...
To outline the development and implementation of a food science nutrition module for dental undergraduate students that provides basic knowledge clinical skills improving oral health outcomes understanding their importance overall health.Interdisciplinary discussions with professionals expertise in nutrition, including dentists, dietitians nutritionists, were held to agree on core subject areas line evidence base. The was delivered online 2nd-year due COVID-19 restrictions. Students...
Purpose To investigate patients' perspectives of their physical recovery in the first six months post oesophago-gastric cancer surgery.Materials and Methods Semi-structured interviews were held at St James's Hospital, Dublin, with participants who 4 weeks to 6 post-oesophagectomy/gastrectomy. Interviews an average 14 min included questions pertaining audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, analyzed by thematic analysis.Results Twenty (mean age 63.35(7.50) years) recruited. Four themes identified:...
Background: Blended tube feeding (BTF) is the administration of pureed whole foods via gastric tubes. There some evidence to suggest that BTF may have clinical and psychosocial benefits when compared commercial formula, but further investigation how understood recommended by health professionals needed. This study aims investigate awareness knowledge among multi-disciplinary paediatric staff in Ireland. Methods: A cross-sectional observational was conducted Children's Health Ireland (CHI)....
A cross-sectional analysis explored nutritional intakes and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among esophagogastric cancer survivors up to 12, 13–36, 37+ months post-surgery. Participants were identified from the Upper GI Cancer Registry at St James' Hospital, Ireland. The Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire, European Prospective Investigation of Food Frequency World Research Fund/American Institute for (WCRF/AICR) Score, Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale assessed malnutrition risk,...
Gastrostomy feeding is a route of enteral nutrition for children with difficulties. This study investigated caregiver experiences the transition to gastrostomy feeding. A survey was administered caregivers <18 years in major pediatric center Ireland. Experiences decision-making, support, and adjusting tube were examined. Seventy-six participated. Median satisfaction information provided by hospital high. Almost half (48%) spoke another child prior their own child's insertion most (88%)...
Dietary patterns and body mass index (BMI) play a significant role in the development of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which are leading cause mortality worldwide, including Ireland. A cross-sectional survey was conducted across Ireland to collate respondents' socioeconomic profiles, health status, dietary with representative sample size 957 adult respondents. Principal component analysis (PCA) statistical analyses were subsequently employed. To author's knowledge, this is first study use...
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have the potential to impact positively on health and wellbeing of their staff students. Using expanding 'health promoting university' (HPU) platform within HEIs, this article provides a description 'Healthy Trinity', which is an initiative underway in Trinity College Dublin, University Dublin. First, Healthy contextualized background literature including international national policy practice. Second, overview provided its vision goals. Third, describes...
This paper reports some aspects of teaching communication skills based on experience with over 100 pre-clinical students in each two years. Students interviewed patients selected by general practitioner tutors from their practices and 214 interviews, recorded videotape, were subsequently analysed. Without having been given detailed instruction, approximately two-thirds class second year (mean age 194 years) sustained a consultation for 5 minutes or more. Over one half the elicited salient...
Background The Rehabilitation Strategies Following Esophagogastric cancer (ReStOre) randomized control trial demonstrated a significant improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness of esophagogastric survivors. This follow-up, exploratory study analyzed the biological effect exercise intervention on levels 55 serum proteins, encompassing mediators angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular injury, from participants ReStOre trial. Methods Patients &gt;6 months disease free were to usual care or...
The objectives of this scoping review are: i) to explore quality practice education placements from the perspective allied health stakeholders including students and professional organizations, conceptually map evidence within a framework; ii) identify any gaps in literature.The researchers seek answer specific research question: what are core indicators as reported by across social care professions?