A5028169568- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Global Health Care Issues
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Protein purification and stability
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2015-2024
University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2022-2024
University College Dublin
2000-2024
Division of Undergraduate Education
2017
Royal College of Surgeons of England
2017
University of Dundee
2017
NYU Langone Health
2017
Curtin University
2016
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2010-2015
Quality of life is an increasingly important outcome measure in medicine and health care. Many measures quality present patients with predetermined lists questions that may or not be relevant to the individual patient. This paper describes a brief measure, SEIQoL-DW, which derived from schedule for evaluation (SEIQoL). The allows respondents nominate areas are most important, rate their level functioning satisfaction each, indicate relative importance each overall life. Given its...
Cognitive impairment commonly occurs in the acute phase post-stroke, but may persist with over half of all stroke survivors experiencing some form long-term cognitive deficit. Recent evidence suggests that optimising secondary prevention adherence is a critical factor preventing recurrent and incidence stroke-related dementia. The aim this study was to profile at six months, identify factors associated focusing on indicators adequate psychological function.Participants were assessed months...
Increasing attention is being paid to interventions for cognitive impairment (CI) post-stroke, including CI that does not meet dementia criteria. The aim of this paper was conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis the prevalence no (CIND) within one year post-stroke.Pubmed, EMBASE PsychInfo were searched papers published in English 1995-2017. Included studies population or hospital-based cohort first-ever/recurrent stroke, assessing CIND using standardised criteria at 1-12 months...
SYNOPSIS Current methods of measuring quality life (QoL) impose an external value system on individuals, rather than allowing them to describe their lives in terms those factors which they consider important. The Schedule for the Evaluation Individual Quality Life (SEIQoL) was developed overcome such limitations. QoL 42 healthy attenders at international immunization clinic assessed using SEIQoL. Judgement reliability high ( r = 0·74) and individuals' judgement policies accounted a large...
Introduction Irish healthcare has undergone extensive change recently with spending cuts and a focus on quality initiatives; however, little is known about adverse event occurrence. Objective To assess the frequency nature of events in hospitals. Methods 1574 (53% women, mean age 54 years) randomly selected adult inpatient admissions from sample eight hospitals, stratified by region size, across Republic Ireland 2009 were reviewed using two-stage (nurse review patient charts, followed...
Self-perceptions of aging have been implicated as independent predictors functional disability and mortality in older adults. In spite this, research on self-perceptions is limited. One reason for this the absence adequate measures. Specifically, there a need to develop measure that theoretically-derived, has good psychometric properties, multidimensional nature. The present seeks address by adopting Self-Regulation Model framework using it comprehensive, multi-dimensional instrument...
Stroke is a leading cause of death and functional impairment. While older people are particularly vulnerable to stroke, research suggests that they have the poorest awareness stroke warning signs risk factors. This study examined knowledge factors among community-dwelling adults.
Background: Older people experience greater morbidity with a corresponding increase in medication use resulting potentially higher risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Objectives: The aim this study was to; 1) determine the prevalence and characteristics ADR-related hospital admissions among older patients (≥65 years) Ireland; 2) identify factors associated admissions. Methods: A cross-sectional ADR aged ≥65 years admitted acutely to Ireland over 8 month period (November 2016- June 2017)....
Depression and anxiety are the most common mood symptoms psychological consequences of stroke. This study aimed to examine influence acute depression on functional recovery health-related quality life (HRQoL) one year after stroke.At month stroke, prevalence severity were examined in consecutively admitted patients, using Hospital Anxiety Scale (HADS). Functional was assessed Nottingham Extended Activities Daily Living (NEADL) HRQoL Stroke-Specific Quality Life scale (SSQOL).In 107 35% at...
Heparosan is an acidic polysaccharide natural product, which serves as the critical precursor in heparin biosynthesis and chemoenzymatic synthesis of bioengineered heparin. also capsular Escherichia coli K5 strain. The current study was focused on examination fermentation E. with goal producing heparosan high yield volumetric productivity. structure molecular weight properties this bacterial were determined using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) Fourier transform mass spectrometry....
Background Inability to recognize stroke warning signs and delay in seeking medical attention for recognized symptoms contribute treatment delay, thus limiting the potential intervention impacting negatively on outcome. Aim To examine knowledge of risk factors adult population Ireland. Methods In 2009, 1000 members general public were interviewed by telephone using quota-based sampling adults (≥18 years). Information was gathered Stroke Awareness Questionnaire (SAQ). Results 71% participants...
The Stroke and Cognition consortium (STROKOG) aims to facilitate a better understanding of the determinants vascular contributions cognitive disorders help improve diagnosis treatment (VCD).
Inability to identify stroke warning signs accurately is an important cause of delay in seeking medical attention, leading potential ineligibility for acute intervention. We report on post-campaign findings (wave 2) national surveys estimate changes population knowledge following a media-based Face, Arm, Speech, Time awareness campaign, comparing those pre-campaign survey 1).
Aim: To explore the impact of cognitive impairment poststroke on outcomes at 5 years. Methods: Five-year follow-up Action Secondary Prevention Interventions and Rehabilitation in Stroke (ASPIRE-S) prospective cohort. Two hundred twenty-six ischemic stroke survivors completed Montreal Cognitive Assessments 6 months poststroke. Outcomes years included independence activities daily living, receipt informal care, quality life, depressive symptoms. Data were analyzed using logistic linear...