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Prescribing of Proton Pump Inhibitors in an Irish General Practice(Irish Medical Journal, 2019-05)
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Consequential differences in perspectives and practices concerning children with developmental language disorders: an integrative review.(International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2019-04-04)
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Development of a suite of metrics and indicators for children's nursing using consensus methodology.(Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019-03-04)
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Predicting admission to long-term care and mortality among community-based, dependent older people in Ireland.(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019-03-22)
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Integration of a recent infection testing algorithm into HIV surveillance in Ireland: improving HIV knowledge to target prevention.(Epidemiology & Infection, 2019-01-01)
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What matters to people with COPD: outputs from Working Together for Change.(npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2019-04-12)
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Shaping the future of child and adolescent psychiatry.(Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2019-01-01)
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Immunotherapy- A double Edged Sword; A case of Fatal Myocarditis and Complete Response(Irish Medical Journal, 2019-05)
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Doctor-Patient Communication in an Outpatient Setting(Irish Medical Journal, 2019-05)It is widely recognised that effective doctor-patient communication plays a vital role in patient care. Doctors must aim to develop rapport and build a trusting relationship with the patient. With a focus on explanation and patient-inclusive planning as per the Calgary Cambridge Guide to the Medical Interview, doctors can ensure optimal communication with their patients. Effective communication leads to greater adherence with treatment, greater satisfaction with care and it has also been shown to improve health outcomes. We can see this reflected in gynaecological malignancy where effective physician communication skills have been shown to result in improved patient outcomes following a diagnosis
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Patient engagement in the governance and development of national clinical effectiveness processes (i.e. clinical audit & guidelines): A systematic literature review and desk-top analysis(School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, 2016-03)
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Miscarriage hospitalisations: a national population-based study of incidence and outcomes, 2005-2016.(Reproductive Health, 2019-05-09)Approximately, 1 out of 4 women will experience an early miscarriage in their reproductive life. Despite the burden of early miscarriage, there is a lack of information regarding trends in incidence rates of hospitalisations and type of management of early miscarriage, but also about the morbidities associated to hospitalisations of early miscarriage. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to explore national trends in incidence rates of hospital admissions for early miscarriage in the Republic of Ireland from January of 2005 to December of 2016, and to estimate morbidity associated with blood transfusion and length of stay over 2 days. This is a retrospective population-based study using the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE). The HIPE is a computer-based system designed to collect demographic, clinical and administrative data on discharges and deaths in the Republic of Ireland. However data from the emergency department and outpatient settings are not available. Over this period of time there were approximately 50,000 hospitalisations for early miscarriage. Early miscarriage hospitalisations became 19% less common during 2005–2016 but the risk of blood transfusion doubled. The risk of an extended length of stay also increased over the same time period. Women who underwent medical management did not have as many blood transfusions compare to those who had surgical management. However, women who underwent medical treatment had a higher risk of a prolonged stay at the hospital. More research is needed to explore the patterns of care and morbidities associated to hospitalisation in order to improve protocols of management and the care provided for women who miscarry.
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Impact of BCG vaccination on incidence of tuberculosis disease in southern Ireland.(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019-05-09)
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Exploring patient-reported outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention: A qualitative study.(Health Expectations, 2018-01-01)
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University students' awareness of causes and risk factors of miscarriage: a cross-sectional study.(BMC Women's Health, 2018-11-19)
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European principles of inhibitor management in patients with haemophilia.(Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018-04-27)
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Slow release oral morphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder.(2019-04-02)Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Data were pooled using the random-effects model and expressed as risk ratios (RRs) or mean differences with 95% CIs. Heterogeneity was assessed (χ2 statistic) and quantified (I2 statistic) and a sensitivity analysis was undertaken to assess the impact of particular high-risk trials.
