Browsing by Author "Smith, Valerie"
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A core outcome set for studies evaluating the effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes
Egan, Aoife M.; Galjaard, Sander; Maresh, Michael J. A.; Loeken, Mary R.; Napoli, Angela; Anastasiou, Eleni; Noctor, Eoin; de Valk, Harold W.; van Poppel, Mireille; Todd, Marie; Smith, Valerie; Devane, Declan; Dunne, Fidelma P. (Springer Nature, 2017-04-13)Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to develop a core outcome set (COS) for trials and other studies evaluating the effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational (pre-existing) diabetes mellitus. Methods ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ on recruitment rates in a multicentre randomised trial: swat-1
Smith, Valerie; Clarke, Mike; Begley, Cecily; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2015-11-16) -
Clinician-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (vbac): a systematic review
Lundgren, Ingela; Smith, Valerie; Nilsson, Christina; Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Katri; Nicoletti, Jane; Devane, Declan; Bernloehr, Annette; van Limbeek, Evelien; Lalor, Joan; Begley, Cecily (Springer Nature, 2015-02-05)Background: The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real ... -
Effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcomes set using a delphi survey
Egan, Aoife M.; Smith, Valerie; Devane, Declan; Dunne, Fidelma P. (Springer Nature, 2015-08-14)Background: Women with pregnancy complicated by pregestational diabetes experience increased rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Prepregnancy care is the targeted support and additional care offered to those women who are ... -
Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a james lind alliance priority setting partnership – the priority (prioritising recruitment in randomised trials) study
Healy, Patricia; Galvin, Sandra; Williamson, Paula R.; Treweek, Shaun; Whiting, Caroline; Maeso, Beccy; Bray, Christopher; Brocklehurst, Peter; Moloney, Mary Clarke; Douiri, Abdel; Gamble, Carrol; Gardner, Heidi R.; Mitchell, Derick; Stewart, Derek; Jordan, Joan; O’Donnell, Martin; Clarke, Mike; Pavitt, Sue H.; Guegan, Eleanor Woodford; Blatch-Jones, Amanda; Smith, Valerie; Reay, Hannah; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2018-03-01)Background: Despite the problem of inadequate recruitment to randomised trials, there is little evidence to guide researchers on decisions about how people are effectively recruited to take part in trials. The PRioRiTy ... -
Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (optibirth trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (isrctn10612254)
Clarke, Mike; Savage, Gerard; Smith, Valerie; Daly, Deirdre; Devane, Declan; Gross, Mechthild M.; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Healy, Patricia; Morano, Sandra; Nicoletti, Jane; Begley, Cecily (Springer Nature, 2015-11-30)Background: The proportion of pregnant women who have a caesarean section shows a wide variation across Europe, and concern exists that these proportions are increasing. Much of the increase in caesarean sections in recent ... -
Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions
Smith, Valerie; Devane, Declan; Begley, Cecily M; Clarke, Mike (Springer Nature, 2011-02-03)Background: Hundreds of studies of maternity care interventions have been published, too many for most people involved in providing maternity care to identify and consider when making decisions. It became apparent that ... -
Process evaluation for optibirth, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section
Healy, Patricia; Smith, Valerie; Savage, Gerard; Clarke, Mike; Devane, Declan; Gross, Mechthild M.; Morano, Sandra; Daly, Deirdre; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Nicoletti, Jane; Sinclair, Marlene; Maguire, Rebekah; Carroll, Margaret; Begley, Cecily (Springer Nature, 2018-01-05)Background: Complex interventions encompassing several interconnecting and interacting components can be challenging to evaluate. Examining the underlying trial processes while an intervention is being tested can assist ... -
Professionals’ views of fetal monitoring during labour: a systematic review and thematic analysis
Smith, Valerie; Begley, Cecily M; Clarke, Mike; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2012-12-01)Background: Current recommendations do not support the use of continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for low risk women during labour, yet EFM remains widespread in clinical practice. Consideration of the views, ... -
Protocol for the development of a salutogenic intrapartum core outcome set (sipcos)
Smith, Valerie; Daly, Deirdre; Lundgren, Ingela; Eri, Tine; Begley, Cecily; Gross, Mechthild M.; Downe, Soo; Alfirevic, Zarko; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2017-04-19)Background: Maternity intrapartum care research and clinical care more often focus on outcomes that minimise or prevent adverse health rather than on what constitutes positive health and wellbeing (salutogenesis). This was ... -
Salutogenically focused outcomes in systematic reviews of intrapartum interventions: a systematic review of systematic reviews
Smith, Valerie; Daly, Deirdre; Lundgren, Ingela; Eri, Tine; Benstoem, Carina; Devane, Declan (Elsevier BV, 2014-04-01) -
Swat-1: the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ intervention on recruitment rates in a multi-centre randomised trial
Smith, Valerie; Clarke, Mike; Begley, Cecily; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2015-05-10)Background: Recruitment rates in multi-centre randomised trials often fall below target recruitment rates, causing problems for study outcomes. The Studies Within A Trial (SWAT) Programme, established by the All-Ireland ... -
The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review
Wuytack, Francesca; Meskell, Pauline; Conway, Aislinn; McDaid, Fiona; Santesso, Nancy; Hickey, Fergal G.; Gillespie, Paddy; Raymakers, Adam J. N.; Smith, Valerie; Devane, Declan (Springer Nature, 2017-12-01)Background: Changes to physiological parameters precede deterioration of ill patients. Early warning and track and trigger systems (TTS) use routine physiological measurements with pre-specified thresholds to identify ... -
Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in ireland: thematic analysis of women’s and clinicians’ experiences
Hunter, Andrew; Devane, Declan; Houghton, Catherine; Grealish, Annmarie; Tully, Agnes; Smith, Valerie (Springer Nature, 2017-09-25)Background: Recent policy and service provision recommends a woman-centred approach to maternity care. Midwifeled models of care are seen as one important strategy for enhancing women's choice; a core element of woman-centred ... -
Women-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (vbac): a systematic review
Nilsson, Christina; Lundgren, Ingela; Smith, Valerie; Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Katri; Nicoletti, Jane; Devane, Declan; Bernloehr, Annette; van Limbeek, Evelien; Lalor, Joan; Begley, Cecily (Elsevier BV, 2015-07-01)