Browsing by Subject "quality"

Now showing items 1-20 of 37

    • A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory 

      Tierney, Edel; McEvoy, Rachel; O'Reilly-de Brún, Mary; de Brún, Tomas; Okonkwo, Ekaterina; Rooney, Michelle; Dowrick, Chris; Rogers, Anne; MacFarlane, Anne (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-07-24)
      BackgroundThere have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the scope ...

    • A land use regression model for explaining spatial variation in air pollution levels using a wind sector based approach 

      Naughton, O.; Donnelly, A.; Nolan, P.; Pilla, F.; Misstear, B.D.; Broderick, B. (Elsevier BV, 2018-07-01)

    • Adverse events in healthcare: learning from mistakes 

      Rafter, N.; Hickey, A.; Condell, S.; Conroy, R.; O'Connor, P.; Vaughan, D.; Williams, D. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-07-29)
      Large national reviews of patient charts estimate that approximately 10% of hospital admissions are associated with an adverse event (defined as an injury resulting in prolonged hospitalization, disability or death, caused ...

    • Agriculture land-use effects on nutrient losses in west tiaoxi watershed, china 

      Liang, Tao; Wang, Hao; Rung, Hsiang-te; Zhang, Chao-sheng (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-12-01)
      Five types of land use/land covers in the West Tiaoxi watershed of China were studied for nutrient losses in artificial rainstorm runoff. A self-designed rainfall simulator was used. In situ rainfall simulations were used ...

    • Assessing the impact of an ageing population on complication rates and in-patient length of stay 

      McVeigh, Terri P.; Al-Azawi, Dhafir; O'Donoghue, Gerrard T.; Kerin, Michael J. (Elsevier BV, 2013-11-01)

    • Associations between cms's clinical performance measures project benchmarks, profit structure, and mortality in dialysis units 

      Szczech, L.A.; Klassen, P.S.; Chua, B.; Hedayati, S.S.; Flanigan, M.; McClellan, W.M.; Reddan, D.N.; Rettig, R.A.; Frankenfield, D.L.; Owen, W.F. (Elsevier BV, 2006-06-01)
      Prior studies observing greater mortality in for-profit dialysis units have not captured information about benchmarks of care. This study was undertaken to examine the association between profit status and mortality while ...

    • Clozapine-induced hypersalivation: an estimate of prevalence, severity and impact on quality of life 

      Maher, Senan; Cunningham, Aoife; O’Callaghan, Niamh; Byrne, Fintan; Mc Donald, Colm; McInerney, Shane; Hallahan, Brian (SAGE Publications, 2016-03-30)
      Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of clozapine-induced hypersalivation, and assess the impact hypersalivation has on global functioning. Methods: Participants attending a ...

    • Comparison of outpatient and home-based exercise training programmes for copd: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Wuytack, Francesca; Devane, Declan; Stovold, Elizabeth; McDonnell, Melissa; Casey, Michelle; McDonnell, Timothy J.; Gillespie, Paddy; Raymakers, Adam; Lacasse, Yves; McCarthy, Bernard (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-11-30)
      Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common, preventable and treatable disease. Exercise training programmes (ETPs) improve symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and exercise capacity, but the optimal ...

    • Design and performance of a small-animal imaging system using synthetic collimation 

      Havelin, R J; Miller, B W; Barrett, H H; Furenlid, L R; Murphy, J M; Dwyer, Róisín M.; Foley, M J (IOP Publishing, 2013-04-26)
      This work outlines the design and construction of a single-photon emission computed tomography imaging system based on the concept of synthetic collimation. A focused multi-pinhole collimator is constructed using ...

    • Eureca one⿿27 nations, one europe, one registry 

      Gräsner, Jan-Thorsten; Lefering, Rolf; Koster, Rudolph W.; Masterson, Siobhán; Böttiger, Bernd W.; Herlitz, Johan; Wnent, Jan; Tjelmeland, Ingvild B.M.; Ortiz, Fernando Rosell; Maurer, Holger; Baubin, Michael; Mols, Pierre; HadžibegoviĿ, Irzal; Ioannides, Marios; Škulec, Roman; Wissenberg, Mads; Salo, Ari; Hubert, Hervé; Nikolaou, Nikolaos I.; Lóczi, Gerda; Svavarsdóttir, Hildigunnur; Semeraro, Federico; Wright, Peter J.; Clarens, Carlo; Pijls, Ruud; Cebula, Grzegorz; Correia, Vitor Gouveia; Cimpoesu, Diana; Raffay, Violetta; Trenkler, Stefan; Markota, Andrej; Strömsöe, Anneli; Burkart, Roman; Perkins, Gavin D.; Bossaert, Leo L.; Kaufmann, Marc; Thaler, Markus; Maier, Martin; Prause, Gerhard; Trimmel, Helmut; de Longueville, Diane; Preseau, Thierry; Biarent, Dominique; Melot, Christian; Mpotos, Nicolas; Monsieurs, Koen; Van de Voorde, Patrick; Vanhove, Marie; Lievens, Pascale; Faniel, Mathias; Keleuva, Slobodanka; Lazarevic, Milan; Ujevic, Radmila Majhen; Devcic, Mato; Bardak, Branka; Barisic, Fabijan; Anticevic, Silvija Hunyadi; Georgiou, Marios; Truhláſ, Anatolij; Knor, Jiſí; Smržová, Eva; Sviták, Roman; Šín, Robin; Mokrejš, Petr; Lippert, Freddy K.; Hallikainen, Juhana; Hoikka, Marko; Iirola, Timo; Jama, Timo; Jäntti, Helena; Jokisalo, Raimo; Jousi, Milla; Kirves, Hetti; Kuisma, Markku; Laine, Jukka; Länkimäki, Sami; Loikas, Petri; Lund, Vesa; Määttä, Teuvo; Nal, Heini; Niemelä, Heimo; Portaankorva, Petra; Pylkkänen, Marko; Sainio, Marko; Setälä, Piritta; Tervo, Jerry; Väyrynen, Taneli; Jama, Timo; Murgue, Davy; Champenois, Anne; Fournier, Marc; Meyran, Daniel; Tabary, Romain; Avondo, Aurélie; Gelin, Gelin; Simonnet, Bruno; Joly, Marc; Megy-Michoux, Isabelle; Paringaux, Xavier; Duffait, Yves; Vial, Michael; Segard, Julien; Narcisse, Sophie; Hamban, David; Hennache, Jonathan; Thiriez, Sylvain; Doukhan, Mathieu; Vanderstraeten, Carine; Morel, Jean-Charles; Majour, Gilles; Michenet, Corinne; Tritsch, Laurent; Dubesset, Marc; Peguet, Olivier; Pinero, David; Guillaumee, Fréderic; Fuster, Patrick; Ciacala, Jean-François; Jardel, Benoît; Letarnec, Jean-Yves; Goes, Frank; Gosset, Pierre; Vergne, Muriel; Bar, Christian; Branche, Fabienne; Prineau, Stevens; Lagadec, Steven; Cornaglia, Carole; Ursat, Cécile; Bertrand, Philippe; Agostinucci, Jean-Marc; Nadiras, Pierre; de Linares, Géraldine Gonzales; Jacob, Line; Revaux, François; Pernot, Thomas; Roudiak, Nathalie; Ricard-Hibon, Agnès; Villain-Coquet, Laurent; Beckers, Stefan; Hanff, Thomas; Strickmann, Bernd; Wiegand, Nicolai; Wilke, Petra; Sues, Harald; Bogatzki, Stefan; Baumeier, Wolfgang; Pohl, Kai; Werner, Bert; Fischer, Hans; Zeng, Torsten; Popp, Erik; Günther, Andreas; Hochberg, Andreas; Lechleuthner, Alex; Schewe, Jens-Christian; Lemke, Hans; Wranze-Bielefeld, Erich; Bohn, Andreas; Roessler, Markus; Naujoks, Frank; Sensen, Frank; Esser, Torben; Fischer, Matthias; Messelken, Martin; Rose, Christopher; Schlüter, Gabriele; Lotz, Wolfgang; Corzilius, Michael; Muth, Claus-Martin; Diepenseifen, Christian; Tauchmann, Björn; Birkholz, Torsten; Flemming, Andreas; Herrmann, Stefanie; Kreimeier, Uwe; Kill, Clemens; Marx, Frank; Schröder, Ralph; Lenz, Wolfgang; Botini, Glykeria; Grigorios, Barakos; Giannakoudakis, Nikolaos; Zervopoulos, Michail; Papangelis, Dimitrios; Petropoulou-Papanastasiou, Sofia; Liaskos, Themistoklis; Papanikolaou, Spyridon; Karabinis, Andreas; Zentay, Attila; ÿorsteinsson, Hólmgeir; Gilsdóttir, Anna; Birgisson, Svavar A.; Guðmundsson, Fjölnir Freyr; Hreiðarsson, Hallgrímur; ÿrnason, Björgvin; Hermannsson, Hermann; Björnsson, Gísli; Friðriksson, Brynjar ÿór; Baldursson, Gunnar; Höskuldsson, ÿrmann; Valgarðsdottir, Jórunn; ÿsmundardóttir, Matthildur; Guðmundsson, Guðmundur; Kristjánsson, Hjörtur; ÿórarinsson, Eyþór Rúnar; Guðlaugsson, Jón; Skarphéðinsson, Sigurður; Peratoner, Alberto; Santarelli, Andrea; Sabetta, Cesare; Gordini, Giovanni; Sesana, Giovanni; Giudici, Riccardo; Savastano, Simone; Pellis, Tommaso; Beissel, Jean; Uhrig, Jean; Manderscheid, Tom; Klop, Marco; Stammet, Pascal; Koch, Marc; Welter, Philippe; Schuman, Robert; Bruins, Wendy; Amin, Hesam; Braa, Nina; Bratland, Staale; Buanes, Eirik Alnes; Draegni, Tomas; Johnsen, Knut Roar; Mathisen, Wenche Torunn; Oedegaarden, Terje; Oppedal, Marie; Reksten, Alf Stolt-Nielsen; Roedsand, Mats Eirik; Steen-Hansen, Jon Erik; Dyrda, Marta; Frejlich, Anna; MaciĿg, Sſawomir; Osadnik, Sonia; Weryk, Ireneusz; Mendonça, Eugénio; Freitas, Carlos; Cruz, Pinto; Caldeira, Carmo; Barros, José; Vale, Luis; Brazão, António; Jardim, Nuno; Rocha, Fernanda; Duarte, Ricardo; Fernandes, Nicodemos; Ramos, Pedro; Jardim, Margarida; Reis, Miguel; Ribeiro, Romulo; Zenha, Sérgio; Fernandes, Jorge; Francisco, Juan; Assis, David; Abreu, Fernanda; Freitas, Dinarte; Ribeiro, Leonardo; Azevedo, Paulo; Calafatinho, Débora; Jardim, Rui; Pestana, Aleixo; Faria, Rui; Oprita, Bogdan; Grasu, Alis; Nedelea, Paul; Sovar, Sorina; Agapi, Florin; KliĿkoviĿ, Aleksandar; LaziĿ, Aleksandra; NikoliĿ, Bogdan; Zivanovic, Bogdan; MartinoviĿ, Branislav; MilenkoviĿ, Dušan; Damir, HuseinoviĿ; Koprivica, Jovanka; JakšiĿ, Kornelija Horvat; Pajor, Margit; MiliĿ, Saša; VidoviĿ, Mirko; Glamoclija, Radojka Petrovic; Andjelic, Sladjana; Sladjana, Vlajovic; BabiĿ, Zlatko; Fišer, Zlatko; Androvic, Peter; Bajerovska, Lubica; Chabron, Miroslav; Dobias, Viliam; Havlikova, Eva; Horanova, Bozena; Kratochvilova, Renata; Kubova, Dana; Murgas, Jan; Patras, Juraj; Simak, Ladislav; Snarskij, Vladimir; Zaviaticova, Zuzana; Zuffova, Marcela; Roig, Francesc Escalada; Santos, Luis Sánchez; Sucunza, Alfredo Echarri; Cordero Torres, Juan A.; Muñoz, Guadalupe Inza; del Valle, Marta Martínez; Rozalen, Isabel Ceniceros; Sánchez, Enrique Martín; Berlanga, María Victoria Raúl Canabal; Olalde, Karlos Ibarguren; Ruiz Azpiazu, José I.; García-Ochoa, María José; López-Navarro, Rafael Zoyo; Adsuar Quesada, José M.; Cortés Ramas, José A.; Mellado Vergel, Francisco J.; López Messa, Juan B.; del Valle, Patricia Fernández; Anselmi, Luciano; Benvenuti, Breganzona Claudio; Batey, Nigel; Ambulance, Yorkshire; Booth, Scott; Bucher, Patricia; Deakin, Charles D.; Duckett, Jay; Ji, Chen; Loughlin, Nancy; Lumley-Holmes, Jenny; Lynde, Jessica; Mersom, Frank; Ramsey, Carly; Robinson, Clare; Spaight, Robert; Dosanjh, Sukhdeep; Virdi, Gurkamal; Whittington, Andrew (Elsevier BV, 2016-08-01)

    • Experiencing visual impairment in a lifetime home: an interpretative phenomenological inquiry 

      Rooney, Clíona; Hadjri, Karim; Mcallister, Keith; Rooney, Máirín; Faith, Verity; Craig, Cathy (Springer Nature, 2017-05-19)
      Lifetime home standards (LTHS) are a set of standards aimed at making homes more accessible. Previous research, however, indicates that LTHS do not adequately meet the needs of those with sensory impairments. Now, with ...

    • Factors affecting nitrate distribution in shallow groundwater under a beef farm in south eastern ireland 

      Fenton, O.; Richards, K.G.; Kirwan, L.; Khalil, M.I.; Healy, M.G. (Elsevier BV, 2009-07-01)

    • Hermes: promoting an ecosystem approach to the sustainable use and governance of deep-water resources 

      Grehan, Anthony; van den Hove, Sybille; Armstrong, Claire; Long, Ronan; van Rensburg, Thomas; Gunn, Vikki; Mikkelsen, Eirik; De Mol, Ben; Hain, Stefan (The Oceanography Society, 2009-03-01)
      HERMES is much more than a scientific research project. The overall goal of the project is to improve the scientific basis for the sustainable use of Europe's offshore resources with due regard for the need to conserve ...

    • Howmuch do we knowabout the contributors to volunteered geographic information and citizen science projects? 

      Mooney, P.; Morgan, L. (Copernicus GmbH, 2015-08-20)
      In the last number of years there has been increased interest from researchers in investigating and understanding the characteristics and backgrounds of citizens who contribute to Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) ...

    • Impact of language barriers on stroke care and outcomes 

      Shah, Baiju R.; Khan, Nadia A.; O’Donnell, Martin J.; Kapral, Moira K. (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015-02-05)
      Background and Purpose-Language barriers may lead to poor quality of care, particularly for conditions like acute stroke for which diagnosis and treatment decision making rely on taking an accurate patient history. The ...

    • Implementing international sexual counselling guidelines in hospital cardiac rehabilitation: development of the charms intervention using the behaviour change wheel 

      Mc Sharry, J.; Murphy, P. J.; Byrne, M. (Springer Nature, 2016-10-10)
      Background: Decreased sexual activity and sexual problems are common among people with cardiovascular disease, negatively impacting relationship satisfaction and quality of life. International guidelines recommend routine ...

    • Improving antimicrobial prescribing in irish primary care through electronic data collection and surveillance: a feasibility study 

      Galvin, Sandra; Callan, Aoife; Cormican, Martin; Duane, Sinead; Bennett, Kathleen; Murphy, Andrew W.; Vellinga, Akke (Springer Nature, 2015-07-02)
      Background: The increase in the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens and limited availability of new antimicrobials places immense pressure on general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe appropriately. ...

    • Increasing reporting of adverse events to improve the educational value of the morbidity and mortality conference 

      McVeigh, Terri P.; Waters, Peadar S.; Murphy, Ruth; O'Donoghue, Gerrard T.; McLaughlin, Ray; Kerin, Michael J. (Elsevier BV, 2013-01-01)

    • Judgement analysis of case severity and future risk of disability regarding chronic low back pain by general practitioners in ireland 

      Dwyer, Christopher P.; MacNeela, Pádraig; Durand, Hannah; Gibbons, Andrea; Reynolds, Bronagh; Doherty, Edel; Conneely, Sinéad; Slattery, Brian W.; Murphy, Andrew W.; McGuire, Brian E. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-26)
      Chronic low back pain is a major healthcare burden that has wide ranging effects on the individual, their family, society and the workplace. However, appropriate management and treatment is often difficult, as a majority ...

    • Meeting the needs of visually impaired people living in lifetime homes 

      Rooney, Clíona; Hadjri, Karim; Rooney, Máirin; Faith, Verity; McAllister, Keith; Craig, Cathy (Informa UK Limited, 2016-04-02)
      This article explores perceptions on the suitability and effectiveness of Lifetime Homes standards (LTHS) for those with visual impairment in Northern Ireland. LTHS are a series of mandatory United Kingdom public-sector ...