Browsing by Author "ÓLaighin, Gearóid"
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Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cradock, Kevin A.; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Finucane, Francis M.; Gainforth, Heather L.; Quinlan, Leo R.; Ginis, Kathleen A. Martin (Springer Nature, 2017-02-08)Background: Changing diet and physical activity behaviour is one of the cornerstones of type 2 diabetes treatment, but changing behaviour is challenging. The objective of this study was to identify behaviour change techniques ... -
Evaluation of the finis swimsense® and the garmin swim™ activity monitors for swimming performance and stroke kinematics analysis
Mooney, Robert; Quinlan, Leo R.; Corley, Gavin; Godfrey, Alan; Osborough, Conor; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-08)Aims The study aims were to evaluate the validity of two commercially available swimming activity monitors for quantifying temporal and kinematic swimming variables. Methods Ten national level swimmers (5 male, 5 female; ... -
Haemodynamic performance of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (nmes) during recovery from total hip arthroplasty
Broderick, Barry J; Breathnach, Oisin; Condon, Finbarr; Masterson, Eric; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (Springer Nature, 2013-01-01)Background: Patients post total hip arthroplasty (THA) remain at high risk of developing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) during the recovery period following surgery despite the availability of effective pharmacological and ... -
Home detection of freezing of gait using support vector machines through a single waist-worn triaxial accelerometer
Rodríguez-Martín, Daniel; Samà, Albert; Pérez-López, Carlos; Català, Andreu; Moreno Arostegui, Joan M.; Cabestany, Joan; Bayés, Àngels; Alcaine, Sheila; Mestre, Berta; Prats, Anna; Crespo, M. Cruz; Counihan, Timothy J.; Browne, Patrick; Quinlan, Leo R.; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Sweeney, Dean; Lewy, Hadas; Azuri, Joseph; Vainstein, Gabriel; Annicchiarico, Roberta; Costa, Alberto; Rodríguez-Molinero, Alejandro (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-15)Among Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, freezing of gait (FoG) is one of the most debilitating. To assess FoG, current clinical practice mostly employs repeated evaluations over weeks and months based on questionnaires, ... -
Human-centered design study: enhancing the usability of a mobile phone app in an integrated falls risk detection system for use by older adult users
Harte, Richard; Quinlan, Leo R; Glynn, Liam; Rodríguez-Molinero, Alejandro; Baker, Paul MA; Scharf, Thomas; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (JMIR Publications Inc., 2017-05-30)Background: Design processes such as human-centered design (HCD), which involve the end user throughout the product development and testing process, can be crucial in ensuring that the product meets the needs and capabilities ... -
Inertial sensor technology for elite swimming performance analysis: a systematic review
Mooney, Robert; Corley, Gavin; Godfrey, Alan; Quinlan, Leo; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (MDPI AG, 2015-12-25)Technical evaluation of swimming performance is an essential factor of elite athletic preparation. Novel methods of analysis, incorporating body worn inertial sensors (i.e., Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, ... -
Smart move - a smartphone-based intervention to promote physical activity in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Glynn, Liam G; Hayes, Patrick S; Casey, Monica; Glynn, Fergus; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Newell, John; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Heaney, David; Murphy, Andrew W (Springer Nature, 2013-01-01)Background: Sedentary lifestyles are now becoming a major concern for governments of developed and developing countries with physical inactivity related to increased all-cause mortality, lower quality of life, and increased ... -
The age of the virtual trainer
Lowe, Shane; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (Elsevier BV, 2012-01-01) -
The effect of blood pressure calibrations and transcranial doppler signal loss on transfer function estimates of cerebral autoregulation
Deegan, Brian M.; Serrador, Jorge M.; Nakagawa, Kazuma; Jones, Edward; Sorond, Farzaneh A.; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (Elsevier BV, 2011-06-01) -
These shoes are made for walking: sensitivity performance evaluation of commercial activity monitors under the expected conditions and circumstances required to achieve the international daily step goal of 10,000 steps
O’Connell, Sandra; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Kelly, Lisa; Murphy, Elaine; Beirne, Sorcha; Burke, Niall; Kilgannon, Orlaith; Quinlan, Leo R. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-11)Introduction Physical activity is a vitally important part of a healthy lifestyle, and is of major benefit to both physical and mental health. A daily step count of 10,000 steps is recommended globally to achieve an ... -
When a step is not a step! specificity analysis of five physical activity monitors
O’Connell, Sandra; ÓLaighin, Gearóid; Quinlan, Leo R. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-13)Introduction Physical activity is an essential aspect of a healthy lifestyle for both physical and mental health states. As step count is one of the most utilized measures for quantifying physical activity it is important ...