Browsing by Author "Glynn, Liam"
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A postal survey of data in general practice on the prevalence of acquired brain injury (abi) in patients aged 18–65 in one county in the west of ireland
Finnerty, Fionnuala; Glynn, Liam; Dineen, Brendan; Colfer, Finbarr; MacFarlane, Anne (Springer Nature, 2009-05-19)Background: Very little is known about the prevalence of acquired brain injury (ABI) in Ireland. ABI prevalence has previously been obtained from Belgian general practitioners using a postal survey. We attempted to ascertain ... -
Factors influencing lifestyle behaviours during and after a gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy
Tierney, Marie; O'Dea, Angela; Danyliv, Andriy; Noctor, Eoin; McGuire, Brian; Glynn, Liam; Al-Imari, Huda; Dunne, Fidelma (Informa UK Limited, 2015-01-01)Objective: This qualitative study examined the healthy lifestyle behaviours undertaken during and after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the factors that influenced the likelihood of ... -
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 ... -
A multi-stage human factors and comfort assessment of instrumented insoles designed for use in a connected health infrastructure
Harte, Richard; Quinlan, Leo R.; Glynn, Liam; Rodriguez-Molinero, Alejandro; Scharf, Thomas; Carenas, Carlos; Reixach, Elisenda; Garcia, Joan; Carrabina, Jordi; Ó Laighin, Gearóid (MDPI, 2015-12-16)Wearable electronics are gaining widespread use as enabling technologies, monitoring human physical activity and behavior as part of connected health infrastructures. Attention to human factors and comfort of these devices ... -
Patients' views and experiences of technology based self-management tools for the treatment of hypertension in the community: A qualitative study
Walsh, Jane C.; Glynn, Liam; Casey, Monica; Hayes, Patrick S.; Harte, Richard P; Heaney, David (BioMed Central, 2015)Abstract Background: Patients with hypertension in the community frequently fail to meet treatment goals. The optimal way to organize and deliver care to hypertensive patients has not been clearly identified. The powerful ... -
Patients' views and experiences of technology based self-management tools for the treatment of hypertension in the community: a qualitative study
Glynn, Liam; Casey, Monica; Walsh, Jane; Hayes, Patrick S.; Harte, Richard P.; Heaney, David (Springer Nature, 2015-09-09)Background: Patients with hypertension in the community frequently fail to meet treatment goals. The optimal way to organize and deliver care to hypertensive patients has not been clearly identified. The powerful on-board ... -
A pilot study of the duration of GP consultations in Ireland
Pierse, Tom; Barry, Luke; Glynn, Liam; Quinlan, Diarmuid; Murphy, Andrew; O'Neill, Ciaran (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-12-01)General practitioner (GP)-led primary care is the linchpin of health care in Ireland. Reflecting international trends, there are increasing concerns about the sustainability of the current Irish GP service due to an ... -
Reporting of patient-centred outcomes in heart failure trials: are patient preferences being ignored?
Blom, Jeanet W.; El Azzi, Maya; Wopereis, Daisy M.; Glynn, Liam; Muth, Christiane; van Driel, Mieke L. (Springer Nature, 2015-02-18)Older people often suffer from multiple diseases. Therefore, universal cross-disease outcomes (e.g. functional status, quality of life, overall survival) are more relevant than disease-specific outcomes, and a range of ...