Browsing by Author "Hynes, Sinéad"
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Community occupational therapy for people with dementia and family carers (cotid-uk) versus treatment as usual (valuing active life in dementia [valid] programme): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Wenborn, Jennifer; Hynes, Sinéad; Moniz-Cook, Esme; Mountain, Gail; Poland, Fiona; King, Michael; Omar, Rumana; Morris, Steven; Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra; Challis, David; Michie, Susan; Russell, Ian; Sackley, Catherine; Graff, Maud; O’Keeffe, Aidan; Crellin, Nadia; Orrell, Martin (Springer Nature, 2016-02-03)Background: A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective ... -
Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual: study protocol for the Valuing Active Life in Dementia (VALID) multi-centre, pragmatic randomised trial
Hynes, Sinéad (BioMed Central, 2016-02-03)Background A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective ... -
Dating with a diagnosis: The lived experience of people with multiple sclerosis
Tabassum, Kinza; Fox, Jackie; Fuller, Sara; Hynes, Sinéad (SAGE Publications, 2020-12-07)Background: With an average age of onset of about 20-40 years, MS usually manifests during early adulthood, which is considered to be a critical period for the development and maintenance of relationships particularly ... -
Making internationalisation a reality for occupational therapy students (MIROTS) - a community engagement project
Fox, Jackie; Hynes, Sinéad; Ekstam, Lisa; Orban, Kristina; Shiel, Agnes; Truman, Juliette (Community Knowledge Initiative, NUI Galway, 2017-06-14)Occupational therapists support and enable people to partake in occupations or activities that are important to them; that they need/want/are expected to do. Occupational therapists are increasingly involved in services ... -
Research interrupted: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple sclerosis research in the field of rehabilitation and quality of life
Maguire, Rebecca; Hynes, Sinéad; Seebacher, Barbara; Block, Valerie J.; Zackowski, Kathy M.; Jonsdottir, Johanna; Finlayson, Marcia; Plummer, Prue; Freeman, Jennifer; Giesser, Barbara; von Geldern, Gloria; Ploughman, Michelle (SAGE Publications, 2021-08-26)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has likely had a negative impact on rehabilitation and quality of life (QoL) research in multiple sclerosis (MS). Method We explored perceived barriers to research among 87 researchers, ... -
The translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test Third Edition to be used with Arabic populations with acquired brain injuries
Alharthy, Mai Ahmed (NUI Galway, 2023-09-14)Background: Impairment in everyday memory is one of the most common cognitive impairments experienced by acquired brain injury (ABI) survivors. There is a need for a valid and reliable assessment tool in the Arabic ... -
Using video ratings to assess multitasking performance in a naturalistic paradigm
Hynes, Sinéad; Fish, J.; Manly, T. (IOS Press, 2014)BACKGROUND: Multitasking measures, in which a series of tasks must be completed within a naturalistic setting not fully under the experimenter’s control, have been shown to be more sensitive than traditional measures in ... -
Validating an Irish-language version of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test - Second Edition
Hynes, Sinéad (Ingenta Connect, 2014-04)This study translates and assesses the psychometric properties of an Irish-language version of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test - Second Edition (Wilson et al 2003), a screening measure for memory impairment in adults. -
Work-related quality of life of occupational therapists in Ireland
Hogan, Victoria; Hynes, Sinéad; Hogan, Michael; Hodgins, Margaret (SAGE Publications, 2023-11-25)Introduction: Research focused on workforce issues and the working conditions of occupational therapists in Ireland is limited. The aim of this study was to characterise quality of working life and well-being in Irish ...