Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Author "Gethin, Georgina"

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    • Antimicrobial dressings for treating local infection in patients with diabetic foot ulcers 

      Ivory, John D.; Gethin, Georgina; McIntosh, Caroline (Omnia-Med, 2018-09)
      Infection in diabetic foot ulcers puts patients at risk of hospitalisation and amputation. Microorganisms populate chronic wounds on a continuum from non-pathological surface contamination to local infection and/or deep ...

    • Barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses: A mixed methods study 

      Flanagan, Paula; Dowling, Maura; Gethin, Georgina (Wiley, 2020-03-23)
      Aim To identify the barriers and facilitators to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses.Background Seasonal influenza causes significant mortality and morbidity among older people and high-risk groups. Vaccinating ...

    • Debridement for venous leg ulcers 

      Gethin, Georgina; Cowman, Seamus; Kolbach, Dinanda N. (Cochrane Collaboration, 2015-09-14)
      Background Venous ulcers (also known as varicose or venous stasis ulcers) are a chronic, recurring and debilitating condition that affects up to 1% of the population. Best practice documents and expert opinion suggests ...

    • Estimating the health-care costs of wound care in Ireland 

      Gillespie, Paddy; Carter, Laura; McIntosh, Caroline; Gethin, Georgina (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2019-06-05)
      Objective: To estimate the cost of wound care to the Irish health-care system.Methods: A bottom-up, prevalence-based analysis was undertaken using a decision analytic model to estimate costs. Health-care resource activity ...

    • Nurses are research leaders in skin and wound care 

      Gethin, Georgina; Probst, Sebastian; Weller, Carolina; Kottner, Jan; Beeckman, Dimitri (Wiley, 2020-08-24)
      The World Health Assembly declared 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Recent editorials and commentaries support the leading role of nurses and midwives as frontline caregivers emphasizing the need ...

    • The profile of patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and global perspective 

      Gethin, Georgina; Vellinga, Akke; Tawfick, Wael; O'Loughlin, Aonghus J.; McIntosh, Caroline D.; Mac Gilchrist, C.; Murphy, Louise; Ejiugwo, M.; O'Regan, Marion; Cameron, Adam; Ivory, John D. (Elsevier, 2020-08-13)
      A holistic profile that includes demographic, medical history and wound characteristics of individuals with venous leg ulceration is lacking. Lack of such a profile negatively impacts the ability to develop interventions ...