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    • The 100 most cited articles on healthcare simulation: a bibliometric review 

      Walsh, Chloe; Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Madden, Caoimhe; Fox, Susan; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-06)
      This article provides an overview and synthesis of the 100 most cited healthcare simulation publications to provide insight into the articles that have shaped current knowledge and practice. Searches of the Scopus and Web ...
    • The development of entrustable professional activities for the Irish intern year 

      Byrne, Dara; Lydon, Sinéad; Madden, Caoimhe; O’Dowd, Emily; Boland, Josephine; O'Connor, Paul (NUI Galway, 2018-09)
      There have been significant reforms in intern training in Ireland over the last decade to bring about improvements for the benefit of trainees, health services and ultimately the public. Activities undertaken by the Medical ...
    • Hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit: A systematic review 

      Lambe, Kathryn Ann; Lydon, Sinéad; Madden, Caoimhe; Vellinga, Akke; Hehir, Aoife; Walsh, Mary; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019-09)
      Abstract Objectives: To synthesize the literature describing compliance with World Health Organization hand hygiene guidelines in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of extant research, and to examine differences in compliance ...
    • Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the ICU: A systematic review 

      Lydon, Sinéad; Power, Michael; McSharry, Jennifer; Byrne, Molly; Madden, Caoimhe; Squires, Janet Elaine; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-11)
      Objectives: To synthesize the literature describing interventions to improve hand hygiene in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of the extant research, and to outline the type, and efficacy, of interventions described. Data ...
    • Irish policy-makers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to hand hygiene compliance 

      Madden, Caoimhe; Lydon, Sinéad; Lambe, Kathryn; O'Connor, Paul (Irish Medical Organisation, 2019-04)
      Introduction Despite its’ role in infection prevention, hand hygiene (HH) compliance rates in healthcare settings remain sub-optimal. Little research has examined policy-makers’ perceptions of contributory barriers and ...
    • A mixed-methods exploration of the educational climate and safety climate during the first year of clinical practice in Ireland 

      Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Vellinga, Akke; Walsh, Chloe; Madden, Caoimhe; Connolly, Fergal; O'Connor, Paul (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2019-11)
      Purpose Educational climate (EC) and safety climate (SC) are key determinants of residents’ professional development. The goal of this study was to gather longitudinal EC data and data on perceptions of SC in residency, ...
    • Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention 

      Lydon, Sinéad; Greally, Cathriona; Tujjar, Omar; Reddy, Kiran; Lambe, Kathryn; Madden, Caoimhe; Walsh, Chloe; Fox, Susan; O'Connor, Paul (Hospital Infection Society, 2019-02-12)
      Background Although the hand hygiene (HH) procedure is simple, the related behaviour is complex and is not readily understood, explained or changed. There is a need for practical tools to provide data that can guide ...
    • A systematic review of 7 years of research on entrustable professional activities in graduate medical education, 2011–2018 

      O'Dowd, Emily; Lydon, Sinéad; O'Connor, Paul; Madden, Caoimhe; Byrne, Dara (Wiley, 2019-01-04)
      Purpose This review aimed to synthesise some of the extant work on the use of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for postgraduate physicians, to assess the quality of the work and provide direction for future ...
    • A systematic review of interventions to foster physician resilience 

      Fox, Susan; Lydon, Sinéad; Byrne, Dara; Madden, Caoimhe; Connolly, Fergal; O'Connor, Paul (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-02-21)
      This review aimed to synthesise the literature describing interventions to improve resilience among physicians, to evaluate the quality of this research and to outline the type and efficacy of interventions implemented. ...
    • A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice 

      O’Dowd, Emily; Lydon, Sinéad; Madden, Caoimhe; O'Connor, Paul (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-11-19)
      Objective This review aimed to synthesize the extant research on complaints in general practice. Methods Five electronic databases were searched: Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Academic Search Complete. ...
    • A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice. 

      O'Dowd, Emily; Lydon, Sinéad; Madden, Caoimhe; O'Connor, Paul (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-11-19)
      Health care complaints are an underutilized resource for quality and safety improvement. Most research on health care complaints is focused on secondary care. However, there is also a need to consider patient safety in ...
    • A systematic review of the use of positive deviance approaches in primary care 

      O’Malley, Roisin; O'Connor, Paul; Madden, Caoimhe; Lydon, Sinéad (Oxford University Press, 2021-11-25)
      Abstract Background: The Positive Deviance (PD) approach focuses on identifying and learning from those who demonstrate exceptional performance despite facing similar resource constraints to others. Recently, it has been ...