Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Author "Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto"
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Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Cognitive Occupation-Based programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis (COB-MS): an update to the protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial
Dwyer, Christopher P.; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Joyce, Robert; Counihan, Timothy J.; Casey, Dympna; Hynes, Sinéad M. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2023-01-20)Background Cognitive difficulties experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (MS) impact on quality of life and daily functioning, from childcare and work to social and self-care activities. The Cognitive Occupation-Based ... -
Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Cognitive Occupation-Based programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis (COB-MS): protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial
Dwyer, Christopher P.; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Joyce, Robert; Counihan, Timothy J.; Casey, Dympna; Hynes, Sinéad M. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-03-17)Background Cognitive difficulties experienced by people with multiple sclerosis (MS) impact their quality of life and daily functioning, from childcare and work, to social and self-care activities. Despite the high ... -
An examination of the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information sheet in comparison with a standard, researcher-designed information sheet on recruitment, retention and understanding: Protocol for a study-within-a-trial
Dwyer, Christopher P.; Joyce, Robert A.; Bane, Eimear M.; Moses, Anusha; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Hynes, Sinéad M. (F1000Research, 2020-01-24)Background: This protocol describes a double-blind, randomised non-inferiority study-within-a-trial (SWAT), comparing the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information sheet with a standard, ... -
Lipid lowering therapy, low-density lipoprotein level and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage – a meta-analysis
Judge, Conor; Ruttledge, Sarah; Costello, Maria; Murphy, Robert; Loughlin, Elaine; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Ferguson, John; Gorey, Sarah; Nolan, Aoife; Canavan, Michelle; O'Halloran, Martin; O'Donnell, Martin J. (Elsevier, 2019-03-14)The association of lipid lowering therapy and intracerebral hemorrhage risk is controversial. We performed a cumulative meta-analysis of lipid lowering trials that reported intracerebral hemorrhage. Statin, fibrate, ... -
Remote administration of BICAMS measures and the Trail-Making Test to assess cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis
Rogers, Fionnuala; Bane, Eimear; Dwyer, Christopher P.; Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto; Joyce, Robert A.; Hynes, Sinéad M. (Routledge, 2022-03-17)Reliable remote cognitive testing could provide a safer assessment of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) during the COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter. Here we aimed to investigate the reliability and feasibility ...