Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Author "Murphy, Kathy"
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Advanced practice nursing: A concept analysis
Dowling, Maura; Beauchesne, Michelle; Farrelly, Frances; Murphy, Kathy (Wiley, 2013-04-12)A variety of terms are used to describe advanced practice nursing roles internationally. This has resulted in confusion in terminology around these roles. The aim of this concept analysis was to clarify what is meant by ... -
Approaches to rigour in qualitative case study research
Houghton, Catherine E.; Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy (RCN Publishing, 2012-03-01)Aim - To provide examples of a qualitative multiple case study to illustrate the specific strategies that can be used to ensure the credibility, dependability, confirmability and transferability of a study. Background ... -
A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol.
Murphy, Kathy; Casey, Dympna; Devane, Declan; Cooney, Adeline; McCarthy, Bernard; Mee, Lorraine; Ní Chúlain, Martina; Murphy, Andrew W.; Newell, John; O'Shea, Eamon (BioMed Central, 2011-01-18)A key strategy in improving care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes have been successful in improving ... -
A concept analysis of autonomy for older people in residential care
Welford, Claire; Murphy, Kathy; Casey, Dympna (Blackwell, 2010-05)Aims and Objectives: To undertake a concept analysis of residential autonomy in order to identify its attributes. To reveal the antecedents and consequences of autonomy for older people in residential care and thus enable ... -
A concept analysis of empowerment in chronic illness from the perspective of the nurse and the client living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dowling, Maura; Murphy, Kathy; Cooney, Adeline; Casey, Dympna (Wiley, 2011-11-14)Aims. To explicate a model of empowerment appropriate to clients living with a chronic illness, in particular chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Background. Empowerment is a concept central to nursing practice and ... -
Designing an acceptable and useful companion robot for people with dementia and carers in Ireland: the MARIO project
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy; Oscar, James (NUI Galway, 2016-10-31)[No abstract available] -
Developing a structured education programme for clients with COPD
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy; Cooney, Adeline; Mee, Lorraine; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2011-05-01)This article describes the development of a Structured Education Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme (SEPRP), for the PRINCE (Pulmonary Rehabilitation In Nurse-led Community Environments) study. This process involved a ... -
Ethical challenges in qualitative research: Examples from practice
Houghton, Catherine E.; Casey, Dympna; Shaw, David; Murphy, Kathy (RCN Publishing Ltd., 2010-10-22)This article examines the many ethical challenges that are specific to qualitative research. These challenges concern the issues of informed consent procedures, the researcher-participant relationship, risk-benefit ratio, ... -
Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service
Bradley, Stephen; Murphy, Kathy; Devane, Declan; Kennelly, Brendan; Meskell, Pauline; Dowling, Maura; Smyth, Siobhan; Tully, Agnes; Conway, Yvonne; Butler, Mary Pat (Health Service Executive, 2012)[no abstract available] -
Factors affecting the acceptability of social robots by older adults including people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A literature review
Whelan, Sally; Murphy, Kathy; Barrett, Eva; Krusche, Cheryl; Santorelli, Adam; Casey, Dympna (Springer Verlag, 2018-03-01)Social robots are being developed to support care given to older adults (OA), people with dementia (PWD) and OA with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by facilitating their independence and well-being. The successful deployment ... -
Healthcare staffs' experiences and perceptions of caring for people with dementia in the acute setting: qualitative evidence synthesis
Houghton, Catherine; Murphy, Kathy; Brooker, Dawn; Casey, Dympna (Elsevier, 2016-06-09)Background: Dementia is a global issue, with increasing prevalence rates impacting on health services internationally. People with dementia are frequently admitted to hospital, an environment that may not be suited to ... -
A longitudinal qualitative study examining the factors impacting on the ability of persons with T1DM to assimilate the Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) principles into daily living and how these factors change over time
Murphy, Kathy; Casey, Dympna; Dinneen, Sean (BioMed Central, 2011-08-30)The literature reveals that structured education programmes, such as DAFNE, result in many positive outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes including a decrease in HbA1c levels and reductions in hypoglycaemia. While there ... -
Managing active and healthy aging with use of caring service robots
D'Onofrio, G.; James, O.; Scancarlo, D.; Ricciardi, F.; Murphy, Kathy; Giuliani, F.; Casey, Dympna; Greco, A. (2015-05)[No abstract available] -
An overview of interpretive phenomenology as a research methodology
Tuohy, Dympna; Cooney, Adeline; Dowling, Maura; Murphy, Kathy; Sixsmith, Jane (RCN Publishing, 2012-10-08)Aim To provide an overview of interpretive phenomenology. Background Phenomenology is a philosophy and a research approach. As a research approach, it is used extensively in nursing and ‘interpretive’ phenomenology ... -
Participants' perceptions of the factors that influence Diabetes Self-Management Following a Structured Education (DAFNE) programme
Murphy, Kathy; Casey, Dympna; Dinneen, Sean (Wiley, 2011-04-15)Aim.The aim of this study was to understand the experience of participants in the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating programme and to identify factors that influence participants' implementation of the self-management ... -
People with dementia's perceptions of resilience and the factors that strengthen resilience
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy (NUI Galway, 2014-11)[No abstract available] -
Perceptions of people with dementia and carers on robot companions
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy (NUI Galway, 2015)[No abstract available] -
The perceptions of people with dementia and key stakeholders regarding the use and impact of the social robot MARIO
Casey, Dympna; Barrett, Eva; Kovačič, Tanja; Sancarlo, Daniele; Ricciardi, Francesco; Murphy, Kathy; Koumpis, Adamantios; Santorelli, Adam; Gallagher, Niamh; Whelan, Sally (MDPI, 2020-11-20)People with dementia often experience loneliness and social isolation. This can result in increased cognitive decline which, in turn, has a negative impact on quality of life. This paper explores the use of the social ... -
The perceptions of people with dementia on robot companions and their potential to reduce loneliness and isolation
Casey, Dympna; Kouroupetroglou, Christos; Koumpis, Adamantios; Murphy, Kathy (2015)Introduction & background: Many people with dementia experience social exclusion, loneliness and isolation which contribute to further cognitive decline. The use of ICT solutions to combat isolation and loneliness in people ... -
The perceptions of people with dementia on robot companions and their potential to reduce loneliness and isolation
Casey, Dympna; Murphy, Kathy; Kouroupetroglou, Christos; Koumpis, Adamantios (2016-06-22)[No abstract available]