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2016
- Hurley C, Shiely F, Power J, Clarke M, Eustace JA, Flanagan E, Kearney PM. Risk based monitoring (RBM) tools for clinical trials: a systematic review. Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Sep 15. pii: S1551-7144(16)30287-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.09.003. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27641969.
- Tracey ML, McHugh SM, Fitzgerald AP, Buckley CM, Canavan RJ, Kearney PM. Trends in blindness due to diabetic retinopathy among adults aged 18-69years over a decade in Ireland. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Aug 30;121:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.08.016. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27612011.
- Stam-Slob MC, Visseren FL, Wouter Jukema J, van der Graaf Y, Poulter NR, Gupta A, Sattar N, Macfarlane PW, Kearney PM, de Craen AJ, Trompet S. Personalized absolute benefit of statin treatment for primary or secondary prevention of vascular disease in individual elderly patients. Clin Res Cardiol. 2016 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27554244.
- Mills KT, Bundy JD, Kelly TN, Reed JE, Kearney PM, Reynolds K, Chen J, He J. Global Disparities of Hypertension Prevalence and Control: A Systematic Analysis of Population-Based Studies From 90 Countries. Circulation. 2016 Aug 9;134(6):441-50. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018912. PubMed PMID: 27502908; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4979614.
- McHugh S, Tracey ML, Riordan F, O'Neill K, Mays N, Kearney PM. Evaluating the implementation of a national clinical programme for diabetes to standardise and improve services: a realist evaluation protocol. Implement Sci. 2016 Jul 28;11:107. doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0464-9. PubMed PMID: 27464711; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4964144.
- Riordan DO, Walsh KA, Galvin R, Sinnott C, Kearney PM, Byrne S. The effect of pharmacist-led interventions in optimising prescribing in older adults in primary care: A systematic review. SAGE Open Med. 2016 Jun 14;4:2050312116652568. doi: 10.1177/2050312116652568. eCollection 2016. Review. PubMed PMID: 27354917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4910534.
- Tracey ML, McHugh SM, Fitzgerald AP, Buckley CM, Canavan RJ, Kearney PM. Risk Factors for Macro- and Microvascular Complications among Older Adults with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. J Diabetes Res. 2016;2016:5975903. doi: 10.1155/2016/5975903. Epub 2016 May 15. PubMed PMID: 27294152; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4884580.
- O'Keeffe LM, Dahly DL, Murphy M, Greene RA, Harrington JM, Corcoran P, Kearney PM. Positive lifestyle changes around the time of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2016 May 6;6(5):e010233. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010233. PubMed PMID: 27154477; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4861121.
- Dillon CB, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Rennie KL, Kozarski R, Phillips CM. Number of Days Required to Estimate Habitual Activity Using Wrist-Worn GENEActiv Accelerometer: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One. 2016 May 5;11(5):e0109913. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109913. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27149674; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4858250.
- Curran EA, Khashan AS, Dalman C, Kenny LC, Cryan JF, Dinan TG, Kearney PM. Obstetric mode of delivery and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a sibling-matched study. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Apr;45(2):532-42. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw001. Epub 2016 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 27063604.
- McCarthy E, Russell A, Kearney PM. Management of Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Primary Care. Ir Med J. 2016 Jan;109(1):346-7. PubMed PMID: 26904793.
- Murphy NM, McCarthy FP, Khashan AS, Myers JE, Simpson NA, Kearney PM, Greene RA, Poston L, Kenny LC. Compliance with National Institute of Health and Care Excellence risk based screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in nulliparous women. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2016 Apr;199:60-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.01.044. Epub 2016 Feb 8. PubMed PMID: 26901398.
- Clarke N, Gallagher P, Kearney PM, McNamara D, Sharp L. Impact of gender on decisions to participate in faecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study. Psychooncology. 2016 Feb 11. doi: 10.1002/pon.4085. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26864167.
- Tracey ML, Gilmartin M, O'Neill K, Fitzgerald AP, McHugh SM, Buckley CM, Canavan RJ, Kearney PM. Epidemiology of diabetes and complications among adults in the Republic of Ireland 1998-2015: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2016 Feb 9;16:132. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2818-2. Review. PubMed PMID: 26861703; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4748605.
- Walsh KA, O'Riordan D, Kearney PM, Timmons S, Byrne S. Improving the appropriateness of prescribing in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacists' interventions in secondary care. Age Ageing. 2016 Mar;45(2):201-9. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv190. Epub 2016 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 26755524.
- O'Neill SM, Curran EA, Dalman C, Kenny LC, Kearney PM, Clarke G, Cryan JF, Dinan TG, Khashan AS. Birth by Caesarean Section and the Risk of Adult Psychosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull. 2016 May;42(3):633-41. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbv152. Epub 2015 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 26615187; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4838084.
- O'Flynn AM, Curtin RJ, Perry IJ, Kearney PM. Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control: Should 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring be the Tool of Choice? J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Jul;18(7):697-702. doi: 10.1111/jch.12737. Epub 2015 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 26611695.
- Boef AG, le Cessie S, Dekkers OM, Frey P, Kearney PM, Kerse N, Mallen CD, McCarthy VJ, Mooijaart SP, Muth C, Rodondi N, Rosemann T, Russell A, Schers H, Virgini V, de Waal MW, Warner A, Gussekloo J, den Elzen WP. Physician's Prescribing Preference as an Instrumental Variable: Exploring Assumptions Using Survey Data. Epidemiology. 2016 Mar;27(2):276-83. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000425. PubMed PMID: 26605813.
- Madden JM, O'Flynn AM, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM. Correlation between short-term blood pressure variability and left-ventricular mass index: a meta-analysis. Hypertens Res. 2016 Mar;39(3):171-7. doi: 10.1038/hr.2015.126. Epub 2015 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 26581775.
- Curran EA, Cryan JF, Kenny LC, Dinan TG, Kearney PM, Khashan AS. Obstetrical Mode of Delivery and Childhood Behavior and Psychological Development in a British Cohort. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Feb;46(2):603-14. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2616-1. PubMed PMID: 26412364.
- Blum MR, Wijsman LW, Virgini VS, Bauer DC, den Elzen WP, Jukema JW, Buckley BM, de Craen AJ, Kearney PM, Stott DJ, Gussekloo J, Westendorp RG, Mooijaart SP, Rodondi N; PROSPER study group. Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and Depressive Symptoms among the Elderly: A Prospective Cohort Study. Neuroendocrinology. 2016;103(3-4):291-9. doi: 10.1159/000437387. Epub 2015 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 26202797.
- Tracey ML, McHugh SM, Buckley CM, Canavan RJ, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM. The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and related complications in a nationally representative sample of adults aged 50 and over in the Republic of Ireland. Diabet Med. 2016 Apr;33(4):441-5. doi: 10.1111/dme.12845. Epub 2015 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 26112979.
- Kabir Z, Harrington JM, Browne G, Kearney PM, Perry IJ. Changing dietary patterns and associated risk factors on trends in blood pressure levels in middle-aged Irish adults: a population-based study. J Hum Hypertens. 2016 Feb;30(2):147-8. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2015.36. Epub 2015 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 25924911.
- McCrory C, Finucane C, O'Hare C, Frewen J, Nolan H, Layte R, Kearney PM, Kenny RA. Social Disadvantage and Social Isolation Are Associated With a Higher Resting Heart Rate: Evidence From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2016 May;71(3):463-73. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu163. Epub 2014 Dec 6. PubMed PMID: 25481923.
- Riordan, F. Diabetes Nurse Specialist services in Ireland: A cross-sectional survey. Society of Social Medicine 60th Annual Meeting, York, Sept. 2016. J Epidemiol Community Health 2016 Sep; 70(Suppl 1): 7-119. doi: 10.1136/jech-2016-208064.55
- Flannery, C. Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 70(Suppl 1):A109.1-A109 · September 2016. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208064.223
2015
- Khashan AS, Kenny LC, Lundholm C, Kearney PM, Gong T, McNamee R, Almqvist C. Gestational Age and Birth Weight and the Risk of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort and Sibling Design Study. Diabetes Care. 2015 Dec;38(12):2308-15. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0897. Epub 2015 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 26519334.
- O'Flynn AM, Dolan E, Curtin RJ, O'Brien E, Perry IJ, Kearney PM. Night-time blood pressure and target organ damage: a comparative analysis of absolute blood pressure and dipping status. J Hypertens. 2015 Nov;33(11):2257-64. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000690. PubMed PMID: 26425836.
- Buckley CM, Ali F, Roberts GA, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Bradley CP. Timing of access to secondary healthcare services and lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes: a case-control study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2015 Aug 26;3(1):e000069. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2014-000069. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26336607; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4553909.
- Ogliari G, Mahinrad S, Stott DJ, Jukema JW, Mooijaart SP, Macfarlane PW, Clark EN, Kearney PM, Westendorp RG, de Craen AJ, Sabayan B. Resting heart rate, heart rate variability and functional decline in old age. CMAJ. 2015 Oct 20;187(15):E442-9. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150462. Epub 2015 Aug 31. PubMed PMID: 26323697; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4610849.
- O'Keeffe LM, Kearney PM, McCarthy FP, Khashan AS, Greene RA, North RA, Poston L, McCowan LM, Baker PN, Dekker GA, Walker JJ, Taylor R, Kenny LC. Prevalence and predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy: findings from international multicentre cohort studies. BMJ Open. 2015 Jul 6;5(7):e006323. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006323. PubMed PMID: 26152324; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4499685.
- Curran EA, Dalman C, Kearney PM, Kenny LC, Cryan JF, Dinan TG, Khashan AS. Association Between Obstetric Mode of Delivery and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Sibling Design Study. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Sep;72(9):935-42. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.0846. PubMed PMID: 26107922.
- O'Keeffe LM, Kearney PM, Greene RA, Zuccolo L, Tilling K, Lawlor DA, Howe LD. Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy and offspring trajectories of height and weight: A prospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Aug 1;153:323-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.035. Epub 2015 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 26073790.
- Blum MR, Bauer DC, Collet TH, Fink HA, Cappola AR, da Costa BR, Wirth CD, Peeters RP, Åsvold BO, den Elzen WP, Luben RN, Imaizumi M, Bremner AP, Gogakos A, Eastell R, Kearney PM, Strotmeyer ES, Wallace ER, Hoff M, Ceresini G, Rivadeneira F, Uitterlinden AG, Stott DJ, Westendorp RG, Khaw KT, Langhammer A, Ferrucci L, Gussekloo J, Williams GR, Walsh JP, Jüni P, Aujesky D, Rodondi N; Thyroid Studies Collaboration. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and fracture risk: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2015 May 26;313(20):2055-65. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.5161. PubMed PMID: 26010634; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4729304.
- Murphy CM, Kearney PM, Shelley EB, Fahey T, Dooley C, Kenny RA. Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in the over 50s in Ireland: evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. J Public Health (Oxf). 2015 Apr 28. pii: fdv057. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25922371.
- Sinnott C, Mc Hugh S, Fitzgerald AP, Bradley CP, Kearney PM. Psychosocial complexity in multimorbidity: the legacy of adverse childhood experiences. Fam Pract. 2015 Jun;32(3):269-75. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmv016. Epub 2015 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 25900675.
- Åsvold BO, Vatten LJ, Bjøro T, Bauer DC, Bremner A, Cappola AR, Ceresini G, den Elzen WP, Ferrucci L, Franco OH, Franklyn JA, Gussekloo J, Iervasi G, Imaizumi M, Kearney PM, Khaw KT, Maciel RM, Newman AB, Peeters RP, Psaty BM, Razvi S, Sgarbi JA, Stott DJ, Trompet S, Vanderpump MP, Völzke H, Walsh JP, Westendorp RG, Rodondi N; Thyroid Studies Collaboration. Thyroid function within the normal range and risk of coronary heart disease: an individual participant data analysis of 14 cohorts. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jun;175(6):1037-47. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0930. PubMed PMID: 25893284; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4732559.
- McKee G, Kearney PM, Kenny RA. The factors associated with self-reported physical activity in older adults living in the community. Age Ageing. 2015 Jul;44(4):586-92. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv042. Epub 2015 Apr 11. PubMed PMID: 25863770.
- O'Flynn AM, Madden JM, Russell AJ, Curtin RJ, Kearney PM. Isolated nocturnal hypertension and subclinical target organ damage: a systematic review of the literature. Hypertens Res. 2015 Aug;38(8):570-5. doi: 10.1038/hr.2015.43. Epub 2015 Apr 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 25832917.
- O'Neill SM, Khashan AS, Kenny LC, Kearney PM, Mortensen PB, Greene RA, Agerbo E, Uldbjerg N, Henriksen TB. Time to subsequent live birth according to mode of delivery in the first birth. BJOG. 2015 Aug;122(9):1207-15. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13359. Epub 2015 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 25825045.
- Madden JM, O'Flynn AM, Dolan E, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM. Short-term blood pressure variability over 24 h and target organ damage in middle-aged men and women. J Hum Hypertens. 2015 Dec;29(12):719-25. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2015.18. Epub 2015 Mar 19. PubMed PMID: 25787777.
- van Leeuwen EM, Karssen LC, Deelen J, Isaacs A, Medina-Gomez C, Mbarek H, Kanterakis A, Trompet S, Postmus I, Verweij N, van Enckevort DJ, Huffman JE, White CC, Feitosa MF, Bartz TM, Manichaikul A, Joshi PK, Peloso GM, Deelen P, van Dijk F, Willemsen G, de Geus EJ, Milaneschi Y, Penninx BW, Francioli LC, Menelaou A, Pulit SL, Rivadeneira F, Hofman A, Oostra BA, Franco OH, Mateo Leach I, Beekman M, de Craen AJ, Uh HW, Trochet H, Hocking LJ, Porteous DJ, Sattar N, Packard CJ, Buckley BM, Brody JA, Bis JC, Rotter JI, Mychaleckyj JC, Campbell H, Duan Q, Lange LA, Wilson JF, Hayward C, Polasek O, Vitart V, Rudan I, Wright AF, Rich SS, Psaty BM, Borecki IB, Kearney PM, Stott DJ, Adrienne Cupples L; Genome of The Netherlands Consortium, Jukema JW, van der Harst P, Sijbrands EJ, Hottenga JJ, Uitterlinden AG, Swertz MA, van Ommen GJ, de Bakker PI, Eline Slagboom P, Boomsma DI, Wijmenga C, van Duijn CM. Genome of The Netherlands population-specific imputations identify an ABCA6 variant associated with cholesterol levels. Nat Commun. 2015 Mar 9;6:6065. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7065. PubMed PMID: 25751400; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4366498.
- Mc Hugh SM, Browne J, O'Neill C, Kearney PM. The influence of partial public reimbursement on vaccination uptake in the older population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 5;15:83. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1356-7. PubMed PMID: 25652743; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4328256.
- den Elzen WP, Lefèbre-van de Fliert AA, Virgini V, Mooijaart SP, Frey P, Kearney PM, Kerse N, Mallen CD, McCarthy VJ, Muth C, Rosemann T, Russell A, Schers H, Stott DJ, de Waal MW, Warner A, Westendorp RG, Rodondi N, Gussekloo J. International variation in GP treatment strategies for subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults: a case-based survey. Br J Gen Pract. 2015 Feb;65(631):e121-32. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683569. PubMed PMID: 25624308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4325459.
- O'Flynn AM, McHugh SM, Madden JM, Harrington JM, Perry IJ, Kearney PM. Applying the ideal cardiovascular health metrics to couples: a cross-sectional study in primary care. Clin Cardiol. 2015 Jan;38(1):32-8. doi: 10.1002/clc.22350. Epub 2015 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 25559214.
- Clarke N, Sharp L, Osborne A, Kearney PM. Comparison of uptake of colorectal cancer screening based on fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in males and females: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Jan;24(1):39-47. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0774. Epub 2014 Nov 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 25378366.
- Mc Hugh S, O'Neill C, Browne J, Kearney PM. Body mass index and health service utilisation in the older population: results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Age Ageing. 2015 May;44(3):428-34. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu177. Epub 2014 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 25377743.
- Curran EA, O'Neill SM, Cryan JF, Kenny LC, Dinan TG, Khashan AS, Kearney PM. Research review: Birth by caesarean section and development of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2015 May;56(5):500-8. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12351. Epub 2014 Oct 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 25348074.
- O'Regan C, Kenny RA, Cronin H, Finucane C, Kearney PM. Antidepressants strongly influence the relationship between depression and heart rate variability: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Psychol Med. 2015 Feb;45(3):623-36. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714001767. Epub 2014 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 25075912; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4413849
- O'Keeffe LM, Kearney PM, Greene RA. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in Ireland: methods and response rates. Matern Child Health J. 2015 Mar;19(3):480-6. doi: 10.1007/s10995-014-1527-7. PubMed PMID: 24912944.
- Sinnott C, Mc Hugh S, Boyce MB, Bradley CP. What to give the patient who has everything? A qualitative study of prescribing for multimorbidity in primary care. Br J Gen Pract. 2015;65(632):e184-91.
- Delea S, Buckley C, Hanrahan A, McGreal G, Desmond D, McHugh S. Management of diabetic foot disease and amputation in the Irish health system: a qualitative study of patients’ attitudes and experiences with health services. BMC health services research. 2015 Jul 1;15(1):251.
2014
- Keane E, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Kelleher CC, Harrington JM. Trends and prevalence of overweight and obesity in primary school aged children in the Republic of Ireland from 2002-2012: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2014 Oct 14;14:974. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-974. Review. PubMed PMID: 25312652; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4197331.
- Odden MC, Shlipak MG, Whitson HE, Katz R, Kearney PM, defilippi C, Shastri S, Sarnak MJ, Siscovick DS, Cushman M, Psaty BM, Newman AB. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease across the spectrum of older age: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Nov;237(1):336-42. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.09.012. Epub 2014 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 25303772; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4254262.
- Welsh P, Preiss D, Lloyd SM, de Craen AJ, Jukema JW, Westendorp RG, Buckley BM, Kearney PM, Briggs A, Stott DJ, Ford I, Sattar N. Contrasting associations of insulin resistance with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in the elderly: PROSPER long-term follow-up. Diabetologia. 2014 Dec;57(12):2513-20. doi: 10.1007/s00125-014-3383-9. Epub 2014 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 25264116.
- O'Neill SM, Khashan AS, Henriksen TB, Kenny LC, Kearney PM, Mortensen PB, Greene RA, Agerbo E. Does a Caesarean section increase the time to a second live birth? A register based cohort study. Hum Reprod. 2014 Nov;29(11):2560-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu217. Epub 2014 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 25217610.
- Keane E, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Browne GM, Harrington JM. Diet, Physical Activity, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Irish Children: The Cork Children's Lifestyle Study Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc. 2014 Aug 19;3(3):e44. doi: 10.2196/resprot.3140. PubMed PMID: 25138582; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4147704.
- Khashan AS, Kenny LC, Lundholm C, Kearney PM, Gong T, Almqvist C. Mode of obstetrical delivery and type 1 diabetes: a sibling design study. Pediatrics. 2014 Sep;134(3):e806-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-0819. Epub 2014 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 25092933.
- O'Neill SM, Agerbo E, Kenny LC, Henriksen TB, Kearney PM, Greene RA, Mortensen PB, Khashan AS. Cesarean section and rate of subsequent stillbirth, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy: a Danish register-based cohort study. PLoS Med. 2014 Jul 1;11(7):e1001670. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001670. eCollection 2014 Jul. PubMed PMID: 24983970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4077571.
- Clarke N, McDevitt J, Kearney PM, Sharp L. Increasing late stage colorectal cancer and rectal cancer mortality demonstrates the need for screening: a population based study in Ireland, 1994-2010. BMC Gastroenterol. 2014 May 13;14:92. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-14-92. PubMed PMID: 24884929; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4041914.
- Postmus I, Johnson PC, Trompet S, de Craen AJ, Slagboom PE, Devlin JJ, Shiffman D, Sacks FM, Kearney PM, Stott DJ, Buckley BM, Sattar N, Ford I, Westendorp RG, Jukema JW. In search for genetic determinants of clinically meaningful differential cardiovascular event reduction by pravastatin in the PHArmacogenetic study of Statins in the Elderly at risk (PHASE)/PROSPER study. Atherosclerosis. 2014 Jul;235(1):58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 Apr 26. PubMed PMID: 24816038.
- Cadogan SL, Keane E, Kearney PM. The effects of individual, family and environmental factors on physical activity levels in children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Apr 21;14:107. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-107. PubMed PMID: 24745362; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4029993.
- O'Keeffe LM, Greene RA, Kearney PM. The effect of moderate gestational alcohol consumption during pregnancy on speech and language outcomes in children: a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2014 Jan 2;3:1. doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-1. Review. PubMed PMID: 24383422; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3892059.
- Balanda KP, Buckley CM, Barron SJ, Fahy LE, Madden JM, Harrington JM, Perry IJ, Kearney PM. Prevalence of diabetes in the Republic of Ireland: results from the National Health Survey (SLAN) 2007. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 16;8(10):e78406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078406. eCollection 2013. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9(6):e99471. PubMed PMID: 24147134; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3797781.
- Virgini VS, Wijsman LW, Rodondi N, Bauer DC, Kearney PM, Gussekloo J, den Elzen WP, Jukema JW, Westendorp RG, Ford I, Stott DJ, Mooijaart SP; PROSPER Study Group. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and functional capacity among elderly. Thyroid. 2014 Feb;24(2):208-14. doi: 10.1089/thy.2013.0071. Epub 2013 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 23941540; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3926182.
- Mc Hugh SM, Perry IJ, Bradley C, Brugha R. Developing recommendations to improve the quality of diabetes care in Ireland: a policy analysis. Health research policy and systems BioMed Central. 2014;12(1):53.
- Mc Hugh SM, O'Mullane M, Perry IJ, Bradley C. ‘It sounds like a great idea but…’: a qualitative study of GPs’ attitudes towards the development of a national diabetes register. BMJ Quality & Safety. 2014;23(11):910-7.
- Sweeney J, McHugh S, Perry I. Implementation and Evaluation of a Clinical Data Management Programme in a Primary Care Centre. Irish Medical Journal. 2014;107(10):323 6.
2013
- O Connor JM, Millar SR, Buckley CM, Kearney PM, Perry IJ. The prevalence and determinants of undiagnosed and diagnosed type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Irish adults. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e80504. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080504. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24282548; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3840064.
- Phillips CM, Kearney PM, McCarthy VJ, Harrington JM, Fitzgerald AP, Perry IJ. Comparison of diabetes risk score estimates and cardiometabolic risk profiles in a middle-aged Irish population. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 13;8(11):e78950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078950. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24236074; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3827294.
- Buckley CM, Ali F, Roberts G, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Bradley CP. Timing of access to secondary healthcare services for diabetes management and lower extremity amputation in people with diabetes: a protocol of a case-control study. BMJ Open. 2013 Oct 29;3(10):e003871. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003871. PubMed PMID: 24171939; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3816241.
- Phillips CM, Dillon C, Harrington JM, McCarthy VJ, Kearney PM, Fitzgerald AP, Perry IJ. Defining metabolically healthy obesity: role of dietary and lifestyle factors. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 17;8(10):e76188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076188. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID: 24146838; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3798285.
- Regan CO, Kearney PM, Cronin H, Savva GM, Lawlor BA, Kenny R. Oscillometric measure of blood pressure detects association between orthostatic hypotension and depression in population based study of older adults. BMC Psychiatry. 2013 Oct 18;13:266. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-266. PubMed PMID: 24138959; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3816594.
- Harrington JM, Fitzgerald AP, Kearney PM, McCarthy VJ, Madden J, Browne G, Dolan E, Perry IJ. DASH diet score and distribution of blood pressure in middle-aged men and women. Am J Hypertens. 2013 Nov;26(11):1311-20. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt106. Epub 2013 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 23920282.
- Regan CO, Kearney PM, Savva GM, Cronin H, Kenny RA. Age and sex differences in prevalence and clinical correlates of depression: first results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Dec;28(12):1280-7. doi: 10.1002/gps.3955. Epub 2013 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 23553681.
Presentation
Oral presentations
Professor Patricia Kearney
• Attendance and frequency of health service use among older people with diabetes: results from the Irish longitudinal study of ageing (TILDA). Society of Social Medicine 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Sept. 2015.
Dr. Sheena McHugh
• The Cork Integrated Falls Service: “Hospitals & community working together to improve falls management pathway for patients”. Health Service Executive Integrated Care Forum, Dublin, Oct. 2016
• Using Frameworks in Implementation Science Research. Implementation Science in Health Research: IMPRNT Conference, NUI Galway, Sept. 2016
• Are older people with diabetes an at-risk group for falls? a cross-sectional analysis of community-dwelling adults ≥50 years in Ireland. Society of Social Medicine 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Sept. 2015.
• Adverse childhood experience and health service utilisation: findings from a primary care-based study. Society of Social Medicine 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Sept. 2015.
Ms. Caragh Flannery
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals. School of Nursing and Midwifery Conference, University College Cork, November 2015.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals. 2nd Annual SPHeRE Conference, RSCI, Dublin, February 2016.
Ms. Marsha Treacy
• The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and related complications in a nationally representative sample aged 50 years and over in Ireland. Society for Social Medicine Annual Meeting, Oxford, Sept. 2014. Top 10 high scoring abstracts.
• Trends of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy among adults in Ireland, 2004-2013. Society for Social Meeting Annual meeting, Dublin, September 2015.
• Trends of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy among adults aged 18-69 years in Ireland, 2004-2013. 8th European Public Health Conference, Milan, October 2015.
• Trends of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy among adults aged 18-69 years in Ireland, 2004-2013. Jacqueline Horgan Bronze Medal Meeting, Dublin, October 2015.
• Facilitators and barriers to attendance for retinopathy screening among adults with diabetes in Ireland: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study. Jacqueline Horgan Bronze Medal Meeting, Dublin, October 2015.
• Trends of blindness due to diabetic retinopathy among adults aged 18-69 years in Ireland, 2004-2013. European Diabetes Epidemiology Group annual meeting, Kildare, April 2016.
Ms. Fiona Riordan
• Diabetes Nurse Specialist services in Ireland: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Society of Social Medicine, York, 13th – 16th September 2016.
Ms. Caroline Hurley
• Risk based monitoring (RBM) tools for clinical trial monitoring: a systematic review. Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) Research Day, 2016. Best speaker award.
• Risk based monitoring. (HRB-TMRN). Clinical Trial Symposium, 2015.
Poster presentations
Professor Patricia Kearney
• Epidemiology of diabetes and complications among adults in the Republic of Ireland 1998-2015: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Diabetes Epidemiology Group annual meeting, Kildare, April 2016.
Dr. Sheena McHugh
• An Evaluation of the Implementation of an Integrated Falls and Fractures Prevention Pathway: A Mixed Methods Study. Irish Gerontology Society Conference, Killarney, Sept 2016.
• Characterising an Implementation Intervention to Support the Introduction of Community-Based Falls Risk Assessment Clinics. Irish Gerontology Society Conference, Killarney, Sept 2016.
• Prevalence and risk of falls among older people with diabetes in Ireland. European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Munich, Sept. 2016
• A realist evaluation of the national clinical care programme for diabetes, a programme designed to engage and empower clinicians to lead change in the health system. Society of Social Medicine 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Sept. 2015.
• Standardising the provision of diabetes care in Ireland: a realist evaluation of the National Clinical Programme for Diabetes. Health Services Research Network, Nottingham, July 2015
Ms. Caragh Flannery
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals. INFANT research day, University College Cork, June 2015.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals Society for Social Medicine, Dublin, September 2015.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals UKSBM, Newcastle, UK, December 2015.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the attitudes and experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals CBC Digital health and wellbeing conference, UCL London, UK, February 2015.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study, EHPS/DHP. Aberdeen, August 2016.
• Enablers and barriers to physical activity in overweight and obese pregnant women: an analysis informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model INFANT RESEARCH DAY, University College Cork, September 2016.
• Health care professional’s experiences of lifestyle management in overweight and obese pregnant women: a qualitative study. INFANT RESEARCH DAY, University College Cork, September 2016.
• Lifestyle management and support during pregnancy: a qualitative study, Society for Social Medicine, University of York, September 2016.
Ms. Marsha Tracey
• Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Clinical Programme in Diabetes. The 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and Synthesis: Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead. University of Liverpool, October 2014.
• The prevalence of diabetes and related complications in a nationally representative sample aged 50 years and over in Ireland. Summer Scientific meeting, Dublin, May 2014.
• Trends in the Quality of Structured Diabetes Care in Primary Care in Ireland. European Diabetes Epidemiology Group Annual Meeting, Carton House, Co. Kildare, 16th – 19th April 2016.
Ms. Caroline Hurley
• Risk assessment tools for clinical trial monitoring: a systematic review. 37TH Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials, Montreal, Canada, May 2016.
• Building RRI Proficiency through Community Based Participatory Research. 7th Living Knowledge Conference, DIT, 2016.
Ms. Fiona Riordan
• Trends in the Quality of Structured Diabetes Care in Primary Care in Ireland. AUDGPI/ICGP Annual Scientific Meeting, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, 10th-11th March 2016.
• Trends in the Quality of Structured Diabetes Care in Primary Care in Ireland. Society of Social Medicine, York, 13th – 16th September 2016.
Ms. Kate O’Neill
• Urgent need for bariatric surgery in Ireland. Society of Social Medicine, York, 13th – 16th September 2016.
Ms. Julie Barrett
• The need for psychological services for people with diabetes in Ireland. Psychological Society of Ireland: 13th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference - Transitions in Health, University College Cork, May 2016.
• The role of patient and practice factors in primary care-centred management of diabetes in Ireland. Society for Academic Primary Care: 45th Annual Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, July 2016.
In Press
- Buckley C, Ali F, Roberts G, Kearney PM, Perry IJ, Bradley C. Timing of access to Secondary Healthcare Services and Lower Extremity Amputations in Patients with Diabetes; A case-control study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.