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Elaine Toomey PhDLecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare, University of Galway Verified email at universityofgalway.ie Cited by 3209 |
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
JH Verbeek, B Rajamaki, S Ijaz… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In epidemics of highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola, severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at …
respiratory syndrome (SARS), or coronavirus (COVID‐19), healthcare workers (HCW) are at …
Classification of aerosol-generating procedures: a rapid systematic review
T Jackson, D Deibert, G Wyatt… - BMJ open …, 2020 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
In the context of covid-19, aerosol generating procedures have been highlighted as
requiring a higher grade of personal protective equipment. We investigated how official …
requiring a higher grade of personal protective equipment. We investigated how official …
Extended use or reuse of single-use surgical masks and filtering face-piece respirators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A rapid systematic …
Background: Shortages of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to the extended use or reuse of single-use respirators …
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to the extended use or reuse of single-use respirators …
[HTML][HTML] Physician-reported barriers to using evidence-based recommendations for low back pain in clinical practice: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative …
AM Hall, SR Scurrey, AE Pike, C Albury… - Implementation …, 2019 - Springer
Background Adoption of low back pain guidelines is a well-documented problem.
Information to guide the development of behaviour change interventions is needed. The …
Information to guide the development of behaviour change interventions is needed. The …
Reproducible and replicable pain research: a critical review
Recently, the degree to which scientific publications provide a reliable source of information
has come under intense scrutiny. Reports suggest that a substantial amount of published …
has come under intense scrutiny. Reports suggest that a substantial amount of published …
[HTML][HTML] Using intervention mapping to develop a theory-driven, group-based complex intervention to support self-management of osteoarthritis and low back pain …
DA Hurley, LC Murphy, D Hayes, AM Hall… - Implementation …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Medical Research Council framework provides a useful general
approach to designing and evaluating complex interventions, but does not provide detailed …
approach to designing and evaluating complex interventions, but does not provide detailed …
Using mixed methods to assess fidelity of delivery and its influencing factors in a complex self-management intervention for people with osteoarthritis and low back …
Objectives and design Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of fidelity of
delivery within complex behaviour change interventions, it is often poorly assessed. This …
delivery within complex behaviour change interventions, it is often poorly assessed. This …
The effectiveness of health professional‐delivered interventions during the first 1000 days to prevent overweight/obesity in children: A systematic review
Childhood obesity is a global public health challenge. Early prevention, particularly during
the first 1000 days, is advocated. Health professionals have a role to play in obesity …
the first 1000 days, is advocated. Health professionals have a role to play in obesity …
Implementation fidelity of physiotherapist-delivered group education and exercise interventions to promote self-management in people with osteoarthritis and chronic …
Background Implementation fidelity is the extent to which an intervention is delivered as
intended by intervention developers, and is extremely important as it increases confidence …
intended by intervention developers, and is extremely important as it increases confidence …
A scoping review of research on the determinants of adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
This scoping review focused on answering key questions about the focus, quality and
generalisability of the quantitative evidence on the determinants of adherence to social …
generalisability of the quantitative evidence on the determinants of adherence to social …