Biography

Dr Helen Purtill is an Associate Professor in Statistics & Data Science in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Limerick. Her research interests include latent class analysis, biases in observational longitudinal studies, modelling injury data in elite athletes, design and analysis of randomised control trials, reliability and validity analysis, systematic reviews and meta analyses.

Research Interests

Dr Purtill's research areas include statistical profiling in longitudinal population studies such as The Irish Longitudinal Study of Aging (TILDA), latent class analysis, biases in observational studies, modelling injuries in elite athletes, design and analysis of randomised control trials, meta-analyses, validity and reliability studies.

Professional Activities

Association

  • Member, Irish Statistical Association
  • Member, The Institute for Numerical Computation and Analysis (INCA)
  • Member, Health Research Institute

Peer Reviewed Journals

2023

A Prospective Multi-institutional Study Using a Novel Safety Valve for the Prevention of Catheter Balloon Inflation Injury of the Urethra

O'Connor E.M.;Croghan S.M.;Baird O.;Fallon J.;Loughman P.;Esoof J.;Keenan R.A.;Ryan J.;Manecksha R.;D'Arcy F.;Purtill H.;Varma R.;Thursby H.;Matkowski A.;El Hadi S.;Mahmalji W.;Giri S.K. (2023) A Prospective Multi-institutional Study Using a Novel Safety Valve for the Prevention of Catheter Balloon Inflation Injury of the Urethra. Journal Of Urology :179-184

2023

Screening instruments to predict adverse outcomes for undifferentiated older adults attending the Emergency Department: Results of SOAED prospective cohort study

Leahy A.;Corey G.;Purtill H.;O'Neill A.;Devlin C.;Barry L.;Cummins N.;Gabr A.;Mohamed A.;Shanahan E.;Shchetkovsky D.;Ryan D.;O'Loughlin M.;O'Connor M.;Galvin R. (2023) Screening instruments to predict adverse outcomes for undifferentiated older adults attending the Emergency Department: Results of SOAED prospective cohort study. Age and ageing

2023

Impact of breastfeeding on the incidence and severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated acute lower respiratory infections in infants: a systematic review highlighting the global relevance of primary prevention

Gabriela M Mineva;Helen Purtill;Colum P Dunne;Roy K Philip; (2023) Impact of breastfeeding on the incidence and severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated acute lower respiratory infections in infants: a systematic review highlighting the global relevance of primary prevention. Bmj Global Health

2021

On the association between circulating biomarkers and atherosclerotic calcification in a cohort of arterial disease participants

Cahalane, RM;Barrett, HE;Ross, AM;Mulvihill, JJE;Purtill, H;Selvarajah, L;O'Brien, J;Kavanagh, EG;Moloneye, MA;Egan, SM;Leahy, FC;Griffin, TP;Islam, MN;O'Shea, PM;Walsh, MT;O'Connor, EM (2021) On the association between circulating biomarkers and atherosclerotic calcification in a cohort of arterial disease participants. OXFORD : ELSEVIER SCI LTD Nutrition, Metabolism, And Cardiovascular Diseases : Nmcd :1533-1541

2021

Epidemiology of Shoulder Injuries in Schoolboy Rugby Union in Ireland

Leahy, TM;Kenny, IC;Campbell, MJ;Warrington, GD;Cahalan, R;Harrison, AJ;Lyons, M;Glynn, LG;O'Sullivan, K;Purtill, H;Comyns, TM (2021) Epidemiology of Shoulder Injuries in Schoolboy Rugby Union in Ireland. THOUSAND OAKS : SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine

2020

Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a 'natural experiment' allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades.

Philip RK;Purtill H;Reidy E;Daly M;Imcha M;McGrath D;O'Connell NH;Dunne CP; (2020) Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a 'natural experiment' allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades.. Bmj Global Health

2018

An evaluation of two types of exercise classes, containing shoulder exercises or a combination of shoulder and thoracic exercises, for the treatment of nonspecific shoulder pain: A case series

Barrett, E;Conroy, C;Corcoran, M;Sullivan, KO;Purtill, H;Lewis, J;McCreesh, K (2018) An evaluation of two types of exercise classes, containing shoulder exercises or a combination of shoulder and thoracic exercises, for the treatment of nonspecific shoulder pain: A case series. PHILADELPHIA : HANLEY & BELFUS-ELSEVIER INC Journal Of Hand Therapy :301-307

2016

Comparative effectiveness of conservative interventions for non-specific chronic spinal pain: Physical, behavioural/psychologically informed or combined? A systematic review and meta-analysis

O'Keeffe M, Purtill H, Kennedy N, Conneely M, Hurley J, O'Sullivan P, Dankaerts W, O'Sullivan K. (2016) Comparative effectiveness of conservative interventions for non-specific chronic spinal pain: Physical, behavioural/psychologically informed or combined? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Pain

2016

Comparative Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain: Physical, Behavioral/Psychologically Informed, or Combined? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

O'Keeffe, M,Purtill, H,Kennedy, N,Conneely, M,Hurley, J,O'Sullivan, P,Dankaerts, W,O'Sullivan, K (2016) Comparative Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain: Physical, Behavioral/Psychologically Informed, or Combined? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society :755-774

2015

Individualised cognitive functional therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

O'Keeffe, M., Purtill, H., Kennedy, N., O'Sullivan, P., Dankaerts, W., Tighe, A., Allworthy, L., Dolan, L., Bargary, N. and O'Sullivan, K. (2015) Individualised cognitive functional therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.. Bmj Openbmj Open :1-10

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Conference Publications

2006

BAIL 2006

Branley, D., Hegarty, A.F., Purtill, H., Shishkin, G.I. (2006) BAIL 2006. :*-*

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Other Publications

2022

303 SCREENING INSTRUMENTS TO PREDICT ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR UNDIFFERENTIATED OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: RESULTS OF SOAED PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Leahy, A;Corey, G;Purtill, H;O'Neill, A;Devlin, C;Barry, L;Cummins, N;Shanahan, E;Shchetkovsky, D;Ryan, D;O'Connor, M;Galvin, R (2022) 303 SCREENING INSTRUMENTS TO PREDICT ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR UNDIFFERENTIATED OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: RESULTS OF SOAED PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. OXFORD : OXFORD UNIV PRESS Age and ageing

2021

Upper Limb Injuries In Irish Schoolboy Rugby Union

Leahy, TM;Kenny, IC;Campbell, MJ;Warrington, GD;Cahalan, R;Harrison, AJ;Lyons, M;Glynn, LG;O'Sullivan, K;Purtill, H;Comyns, TM (2021) Upper Limb Injuries In Irish Schoolboy Rugby Union. PHILADELPHIA : LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS Medicine and science in sports and exercise :204-204

2020

On the use of circulating desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix gla-protein to determine symptomatic atherosclerotic calcification phenotype

Cahalane, R;Barrett, H;Ross, A;Mulvihill, J;Purtill, H;Kavanagh, E;Moloney, T;O'Brien, J;Vermeer, C;O'Shea, P;Egan, S;Leahy, F;Walsh, M;O'Connor, E (2020) On the use of circulating desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix gla-protein to determine symptomatic atherosclerotic calcification phenotype. CAMBRIDGE : CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society :390-390

2016

Comparative Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain: Physical, Behavioral/Psychologically Informed, or Combined? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

O'Keeffe M.;Purtill H.;Kennedy N.;Conneely M.;Hurley J.;O'Sullivan P.;Dankaerts W.;O'Sullivan K. (2016) Comparative Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions for Nonspecific Chronic Spinal Pain: Physical, Behavioral/Psychologically Informed, or Combined? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pain :755-774