Dr. Pauline Meskell
Biography
Pauline Meskell is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Nursing & Midwifery in EHS Faculty at the University of Limerick.Pauline's research interests lie in the areas of self-management of chronic diseases including renal disease, Ageing, Dementia, outcome measurement, and Evidence Synthesis. Pauline has particular methodological expertise around quantitative and qualitative evidence synthesis, conventional and policy Delphi, instrument development, and outcome measurement. She is a member of the teaching faculty of Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) and co-lead of the Qualitative Evidence Synthesis arm of ESI.
She is currently involved in a number of both Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews and qualitative evidence syntheses. She has collaborated on projects funded by the Health Research Board (Ireland), Department of Health and Children (Ireland), National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Ireland), and Institute of Public Health. Pauline teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Her teaching interests are in all aspects of nursing, particularly acute and chronic care, advanced physical assessment and research. She has extensive experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students across a variety of topic areas and have been involved in teaching on allied health care programmes such as medicine, psychology and paramedics. Pauline has extensive experience in programme management and curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Her current research projects include the use of sensory cueing systems in the management of Freezing of Gait (FOG) in Parkinson's Disease, exploring the experiences of patients transitioning onto dialysis, development of a communication tool to facilitate patient transfer from long stay care to acute care and exploring the factors that influence recruitment to clinical trials.
Research Interests
Pauline's research interests lie in the areas of self-management of chronic diseases including renal disease, Ageing, Dementia, outcome measurement, and Evidence Synthesis. Pauline has particular methodological expertise around quantitative and qualitative evidence synthesis, conventional and policy Delphi, instrument development, and outcome measurement. She is currently involved in a number of both Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews and qualitative evidence syntheses.Peer Reviewed Journals
The psychological impact of Stevens¿Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis on patients¿ lives: a Critically Appraised Topic
O'Reilly P.;Kennedy C.;Meskell P.;Coffey A.;Delaunois I.;Dore L.;Howard S.;Ramsay B.;Scanlon C.;Wilson D.;Whelan B.;Ryan S. (2020) The psychological impact of Stevens¿Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis on patients¿ lives: a Critically Appraised Topic. British Journal Of Dermatology
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Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis
Houghton C.;Meskell P.;Delaney H.;Smalle M.;Glenton C.;Booth A.;Chan X.H.S.;Devane D.;Biesty L.M. (2020) Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews :-CD013582
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Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials
Wuytack F, Regan M, Biesty L, Meskell P, Lutomski JE, O'Donnell M, Treweek S, Devane D. (2019) Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials. Systematic Reviews :13-
Read moreKey stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study.
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keeffe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A. (2019) Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study. . International Journal Of Older People Nursing
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Driving and Disabling factors in noncurative oral chemotherapy adherence among people with cancer: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Dowling M, Hunter A, Biesty L, Meskell P, Conway A, O'Boyle G, Morrissey E, Houghton C (2019) Driving and Disabling factors in noncurative oral chemotherapy adherence among people with cancer: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. Oncology Nursing Forum :16-28
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Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study
O'Reilly P.;O'Brien B.;Graham M.;Murphy J.;Barry L.;Doody O.;Fahy A.;Hoey C.;Kiely M.;Lang D.;Meskell P.;O'Doherty J.;O'Keefe J.;Tuohy D.;Coffey A. (2019) Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal Of Older People Nursing
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Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study.
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A., (2019) Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study. . International Journal Of Older People Nursing
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Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study.
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A., (2019) Key stakeholders' perspectives on the development of a national transfer document, for older persons, when transferring between the residential and acute care settings: A qualitative descriptive study. . International Journal Of Older People Nursing :e12254-
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Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: A study of 100 systematic reviews of trials 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Wuytack F.;Regan M.;Biesty L.;Meskell P.;Lutomski J.;O'Donnell M.;Treweek S.;Devane D. (2019) Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: A study of 100 systematic reviews of trials 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services. Systematic Reviews
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Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires (Protocol).
Healy P, Edwards PJ, Smith V, Murphy E, Newell J, Burke E, Meskell P, Galvin S, Lynn P, Stovold E,McCarthy B, Biesty LM, Devane D (2018) Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires (Protocol).. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
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Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes and their infants.
Biesty LM, Egan AM, Dunne F, Smith V, Meskell P, Dempsey E, Ni Bhuinneain GM, Devane D. (2018) Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes and their infants.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants.
Biesty LM, Egan AM, Dunne F, Dempsey E, Meskell P, Smith V, Ni Bhuinneain GM, Devane D. (2018) Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants.. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Factors that impact on recruitment to randomised trials in health care: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol).
Houghton C, Dowling M, Meskell P, Hunter A, Gardner H, Conway A, Treweek S , Sutcliffe K, Noyes J, Devane D, Nicholas JR, Biesty LM. (2017) Factors that impact on recruitment to randomised trials in health care: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol).. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Recovery-based Training in Mental Health: Effects on Staff Knowledge and Attitudes to Recovery'
Walsh, F., Meskell, P., Burke, E., Dowling, M. (2017) Recovery-based Training in Mental Health: Effects on Staff Knowledge and Attitudes to Recovery' . Issues in mental health nursing :886-895
Read moreFactors that impact on Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) in Healthcare: A qualitative synthesis (Protocol).
Houghton, C., Dowling, M., Meskell, P., Hunter, A., Conway, A., Treweek, S., Sutcliffe, K., Noyes, J., Devane, D., Nicholas, J., Biesty, L., (2017) Factors that impact on Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) in Healthcare: A qualitative synthesis (Protocol).. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review.
Wuytack, F., Meskell, P., Conway, A., McDaid, F., Santesso, N., Hickey, F., Gillespie, P. Raymakers, P., Smith, V., Devane, D. (2017) The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review. . Bmc Emergency Medicine
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Conference Publications
AIGNA 11th Annual Conference
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B. Graham, M. Murphy, J, Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., Tuohy, D., O'Keeffe, J., Coffey, A. (2019) AIGNA 11th Annual Conference.
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O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B. Graham, M. Murphy, J, Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., Tuohy, D., O'Keeffe, J., Coffey, A. (2019) AIGNA 11th Annual Conference.
Read more4th Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference, Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland
Meskell, P., Lynch, U., Murphy, K., Cooney, A., Houghton, C., Smyth, S., Gannon, M., Hunter, A., Conway, A., Casey, D. (2018) 4th Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference, Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland.
Read more9th International Sonas APC Dementia Conference
Meskell, P., Lynch, U., Murphy, K., Cooney, A., Houghton, C., Smyth, S., Gannon, M., Hunter, A., Conway, A., Casey, D. (2017) 9th International Sonas APC Dementia Conference.
Read moreInaugural HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference, April 29th, Limerick.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P (2015) Inaugural HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference, April 29th, Limerick..
Read more13th Annual EDCNS doctoral conference, Maastrict.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P. ( (2014) 13th Annual EDCNS doctoral conference, Maastrict..
Read moreThe UHL Annual Symposium, Limerick.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P (2014) The UHL Annual Symposium, Limerick..
Read moreUHL Annual Research Symposium 2014.
Cassidy, 1., Kennedy, C., Butler, MP, Meskell , P., Coote, S., Richardson, M., Boers, P (2014) UHL Annual Research Symposium 2014. .
Read more14th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference (AIRC2013) Optimising Health in the 21st Century.
Meskell, P, Butler, M.P. Dowling, M., Devane, D., Conway, Y., Tully, A., Jordan, F.,Murphy, K. Kenneally, B. Smith, S., Bradley, S. (2013) 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference (AIRC2013) Optimising Health in the 21st Century..
Read more14th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College, Dublin
Meskell, P., Butler, M.P. Devane, D., Murphy, K., Dowling, M., Smyth, S., Conway, Y., Tully, A., Jordan, F., Kennelly, B., Stephen Bradley, S. (2013) 14th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College, Dublin.
Read more4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference. National University of Ireland, Galway.
Bradley, S., Murphy, K., Devane, D. Kennelly, B., Meskell, P., Butler, M.P. Dowling, M., Smyth, S., Tully, A., Conway, Y., Jordan, F., Fitzpatrick, J., Fitzgerald, S Higgins, E. (2013) 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference. National University of Ireland, Galway..
Read moreRoyal College of Nursing (RCN), 18th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research (NPNR)
Bradley, S., Murphy, K., Devane, D. Kennelly, B., Meskell, P., Butler, M.P. Dowling, M., Smyth, S., Tully, A., Conway, Y., Jordan, F., Fitzpatrick, J., Fitzgerald, S Higgins, E. (2012) Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 18th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research (NPNR).
Read moreConference Contributions
Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference
Meskell, P., O'Loughlin, C., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Hussey, M., Markey, K., Doody, O., O'Donnell, C., Murphy-Tigue, S, Deasy, C. (2020) Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference.
Read moreAll Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association, (AIGNA) 11 th Annual Conference, Integration and Communication: Reaching out to Older Persons and Their Families
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A. (2019) All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association, (AIGNA) 11 th Annual Conference, Integration and Communication: Reaching out to Older Persons and Their Families.
Read more11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA)
Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., O'Reilly, P., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A. (2019) 11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA).
Read morePerson centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery
Coffey A., Murphy J., Meskell P., O'Reilly P., Kiely M., O'Keefe J., Tuohy D., Graham M.M., Fahy A., Doody O., O'Brien B., Barry L., O'Doherty J. (2019) Person centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery.
Read more11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A. (2019) 11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association.
Read more11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA)
Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., O'Reilly, P., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A (2019) 11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association (AIGNA).
Read more11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Hoey, C., Kiely, M., Lang, D., Meskell, P., O'Doherty, J., O'Keefe, J., Tuohy, D., Coffey, A (2019) 11th Annual Conference of the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association.
Read moreHSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference
Deasy, C., Meskell, P., O'Donnell, C., Markey, K., Doody, O., Murphy-Tighe, S., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Hussey, M., O'Loughlin, C. (2019) HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference.
Read morePerson centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery
Coffey A., Murphy J., Meskell P., O'Reilly P., Kiely M., O'Keefe J., Tuohy D., Graham M.M., Fahy A., Doody O., O'Brien B., Barry L., O'Doherty J. (2019) Person centred health care: Lessons from research, practice, policy and patients for health service delivery.
Read more11th Annual Conference of All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association
Meskell, P., O'Reilly, P., O'Brien, B. Graham, M. Murphy, J, Barry, L., Doody, O., Fahy, A., Dore, L., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Tuohy, D., O'Keeffe, J., Coffey, A. (2019) 11th Annual Conference of All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association.
Read more67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J. (2019) 67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019.
Read more67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019
O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Doody., O., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Dore, L., Barry, L., Fahy, A., Graham, M., Murphy, J., O'Keeffe, O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., B., Coffey, A. (2019) 67th IGS Annual & Scientific Meeting 2019.
Read moreCochrane Colloquium
Wuytack, F., Meskell, P., Regan, M., Biesty, L., Lutomski, J., O'Donnell, M., Treweek, S., Devenae, D. (2018) Cochrane Colloquium.
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Wuytack, F., Meskell, P., Regan, M., Biesty, L., Lutomski, J., O'Donnell, M., Treweek, S., Devenae, D. (2018) Cochrane Colloquium.
Read more65th Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society: Changing Perspectives in Gerontology
Casey, Dympna, Barrett, Eva, Murphy, Kathleen, Mannion, Arlene, Burke, Megan, Whelan Sally, Meskell Pauline (2018) 65th Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Irish Gerontological Society: Changing Perspectives in Gerontology.
Read more27th International Alzheimers Europe Conference
Casey, D., Barratt, E., Murphy, K., Mannion, A., Burke, M., Whelan, S., Meskell, P. (2017) 27th International Alzheimers Europe Conference.
Read more4th Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference, Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland.
Barrett, E., Meskell, P, Murphy, K., Mannion, A., Casey, D. Whelan, S. (2017) 4th Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference, Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland..
Read moreUHL Annual Research Symposium
Cassidy, 1., Kennedy, C., Butler, MP, Meskell , P., Coote, S., Richardson, M., Boers, P (2014) UHL Annual Research Symposium .
Read more4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference.
Bradley S., Murphy, K., Devane, D., Meskell,P., Butler, M.P., Dowling, M., Smyth, S., Tully, A., Kennelly, B., Conway, Y., Jordan, F. (2013) 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference..
Read more14th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference (AIRC2013) Optimising Health in the 21st Century.
Meskell, P, Butler, M.P. Dowling, M., Devane, D., Conway, Y., Tully, A., Jordan, F.,Murphy, K. Kenneally, B. Smith, S., Bradley, S. (2013) 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference (AIRC2013) Optimising Health in the 21st Century..
Read morePublished Reports
The development of a national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential and acute settings
Coffey, A., O'Reilly, P., Meskell, P., Tuohy, D., O'Brien, B., Murphy, J., Doody, O., Graham, M., Fahy, A., Barry, L., O'Keeffe, J., Kiely, M., O'Doherty, J., Hoey, C. and Lang, D (2019) The development of a national transfer document for use when an older person is being transferred from residential and acute settings. Dublin : Health Service Executive
Read moreClinical and cost-effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger or scoring systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: A systematic review
Wuytack F, Meskell P, Conway A, McDaid F, Santesso N, Hickey F, Gillespie P, Smith V, Devane D, (2017) Clinical and cost-effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger or scoring systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: A systematic review. HSE/NCEC, : National Clinical Effectiveness Committee
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Book Reviews
Other Publications
A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
Sweeney D.;Quinlan L.;Browne P.;Richardson M.;Meskell P.;ÓLaighin G. (2019) A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease. Journal Of Sensors
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Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials
Wuytack, F;Regan, M;Biesty, L;Meskell, P;Lutomski, JE;O'Donnell, M;Treweek, S;Devane, D (2019) Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials. LONDON : BMC Systematic Reviews
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Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes and their infants
Biesty, LM,Egan, AM,Dunne, F,Smith, V,Meskell, P,Dempsey, E,Bhuinneain, GMN,Devane, D (2018) Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes and their infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants
Biesty, LM,Egan, AM,Dunne, F,Dempsey, E,Meskell, P,Smith, V,Ni Bhuinneain, GM,Devane, D (2018) Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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The psychological impact of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) on an adult's well-being: protocol for an integrative literature review.
O'Reilly, P, Kennedy, C, Coffey, A, Delaunois, I, Dore, L, Howard, S, Meskell, P, Ramsay, B, Scanlon, C, Wilson, D.M, Ryan, S (2018) The psychological impact of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) on an adult's well-being: protocol for an integrative literature review. . CRD42018111369 Available from: : PROSPERO
Read moreCAN SOCIAL ROBOTS HELP TO REDUCE LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION IN PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA? A DELPHI SURVEY
Barrett, E,Murphy, K,Mannion, A,Meskell, P,Burke, M,Casey, D,Whelan, S (2017) CAN SOCIAL ROBOTS HELP TO REDUCE LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION IN PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA? A DELPHI SURVEY. Age and ageing
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Research Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service. National Office for Suicide Prevention.
Bradley, S., Murphy, K., Devane, D., Kennelly, B., Meskell, P., Butler, M.P., Dowling, M., Smyth, S., Tully, A., Conway, Y., Jordan, F., Fitzpatrick, J., Fitzgerald, S., Higgins, E. (2012) Research Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service. National Office for Suicide Prevention..
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