Helen Purtill

Faculty Of Science & Engineering

Dept. Of Mathematics & Statistics

Position: Researcher

Email: helen.purtill@ul.ie

Biography

Dr. Helen Purtill is a lecturer statistics and quantitative research methodology in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Limerick. Her research interests are statistical profiling in longitudinal population studies, randomised control trials, reliability and validity analysis and meta analysis.

Research Interests

Dr. Purtill's current research area is statistical profiling in longitudinal population studies such as Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) and The Irish LongituDinal Study of Aging (TILDA). She also has considerable research experience in the design and analysis of randomised control trials, meta-analyses, validity and reliability studies, power calculations and sample sizing for clinical and observational studies.

Professional Activities

Committee

2015 Organising Committee for Conference of Applied Statistics in Ireland (CASI) 2016,

Association

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

Peer Reviewed Journals

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

Biography

Research Interests

Professional Activities

Committee

Association

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

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

An evidenced-based approach to understanding and informing talent management practices for internationally trained nurses in healthcare: A systematic review protocol

Injury Trends for School Rugby Union in Ireland: The Need for Position-specific Injury-prevention Programs

Statistically significant improvement in peristomal skin condition due to adhesive breakdown prevention by novel barrier ring with assisted flow

Impact of Long-Haul Travel to International Competition on Sleep and Recovery in Elite Male and Female Soccer Athletes

Injury Trends for School Rugby Union in Ireland: The Need for Position-specific Injury-prevention Programs

Training load monitoring in team sports: a practical approach to addressing missing data

Injury Trends in Irish Amateur Rugby: An Epidemiological Comparison of Men and Women

Injury trends in Irish amateur Rugby Union; an epidemiological comparison of male and female Rugby-related injuries

Epidemiology of Shoulder Injuries in Schoolboy Rugby Union in Ireland

The Epidemiology of Shoulder Injuries in Irish Schoolboy Rugby Union

Sleep, health, and well-being in elite athletes from different sports, before, during, and after international competition

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

Profiling the health-related physical fitness of Irish adolescents: A school-level sociodemographic divide

Medication and healthcare utilization variation among older adults with pain.

Profiling the health-related physical fitness of Irish adolescents: A school-level sociodemographic divide

Injury surveillance and prevention practices across Rugby schools in Ireland

Examining what factors mediate treatment effect in chronic low back pain: A mediation analysis of a Cognitive Functional Therapy clinical trial

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.

The impact of manual handling training on beliefs regarding low back pain

Altered strength profile in Achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT)

Sleep in elite multi-sport athletes: Implications for athlete health and wellbeing

Comparative analysis of calcification parameters with Agatston Score approximations for ex vivo atherosclerotic lesions

The change of pain classes over time: a latent transition analysis

Vitamin K status and inflammation are associated with cognition in older Irish adults.

Poor sleep is related to lower general health, increased stress and increased confusion in elite Gaelic athletes.

Poor sleep is related to lower general health, increased stress and increased confusion in elite Gaelic athletes

Musculoskeletal pain in Primary Care Physiotherapy: Associations with demographic and general health characteristics

Social cognitive theory correlates of physical activity in inactive adults with multiple sclerosis

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

Development of pain in older adults: a latent class analysis of biopsychosocial risk factors

Beyond the tendon: Experiences and perceptions of people with persistent Achilles tendinopathy

Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females

Activity Profiles and the Associations With Weight Status in Population Studies of Young Children: Are There Gender Differences?

A systematic review of the reliability of diagnostic ultrasound imaging in measuring tendon size: Is the error clinically acceptable?

Are group-based and individual physiotherapy exercise programmes equally effective for musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Poor sleep is related to lower general health, increased stress and increased confusion in elite Gaelic athletes

A systematic review of the reliability of diagnostic ultrasound imaging in measuring tendon size: Is the error clinically acceptable?

Increased supraspinatus tendon thickness following fatigue loading in rotator cuff tendinopathy: Potential implications for exercise therapy

Understanding pain among older persons: Part 1-the development of novel pain profiles and their association with disability and quality of life

Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Foot and Ankle Pain and Injury in Irish Dance

The effect of a dynamic chair on seated energy expenditure

Understanding pain among older persons: Part 2-the association between pain profiles and healthcare utilisation

On the Uptake of Flexible Working Arrangements and the Association with Human Resource and Organizational Performance Outcomes

Are group-based and individual physiotherapy exercise programmes equally effective for musculoskeletal conditions? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Inter-rater reliability of mini balance evaluation system test in ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis

The association between maternal perceptions of own weight status and weight status of her child: results from a national cohort study

The Development of Activity Profiles in Adolescent Females and their Association with Adiposity

Comparing the effects of whole-body vibration to standard exercise in ambulatory people with Multiple Sclerosis: a randomised controlled feasibility study

Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult I rish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors

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

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

Cohort Study Comparing the Berg Balance Scale and the Mini-BESTest in People Who Have Multiple Sclerosis and Are Ambulatory

Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors

Can ultrasound imaging predict the development of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Criterion Validity of the activPAL Activity Monitor for Sedentary and Physical Activity Patterns in People Who Have Rheumatoid Arthritis

Demographic and Social Cognitive Theory Correlates of Energy Expenditure in Inactive Adults With Multiple Sclerosis

Interrater reliability of four sensory measures in people with multiple sclerosis

Can ultrasound imaging predict the development of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis

A cross-sectional study of elite adult Irish dancers: traits, pain & injury

Inability to perform due to musculoskeletal pain and injury in elite adult Irish dancers: a prospective investigation of contributing factors

Profile of energy expenditure in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Relationship between foot vibration threshold and walking and balance functions in people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS)

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.

Test-retest reliability of four sensory measures in people with multiple sclerosis

A cross-sectional study of elite adult Irish dancers: biopsychosocial traits, pain, and injury

a Cross-Sectional Study of the Biopsychosocial Characteristics of Elite Adult Irish Dancers and Their Association With Musculoskeletal Pain and Injury

The feasibility of comparing whole body vibration intervention to the same duration and dose of exercise for people with Multiple Sclerosis

Foot and Ankle Pain and Injuries in Elite Adult Irish Dancers

Foot and ankle pain and injuries in elite adult Irish dancers

Study to Determine the Criterion Validity of the SenseWear Armband as a Measure of Physical Activity in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

A robust overlapping Schwarz method for a singularly perturbed semilinear reaction-diffusion problem with multiple solutions