Biography

Louise graduated from the University of Limerick (UL) in 2007 with a BSc in General Nursing. She has a higher diploma in the rehabilitation of the older person, a certificate in nurse prescribing and an MSc of Health Sciences (Nurse/Midwifery Education). She has worked in various capacities across the public and private sector in care of the older person services across the mid-west. Louise worked as a CNM2 of clinical research for 4 years and is a lecturer in nursing with the nursing and midwifery department. She is also a PhD Candidate with the Nursing and Midwifery Department in UL.

Peer Reviewed Journals

2023

A physiotherapy-led transition to home intervention for older adults following Emergency Department discharge: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial

Conneely, Mairéad,Leahy, Aoife,O’Connor, Margaret,Gabr, Ahmed,Okpaje, Blessing,Saleh, Anastasia,Corey, Gillian,Barry, Louise,Griffin, Anne,O'Shaughnessy, Íde,Ryan, Lorna,O'Carroll, Ida,Leahy, Siobhan,Trépel, Dominic,Ryan, Damien,Robinson, Katie,Galvin, Rose (2023) A physiotherapy-led transition to home intervention for older adults following Emergency Department discharge: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial. Rural and remote health :8154-

2022

The impact of COVID-19 on an Irish Emergency Department (ED): a cross-sectional study exploring the factors influencing ED utilisation prior to and during the pandemic from the patient perspective

Cummins, Niamh and Garavan, Carrie and Barry, Louise and devlin, Collette and Corey, Gillian and Cummins, Fergal and Ryan, Damien and McCarthy, Gerard and Galvin, Rose (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on an Irish Emergency Department (ED): a cross-sectional study exploring the factors influencing ED utilisation prior to and during the pandemic from the patient perspective. Bmc Emergency Medicine

2021

The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Barry, L and Galvin, R and Murphy Tighe, S and O'Connor, M and Ryan, D and Meskell, P (2021) The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] . Hrb Open Research

2021

Towards the development of a national patient transfer document between residential and acute care¿A pilot study

Tuohy, Dympna and Fahy, Anne and O'Doherty, Jane and Meskell, Pauline and O'Reilly, Pauline and O' Brien, Brid and Murphy, Jill and Doody, Owen and Graham, Margaret and Barry, Louise and Kiely, Michelle and O'Keeffe, Jonathon and Dewing, Jan and Lang, Deirdre and Coffey, Alice (2021) Towards the development of a national patient transfer document between residential and acute care¿A pilot study. International Journal Of Older People Nursing

2021

The impact of frailty Screening of Older adults with muLtidisciplinary assessment of those At Risk during emergency hospital attendance on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial

Leahy, Aoife and McNamara, Rachel and Reddin, Catriona and Corey, Gillian and Carroll, Ida and O’Neill, Aoife and Flannery, Darragh and devlin, Collette and Barry, Louise and MacCarthy, Brian and Cummins, Niamh and Shanahan, Elaine and Shchetkovsky, Denys and Ryan, Damien and O’Connor, Margaret and Galvin, Rose (2021) The impact of frailty Screening of Older adults with muLtidisciplinary assessment of those At Risk during emergency hospital attendance on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial. Trials

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

O'Reilly, Pauline and O' Brien, Brid and Graham, Margaret and Murphy, Jill and Barry, Louise and Doody, Owen and Fahy, Anne and Hoey, Carmel and Kiely, Michelle and Lang, Deirdre and Meskell, Pauline and O'Doherty, Jane and O'Keefe, Jonathon and Tuohy, Dympna and Coffey, Alice (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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Other Journals

2021

Screening instruments to predict adverse outcomes for undifferentiated older adults attending the emergency department: Protocol for a prospective cohort study

Leahy, Aoife and Corey, Gillian and O'Neill, Aoife and Higginbotham, Owen and devlin, Collette and Barry, Louise and Cummins, Niamh and Shanahan, Elaine and Shchetkovsky, Denys and Ryan, Damien and O’Connor, Margaret and Galvin, Rose (2021) Screening instruments to predict adverse outcomes for undifferentiated older adults attending the emergency department: Protocol for a prospective cohort study. HRB Open Research :2-

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