Journal Articles
Our work features in peer-reviewed journal articles.
26 Oct, 2021
- Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a key role in promoting physical activity, particularly among populations at greatest risk of…
23 Sep, 2021
- The COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent public health social measures have challenged our social and economic life, with…
4 Jun, 2021
- Healthcare professionals have a key role in promoting physical activity, particularly among populations at greatest risk of poor health…
11 Apr, 2021
- The impact of the COVID-19 public health social measures (PHSM) on health behaviours is poorly understood. We aimed to identify…
15 Jan, 2021
- The Institute of Public Health, in partnership with Ulster University and Trinity College, have published an article in The Lancet Healthy Longevity focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and reframing…
26 Aug, 2020
- In 2010, national guidelines were published in Ireland recommending more sensitive criteria for the diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes…
7 Jun, 2020
- Concerns around loneliness leading to increased healthcare use persist in spite of a mixed evidence base and lack of adjustment for key…
22 May, 2020
- The current COVID‐19 pandemic has been identified as a possible trigger for increases in loneliness and social isolation among older people due to the restrictions on movement that many countries…
4 Mar, 2020
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is controversial. This prospective study compared different sets of diagnostic cut-…
1 Feb, 2020
- Point-of-care (POC) measurement of glucose is currently recommended only for the monitoring of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).…
1 Jan, 2020
- The purpose of this consensus statement is to determine the state of the field of loneliness among older people, highlighting key…
1 Jan, 2020
- Internationally, there is no consensus about the optimum diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This prospective…
1 Jun, 2019
- We read with interest the data on the long-term risks of untreated mild hyperglycemia from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy…
7 Jun, 2018
- Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may be universal or selective based on risk factors. We audited selective screening…
12 Aug, 2015
- This was a scoping review of the experiences of people with inherited cardiac conditions and congenital heart disease and their…
2 Jun, 2015
- In the caregiving literature there is a common assertion that a higher level of carer stress is a critical determinant of premature…
1 Aug, 2013
- Poor nutritional status among older people is well documented with 40% of older people reported as malnourished on hospital admission.…
1 Jul, 2002
- Low dose spironolactone reduces the risk of death from heart failure. We examined the effects of spironolactone on potassium…