Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "McCaffrey, Noel"
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Comparison of sprint interval and endurance training in team sport athletes.
Kelly, David T.; Tobin, Críonna; Egan, Brendan; McCarren, Andrew; O'Connor, Paul L.; McCaffrey, Noel; Moyna, Niall M. (National Strength and Conditioning Association, 2018-11)Comparison of sprint interval and endurance training in team sport athletes. J Strength Cond Res 32(11): 3051-3058, 2018-High-volume endurance training (ET) has traditionally been used to improve aerobic capacity but is ... -
The development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: a patient-centred, evidenced-based and theoretically-informed physical activity behavior change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer.
Cantwell, Mairéad; Walsh, Deirdre M.J.; Furlong, Bróna; McCaffrey, Noel (Sage, 2020-01-13)Regular physical activity (PA) can address many of the negative side effects experienced by individuals following cancer treatment and support the optimization of physical and psychosocial well-being. However, many survivors ... -
The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial.
Kehoe, Bróna; Skelly, Fiona; Moyna, Niall; Cantwell, Mairéad; Boran, Lorraine; Daly, Leslie; McCarren, Andrew; Dowd, Kieran; Woods, Catherine; McCaffrey, Noel; Loughney, Lisa (Elsevier, 2020-06)Background: Community-based exercise rehabilitation programmes for chronic disease are an effective alternative to traditional hospital-based programmes. MedEx Wellness is a novel community-based exercise rehabilitation ... -
Epidemiology of injury in male adolescent Gaelic games.
O'Connor, Siobhán; McCaffrey, Noel; Whyte, Enda; Moran, Kieran A. (Elsevier, 2015-05)Objectives There is a lack of epidemiological research in adolescent Gaelic games, with previous research primarily focusing on elite adult males. This study aimed to prospectively capture the epidemiology of injury in ... -
Impact of a physician-led exercise programme on quality of life, muscle mass and clinical response in inflammatory bowel disease patients during induction with disease-modifying therapy: a study protocol
McGettigan, Neasa; Hanley, Marion; Skelly, Fiona; Dowling, Jennifer; Dunne, Ruth; Morrin, Martina M.; McCaffrey, Noel; O'Toole, Aoibhlinn; Boland, Karen (BMJ, 2022-07-26)Introduction Biologic and small-molecule therapies have revolutionised the treatment of moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A significant proportion of patients experience early or delayed treatment failure. ... -
PATHway I: design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform.
Claes, Jomme; Buys, Roselien; Woods, Catherine; Briggs, Andrew; Geue, Claudia; Aitken, Moira; Moyna, Niall; Moran, Kieran; McCaffrey, Noel; Chouvarda, Ioanna; Walsh, Deirdre; Budts, Werner; Filos, Dimitris; Traintafyllidis, Andreas; Magalveras, Nicos; Cornelissen, Véronique (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)Introduction. Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) independently alters the clinical course of cardiovascular diseases resulting in a signi cant reduction in all-cause and cardiac mortality. However, only 15%–30% of ... -
Perceptions of wellbeing and quality of life following participation in a community-based pre-operative exercise programme in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer: a qualitative pilot study
Loughney, Lisa; McGowan, Rachel; O'Malley, Kieran; McCaffrey, Noel; Furlong, Bróna; Walsh, Deirdre (PLOS, 2021-06-10)Background Men with a newly diagnosed prostate cancer are often treated by surgery. The time window between cancer diagnosis and surgery causes high levels of uncertainty and stress, which negatively impact quality of ... -
Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer
Cantwell, Mairéad; Kehoe, Bróna; Moyna, Niall; McCaffrey, Noel; Skelly, Fiona; Loughney, Lisa; Walsh, Deirdre M.J.; Dowd, Kieran; McCarren, Andrew; Woods, Catherine (Elsevier, 2022-01-13)Most individuals living with and beyond cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve the health benefits associated with regular physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to describe the study protocol for a ...