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Cancer survivors' experiences of physical activity: exercise as a vehicle for recovery?
Cooney, Mairéad; Moyna, Niall; Walsh, Deirdre; Furlong, Bróna; Loughney, Lisa; Boran, Lorraine; Smyth, Sinead; Woods, Catherine (ACSM, 2017-05)Physical activity (PA) can have benefits for individuals at each stage of the cancer journey, including improved fitness and quality of life. However, many cancer survivors are not meeting the physical activity recommendations. -
Cardiac patients show high interest in technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation
Buys, Roselien; Claes, Jomme; Walsh, Deirdre; Cornelis, Nils; Moran, Kieran; Budts, Werner; Woods, Catherine; Cornelissen, Véronique (BMC, 2016-12)Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can slow or reverse the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, uptake of community-based CR is very low. E-cardiology, e-health and technology solutions for ... -
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 ... -
Electronic health physical activity behavior change intervention to self-manage cardiovascular disease: qualitative exploration of patient and health professional requirements.
Walsh, Deirdre M. J.; Moran, Kieran; Cornelissen, Véronique; Buys, Roselien; Cornelis, Nils; Woods, Catherine (JMIR Publications, 2018-05)Background: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of premature death worldwide. International guidelines recommend routine delivery of all phases of cardiac rehabilitation. Uptake of traditional cardiac rehabilitation ... -
Health care professionals' knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion for cancer survivors in Ireland.
Cooney, Mairéad; Walsh, Deirdre; Furlong, Bróna; Woods, Catherine (ISBNPA, 2016-06)Purpose: With advancements in cancer screening and treatment, cancer mortality rates continue to decline for most major cancer types globally. This translates into a growing cohort of cancer survivors worldwide, estimated ... -
Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines
Van Hoye, Aurélie; Geidne, Susanna; Vuillemin, Anne; Dowd, Kieran; Gilbo, Iva; Heck, Sandra; Ibsen, Bjarne; Johnson, Stacey; Kingsland, Melanie; Kokko, Sami; Lane, Aoife; Ooms, Linda; Overbye, Marie; Woods, Catherine; Zeimers, Geraldine; Whiting, Stephen; Winand, Mathieu (Frontiers, 2023-07-11)Background: Researchers and policy-makers have highlighted that the potential for organized sports to promote health has been underexploited. Sports clubs have limited capacity to promote health due to their voluntary ... -
MedFit App, a behavior-changing, theoretically informed mobile app for patient self-management of cardiovascular disease: user-centered development.
Duff, Orlaith; Walsh, Deirdre M. J.; Malone, Shauna; Lauri, McDermott; Furlong, Brona; O'Connor, Noel; Moran, Kieran; Woods, Catherine (JMIR Publications, 2018-04)Background: The MedFit app is designed to facilitate participation of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in an exercise-based rehabilitation program remotely. This paper details the development for the MedFit ... -
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 ... -
Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents
Carlin, Angela; Connolly, Sinead; Redpath, Tamsyn; Belton, Sarajane; Coppinger, Tara; Cunningham, Conor; Donnelly, Alan; Dowd, Kieran; Harrington, Deirdre; Murtagh, Elaine; Ng, Kwok; O'Brien, Wesley; Rodriguez, Lauren; Woods, Catherine; McAvoy, Helen; Murphy, Marie (Elsevier, 2023-12-09)Background: The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Adolescents aims to monitor progress in PA participation across a range of internationally established indicators. Methods: ... -
Results from Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth
Harrington, Deirdre M.; Belton, Sarahjane; Coppinger, Tara; Cullen, Muireann; Donnelly, Alan; Dowd, Kieran; Keating, Teresa; Layte, Richard; Murphy, Marie; Murphy, Niamh; Murtagh, Elaine; Woods, Catherine (Human Kinetics, 2014)BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) levels are a key performance indicator for policy documents in Ireland. The first Ireland Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth aims to set a robust baseline for future ... -
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 ...