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“Thinking outside the box”: social innovations emerging from academic nursing-community partnerships
(Springer, 2022-01-01)
Nurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects ...
Testing cost containment of future healthcare with maintained or improved quality - The COSTCARES project
(Wiley, 2021)
Background: Increasing healthcare costs need to be contained in order to maintain
equality of access to care for all EU citizens. A cross-disciplinary consortium of
experts was supported by the EU FP7 research programme, ...
Facets of social innovation in higher education
(Springer, 2022-01-01)
Emphasis on social engagement and innovation for the higher education sector is a priority, despite the various challenges that have arisen as result of Covid-19, for third level providers. It is a conversation that continues ...
Providing care for a person with late-stage dementia at home: what are carers’ experiences?
(Sage, 2020)
Background: It is widely reported that carers who provide care for a family member with
dementia endure physical and psychological burdens. Not only do they fulfil an important role
for the person with dementia but also ...
Challenges and solutions for addressing critical shortage of supply chain for personal and protective equipment (PPE) arising from Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic - case study from the Republic of Ireland.
(Elsevier, 2020-04-05)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is highly infectious agent that causes fatal respiratory illnesses, which is of great global public health concern. Currently, there is no effective vaccine for tackling this COVID19 pandemic where ...
The Irish Carnegie community engagement classification pilot: a critical analysis on culture and context from a community of practice approach
(UTS ePRESS, 2021-05)
This article provides a reflective critique of the process undertaken to pilot the Carnegie
Community Engagement Framework in Ireland between 2015 and 2016. Of particular
interest to the authors is the cultural specificity ...
Cross-cultural conceptualization of a good end of life with dementia: a qualitative study
(BMC, 2022-06-08)
Background: Research on the nature of a “good death” has mostly focused on dying with cancer and other life-limiting diseases, but less so on dementia. Conceptualizing common cross-cultural themes regarding a good end of ...
The components of personal passports for people living with dementia in an acute healthcare setting: an integrative review
(Wiley, 2021-02-08)
Aim
To explore the components of personal passports for people living with dementia in an acute healthcare setting.
Background
Globally, supporting people with dementia poses a prominent health and social care challenge. ...
The effects of emotional manipulations on working memory and pupil dilation as an index of effort in cognitive processing
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)
Aim
Working Memory ( is a psychological system having a processual character responsible for stored and processed information The aim of this
research study was to analyse WM in the emotional context and to measure ...
Spirituality and caring for the older person: a discussion paper.
(Springer, 2020-05)
Holistic healthcare to the older person is important. Spirituality is considered to be
the very essence of being and for some is what motivates and guides us to live a
meaningful existence. Nurses caring for the older ...