Browsing Articles - Social Science by Author "McCaffrey, Noel"
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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 ... -
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 ...