Protocol for the development of an intervention to improve the use of Point-of-caRE DiagnostICs in the management of respiraTOry tRact infectionS in primary care (the PREDICTORS study) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors: Carmel Hughes, Cristin Ryan, Joseph O'Shea, Akke Vellinga, Gail Hayward, Gerard Molloy, Cathal Cadogan, Aoife Fleming, Paul Ryan, Laura Cooke, Tom Fahey, Eimear Morrissey

Source: HRB Open Research, Vol 7 (2025)

Subject Terms: Point-of-care test, respiratory tract infection, primary care, community pharmacist, general practitioner, antibiotics, eng, Medicine

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Relation: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/7-73/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2515-4826

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Out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure amongst community-dwelling adults: Findings from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA) in 2016

Authors: James Larkin, Ciaran Prendergast, Logan T. Murry, Michelle Flood, Barbara Clyne, Sara Burke, Conor Keegan, Fiona Boland, Tom Fahey, Nav Persaud, Rose Anne Kenny, Frank Moriarty

Source: Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 100565- (2025)

Subject Terms: Health economics, Health policy, Entitlements, Polypharmacy, Medicines, Health care costs, Pharmacy and materia medica, RS1-441

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266727662500006X; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2766

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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwelling older adults

Authors: Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2025)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e086446.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Management of sore throat (with focus on GAS) in young adults

Authors: Muireann de Paor, Fiona Boland, Tom Fahey, Susan Smith, Eoin MacDonncha, Akke Vellinga

Source: Clinical Infection in Practice, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 100368- (2024)

Subject Terms: Primary Health Care, General Practice, Sore throat, Group A Streptococcal Infection, Antibiotic prescribing guidelines, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170224000281; https://doaj.org/toc/2590-1702

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Prescribing differences among older adults with differing health cover and socioeconomic status: a cohort study

Authors: Ciaran Prendergast, Michelle Flood, Logan T. Murry, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Frank Moriarty

Source: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Polypharmacy, Medications, Prescribing, Primary care, General practice, Older adults, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2318

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/62ee7e2a5acd42779e79ce7422c356e6

Evidence for using point-of-care diagnostics in the management of respiratory tract infections in primary care: a scoping review protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors: Akke Vellinga, Carmel Hughes, Cristin Ryan, Anthony Maher, Gerard Molloy, Cathal Cadogan, Greg Sheaf, Tom Fahey, Judith Cole

Source: HRB Open Research, Vol 6 (2023)

Subject Terms: Community pharmacists, general practitioners, point-of-care diagnostics, primary care, respiratory tract infections, antimicrobials, eng, Medicine

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Relation: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/6-59/v1; https://doaj.org/toc/2515-4826

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An external pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care (PolyPrime)

Authors: Audrey Rankin, Ashleigh Gorman, Judith Cole, Cathal A. Cadogan, Heather E. Barry, Ashley Agus, Danielle Logan, Cliona McDowell, Gerard J. Molloy, Cristín Ryan, Claire Leathem, Marina Maxwell, Connie Brennan, Gerard J. Gormley, Alan Ferrett, Pat McCarthy, Tom Fahey, Carmel M. Hughes, on behalf of the PolyPrime team

Source: Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2022)

Subject Terms: Polypharmacy, Behaviour change, Primary care, General practice, Complex intervention, Pilot study, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5784

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/8755fed993414224ac4f3a7b08a72c2a

Anticipatory care planning for community-dwelling older adults at risk of functional decline: a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial

Authors: Kevin Brazil, Christopher Cardwell, Gillian Carter, Mike Clarke, Dagmar Anna S. Corry, Tom Fahey, Patrick Gillespie, Anna Hobbins, Kieran McGlade, Peter O’Halloran, Nina O’Neill, Emma Wallace, Frank Doyle

Source: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)

Subject Terms: Feasibility study, Anticipatory care planning, Primary care, Frailty, Functional decline, Costs, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2318

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f54d73d96f7f44fc8829ec039f7450bb

Clinical study reports published by the European Medicines Agency 2016–2018: a cross-sectional analysis

Authors: Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, David Byrne, Ciaran Prendergast

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/5/e068981.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Derivation and validation of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Fiona Boland, Tom Fahey, Mark H Ebell, Susan Smith, Muireann De Paor, Xinyan Cai, Eoin Mac Donncha

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/2/e068877.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Self-monitoring for improving control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension: a Cochrane intervention review

Authors: Róisín Doogue, Peter Hayes, Katherine Tucker, Tom Fahey, Ali Sheikhi, Constantinos Koshiaris, Liam Glynn

Source: Rural and Remote Health, Vol 23 (2023)

Subject Terms: Special situations and conditions, RC952-1245, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/8170/; https://doaj.org/toc/1445-6354

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Prescribing cascades in community‐dwelling adults: A systematic review

Authors: Ann S. Doherty, Faiza Shahid, Frank Moriarty, Fiona Boland, Barbara Clyne, Tobias Dreischulte, Tom Fahey, Seán P. Kennelly, Emma Wallace

Source: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

Subject Terms: appropriate prescribing, community‐dwelling adults, prescribing cascades, systematic review, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2052-1707

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d7e11c4b820a470d9a674355be7d317e

Successful implementation of a trans-jurisdictional, primary care, anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: interviews with key health professionals

Authors: Dagmar Anna S. Corry, Gillian Carter, Frank Doyle, Tom Fahey, Patrick Gillespie, Kieran McGlade, Peter O’Halloran, Nina O’Neill, Emma Wallace, Kevin Brazil

Source: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Subject Terms: Anticipatory care planning, Implementation, Healthcare professionals, Primary care intervention, Person-centred, Older adults, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6963

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/989db2e0858441ce87d7b8544c35d3dd

Protocol for a process evaluation of an external pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care: the PolyPrime study

Authors: Audrey Rankin, Gerard J. Molloy, Cathal A. Cadogan, Heather E. Barry, Ashleigh Gorman, Cristín Ryan, Alan Ferrett, Pat McCarthy, Gerard J. Gormley, Tom Fahey, Carmel M. Hughes, On behalf of the PolyPrime team

Source: Trials, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Polypharmacy, Behaviour change, Primary care, General practice, Complex intervention, Older people, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/8f1c812d073945e3b867ca1ecf25e143

DASSL 'Data Access Sharing Storage & Linkage' Proof-of-Concept: Health and Related Data Linkage in Ireland.

Authors: Orna Fennelly, Bruno Voisin, Marta Olszewska, Derek Corrigan, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Divyajyoti Sarkar, Sherif Nagy, Simon Wong

Source: International Journal of Population Data Science, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: Data Linkage, Health Data, Technical Infrastructure, Demography. Population. Vital events, HB848-3697

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Relation: https://ijpds.org/article/view/1908; https://doaj.org/toc/2399-4908

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An external pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve appropriate polypharmacy in older people in primary care (PolyPrime): study protocol

Authors: Audrey Rankin, Cathal A. Cadogan, Heather E. Barry, Evie Gardner, Ashley Agus, Gerard J. Molloy, Ashleigh Gorman, Cristín Ryan, Claire Leathem, Marina Maxwell, Gerard J. Gormley, Alan Ferrett, Pat McCarthy, Tom Fahey, Carmel M. Hughes, On behalf of the PolyPrime team

Source: Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)

Subject Terms: Polypharmacy, Behaviour change, Primary care, General practice, Complex intervention, Pilot study, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5784

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6c471978f6024fe69d1a9250312bff83

Quality, scope and reporting standards of randomised controlled trials in Irish Health Research: an observational study

Authors: Barbara Clyne, Fiona Boland, Norah Murphy, Edel Murphy, Frank Moriarty, Alan Barry, Emma Wallace, Tatyana Devine, Susan M. Smith, Declan Devane, Andrew Murphy, Tom Fahey

Source: Trials, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04396-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

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Barriers and facilitators of medicines reconciliation at transitions of care in Ireland – a qualitative study

Authors: Patrick Redmond, Khalid Munir, Oludare Alabi, Tamasine Grimes, Barbara Clyne, Carmel Hughes, Tom Fahey

Source: BMC Family Practice, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicines reconciliation, Patient safety, Qualitative research, Health plan implementation, Continuity of patient care/organization & administration, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01188-9; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2296

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Opioid and analgesic utilization in Ireland in 2000 and 2015: A repeated cross‐sectional study

Authors: Frank Moriarty, Kathleen Bennett, Tom Fahey

Source: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

Subject Terms: analgesics, drug utilization, opioids, pharmacoepidemiology, pregabalin, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2052-1707

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/55029977125d4368bd8c424db23cf509

Anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: study protocol for a primary care cluster feasibility randomised trial

Authors: Kevin Brazil, David Scott, Emma Wallace, Mike Clarke, Tom Fahey, Patrick Gillespie, Peter O’Halloran, Christopher Cardwell, Gillian Carter, Kieran McGlade, Frank Doyle

Source: Trials, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)

Subject Terms: Cluster randomised controlled trial, Anticipatory care planning, Primary care, Frailty, Functional decline, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1745-6215

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/21ba66865a8346fd960877962ada486e