Experiences of undergraduate nursing students who worked clinically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: This study explored the experiences of undergraduate nursing students who worked clinically during the COVID-19 pandemic in Irish healthcare settings.

Design: A qualitative descriptive approach was employed.

Methods: Online focus group interviews were used to collect data from general nursing students (N = 47) between February and April 2021.

Interventions for the management of obesity in people with bipolar disorder.

Background: Bipolar disorder is one of the most common serious mental illnesses, affecting approximately 60 million people worldwide. Characterised by extreme alterations in mood, cognition, and behaviour, bipolar disorder can have a significant negative impact on the functioning and quality of life of the affected individual. Compared with the general population, the prevalence of comorbid obesity is significantly higher in bipolar disorder.

Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women's and clinicians' experiences.

Background: Recent policy and service provision recommends a woman-centred approach to maternity care. Midwife-led models of care are seen as one important strategy for enhancing women's choice; a core element of woman-centred care. In the Republic of Ireland, an obstetric consultant-led, midwife-managed service model currently predominates and there is limited exploration of the concept of women centred care from the perspectives of those directly involved; that is, women, midwives, general practitioners and obstetricians.

COPD in primary care settings in Ireland: stories from usual care.

The aim of the PRINCE study was to determine the effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for those living with COPD in primary care in Ireland. This qualitative element of the larger PRINCE trial aims to describe the constituents of 'usual care' for patients allocated to the control arm of the study. A descriptive qualitative study was used to explore the constituents of usual care.