Publications by authors named "Claire McCauley"
Aim: To explore the experiences primary care Advanced Nurse Practitioners have had in relation to deprescribing opioids in chronic non-malignant pain.
Design: A qualitative interview study.
Methods: Primary care Advanced Nurse Practitioners were recruited from across the Northern Ireland GP Federations.
Aim: To examine the efficacy of clinical practice strategies in improving clinical outcomes and reducing length of hospital stay for inpatients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Background: People living with diabetes are at increased risk of being admitted to hospital and to stay in hospital longer than those who do not have the condition. Diabetes and its complications cause substantial economic loss to those living with the condition, their families, to health systems and national economies through direct medical costs and loss of work and wages.
Aim: To estimate and examine hospitalisation costs of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in an Irish public hospital.
Methods: A retrospective audit of hospital inpatient admissions over a 5-year period was undertaken, and a wide range of admission-related data were collected for a sample of 7,548 admissions. Hospitalisations were costed using the diagnosis-related group methodology.
Background: Stroke prevalence is rising internationally. Advanced practice nursing is established across many jurisdictions; however, its contribution to stroke services is under research.
Aim: To gain insights into the future scope and role of future advanced nurse practitioners in stroke care from the perspectives of key stakeholders.
Background: User-interaction event logs provide rich and large data sets that can provide valuable insights into how people engage with technology. Approaches such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA) can be used to gather accurate real-time data in an individual's natural environment by asking questions at any given instant.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate user engagement and responses to EMA questions using InspireD, an app used for reminiscence by persons with dementia and their caregivers.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated how people with dementia and their family caregivers use a reminiscence app by analyzing usage logs and conducting interviews.
- It involved 28 dyads, finding that most regularly engaged with the app and identifying four distinct levels of user engagement based on relationship dynamics.
- The research highlights the importance of combining quantitative log data with qualitative experiences to better understand the app's impact, suggesting mixed methods improve evaluations of technology in human-computer interactions.
Article Synopsis
- - Recent research aims to investigate the health costs and benefits of a home-based reminiscence intervention for dementia patients, facilitated by an iPad app, highlighting a gap in existing studies on this topic.
- - The study tracked health and social care expenses, which rose from £29,728 to £33,436 over three months, primarily due to increased informal caregiving costs, while quality of life improved based on various assessment tools.
- - The findings suggest that future cost-effectiveness analyses should refine the cost categories and use a larger sample size and longer follow-up periods to better understand the intervention's impact compared to control groups.
Background: Dementia is an international research priority. Reminiscence is an intervention that prompts memories and has been widely used as a therapeutic approach for people living with dementia. We developed a novel iPad app to support home-based personalized reminiscence.
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