Publications by authors named "Cliodhna Ni Bhuachalla"
Background: This study examines compliance with local travel restrictions and assesses early uptake of mask wearing, during the initial phase of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Ireland, to inform the ongoing outbreak response.
Methods: A series of four nationally representative telephone surveys were developed. Information was collected at a household level and from primary respondents.
Background: We describe the epidemiological trends and report and review the public health restrictions implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.
Methods: The study reviewed confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified from 1 March to 18 July 2020. Data were obtained from the national COVID-19 Data Hub, the National Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the National Contact Management Programme and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Objective: To explore patient involvement in the implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines and associated interventions.
Design: Scoping review.
Methods: A methodological framework was followed to identify recent publications on patient involvement in the implementation of IPC guidelines and interventions.
Background: Hospital discharge data have been used to study trends in Lower Extremity Amputation (LEA) rates in people with and without diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of routine hospital discharge data in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) for this purpose by determining the level of agreement between hospital discharge data and medical records for both the occurrence of LEA and diagnosis of diabetes.
Methods: Two concordance studies between hospital discharge data (HIPE) and medical records were performed.