Embedding formal and experiential public and patient involvement training in a structured PhD programme: process and impact evaluation.

Background: Incorporating Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) into doctoral research is valued by PhD funders and scholars. Providing early career researchers with appropriate training to develop skills to conduct meaningful PPI involvement is important. The Health Research Board (HRB) Collaborative Doctoral Award in MultiMorbidity programme (CDA-MM) embedded formal PPI training in its structured education.

A protocol for the evaluation of the process and impact of embedding formal and experiential Public and Patient Involvement training in a structured PhD programme.

Background: Incorporating Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) into doctoral research is valued by PhD scholars. The importance of providing early career researchers with appropriate education and training to develop skills to conduct meaningful involvement has been articulated. The Collaborative Doctoral Award in MultiMorbidity (CDA-MM) PhD programme embedded formal PPI training as a postgraduate education component.

Endotracheal tube manipulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Objectives: We sought to describe the approach to and impact of endotracheal tube (ETT) placement for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) occurring in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Study Design: A retrospective review of in-NICU CPR from 2012 to 2017 across ten NICUs in San Antonio, Texas.

Results: Of 209 CPR events, 22 (10.

Effect on metabolic bone disease markers in the neonatal intensive care unit with implementation of a practice guideline.

Objectives: To determine the effect of implementing a 2015 policy for the screening, prevention, and management of metabolic bone disease for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in two Level IV NICUs.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of VLBW infants in the 2 years prior to (2013-2014) and after (2016-2017) policy implementation.

Results: We identified 316 VLBW infants in 2013-2014 and 292 in 2016-2017 who met study criteria.

Intensive home care supports, informal care and private provision for people with dementia in Ireland.

Background: This study analysed the cost of intensive home care packages for people with dementia living on the boundary of home care and residential care facilities in Ireland. The cost of community-based services and supports, including informal care and private out-of-pocket expenditure, was compared to the cost of public and private residential care.

Methods: The study recruited 42 people with dementia and/or their caregivers, who were living on the boundary of home care and residential care, to an in-depth study on the cost of care.

Intensive home care packages for people with dementia: a realist evaluation protocol.

Background: Dementia presents a significant challenge to health systems and to the person and family affected. Home care is increasingly seen as a key service in addressing this challenge in a person-centred and cost-effective way. Intensive Home Care Packages (IHCPs) were introduced in Ireland to provide personalised and high levels of support for people with dementia to remain at home or be discharged home from hospital, and to build on the work of the HSE & Genio Dementia Programme.

Reducing dementia risk by targeting modifiable risk factors in mid-life: study protocol for the Innovative Midlife Intervention for Dementia Deterrence (In-MINDD) randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Background: Dementia prevalence is increasing as populations live longer, with no cure and the costs of caring exceeding many other conditions. There is increasing evidence for modifiable risk factors which, if addressed in mid-life, can reduce the risk of developing dementia in later life. These include physical inactivity, low cognitive activity, mid-life obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

A systematic review of the public's knowledge and understanding of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

This paper reports findings from a systematic review of the literature on the general public's knowledge and understanding of dementia/Alzheimer's disease. The key purpose of the review was to evaluate existing literature with specific attention paid to conceptual and methodological issues and to key findings. Over a 20-year period, 40 published articles satisfied the inclusion criteria.

Mapping longitudinal studies to risk factors in an ontology for dementia.

A common activity carried out by healthcare professionals is to test various hypotheses on longitudinal study data in an effort to develop new and more reliable algorithms that might determine the possibility of developing certain illnesses. The INnovative, Midlife INtervention for Dementia Deterrence project provides input from a number of European dementia experts to identify the most accurate model of inter-related risk factors which can yield a personalized dementia-risk quotient and profile. This model is then validated against the large population-based prospective Maastricht Aging Study dataset.

A national survey of memory clinics in the Republic of Ireland.

Background: This national survey investigates the location, resourcing, staff composition, treatments, waiting time, and numbers of patients attending memory clinics (MCs) in the Republic of Ireland. It also explores Directors' attitudes to future service development including their views about the advantages and disadvantages of quality standards for MCs.

Methods: An audio-taped telephone interview was conducted with the Directors.

Estimating the economic and social costs of dementia in Ireland.

Dementia is a costly condition and one that differs from other conditions in the significant cost burden placed on informal caregivers. The aim of this analysis was to estimate the economic and social costs of dementia in Ireland in 2010. With an estimate of 41,470 people with dementia, the total baseline annual cost was found to be over €1.