Publications by authors named "Mary Galvin"

Background: Achieving patient-centred care necessitates supporting individuals to have more involvement in the self-management of their care. Digital health technologies are widely recognised as a solution to empower more effective self-management. However, given the complexity of multiple chronic condition (multimorbidity) management, coupled with changes that occur as part of the normal ageing process, human support alongside digital self-management is often necessary for older people with multimorbidity (PwM) to sustain successful self-management.

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Background: Multimorbidity is defined as the presence of two or more chronic diseases and associated comorbidities. There is a need to improve best practices around the provision of well-coordinated, person-centered care for persons with multimorbidities. Present health systems across the European Union (EU) focus on supporting a single-disease framework of care; the primary challenge is to create a patient-centric, integrated care ecosystem to understand and manage multimorbidity.

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Background: Populations globally are ageing, resulting in higher incidence rates of chronic diseases. Digital health platforms, designed to support those with chronic conditions to self-manage at home, offer a promising solution to help people monitor their conditions and lifestyle, maintain good health, and reduce unscheduled clinical visits. However, despite high prevalence rates of multimorbidity or multiple chronic conditions, most platforms tend to focus on a single disease.

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  • The UCD PPI Ignite program aims to integrate public and patient involvement in health-related research and education, focusing on challenges faced during the early stages of research projects.
  • A full-day workshop was held with diverse participants to establish a values-based approach for PPI projects, leading to the agreement on a set of core values.
  • Four key values were identified—respect, openness, reciprocity, and flexibility—highlighting the importance of authentic partnership and transparency, especially regarding funding uncertainties.
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