Publications by authors named "P Horgan"
Background: Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) has a deep immediate impact on patients but also alters their care and experience in subsequent pregnancies. There is an absence of the pregnant patient's voice in the research surrounding pregnancy at risk of sPTB.
Materials/methods: The Preterm Birth Advisory Council was established at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) in January 2023, to introduce and embed the patient voice in research into sPTB prevention.
Using the coaches voice to improve the representation and experience of females in coaching: a Gaelic games perspective.
Front Sports Act Living
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Female coaches are really underrepresented in sports globally, and in Ireland only 18.7% of coaches in Gaelic games are women.
- Many women feel undervalued and face challenges like lack of confidence and respect in coaching.
- The research showed that to help more women become coaches, organizations should create supportive environments, offer mentorship, and make coach education more flexible.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a new intervention for reducing antibiotic prescriptions and improving recovery rates in patients with non-severe acute febrile illnesses at primary health centers.
- Patients were divided into two groups: one received the intervention, which included point-of-care tests and a diagnostic algorithm, while the other received standard care.
- Results showed that the intervention significantly lowered antibiotic prescriptions (33.2% vs. 58.1%) and improved adherence to treatment, with all patients recovering by Day 7 regardless of the care received.
Background: CT-derived measures of body composition have been shown to have prognostic value in patients with cancer. However, few studies have compared these observations across tumor types and stages of disease. The aim of the present study was to compare body composition measures between two types of cancers, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective communication and rapport building with athletes are key tenets of coaching. As the majority of empirical evidence to date has adopted an androcentric view of strength and conditioning, a potential knowledge gap exists regarding sex-related differences in physical preparation and coaching approaches. Therefore, this study explored the attitudes, beliefs and practices of strength and conditioning coaches ( = 8; M/F, 6/2) in elite level (international) women's rugby union using semi-structured interviews (mean ±standard deviation duration 59 ± 15 min).
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