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Lessons Learned in the Early Adoption of FaME Across Ireland: A Convergent Mixed‐Methods Implementation Study (FaME Ireland)

BACKGROUND: Falls are the most common cause of hospitalisation amongst older adults in Ireland. Structured exercise programmes are recommended to manage falls, and the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme has been shown to reduce falls and improve physical function. However...

“They’re intertwined really… they make each other worse”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of living with epilepsy in the context of homelessness

People experiencing homelessness, or "unhoused people", are eight times more likely to have a diagnosis of epilepsy compared to the general population. However, little is known about how epilepsy is experienced and understood within the context of homelessness. This study used In...

Informing Data-Based Suicide Prevention – Evaluation of the Real-Time Suicide Observatory in Cork and Kerry

The Suicide Observatory in Cork and Kerry was established to address the urgent need for real-time suicide data in Ireland to enable timely suicide prevention. This study aimed to assess the performance and efficiency of the Suicide Observatory to inform decisions about its upsca...

International Comparison of Ambulance Time Intervals for Suspected Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Across 7 Emergency Medical Services Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

BACKGROUND: International reports highlight the COVID-19 pandemic's wide-ranging impacts on time-sensitive conditions, including stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA). Comparing ambulance time intervals globally offers insights into COVID-19's effects on different health care sy...

Older adults and families/caregivers' experiences of access and use of emergency medical services (EMS): a study protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis

Older adults account for one of the largest users of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and require specialised care and tailored interventions during this time. The experiences of older adults and those important to them is crucial to ensure an age-friendly EMS. This review aims t...