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INDIVIDUAL QUALITY OF LIFE: CAN IT BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY PSYCHOLOGICAL OR SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING? by RING, L., HÖFER, S., MCGEE, H., HICKEY, A., O'BOYLE, C. A.

“…There is ongoing discussion in the scientific literature about the need for a more theoretical foundation to underpin quality of life (QoL) measurement. This…”
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A new short form individual quality of life measure (SEIQoL-DW): application in a cohort of individuals with HIV/AIDS by Hickey, Anne M, Bury, Gerard, O'Boyle, Ciaran A, Bradley, Fiona, O'Kelly, Fergus D, Shannon, William

“…Quality of life is an increasingly important outcome measure in medicine and health care. Many measures of quality of life present patients with predetermined…”
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A Theory-Based Method for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life: The SEIQoL by Joyce, C R B, Hickey, A, McGee, H M, O'Boyle, C A

“…Few reports about methods of evaluating quality of life (QoL) among the thousands published since medical interest in the subject slowly began nearly 40 years…”
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Quality-of-Life Measurement in Advanced Cancer: Assessing the Individual by WALDRON, D, O'BOYLE, C. A, KEARNEY, M, MORIARTY, M, CARNEY, D

“…Despite the increasing importance of assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer, relatively little is known about individual patient's…”
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Individual quality of life in patients undergoing hip replacement by O'Boyle, C A, McGee, H, Hickey, A, O'Malley, K, Joyce, C R

“…Quality of life (QoL) assessment is becoming increasingly important for measuring the impact of illnesses, diseases, and their treatment and for deciding…”
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BEHAVIOUR DISTURBANCE AND OTHER PREDICTORS OF CARER BURDEN IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE by COEN, ROBERT F., SWANWICK, GREGORY R. J., O'BOYLE, CIARAN A., COAKLEY, DAVIS

“…Objective. To investigate predictors of carer burden in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Design. Two cohorts were formed, one comprising AD patients, the other…”
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Individual Quality of Life in the Healthy Elderly by Browne, J P, O'Boyle, C A, McGee, H M, Joyce, C R, McDonald, N J, O'Malley, K, Hiltbrunner, B

“…Quality of life research with the elderly has usually focused on the impact of decline in function, and used a pre-determined model of quality of life in old…”
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Assessment of quality of life in surgery by O'Boyle, C A

“…The concept of patients' quality of life is assuming increasing importance in modern medicine and surgery. Interventions are increasingly being assessed in…”
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Outpatient clinic waiting times and non-attendance as indicators of quality by McCarthy, K., McGee, H. M., O'Boyle, C. A.

“…This paper examined outpatient waiting times, their association with perceptions of service quality and whether concern about waiting times influences…”
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Assessing the quality of life of the individual: the SEIQoL with a healthy and a gastroenterology unit population by McGee, H M, O'Boyle, C A, Hickey, A, O'Malley, K, Joyce, C R

“…Current methods of measuring quality of life (QoL) impose an external value system on individuals, rather than allowing them to describe their lives in terms…”
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Online patient safety education programme for junior doctors: is it worthwhile? by McCarthy, S. E., O’Boyle, C. A., O’Shaughnessy, A., Walsh, G.

“…Background Increasing demand exists for blended approaches to the development of professionalism. Trainees of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland…”
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Propofol sedation for outpatient upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: comparison with midazolam by Patterson, K W, Casey, P B, Murray, J P, O'Boyle, C A, Cunningham, A J

“…The objectives of this study were to assess midazolam and propofol as sedative agents for outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopy, with particular reference to…”
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Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion of Morphine vs. Hydromorphone: A Controlled Trial by Miller, Mary G., McCarthy, Noel, O'Boyle, Ciarán A., Kearney, Michael

“…Seventy-four patients were included in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial comparing the analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of hydromorphone and…”
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Understanding adherence to hand hygiene recommendations: The theory of planned behavior by O'Boyle, Carol A., Henly, Susan J., Larson, Elaine

“…Background: Most health care workers (HCWs) are aware of the rationale for hand hygiene procedures, yet failure to adhere to guidelines is common. Little is…”
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Dementia carer education and patient behaviour disturbance by Coen, Robert F., O'Boyle, Ciaran A., Coakley, D., Lawlor, Brian A.

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of a dementia Carer Education Programme on carer quality of life (QoL), burden, and well‐being. Design Single group…”
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Measuring the quality of later life by O'boyle, Ciaran A.

“…This paper examines quality of life as a scientific construct with a wide range of applications. The assessment of patients' quality of life is assuming…”
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General practitioner and public health nurse views of nutritional risk factors in the elderly by Browne, J P, O'Doherty, V A, McGee, H M, McLaughlin, B, O'Boyle, C A, Fuller, R

“…A number of risk factors for malnutrition in the elderly have been identified, but their relative importance has yet to be established. General practitioners…”
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Sedation in outpatient oral surgery. Comparison of temazepam by mouth and diazepam i.v by O'Boyle, C A, Harris, D, Barry, H

“…In a randomized double-blind, parallel groups study, 39 patients undergoing surgical removal of impacted third molar teeth received either temazepam 40 mg by…”
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Quality of life issues in palliative medicine by O'Boyle, C A, Waldron, D

“…The assessment of patient's quality of life is assuming increasing importance in medicine and health care. Illnesses, diseases and their treatments can have…”
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Development of a Direct Weighting Procedure for Quality of Life Domains by BROWNE, J.P, O'BOYLE, C.A, MCGEE, H.M, MCDONALD, N.J, JOYCE, C.R.B

“…The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life allows individuals to nominate the domains they consider most important to their quality of life…”
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