Lenus: Research Repository

Ireland's central source for Open Access health research:


Lenus contains the research output of Health Service Executive (HSE) and over 130 other organisations in Ireland. Anyone who has conducted health related research in an institution or health organisation in Ireland, can upload their published research to Lenus by clicking ‘Submit Research’.

 

HSE Open Access Research Awards 2025

The 12th annual HSE Open Access Research Awards are now open for entries.

The awards are judged across the following categories:

 

Acute Care and Hospitals

Community and Social Care

Mental Health and Disabilities

Integrated Services

 

Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges with research experience. There will be a prize for each category, and an overall winner will also be selected, representing the best of all submissions received. 

 

A special Innovation prize will be awarded to recognise outstanding recent developments in practice or service delivery.

 

Winners will receive a custom piece of glassware celebrating their achievement.   

 

Criteria for Entry 

 

  • The research must have been published within the two years (24 months) prior to the closing date

 

  • The research must be available in full text in an Open Access forum (and added to the Lenus repository as a condition of entry)

 

  • At least one author must be working for or on behalf of the Irish health services

 

Entries close on Friday October 24th 2025 and the winners will be announced in early December. For more information, email lenus@hse.ie. 

  

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Featured Items

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An Evaluation of the Impact of a Multicomponent Stop Smoking Intervention in an Irish Prison.

Bowe, Andrea; Marron, Louise; Devlin, John; Kavanagh, Paul

The disproportionately high prevalence of tobacco use among prisoners remains an important public health issue. While Ireland has well-established legislative bans on smoking in public places, these do not apply in prisons. This study evaluates a multi-component tobacco control intervention in a medium security prison for adult males in Ireland. A stop-smoking intervention, targeting staff and prisoners, was designed, implemented, and evaluated with a before-and-after study. Analysis was conducted using McNemar's test for paired binary data, Wilcoxon signed rank test for ordinal data, and paired T-tests for continuous normal data. Pre-intervention, 44.3% (n = 58) of the study population were current smokers, consisting of 60.7% of prisoners (n = 51) and 15.9% of staff (n = 7). Post-intervention, 45.1% of prisoners (n = 23/51) and 100% of staff (n = 7/7) who identified as current smokers pre-intervention reported abstinence from smoking. Among non-smokers, the proportion reporting being exposed to someone else's cigarette smoke while being a resident or working in the unit decreased from 69.4% (n = 50/72) pre-intervention to 27.8% (n = 20/72) post-intervention (p < 0.001). This multicomponent intervention resulted in high abstinence rates, had high acceptability among both staff and prisoners, and was associated with wider health benefits across the prison setting.

2021-11-15

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Applying a new approach to the governance of healthcare quality at board level

Martin, Jennifer; Khurshid, Zuneera; Moore, Gemma; Carton, Michael; Fitzsimons, John J.; Henry, Colm; Flynn, Maureen A.; Health Service Executive

2023-03-14

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Outpatient elective induction of labour at 39 weeks' gestation (HOME INDUCTION): an open-label, randomised, controlled, phase III, non-inferiority trial.

Nicholson, Sarah; Flood, Karen; Dicker, Patrick; Molphy, Zara E; Smith, Orla T; Oprescu, Corina I; Wall, Eimear M; El Nimr, Sara N; Shanahan, Ita M; Kennedy, Bernard J; Daly, Ronan V; Gannon, Geraldine; Looi, Claudia; Fernandez, Elena; Malone, Fergal D

2024-07-17

Recent Submissions

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    Connected health in cancer survivorship: Evaluating the usability and utility of the cancer thriving and surviving programme in Ireland.
    (2025-03-21) Gitonga, Isaiah; Desmond, Deirdre; Mullen, Louise; Thomas, Dorothy; Osborne, Cathleen; O'Loughlin, Bernie; Maguire, Rebecca
    BACKGROUND: Cancer survivorship care has become increasingly complex, with a growing population of people living with and beyond the disease requiring holistic support and follow-up. Connected health (CH) offer a promising solution to enhance care delivery. AIM: This study evaluated the usability and effectiveness of CH, and motivations of participants in the Cancer Thriving and Surviving (CTS) programme in Ireland. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of persons living with and beyond cancer (PLWBC) who completed the CH-delivered CTS was conducted between December 2022 and April 2023. Closed and open-ended questions captured participants experiences and motivations. Telehealth Usability Questionnaire (TUQ) assessed the CH usability. Qualitative content analysis examined recurring themes in participant responses. RESULTS: Forty-four participants who engaged in CTS completed the survey. Participants were predominantly female (88%), diagnosed with breast cancer (76%), and had third-level education or higher (86%). Slightly over one third (36%) were in full time employment. Motivations for engaging in CTS included seeking peer support, psychosocial assistance, and practical self-management tools. Most respondents agreed that the programme improved their psychological wellbeing (90%), quality of life (76%) and helped them take more control of their health (83%). TUQ scores indicated high usability of the CH systems. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that the CH-delivered CTS programme effectively benefits PLWBC, improving psychological well-being and quality of life. The high CH system usability and positive user experiences highlight its potential to complement in-person care, supporting the continued development and evaluation of CH systems to enhance cancer survivorship, particularly within Irish digital health initiatives.
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