Research Publications

A list of all my publications that I've (co-)authored is below. You can visit my Google Scholar Profile as well if you need more information, or get in touch if you prefer.

To summarise, my main areas of research were user-centred/inclusive design and health services research. My contributions were usually, but not exclusively, on the IT side - designing and building the software and generating the data for analysis.

• Addressing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients: development and pilot study of an intervention in primary care (the OPTI-SCRIPT study) B Clyne, MC Bradley, CM Hughes, D Clear, R McDonnell, D Williams,  et. al BMC health services research 13 (1), 307
• Designing a touch screen communication device to support social interaction amongst older adults J Doyle, Z Skrba, R McDonnell, B Arent. Proceedings of HCI 2010 24, 177-185
• Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care P Redmond, TC Grimes, R McDonnell, F Boland, C Hughes, T Fahey. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• Effectiveness of medicines review with web-based pharmaceutical treatment algorithms in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people in primary care: a …B Clyne, MC Bradley, SM Smith, CM Hughes, N Motterlini, D Clear, ... Trials 14 (1), 72
• GPs’ and community pharmacists’ opinions on medication management at transitions of care in Ireland P Redmond, H Carroll, T Grimes, R Galvin, R McDonnell, F Boland, ... Family Practice 33 (2), 172-178
• Tackling transitions in patient care: the process of medication reconciliation P Redmond, T Grimes, R McDonnell, F Boland, C Hughes, T Fahey Family practice 30 (5), 483-484
• Interventions for improving medication reconciliation across transitions of care P Redmond, TC Grimes, R McDonnell, F Boland, C Hughes, T Fahey Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 10
• Prevalence of prescribing in pregnancy using the Irish primary care research network: a pilot study P Dillon, KK O’Brien, R McDonnell, E Donnelly-Swift, R Galvin, A Roche, ...BMC pregnancy and childbirth 15 (1), 1-9
• Smoking, attitudes to smoking and provision of smoking cessation advice in two teaching hospitals in Ireland: do smoke-free policies matter? A Ohakim, L Mellon, B Jafar, C O'Byrne, NG McElvaney, L Cormican, ...Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 3 (1), 142-153
• Determining rates of smoking cessation advice delivered during hospitalisation and smoking cessation rates 3 months post discharge: a two-hospital survey L Mellon, NG McElvaney, L Cormican, A Hickey, R Conroy, L Ekpotu, ...Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 4 (1), 124-137
• Unintended discontinuation of medication following hospitalisation: a retrospective cohort study P Redmond, R McDowell, TC Grimes, F Boland, R McDonnell, C Hughes, ...BMJ open 9 (6), e024747
• Utility of electronic international register of clinical prediction rules relevant to primary care A Zarabzadeh, R McDonnell, SP Berrios, J Dempsey, E Harrington, ... 2016 IEEE 29th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems …
• A multistep maturity model for the implementation of electronic and computable diagnostic clinical prediction rules (eCPRs) D Corrigan, R McDonnell, A Zarabzadeh, T Fahey eGEMs 3 (2)
• Quantifying patient preferences for symptomatic breast clinic referral: a decision analysis study A Quinlan, KK O’Brien, R Galvin, C Hardy, R McDonnell, D Joyce, ...BMJ open 8 (5)
• Development and implementation of a ‘mental health finder’software tool within an electronic medical record system D Swan, A Hannigan, S Higgins, R McDonnell, D Meagher, W Cullen Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-) 186 (1), 191-200
• Identifying requirements and features for communications systems between older people in care settings R McDonnell, J Grimson 2010 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems …
• mHealth translation framework: Behavioral design and development to improve self-management in chronic health conditions J Dinsmore, R McDonnell mHealth Multidisciplinary Verticals, 203-220
• Is Hospitalisation Associated with the Unintentional Discontinuation of Appropriate Long-Term Medication in the GP Prescribing Record Post Discharge? P Redmond, R McDowell, T Grimes, F Boland, A Zarabzadeh, ...PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY 25, 265-266
• Patient preferences for breast cancer referral: development and pilot study E Aherne, K O'Brien, A Walsh, R McDonnell, R Galvin, T Fahey BMC proceedings 9 (S7), A26
• The delivery of smoking cessation advice to hospitalised smokers: A two-hospital survey: P857 L Mellon, N Mcelvaney, L Cormican, A Hickey, H Mcgee, R Conroy, ...European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 22
• Development and implementation of a reporting function within electronic medical records D Swan, A Hannigan, S Higgins, R McDonnell, D Meagher, W Cullen
• The Delivery of Smoking Cessation Advice to Hospitalised Smokers: A Two-Hospital Survey L Mellon, NG McElvaney, L Cormican, R Conroy, A Hickey, H McGee, ...IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 183, S510-S510
• Keeping Connected in Care: Development of Technology to Stimulate Social Interaction Among Older People in Care Facilities R McDonnell Trinity College Dublin
• Identifying requirements for communication systems infielder care settings R McDonnell, J Grimson
• Optimizing Prescribing for Older People in Primary Care, a cluster randomized controlled trial: OPTI-SCRIPT study protocol B Clyne, M Bradley, S Smith, C Hughes, N Motterlini, D Clear, ...