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Josephine Hegarty
Researcher at University College Cork
Publications - 115
Citations - 1748
Josephine Hegarty is an academic researcher from University College Cork. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 100 publications receiving 1274 citations. Previous affiliations of Josephine Hegarty include Fairfield University & National University of Ireland.
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Evidence-based practice education for healthcare professions: an expert view.
Elaine Lehane,Patricia Leahy-Warren,Clíona O'Riordan,Eileen Savage,Jonathan Drennan,Colm M. P. O’Tuathaigh,Michael O'Connor,Mark Corrigan,Francis M Burke,Martina Hayes,Helen Lynch,Laura J. Sahm,Elizabeth Heffernan,Elizabeth O'Keeffe,Catherine Blake,Frances Horgan,Josephine Hegarty +16 more
TL;DR: Effectively embedding EBP throughout curricula requires further development, with a ‘real-world’ pragmatic approach that engenders dialogue and engagement with all stakeholders required.
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Understanding sexuality in women with gynaecological cancer.
Vicki Cleary,Josephine Hegarty +1 more
TL;DR: It is found that sexuality is a multidimensional construct and must be assessed in this way and the neo theoretical framework of sexuality provides a holistic view towards sexuality which is lacking in the literature surrounding sexuality in the female cancer care context.
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Interventions to Promote Early Discharge and Avoid Inappropriate Hospital (Re)Admission: A Systematic Review.
Alice Coffey,Patricia Leahy-Warren,Eileen Savage,Josephine Hegarty,Nicola Cornally,Mary Rose Day,Laura J. Sahm,Kieran O'Connor,Jane O'Doherty,Aaron Liew,Duygu Sezgin,Rónán O'Caoimh +11 more
TL;DR: The most effective interventions to avoid inappropriate re-admission to hospital and promote early discharge included integrated systems between hospital and the community care, multidisciplinary service provision, individualization of services, discharge planning initiated in hospital and specialist follow-up.
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The undergraduate education of nurses: looking to the future.
TL;DR: Possible future societal and healthcare changes and how these may impact the preparation of future graduates in general nursing are considered.
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Women’s help seeking behaviour for self discovered breast cancer symptoms
TL;DR: It is highlighted that despite continued emphasis on early help seeking for breast cancer symptoms, delay is still prevalent amongst women, which reiterates the need for continued focus on the message of early detection for Breast cancer symptoms.