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Mark O'Donovan
Researcher at National University of Ireland, Galway
Publications - 26
Citations - 594
Mark O'Donovan is an academic researcher from National University of Ireland, Galway. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Emergency department. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 18 publications receiving 192 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark O'Donovan include National University of Ireland & University College Cork.
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Prevalence of frailty in 62 countries across the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level studies
Rónán O'Caoimh,Rónán O'Caoimh,Duygu Sezgin,Mark O'Donovan,D. William Molloy,Andrew Clegg,Kenneth Rockwood,Aaron Liew +7 more
TL;DR: Data was heterogenous and limited, particularly from nationally representative studies making the interpretation of differences by geographic region challenging, and common methodological approaches are required to improve the accuracy of population-level prevalence estimates.
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Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Nursing Home Restrictions on Visitors of Residents With Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study as Part of the Engaging Remotely in Care (ERiC) Project.
Rónán O'Caoimh,Mark O'Donovan,Margaret P. Monahan,Caroline O'Connor,Catherine Buckley,Caroline Kilty,Serena Fitzgerald,Irene Hartigan,Nicola Cornally +8 more
TL;DR: This survey suggests that many RCF visitors experienced low psychosocial and emotional well-being during the COVID-19 lockdown, particularly on visitors of residents with CI and how RCFs and their staff can support visitors to mitigate these.
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Defining frailty for healthcare practice and research: A qualitative systematic review with thematic analysis
TL;DR: Several themes were found that defined frailty, focusing predominantly on operational definitions and frailty as a physical syndrome.
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Pre-frailty as a multi-dimensional construct: A systematic review of definitions in the scientific literature.
TL;DR: A comprehensive definition is proposed suggesting that pre-frailty is a multi-dimensional concept, an early and reversible risk-state before frailty that can lead to negative healthcare outcomes, which is defined operationally by existing frailty screening and assessment tools.
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Non-pharmacological treatments for sleep disturbance in mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of data from randomised controlled trials showed a statistically significant improvement in sleep efficiency between interventions and controls, favouring the pooled interventions (bright light, multi-domain and other therapies).