Papers by Kathleen Neenan
Spirituality in Healthcare: Perspectives for Innovative Practice
Mindfulness practises are useful in allowing us a way to connect with ourselves, while developing... more Mindfulness practises are useful in allowing us a way to connect with ourselves, while developing an awareness of our physical self which can be a useful way of telling us what is going on in our life. Mindfulness can also enable us to be more connected with people around us and the environment in which we find ourselves.
JBI Evidence Synthesis
OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the prevalence of tobacco smok... more OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the prevalence of tobacco smoking in European migrants residing in EU 15 countries. INTRODUCTION Most of the migration within the World Health Organization European Region is intracontinental. The prevalence of smoking varies greatly across the European Region. Migrants may choose to adopt the smoking behaviors of their host countries or retain the smoking behaviors of their countries of origin. Several studies have identified the high prevalence of smoking of some migrant groups in comparison to their host countries, but no systematic reviews have been completed on intracontinental migrants within the European Region. INCLUSION CRITERIA Epidemiological studies, which include data on the prevalence of tobacco smoking in European migrants aged ≥ 15 years of age living in the following EU 15 countries host countries for ≥ 1 year: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ASSIA and Web of Science will be searched to identify published studies. General gray literature (e.g. Open Grey) as well as gray literature for migrants (Migrant Health Research Portal) and tobacco will be searched. The JBI methodology for systematic reviews of prevalence will be used in this review. Data synthesis will use meta-analysis where appropriate and narrative synthesis.
Journal of advanced nursing, Jan 16, 2014
To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to support caregivers of people with selected chro... more To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to support caregivers of people with selected chronic conditions. Informal caregivers provide millions of care hours each week contributing to significant healthcare savings. Despite much research evaluating a range of interventions for caregivers, their impact remains unclear. A systematic review of systematic reviews of interventions to support caregivers of people with selected chronic conditions. The electronic databases of PubMed, CINAHL, British Nursing Index, PsycINFO, Social Science Index (January 1990-May 2014) and The Cochrane Library (Issue 6, June 2014), were searched using Medical Subject Heading and index term combinations of the keywords caregiver, systematic review, intervention and named chronic conditions. Papers were included if they reported a systematic review of interventions for caregivers of people with chronic conditions. The methodological quality of the included reviews was independently assessed by two review...
Nurse Education in Practice, 2009
Mental health nursing has traditionally attracted a high level of mature applicants and this tren... more Mental health nursing has traditionally attracted a high level of mature applicants and this trend has not altered since the introduction of the Bachelor in Science in Nursing programme. The literature suggests that for many mature students, entering into nurse education is the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition. However, in reality they face many challenges not always shared by their younger classmates. The aim of this paper is to explore the clinical experiences of mature students in the field of mental health nursing. A qualitative descriptive method was utilised to guide the research with a focus group being the method of data collection. Current mental health mature nursing students in one urban university were invited to participate. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that overall the students in this study found their clinical experiences invaluable. However, sometimes mature students were given roles and responsibilities beyond their scope of practice because of their age and apparent experience. This often conflicted with their supernumerary status and compounded the differences between them and their traditional counterparts. This was not perceived as negative by the students themselves as it contributed to a wider range of learning experiences.
Nurse education today, 2009
In recent years mature students have been encouraged into nurse education for the valuable qualit... more In recent years mature students have been encouraged into nurse education for the valuable qualities they are known to possess, along with their ability to assist in providing a sustainable solution to the current health care crisis. Unfortunately corresponding resources and ...
This paper reports on the development of a Spirituality Interest Group (SIG). A survey was distri... more This paper reports on the development of a Spirituality Interest Group (SIG). A survey was distributed in 2014 the group itself to determine the suitably of the aims and terms of reference. Responses (n=17,60%) revealed 100% agreement with these. There was more uncertainty with long-term goals, although the majority agreed that there ought to be 1-2 cohesive research projects emerging (89%, n=15) and that the group should contribute to national health policy (87%,n=13). Understandings of spirituality were agreed. SIG is situated wthin End of Life and Palliative Care research theme at the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Membership has grown from 17 in 2013 to 36 in 2015 and is both interdisciplinary and international. SIG has hosted eight meetings, two visiting professors visits, 15 presentations, six public lectures and the first spirituality in healthcare conference in the Republic of Irealand (ROI). The group has progressed from strength to strength and the public lectures hosted...
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for educating and psychosocially ... more Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for educating and psychosocially supporting informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses.
Journal of nursing management, 2018
Uploads
Papers by Kathleen Neenan