Department of Sports & Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Impact of a physician-led exercise programme on quality of life, muscle mass and clinical response in inflammatory bowel disease patients during induction with disease-modifying therapy: a study protocol
(BMJ, 2022-07-26)Introduction Biologic and small-molecule therapies have revolutionised the treatment of moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A significant proportion of patients experience early or delayed treatment failure. ... -
A standardised core outcome set for measurement and reporting sedentary behaviour interventional research: the CROSBI Consensus Study
(MDPI, 2022-08-05): Heterogeneity of descriptors and outcomes measured and reported in sedentary behaviour (SB) research hinder the meta-analysis of data and accumulation of evidence. The objective of the Core Research Outcomes for Sedentary ... -
Development of the health promoting sports club - national audit tool
(Oxford University Press, 2022-09)Background Sports clubs have requested support from national governing authorities to invest in health promotion (HP), by developing policies, guidelines and dedicated funding. This article outlines the development of a ... -
The psychology of musculoskeletal injury in elite and sub-elite Gaelic footballers
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021-01)Background: Gaelic football participation is associated with an inherent risk of musculoskeletal injury eliciting physical and psychological consequences. However, there is a current dearth of awareness of the psychology ... -
Evaluating the role of specialists FMS instruction to support Irish school children's fundamental movement skill development
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-07)Background: Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are an important precursor to enjoyment of, and regular engagement in lifelong physical activity (PA). These skills ideally should be learned between the ages of 3- and 8-years ... -
Dietary practices, beliefs and behaviours of adults with inflammatory bowel disease in Ireland: a cross sectional study.
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-01)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprised of Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is characterised by chronic relapsing inflammation, which typically results in gastrointestinal discomfort (1) . Many ... -
High intensity interval training practices in competitive field-based invasion team sports
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-01)High intensity interval training (HIIT) can be defined as alternating bouts of short duration exercise (e.g., 5s to 10 minutes) at near/maximal intensities separated by complete rest or low intensity activity allowing ... -
SingStrong - a singing and breathing retraining intervention for respiratory and other common systems of long COVID: a pilot study
(Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, 2022-03-09)Background: Management of Long COVID (LC) is hugely challenging for clinicians. This pilot study evaluated a breathing retraining and singing programme (SingStrong for LC) to address common LC symptoms. The study hypothesized ... -
Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer
(Elsevier, 2022-01-13)Most individuals living with and beyond cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve the health benefits associated with regular physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to describe the study protocol for a ... -
The effects of resisted sprint training on sprint performance in field-based invasion team sport athletes: a systematic review & meta-analysis
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Speed is an essential performance attribute for field-based invasion team sport (FITS) players. Traditional training methods used to enhance sprint performance (SP) such as resistance training, typically aim to improve ... -
A systematic review of parent's knowledge of, and compliance with, recommendations for vitamin D supplementation in young Irish children
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Almost 5 to 13 of young children aged 1-5- year-old have vitamin D deficiency. [1,2] • Vitamin D deficiency in young children is associated with impaired bone growth, and the skeletal disorder rickets in severe vitamin ... -
Investigating the effects of dance exercise intervention on the health of people with dementia
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Different methods of exercise can be used as a form of treatment for dementia such as dance exercise interventions (Ho et al. 2018). The study aims to develop a communitybased dance exercise intervention that is patient ... -
Analytics can be used to predict fatigue and improve athletes' performance in various sports
(2022)In sports analytics, statistics are plugged into a mathematical model to predict the outcome of a given play or game. Coaches use it to optimize plays during games,while front offices can use it to decide which players ... -
Physical activity and dietary behaviour among adolescents who have completed active cancer treatment – a study protocol for a qualitative investigation
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Introduction: Approximately 200 Irish adolescents receive a cancer diagnosis each year (1). Cancer treatment during youth can be associated with significant toxicity resulting in cancer-related fatigue, musculoskeletal ... -
The impact of sporting role model's on female youth sport participation
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)A systematic literature review of sporting role model (SRM) led interventions. -
Speed qualities and methodological considerations in Gaelic games: a systematic scoping review
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)In recent years, there has been a marked increase in research examining speed qualities in Gaelic Games; ladies and mens Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. The distribution of speed qualities examined across Gaelic ... -
Menstrual dysfunction in athletes: a systematic literature review
(Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Menstrual dysfunction (MD) is typically presented as one or more of abnormalities associated with the cycle regularity, duration, flow and pain1 MD in athletes is largely a physiological manifestation of low energy ... -
Relationships between strength, jump and kinematic variables during resisted sled sprinting
(TUS Midlands Midwest, 2022)Resisted sprint training revealed positive and negative effects on sprint performance across multiple loading conditions [1, 2]. This variation to performance may be due to that some of the heavier players may not be ... -
Simultaneous validation of count-to-activity thresholds for five commonly used activity monitors in adolescent research: a step towards data harmonization
(Human Kinetics, 2021-11-16)Background: Multiple activity monitors are utilized for the estimation of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity in youth. Due to differing methodological approaches, results are not comparable when developing ... -
Post-exercise cold water immersion does not improve subsequent 4-km cycling time-trial compared with passive and active recovery in normothermia.
(Frontiers Media, 2021-10-25)Background: We investigated whether a brief cold water immersion between two cycling time trials (TT) improves the performance of the latter compared with passive and active recovery in normothermic conditions ...
