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Dr Kathryn Lambe

BA, PG Cert, PhD

 
researcher
 

Biography

Kathryn is a graduate of the School of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Irish Centre for Patient Safety and Simulation, NUI Galway, researching hand hygiene practices in intensive care units. Her PhD research, funded by the Irish Research Council, examined cognitive interventions for medical diagnostic reasoning based on the dual-process model. Kathryn holds a BA and PhD in Psychology and a Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics.  Kathryn has broad interests within health psychology, including medical decision-making and education, systems approaches to patient safety, statistical literacy, mental health, and psycho-oncology.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2016) 'Dual-process cognitive interventions to enhance diagnostic reasoning: a systematic review'
Lambe, KA; O'Reilly, G; Kelly, BD; Curristan, S (2016) 'Dual-process cognitive interventions to enhance diagnostic reasoning: a systematic review'. Bmj Quality & Safety, 25 :808-820 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for alcohol use disorder: A pilot randomized control trial'
Farren, C.K., Milnes, J., Lambe, K. & Ahern, S. (2015) 'Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for alcohol use disorder: A pilot randomized control trial'. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine, 32 (3):237-246 [Details]
(2015) 'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Affective Disorder: A Pilot Matched Control Trial'
Thekiso, TB;Murphy, P;Milnes, J;Lambe, K;Curtin, A;Farren, CK (2015) 'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Affective Disorder: A Pilot Matched Control Trial'. Behavior Therapy, 46 :717-728 [Details]
(2014) 'Predictors of fatigue in cancer patients before and after chemotherapy'
Pertl, MM;Hevey, D;Collier, S;Lambe, K;O'Dwyer, AM (2014) 'Predictors of fatigue in cancer patients before and after chemotherapy'. Health Psychology, 19 :699-710 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2016) Diagnostic Error in Medicine 1st European Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Lambe, K.A., O’Reilly, G., Kelly, B.D., & Curristan, S. (2016) June). Guided reflection interventions for diagnostic accuracy: A systematic review and meta-analysis Diagnostic Error in Medicine 1st European Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands [Details]