Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications In Press

• Bartlett, Y.K. Mc Sharry, J. et al., (in press). Understanding acceptability in the context of text messages to encourage medication adherence in people with type 2 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research.
• Groake et al. (in press) Examining the Impact of a Mobile Health Behavior Change Intervention with a brief in-person component for Cancer Survivors with Overweight/Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
• Kerins, C., Kelly, C., Reardon, C.M., Houghton, C., Toomey, E., Hayes, C.B., Geary, F., Perry, I.J., Mc Sharry, J., Mc Hugh, S. (in press). Factors influencing fidelity to a calorie posting policy in public hospitals: a mixed methods study. Frontiers in Public Health. 
• Koh, W.Q., Toomey, E., Casey, D. (2021) ‘Exploring barriers and facilitators to the implementation of pet robots for people with dementia in nursing homes: A qualitative research protocol’, in press in International Journal of Qualitative Methods 
• Healy, D., Mc Sharry, J. et al. (in press). Older adults’ experiences and perceptions of immersive virtual reality: a protocol for a systematic review and thematic synthesis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
• McAuliffe, H., Mc Sharry, J., Dunne, D., Byrne, M., & Meade, O. (in press). Identifying the active ingredients of cardiac rehabilitation: A behaviour change technique and qualitative analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology.
• McGrath, N., O’Neill, K., McHugh, S., Toomey, E. and Kearney, P.M. ‘Epidemiology of undiagnosed depression in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus; a comparative analysis of Ireland, England and the USA’, in press in BMJ Open 
• Schmitt, A., Mc Sharry, J., Speight, J., Holmes-Truscott, E., Hendrieckx, C., Skinner, T., ... & Byrne, M. (in press). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults with type 1 diabetes: Associations with self-care behaviour, glycaemia and incident complications over four years–Results from Diabetes MILES–Australia. Journal of Affective Disorders.
• Warner, N., Z., Matthews, S., Groarke, A. & Mc Sharry, J. (in press). A Systematic Review of Psycho-Social Interventions for Individuals with a BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variant. Journal of Genetic Counselling.

Peer Reviewed Publications 2021

• Bartlett, Y. K., Kenning, C., Crosland, J., Newhouse, N., Miles, L. M., Williams, V., Mc Sharry, J. ... & French, D. P. (2021). Understanding acceptability in the context of text messages to encourage medication adherence in people with type 2 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1-12. 

• Byrne, M., & Revenson, T. A. (2021). Introduction to the Special Section: The Role of Behavioral Medicine in Improving Outcomes for People With Type 2 Diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Aug 24:kaab076. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaab076. Epub ahead of print.

• Cooney, E., O'Riordan, D., & McSharry, J. (2021). Pharmacists’ perceived role in supporting diabetes education and self-management in Ireland: a qualitative study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]. HRB Open Research, 4(20), 20. 

• Durand, H., Bacon, S. L., Byrne, M., Farrell, K., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., McSharry, J., Meade, O., & Mooney, R. (2021). Adherence to physical distancing guidance in Ireland: a nationally representative analysis from the International COVID-19 Awareness and Responses Evaluation (iCARE) study. HRB Open Research, 4(36), 36.
• Durand, H., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Byrne, M., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., & Molloy, G. J. (2021). Content analysis of behaviour change techniques in government physical distancing communications for the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. HRB Open Research, 4(78), 78. 
• Farrell, K., Durand, H., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Kenny, E., Noone, C., O'Connor, L. L., Lavoie, K. L., Byrne, M., & Mooney, R. (2021). Exploring barriers and facilitators of physical distancing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study. HRB Open Research, 4(50), 50.
• Groarke, J. M., Richmond, J., Mc Sharry, J., Groarke, A., Harney, O. M., Kelly, M. G., & Walsh, J. C. (2021). Acceptability of a Mobile Health Behavior Change Intervention for Cancer Survivors With Obesity or Overweight: Nested Mixed Methods Study Within a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(2), e18288.
• Healy, D., Flynn, A., Conlan, O., McSharry, J., & Walsh, J. (2021). Older Adults’ Experiences and Perceptions of Immersive Virtual Reality: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 16094069211009682. 
• Heffernan, E., Mc Sharry, J., Murphy, A., Barry, T., Deasy, C., Menzies, D., & Masterson, S. (2021). Community first response and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a qualitative study of the views and experiences of international experts. BMJ Open, 11(3), e042307.
• Houghton C., McCarthy M., Gillies K., Rousseau N., Wade J., Gamble C., Toomey E., Matvienko-Sikar K., Sydes M., Dowling M., Bryant V. and Biesty L. (2021) ‘A study protocol of qualitative data sharing practices in clinical trials in the UK and Ireland: towards the production of good practice guidance [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. HRB Open Res 2021, 4:47 (https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13269.1)
• Keegan, D., Heffernan, E., McSharry, J., Barry, T., & Masterson, S. (2021). Identifying priorities for the collection and use of data related to community first response and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: protocol for a nominal group technique study. HRB Open Research, 4(81), 81. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] 
• Kenny, E., McEvoy, J. W., McSharry, J., Collins, L. M., Taylor, R. S., & Byrne, M. (2021). Are behaviour change techniques and intervention features associated with effectiveness of digital cardiac rehabilitation programmes? A systematic review protocol. HRB Open Research, 4(88), 88. 
• Kenny, E., O’Malley, R., Roche, K., Morrissey, E., Dinneen, S. F., Byrne, M., & Casey, B. (2021). Diabetes distress instruments in adults with Type 1 diabetes: A systematic review using the COSMIN (COnsensus‐based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) checklist. Diabetic Medicine, 38(4), e14468.
• Koh, W.Q., Felding, S.A., Budak, K.B., Toomey, E. and Casey, D. (2021) ‘Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Social Robots for Older Adults and People with Dementia: A Scoping Review’, BMC Geriatrics, 21, 351. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02277-9
• Koh, W.Q., Felding, S.A., Toomey, E. and Casey, D. (2021) ‘Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Social Robots for Older Adults and People with Dementia: A Scoping Review Protocol’, Systematic Reviews, 10 (49). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01598-5
• Lambe, K., Lydon, S., McSharry, J., Byrne, M., Squires, J., Power, M., . . . O'Connor, P. (2021). Identifying interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit through co-design with stakeholders [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. 
• Le Bonniec, A., Gourlan, M., Préau, M., & Cousson-Gélie, F. (2021). Action Control of Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation with fecal immunochemical test (FIT). International journal of behavioral medicine, 10.1007/s12529-021-09976-y. 
• McAuliffe, H., Mc Sharry, J., Dunne, D., Byrne, M., & Meade, O. (2021). Identifying the active ingredients of cardiac rehabilitation: A behaviour change technique and qualitative analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12531
• McGrath, N., McHugh, S., Racine, E., Kearney, P.M., Lynch, B. and Toomey, E. (2021) ‘Barriers and enablers to screening and diagnosing diabetes distress and depression in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus; a qualitative evidence synthesis’, Primary Care Diabetes, available online ahead of print at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2021.08.007
• Murphy, J., McSharry, J., Hynes, L., & Molloy, G. J. (2021). A Smartphone App to Support Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroids in Young Adults With Asthma: Multi-Methods Feasibility Study. JMIR Formative Research, 5(9), e28784.
• Noone, C., Warner, N., Byrne, M., Durand, H., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., McSharry, J., Meade, O., Morrissey, E. C., Molloy, G. J. & O Connor, L. (2021). A scoping review of research on the determinants of adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychology Review, doi: 10.1080/17437199.2021.1934062 
• O’Connor, R., Murphy, P.J., O’Callaghan, M.E., Smith, S, M., Glynn, L., Collins, C., O’Driscoll, R., Murphy, A.W. (2021). Development of a primary care research network focused on chronic disease: a feasibility study for both practices and research networks [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. HRB Open Research 4(89). doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13311.1 
• Presseau, J., Byrne-Davis, L. M. T., Hotham, S., Lorencatto, F., Potthoff, S., Atkinson, L., Bull, E., Dima, A. L., van Dongen, A., French, D., Hankonen, N., Hart, J., ten Hoor, G., Hudson, K., Kwasnicka, D., van Lieshout, S., McSharry, J., Olander, E. K., Powell, R., Toomey, E., & Byrne, M. (2021). Enhancing the translation of health behaviour change research into practice: A selective conceptual review of the synergy between implementation science and health psychology. Health Psychology Review, 1-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1866638
• Richmond, J. P., Kelly, M. G., Johnston, A., Murphy, P. J., & Murphy, A. W. (2021). Current management of adults receiving oral anti-cancer medications: A scoping review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 54(102015). doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.102015
• Sanchez, T. E., Byrne, M., Meaney, S., O'Donoghue, K., & Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2021). A protocol for a systematic review of behaviour change techniques used in the context of stillbirth prevention. HRB Open Research, 4(92), 92. 
• Sánchez, T. E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Linehan, L., O’Donoghue, K., Byrne, M., & Meaney, S. (2021). Facilitators and barriers to substance-free pregnancies in high-income countries: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Women and Birth.
• Schmitt, A., McSharry, J., Speight, J., Holmes-Truscott, E., Hendrieckx, C., Skinner, T., Pouwer, F., & Byrne, M. (2021). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults with type 1 diabetes: Associations with self-care behaviour, glycaemia and incident complications over four years–Results from diabetes MILES–Australia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 803-811.
• Toomey, E., Flannery, C., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Olander, E. K., Hayes, C., Heffernan, T., . . .Byrne, M., Heary, C. (2021). Exploring healthcare professionals’ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care: a qualitative interview study. Public Health Nutrition, 24(10), 2889-2899.
• Walsh, J. C., Richmond, J., Mc Sharry, J., Groarke, A., Glynn, L., Kelly, M. G., ... & Groarke, J. M. (2021). Examining the Impact of an mHealth Behavior Change Intervention With a Brief In-Person Component for Cancer Survivors With Overweight or Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(7), e24915. 
• Walsh, K. A., Timmons, S., Byrne, S., Browne, J., & Mc Sharry, J. (2021). Identifying behavior change techniques for inclusion in a complex intervention targeting antipsychotic prescribing to nursing home residents with dementia. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(2), 470-483.

Peer Reviewed Publications 2020

• Ashoor, H. M. Mc Sharry, J., Radhakrishnan, A., Wilson, R., et al. (2020), Absorptive capacity in the adoption of innovations in health care: A scoping review protocol.  JBI Evidence Synthesis.
• Byrne, M. (2020). Gaps and priorities in advancing methods for health behaviour change research. Health Psychology Review, 14(1), 165-175.       
• Byrne, M., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Lavoie, K. L., & Bacon, S. L. (2020). An international, Delphi consensus study to identify priorities for methodological research in behavioral trials in health research. Trials, 21, 1-13.
• Casey, B., Byrne, M., Casey, D., Gillespie, P., Hobbins, A., Newell, J., Morrissey, E., & Dinneen, S. F. (2020). Improving Outcomes Among Young Adults with type 1 diabetes: The D1 Now Randomised Pilot Study Protocol. Diabet Med, 37(9), 1590-1604. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14337
• Durand, H., Bacon, S. L., Byrne, M., Kenny, E., Lavoie, K. L., McGuire, B. E., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Mooney, R., & Noone, C. (2020). Identifying and addressing psychosocial determinants of adherence to physical distancing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic–project protocol. HRB Open Research, 3(58), 58.
• Hennessy, M., Byrne, M., Laws, R., & Heary, C. (2020). “They Just Need to Come Down a Little Bit to Your Level”: A Qualitative Study of Parents’ Views and Experiences of Early Life Interventions to Promote Healthy Growth and Associated Behaviours. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10), 3605.
• Kenny, E., McNamara, A., Noone, C., & Byrne, M. (2020). Barriers to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers in long‐term care facilities: A cross‐sectional analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology.
• Kenny, E., O'Malley, R., Roche, K., Morrissey, E., Dinneen, S. F., Byrne, M., & Casey, B. (2020). Diabetes distress instruments in adults with Type 1 diabetes: a systematic review using the COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) checklist. Diabetic Medicine: a Journal of the British Diabetic Association, e14468-e14468.
• Kerins, C., McHugh, S., Mc Sharry, J., Reardon, C. M., Hayes, C., Perry, I. J., ... & Kelly, C. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions from a food service industry perspective: a mixed methods systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 1-15. [IF: 5.548].
• Lambe, K., Lydon, S., Madden, C., Mc Sharry, J., Marshall, R., Boylan, R., Hehir, A., Byrne, M., Tujjar, O., & O’Connor, P. (2020). Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1-9.
• Lambe, K., Lydon, S., Mc Sharry, J., Byrne, M., Squires, J., Power, M., Domegan, C., & O'Connor, P. (2020). A toolkit for improving hand hygiene compliance in intensive care.
• Matvienko-Sikar, K., Griffin, C., Kelly, C., Heary, C., Pedersen, M. L. P., McGrath, N., Toomey, E., Harrington, J., Hennessy, M., & Queally, M. (2020). A core outcome set for trials of infant-feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity. International Journal of Obesity, 1-9.
• Matvienko-Sikar, K., Terwee, C. B., Gargon, E., Devane, D., Kearney, P. M., & Byrne, M. (2020). The value of core outcome sets in health psychology. British Journal of Health Psychology.
• Mc Sharry, J., Byrne, M., Casey, B., Dinneen, S., Fredrix, M., Hynes, L., Lake, A., & Morrissey, E. (2020). Behaviour change in diabetes: behavioural science advancements to support the use of theory. Diabetic Medicine, 37(3), 455-463.
• Meade, O., Byrne, M., Carvalho, M., Hynes, L., Mc Sharry, J., Molloy, G.J., Morrissey, M., Noone, C. & Toomey, E. (2020). The Health Behaviour Change Research Group’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychology Update, 29, 35-36.
• Morrissey, E. C., Casey, B., Dinneen, S. F., Lowry, M., & Byrne, M. (2020). Diabetes distress in adolescents and young adults living with type 1 diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 44(6), 537-540.
• Murphy, J., Mc Sharry, J., Hynes, L., Matthews, S., Van Rhoon, L., & Molloy, G. J. (2020). Prevalence and predictors of adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in young adults (15–30 years) with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Asthma, 1-23. [IF: 1.802].
• Murphy, M.E., Mc Sharry, J., Byrne, M., Boland, F., Corrigan, D., Gillespie, P., Fahey, T. & Smith, S, M. (2020). Supporting care for suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in General Practice with a clinical decision support system: A mixed methods pilot cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open, 10(2), e032594. [IF: 2.376].
• Noone, C., Mc Sharry, J., Smalle, M., Burns, A., Dwan, K., Devane, D., & Morrissey, E. C. (2020). Video calls for reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people: a rapid review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (5).
• Noone, C., Warner, N., Byrne, M., Durand, H., Lavoie, K.L., McGuire, B., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Morrissey, E., Molloy, G., O'Connor, L. & Toomey, E. (2020). Investigating and evaluating evidence of the behavioural determinants of adherence to social distancing measures – A protocol for a scoping review of COVID-19 research (version 2; peer review: 2 approved). HRB Open Research, 3(46).
• Presseau, J., Byrne-Davis, L. M., Hotham, S., Lorencatto, F., Potthoff, S., Atkinson, L., ... & Byrne, M. (2020). Enhancing the translation of health behaviour change research into practice: A selective conceptual review of the synergy between implementation science and health psychology. Health Psychology Review, 1-68.
• Shivji, N., Lymn, J., Meade, O. & Watts, K. (2021). Hearing the Unheard Voice: Puberty Experiences of Young Pakistani Men. Journal of Adolescence, 88, 36-47.
• Speck, L., Brace, N., & Byrne, M. (2020). Psychosocial Health. Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation in Practice, 193-225.
• Toomey, E., Flannery, C., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Olander, E. K., Hayes, C., Heffernan, T., Hennessy, M., McHugh, S., Queally, M., & Kearney, P. M. (2020). Exploring healthcare professionals’ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care: a qualitative interview study. Public Health Nutrition, 1-24.
• Toomey, E., Hardeman, W., Hankonen, N., Byrne, M., McSharry, J., Matvienko-Sikar, K., & Lorencatto, F. (2020). Focusing on fidelity: narrative review and recommendations for improving intervention fidelity within trials of health behaviour change interventions. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 8(1), 132-151.
• Toomey, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Doherty, E., Harrington, J., Hayes, C. B., Heary, C., Hennessy, M., Kelly, C., McHugh, S., Mc Sharry, J., O’Halloran, J., Queally, M., Heffernan, T., Kearney, P. M., & Byrne, M. (2020). A collaborative approach to developing sustainable behaviour change interventions for childhood obesity prevention: Development of the Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) intervention and implementation strategy. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(2), 275-304. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12407
• Van Rhoon, L., Byrne, M., Morrissey, E., Murphy, J., & Mc Sharry, J. (2020). A systematic review of the behaviour change techniques and digital features in technology-driven type 2 diabetes prevention interventions. Digital health, 6, 2055207620914427.
• Williams, S. L., Mc Sharry, J., Taylor, C., Dale, J., Michie, S., & French, D. P. (2020). Translating a walking intervention for health professional delivery within primary care: A mixed‐methods treatment fidelity assessment. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(1), 17-38 [IF: 2.472].

Peer Reviewed Publications 2019

• Byrne, M. (2019). Increasing the impact of behavior change intervention research: is there a role for stakeholder engagement? Health Psychology, 38(4), 290.
• Calnan, S., Toomey, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Hayes, C., McHugh, S., Flannery, C., O'Neill, K., Doherty, E., Hennessy, M., & Kelly, C. (2019). Role of integrated knowledge translation in developing and implementing a multi-component infant feeding intervention: Insights from the CHErIsH study. The European Health Psychologist.
• Casey, B., Coote, S., & Byrne, M. (2019). Activity matters: a web-based resource to enable people with multiple sclerosis to become more active. Translational behavioral medicine, 9(1), 120-128.
• Corr, M., Mc Sharry, J., & Murtagh, E. (2019). Adolescent girls’ perception of physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33(5), 806-819. [IF: 2.197]
• Farmer, A., Allen, J., Bartlett, K., Bower, P., Chi, Y., French, D., . . . Yu, L.-M. (2019). Supporting people with type 2 diabetes in effective use of their medicine through mobile health technology integrated with clinical care (SuMMiT-D Feasibility): a randomised feasibility trial protocol. BMJ Open, 9(12), e033504. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033504. [IF: 2.376].
• Flannery, C., Dahly, D., Byrne, M., Khashan, A., McHugh, S., Kenny, L. C., McAuliffe, F., & Kearney, P. M. (2019). Social, biological, behavioural and psychological factors related to physical activity during early pregnancy in the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (Cork, Ireland) cohort study. BMJ open, 9(6), e025003.
• Flannery, C., Fredrix, M., Olander, E. K., McAuliffe, F. M., Byrne, M., & Kearney, P. M. (2019). Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for overweight and obesity during pregnancy: a systematic review of the content of behaviour change interventions. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), 97.
• Flannery, C., McHugh, S., Kenny, L. C., O’Riordan, M. N., McAuliffe, F. M., Bradley, C., Kearney, P. M., & Byrne, M. (2019). Exploring obstetricians’, midwives’ and general practitioners’ approach to weight management in pregnant women with a BMI≥ 25 kg/m2: a qualitative study. BMJ open, 9(1), e024808.
• Fredrix, M., Byrne, M., Dinneen, S., & Mc Sharry, J. (2019). ‘It's an important part, but I am not quite sure that it is working’: educators’ perspectives on the implementation of goal‐setting within the ‘DAFNE’ diabetes structured education programme. Diabetic Medicine, 36(1), 80-87.
• Hennessy, M., Byrne, M., Laws, R., Mc Sharry, J., O’Malley, G., & Heary, C. (2019). Childhood obesity prevention: priority areas for future research and barriers and facilitators to knowledge translation, coproduced using the nominal group technique. Translational behavioral medicine, 9(4), 759-767.
• Hennessy, M., Heary, C., Laws, R., Van Rhoon, L., Toomey, E., Wolstenholme, H., & Byrne, M. (2019). The effectiveness of health professional‐delivered interventions during the first 1000 days to prevent overweight/obesity in children: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 20(12), 1691-1707.
• Hennessy, M., Heary, C., Laws, R., Van Rhoon, L., Toomey, E., Wolstenholme, H., & Byrne, M. (2019). Health professional-delivered obesity prevention interventions during the first 1,000 days: A systematic review of external validity reporting. HRB Open Research.
• Hynes, L., Durkin, K., Williford, D. N., Smith, H., Skoner, D., Lilly, C., ... & Duncan, C. L. (2019). Comparing written versus pictorial asthma action plans to improve asthma management and health outcomes among children and adolescents: protocol of a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial. JMIR research protocols, 8(6), e11733.
• Jones, R. A., Blackburn, N. E., Woods, C., Byrne, M., van Nassau, F., & Tully, M. A. (2019). Interventions promoting active transport to school in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine, 123, 232-241.
• Matvienko‐Sikar, K., Griffin, C., McGrath, N., Toomey, E., Byrne, M., Kelly, C., Heary, C., Devane, D., & Kearney, P. M. (2019). Developing a core outcome set for childhood obesity prevention: A systematic review. Maternal & child nutrition, 15(1), e12680.
• Matvienko-Sikar, K., Toomey, E., Delaney, L., Flannery, C., McHugh, S., McSharry, J., Byrne, M., Queally, M., Heary, C., & Kearney, P. M. (2019). Behaviour change techniques and theory use in healthcare professional-delivered infant feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review. Health Psychology Review, 13(3), 277-294.
• Matvienko-Sikar, K., Toomey, E., Queally, M., Flannery, C., O’ Neill, K., Dinan, T., Doherty, E. , Harrington, J. M., Hayes, C., Heary, C. , Hennessy, M. , Kelly, C., McHugh, S., Mc Sharry, J. , Stanton, C. , Heffernan, T., Byrne, M. &  Kearney, P. M. (2020). The Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) Study: Protocol for a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 9(8), e029607.
• Mc Sharry, J., Dinneen, S. F., Humphreys, M., O'Donnell, M., O'Hara, M. C., Smith, S. M., Winkley, K., & Byrne, M. (2019). Barriers and facilitators to attendance at Type 2 diabetes structured education programmes: a qualitative study of educators and attendees. Diabetic Medicine, 36(1), 70-79.
• Skinner, T., Byrne, M., Dickinson, J., Fisher, L., Funnell, M., Guzman, S., Hendrieckx, C., Hermanns, N., Kanc, K., & Lloyd, C. (2019). Comment on the consensus report on the management of hyperglycaemia in Type 2 diabetes by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 36(7), 911-912.
• Tang, M. Y., Smith, D. M., Mc Sharry, J., Hann, M., & French, D. P. (2019). Behavior change techniques associated with changes in postintervention and maintained changes in self-efficacy for physical activity: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53 (9), 801-815.[IF:2.976]
• Toomey, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Heary, C., Delaney, L., Queally, M., Hayes, C. B., Kearney, P. M., Byrne, M., & team, C. H. E. r. I. H. s. (2019). Intervention fidelity within trials of infant feeding behavioral interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(1), 75-97.

Peer Reviewed Publications 2014 - 2018

Peer Reviewed Publications 2018

• Byrne, M., Mc Sharry, J., Meade, O., Lavoie, K.L., & Bacon, S.L. (2018). An international, Delphi consensus study to identify priorities for methodological research in behavioural trials: A study protocol. HRB Open Research, 1.
• D’Eath M; Byrne M; Murphy P; Jaarsma T; Mc Sharry J; Murphy AW; Doherty S; Noone C; Casey D (2018). Participants’ experiences of a sexual counseling intervention during cardiac rehabilitation: A nested qualitative study within the CHARMS pilot randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000482
• Doyle, L., Ellila, H., Jormfeldt, H., Lahti, M., Higgins, A., Keogh, B., Meade, O., Sitvast, J., Skärsäter, I., Stickley, T., and Kilkku, N. (2018). Preparing Masters-level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: Findings from the eMenthe project. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(2), 823-832.
• Flannery C, McHugh S, Anaba A, Clifford E, O’Riordan M, Kenny L,…. Byrne, M. (2018). Enablers and barriers to physical activity in overweight and obese pregnant women: an analysis informed by the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model. BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 18(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-1816-z
• Flynn, S., Noone, C., & Sarma, K. M. (2018). An exploration of the link between adult attachment and problematic Facebook use. BMC Psychology.
• Fredrix M, McSharry J, Flannery C, Dinneen S, Byrne M. Goal-setting in diabetes self-management: A systematic review and meta-analysis examining content and effectiveness of goal-setting interventions. Psychology & Health. 2018:1-23. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2018.1432760
• Hennessy M, Byrne M, Laws R, Mc Sharry J, O’Malley G, Heary C. (2018). Childhood obesity prevention: priority areas for future research and barriers and facilitators to knowledge translation, coproduced using the nominal group technique. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2018:iby074-iby. 10.1111/dme.13276
• Hogan, M., Broome, B., Harney, O., Noone, C., Dromgool‐Regan, C., Hall, T….. & O'Reilly, J. (2018). Integrating Content Expertise and Methodological Expertise in Team‐Based Settings to Address Complex Societal Issues—A Systems Perspective on Challenges. Systems Research and Behavioral Science.
• Kerins, C., Mc Sharry, J., Hayes, C., Perry, I., Geaney, F., &Kelly, C. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions to support healthy food choices: a mixed methods systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 7, 88.
• Lahti, M., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., Skärsäter, I., Doyle, L., Higgins, A., Keogh, B., Meade, O., Stickley, T., Sitvast, J. & Kilkku, N. (2018). The required knowledge for lifespan mental health promotion and prevention for Master’s level mental health nurse education–the eMenthe project. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 56(3), 143-154
• Lee, H., Lamb, S.E., Bagg, M., Toomey, E., Cashin, A. and Moseley, L. (2018) ‘Transparent and reproducible pain research: a critical review’, PAIN, Epub ahead of print 23 Apr 2018, available at: doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001254
• Mc Sharry, J., Chater., A.M., Despot Lucanin, J., Hofer, S., Paschali, A., & Warner, L. (2018) Health psychology education and training in countries represented in the EHPS, The European Health Psychologist, 19(6), 375-380
• McDarby F, O'Hora D, O'Shea D, Byrne M. (2018). Taking the sweetness out of the ‘share a Coke’ marketing campaign: the influence of personalized labelling on elementary school children's bottled drink choices. Pediatric Obesity. 13(1):63-9. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12193
• Molloy, G. J., Noone, C., Caldwell, D., Welton, N. J., & Newell, J. (2018). Network meta-analysis in health psychology and behavioural medicine: a primer. Health Psychology Review, 1-17.
• Murphy, P. J., Noone, C., D’Eath, M., Casey, D., Doherty, S., Jaarsma, T., Mc Sharry, J. & Byrne, M.(2018). The CHARMS pilot study: a multi-method assessment of the feasibility of a sexual counselling implementation intervention in cardiac rehabilitation in Ireland. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1), 88. doi:10.1186/s40814-018-0278-4
• Noone, C., & Hogan, M. J. (2018). A randomised active-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample. BMC Psychology, 6(1), 13.
• Queally, M., Doherty, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Toomey, E., Cullinan, J., Harrington, J. and Kearney, P. (2018). ‘Do mothers accurately identify their child’s overweight/obesity status during early childhood? Evidence from a nationally representative cohort study’, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15(56).
• Skärsäter, I., Keogh, B., Doyle, L., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., Lahti, M., Higgins, A., Meade, O., Sitvast, J., Stickley, T., Kilkku, N. (2018). Advancing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of mental health nurses working with families and caregivers: A critical review of the literature. Nurse Education In Practice
• Toomey, E., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Heary, C., Delaney, L., Queally, M., Hayes, C., Kearney, P. and Byrne, M. (2018). Intervention fidelity within trials of infant feeding behavioural interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review’, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Epub ahead of print 09 May 2018, available at: doi: 10.1093/abm/kay021
• Wallace, E., Hogan, M., Noone, C., & Groarke, J. (2018). Investigating components and causes of sabotage by academics using collective intelligence analysis. Studies in Higher Education, 1-18.
• Walsh D, Hynes L, O'Hara M, Mc Sharry J, Dinneen S, et al. (2018). Embedding a user-centred approach in the development of complex behaviour change intervention to improve outcomes for young adults living with type 1 diabetes: The D1 Now Study [version 1; referees: 2 approved]. HRB Open Research. 2018;1(8). doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.12803.1
• Walsh DMJ, Morrison TG, Conway RJ, Rogers E, Sullivan FJ, Groarke A. (2018). A model to predict psychological and health related adjustment in men with prostate cancer: The role of post traumatic growth, physical post traumatic growth, resilience and mindfulness. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00136
• Walsh, D, Moran, K, Cornelissen, V, Buys, R, Claes, J, Zampognaro, P, Melillo, F, Maglaveras,N., Chouvarda, I., Triantafyllidis, A., Filos, D., Woods, C. (2018). The development and codesign of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease. Translational Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1093/tbm/iby017
• Walsh, K., Dennehy, R. Sinott, C., Browne, J. Byrne, S., Mc Sharry, J., Coughlan, E., Timmons, S. (2018). Exploring Antipsychotic Prescribing Behaviors for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Peer Reviewed Publications 2017

• Byrne, M, Murphy, P, D’Eath, M, Doherty, S, & Jaarsma, T. (2017). Association between Sexual Problems and Relationship Satisfaction among People with Cardiovascular Disease. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 14(5), 666-674. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.03.252
• Byrne, M., O’Connell, A., Egan, A. M., Dinneen, S. F., Hynes, L., O’Hara, M. C., Coyne, I. (2017). A core outcomes set for clinical trials of interventions for young adults with type 1 diabetes: an international, multi-perspective Delphi consensus study. Trials, 18(1), 602. doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2364-y
• Cantwell, M., Walsh, D., Furlong, B., Moyna, N., McCaffrey, N., Boran, L., Smyth, S., Woods, C. (2017). Healthcare professionals' knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion in cancer care: Challenges and solutions. European Journal of Cancer Care. 2018 Mar; 27(2):e12795. (Epub 2017, Nov 29). doi: 10.1111/ecc.12795. 
• Claes J., Buys, R., Woods, C., Briggs, A., Geue, C., Aitken, M.,Moyna, N., Moran, K., McCaffrey, N., Chouvarda, I., Walsh, D., Budts, W., Filos, D., Triantafyllidis, A., Maglaveras, N. & Cornelissen, V.A. (2017) PATHway I: Design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform. British Medical Journal; 7(6):e016781. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016781.
• Danaher J., Noone, C., & Hogan, M. J. (2017). Algorithmic Governance: Developing a research agenda through the power of collective intelligence. Big Data and Society. doi: 10.1177/2053951717726554
• Direito, A., Walsh, D., Hinbarji, M., Albatal, R., Tooley, M., Whittaker, R., Maddison, R. (2017). Using the Intervention Mapping and Behavioral Intervention Technology Frameworks: Development of an mHealth Intervention for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Change. Health Education & Behavior. doi: 10.1177/1090198117742438
• Doyle, L; Ellilä, H; Jormfeldt, H; Lahti, M; Higgins, A; Keogh, B; Meade, O; Sitvast, J; Skärsäter, I; Stickley, T; Kilkku, N (2017). Preparing master-level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: Findings from the eMenthe project. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1111/inm.12370
• Duff OM, Walsh DM, Furlong BA, O'Connor NE, Moran KA, Woods CB. (2017) Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research; 19(8):e281, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7782
• Fraser, C; Grundy, A; Meade, O; Callaghan, P; Lovell, K (2017). EQUIP training the trainers: an evaluation of a training programme for service users and carers involved in training mental health professionals in user-involved care planning. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24: 367-376. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12361
• Geraghty, A. Santer, M., Williams, S., Mc Sharry, J., Little, P., Muñoz, R., Kendrick, T., & Moore, M. (2017). “You feel like your whole world is caving in”: A qualitative study of primary care patients’ conceptualisations of emotional distress. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine, 1-21. doi: 10.1177/1363459316674786
• Gillespie, P., Murphy, E., Smith, S. M., Cupples, M. E., Byrne, M., & Murphy, A. W. (2017). Long-term cost effectiveness of cardiac secondary prevention in primary care in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The European Journal of Health Economics, 18(3), 321-335. (IF 2.266)
• Gillison, F., Mc Sharry, J., McGowan, L., Morrison, V. & Shaw, R. (2017). Showcasing health psychology research: How do we get impact and why does it matter? Health Psychology Update, 26(2), 2-9.
• Grundy, AC; Walker, L; Meade, O; Fraser, C; Cree, L; Bee, P; Lovell, K; Callaghan, P (2017). Evaluation of a co-delivered training package for community mental health professionals on service user- and carer-involved care planning. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24: 358-366. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12378
• Humphreys M, Mc Sharry J, Dinneen S, Byrne M. (2017). Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Attendance At Diabetes Structured Education Programmes In Ireland: A Qualitative Study Addressing A National Priority. International Journal of Integrated Care. 17(5). doi: 10.5334/ijic.3308
• Hurst, C., Flannery, C., Byrne, M., Kearney, P. M., Dunne, F., O’Riordan, M., & Walsh, J. C.  (2017) Investigating the Perceived Benefits, Barriers and Beliefs towards Physical Activity in Pregnancy among Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Irish Medical Journal. 110; 8 (617)
• Keogh, B; Doyle, L; Ellila, H; Higgins, A; Jormfeldt, H; Lahti, M; Meade, O; Sitvast, J; Skärsäter, I; Stickley, T; Kilkku, N (2017). Developing e-learning materials in mental health: the eMenthe Project. Mental Health Practice, 20 (5):36-37. doi: 10.7748/mhp.2017.e1208
• Keogh, B; Skärsäter, I; Doyle, L; Ellilä, H; Jormfeldt, H; Lahti, M; Higgins, A; Meade, O; Sitvast, J; Stickley, T; Kilkku, N. (2017). Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38 (10). doi: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1341587
• Lydon, S., Power, M., Mc Sharry, J., Byrne, M., Madden, C., Squires, J., O’Connor, P. (2017). Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the intensive care unit: A systematic review. Critical Care Medicine. [IF: 7.442]
• Mansell, G., Hall, A. and Toomey, E. (2017) "Behaviour change and self-management interventions in persistent low back pain." Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2017.07.004
• Matvienko-Sikar K, Toomey E, Delaney L, Harrington J, Byrne M, Kearney PM. (2017). Effects of healthcare professional delivered early feeding interventions on feeding practices and dietary intake: A systematic review. Appetite. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.001
• Matvienko‐Sikar, K., Kelly, C., Sinnott, C., McSharry, J., Houghton, C., Heary, C., Toomey, E. Byrne, M.& Kearney, P. M. (2017). Parental experiences and perceptions of infant complementary feeding: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Obesity Reviews. doi: 10.1111/obr.12653
• Matvienko-Sikar, K., Byrne, M., Kelly, C., Toomey, E., Hennessy, M., Devane, D., Kearney, P. M. (2017). Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity interventions: study protocol. Trials, 18(1), 463. doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2180-4
• Mc Sharry, J. & Tonkin-Crine, S. (2017). Increasing impact in health psychology: Engaging with healthcare users, healthcare challenges and future health psychologists. Health Psychology Update, 26(1), 30-34.
• Meade, O; Buchanan, H; Coulson, N (2017). The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings. Disability And Rehabilitation, [ePub ahead of print] doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1334239
• Murphy, M. E., Byrne, M., Zarabzadeh, A., Corrigan, D., Fahey, T., & Smith, S. M. (2017). Development of a complex intervention to promote appropriate prescribing and medication intensification in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in Irish general practice. Implementation Science, 12(1), 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-017-0647-z
• Murphy, M. E., Byrne, M., Galvin, R., Boland, F., Fahey, T., & Smith, S. M. (2017). Improving risk factor management for patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of healthcare interventions in primary care and community settings. BMJ Open, 7(8), e015135.
• Noone, C. & Hogan, M. J. (2018). Improvements in Critical Thinking Performance Following Guided Mindfulness Meditation Depend on Need for Cognition and Open-mindedness. Mindfulness 9: 461. doi: 10.1007/s12671-017-0789-8
• O'Hara, M., Hynes, L., O'Donnell, M., Nery, N., Byrne, M., Heller, S., & Dinneen, S. (2017). A systematic review of interventions to improve outcomes for young adults with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 34(6), 753-769. (IF 3.152)
• O’Hara MC, Cunningham Á, Keighron C, Allen G, Caulfield A, Duffy C, Byrne M, Dinneen SF. (2017). Formation of a type 1 diabetes young adult patient and public involvement panel to develop a health behaviour change intervention: the D1 Now Study. Research Involvement and Engagement. 3(1):21. doi. 10.1186/s40900-017-0068-9
• O’Hara MC, Hynes L, O’Donnell M, Keighron C, Allen G, Caulfield A, Byrne M, Dinneen SF. (2017). Strength in Numbers: an international consensus conference to develop a novel approach to care delivery for young adults with type 1 diabetes, the D1 Now Study.  Research Involvement and Engagement. 3(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s40900-017-0076-9
• Raymakers, A. J. N., Gillespie, P., Murphy, E., Cupples, M. E., Smith, S. M., Murphy, A. W., Byrne, M.(2017).  Patient reported health status and all-cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. Family practice 35(2):172-178. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmx094 
• Sinnott, C., Byrne, M., & Bradley, C. P. (2017). Improving medication management for patients with multimorbidity in primary care: a qualitative feasibility study of the MY COMRADE implementation intervention. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 3(1), 14. doi:10.1186/s40814-017-0129-8.
• Tonkin-Crine, S. & Mc Sharry, J. (2017). Increasing impact in health psychology: Working in multi-disciplinary research teams. Health Psychology Update, 26(1), 24-29.
• Toomey, E; Coote, S (2017). Augmenting home exercise programmes in multiple sclerosis with ‘exercise buddies’: A pilot study. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 24 (2):54-61
• Toomey, E; Hardeman, W (2017). Addressing Intervention Fidelity within Physical Therapy Research and Clinical Practice. Journal Of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 47(12):895-898. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.0609
• Toomey, E., Matthews, J., & Hurley, D. A. (2017). Using mixed methods to assess fidelity of delivery and its influencing factors in a complex self-management intervention for people with osteoarthritis and low back pain. BMJ Open, 7(8), e015452.
• Walsh, K., Dennehy, R. Sinott, C., Browne, J. Byrne, S., Mc Sharry, J., Coughlan, E., Timmons, S. (2017). Influences on Decision-Making Regarding Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: a Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Peer Reviewed Publications 2016

• Byrne, Molly; Doherty, Sally; Fridlund, Bengt G. A.; Martensson, Jan; Steinke, Elaine E.; Jaarsma, Tiny; Devane, Declan (2016) 'Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease (Review)'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (22)
• Casey, D; O'Hara, MC; Meehan, B; Byrne, M; Dinneen, SF; Murphy, K (2016) 'A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Factors and Behaviors That Affect Glycemic Control Following a Structured Education Program: The Irish DAFNE Study'. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 10:182-203
• Geraghty, A. W., Muñoz, R. F., Yardley, L., Mc Sharry, J., Little, P., & Moore, M. (2016). Developing an Unguided Internet-Delivered Intervention for Emotional Distress in Primary Care Patients: Applying Common Factor and Person-Based Approaches. JMIR Mental Health, 3(4), e53.
• Geraghty, A. W., Santer, M., Williams, S., Mcsharry, J., Little, P., Muñoz, R. F., & Moore, M. (2016). “You feel like your whole world is caving in”: A qualitative study of primary care patients’ conceptualisations of emotional distress. Health, 1-37.
• Gillespie P, Murphy E, Smith SM, Cupples ME, Byrne M, Murphy AW. (2016) 'Long term cost effectiveness of cardiac secondary prevention in primary care in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland'. European Journal of Health Economics
• Hynes, L., O'Hara, M. C., Jordan, V., Hutchinson, O. C., O'Dea, F., Byrne, M., & Dinneen, S. F. (2016). Strength In Numbers Hackathon: Using a novel technology-focused brainstorming activity to engage stakeholders in intervention development. European Health Psychologist.
• McDarby F, O’Hara D, O’ Shea D, Byrne M. (2016) Taking the sweetness out of the ‘Share a Coke’ marketing campaign: the influence of personalized labelling on elementary school children’s bottled drink choices. Pediatric Obesity.
• McHugh, S., Wall, O., Sinnott, C., Byrne, M., Timmons, S., & Kearney, P. M. (2016). CHARACTERISING AN IMPLEMENTATION INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY-BASED FALLS RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICS. Age and Ageing, 45(suppl 2), ii13-ii56.
• Mc Sharry, J., Murphy, P. J., & Byrne, M. (2016). Implementing international sexual counselling guidelines in hospital cardiac rehabilitation: development of the CHARMS intervention using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Implementation Science, 11(1), 134.
• Mc Sharry, J., McGowan, L., Farmer, A. J., & French, D. P. (2016) 'Perceptions and experiences of taking oral medications for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta‐synthesis of qualitative studies'. Diabetic Medicine
• Mc Sharry, Jennifer; Fredrix, Milou; Hynes, Lisa; Byrne, Molly (2016) 'Prioritising target behaviours for research in diabetes: Using the nominal group technique to achieve consensus from key stakeholders'. Research Involvement and Engagement, 2 (11):1-19
• Murphy, P.J., Mc Sharry J., Casey, D., Doherty, S., Gillespie, P., Jaarsma, T., Murphy, A., Newell, J., O’Donnell, M., Steinke, E., Toomey, E., & Byrne, M. (2016). Sexual counselling for patients with cardiovascular disease: protocol for a pilot study of the CHARMS sexual counselling intervention. BMJ Open, 6(6).
• O’Hara, M. C., Cunningham, A., Heverin, C., O’Sullivan, E., Burke, H., Fredrix,  M.,  O’Donnell, M., Cantillon, P., & Dinneen, S. F. (2016). ‘You can’t judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes’: experiential learning in diabetes self-management increases empathy of undergraduate medical students. Diabetic Medicine 2016, 33 (Suppl 1), 322
• O'Hara M, Hynes L, O’Donnell M, Nery N, Byrne M, Heller S, et al. (2016) A systematic review of interventions to improve outcomes for young adults with type 1 diabetes: Towards the development of a new intervention. Diabetic Medicine

Peer Reviewed Publications 2015

• Daker-White, G; Hays, R; Mc Sharry, J; Giles, S; Cheraghi-Sohi, S; Rhodes, P; Sanders, C (2015) 'Blame the Patient, Blame the Doctor or Blame the System? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies of Patient Safety in Primary Care'. Plos One, 10
• Farmer, AJ; Mc Sharry, J; Rowbotham, S; McGowan, L; Ricci-Cabello, I; French, DP (2015) 'Effects of interventions promoting monitoring of medication use and brief messaging on medication adherence for people with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized trials'. Diabetic Medicine
• Hynes, L; Byrne, M; Casey, D; Dinneen, SF; O'Hara, MC (2015) ‘’It makes a difference, coming here': A qualitative exploration of clinic attendance among young adults with type 1 diabetes’. British Journal Of Health Psychology, 20(4) :842-858
• Mc Sharry, J., French, D.P. & Olander, E.K. (2015) 'Do Single and Multiple Behavior Change Interventions Contain Different Behavior Change Techniques? A Comparison of Interventions Targeting Physical Activity in Obese Populations'. Health Psychology
• Mc Sharry, J; Bishop, FL; Moss-Morris, R; Holt, RIG; Kendrick, T (2015) 'A New Measure of Multimorbid Illness and Treatment Representations: The Example of Diabetes and Depression'. Journal Of Affective Disorders, 174 :192-200
• Molloy, GJ; Sweeney, LA; Byrne, M; Hughes, CM; Ingham, R; Morgan, K; Murphy, AW (2015) 'Prescription contraception use: a cross-sectional population study of psychosocial determinants'. BMJ Open, 5
• Murphy, AW; Cupples, ME; Murphy, E; Newell, J; Scarrott, CJ; Vellinga, A; Gillespie, P; Byrne, M; Kearney, C; Smith, SM (2015) 'Six-year follow-up of the SPHERE RCT: secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice'. BMJ Open, 5
• Murphy, E; Vellinga, A; Byrne, M; Cupples, ME; Murphy, AW; Buckley, B; Smith, SM (2015) 'Primary care organisational interventions for secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. British Journal Of General Practice, 65
• Murphy, P. J.; Hevey, D.; O'Dea, S.; Ní Rathaille, N.; Mulcahy, F. (2015) 'Optimism, community attachment and serostatus disclosure among HIV-positive men who have sex with men'. Aids Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of Aids/HIV, 27 (4):431-435
• Murphy, P.J., Hevey, D., O'Dea, S., Ní Rathaille, N., & Mulcahy, F. (2015) 'Serostatus Disclosure, Stigma Resistance, and Identity Management among HIV-Positive Gay Men in Ireland'. Qualitative Health Research
• Sinnott, C., Mercer, S. W., Payne, R. A., Duerden, M., Bradley, C. P., & Byrne, M (2015) 'Improving medication management in multimorbidity: Development of the MultimorbiditY COllaborative Medication Review And DEcision Making (MY COMRADE) intervention using the Behaviour Change Wheel'. Implementation Science [Impact Factor 2.87], 10 (1)
• Sweeney, LA; Molloy, GJ; Byrne, M; Murphy, AW; Morgan, K; Hughes, CM; Ingham, R (2015) 'A Qualitative Study of Prescription Contraception Use: The Perspectives of Users, General Practitioners and Pharmacists'. Plos One, 10

Peer Reviewed Publications 2014

• Byrne M, Doherty S, Fridlund BGA, Mårtensson J, Steinke EE, Jaarsma T, Devane D. (2014) 'Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease (Protocol)'. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews, 22.
• Casey, D. O’Hara, MC, Meehan, B. Byrne, M. Dinneen, SF. & Murphy, K. (2014) 'A mixed methods study exploring the factors and behaviours that impact on glycaemic control following a structured education programme: the Irish DAFNE Study'. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1-22
• Cole, Judith; Gillespie, Paddy; Smith, Susan; Byrne, Molly; Murphy, Andrew; Cupples, Margaret (2014) 'Using postal questionnaires to evaluate physical activity and diet behaviour change: case study exploring implications of valid responder characteristics in interpreting intervention outcomes'. BMC Research Notes, 7 (11)
• Curtis, R; Groarke, A; Mc Sharry, J; Kerin, M (2014) 'Experience of Breast Cancer Burden, Benefit, or Both?'. Cancer Nursing, 37:21-30
• Daniels, N., Kelly, C., Molcho, M., Sixsmith, J., Byrne, M., Nic Gabhainn S. (2014) 'Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland'. Health Education, 114 (6):501-515
• French, D. P.; Olander, E. K.; Chisholm, A.; Mc Sharry, J. (2014) 'Which Behaviour Change Techniques Are Most Effective at Increasing Older Adults’ Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity Behaviour? A Systematic Review'. Annals of Behavioral Medicine
• Hynes L, Byrne M, Dinneen SF, McGuire BE, O'Donnell M, Mc Sharry J (2014) 'Barriers and facilitators associated with attendance at hospital diabetes clinics among young adults (15-30 years) with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review'. Paediatric Diabetes
• Mc Sharry, J; Baxter, A; Wallace, LM; Kenton, A; Turner, A; French, DP (2014) 'Delay in Seeking Medical Help following Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini-Stroke: A Qualitative Study'. Plos One, 9
• McGrath, ER; Espie, CA; Murphy, AW; Newell, J; Power, A; Madden, S; Byrne, M; O'Donnell, MJ (2014) 'Sleep to lower elevated blood pressure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial'. Trials, 15
• Prior, L., Wilson, J., Donnelly, M., Murphy, A.W., Smith, S.M., Byrne, M., and Cupples, M.E., 2014. Translating policy into practice: a case study in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Health Expectations, 17(2), pp.291-301.