Mark O’Donovan
Biographic Data
| ID | 7867683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark O’Donovan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Donovan |
| SIGNATURE | O’DONOVAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8498-7567 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Transforming challenging telephone conversations - investigating the effectiveness of an adapted Isbar tool for delivering bad news
BACKGROUND: Communication is a cornerstone of medical practice. Clear dialogue between healthcare professionals, patients, and families underpins trust, shared decision-making, and patient satisfaction. Remote consultations have increased reliance on telephone communication, introducing additional challenges. Communication is already a leading source of healthcare complaints, and remote interactions can further complicate clarity, empathy, and st…
Frailty and Socioeconomic Development in the European Region—Associations with Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The Sociodemographic Index (SDI) captures a country's or region's relative socioeconomic development and has been linked to age-related disease burden and life expectancy. Frailty is a multidimensional geriatric syndrome associated with adverse health outcomes and mortality. This study examined the relationship between country-level SDI, frailty prevalence, and mortality across Europe. We conducted a secondary analysis of community-dwelling adult…
Validation of a Harmonised, Three-Item Cognitive Screening Instrument for the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE-Cog)
More accurate and standardised screening and assessment instruments are needed for studies to better understand the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in Europe. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) does not have a harmonised multi-domain cognitive test available. The current study proposes and validates a new instrument, the SHARE cognitive instrument (SHARE-Cog), for this large European longitu…
The Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinimetric Properties of Screening Instruments to Identify Frail Older Adults Attending Emergency Departments
Understanding whether frailty screening on presentation to EDs is accurate in identifying frailty, and predicting these outcomes is important for decision-making and targeting appropriate management
Frailty Screening in the Emergency Department
Prompt recognition of frailty in the emergency department (ED) is important to identify patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes. Despite this, few studies examine the diagnostic accuracy of screening instruments for frailty, instead focusing on predictive validity. We compared three commonly used, short frailty screens to an independent comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in an urban University Hospital ED. Consecutive attendees aged ≥70…
The Experience of Covid-19 Visitor Restrictions among Families of People Living in Long-Term Residential Care Facilities during the First Wave of the Pandemic in Ireland
Public health responses to COVID-19 in long-term residential care facilities (LTRCFs) have restricted family engagement with residents. These restrictions impact on quality of care and the psychosocial and emotional well-being of family caregivers. Following a national cross-sectional web-based survey, respondents were invited to provide personal reflections on visitor restrictions. This study aims to describe the consequences of these restrictio…
Psychosocial Impact of Covid-19 Nursing Home Restrictions on Visitors of Residents With Cognitive Impairment
Background: COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Visiting restrictions introduced since the start of the pandemic in residential care facilities (RCFs) may impact negatively on visitors including close family, friends, and guardians. We examined the effects of COVID-19 visiting restrictions on measures of perceived loneliness, well-being, and carer quality of life (QoL) amongst visitors of residents with and without cognitive im…
Assessing Global Frailty Scores
Frailty is an independent age-associated predictor of morbidity and mortality. Despite this, many countries lack population estimates with large heterogeneity between studies. No population-based standardised metric for frailty is available. We applied the deficit accumulation model of frailty to create a frailty index (FI) using population-level estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study across 195 countries to create a novel G…
The Impact of and Interaction between Diabetes and Frailty on Psychosocial Wellbeing and Mortality in Ireland
Frailty in middle-aged and older adults is associated with diabetes-related complications. The impact of and interaction between diabetes and frailty on psychosocial wellbeing and mortality in Ireland for adults aged ≥50 years were assessed using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Measures included diabetes status (self-reported), frailty phenotype (≥3/5 criteria), low self-rated health ("fair" or "poor"), depression…
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Psychosocial Impact of Covid-19 Nursing Home Restrictions on Visitors of Residents With Cognitive Impairment
Background: COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Visiting restrictions introduced since the start of the pandemic in residential care facilities (RCFs) may impact negatively on visitors including close family, friends, and guardians. We examined the effects of COVID-19 visiting restrictions on measures of perceived loneliness, well-being, and carer quality of life (QoL) amongst visitors of residents with and without cognitive im…
Assessing Global Frailty Scores
Frailty is an independent age-associated predictor of morbidity and mortality. Despite this, many countries lack population estimates with large heterogeneity between studies. No population-based standardised metric for frailty is available. We applied the deficit accumulation model of frailty to create a frailty index (FI) using population-level estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study across 195 countries to create a novel G…
The Impact of and Interaction between Diabetes and Frailty on Psychosocial Wellbeing and Mortality in Ireland
Frailty in middle-aged and older adults is associated with diabetes-related complications. The impact of and interaction between diabetes and frailty on psychosocial wellbeing and mortality in Ireland for adults aged ≥50 years were assessed using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Measures included diabetes status (self-reported), frailty phenotype (≥3/5 criteria), low self-rated health ("fair" or "poor"), depression…
The Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinimetric Properties of Screening Instruments to Identify Frail Older Adults Attending Emergency Departments
Understanding whether frailty screening on presentation to EDs is accurate in identifying frailty, and predicting these outcomes is important for decision-making and targeting appropriate management
Frailty Screening in the Emergency Department
Prompt recognition of frailty in the emergency department (ED) is important to identify patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes. Despite this, few studies examine the diagnostic accuracy of screening instruments for frailty, instead focusing on predictive validity. We compared three commonly used, short frailty screens to an independent comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in an urban University Hospital ED. Consecutive attendees aged ≥70…
The Experience of Covid-19 Visitor Restrictions among Families of People Living in Long-Term Residential Care Facilities during the First Wave of the Pandemic in Ireland
Public health responses to COVID-19 in long-term residential care facilities (LTRCFs) have restricted family engagement with residents. These restrictions impact on quality of care and the psychosocial and emotional well-being of family caregivers. Following a national cross-sectional web-based survey, respondents were invited to provide personal reflections on visitor restrictions. This study aims to describe the consequences of these restrictio…
Validation of a Harmonised, Three-Item Cognitive Screening Instrument for the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE-Cog)
More accurate and standardised screening and assessment instruments are needed for studies to better understand the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in Europe. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) does not have a harmonised multi-domain cognitive test available. The current study proposes and validates a new instrument, the SHARE cognitive instrument (SHARE-Cog), for this large European longitu…
Transforming challenging telephone conversations - investigating the effectiveness of an adapted Isbar tool for delivering bad news
BACKGROUND: Communication is a cornerstone of medical practice. Clear dialogue between healthcare professionals, patients, and families underpins trust, shared decision-making, and patient satisfaction. Remote consultations have increased reliance on telephone communication, introducing additional challenges. Communication is already a leading source of healthcare complaints, and remote interactions can further complicate clarity, empathy, and st…
Frailty and Socioeconomic Development in the European Region—Associations with Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The Sociodemographic Index (SDI) captures a country's or region's relative socioeconomic development and has been linked to age-related disease burden and life expectancy. Frailty is a multidimensional geriatric syndrome associated with adverse health outcomes and mortality. This study examined the relationship between country-level SDI, frailty prevalence, and mortality across Europe. We conducted a secondary analysis of community-dwelling adult…
Medicine (7 works) · Frailty in Older Adults (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (4 works) · Disease (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works)