Biography
Dr. Julie Broderick is an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Physiotherapy.
She was awarded a prestigious Health Research Board (HRB) Clinical Fellowship in 2008 and her doctoral work was entitled 'Physical Activity through the Cancer Trajectory'and a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2015. She also holds an honours degree (BSc.) in Physiotherapy, a Masters in Exercise Physiology (MSc.) and a Post-graduate Diploma in Statistics (H. Dip.) from Trinity College Dublin. She completed her Ph.D in Trinity College Dublin in 2012.
She worked clinically for a number of years up to Senior Physiotherapy level in a variety of settings mainly in the cardio-respiratory area, and has held previous positions in clinical education and academia. The core focus of her research is the study of physical activity and physical functioning as a means to optimise physical and mental health across a range of chronic diseases.
Her work focuses on the most functionally and life-limiting chronic conditions in the areas of oncology, cardio-respiratory and severe mental health. She is particularly interested in the application of research findings to optimise clinical exercise prescription across these conditions and in the use of novel technology and methods to increase physical activity for health benefits. Her recent work at the frontiers for her Discipline has investigated physical functioning measures in previously under-researched populations such as people experiencing homelessness. Her interest lies in the interaction between social exclusion and chronic disease and how it manifests in physical health outcomes.
She was commissioned to lead author a guideline of Physical Activity in mental health entitled 'Let's Get Active to improve Health and Wellbeing, Guidelines to support Mental Health Service Users to engage in Physical Activity' which helped change practice in this setting to include adjunctive physical activity alongside mainstream pharmacological and psychological approaches.
Dr. Broderick was awarded a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2015 and as a result has developed a suite of specialist evidence synthesis skills. She has senior authored a range of systematic reviews and is interested in Overview methodology. As well as non-Cochrane reviews, she has conducted a number of Cochrane reviews to populate an Overview in the schizophrenia.She has recently been appointed an Associate Editor for Overviews for the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group.
She has successfully supervised a number of Masters and PhD students to completion. She has been appointed as internal and external examiners for postgraduate research internally and externally. She has been invited to guest lecture in UCD on a yearly basis since 2009. She has presented her research widely and her work has been published in impactful journals such as Schizophrenia Bulleton, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Open and as well as leading Physiotherapy journals.
She has been a member of the Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Committee since 2016 and Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee since 2020. She was appointed as a college tutor in 2018.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
O' Grady M, Barrett E, Broderick J, Connolly D, Behaviour change and physical activity interventions for physical activity engagement in community dwelling adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol for a systematic review, HRB Open Research, 5, (29), 2022
Hanrahan C, Broderick J, O'Connor T, McVeigh JG, Behaviour change and physical activity interventions for physical activity engagement in community dwelling adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol for a systematic review, HRB Open Research, 4, (110), 2022
Fullen BM, O' Shea O, O' Neill, Moran F, Cahalan R, Phelan D, Hanrahan C, Broderick J. , An evaluation of pre-qualification respiratory physiotherapy curricula on the island of Ireland, Physiotherapy Practice and Research , 43, 2022, p7 - 15
Oliveira L, Keegan R, Devenney K, Gleeson C, Broderick J, 2-year longitudinal follow-up study examining physical activity and frailty in supplemental oxygen users attending a respiratory outpatient service. , Irish Thoracic Society Annual Congress , 190, 2021
Tadrous R, Broderick J,, Murphy N, Slattery L, Quinn G, O Rourke D. , A profile of Physical performance Variables in an Out-Patient adult population with Narcolepsy, Sleep , 35th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies , Suppl 2 , 2021, pp200 - 201
Ragy Tadrous, Deirdre O'Rourke, Julie Broderick, David Mockler, Health-Related Quality of Life in Narcolepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Sleep , 35th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Issue Supplement 2 , 2021, ppA200 - A201
Tandrous R. O' Rourke D, Mockler D. Broderick J , Health-related quality of life in narcolepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Sleep Research , 30:e13383, 2021
Kiernan S, Ní Cheallaigh C, Murphy N, Dowds J, Broderick J., Markedly poor physical functioning status of people experiencing homelessness admitted to an acute hospital setting, Scientific Reports , 11, (9911), 2021
Broderick J, Kiernan S, Murphy N, Dowds J, Ní Cheallaigh C. , Feasibility of a Broad Test Battery to Assess Physical Functioning Limitations of People Experiencing Homelessness, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 18, (3), 2021, p1035-
Keegan, R. Gleeson C, Devenney K, O'Shea E, Broderick J, A profile of frailty in a population of stable COPD outpatients using supplemental oxygen, , European Respiratory Journal , European Respiratory Congress (ERS), 2020, 56, (2929), 2020
Flahive M, Broderick J, , A Real-world Prospective Cohort Study to Examine the Relationship Between Simple Physical Functioning Tests and Complications Following Abdominal Surgery, Physiotherapy Practice and Research , 41, (2), 2020, p177 - 185
Hodalova S, Moore S, Dowds J ,Murphy N, Martin-Loeches I, Broderick J. , Feasibility of Telephone Follow-Up after Critical Care Discharge, Medical Sciences , 8(1), (16), 2020
Tandrous R, O' Rourke D, Murphy N, Slattery L, Quinn G, Broderick J, 'A profile of physical performance variables in an outpatient adult population with narcolepsy', 3:42, HRB Open Research , 2020, -
Sinéad Kiernan, David Mockler, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Julie Broderick, Physical functioning limitations and physical activity of people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review,, HRB Open Research, 3, (14), 2020
Haberlin C, O' Donnell DM, Moran J, Broderick J, Perceptions of eHealth-Enabled Physical Activity Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Mixed Methods Study, JMIR Cancer, 6, (1), 2020
Tan, CJ, Timon, C. Stassen, L., Clark RA, Meldrum, D, Baily-Scanlan, M, Broderick, J. , Balance and Physical Functioning in Patients After Head and Neck Cancer Post-Neck Dissection Surgery: A Case Series. , Rehabilitation Oncology, 2020
Keegan R, Gleeson C Devenney K, O'Shea E, Broderick J. , A profile of frailty in a population of stable COPD outpatients using supplemental oxygen, Irish Journal of Medical Science , Irish Thoracic Society, Ireland , November 2019, 188 , (Suppl 10 S299), 2019
Korn B, Bailey-Scanlan M, Ribeiro LH, Broderick J, Advance Care Planning Education Sessions During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Ireland, J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 39, (E8-E110), 2019
Broderick J, Waugh A, Mc Govern M, Alpine L, Kiernan S, Murphy N, Hodalova D, Feehan S, Ní Cheallaigh C. , Addressing complex societal challenges in health education - A physiotherapy-led initiative embedding inclusion health in an undergraduate curriculum, HRB Open Research, 2, (22), 2019
Mc Govern M, Waugh A, Feehan S, Hodolova S, Murphy N, Dowds J, Kiernan S, Alpine L, Broderick J, Ní Cheallaigh C, Audit and Evaluation of novel 4 week inclusion health student Physiotherapy Placement in St. James's Hospital, National HSCP Office Practice Education Conference, Dublin , 12.09.19, 2019
Haberlin, C., Broderick, J., Guinan, E., Darker, C.D., Hussey, J., O'Donnell, D.M., 'eHealth-based intervention to increase physical activity levels in people with cancer: protocol of a feasibility trial in an Irish acute hospital setting', 2019, e024999-
Flahive, M. O Driscoll J Broderick J, Physical function performance and recovery of patients undergoing abdominal surgery in relation to post-operative complications-A prospective real world study, 52, European Respiratory Society Annual Conference 2018, Paris, France , 62, 2018
Haberlin C, Moran J, Broderick JM, O'Donnell DM, Increasing physical activity in cancer survivors using eHealth: A focus group study., Journal of Clinical Oncology , American Society of Clinical Oncology , San Francisco , 36:7, (suppl 107-107), 2018
Broderick J, Irving C, Shokraneh F, Ostinelli EG, Walshe M, Mockler D, Adams, C, Development of workable solutions to overcome known limitations of overview methodology, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , 25th Cochrane Colloquium, Edinburgh , September 2018, 9, (1), 2018
Broderick J, Moran J, 'Let's Get Active, Guidelines to support mental health service users to engage in physical activity. ', 2018, -
Broderick J, Vancampfort D, Mockler D, Bennett K, Waugh A, McDonough C, Cramer H, Walshe M. , Yoga for Schizophrenia , Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , CD013213, (12), 2018
Broderick J, Mc Grath C, Cullen K, Talbot D, Gilmor J, Baily-Scanlan M, O'Dwyer T, Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity and disease impact in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity., Physiotherapy, 104, 2018, p248 - 250
Moran J, Kelly G, Haberlin C, Mockler D, Broderick J, The use of eHealth to promote physical activity in patients with mental health conditions: a systematic review, HRB Open Research, 1, (5), 2018
Cochrane Schizophrenia , Cochrane Collaboration, [eds.], 2018
Flahive M, O Driscoll J, Dowds J, Wijewardene D, Moran B, Pond P, Coman L, Hayes A, Mockler D, Saunders J, Moran J, Broderick , Physical function performance and recovery of patients undergoing abdominal surgery in relation to postoperative complications- a prospective real-world study. , Mesentery Peritoneum , AB236, 2018
Waugh A, Crumlish N, Kelleher E, Forde C, Broderick J, A feasibility study of a physiotherapy-led motivational programme to increase physical activity and improve cardiometabolic risk in people with major mental illness., General Hospital Psychiatry , 54 , 2018, p37 - 44
Haberlin C, O'Dwyer T, Mockler D, Moran J, O'Donnell DM, Broderick J., The use of eHealth to promote physical activity in cancer survivors: a systematic review, Supportive Care in Cancer, June , (16), 2018
Kelly G, Reilly A, Moloney H, Moran J, Cunningham C, Broderick J, 50 years of randomised controlled trials published in the journal Physiotherapy: A review 1967-2017, Physiotherapy, 1043, 2018
Broderick J, Crumlish N, Vancampfort D , Yoga as part of a package of care versus standard care for schizophrenia., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 9, (Art. No.: CD012145), 2017
Cullen K, Talbot D, Gillmor J, McGrath C, OʼDonnell R, Baily-Scanlan M, Broderick J., Effect of Baseline Anxiety and Depression Symptoms on Selected Outcomes Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation., 37, (4), 2017
Korn B, Baily-Scanlan M, Ribeiro R, Broderick J, Advance care planning education in Pulmonary Rehabilitation-results from an Irish nationwide survey of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programmes , European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society Annual Conference 2017, 50 (Suppl 61), (PA604), 2017
Broderick J, Crumlish N, Waugh A, Vancampfort D. , Yoga versus non-standard care for schizophrenia, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Art. No.: CD012052 , 2017
Keohane N, Dowds J, Broderick J, Martin-Leoches I, Long Term Functional Outcomes Post Critical Care Discharge, , Irish Journal of Medical Science , Irish Thoracic Society Annual Conference 2016, 185, (S439-S408), 2016
Al Mohammedali Z, O'Dwyer TK, Broderick JM. , The emerging role of respiratory physiotherapy: A profile of the attitudes of nurses and physicians in Saudi Arabia, Annals of thoracic Medicine , 11, (4), 2016
Broderick J, Knowles A, Chadwick J. Vancampfort D., Yoga vs Standard Care for Schizophrenia, Schizophr Bull. , 42, (1), 2016, p15-7
Vancampfort D, De Hert M, Broderick J, Lederman O, Firth J, Rosenbaum S, Probst M., Is autonomous motivation the key to maintaining an active lifestyle in first-episode psychosis?., Early Interv Psychiatry, 12, 2016, p821 - 827
Waugh A., Lang S., Kelleher E., Tynan D., Doherty H., Murphy N., Hussey J., Crumlish N., Broderick J, A feasibility study investigating a physiotherapy motivational interviewing programme to reduce cardio-metabolic risk in schizophrenia and bipolar, Physiotherapy , World Confederation of Physical Therapists, Singapore, May 2015, 101, (S1), 2015, ppE1616 - E1617
Broderick J, Knowles A, Chadwick J, Vancampfort D., Yoga versus standard care for schizophrenia., Cochrane Database Syst Rev, Oct 21;(10), 2015
Broderick J.M., Sunderland E., Murphy N., Connolly E.M., Waugh A, Good symptomatic and functional outcomes associated with minimally-invasive surgeries in breast cancer patients-early discharge may be warranted. , Physiotherapy , 101, (S1), 2015
Broderick JM, Hussey J, O'Donnell DM, Comment on 'Interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review', British journal of cancer, 2014
Broderick, J. M. Guinan, E. Donnell, D. M. O' Hussey, J. Tyrell, E. Normand, C., Calculating the costs of an 8-week, physiotherapy-led exercise intervention in deconditioned cancer survivors in the early survivorship period (the PEACH trial), Physiotherapy, 100, (2), 2014, p182 - 184
Ryan, J, M. Crowley, V E. Hensey, O Broderick, J M. McGahey, A Gormley, J., Habitual physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with cerebral palsy , Research in Developmental Disabilities , 35 , (9 ), 2014, p1995 - 2002
Broderick JM, Hussey J, Kennedy MJ, O' Donnell DM, Patients over 65 years are assigned lower ECOG PS scores than younger patients, although objectively measured physical activity is no different, Geriatric Oncology, 5, (1), 2014, p49-56
J. M. Broderick, J. Hussey, M. J. Kennedy, D. M. O' Donnell. , Testing the 'teachable moment' premise: does physical activity increase in the early survivorship phase? , Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, (4), 2014, p989-997
Broderick JM, Ryan J, O'Donnell DM, Hussey J., A guide to assessing physical activity using accelerometry in cancer patients., Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, (4), 2014, p1121-30
Broderick JM, Guinan E, Kennedy MJ, Hollywood D, Courneya KS, Culos-Reed SN, Bennett K, O'Donnell DM, Hussey J, Feasibility and efficacy of a supervised exercise intervention in de-conditioned cancer survivors during the early survivorship phase, Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 7, (4), 2013, p551 - 562
Guinan E, Hussey J, Broderick JM, Lithander FE, O'Donnell D, Kennedy MJ, Connolly EM, The effect of aerobic exercise on metabolic and inflammatory markers in breast cancer survivors-a pilot study., Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 21, (7), 2013, p1983-1992
Walsh J, Feeney C, Hussey J, Donnellan C, Clinical placement: An evaluation of stressors and time demands for undergraduate physiotherapy students, Physiotherapy, World Physical Therapy, Amsterdam, 20th-23rd June , 97, (Supplement 1), 2011, pp1322 - 1323
Walsh J. Guinan E, O'Donnell D, Hussey J, Activity & fatigue levels of patients post cessation of chemotherapy', Physiotherapy, World Confederation of Physical Therapists, Amsterdam, June , 97, (S1,eS1323, ), 2011
Guinan EM, Hussey JM, Walsh JM, Kennedy MJ, Connolly EM, The effect of aerobic exercise on the metabolic risk profile of breast cancer survivors 2-6 months post chemotherapy, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA, September 2011, 29, (27), 2011, pp244-
Clarke, M.N. and Ni Mhuircheartaigh, D.A. and Walsh, G.M. and Walsh, J.M. and Meldrum, D., Intra-tester and inter-tester reliability of the MicroFET 3 hand-held dynamometer, Physiotherapy Practice and Research, 32, (1), 2011, p13-18
Guinan, E.M., Hussey, J.M., Walsh, J.M., Kennedy, M.J., Connolly, E.M, The metabolic risk profile of breast cancer survivors 2 to 6 months post-chemotherapy, Journal of Clinical Oncology , 2011
Hussey J, Walsh J.Feeney C., Mc Neely M., Kilbreath S, Exercise and Cancer: The evidence to-date and future directions', Physiotherapy, World Congress of Physical Therapists (WCPT), Amsterdam, June , 97, (S1), 2011, ppeS14-
Cribbin E. Hall E. Walsh J. Meldrum D, COMPARISON OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL COST INDEX OF WALKING IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS WEARING ROCKER BOTTOM FOOTWEAR AND BAREFOOT, Physiotherapy, World Confederation of Physical Therapists, Amsterdam, June , 97, (S1), 2011
Walsh JM, Hussey J, Guinan E, O' Donnell D, 'Pragmatic randomized controlled trial of individually prescribed exercise versus usual care in a heterogeneous cancer survivor population': a feasibility study PEACH trial: prescribed exercise after chemotherapy., BMC Cancer, 10, (42), 2010
Walsh JM, Hussey J, Guinan E, O' Donnell DM , Recruitment challenges to exercise trials in cancer patients: experience from an ongoing clinical trial, American Institute for Cancer Research Annual Conference, Washington DC, USA, October 2010, 2010
Walsh, J. M., Barrett, A., Murray, D., Ryan, J., The Modified Rivermead Mobility Index: reliability and convergent validity in a mixed neurological population , Disability and Rehabilitation, 32, (14), 2010, p1133 - 1139
Walsh, J. M., Hussey J. M., Kennedy, M. J. O' Donnell, D. M., A comparison of ECOG PS assigned and objectively measured physical activity, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 28, (suppl; abstr e19526), 2010
Walsh, J. M., Feeney, C., Hussey, J. Donnellan, C., Sources of Stress and Psychological Morbidity among undergraduate physiotherapy students, Physiotherapy, 96, 2010, p206 - 212
Walsh J. Hussey J, O' Donnell D., A pilot study comparing objective physical activity to the physical componenet of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status scale, Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Association of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Florida, USA, 27, (e20501-e20501), 2009
Walsh J., The impact of having a Practice Tutor on-site, the perspective of students and practice educators, Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED), Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin , Feb , 2008
Walsh, J. M. Hussey, J, O'Donnell JM , A pilot study investigating the feasibility of comparing the ECOG PS to an objective measure of Physical Activity, Sixth International Cancer Conference, Dublin , May, 2008
Walsh J., The impact of having a Practice Tutor on site, the perspective of Practice Educators and students, 2nd European Congress of Physiotherapy Education, World Physiotherapy Europe Region , Stockholm, Sweden, September , 2008
Walsh J. Bell C., A study comparing medium & high intensity cardiac rehabilitation in high risk males, Therapy Reviews, Therapy Research Society Annual Conference , Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, 11, (3), 2006
Cromwell F, Walsh J, Gormley, J. , A pilot study examining injuries in elite gaelic footballers, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, (2), 2000, p104 - 108
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
O Grady M, Barrett E, Broderick J, Connolly C , The role of intermediaries in connecting community-dwelling adults to local physical activity and sport: A scoping review , HRB Open Research , 5, (29), 2022
O' Grady M, Barrett E, Broderick J, Connolly D, HRB Open Research , HRB Open Research, 5, (29), 2022
Julie Broderick, What is the right exercise for my age? , British Association of Sports and Exercise Science (BASES) Continual Professional Development Webinar, 2019
Julie Broderick, Therapeutic Exercise and Cancer, Miguel Hernandez International Physiotherapy Congress, Spain, March 15, 2019
Julie Broderick, Physical activity and older adults: What works? The role of health professionals, Institute of Public Health, Ireland , 22 October, 2019
Julie Broderick, Yoga or Exercise for Schizophrenia , 7th International Conference on Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2018
Julie Broderick, 'Cancer, a European perspective' , ER-WCPT European Region World Congress of Physical Therapists, Liverpool, UK, November, 2016
Julie Broderick, Novel approaches to promote physical activity among cancer survivors, FSEM (Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine) Annual Scientific Conference, 2016
Julie Broderick, Survivorship in Oncology, Future Health Summit, Dublin, June, 2016
Julie Broderick, Assessment & Prescription of Exercise in: Bone Health, Cancer & Diabetes, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists Annual Conference,, November , 2014
Julie Broderick, Pre-operative Physiotherapy , Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (CPRC) Advanced Respiratory Course , May, 2010
Julie Broderick, Importance of exercise therapy in cancer, ABKR-BVRK (Belgian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists), , Belgium, 2009
Research Expertise
Recognition
Representations
Member Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Committee TCD
Member Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee, TCD
Editorial Board and Associate Editor Cochrane Schizophrenia Group
Invited Member Independent Data Monitoring Committee for the ReStOre II trial, School of Medicine
External Assessor MRes in Medical Sciences Programme Approval Panel, University College Cork
Committee Member Overseas Qualifications Validation Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). This committee assessed whether applicants with overseas qualifications are deemed eligible to join the ISCP, or whether a period of adaptation/aptitude test is necessary to ensure qualifications are equivalent to standard of an Irish graduate
Member Appeals Committee, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
Advisory Group in Physiotherapy and Mental Health
Consultancy Role, Head of Professional Development, Irish Society for Chartered Physiotherapists
Reviewer for following journals inter-alia: Supportive Care in Cancer, Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Physiotherapy Practice and Research
Member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
Founding Member MSc Cancer Survivorship Course Development Committee
Member Postgraduate Panels Discipline of Physiotherapy
Memberships
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
Cochrane International Collaboration
CORU registered Physiotherapist (PT029280)