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Development of Research Methods and Expertise in Systematic Reviews

Development of Research Methods

  • Condell S, Begley C. Clinical research ethics in Irish health care: Diversity, dynamism and medicalization. Nursing Ethics 2012; 19(6): 810-818   PMID:22691601 doi: 10.1177/0969733011431191  http://nej.sagepub.com/content/19/6/810
  • Smith V, Devane D, Begley C, Clarke M. Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011; 11:15- 20.   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-15    http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/15
  • Begley C    Approaches to research   In: Nursing Research: Designs and Methods
    Watson R, McKenna H, Cowman S, Keady J (eds) Churchill Livingstone Elsevier Limited: Edinburgh 2008,  pp 13-21 
  • Condell S, Begley C M   Capacity Building - a concept analysis of the term applied to research   International Journal of Nursing Practice 2007; 13: 268-275 http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/ijnp/abstract.00063413-200710000-00002.htm;jsessionid=Kw2ZLqTY1C2vnjpgQS48Znppv3BvRWxqhcSv1h0J1pPFKxlQJm0W!1966694724!181195629!8091!-1  
  • Lalor J, Devane D, Begley C.   Exploring painful experiences: The impact of emotional narratives on the well-being of members of a qualitative health research team. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2006; 56 (6): 607-616
    http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118563636/abstract 
  • Devane D., Begley C. M. and Clarke M. How many do I need? Basic principles of sample size estimation. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2004; 47(3): 297-302.   PMID: 15238124
  • G. Tobin, Begley C. M.   Methodological rigour within a qualitative framework   Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2004; 48(4):388-96.   PMID: 15500533
  • Tobin G. A., Begley, C. M. Triangulation as a method of inquiry  Journal of Critical Inquiry into Curriculum and Instruction, 2002; 3 (3):7-11
  • Begley C. M.  Using triangulation in nursing research.   Journal of Advanced Nursing 1996; 24: (1) pp.122-128
  • Begley C. M.  Triangulation of communication skills in qualitative research interviews
    Journal of Advanced Nursing 1996; 24:(4) pp. 688-693  PMID: 8894885
  • Begley C. M.  Triangulation in nursing research - the method of the future?  Nursing Review 1995; 13 (3 & 4), pp. 5 - 7.
  • Brazier H, Begley, C.M.  Selecting a data base for literature searches in nursing: MEDLINE or CINAHL?   Journal of Advanced Nursing 1996; 24:(4) pp. 868-875 

Expertise in systematic reviews

  • Moran PS, Wuytack F, Turner M, Normand C, Brown S, Begley C, et al. (2020) Economic burden of maternal morbidity – A systematic review of cost-of-illness studies. PLoS ONE 15(1): Jan 16 e0227377. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227377
  • Smith V, Gallagher L, Carroll M, Hannon K, Begley C. (2019) Antenatal and intrapartum interventions for reducing caesarean section, promoting vaginal birth, and reducing fear of childbirth: An overview of systematic reviews. Plos One, October 24, 2019   https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224313
  • Begley  CM, Gyte  GML, Devane  D, McGuire  W, Weeks  A, Biesty  LM. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007412. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.pub5
  • Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. Prognostic factors for Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain; a Systematic Review. Midwifery. 2018; 66: 70 - 78
  • Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. Clinicians' views of factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section: a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies. PLoS ONE  2018 13(7): e0200941. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200941
  • Wigert H, Nilsson C, Dencker A, Begley C, Jangsten E, Sparud Lundin C, Mollberg M, Patel H. Women’s experiences of fear of childbirth: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-being. 2020, 15:1, 1704484 https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1704484
  • Dencker A, Nilsson C, Begley C, Jangsten E, Mollberg M, Patel H,  Wigert H, Hessman E,  Sjöblom H, Sparud Lundin C. Causes and outcomes in studies of fear of childbirth: a systematic review . Women and Birth. 2019 Apr;32(2):99-111   doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.07.004. 
  • Nilsson C…Begley C. Definitions, measurements and prevalence of Fear of Childbirth: A systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2018 Jan 12;18(1):28 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1659-7
  • Nilvér H, Begley C, Berg M.  Measuring women's childbirth experiences: a systematic review for identification and analysis of validated instruments  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth   2017   17: 203    DOI 10.1186/s12884-017-1356-y 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5492707/
  • Gillen PA, Sinclair M, KernohanWG, Begley CM, Luyben AG. Interventions for prevention of bullying in the workplace. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD009778. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009778.pub2.
  • Carroll M, Daly D, Begley C. The prevalence of women’s emotional and physical health problems following a postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2016; 16 (1):261-271    doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1054-1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27596720
  • Rusner  M, Berg  M, Begley  C. Bipolar disorder in pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review of outcomes . BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.2016, 16:331 URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/16/331
  • Arkins B, Begley C, Higgins A. Measures for Screening for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2016 Apr;23(3-4):217-35. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12289 
  • Begley CM, Gyte GML, Devane D, McGuire W, Weeks A. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 3. Ar t. No.: CD007412. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.pub4.  
  • Nilsson C, Lundgren I, Smith V, Vehvilinen-Julkunen K, Nicoletti J, Devane D, Bernloehr A, van Limbeek E, Lalor J, Begley C. Women-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC): A systematic review. Midwifery 2015; 31: 657–663  DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.04.003
  • Marchi J, Berg M, Dencker A, Olander EK, Begley C. Risks associated with obesity in pregnancy, for the mother and baby: a systematic review of reviews. Obesity Reviews 2015; 16 (8), 621–638.     doi: 10.1111/obr.12288
  • Begley C, Gross M, Dencker A, Benstoem C, Berg M, Devane D. Outcome measures in studies on the use of oxytocin for the treatment of delay in labour: a systematic review. Midwifery. 2014 30(9): 975-982.  doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.06.005 
  • Murphy K, Casey D, Devane D, Higgins A, Lalor J, Elliott N, Meskell P, Begley C. Reflections on the added value of using mixed methods in the SCAPE study.  Nurse Researcher.  2014 21(4): 13-19  doi: 10.7748/nr2014.03.21.4.13.e1225   PMID: 24673348              http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nr2014.03.21.4.13.e1225
    Smith V, Clarke M, Devane D, Begley C, Shorter G, Maguire L. SWAT 1: what effects do site visits by the principal investigator have on recruitment in a multicentre randomized trial? Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 2013; 6(3): 136-137 PMID: 24325369   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jebm.12049/abstract
  • Smith V, Begley CM, Clarke M, Devane D. Professionals' views of fetal monitoring during labour: a systematic review and thematic analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012; 12(1):166-183. DOI:10.1186/1471-2393-12-166 
  • Ingela Lundgren, Cecily Begley, Mechthild M Gross and Terese Bondas 'Groping through the fog': a metasynthesis of women's experiences on VBAC (Vaginal birth after Caesarean section). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012; 12:85-106
    http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2393-12-85.pdf
    PMID:22909230   doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-
  • Begley CM, Gyte GML, DevaneD, McGuireW, Weeks A. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD007412. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.pub3. 
  • Dixon L, Fullerton J, Begley C, Powell Kennedy H, Guilliland K.  Systematic Review: The clinical effectiveness of physiological (expectant) management of the third stage of labour following a physiological labour and birth.  International Journal of Childbirth 2011; 1 (3): 179-195 http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.1.3.179 
  • Begley CM, Gyte GML, Murphy DJ, Devane D, McDonald SJ, McGuire W. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD007412. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.pub2  
  • Smith V, Devane D, Begley CM, Clarke M, Higgins S.  A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews of randomised trials of interventions for preventing and treating preterm birth. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology  2009; 142, 3-9  doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.09.008   
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T69-4TW53DT-2&_user=103681&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000007920&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=103681&md5=2d96277fad6c74f2cc025935b8ec504d
  • Begley CM, Devane D, Murphy DJ, Gyte GML, McDonald SJ, McGuire W. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007412. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.
    http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD007412/frame.html
  • Smith V, Devane D, Begley CM, Clarke M, Higgins S.  A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews of fetal fibronectin and transvaginal cervical length for predicting preterm birth. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2007; 133: 134–142  
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030121150700142X