Irish Journal of Medical Science

Article	Citations
Exploring the adoption of telemedicine and virtual software for care of outpatients during and after COVID-19 pandemic	212
A national survey of attitudes to COVID-19 digital contact tracing in the Republic of Ireland	67
Psychological factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy	52
Medicine and heuristics: cognitive biases and medical decision-making	52
The role of data science in healthcare advancements: applications, benefits, and future prospects	45
5G in healthcare: how fast will be the transformation?	45
Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in hospitalised older adults	43
Cellular immunotherapies for cancer	42
Sports activities during any pandemic lockdown	40
An integrated multidisciplinary model of COVID-19 recovery care	39
Clinical presentations of pain in patients with COVID-19 infection	35
GPT-4: a new era of artificial intelligence in medicine	34
Remdesivir versus ritonavir/lopinavir in COVID-19 patients	32
Extrapulmonary features of post-COVID-19 patients: muscle function, physical activity, mood, and sleep quality	32
Procalcitonin accurately predicts mortality but not bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care unit	31
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Early use of high-dose vitamin C is beneficial in treatment of sepsis	30
Evaluation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with cerebral palsy, caregivers’ quality of life, and caregivers' fear of COVID-19 with telemedicine	29
Remdesivir and COVID-19 infection, therapeutic benefits or unnecessary risks?	29
Herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses in COVID-19 patients	28
An analysis of YouTube videos as educational resources for dental practitioners to prevent the spread of COVID-19	26
The mental health and well-being benefits of exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of medical students and newly qualified doctors in the UK	24
Remdesivir and COVID-19	23
The impact of COVID-19 on trauma referrals to a National Neurosurgical Centre	23
Impact on mental health of the COVID-19 outbreak among general practitioners during the sanitary lockdown period	22
COVID-19 vaccine — can it affect fertility?	22

The relationship between cognition, depression, fatigue, and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis	21
The effect of video exercise-based telerehabilitation on clinical outcomes, expectation, satisfaction, and motivation in patients with chronic low back pain	21
The presence of symptoms within 6 months after COVID-19: a single-center longitudinal study	21
How reliable is BMI? Bioimpedance analysis of body composition in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese women	20
Resveratrol and cardiovascular system—the unfulfilled hopes	20
The effectiveness of virtual reality simulation as learning strategy in the acquisition of medical skills in nursing education: a systematic review	19
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for closed laparotomy wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	19
Sentiment analysis of user feedback on the HSE’s Covid-19 contact tracing app	19
COVID-19 infection is a major cause of acute telogen effluvium	19
COVID-19 pandemic: vaccine and new monoclonal antibodies, point of view	19
Psychedelic perceptions: mental health service user attitudes to psilocybin therapy	18
Analysis of electric scooter injuries admitted to the emergency service	18
Reminiscence therapy–based care program relieves post-stroke cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients: a randomized, controlled study	17
Platelet-rich plasma injections for hip osteoarthritis: a review of the evidence	17
Serum calprotectin as a novel biomarker for severity of COVID-19 disease	16
Hip fracture care during Covid-19: a regional trauma centre’s experience	16
The role of emergency department triage early warning score (TREWS) and modified early warning score (MEWS) to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients	16
Corticosteroids in diabetes patients infected with COVID-19	16
The use of 3D printing technology in the creation of patient-specific facial prostheses	15
Toxoplasma gondii vaccine candidates: a concise review	15
Postmortem pathological changes in extrapulmonary organs in SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR–positive cases: a single-center experience	15
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac surgery and transplant services in Ireland’s National Centre	15
Thiol level and total oxidant/antioxidant status in patients with COVID-19 infection	15
Reminiscence therapy serves as an optional nursing care strategy in attenuating cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients	15
A pilot study of burnout and long covid in senior specialist doctors	15
Comparison of the effectiveness of pilates exercises, aerobic exercises, and pilates with aerobic exercises in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	15
Vitamin D and SARS-CoV-2 infection—evolution of evidence supporting clinical practice and policy development	15
SARS CoV-2 reinfection rate is higher in the Omicron variant than in the Alpha and Delta variants	15
Anxiety and depression in glioma patients: prevalence, risk factors, and their correlation with survival	14
Sports participation and quality of life in individuals with visual impairment	14
Attitudes and perceptions of outpatients towards adoption of telemedicine in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic	14
What GDPR and the Health Research Regulations (HRRs) mean for Ireland: “explicit consent”—a legal analysis	14
Alcohol as an independent risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea	14
Evaluation of physician burnout at a major trauma centre using the Copenhagen burnout inventory: cross-sectional observational study	14
Adherence to physical activity recommendations and barriers to physical activity participation among adults with type 1 diabetes	14
Vigilance regarding immune thrombocytopenic purpura after COVID-19 vaccine	13
Changes in sexual functions and habits of healthcare workers during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional survey study	13
Breast cancer recurrence: factors impacting occurrence and survival	13
Review: systematic review of effectiveness of art psychotherapy in children with mental health disorders	13
Respiratory muscle strength in volleyball players suffered from COVID-19	13
Annexin A10 is a novel prognostic biomarker of papillary thyroid cancer	13
Efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review	13
Leptin level as a biomarker of uncontrolled eating in obesity and overweight	13
Sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, Empagliflozin, is associated with significant reduction in weight, body mass index, fasting glucose, and A1c levels in Type 2 diabetic patients with establis	13
Most notable 100 articles of COVID-19: an Altmetric study based on bibliometric analysis	12
Hospital admissions due to vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: an ecological study	12
Test-retest reliability of the functional reach test and the hand grip strength test in older adults using nursing home services	12
Apelin, Omentin-1, and Vaspin in patients with essential hypertension: association of adipokines with trace elements, inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative damage markers	12
Granulomatous mastitis, watch and wait is a good option	12
The COVID-19 pandemic: is our medicine still evidence-based?	12

Novel phenotype and genotype spectrum of NARS2 and literature review of previous mutations	12
Virtual oncology clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
The correlation between Jun N-terminal kinase pathway-associated phosphatase and Th1 cell or Th17 cell in sepsis and their potential roles in clinical sepsis management	11
Post-surgery anxiety and depression in prostate cancer patients: prevalence, longitudinal progression, and their correlations with survival profiles during a 3-year follow-up	11
Predictive value of CRP/albumin ratio in major abdominal surgery	11
Thromboembolic complications and cardiovascular events associated with celiac disease	11
Cognitive and motor performances in dual task in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparative study	11
The ICMJE recommendations: challenges in fortifying publishing integrity	11
Chemotherapy in the Covid-19 era: the patient’s perception	11
An online pilates exercise program is effective on proprioception and core muscle endurance in a randomized controlled trial	11
Pachydermodactyly: a systematic review	11
The effect of mobile health educational intervention on body image and fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial	11
Hsa_circRNA_102541 regulates the development of atherosclerosis by targeting miR-296-5p/PLK1 pathway	11
The provision of neuro-oncology and glioma neurosurgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a single national tertiary centre experience	11
Burnout on the frontline: the impact of COVID-19 on emergency department staff wellbeing	11
Machine learning for predicting long-term kidney allograft survival: a scoping review	11
Irinotecan eluting beads-transarterial chemoembolization using Callispheres® microspheres is an effective and safe approach in treating unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases	11
COVID-19 in adults: test menu for hospital blood science laboratories	10
Maxillofacial space infection experience and risk factors: a retrospective study of 222 cases	10
Hope and chronic pain—a systematic review	10
The relation of circulating cell division cycle 42 expression with Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells, adhesion molecules, and biochemical indexes in coronary heart disease patients	10
Adherence to hydroxyurea, health-related quality of life domains and attitudes towards a smartphone app among Irish adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease	10
Safety culture in a major accredited Irish university teaching hospital: a mixed methods study using the safety attitudes questionnaire	10
The incidence of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients with COVID-19 compared with critically ill non-COVID patients	10
A cloth mask for under-resourced healthcare settings in the COVID19 pandemic	10
Social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to worse outcomes in females with inflammatory arthritis	10
Maternal morbidity in placenta accreta spectrum following introduction of a multi-disciplinary service compared to standard care: an Irish perspective	10
RETRACTED ARTICLE: The efficacy and safety of cryoballoon catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	10
Menstrual abnormalities post-COVID vaccination: a cross-sectional study on adult Lebanese women	10
Validity of a dysphagia screening test following resection for head and neck cancer	10
Social media medical misinformation: impact on mental health and vaccination decision among university students	9
Effects of acute aerobic exercise on cytokines, klotho, irisin, and vascular endothelial growth factor responses in rheumatoid arthritis patients	9
Antibacterial and antifungal impacts of combined silver, zinc oxide, and chitosan nanoparticles within tissue conditioners of complete dentures in vitro	9
Transition to telehealth	9
Irish Endocrine Society 45th Annual Meeting	9
JKAP, Th1 cells, and Th17 cells are dysregulated and inter-correlated, among them JKAP and Th17 cells relate to cognitive impairment progression in Alzheimer’s disease patients	9
Active vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 infections: review	9
The impact of the World Military Games on the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Sars-Cov-2 and risk of antiviral drug resistance	9
Optic nerve sheath diameter by ultrasound is a good screening tool for high intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury	9
Successful maintenance of process and outcomes for oesophageal cancer surgery in Ireland during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Proceedings of the Intern Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) on Saturday 1st February 2020, Venue: The Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, Mater Misericordiae Universi	9
Physical workload during caregiving activities and related factors among the caregivers of children with cerebral palsy	9
Evaluation of biochemical and clinical effects of hyaluronic acid on non-surgical periodontal treatment: a randomized controlled trial	9
COVID-19 community assessment hubs in Ireland—the experience of clinicians	9
Irish cancer patients and survivors have a positive view of the role of nutritional care in cancer management from diagnosis through survivorship	9
The test–retest reliability and concurrent validity of the 3-m backward walk test and 50-ft walk test in community-dwelling older adults	9
What factors influence medical students to enter a career in general practice? A scoping review	9
Longitudinal change and prognostic value of anxiety and depression in coronary heart disease patients	9
The role of the physician associate: an overview	9
SARS-CoV-2 is not found in the sweat of COVID-19 positive patients	9
Altered mental status is an independent predictor of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	9
Circulating miR-342-5p serves as a diagnostic biomarker in patients with carotid artery stenosis and predicts the occurrence of the cerebral ischemic event	9
A national survey of workplace-related musculoskeletal disorder and ergonomic practices amongst Irish otolaryngologists	8
The effect of tele-yoga training in healthy women on menstrual symptoms, quality of life, anxiety-depression level, body awareness, and self-esteem during COVID-19 pandemic	8
Changing trends in corneal transplantation: a national review of current practices in the Republic of Ireland	8
Introduction of Rezum system technology to Ireland for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: a pilot study on early outcomes and procedure cost analysis	8
Virtualised care and COVID-19	8
The relationship between central sensitization and disease activity, quality of life, and sleep quality among patients with axial spondyloarthritis	8
COVID-19 autopsies of Istanbul	8
How the language we speak determines the transmission of COVID-19	8
Review of claudin proteins as potential biomarkers for necrotizing enterocolitis	8
Clinical guidance for navigating the QTc-prolonging and arrhythmogenic potential of pharmacotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Mutational analysis of mitochondrial tRNA genes in 138 patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy	8
Maximal exercise outcomes with a face mask: the effects of gender and age differences on cardiorespiratory responses	8
Anatomical considerations for reducing ocular emergencies during spaceflight	8
Tumorous kidney segmentation in abdominal CT images using active contour and 3D-UNet	8
Sociodemographic variables as predictors of adverse outcome in SARS-CoV-2 infection: an Irish hospital experience	8
Consequences of FFP3 mask usage on venous blood gases	8
Cancer incidence in Behçet’s disease	7
Perceived and objective cognitive impairment in newly diagnosed versus established multiple sclerosis: impact of disease duration	7
Association of RAGE with acute ischemic stroke prognosis in type 2 diabetes	7
Text-to-image artificial intelligence to aid clinicians in perceiving unique neuro-ophthalmic visual phenomena	7
SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid assay performance in healthcare workers at baseline and 6 months	7
The relationship between mortality and inflammatory markers and the systemic immune inflammatory index in patients in the intensive care unit with a pneumothorax as a complication of COVID-19 disease	7
The reporting standards of randomised controlled trials in leading medical journals between 2019 and 2020: a systematic review	7
Circulating PCSK9 relates to aggravated disease activity, Th17/Treg imbalance, and predicts treatment outcome of conventional synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis patients	7
What GDPR and the Health Research Regulations (HRRs) mean for Ireland: a research perspective	7
Women’s experience of pregnancy and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	7
General practice nursing: the views and experience of practice nurses and GPs in one county	7

Apple Vision Pro and why extended reality will revolutionize the future of medicine	7
The role of unconventional T cells in COVID-19	7
Intense remodeling of extracellular matrix within the varicose vein: the role of gelatinases and vascular endothelial growth factor	7
Defining clinicopathological and radiological features of breast cancer in women under the age of 35: an epidemiological study	7
Factors influencing physical activity in patients with colorectal cancer	7
The impact of COVID-19 on emergency surgical presentations in a university teaching hospital	7
Use of Thyroid Hormones in Hypothyroid and Euthyroid Patients: A THESIS questionnaire survey of members of the Irish Endocrine Society	7
Dietitians supporting breastfeeding: a survey of education, skills, knowledge and attitudes	7
Can we trust in Sars-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing? Preliminary results from a paediatric cohort in the emergency department	7
An investigation of risk factors of in-hospital death due to COVID-19: a case-control study in Rasht, Iran	7
Kidney-gut crosstalk in renal disease	7
Proposing a novel care program: reminiscence therapy involved care for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in postoperative cervical cancer patients	7
Efficacy of hydrotherapy treatment for the management of chronic low back pain	7
COVID-19 outbreak impact on emergency trauma visits and trauma surgery in a level 3 trauma center	7
Midodrine improves clinical and economic outcomes in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled clinical trial	7
Increased incidence of acute calculous cholecystitis observed during COVID-19 social restrictions	7
Modern oncological and operative outcomes in oesophageal cancer: the St. James’s hospital experience	7
Multinational monkeypox outbreak: what do we know and what should we do?	7
Career destinations of graduates from a medical school with an 18-week longitudinal integrated clerkship in general practice: a survey of alumni 6 to 8 years after graduation	7
Sigmoid volvulus: definitive surgery is safe and should be considered in all instances	7
A pilot study on the melatonin treatment in patients with early septic shock: results of a single-center randomized controlled trial	7
Nine-month course of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in individuals with COVID-19 infection	6
Antidepressant medication prescribing patterns in Irish general practice from 2016 to 2020 to assess for long-term use	6
High-mobility group box 2 reflects exacerbated disease characteristics and poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer patients	6
Effects of night eating and binge eating disorders on general health in university students in Lebanon	6
Moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome in Ireland: patient demographics, mode of presentation and outcomes of EC-IC bypass surgery	6
Investigation of the relationship between disease severity and development of amyloidosis and genetic mutation in FMF disease	6
Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on statin-induced myopathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Evaluation of hematological parameters and inflammatory markers in children with COVID-19	6
Therapeutic and prophylactic potential of anti-microbial peptides against coronaviruses	6
Irish Endocrine Society 44th Annual Meeting	6
Serum inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain 4 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: correlation with disease risk, inflammation, activity, and its variation after treatment	6
The relationship of blood CDC42 level with Th1 cells, Th17 cells, inflammation markers, disease risk/activity, and treatment efficacy of rheumatoid arthritis	6
MiR-590-3p and its targets VEGF, PIGF, and MMP9 in early, middle, and late pregnancy: their longitudinal changes and correlations with risk of fetal growth restriction	6
Preadmission usage of metformin and mortality in COVID-19 patients including the post-discharge period	6
The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder among adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Burden of anxiety and depression among hospitalized patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a nationwide analysis	6
Physical illnesses associated with childhood homelessness: a literature review	6
Waning immunity to inactive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in healthcare workers: booster required	6
Evaluation of a pharmacist-led shared decision-making in atrial fibrillation and patients’ satisfaction—a before and after pilot study	6
Circular RNA_0000190 and its target microRNA-767-5p are dysregulated, and they are related to risk stratification as well as prognosis in multiple myeloma patients	6
Health information and warnings on alcohol packaging in Ireland: it is time to progress the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018	6
There are similarities between rheumatic disease with lung involvement and COVID-19 pneumonia	6
Prone position in wards for spontaneous breathing Covid-19 patients: a retrospective study	6
Morbidity and mortality of traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries in a geriatric cohort	6
Role of confirmed and potential predictors of an unfavorable outcome in heart failure in everyday clinical practice	6
Mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio as a predictor of stent thrombosis in patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction	6
Objective evaluation of the nasal mucosal secretion in COVID-19 patients with anosmia	6
The future of general surgery in Ireland: factors influencing career decisions of medical students	6
Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19: a legal and ethical perspective on public good versus personal reticence	6
A national survey of publicly funded chronic pain management services in Ireland	6
An international experience of electronic communication and implementation of eHealth solutions in a vascular surgery clinic	6
Changing attitudes towards annual influenza vaccination amongst staff in a Tertiary Care Irish University Hospital	6
Lipid reference values in an Irish population	6
Systematic review of latent tuberculosis infection research to inform programmatic management in Ireland	6
Daily living activities, exercise capacity, cognition, and balance in COPD patients with and without frailty	6
Myocardial strain: a clinical review	6
Testicular torsion in Ireland: a 10-year analysis of incidence and risk of orchidectomy	6
Clinical and molecular features of two diabetes families carrying mitochondrial ND1 T3394C mutation	6
The effect of national public health measures on the characteristics of trauma presentations to a busy paediatric emergency service in Ireland: a longitudinal observational study	6
Role of adiponectin and leptin in patients with alopecia areata with scalp hair loss	6
Permanent pacemaker implantation rates following cardiac surgery in the modern era	6
Rate of progression of Guillain-Barré syndrome is not associated with the short-term outcome of the disease	6
The challenges of international comparisons of COVID-19	6
Efficacy of topical insulin for recurrent epithelial corneal erosions	6
Collection and storage of forensic evidence to enable subsequent reporting of a sexual crime to the police “Option 3”—an Irish experience	6
A retrospective cohort study of risk factors and outcomes in older patients admitted to an inner-city geriatric unit in London during first peak of COVID-19 pandemic	6
Academic background, professional experience, and research achievements of United States academic ophthalmology leadership	6
PARKIN, PINK1, and DJ1 analysis in early-onset Parkinson’s disease in Ireland	6
The role of taurine derivatives in the putative therapy of COVID-19-induced inflammation	6
A meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic colorectal surgery	5
Brand sharing between alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic offerings: a challenge to Ireland’s restrictions on alcohol advertising	5
Evaluation of ECLIA antigen detection tests as screening methods for COVID-19 in comparison with molecular analysis	5
Psychoactive compounds as multifactorial protection factors against COVID-19	5
Exploring patient beliefs and perceptions regarding obesity as a disease, obesity causation and treatment	5
Neoadjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus PD-1 inhibitor bridging to tumor resection in intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma patients	5
Comparison of diagnostic performances in the evaluation of breast microcalcifications: synthetic mammography versus full-field digital mammography	5
The expression and clinical significance of ERβ/ERα in ovarian cancer: can we predict the effectiveness of platinum plus taxane therapy?	5
Effects of concentrated beetroot juice consumption on glycemic control, blood pressure, and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes patients: randomized clinical trial study	5
Adolescents and primary herpetic gingivostomatitis: an Italian overview	5
The effect of exercise on disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with breast cancer	5
The utility of MRI scans for a painful knee in the elderly patient	5
Social restrictions due to COVID-19 and the incidence of intoxicated patients in pediatric emergency department	5
Development and sustainment of professional relationships within longitudinal integrated clerkships in general practice (LICs): a narrative review	5
The impact of COVID-19 on acute urinary stone presentations: a single-centre experience	5
miR-3178 as a prognostic indicator and tumor suppressor of gastric cancer	5
Prevalence of dry mouth in COVID-19 patients with and without Sicca syndrome in a large hospital center	5
Effects of resistance training on the physical symptoms and functional capacity of patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	5
Recognizing dysphagia: implementation of an in-hospital screening protocol	5
Telephone consultations to manage paediatric outpatient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic: a service evaluation	5
The prognostic significance of annexin A family in glioblastoma	5
Surgical management of abdominal desmoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Segmentation of intentions towards COVID-19 vaccine acceptance through political and health behaviour explanatory models	5
Reproductive surrogacy in Ireland — an ethical and legal context	5
Acetabular fractures in the elderly: modern challenges and the role of conservative management	5