StrokeCog & Related Publications
Here you will find published papers from the StrokeCog Study. This is regularly updated with our latest publications. So stay tuned!
Disability and Rehabilitation
Manning M, MacFarlane A, Hickey A, Galvin R, Franklin S: The relevance of stroke care for living well with post-stroke aphasia: a qualitative interview study with working-aged adults. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28 Dec 2020. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1863483
Available from:Research & Public Health
Donnelly NA, Sexton E, Merriman NA, Bennett KE, Williams DJ, Horgan F, Gillespie P, Hickey A, Wren MA: The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment on Admission to Nursing Home among Residents with and without Stroke: A Cross–Sectional Survey of Nursing Homes in Ireland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 1 Oct 2020.
Available from:Psychology and Health
Merriman NA, Gillan D, Pender N, Williams DJ, Horgan F, Sexton E, Johnstone M, Bennett KE , Donnelly NA, Wren MA, Hickey A.: The StrokeCog study: Development and description of a cognition-focused. psychological intervention to address cognitive impairment following stroke. Psychology and Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1820009. 14 Sept 2020
Available from:HRB Open Research
Shumba J, McLoughlin A, Browne L, Schmid A, Wren MA, Hickey A, Kelly P, Bennett K, Rohde D, Sexton E: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of cognitive impairment on the risk of admission to long-term care after stroke. HRB Open Research. DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13055.1. 26 May 2020
Available from:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Sexton E, Merriman NA, Donnelly NA, Wren MA, Hickey A, Bennett, KE: Poststroke Cognitive Impairment in Model-Based Economic Evaluation: A Systematic Review. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. DOI: 10.1159/000506283. 18 March 2020.
Available from:Disability and Rehabilitation
Jeffares I, Merriman NA, Rohde D, McLoughlin A, Scally B, Doyle F, Horgan F, Hickey A: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of cardiac rehabilitation interventions on cognitive impairment following stroke. 24 Jul 2019. Disability and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1641850.
Available from:Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Rohde D, Gaynor E, Large M, Conway O, Bennett K, Williams DJ, Callaly E, Dolan E, Hickey A: Stroke survivor cognitive decline and psychological wellbeing of family caregivers five years post-stroke: a cross-sectional analysis. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation V26 2019 Issue 3. 22 Mar 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1590972
Available from:Systematic review – PLoS ONE
Manning M, MacFarlane A, Hickey A, Franklin S (2019) Perspectives of people with aphasia post-stroke towards personal recovery and living successfully: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. PLoS ONE 14(3): e0214200. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214200
Available from:Cochrane Systematic Review
Hickey A, Merriman NA, Bruen C, Mellon L, Bennett K, Williams D, Pender N, Doyle F. Psychological interventions for managing cognitive impairment after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD013406.
Available from:Disability and Rehabilitation
Merriman NA, Bruen C, Gorman A, Horgan F, Williams DJ, Pender N, Byrne E, Hickey A. “I’m just not a Sudoku person”: analysis of stroke survivor, carer, and healthcare professional perspectives for the design of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2019;1–11.
Available from:BMJ Open
Merriman NA, Sexton E, McCabe G, et al Addressing cognitive impairment following stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised controlled studies of psychological interventions BMJ Open 2019;9:e024429.
Available from:European Stroke Journal
Sexton E, McLoughlin A, Williams DJ, Merriman NA, Donnelly N, Rohde D, Hickey A, Wren
MA, Bennett K.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of cognitive
impairment no dementia in the first year post-stroke. European Stroke Journal. 2019 Jan
16:2396987318825484.
BMJ Open
Merriman NA, Sexton E, Donnelly N-A, McCabe G, Walsh ME, Rohde D, et al. Managing cognitive impairment following stroke: protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised controlled studies of psychological interventions. BMJ Open. 2018;8(1):e019001.
Available from:Rohde D, Gaynor E, Large M, Mellon L, Bennett K, Williams DJ, Brewer L, Hall P, Callaly E, Dolan E, Hickey A: Cognitive impairment and medication adherence post-stroke: A five-year follow-up of the ASPIRE-S cohort. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223997. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223997. 19 October 2019.
Available fromMerriman NA, Sexton E, McCabe G, Walsh ME, Rohde D, Gorman A, Jeffares I, Donnelly NA, Pender N, Williams DJ, Horgan F, Doyle F, Wren MA, Bennett KE, Hickey A. Addressing cognitive impairment following stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-randomised controlled studies of psychological interventions. BMJ Open 2019;9:e024429. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024429
Available FromSexton E, McLoughlin A, Williams DJ, Merriman NA, Donnelly N, Rohde D, Hickey A, Wren MA, Bennett K Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of cognitive impairment no dementia in the first year post-stroke. European Stroke Journal 01 Jan 2019 DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987318825484
Available fromJeffares I, Hickey A, Doyle F, Horgan Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of cardiac rehabilitation interventions on cognitive impairment following stroke. F PROSPERO register for systematic reviews Published 21 Dec 2018
Hickey A, Mellon L, Williams D, Shelley E, Conroy R. Does stroke health promotion increase awareness of appropriate behavioural response? Impact of the FAST campaign on population knowledge of stroke risk factors, warning signs and emergency response. Eur Stroke Journal 2017. doi: 10.1177/2396987317753453
Available fromRohde D, Merriman N, Doyle F, Bennett K, Williams D, Hickey A. Does cognitive impairment impact adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between cognitive impairment and medication non-adherence in stroke. PLoS ONE 2017.
Merriman N, Sexton E, Donnelly N, McCabe G, Walsh M, Rohde D, Gorman A, Jeffares I, Pender N, Williams D, Horgan F, Doyle F, Wren MA, Bennett K, Hickey A. Cognitive impairment following stroke: Protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised controlled studies of psychological interventions. BMJ Open 2017.
Available fromRohde D, Hickey A, Williams D, Bennett K. Cognitive impairment and cardiovascular medication use: Results from Wave 1 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2017;35:e12300. PMID: 28836733
Rohde D, Williams D, Gaynor E, Bennett K, Dolan E, Callaly E, Large M, Hickey A. Secondary prevention and cognitive function after stroke: a study protocol for a 5-year follow-up of the ASPIRE-S cohort. BMJ Open 2017;7:e014819. PMID: 28348196
Available fromMellon L, Doyle F, Rohde D, Williams D, Hickey A. Stroke warning campaigns: delivering better patient outcomes? A systematic review. Patient Related Outcome Measures 2015;6:61-73. doi: 10.2147/PROM.S54087. PMID: 25750550
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