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	215
A national survey of attitudes to COVID-19 digital contact tracing in the Republic of Ireland	67
Medicine and heuristics: cognitive biases and medical decision-making	54
Psychological factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy	52
The role of data science in healthcare advancements: applications, benefits, and future prospects	49
5G in healthcare: how fast will be the transformation?	47
Atypical presentation of COVID-19 in hospitalised older adults	43
Cellular immunotherapies for cancer	42
Sports activities during any pandemic lockdown	40
GPT-4: a new era of artificial intelligence in medicine	39
An integrated multidisciplinary model of COVID-19 recovery care	39
Clinical presentations of pain in patients with COVID-19 infection	36
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Early use of high-dose vitamin C is beneficial in treatment of sepsis	33
Remdesivir versus ritonavir/lopinavir in COVID-19 patients	32
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	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
Herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses in COVID-19 patients	30
Remdesivir and COVID-19 infection, therapeutic benefits or unnecessary risks?	29
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
The presence of symptoms within 6 months after COVID-19: a single-center longitudinal study	23
The effect of video exercise-based telerehabilitation on clinical outcomes, expectation, satisfaction, and motivation in patients with chronic low back pain	23
Remdesivir and COVID-19	23
The impact of COVID-19 on trauma referrals to a National Neurosurgical Centre	23

COVID-19 vaccine — can it affect fertility?	22
Impact on mental health of the COVID-19 outbreak among general practitioners during the sanitary lockdown period	22
The relationship between cognition, depression, fatigue, and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis	21
Resveratrol and cardiovascular system—the unfulfilled hopes	21
The effectiveness of virtual reality simulation as learning strategy in the acquisition of medical skills in nursing education: a systematic review	21
How reliable is BMI? Bioimpedance analysis of body composition in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese women	21
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for closed laparotomy wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	20
Psychedelic perceptions: mental health service user attitudes to psilocybin therapy	20
COVID-19 infection is a major cause of acute telogen effluvium	19
COVID-19 pandemic: vaccine and new monoclonal antibodies, point of view	19
Sentiment analysis of user feedback on the HSE’s Covid-19 contact tracing app	19
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	18
SARS CoV-2 reinfection rate is higher in the Omicron variant than in the Alpha and Delta variants	17
Platelet-rich plasma injections for hip osteoarthritis: a review of the evidence	17
Hip fracture care during Covid-19: a regional trauma centre’s experience	16
Serum calprotectin as a novel biomarker for severity of COVID-19 disease	16
Postmortem pathological changes in extrapulmonary organs in SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR–positive cases: a single-center experience	16
Thiol level and total oxidant/antioxidant status in patients with COVID-19 infection	16
Reminiscence therapy serves as an optional nursing care strategy in attenuating cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients	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
Vitamin D and SARS-CoV-2 infection—evolution of evidence supporting clinical practice and policy development	16
Comparison of the effectiveness of pilates exercises, aerobic exercises, and pilates with aerobic exercises in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	15
Sports participation and quality of life in individuals with visual impairment	15
Toxoplasma gondii vaccine candidates: a concise review	15
Adherence to physical activity recommendations and barriers to physical activity participation among adults with type 1 diabetes	15
The use of 3D printing technology in the creation of patient-specific facial prostheses	15
A pilot study of burnout and long covid in senior specialist doctors	15
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac surgery and transplant services in Ireland’s National Centre	15
Vigilance regarding immune thrombocytopenic purpura after COVID-19 vaccine	14
Anxiety and depression in glioma patients: prevalence, risk factors, and their correlation with survival	14
Changes in sexual functions and habits of healthcare workers during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional survey study	14
Alcohol as an independent risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea	14
Attitudes and perceptions of outpatients towards adoption of telemedicine in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic	14
Breast cancer recurrence: factors impacting occurrence and survival	14
Review: systematic review of effectiveness of art psychotherapy in children with mental health disorders	14
What GDPR and the Health Research Regulations (HRRs) mean for Ireland: “explicit consent”—a legal analysis	14
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
Efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review	13
Most notable 100 articles of COVID-19: an Altmetric study based on bibliometric analysis	13
Annexin A10 is a novel prognostic biomarker of papillary thyroid cancer	13
An online pilates exercise program is effective on proprioception and core muscle endurance in a randomized controlled trial	13
Respiratory muscle strength in volleyball players suffered from COVID-19	13
Chemotherapy in the Covid-19 era: the patient’s perception	12
The COVID-19 pandemic: is our medicine still evidence-based?	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
Test-retest reliability of the functional reach test and the hand grip strength test in older adults using nursing home services	12

Hospital admissions due to vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: an ecological study	12
Novel phenotype and genotype spectrum of NARS2 and literature review of previous mutations	12
Irinotecan eluting beads-transarterial chemoembolization using Callispheres® microspheres is an effective and safe approach in treating unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases	12
The provision of neuro-oncology and glioma neurosurgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a single national tertiary centre experience	11
Virtual oncology clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Burnout on the frontline: the impact of COVID-19 on emergency department staff wellbeing	11
The effect of mobile health educational intervention on body image and fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial	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
Maxillofacial space infection experience and risk factors: a retrospective study of 222 cases	11
Hope and chronic pain—a systematic review	11
Hsa_circRNA_102541 regulates the development of atherosclerosis by targeting miR-296-5p/PLK1 pathway	11
Pachydermodactyly: a systematic review	11
Machine learning for predicting long-term kidney allograft survival: a scoping review	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
Cognitive and motor performances in dual task in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparative study	11
Predictive value of CRP/albumin ratio in major abdominal surgery	11
The test–retest reliability and concurrent validity of the 3-m backward walk test and 50-ft walk test in community-dwelling older adults	11
Thromboembolic complications and cardiovascular events associated with celiac disease	11
A pilot study on the melatonin treatment in patients with early septic shock: results of a single-center randomized controlled trial	10
The incidence of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients with COVID-19 compared with critically ill non-COVID patients	10
Validity of a dysphagia screening test following resection for head and neck cancer	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
A cloth mask for under-resourced healthcare settings in the COVID19 pandemic	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
Social media medical misinformation: impact on mental health and vaccination decision among university students	10
Anatomical considerations for reducing ocular emergencies during spaceflight	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
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	10
COVID-19 in adults: test menu for hospital blood science laboratories	10
Sars-Cov-2 and risk of antiviral drug resistance	10
Irish cancer patients and survivors have a positive view of the role of nutritional care in cancer management from diagnosis through survivorship	9
Longitudinal change and prognostic value of anxiety and depression in coronary heart disease patients	9
Transition to telehealth	9
Successful maintenance of process and outcomes for oesophageal cancer surgery in Ireland during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Physical workload during caregiving activities and related factors among the caregivers of children with cerebral palsy	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
Altered mental status is an independent predictor of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients	9
The impact of the World Military Games on the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Optic nerve sheath diameter by ultrasound is a good screening tool for high intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury	9
Effects of acute aerobic exercise on cytokines, klotho, irisin, and vascular endothelial growth factor responses in rheumatoid arthritis patients	9
Review of claudin proteins as potential biomarkers for necrotizing enterocolitis	9
Women’s experience of pregnancy and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	9
SARS-CoV-2 is not found in the sweat of COVID-19 positive patients	9
Active vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 infections: review	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
What factors influence medical students to enter a career in general practice? A scoping review	9
Antibacterial and antifungal impacts of combined silver, zinc oxide, and chitosan nanoparticles within tissue conditioners of complete dentures in vitro	9
The role of the physician associate: an overview	9
Irish Endocrine Society 45th Annual Meeting	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
Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on statin-induced myopathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	8
Proposing a novel care program: reminiscence therapy involved care for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in postoperative cervical cancer patients	8
Maximal exercise outcomes with a face mask: the effects of gender and age differences on cardiorespiratory responses	8
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
Sociodemographic variables as predictors of adverse outcome in SARS-CoV-2 infection: an Irish hospital experience	8
Clinical guidance for navigating the QTc-prolonging and arrhythmogenic potential of pharmacotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Virtualised care and COVID-19	8
Midodrine improves clinical and economic outcomes in patients with septic shock: a randomized controlled clinical trial	8
The relationship between central sensitization and disease activity, quality of life, and sleep quality among patients with axial spondyloarthritis	8
Efficacy of topical insulin for recurrent epithelial corneal erosions	8
How the language we speak determines the transmission of COVID-19	8
Can we trust in Sars-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing? Preliminary results from a paediatric cohort in the emergency department	8
Consequences of FFP3 mask usage on venous blood gases	8
Apple Vision Pro and why extended reality will revolutionize the future of medicine	8
Mutational analysis of mitochondrial tRNA genes in 138 patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy	8
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	8
Evaluation of hematological parameters and inflammatory markers in children with COVID-19	8
COVID-19 autopsies of Istanbul	8
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	8
Tumorous kidney segmentation in abdominal CT images using active contour and 3D-UNet	8
Sigmoid volvulus: definitive surgery is safe and should be considered in all instances	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
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

Intense remodeling of extracellular matrix within the varicose vein: the role of gelatinases and vascular endothelial growth factor	7
COVID-19 outbreak impact on emergency trauma visits and trauma surgery in a level 3 trauma center	7
Physical illnesses associated with childhood homelessness: a literature review	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
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 relationship of blood CDC42 level with Th1 cells, Th17 cells, inflammation markers, disease risk/activity, and treatment efficacy of rheumatoid arthritis	7
Use of Thyroid Hormones in Hypothyroid and Euthyroid Patients: A THESIS questionnaire survey of members of the Irish Endocrine Society	7
Burden of anxiety and depression among hospitalized patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a nationwide analysis	7
Cancer incidence in Behçet’s disease	7
The role of unconventional T cells in COVID-19	7
Association of RAGE with acute ischemic stroke prognosis in type 2 diabetes	7
Changing attitudes towards annual influenza vaccination amongst staff in a Tertiary Care Irish University Hospital	7
SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid assay performance in healthcare workers at baseline and 6 months	7
Factors influencing physical activity in patients with colorectal cancer	7
Circulating PCSK9 relates to aggravated disease activity, Th17/Treg imbalance, and predicts treatment outcome of conventional synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis patients	7
The impact of COVID-19 on emergency surgical presentations in a university teaching hospital	7
The reporting standards of randomised controlled trials in leading medical journals between 2019 and 2020: a systematic review	7
Preadmission usage of metformin and mortality in COVID-19 patients including the post-discharge period	7
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	7
General practice nursing: the views and experience of practice nurses and GPs in one county	7
Perceived and objective cognitive impairment in newly diagnosed versus established multiple sclerosis: impact of disease duration	7
Efficacy of hydrotherapy treatment for the management of chronic low back pain	7
Text-to-image artificial intelligence to aid clinicians in perceiving unique neuro-ophthalmic visual phenomena	7
Dietitians supporting breastfeeding: a survey of education, skills, knowledge and attitudes	7
Increased incidence of acute calculous cholecystitis observed during COVID-19 social restrictions	7
What GDPR and the Health Research Regulations (HRRs) mean for Ireland: a research perspective	7
Investigation of the relationship between disease severity and development of amyloidosis and genetic mutation in FMF disease	7
PARKIN, PINK1, and DJ1 analysis in early-onset Parkinson’s disease in Ireland	7
Health information and warnings on alcohol packaging in Ireland: it is time to progress the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018	6
Testicular torsion in Ireland: a 10-year analysis of incidence and risk of orchidectomy	6
Morbidity and mortality of traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries in a geriatric cohort	6
Role of adiponectin and leptin in patients with alopecia areata with scalp hair loss	6
Mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio as a predictor of stent thrombosis in patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction	6
Clinical and molecular features of two diabetes families carrying mitochondrial ND1 T3394C mutation	6
Evaluation of ECLIA antigen detection tests as screening methods for COVID-19 in comparison with molecular analysis	6
Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19: a legal and ethical perspective on public good versus personal reticence	6
Brand sharing between alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic offerings: a challenge to Ireland’s restrictions on alcohol advertising	6
Artificial Intelligence: the future of medicine, or an overhyped and dangerous idea?	6
The prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder among adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
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
Daily living activities, exercise capacity, cognition, and balance in COPD patients with and without frailty	6
Acetabular fractures in the elderly: modern challenges and the role of conservative management	6
Effects of night eating and binge eating disorders on general health in university students in Lebanon	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
There are similarities between rheumatic disease with lung involvement and COVID-19 pneumonia	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
Irish Endocrine Society 44th Annual Meeting	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
A national survey of publicly funded chronic pain management services in Ireland	6
Lipid reference values in an Irish population	6
The role of taurine derivatives in the putative therapy of COVID-19-induced inflammation	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
High-mobility group box 2 reflects exacerbated disease characteristics and poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer patients	6
A meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic colorectal surgery	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
Moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome in Ireland: patient demographics, mode of presentation and outcomes of EC-IC bypass surgery	6
Prone position in wards for spontaneous breathing Covid-19 patients: a retrospective study	6
Permanent pacemaker implantation rates following cardiac surgery in the modern era	6
Role of confirmed and potential predictors of an unfavorable outcome in heart failure in everyday clinical practice	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
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
Drug use, harm-reduction practices and attitudes toward the utilisation of drug safety testing services in an Irish cohort of festival-goers	6
Academic background, professional experience, and research achievements of United States academic ophthalmology leadership	6
Trace elements released from dental implants with periimplantitis: a cohort study	6
The prognostic significance of annexin A family in glioblastoma	6
Systematic review of latent tuberculosis infection research to inform programmatic management in Ireland	6
An international experience of electronic communication and implementation of eHealth solutions in a vascular surgery clinic	6
Myocardial strain: a clinical review	6
Different application procedures of Nd:YAG laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in smokers with stage III grade C periodontitis: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial	5
The effect of exercise on disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with breast cancer	5
Exploring patient beliefs and perceptions regarding obesity as a disease, obesity causation and treatment	5
miR-3178 as a prognostic indicator and tumor suppressor of gastric cancer	5
The expression and clinical significance of ERβ/ERα in ovarian cancer: can we predict the effectiveness of platinum plus taxane therapy?	5
Prevalence of cardiac involvement in home-based recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a retrospective observational study	5
Recognizing dysphagia: implementation of an in-hospital screening protocol	5
Psychoactive compounds as multifactorial protection factors against COVID-19	5
Telephone consultations to manage paediatric outpatient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic: a service evaluation	5
Development and sustainment of professional relationships within longitudinal integrated clerkships in general practice (LICs): a narrative review	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
Prevalence of dry mouth in COVID-19 patients with and without Sicca syndrome in a large hospital center	5
Adolescents and primary herpetic gingivostomatitis: an Italian overview	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
Surgical management of abdominal desmoids: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Comparison of diagnostic performances in the evaluation of breast microcalcifications: synthetic mammography versus full-field digital mammography	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
Efficacy and safety of drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) plus apatinib versus DEB-TACE alone in treating huge hepatocellular carcinoma patients	5
The effect of black seed raisin on some cardiovascular risk factors, serum malondialdehyde, and total antioxidant capacity in hyperlipidemic patients: a randomized controlled trials	5