User profiles for A. W. Murphy

Andrew W Murphy

Professor of General Practice, NUI Galway
Verified email at nuigalway.ie
Cited by 12978

Interventions used to improve control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension

LG Glynn, AW Murphy, SM Smith… - Cochrane database …, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Patients with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the community frequently
fail to meet treatment goals‐a condition labelled as" uncontrolled" hypertension. The optimal …

The prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care and its effect on health care utilization and cost

…, E Burke, J Newell, P Gillespie, AW Murphy - Family …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… We would like to thank the practices who participated in the study; Edel Murphy and Niamh
O'Brien for help with data management and the administration team at the Department of …

Frequent attenders to an emergency department: a study of primary health care use, medical profile, and psychosocial characteristics

M Byrne, AW Murphy, PK Plunkett, HM McGee… - Annals of emergency …, 2003 - Elsevier
Study objective: We describe, in comparison with a control group, frequent attenders to an
emergency department in terms of their general health service use and their clinical, …

Effectiveness of a smartphone application to promote physical activity in primary care: the SMART MOVE randomised controlled trial

…, D Heaney, M O'Donnell, AW Murphy - British journal of general …, 2014 - bjgp.org
Background Physical inactivity is a major, potentially modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular
disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Effective, simple, and generalisable …

Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: patient beliefs and health-related behaviour

M Byrne, J Walsh, AW Murphy - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2005 - Elsevier
Objective: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of illness and death in Western
society. The present study was designed to evaluate the utility of illness perceptions and …

[HTML][HTML] Helping each other to learn–a process evaluation of peer assisted learning

…, A MacFarlane, M Kelly, P Cantillon, AW Murphy - BMC medical …, 2006 - Springer
Background The benefits of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) are well established with positive
effects on examination scores, student satisfaction and personal and professional …

Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among people living with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Foley, J Larkin, R Lombard-Vance, AW Murphy… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This systematic review aimed to describe medication non-adherence among people
living with multimorbidity according to the current literature, and synthesise predictors of …

Chronic pain in the Republic of Ireland—community prevalence, psychosocial profile and predictors of pain-related disability: results from the Prevalence, Impact and …

MN Raftery, K Sarma, AW Murphy, D De la Harpe… - Pain, 2011 - Elsevier
The aims of the PRIME study (Prevalence, Impact and Cost of Chronic Pain) were 3-fold: (1)
to determine the point prevalence of chronic pain in Ireland; (2) to compare the …

Old Maxims Never Die: The Plain-Meaning Rule and Statutory Interpretation in the Modern Federal Courts

AW Murphy - Colum. L. Rev., 1975 - HeinOnline
… Dickerson, 310 US 554 (1940), a case decided on the same day, where the Court, per
Murphy, J., said: It would be anomalous to close our minds to persuasive evidence of intention on …

'Inappropriate'attenders at accident and emergency departments I: definition, incidence and reasons for attendance.

AW Murphy - Family Practice, 1998 - academic.oup.com
… Andrevv W Murphy Murphy AVV. "Inappropriate" attenders at accident and emergency
departments l: definition, incidence and reasons for attendance. Family Practice 1998; 15: 23–32. …