COB-MS Research Publications

Hynes, S..M., Dwyer, C.P., Alvarez-Iglesias, A., Rogers, F., Joyce, R., Oglesby, M., Moses, A., Bane, E., Counihan, T.J., Charamba, B. & COB-MS PPI Advisory Panel  (2024). A cluster-randomised controlled feasibility trial evaluating the Cognitive Occupation-Based programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis (COB-MS). Neurological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07757-5 

Pyne, E., Joyce, R., Dwyer, C.P. & Hynes, S.M. (2024). Evaluating public and patient involvement in interventional research – a newly developed checklist (EPPIIC). PLoS ONE. 19(11): e0301314 

 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301314

Hynes, S. M., Joyce, R. & Dwyer, C.P. (2024). Driving Innovation: Harnessing the Power of Patient Input in Research. [Editorial]. Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOT-05-2024-038

Dwyer, C.P., Oglesby, M. H, Joyce, R. & Hynes, S.M. (2023). A Cognitive Occupation-Based programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis: acceptability, feasibility, and experiences of people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2239147 

Dwyer, C. P., Alvarez-Iglesias, A., Joyce, R., Counihan, T. J., Casey, D., & Hynes, S. M. (2023). Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Cognitive Occupation-Based programme for people with Multiple Sclerosis (COB-MS): an update to the protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24(1), 48.

Dwyer, C.P., Keane, A., Casey, D., Rogers, F.M. & Hynes, S.M. (2022). A qualitative investigation of influences on occupational therapist research involvement in Ireland. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226221136812

Hynes, S.M., O’ Keeffe, F., Bane, E., Oglesby, M.H., Dwyer, C.P., Joyce, R. & Klein, O.A. (2022).  Assessment and Management of Cognitive and Psychosocial Difficulties for People with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland: A National Survey of Clinical Practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice. vol. 2022, Article ID 3232076. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3232076

Dwyer, C. P., Joyce, R. A., Rogers, F., & Hynes, S. M. (2022). Comparing the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information leaflet in comparison with a standard, researcher-designed information leaflet on recruitment, retention and understanding: A study-within-a-trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 28, 100936.

Rogers F, Bane E, Dwyer CP, Alvarez-Iglesias A, Joyce RA, Hynes SM. Remote administration of BICAMS measures and the Trail-Making Test to assess cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2023 Jun;33(5):903-926. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2022.2052324. Epub 2022 Mar 17. PMID: 35297748.

Dwyer, C.P, McAneney, H., Rogers, F., Joyce, R., & Hynes, S.M. (2021). Exploring the impact of ineligibility on individuals expressing interest in a trial aimed at improving daily functioning regarding perceptions of self, research and likelihood of future participation. BMC Medical Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01464-x

Dwyer, C., Moses, A., Rogers, F., Casey, D., Joyce, R., Hynes, S.M. (2021). A qualitative investigation of reasoning behind decisions to decline participation in a research intervention: A study-within-a-trial. Journal of Health Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/13591053211037736

Joyce, R., Dwyer, C. P., & Hynes, S. M. (2021). Twelve months into a feasibility trial: reflections on three experiences of public and patient involvement in research. HRB Open Research, 4, 11. DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13205.1.

Dwyer, C. P., Alvarez-Iglesias, A., Joyce, R., Counihan, T. J., Casey, D., & Hynes, S. M. (2020). Evaluating the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Cognitive Occupation-Based program for people with Multiple Sclerosis (COB-MS): Protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21, 1, 1-12.

Dwyer, C. P., Joyce, R. A., Bane, E. M., Moses, A., Alvarez-Iglesias, A., & Hynes, S. M. (2020). An examination of the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information sheet in comparison with a standard, researcher-designed information sheet on recruitment, retention and understanding: Protocol for a study-within-a-trial. HRB Open Research, 3, 4. Doi: 10.12688/hrbopenres.12981.2

Hynes, S. M., & Forwell, S. (2019). A cognitive occupation-based program for people with multiple sclerosis: a new occupational therapy cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 32, 1, 41-52.

Reilly, S., & Hynes, S. M. (2018). A cognitive occupation-based program for people with multiple sclerosis: a study to test feasibility and clinical outcomes. Occupational Therapy International, 2018. DOI: 10.1155/2018/1614901.