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Dr Molly Byrne B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Biography:
| Molly Byrne obtained an honours degree in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin (1994) and both a Masters degree in Health Psychology (1998) and a PhD (2003) from NUI, Galway. Molly joined the School of Psychology in NUI, Galway in July 2004, as lecturer with responsibility for managing the teaching and research interface between the School of Psychology and the Departments or Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy. She is currently Director of the MSc in Health Psychology. http://www.nuigalway.ie/psy/mhp1.html and Co-Director of the Structured PhD programme in Psychology and health. Molly Byrne has nearly 15 years’ experience of conducting research in, and teaching, Health Psychology. Molly has played a leading role in establishing a Health Psychology community in Ireland, e.g. she was a committee member of the first Psychological Society of Ireland Division of Health Psychology and Chaired their first scientific conference in 2004. She maintains strong links with an international Health Psychology community (she is currently the National Delegate for Ireland in the European Health Psychology Society and is a member of the Editorial Scholar Panel for the British Journal of Health Psychology). All her research involves multidisciplinary collaboration, and she has worked with medics, allied health professionals, economists, nurses, and statisticians. She has published over 30 peer reviewed publications and regularly presents at national and international conferences. She has reviewed manuscripts for BioMed Central, British Journal of Health Psychology, Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Irish Journal of Psychology, Implementation Science and Depression and Anxiety. Her research interests are in the following areas: · The application of psychological theory to developing and evaluating health behaviour change interventions. · Chronic disease (particularly coronary heart disease and diabetes): self-management, sexuality and psychosocial aspects.
Molly Byrne is currently on sabbatical leave (January 2012 - January 2013). |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Byrne, M., Curtis, R. (2000) 'Designing health communication: Testing the explanations for the impact of communication medium on effectiveness'. British Journal of Health Psychology, 5 :189-199. [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. (2002) 'Inequalities in prescribing of secondary preventative therapies for ischaemic heart disease in Ireland (Research letter)'. Irish Medical Journal, 95 (9). [Details] |
| Hickey, A.M., McGee, H.M., Smith, M., Byrne, M. (2003) 'Ask me, even if I say No: Inclusion of sensitive populations in research'. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 24 (1-2):88-90. [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Campbell, N. (2003) 'Promoting behaviour change in patients with coronary heart disease - a consensus group study in primary care'. European Journal of General Practice, 9 :134-140. [Details] |
| Murphy, A.W., Byrne, M., Plunkett, P., McGee, H., Bury, G. (2003) 'Alternatives for automated communication in research (Research letter)'. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 42 (5):712-713. [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Plunkett, P.K., McGee, H.M., Murray, A., Bury, G. (2003) 'Frequent attenders to an accident and emergency department: a study of primary health care use, medical profile and psychosocial characteristics'. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 41 (3):309-318. [DOI] [Details] |
| Glynn, L., Byrne, M., Newell, J., Murphy, A.W. (2004) 'The effect of health status on patients’ satisfaction with out of hours care provided by a family doctor cooperative'. Family Practice, 21 (6):677-683. [DOI] [Details] |
Glynn, L.G., Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. (2004) 'Effect of rurality on patients’ satisfaction with out of hours care provided by a family doctor cooperative'. Rural and Remote Health, 4 (320).  [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Plunkett, P.K., Bury, G. (2004) 'In reply to letter Frequent Attenders to an Accident and Emergency Department. (Research letter)'. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 43 (1). [Details] |
| Mc Loughlin M, Armstrong P, Byrne M, Heaney D, O'Brien N, Murphy AW. (2005) 'A comparative study on attitudes, towards the provision of out-of-hours care, of the spouses of general practitioners participating, or not, in a rural out-of-hours co-op'. Irish Medical Journal, 98 :267-269. [Details] |
| Mc Loughlin, M., Armstrong, P., Byrne, M., Heaney, D., O'Brien, N., Murphy, A.W. (2005) 'A comparative study on attitudes, mental health and job stress amongst general practitioners participating, or not, in a rural out of hours co-operative'. Family Practice, 22 (3):275-279. [DOI] [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Corrigan, M., Cupples, M.E., Smith, S.M., Leathem, C., Murphy, A.W. (2005) 'The Sphere Study: Using Psychological Theory to Inform the Development of Behaviour Change Training for Primary Care Staff to Increase Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 26 (1-2):53-64. [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Walsh, J. (2005) 'Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: Patients’ beliefs and health related behaviour'. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58 :403-415. [Details] |
| Smith, S.M., Allwright, S., Byrne, M., Brazier, H., O'Dowd, T., Murphy, A.W. (2005) 'International variations in the generation of the evidence base for primary care'. European Journal of General Practice, 11 :33-34. [Details] |
| Byrne, M. (2005) 'The SPHERE Study. Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans with parallel qualitative, economic and policy analyses'. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med, 6 (1). [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Cupples, M.E., Smith, S.M., Leathem, C., Corrigan, M., Byrne, M.C., Murphy, A.W. (2006) 'Development of a Complex Intervention for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Primary Care Using the Medical Research Council Framework'. American Journal of Managed Care, 12 (5):261-266. [Details] |
| Ononese, V., Murphy, A.W., Byrne, M., Bradley, C., MacFarlane, A. (2006) 'Patients and health professionals’ perspectives on the sociocultural influences on secondary cardiac behaviour: a qualitative study of the implications in policy and practice'. Family Practice, 23 (5):587-596. [DOI] [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Walsh, J.C., Shryane, E., McGroarty, E., Kelleher, C. (2006) 'A cross-sectional study of secondary cardiac care in general practice: impact of personal and practice characteristics'. Family Practice, 23 :295-302. [DOI] [Details] |
| Ononeze, V., Murphy, A.W., Byrne, M., Bradley, C., MacFarlane, A. (2006) 'The contribution of qualitative research in designing a complex intervention for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in two different healthcare systems'. BMC Health Services Research, 6 (1). [Details] |
| Spillane, V., Byrne, M.C., Byrne, M., Leathem, C.S., O'Malley, M., Cupples, M.E. (2007) 'Monitoring treatment fidelity in a randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention'. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 60 (3):343-352. [DOI] [Details] |
| Buckley, B., Glynn, L., Murphy, A.W., Shryane, E., Byrne, M. (2007) 'Searching for reliable mortality data'. Forum, . [Details] |
| Buckley B, Murphy AW, Byrne M, Glynn LG. (2007) 'Selection bias resulting from the requirement for prior consent in observational research: a community cohort of people with ischaemic heart disease'. Heart, 93 (9):1116-1120. [DOI] [Details] |
| McMahon R., Byrne M. (2008) 'Predicting donation among an Irish sample of donors and nondonors: extending the theory of planned behaviour'. Transfusion, 48 (2):321-331. [DOI] [Details] |
| Lyons, R.., Byrne, M., Corry, T., Lalor, L., Ruane, H., Shanahan, R., McGinty, C. (2008) 'An examination of how speech and language therapists assess and diagnose children with specific language impairment in Ireland'. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, :425-437. [Details] |
| Murphy, A.W., Cupples, M.E., Smith, S.M., Byrne, M., Byrne, M.C., Newell J. (2009) 'Effect of tailored practice and patient care plans on secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: cluster randomised controlled trial. SPHERE study team'. British Medical Journal, . [Details] |
| Leathem, C.S., Cupples, M.E., Byrne, M.C., Byrne, M., Corrigan, M., Smith, S. & Murphy (2009) 'Using the opinions of coronary heart disease patients in designing a health education booklet for use in general practice consultations'. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 10 :189-199. [Details] |
| Dinneen, S.F., O' Hara, M.C., Byrne, M., Newell, J., Daly, L., O' Shea, D., Smith, D., Irish DAFNE Study Group. (2009) 'The Irish DAFNE Study Protocol: A cluster randomised trial of group versus individual follow-up after structured education for Type 1 diabetes'. Trials, 10 (88). [Details] |
| Gillespie, P, O'Shea, E, Murphy, A, Smith, S, Byrne, M, Byrne, M, Cupples, M (2010) 'The cost effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease'. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 26 (3):263-271. [Details] |
| Clarke, N., Sixsmith, J., Byrne, M., Nic Gabhainn, S. (2010) 'Investigating Promoters and Barriers to Active Travel for Primary School Children - A Mixed Methodological Approach'. National Institute of Health Sciences, Research Bulletin, 5 . [Details] |
| Byrne M, Doherty S, McGee HM, Murphy AW. (2010) 'General practitioner views about discussing sexual issues with patients with coronary heart disease: a national survey in Ireland'. BMC Family Practice, 11 (40). [Details] |
| Heverin, M. & Byrne, M (2011) 'The effect of implementation intentions on testicular self-examination using a demonstration video'. Irish Journal Of Psychology, 32 (1-2):40-48. [Details] |
| Doherty, S., Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., McGee, H.M. (2011) 'Cardiac rehabilitation staff views about discussing sexual issues with coronary heart disease patients: A national survey in Ireland'. European Journal Of Cardiovasvular Nursing, 10 :101-107. [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Walsh, J. (2002) An examination of cardiac patients’ illness and treatment representations and their relationship to secondary preventive behaviour. 16th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Walsh, J. (2003) Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: illness and treatment beliefs as determinants of health-related behaviour. British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Walsh, J. (2004) Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: Patients’ beliefs and health related behaviour. 8th World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2004) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. 8th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., White, P. (2005) Health Psychology: Research Priorities in Primary Care: A Workshop. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 8th ASM. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2005) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 8th ASM. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Cupples, M.E., Smith, S.M., Leathem, C., Corrigan, M., Byrne, M.C., Murphy, A.W. (2005) The SPHERE study: Development of theory-informed behaviour change training for primary care staff to increase secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. 19th Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Dublin, Ireland: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Clerkin, P. (2006) Barriers, facilitators and salient beliefs about blood donation: A qualitative study with blood donors and non-donors. 20th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Galway, Ireland: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Clerkin, P. (2006) Barriers, facilitators and salient beliefs about blood donation: A qualitative study with blood donors and non-donors. Psychology, Medicine and Health; The 3rd Annual Conference of the Irish Division of Health Psychology. Dublin, Ireland: Conference Paper [Details] |
| Ni Uiginn, T., Byrne, M. (2006) Communicating bad news: A comparison of medical personnel and diabetic patients’ views. Conference of the European Association of Communication in Health Care. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Ni Uiginn, T., Byrne, M. (2007) Communicating bad news: A comparison of medical personnel and diabetic patients’ views. British Psychological Society Northern Irish Branch 2007 Annual Conference. Conference Paper [Details] |
Conference Poster
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2004) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. Society for Academic Primary Care, ASM. Glasgow, Scotland: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2004) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 7th ASM. Belfast, Ireland: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Byrne, M. C., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2005) Recruiting general practices to participate in research: experiences from the SPHERE study . Society for Academic Primary Care, ASM. Newcastle, England: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Lyons, R., Byrne, M., Corry, T., Lalor, L., McGinty, C., Mullery, A.M., Murphy, B., Ruane, H. & Shanahan, R. (2006) An examination of speech and language therapists’ assessment and diagnosis of children with specific language impairment (SLI) in Ireland. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Conference. Belfast, Ireland: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Ni Uiginn T & Byrne, M. (2006) Communicating bad news: A comparison of medical personnel and diabetic patients’ views. The 20th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society. Warsaw, Poland: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Doherty, S., Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & McGee H.M. (2009) The Charms Study: Survey of GP and Cardiac Rehabilitation staff views on current practice of sexual assessment and management of patients with coronary heart disease . Irish Association of Cardiac Nurses (IACR) Scientific Meeting. Dublin: Conference Poster [Details] |
| Doherty, S., Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & McGee H.M. (2009) The Charms Study: Survey of GP and Cardiac Rehabilitation staff views on current practice of sexual assessment and management of patients with coronary heart disease . Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Killarney: Conference Poster [Details] |
Other Item
| Byrne, M. (1999) Health Psychology in Ireland. Health Psychology Update (the newsletter of the BPS Health Psychology Division). Warsaw, Poland: Other Item [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A. (2002) Secondary prevention of heart disease: a baseline survey of patients’ lifestyles and service provision in the North Western and Western Health Boards. Department of General Practice, NUI, Galway: Research and Development. Other Item [Details] |
Non Published Reports
| Leathem, C.S., Cupples, M.E., Byrne, M.C., Byrne, M., Corrigan, M., Smith, S., Murphy, A. (2009) Using the opinions of coronary heart disease patients in designing a health education booklet for use in general practice consultations. Primary Health Care Research and Development. Non Published Reports [Details] |
| Dinneen, S., O Hara, M.C., Byrne, M., Newell, J., Daly, L., O'Shea, D., Smith, D. (2009) The Irish DAFNE Study Protocol: A cluster randomised trial of group versus individual follow-up after structured education for Type 1 diabetes. Non Published Reports [Details] |
Workshops
| Byrne, M. Curtis, R. (2000) Designing health communication: testing the explanations for the impact of communication medium on effectiveness. 14th European Health Psychology Society. Leiden, Netherlands: Workshops [Details] |
| McGee, H., Hickey, A., Smith, M. & Byrne, M. (2000) Review of health services available for persons who contracted Hepatitis C through the administration within the state of blood or blood products. Dublin, Ireland: Consultative Council on Hepatitis C, Department of Health and Children. Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W., Plunkett, P.K., McGee, H.M., Murray, A. & Bury, G. (2000) Frequent attenders to accident and emergency: health service use, medical profile and psychosocial characteristics. Bournemouth, England: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2001) Baseline survey of provision of secondary prevention of heart disease in General Practice in the West of Ireland. Association of University Departments of General Practice, ASM. Dublin, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2001) Baseline survey of provision of secondary prevention of heart disease in General Practice in the West of Ireland. 2nd Biennial Health Services Research Conference. Cork, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2001) An examination of cardiac patients’ illness and treatment representations and their relationship to secondary preventive behaviour. Association of University Departments of General Practice, ASM. Leeds, England: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2001) Baseline survey of provision of secondary prevention of heart disease in General Practice in the West of Ireland. European General Practice Research Workshop. Gdynia, Poland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M (2002) The use of a health psychology model in research with patients with chronic disease in general practice. As part of a symposium entitled: ‘Health Psychology and the Health Strategy’. Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Meeting. Waterford, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M. and Campbell, N.C. (2002) Views of primary care practitioners on promoting behaviour change in patients with coronary heart disease - a consensus group study. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 5th ASM. Cork, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2002) An examination of cardiac patients’ illness and treatment representations and their relationship to secondary preventive behaviour. 5th International Conference of Behavioural Medicine. Helsinki, Finland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2002) Baseline survey of provision of secondary prevention of heart disease in General Practice in the West of Ireland: preliminary results.. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 5th ASM. Cork, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2003) Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: illness and treatment beliefs as determinants of health-related behaviour. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, 6th ASM. Dublin, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2004) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. ‘Psychology, Health and Medicine’, the 1st conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Division of Health Psychology. Galway, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Murphy, A.W. & Walsh, J. (2004) Secondary prevention and health beliefs. 8th World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention. Dublin, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Leathem, C., Cupples, M., Smith, S., Corrigan, M., Murphy, A.M. (2004) The SPHERE Study: the development of a complex intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. 8th World Congress of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention. Dublin, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M. and Campbell, N.C. (2005) Promoting Behaviour Change among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Consensus Study in 2 Countries with Different Health Care Systems. Psychology, Health And Medicine, The 2nd Conference Of The Psychological Society Of Ireland, Division Of Health Psychology. Dublin, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M. & Murphy, A. (2006) Secondary prevention of heart disease: a baseline survey of patients’ lifestyles and service provision in the North Western and Western Health Boards. Department of General Practice, NUI, Galway: Research and Development Report Number 2. Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M (2007) Workshop: The development of an All Ireland Health Psychology Initiative. Psychology, Medicine and Health, The 4th Annual Conference of the Irish Division of Health Psychology. Maynooth, Ireland: Workshops [Details] |
| Murphy AW, Cupples ME, Smith SM, Byrne M, Byrne MC & Newell J. (2009) Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans. Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland 12th Annual Scientific Meeting. Dublin: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne M. (On behalf of the SPHERE study) (2009) Secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: a randomised controlled trial of tailored practice and patient care plans. 6th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference. Dublin: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M., Doherty, S., Murphy, A.W. & McGee H.M. (2010) The Charms Study: Survey of GP and Cardiac Rehabilitation staff views on current practice of sexual assessment and management of patients with coronary heart disease. The 7th Annual Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference of the Division of Health Psychology, the Psychological Society of Ireland. Dublin: Workshops [Details] |
| Byrne, M. On behalf of the SPHERE Study (2010) The SPHERE Study: RCT of an intervention to improve secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice. 24th European Health Psychology Society Conference. Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Workshops [Details] |