Deirdre Desmond
Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology
National University of Maynooth
Ireland
Biography
Dr Deirdre Desmond is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Maynooth University.
Research Interest
Psychosocial adjustment to illness, injury and disability; Coping; Outcomes measurement; Rehabilitation; Assistive technology; Self-management.
Publications
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'Psychological variables associated with quality of life following primary treatment for head and neck cancer: A systematic review of the literature from 2004-2015'
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'Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: A directed content analysis' Dunn S; Mooney O; Coffey L; Sharp L; Timmons A; Desmond D; Gooberman-Hill R; O’Sullivan E; Keogh I; Timon C; Gallagher, P. (2017) 'Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: A directed content analysis'. Psycho-Oncology.
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'Early interventions to promote work participation in people with regional musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis' Andy Cochrane, Niamh M Higgins, Oliver FitzGerald, Pamela Gallagher, Jennifer Ashton, Oriel Corcoran, Deirdre Desmond (2017) 'Early interventions to promote work participation in people with regional musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Clinical Rehabilitation.
