Debunking 3 open peer review myths
By Guest Author
11 May 2022
In this blog, we debunk three open peer review myths and discuss how our progressive publishing model benefits everyone, from readers to researchers.
HRB Open Research Blog
Three ways to improve patient care by increasing patient screening uptake
By Guest Author
31 March 2022
In this blog, three HRB-funded researchers outline simple ways we can improve patient care and outcomes by increasing uptake of patient screening.
HRB Open Research – leading the way
By Jack Nash
01 March 2022
Four years ago, the Health Research Board (HRB) launched its innovative publishing platform – HRB Open Research. In this blog, we share some of its highlights and trends from the past year and our thoughts on the importance of making research openly available.
A time for reflection
By Jack Nash
07 February 2022
In this blog, we look back on HRB Open Research’s most read articles of 2021.
How can frailty impact access to health and social care services?
By Guest Author
24 November 2021
Age is not an accurate indicator of the health of older adults. It also doesn’t tell us much about an individual’s healthcare needs. Aisling O’Halloran and Roman Romero-Ortuno, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, discuss frailty. Improving our understanding of its effect on the health of older adults will lead to fairer allocation of health and social care in Ireland.
Improving the quality of health research with patient-researchers
By Guest Author
10 November 2021
Embedded patient researchers can amplify the patient voice to transform research and healthcare. In this blog, patient researcher Robert Joyce talks about his involvement with a trial at National University of Ireland, Galway. Thanks to Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) the trail design was changed to better fit the needs of people living with multiple sclerosis.
Tackling the infodemic: a new digital resource to prevent the spread of misinformation
By Guest Author
07 September 2021
A team from National University of Ireland Galway published an Open Letter discussing iHealthFacts. In this blog post, first author, Marina Zaki, tells us how iHealthFacts.ie can help people check the reliability of health claims and make well-informed decisions about their own health.
It’s time to start listening to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis
By Guest Author
17 August 2021
For far too long, people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) have been routinely dismissed, ignored, or misdiagnosed by the medical profession. A new Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) driven research study, published on HRB Open Research, led by John Cullinan, Orla Ní Chomhraí, and Tom Kindlon sheds light on how this can impact those living with ME and their carers. It also has important implications for how we treat long COVID-19 patients.