Ciara Duignan
University College Dublin
13 Papers
8 Citations
Ciara Duignan is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thematic analysis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Single-Item Self-Report Measures of Team-Sport Athlete Wellbeing and Their Relationship With Training Load: A Systematic Review.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the applications and designs of single-item self-report measures used in monitoring team-sport athletes and present the relationship between these measures and measures of training load.
Association of Dynamic Balance With Sports-Related Concussion: A Prospective Cohort Study.
William Johnston,Martin O'Reilly,Ciara Duignan,Mairead Liston,Rod McLoughlin,Garrett F. Coughlan,Brian Caulfield +6 more
TL;DR: Rugby union players who possess poorer dynamic balance performance, as measured by a wearable inertial sensor during the Y balance test, have a 3-times-higher relative risk of sustaining a sports-related concussion, even when controlling for history of concussion.
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Mobile Athlete Self-Report Measures and the Complexities of Implementation
TL;DR: A significant underestimation of the practical requirements for successful implementation of an M-ASRM by users in elite Gaelic Games is demonstrated.
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Comprehensive assessment and classification of upper and lower limb pain in athletes: a scoping review
TL;DR: A review of athlete pain assessment practices against the reference standard (International Olympic Committee, IOC Athlete Pain framework), identifying trends and highlighting gaps is presented in this article. But, the focus of this review was not on the performance of individual athletes.
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Dynamic balance performance varies by position but not by age group in elite Rugby Union players - a normative study
TL;DR: The normative values presented in this paper may be used by clinicians and researchers to aid injury prevention and rehabilitation strategies.