Fields of Research (FoR)
Geriatrics and Gerontology, Central Nervous System, Aged Health Care, Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classifiedBiography
Conjoint Professor Ní Chróinín is a clinician-researcher and teacher/supervisor in Geriatric Medicine. She is a Senior Staff Specialist at Liverpool Hospital, including leadership roles on various committees and as acting Head of department as required, and also holds Geriatrician and General Medicine Physician visiting medical officer positions at Sydney Southwest Private Hospital. She has helped to develop the Department of Aged Care...view more
Conjoint Professor Ní Chróinín is a clinician-researcher and teacher/supervisor in Geriatric Medicine. She is a Senior Staff Specialist at Liverpool Hospital, including leadership roles on various committees and as acting Head of department as required, and also holds Geriatrician and General Medicine Physician visiting medical officer positions at Sydney Southwest Private Hospital. She has helped to develop the Department of Aged Care research unit, and currently supervise multiple trainees and UNSW Medical students, in addition to Higher Degree Research students. She has mentored/ supervised over 30 UNSW students (including ILP and Honours students) and medical trainees during her time at Liverpool Hospital, and provides an additional mentorship/supervisory role to several colleagues in the early career research stage. In addition to local supervision of medical trainees and commitment to postgraduate medical training, she assists supervisor training with the RACP, and is on the Scientific and Research Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM). Beyond her doctorate thesis work in the field of stroke medicine, she has developed a diverse program of multidisciplinary research focusing on the care of older people, collaborating locally, nationally and internationally, with some of this work featuring in national and international best practice guidelines. She has chaired state working groups for the development of Orthogeriatric Clinical Practice Guidelines, has been member of working parties in relation to care of older people ACI NSW, and has consulted on invitation basis for the Clinical Excellence Commission in an advisory capacity. A fulltime clinician, she has built her research around this role. As of January 2026, her metrics are: 92 publications, > 2000 citations (Google Scholar), h-index 21 Scopus (23 Google Scholar), i-index 36 (Google scholar). Her 5-year Field-Weighted Citation Index is 1.4 (Scopus), with over 90 presentations at national/international conferences.
My Qualifications
MB BCh BAO (1st Hons), BMedSc, MD (Research), MRCPI, FRACP (Dual: Geriatric and General Medicine)
Professional memberships of ANZAHPE and ANZSGM.
Executive member, Age ad Ageing Clinical Academic group, SPHERE and Co-chair of the Models of Care working Group, Age and Ageing Clinical Academic Group, SPHERE.
Co-Chair of Liverpool Hospital Falls Prevention and Management Committee.
Co-lead of the Orthogeriatric Clinical Practice Guide and Models of Care committee, NSW ACI.
My Awards
- U.C.C. Entrance Scholarship on basis of Leaving Certificate Results, 1999
- Bord na Gaeilge / University College Cork Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (Irish Scholarships), 2000, 2002
- College Scholar award on basis of end-of-year exams, 2002, 2003, 2004
- U.C.C. James M. O’Donovan Prize in Medicine, 2004 (Highest Score in class)
- National Universities of Ireland Henry Hutchinson Stewart Scholarship in Medicine, 2004 (Highest score amongst all medical graduates at National Universities of Ireland)
- National Universities of Ireland Henry Hutchinson Stewart Commendation in Paediatrics, 2004 (Fourth amongst National Universities of Ireland)
- Clinical Dean’s Award for teaching (South Western Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney), 2018
My Research Activities
RTO: 2 periods of maternity leave totalling 18 months since 2016.
Peer-Reviewed Publications (reverse chronological order)
Not including abstract publications. Mentored/supervised trainees/students/early career researchers are underlined.
1 Brady B, Ní Chróinín D, El-Haddad C, Kang I, Setiawan C, Chrysilla A, Daing D, McEvoy L, Radhakrishnan S, Lieu D, Tang C, Frost S, Sidhu B, Leema E, Ivers R, Kohler F, Naylor J. Adoption of Hip Fractrue Clinical Care Standards: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Patient and Healthcare Provider Perspectives. Australas J Ageing, 2026 (in press)
2 Brady B, Bossina S, Maximous A, Singh M, Radhakrishnan S, Ní Chróinín D, Tang C, Sidhu B, El-Haddad C, Daing D, Lieu D, Frist S, Kohler F, Ivers R, Naylor J. "It's part of getting old ": Ageing Perceptions and Cultural Beliefs underpin Hip Recovery and Refracture Prevention Experiences: A Qualitative Study. Age Ageing, 2026 (in press)
3 Devereux R, Ní Chróinín D, Bui TA, Hong S, Massey S, Naylor JM. Mapping the Elements and Outcome Measures of Studies on Early Supported Discharge for Patients with Low-Trauma Hip Fracture: A Scoping Review.
Australas J Ageing, 2026 (in press)
4 Devereux R, Naylor JM, Hong S, Bui TA, Close J, Wall C, Hallen J, Ní Chróinín D.
Survey of Early Supported Discharge Programs for Low-Trauma Hip Fracture Patients in Australian Public Hospitals. Australas J Ageing, 2026 (in press)
5 Nguyen J, Battisti NML, Ní Chroínín D, Hong M, Nindra U, Hong JH, Zwieky W, Wilkinson K, Yoon R, Cooper A, Roohullah A, Ng W, Chua W, Pal A Inclusion of Older Adults in Early-Phase Cancer Clinical Trials: Safety, Efficacy and a Way Forward. Drugs and Aging. 2025; 42(12): 1143-1158
6 Hunter CL, Moore N, Middleton P, Ní Chroínín D . Hot Stuff: Exploring the Association Between Hot Days and Emergency Department Presentations Amongst Older Patients. Australas J Ageing. 2025;44(4):e70100. doi:10.1111/ajag.70100
7 Naylor JM, Bùi TA, Alfred Frost S, McEvoy L, A Harris IA, Lim D, Radhakrishnan S, Johns N, Brady B, Tcharkhedian E, Lieu D, Dickson H, Penm J, Kimmel L, Sidhu B, Ní Chroínín D. Foundations for Developing a Hospital in the Home Pathway Following Low Trauma Hip Fracture: Using Data to Inform the Path. Home Health Care Mgt Practice. 2025; 4: 242-250
8 Huang N, Descallar J, Vo S, Lee SS, Wilkinson K, Roohullah A, Cooper A, Bray V, Chua W, Ní Chroínín D, Pal A. Documentation of Advance Care Planning in Early Phase Cancer Clinical Trials: An Australian Single-Centre Experience. Cancers (Basel). 2025;17(22):3655. Published 2025 Nov 14. doi:10.3390/cancers17223655
9 Rudland J, Ash J, Barclay L, Bloomfield J, Bogossian F, Byrne K, Butler M, Chur-Hansen A, Clark S, Edgar A, Fotheringham P, Forbes R, Green E, Haworth N, Hays R, Judd B, Martin P, Macdiarmid R, McNally C, McNeill L, McGee R, Needham J, Poole P, Raymond J, Ridd M, Schoo A, Tran M, Virtue D, Wilkinson T, Wright J, Ní Chróinín D. Rethinking clinical placements: A response to changing healthcare demands. Focus on Health Professional Education. 2025: 26(1): 60-77
10 Dadich A, Ní Chroínín D. How Does the Media Represent Women and Voluntary Assisted Dying? Lexical and Thematic Analyses of Media Accounts. J Palliat Med. 2025;28(S1):S7-S16. doi:10.1089/jpm.2025.0016
11 Myooran J, Rahman F, Cordato D, Ní Chroínín D. Cognitive outcomes following ischaemic stroke: a narrative review. Aging Health Res. 2025: 5(2): 100232
12 Dadich A, Lan A, Shanmugarajan S, Childs S, Alford J, Ní Chroínín D. Models of Care for Older People: A Scoping Review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025;73(5):1588-1597. doi:10.1111/jgs.19371
13 Brookman R, Lipson-Smith R, Maurice O, Mcllwain N, Hofstaetter L, DiGiacomo M, Ní Chroínín D, Cannings MJ, Harris CB.Caring for People With Dementia: Mapping the Experience and Journey From Diagnosis. Gerontologist. 2025;65(5):gnaf053. doi:10.1093/geront/gnaf053
14 Ní Chroínín D. Aftermath. J Palliat Med. 2025;28(4):556. doi:10.1089/jpm.2024.0495
15 Ní Chroínín D, Wang S, Short A. Response to letter regarding “A pilot trial exploring the use of music in the emergency department and its association with delirium and other clinical outcomes”. Emerg Med Australas. 2025;37(2):e70029. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.70029
16 Cheong D, Ní Chroínín D, Chiang L, Rolls K. ‘I was there because I needed to be there’: A qualitative study of the experience of older adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in Australia. Australas J Ageing. 2025;44(1):e13412. doi:10.1111/ajag.13412
17 Ní Chroínín D, Wang S, Nagaraj G, Ren S, Middleton P, Short A. A pilot trial exploring the use of music in the emergency department and its association with delirium and other clinical outcomes. Emerg Med Australas. 2025;37(1):e70004. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.70004
18 Woo A, Ní Chroínín D. Just Hanging Around: A Pilot Study Investigating Children’s Knowledge of Grey-Headed Flying-Foxes and the Feasibility and Impact of a Peer-Designed Educational Intervention. Aust J Environ Educ. 2025: first view 1-11 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2025.10082
19 Ní Chroínín D. An aged care ‘Crash Course’ designed and delivered by a multidisciplinary team improves medical student self-assessed clinical competence and addresses self-identified gaps: a pilot study. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. Online August 9, 2025. doi:10.1080/02701960.2025.254577
20 Dadich A, Kearns R, Roxas-Harris B, Boydell K, Gonski P, Kohler F, Lim D, Ní Shé É, Amato C, Gilmore I, Lane B, Mears J, Schaper F, Sleeman R, Tcharkhedian E, Tembe V, Azzopardi S, Delbaere K, Krebs T, Paterson-Finlay E, Ní Chroínín D. Co-designing a model of brilliant care for older people. J Clin Nurs. Published online August 1, 2025. doi:10.1111/jocn.70049
21 Ní Chroínín D, Balogh ZJ, Smith J, Pang G, Wragg J, Cardona M. Current Care and Barriers to Optimal Care of People With Hip Fracture: A Survey of Hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2025;16:21514593251327551. doi:10.1177/21514593251327551
22 Shah R, Ní Chroínín D, He J, Cardona M. Prevalence of Value-Based Care for Older People with Dementia Likely to Be Nearing End of Life: A Hospital Retrospective Cohort. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12(23):2382. doi:10.3390/healthcare12232382
23 Burridge G, Amato C, Bye R, Basic D, Ní Chroínín D, Hill S, Howe K, Liu KPY. Strategies adopted by informal carers to enhance participation in daily activities for persons with dementia. Australas J Ageing. 2024;43(4):683-691. doi:10.1111/ajag.13341
24 Ní Chroínín D, Ghimire R, McEvoy L, Lieu D, Jennings M, Gallagher K, Katyal A, Mahmood D, Boey J, Tcharkhedian E. Introduction of enhanced weekend physiotherapy for patients with hip fracture is associated with improved early mobility outcomes.Australas J Ageing. 2024;43(4):700-705. doi:10.1111/ajag.13317
25 Frost SA, Ní Chroínín D, McEvoy L, Francis N, Deane V, Bonser M, Wilson C, Perkins M, Shepherd B, Vueti V, Shekhar R, Mayahi-Neysi M, Hillman KM. Most Hospital-Acquired Complications among Older Adults Are Associated with Frailty: The South-Western Sydney Frailty and Hospital-Acquired Complications Study. J Frailty Aging. 2024;13(4):522-528. doi:10.14283/jfa.2024.60
26 Byambasuren O, Myooran J, Virk A, Hanna R, Tanglay O, Younan S, Moore N, Middleton P, Ní Chroínín D. Advance Care Planning in Patients with Suspected or Proven COVID: Are We Meeting Our Own Standards? Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024;41(11):1358-1362. doi:10.1177/10499091231218476
27 Ní Chroínín D, Deane V, Pulikotil Zachariah R, Stott K, Shepherd B, Perkins M, Giang L, Shekhar R, Vueti V, Mayahi-Neysi M, Montgomery A, Rolls K, Alfred Frost S. The likelihood of hospital-acquired complications in older people with dementia: a matched cohort study. Med J Aust. 2024;221(8):422-425. doi:10.5694/mja2.52462
28 Vadali N, Ní Chroínín D, Short A. ‘It helps you forget your worries’: A pilot study exploring music therapy in the acute hospital aged care setting. Australas J Ageing. 2024;43(3):609-615. doi:10.1111/ajag.13313
29 Ní Chroínín D. [invited editorial] Not all superheroes wear capes: Hip fracture care and the Orthogeriatric Hip Fracture Care Clinical Practice Guide. Australas J Ageing. 2024;43(1):7-9. doi:10.1111/ajag.13295
30 Frost SA, Brennan K, Sanchez D, Lynch J, Hedges S, Hou YC, El Sayfe M, Shunker S-A, Bogdanovski T, Hunt L, Alexandrou E, Rolls K, Ní Chroínín D, Åneman A. Frailty in the prediction of delirium in the intensive care unit: A secondary analysis of the Deli study . Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2024;68(2):214-225. doi:10.1111/aas.14343
31 Ní Chroínín D. Preparedness to care for older hospital in-patients: An exploratory survey-based study of medical interns. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024;117:105168. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2023.105168
32 Hunter CL, Ní Chroínín D, McEvoy L, Chuan A. Poorer outcomes in patients with early postoperative delirium: 120-day follow-up of the Delirium Reduction by Analgesia Management in Hip Fracture (DRAM-HF) study. Australas J Ageing. 2023;42(4):736-741. doi:10.1111/ajag.13239
33 Basic D, Ní Chroínín D. In-hospital outcomes among older medical inpatients admitted to aged care wards after activation of a 2-tier rapid response system. BMC Geriatr. 2023;23(1):425. doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03947-6
34 Balu SR, Khoo A, Hunter CL, Ní Chroínín D. Does Case-Finding for Admission to Aged Care Rapid Investigation and Assessment Unit for Older Patients Improve Hospital Length of Stay? Evaluation of ARIA Unit. Int J Integr Care. 2023;23(4):3. Published 2023 Oct 16. doi:10.5334/ijic.7038
35 Dadich A, Kearns R, Roxas-Harris B, Ní Chroínín D, Boydell K, Ní Shé É, Lim D, Gonski P, Kohler F. What constitutes brilliant aged care? A qualitative study of practices that exceed expectation. J Clin Nurs. 2023;32(19-20):7425-7441. doi:10.1111/jocn.16789
36 Griffin O, Li T, Beveridge A, Ní Chroínín D. Higher levels of multimorbidity are associated with increased risk of readmission for older people during post-acute transitional care. Eur Geriatr Med. 2023;14(3):575-582. doi:10.1007/s41999-023-00770-5
37 Ní Chroínín D, Anthony A, Max Acosta R, Thambyaiyah D, Hasan N, Patil A. Residential Aged Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Staff Survey on Impact and Resources. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023;49(3):13-17. doi:10.3928/00989134-20230209-03
38 Ní Chroínín D, Ray-Barruel G, Carr PJ, Alfred Frost S, Rickard CM, Mifflin N, McManus C, Alexandrou E. The burden of peripheral intravenous catheters in older hospital inpatients: A national cross-sectional study part of the ONE MILLION GLOBAL PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS COLLABORATION. Australas J Ageing. 2023;42(1):98-107. doi:10.1111/ajag.13068
39 Mai H, McEvoy L, Wilson C, Marov L, Kelly A, El-Haddad CE, Ní Chroínín D, Hassett G, Frost SA. Frailty and risk of subsequent fracture among older adults presenting to hospital with a minimal trauma fracture. Osteoporos Int. 2023;34(2):399-404. doi:10.1007/s00198-022-06630-5
40 McEvoy L, Richter M, Chen T, Le A, Wilson C, Marov L, Gujraz P, Gray L, Mayahi-Neysi M, Francis N, Mai HT, He S, Ní Chroínín D, Frost SA. Frailty among older surgical patients and risk of hospital acquired adverse events: The South-Western Sydney frailty and nurse sensitive indicators study. J Clin Nurs. 2023;32(3-4):477-484. doi:10.1111/jocn.16259
41 Younan S, Cardona M, Sahay A, Willis E, Ní Chroínín D. Advanced care planning in the early phase of COVID-19: a rapid review of the practice and policy lessons learned. Front Health Serv. 2023;3:1242413. doi:10.3389/frhs.2023.1242413
42 Ní Chroínín D, Alexandrou E, Frost SA. Delirium in the intensive care unit and its importance in the post-operative context: A review. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023;10:1071854. doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1071854
43 Cardona M, Fien S, Myooran J, Hunter CL, Dillon A, Lewis E, Browning M, Lewis L, Ní Chroínín D. Clinical and cost-effectiveness of telehealth for Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people: a scoping review. Ethn Health. 2023;28(1):114-135. doi:10.1080/13557858.2021.2023111
44 Ní Chroínín D, Chuan A. Post-operative delirium in the patient with hip fracture: The journey from hospital arrival to discharge. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022;9:1080253. doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.1080253
45 Hanna R, Lo B, Jayadeva D, Foong D, Anthony A, Kohler F, Chow J, Harlum J, MacArthur C, Ní Chroínín D, Kelly A, Williams R. Development of an audit tool for advance care planning documentation between the hospital and residential aged care facility interface. Intern Med J. 2022;52(9):1647-1648. doi:10.1111/imj.15901
46 He S, Rolls K, Stott K, Shekhar R, Vueti V, Flowers K, Moseley M, Shepherd B, Mayahi-Neysi M, Chasle B, Warner B, Ní Chroínín D, Frost SA. Does delirium prevention reduce risk of in-patient falls among older adults? A systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis. Australas J Ageing. 2022;41(3):396-406. doi:10.1111/ajag.13051
47 Ní Chroínín D, Hunter CL, Shaw-Jones M, Duruchukwu E, Huang F, Ngov A, Wang A, Yu A, Ní Shé É. Identifying the needs of our older community-based patients in the COVID era: A telephone survey. Aging Health Res. 2022;2(2):100073. doi:10.1016/j.ahr.2022.100073
48 Chow J, Harley A, Ní Chroínín D, Kohler F, Harlum J, Jobburn K, Keech P, Williams R, Fraser S, Hillman KM. Understanding of advance care planning in primary care: A gap analysis. Aust J Prim Health. 2022;28(4):344-349. doi:10.1071/PY21253
49 Lewis E, Williamson M, Lewis L, Ní Chroínín D, Dent E, Ticehurst M, Peters R, Macniven R, Cardona M. The Feasibility of Deriving the Electronic Frailty Index from Australian General Practice Records. Clin Interv Aging. 2022;17:1589-1598. doi:10.2147/CIA.S384691
50 Ní Chroínín D. Nose Tickles, a.k.a. The Swab. Irish Med J. 2021; 114(10): P503
51 Motamedi M, Brandenburg C, Bakhit M, Michaleff ZA, Albarqouni L, Clark J, Ooi M, Bahudin D, Ní Chroínín D, Cardona M. Concerns and potential improvements in end-of-life care from the perspectives of older patients and informal caregivers: a scoping review.
52 Hunter CL, Ní Chroínín D, McEvoy L, Chuan A. Delirium Reduction by Analgesia Management in Hip Fracture surgery (DRAM-HF): Exploration of perceived facilitators and barriers. Australas J Ageing. 2021;40(4):e332-e340. doi:10.1111/ajag.12991
53 Amato C, Burridge G, Basic D, Huynh D, Gibbons E, Ní Chroínín D, Liu KPY. Assistance provided in daily tasks and difficulty experienced by caregivers for people living with dementia. Aust Occup Ther J. 2021;68(3):236-245. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12720
54 Ní Chroínín D, Francis N, Wong P, Kim YD, Nham S, D'Amours S. Older trauma patients are at high risk of delirium, especially those with underlying dementia or baseline frailty. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021;6(1):e000639. doi:10.1136/tsaco-2020-000639
55 Ní Chroínín D Doctor-Speak. Focus on Health Professional Education; 2021: 22(2) doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v21i2.424
56 Sanchez D, Brennan K, Al Sayfe M, Shunker S-A, Bogdanoski T, Hedges S, Hou YC, Lynch J, Hunt L, Alexandrou E, Saxena M, Abel S, Lakshmanan R, Bhonagiri D, Parr MJ, Åneman A, Ní Chroínín D, Hillman KM, Frost SA. Frailty, delirium and hospital mortality of older adults admitted to intensive care: the Delirium (Deli) in ICU study. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):609. doi:10.1186/s13054-020-03318-2
57 Ní Chroínín D, Patil A. Geriatric outreach to residential aged care: Embracing a dynamic approach in the COVID-19 era. Australas J Ageing. 2020;39(3):310. doi:10.1111/ajag.12826
58 Cardona M, Williamson M, Jones M, Ní Chroínín D, Gullotta J, Hillman KM, Lewis E, Morgan M. It is feasible to flag ‘near end-of-life' status in older patients from routine general practice data. Aust J Gen Pract. 2020;49(11):752-758. doi:10.31128/AJGP-08-19-5033
59 Chuan A, Zhao L, Tillekeratne N, Alani S, Middleton P, A Harris IA, McEvoy L, Ní Chroínín D. The effect of a multidisciplinary care bundle on the incidence of delirium after hip fracture surgery: a quality improvement study. Anaesthesia. 2020;75(1):63-71. doi:10.1111/anae.14840
60 Ní Chroínín D. Today's Lesson is Brought to us by COVID-19. Focus on Health Professional Education; 21(2). Doi: 10.11157/fohpe.v22i2.551
61 Ní Chroínín D, Goldsbury DE, Beveridge A, Davidson PM, Girgis A, Ingham N, Phillips JL, Wilkinson AM, Ingham JM, O'Connell DL. Health-services utilisation amongst older persons during the last year of life: A population-based study. BMC Geriatr. 2018;18(1):317. doi:10.1186/s12877-018-1006-x
62 Cardona M, Kellett J, Lewis E, Brabrand M, Ní Chroínín D. Truth disclosure on prognosis: Is it ethical not to communicate personalised risk of death? Int J Clin Pract. Published online July 16, 2018. doi:10.1111/ijcp.13222
63 Ní Chroínín D, Ní Chróinín C, Akijian L, Callaly EL, Hannon N, Kelly L, Marnane M, Merwick Á, Sheehan Ó, Horgan G, Duggan J, Kyne L, Dolan E, Murphy S, Williams D, Kelly PJ. Suboptimal lipid management before and after ischaemic stroke and TIA—the North Dublin Population Stroke Study. Ir J Med Sci. 2018;187(3):739-746. doi:10.1007/s11845-018-1739-8
64 Ní Chroínín D, Basic D, Conforti D, Shanley C. Functional deterioration in the month before hospitalisation is associated with in-hospital functional decline: an observational study. Eur Geriatr Med. 2018;9(3):321-327. doi:10.1007/s41999-018-0041-7
65 Basic D, Ní Chroínín D, Conforti D, Shanley C. Predictors on admission of functional decline among older patients hospitalised for acute care: A prospective observational study. Australas J Ageing. 2017;36(4):E57-E63. doi:10.1111/ajag.12458
66 Hayden D, McCarthy C, Akijian L, Callaly EL, Ní Chroínín D, Horgan G, Kyne L, Duggan J, Dolan E, O’ Rourke K, Williams D, Murphy S, O’Meara Y, Kelly PJ. Renal dysfunction and chronic kidney disease in ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: A population-based study. Int J Stroke. 2017;12(7):761-769. doi:10.1177/1747493017701148
67 Akijian L, Ní Chroínín D, Callaly EL, Hannon N, Marnane M, Merwick Á, Sheehan Ó, Hayden D, Horgan G, Duggan J, Kyne L, O’Rourke K, Murphy S, Dolan E, Williams D, Kelly PJ. Why do transient ischemic attack patients have higher early stroke recurrence risk than those with ischemic stroke? Influence of patient behavior and other risk factors in the North Dublin Population Stroke Study. Int J Stroke. 2017;12(1):96-104. doi:10.1177/1747493016669851
68 Ní Chroínín D, Neto HM, Xiao D, Sandhu A, Brazel C, Farnham N, Perram J, Roach TS, Sutherland E, Day R, Beveridge A. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older hospital in-patients: Prevalence, contribution to hospital admission and documentation of rationale for continuation. Australas J Ageing. 2016;35(4):262-265. doi:10.1111/ajag.12312
69 Ní Chroínín D, Montalto A, Jahromi S, Ingham N, Beveridge A, Foltyn P. Oral Health Status Is Associated with Common Medical Comorbidities in Older Hospital Inpatients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(8):1696-1700. doi:10.1111/jgs.14247
70 Xiao D, McMullen D, Ingham N, Beveridge A, Ní Chroínín D. Antibiotic antics – audit of compliance with antibiotic therapeutic guidelines in older patients. J Pharm Pract Res. 2016; 46(1): 22-27. Doi: 10.1002/jppr.1167
71 Callaly EL, Ní Chroínín D, Hannon N, Marnane M, Akijian L, Sheehan Ó, Merwick Á, Hayden D, Horgan G, Duggan J, Murphy S, O'Rourke K, Dolan E, Williams D, Kyne L, Kelly PJ. Rates, predictors, and outcomes of early and late recurrence after stroke: The North Dublin population stroke study. Stroke. 2016;47(1):244-246. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011248
72 Hayden D, Hannon N, Callaly EL, Ní Chroínín D, Horgan G, Kyne L, Duggan J, Dolan E, O'Rourke K, Williams D, Murphy S, Kelly PJ. Rates and determinants of 5-year outcomes after atrial fibrillation-related stroke: A population study. Stroke. 2015;46(12):3488-3493. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011139 (Erratum: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011139)
73 Callaly EL, Ní Chroínín D, Hannon N, Sheehan Ó, Marnane M, Merwick Á, Kelly L, Horgan G, Williams E, Harris D, Williams D, Moore A, Dolan E, Murphy S, Kelly PJ, Duggan J, Kyne L. Falls and fractures 2 years after acute stroke: The North Dublin Population Stroke Study. Age Ageing. 2015;44(5):882-886. doi:10.1093/ageing/afv093
74 Hannon N, Arsava EM, Audebert HJ, Ay H, Crowe M, Ní Chroínín D, Furie K, McGorrian C, Molshatzki N, Murphy S, Noone I, O'Donnell M, Schenkel J, Tan KM, Tanne D, Kelly PJ. Antithrombotic treatment at onset of stroke with atrial fibrillation, functional outcome, and fatality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Stroke. 2015;10(6):808-814. doi:10.1111/ijs.12473
75 Ní Chroínín D, Ní Chróinín C, Beveridge A. Factors influencing deprescribing habits among geriatricians. Age Ageing. 2015;44(4):704-708. doi:10.1093/ageing/afv028
76 Hannon N, Daly L, Murphy S, Smith S, Hayden D, Ní Chroínín D, Callaly EL, Horgan G, Sheehan Ó, Honari B, Duggan J, Kyne L, Dolan E, Williams D, Wiley M, Kelly PJ. Acute hospital, community, and indirect costs of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation: Population-based study. Stroke. 2014;45(12):3670-3674. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005960
77 Ní Chroínín D. Film star. Clin Teach. 2014;11(7): 565
78 Ní Chroínín D, Marnane M, Akijian L, Merwick Á, Fallon E, Horgan G, Dolan E, Murphy S, O'Rourke K, O'Malley K, O’Donohoe M, McDonnell C, Noone I, Barry M, Crowe M, Kavanagh E, O'Connell M, Kelly PJ. Serum lipids associated with inflammation-related PET-FDG uptake in symptomatic carotid plaque. Neurology. 2014;82(19):1693-1699. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000000408
79 Ní Chroínín D, Glavin P, Power D. Awareness of osteoporosis, risk and protective factors and own diagnostic status: A cross-sectional study. Arch Osteoporos. 2013;8:117. doi:10.1007/s11657-012-0117-9
80 Ní Chroínín D, Lambert J. Sudden headache, third nerve palsy and visual deficit: Thinking outside the subarachnoid haemorrhage box. Age Ageing. 2013;42(6):810-812. doi:10.1093/ageing/aft088
81 Ní Chroínín D, Cronin E, Cullen W, O'Shea D, Steele M, Bury G, Kyne L. Would you be a geriatrician? Student career preferences and attitudes to a career in geriatric medicine. Age Ageing. 2013;42(5):654-657. doi:10.1093/ageing/aft093
82 Ní Chroínín D, Asplund K, Åsberg S, Callaly EL, Godia-Cuadrado E, Díez-Tejedor E, Di Napoli M, Engelter ST, Furie K, Giannopoulos S, Gotto AM, Hannon N, Jönsson F, Kapral MK, Martí-Fábregas J, Martínez-Sánchez P, Milionis HJ, Montaner J, Muscari A, Pikija S, Probstfield J, Rost NS, Thrift AG, Vemmos K, Kelly PJ. Statin therapy and outcome after ischemic stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized trials. Stroke. 2013;44(2):448-456. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.668277
83 Ní Chroínín D, Sheehan G, Mallon P, Lambert J. An unusual cause of acute delirium in a septuagenarian with Alzheimer's dementia. Eur Geriatr Med. 2012; 3(6): 378-379.
84 Kelly PJ, Crispino G, Sheehan Ó, Kelly L, Marnane M, Merwick Á, Hannon N, Ní Chroínín D, Callaly EL, Harris D, Horgan G, Williams E, Duggan J, Kyne L, McCormack P, Dolan E, Williams D, Moroney J, Kelleher C, Daly L. Incidence, event rates, and early outcome of stroke in Dublin, Ireland: The North Dublin population stroke study. Stroke. 2012;43(8):2042-2047. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.64572
85 Ní Chroínín D, Kyne L, Duggan J, Last J, Molphy A, O'Shea D, Steele M, Bury G, Cullen W Medicine in the community: A unique partnership. Clin Teach. 2012; 9(3):158-163
86 Hannon N, Callaly EL, Moore A, Ní Chroínín D, Sheehan Ó, Marnane M, Merwick Á, Kyne L, Duggan J, McCormack P, Dolan E, Crispino-O'Connell G, Harris D, Horgan G, Williams D, Kelly PJ. Improved late survival and disability after stroke with therapeutic anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: A population study 2011 Stroke 42 9 2503 2508
87 Ní Chroínín D, Kelly PJ. Response to letter by Reeves regarding article, association between acute statin therapy, survival, and improved functional outcome after ischemic stroke: The North Dublin Population Stroke Study. Stroke. 2011;42(9):2503-2508. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.602235
88 Marnane M, Ní Chroínín D, Callaly EL, Sheehan Ó, Merwick Á, Hannon N, Horgan G, Kyne L, Moroney J, McCormack P, Dolan E, Duggan J, Williams D, Crispino-O'Connell G, Kelly PJ. Stroke recurrence within the time window recommended for carotid endarterectomy. Neurology. 2011;77(8):738-743. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31822b00cf
89 Ní Chroínín D, Callaly EL, Duggan J, Merwick Á, Hannon N, Sheehan Q, Marnane M, Horgan G, Williams E, Harris D, Kyne L, McCormack P, Moroney J, Grant T, Williams D, Daly L, Kelly PJ. Association between acute statin therapy, survival, and improved functional outcome after ischemic stroke: The North Dublin population stroke study. Stroke. 2011;42(4):1021-1029. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.596734
90 Ní Chroínín D, Syed Farooq SF, Burke M, Kyne L. Patient understanding of discharge diagnoses: Prevalence and predictors. Eur Geriatr Med. 2011;2(2):74-78
91 Ní Chroínín D, Haslam R, Blake C, Ryan K, Kyne L, Power D. Death in long-term care facilities: Attitudes and reactions of patients and staff. A qualitative study. Eur Geriatr Med. 2011; 2(1):56-
92 Ní Chroínín D, O'Brien H, Stafford M, Power D. The effect of nutritional supplementation on functional outcome: Combination with physical exercise may prove to be the winning formula. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(7):1396-1398. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02929.x
93 Ní Chroínín D, Cummins F, O'Connor P. Australian immigrant of the arachnid variety? Eur J Emerg Med. 2009;16(3):159-162. doi:10.1097/mej.0b013e32831cefe0
94 McCormick SE, Stafford KM, Saqib G, Ní Chroínín D, Power D. The efficacy of pre-thickened fluids on total fluid and nutrient consumption among extended care residents requiring thickened fluids due to risk of aspiration. Age Ageing. 2008;37(6):714-715. doi:10.1093/ageing/afn204
An investigator on projects securing over $2.7 million in grants from the NHMRC, MRFF, HCF Research Foundation, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW ACI), and Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research, Enterprise (SPHERE). Ongoing research leadership includes role as co-lead for the HITH4Hips trial of early supported discharge at home, which received the SWSLHD Health Research Quality Award 2025, and several related papers under review/published, all supporting early career researchers. Currently co-leading RITH4Hips, a trial of rehabilitation at home after hip fracture, partly funded through a HCF grant.
Research impact is showcased by national and international reach, as exemplified by:
- Study showing reduced postoperative delirium with introduction of a multidisciplinary bundle of care (Chuan… Ní Chróinín; DOI: 10.1111/anae.14840) incorporated into UK/Ireland Association of Anaesthesists & British Geriatric Society-endorsed hip fracture guidelines (2021), and NSW ACI Orthogeriatric guidelines (2024)
- Study of weekend physiotherapy for patients after hip fracture, demonstrating improved early mobility in the intervention group (Ní Chróinín et al; DOI: 10.1111/ajag.13317),incorporated into NSW ACI Orthogeriatric guidelines (2024).
- Statin systematic review and met-analysis (Ní Chróinín et al, DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.668277) incorporated into Global expert consensus on the importance of secondary stroke prevention (Caso et al, 2026); International Lipid Expert Panel consensus paper recommendations (Banech et al; 2025), Lipid Association of India Clinical practice recommendations (Puri et al, 2022) and Taiwanese Lipid Guidelines (Li et al, 2017)
- North Dublin Population Stroke Study data (Kelly et al, DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.645721 incorporated into Irish Stroke Guidelines (2023)
- Articles have featured in several editorials, including in the Lancet (hip fracture and delirium, 2021), Medical Journal of Australia (dementia and in-hospital complications risk, 2024) and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (models of care for older people, 2024), amongst others.
- Invited editorial regarding NSW ACI Orthogeriatric Clinical Practice Guide (development cochaired by Conjoint Prof Ní Chróinín) in Australasian Journal on Ageing (Ní Chróinín, 2025).