Jenny Cooney-Quane

Researchers will examine diagnostic delays, complex overlapping symptoms, and patient–doctor interactions. Pictured are Dr Sarah Foley and Jenny Cooney-Quane, UCC School of Applied Psychology.

Landmark study on symptom dismissal and diagnostic delays in women’s health launched

The study will explore women's experiences of medical gaslighting and issues including diagnostic delays and patient–doctor interactions.

Read: www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

The illustration shows a woman lying in bed, wearing pyjamas and a lab coat. She is trying to make sense of data coming out of her smartwatch.

The illustration shows a woman lying in bed who is wearing a smartwatch. She is surrounded by smaller images of people lying in bed, all wearing smartwatches - there are speech bubbles containing data coming from these people, suggesting that they are speaking about their self-tracking data.

Pleased to share a new article, co-authored with @dalupton.bsky.social, just published in the journal Sociology: '"Most People with Long COVID Are Their Own Doctors": Self-Tracking and Online Patient Groups as Pathways to Challenging Epistemic Injustice'.

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Do you have MCAS, POTS/dysautonomia, Migraine, Endometriosis, or PMDD and sought diagnosis in Ireland? We're looking for patient voices for designing our study exploring women's experiences seeking diagnosis.
You can register your interest here ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... scan QR, or email

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@samanthadockray.bsky.social and I are recruiting young adults to explore the barriers and facilitators to engaging in clinical research studies. Sign up here: ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Save the Date for our webinar and priority setting workshop on perinatal mental health in Ireland! More info and registration details coming in the new year! @jennycooney.bsky.social