Browsing by Subject "Public Health"
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Association of Anticholinergic burden with adverse effects in older people with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland: An observational cross-sectional study
(2016)Background:Older people with intellectual disabilities (ID) receive anticholinergic drugs but no studies to date have investigated cumulative anticholinergic exposure and its effects in adults with ID. Aim: To determine ... -
Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland
(BioMed Central, 2007)BACKGROUND: Objectives: To compare support for, and perceptions of, the impacts of smoke-free workplace legislation among bar workers in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) pre- and post-implementation, and to identify predictors ... -
The clustering of health behaviours in Ireland and their relationship with mental health, self-rated health and quality of life
(2011)Background: Health behaviours do not occur in isolation. Rather they cluster together. It is important to examine patterns of health behaviours to inform a more holistic approach to health in both health promotion and ... -
Comparing primary prevention with secondary prevention to explain decreasing coronary heart disease death rates in Ireland 1985 - 2000
(2007)BACKGROUND: To investigate whether primary prevention might be more favourable than secondary prevention (risk factor reduction in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)). METHODS: The cell-based IMPACT CHD mortality ... -
The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review
(2009)According to World Health Organisation figures, 30% of all cancer deaths, 20% of all coronary heart diseases and strokes and 80% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by cigarette smoking. Environmental ... -
COVID-19: Is There Evidence for the Use of Herbal Medicines as Adjuvant Symptomatic Therapy?
(2020)Background: Current recommendations for the self-management of SARS-Cov-2 disease (COVID-19) include self-isolation, rest, hydration, and the use of NSAID in case of high fever only. It is expected that many patients will ... -
Creating a Health Promoting Environment: The Role of Food
(ESRI, 2011)An analysis of international data on overweight and obesity shows Ireland in a very unflattering light. Along with the UK, Finland, Greece and the US, Ireland has some of the highest rates of adult and child obesity among ... -
Creating Excellence in Dementia Care
(2012)The estimated cost of formal and informal care for dementia worldwide is currently in excess of 600 billion dollars accounting for 1% of the world?s gross domestic product. This cost, which will grow substantially in the ... -
Determinants of smoking initiation among women in five European countries: a cross-sectional survey
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: The rate of smoking and lung cancer among women is rising in Europe. The primary aim of this study was to determine why women begin smoking in five different European countries at different stages of the tobacco ... -
Developing an electronic health record (EHR) for methadone treatment recording and decision support
(2011)Background: In this paper, we give an overview of methadone treatment in Ireland and outline the rationale for designing an electronic health record (EHR) with extensibility, interoperability and decision support ... -
The effect of differential eligibility for free GP services on GP utilisation in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2012)Internationally, there is extensive empirical evidence that a strong primary care-led health system is associated with improved health outcomes, increased quality of care, decreased health inequalities and lower overall ... -
The effect of the Irish smoke-free workplace legislation on smoking among bar workers
(2009)Background: On 29 March 2004, the Republic of Ireland (ROI) became the first EU country to introduce a nationwide ban on workplace smoking. While the focus of this measure was to protect worker health by reducing exposure ... -
Experiences of the Medication Use Process by People with Intellectual Disabilities. What a Pharmacist Should Know!
(2021)There is a scarcity of information about the experience of people with intellectual disabilities in the medication use process. Six people with intellectual disabilities consented to be interviewed by a pharmacist to ... -
General practitioner workforce planning: assessment of four policy directions
(2010)Background: Estimating the supply of GPs into the future is important in forecasting shortages. The lengthy training process for medicine means that adjusting supply to meet demand in a timely fashion is problematic. This ... -
Guidelines for Nursing Homes delivering End-of-Life Care to Residents with Dementia across the island of Ireland
(2012)Purpose ? This study aims to contribute to improving quality of life for people with end stage dementia living in residential care settings by investigating the experiences of elderly spouses whose relatives died with ... -
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: prevalence and risk
(The Stationery Office, 1999)A cross sectional survey of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence in the Irish prisoner population was undertaken. The study was carried out in nine prisons, five of which had been classified as high risk and four ... -
Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in the Irish population, 1997-2004: could the increase be due to an increase in alcohol-related pancreatitis?
(Oxford University Press, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the incidence of acute pancreatitis by examining emergency admissions to acute public hospitals over an 8-year period; to compare trends for alcohol-related pancreatitis admissions with ... -
Investing in Child Health and Development: The Impact of Breastfeeding on Children's School Performance
(ESRI, 2011)There is now strong evidence that breastfed babies are less prone to stomach upsets, ear infections and the coughs and colds of early childhood than their bottle fed peers. There is also a growing body of evidence that ... -
Moving from family care to residential and supported accommodation: a national, longitudinal study of people with intellectual disabilities
(American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011)A cohort of nearly 11,000 persons was traced over 8 years to determine those who had moved from family care and those who had remained. The majority (85%) continued to live with families, and, for two thirds (67%), no ...