Public Health & Primary Care: Recent submissions
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Checking the weight of children in general practice
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2015)Childhood overweight is a serious health concern. Checking the weight of the child can be done in the primary care setting, where GPs have the opportunity to check the weight of children attending for routine care.It is ... -
From the inside out : an idiographic account of the policy making process that produced the Irish work place smoking ban
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2015)This research goes inside the black box of the civil service policy making world, revealing the processes, procedures, engagements and exchanges that occur when a national policy is being developed, and identifying the ... -
The chronic ills of multimorbidity : a cross-sectional examination of the prevalence, patterns and factors associated with multimorbidity in the Irish population aged 50 years and over and its corresponding impact on health and social care utilisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2013)Multimorbidity predicts many adverse health outcomes, placing a heavy burden on the individual as well as population health. It has clear implications for current healthcare provision and with the projected ageing of the ... -
The distribution and determinants of home-based social care utilisation in older people : Irish and comparative perspectives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2012)The demand for home-based long-term care Is expected to grow as our population ages. This thesis aimed to address current knowledge deficits related to the distribution and determinants of home-based social care utilisation ... -
Modelling the cost-effectiveness of cancer prevention : reframing models to better match policy questions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2013)This thesis comprises six papers concerning methodological issues in cost- effectiveness analysis (CEA) of healthcare interventions. The unifying theme to these studies is the reframing of CEAs to better correspond to the ... -
The development of appropriate and consistent information for policy-making in post-conflict settings : lessons from the use of a household survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2012)This study looks at the challenges in developing a national health information system (HIS) that is ‘fit for purpose’ to support policy-making in poorly resourced and postconflict settings. It examines how, and to what ... -
Understanding Change in Complex Health Systems -a review of the literature on change management and social care 2007 - 2017
(2018)A review of the change management literature underpinning the Health Services Executive (HSE) formal Change Guide, People's Needs Defining Change - Health Services Change Guide (2018) Organisation Development and Design, ... -
A national survey of chronic disease management in Irish general practice
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The role of vitamin D and UVB on the risk and survival of oesophageal and gastric cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2018)The Role of Vitamin D and UVB on the Risk and Survival of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer By Fiona O?Sullivan Background: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which has many sources. Currently, there are numerous ways in ... -
Understanding lived experiences and contextual realities of Ebola outbreaks: A case studies approach in Western Uganda
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2018)Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is caused by a highly infectious and fatal filovirus of zoonotic origin among human and primate populations on the African continent. EVD is classified as a potential ?public health emergency of ... -
The impact of the financial crisis on the health system and health in Ireland
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A multi-faceted intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and harm among sportspeople in Ireland: a controlled trial
(2018)Abstract Introduction and Aims. Alcohol misuse and harm are more prevalent amongst sports people than non-sports people. Few studies have trialled interventions to address alcohol misuse for this group. The study aimed ... -
Understanding volunteer community health worker motivation : a longitudinal cohort study in Sierra Leone
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2014)Governments and non-profit organisations are once again turning to alternative cadres of health workers in an effort to accelerate health targets and address the severe global shortage of human resources for health. In low ... -
The natural history of injecting drug use in a Dublin community (1985-1995)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2000)The number of drug users within Ireland and the European Union is increasing. It is estimated that there are about 14 thousand drug users in Ireland and a total of between 1.5 and 2 million within the European Union. Drug ... -
Child health and survival in urban slums in Malawi : healthcare seeking practices and relative significance of health system factors in influencing care seeking decisions among care givers of under-five children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2014)Despite significant improvements in child health indicators over the past few decades globally and in Malawi, various challenges remain. Globally, cost effective interventions to promote child health exist but coverage for ...
