Nursing and Midwifery: Recent submissions
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Education and practice developments: Addressing the psychosocial concerns and support needs of LGBT+ people
(2019)Background: There has been recent interest in the unique healthcare needs and concerns of diverse groups from human rights, social inclusion and healthcare access and utilisation perspectives. However, the distinct ... -
Youths with asthma and their experiences of self-management education: a qualitative systematic review protocol
(2019)Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by episodes of physiological airway narrowing resulting in symptoms of wheeze, breathlessness and mucus production. The trajectory of symptoms varies from mild, ... -
Sexuality and intimacy among people with serious mental illness: a qualitative systematic review
(2019)Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the best available qualitative evidence on the experiences and support needs of people with serious mental illness (SMI) regarding sexuality and intimacy within ... -
Mothers' experiences of caring for children receiving growth hormone treatment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)The last five decades has seen a rapid expansion in the number of children requiring growth hormone treatment (GHT). Children generally begin GHT at a very early age which means parents often endure a complex and difficult ... -
Exploring the experiences of mature nursing and non-nursing students' on fulltime undergraduate courses - a quantitative study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)In keeping with European and international trends Ireland's education policy has been underpinned by the commitment to equity of access to higher education (HE). This has resulted in a change in the higher education landscape ... -
Anxiety during pregnancy and at three months postpartum: prevalence, variations and associated factors in a cohort of nulliparous women
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)Anxiety during pregnancy and at three months postpartum: prevalence, variations and associated factors in a cohort of nulliparous women. Background. As an adaptive emotion, anxiety enhances reactions to challenging life ... -
Postpartum sexual health in nulliparous women in Ireland: a mixed methods study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)Background: Prevalence rates of postpartum sexual health issues and associated factors vary greatly in the published literature. There is a focus on biophysical measures of postpartum sexual health and a lack of women's ... -
Special Issue ?International Conference of Spirituality in Healthcare. Nurturing the Spirit??Trinity College Dublin 2016
(2017)This is an editorial of a Special Issue regarding the International Conference of Spirituality in Healthcare held in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland (ROI), on June 2016 ... -
Developing Agreed and Accepted Understandings of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Concepts among Members of an Innovative Spirituality Interest Group in the Republic of Ireland.
(2016)A Spirituality Interest Group (SIG) was set up in in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland (ROI), in March 2013. This paper reports on some of the journey and requirements ... -
How Can Midwives Develop Their Support Skills for Women with Mental Health Needs during the Antenatal Period? An Action Research Study
(2015)Context and Background: Pregnancy and childbirth is a time of great physiological, emotional and social change; when mental health difficulties can emerge or intensify, and impact negatively on obstetric outcomes. Currently ... -
The spiritual journey of infertile couples: discussing the opportunity for spiritual care
(2017)Infertility is a worldwide public health issue that exerts an in-depth impact on couples, families, communities and the individual. This reproductive health condition, along with fertility treatments, often forces couples ... -
A study of interprofessional education and working in healthcare: A longitudinal study of attitudes towards interprofessional education and working among healthcare undergraduate students
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2018)Background The genesis of this study evolved in response to the global recognition that effective interprofessional working (IPW) between healthcare professionals is vital for safer, quality patient/client care and primary ... -
Sustaining Place : how informal carers of persons with dementia address the problem of 'living on the fringes'
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2010)Informal carers continue to provide the vast majority of care to persons with dementia and given the demographic projections, this is likely to increase in the future. Health and social care professionals’ have a responsibility ... -
Pathways to mental health care of people with mental health problems within the Irish criminal justice system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2012)This research identifies the many barriers that Irish prisoners encountered when accessing and maintaining links with mental health services prior to incarceration. These are: lack of recognition of mental illness by ... -
Visible-ness : the nature of communication between children and health professionals in a specialist children's hospital in the Republic of Ireland: An ethnographic inquiry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2009)Background: Although there is evidence of an emerging body of knowledge exploring children’s views of their information and communication needs, little is known empirically about the communication process between children ... -
Bullying and work related post traumatic stress in nurses
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2003)This thesis reports the findings of a quantative and quantitative study of the effects of counseling on the recovery from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms of a group of nurses traumatised by workplace bullying ... -
How to Foster PPI With Those Excluded From Public Involvement Itself?
(2018)Background While there is encouragement of public involvement in the development of health interventions and healthcare issues, PPI seeks to go a step further with this involvement “with recognition of the need to engage ... -
Managing preconcieved expectations : mental health service users experiences of going home from hospital: a grounded theory study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2011)Background: The experience of mental distress and subsequent admission to hospital can be a difficult and challenging event in a persons' life. Following a period of hospitalisation, going home and re-entering the community ... -
Trying for a VBAC : an ethnography of cultural change within a radomised trial aimed at increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section : The OptiBIRTH study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2016)Background: There is a real and valid concern worldwide around increased caesarean section (CS) rates. The OptiBIRTH Study was designed to address these concerns through the implementation of a complex intervention in a ... -
The development and trial of systematic visual search; a novel training method designed to improve the observation of workplace hazards during visual inspections conducted for risk assessment and safety auditing purposes.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2018)The development and trial of systematic visual search; a novel training method designed to improve the observation of workplace hazards during visual inspections. Victor Hrymak Background Visual inspections are used to ...
