Browsing Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations by Sponsor "Health Research Board"
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Caesarean section in nulliparous women: a mixed methods study of factors influencing decision-making and outcomes for women - the MAMMI Study Caesarean Section Strand
Background: Caesarean section (CS) rates are on a rise over the last number of decades with increased postpartum morbidities, and limited understanding of factors that influence decision-making for CS. Understanding ... -
Evaluation of Next-Generation Sequencing to Investigate the Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection
Introduction: Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is an anaerobic bacteria, which can cause gastrointestinal infection. There are approximately 2,000 cases of C. difficile infection (CDI) diagnosed in Ireland per year, ... -
Investigating the Immune System in Parkinson's Disease
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiology, 2024)In 1817 James Parkinson first described the symptoms of the Parkinson's disease (PD). It is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, and cases are rising exponentially. Characteristic hallmarks of PD ... -
Profiling the Mental Health Needs of a Youth Population With View to Informing Programme Planning in a Local Community-Based Youth Cafe
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology, 2007)The aim of this study was to develop a mental health profile on the population of young people in Elphin, Co. Roscommon. It also looked at the specific types of coping strategies and the relationship of those coping ... -
Uncovering sedentary behaviour: a comprehensive exploration of patterns and health effects among older adults with an intellectual disability
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2024)Methods This thesis explores the sedentary behaviour (SB) levels of adults with an intellectual disability using diverse self-report methods and an objective measurement tool, to ultimately determine the effects of this ... -
UNICORN; Underlying mechanisms in Neonatal Immune Metabolic Dysregulation and Brain Injury
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Paediatrics, 2020)Introduction: Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is a clinically defined syndrome of disturbed neurologic function, in the earliest days of life. NE has a multifactorial aetiology and causes significant mortality and neurological ...