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A theory-based multicomponent intervention to reduce occupational sedentary behaviour in professional male workers : protocol for a cluster randomised crossover pilot feasibility study
(2020)Background: Prolonged sitting, a significant risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality, is accumulated mostly in the workplace. There is limited research targeting specific at-risk populations to reduce occupational ... -
Time for complete transparency about conflicts of interest in public health nutrition research [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].
(2019)We are a group of researchers and academics with decades of experience in the protection and promotion of public health. We are writing to raise our concerns about how conflicts of interest are reported in public ... -
Time trends in the incidence and mortality of ovarian cancer in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Israel, 1994-2013
(2017)Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare time trends in ovarian cancer incidence and mortality in populations with (1) similar genetics but different health care systems (Ireland and Northern Ireland [NI]) and ... -
'Toothless - the absence of political priority for oral health: a case study of Ireland 1994¿2021
(2022)Background Calls are emerging for oral health system reform under the Universal Healthcare (UHC) domain, while internationally there is an absence of political priority for oral health. In the Republic of Ireland there ... -
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, ... -
Understanding How Incentives Influence Motivation and Retention of Health Workers
(IGI Global, 2011)A critical factor in addressing the human resources crisis in low and middle income countries (LMIC) is the ability to recruit, motivate and retain health workers. Failure in this area is one of the main causes of decline ... -
The usability and applicability of knowledge translation theories, models, and frameworks for research in the context of a national health service
(2021)Background: Translating research findings into service improvements for patients and/or policy changes is a key challenge for health service organizations. The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland launched the Action ... -
Usability and applicability of research knowledge translation models in a national health service
(2021)The Health Service Executive in Ireland aims to facilitate the translation of research and innovation into policy and practice and increase dissemination of research. Previous HSE surveys showed that a high volume of ... -
Use of a Living Lab approach to implement a smoke-free campus policy
(2023)While universities have increasingly become tobacco-/smoke-free, to our knowledge, no campus has reported 100% policy compliance. Innovative approaches to encourage compliance and ongoing data collection are needed. This ... -
Use of Cancer Registry data to aid resource allocation for service planning
(Health Service Executive, 2019)The health system delivers preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative interventions through a combination of public health actions and health improvement activities and facilities that deliver personal health ... -
Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies and randomised trials.
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the breadth, validity, and presence of biases of the associations of vitamin D with diverse outcomes. DESIGN: Umbrella review of the evidence across systematic reviews and meta-analyses of ... -
We Can Quit2 (WCQ2): a community-based intervention on smoking cessation for women living in disadvantaged areas of Ireland: a study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
(2019)Background: Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. The ‘We Can Quit2’ (WCQ2) study is a pilot pragmatic two-arm, ... -
The We Can Quit2 Smoking Cessation Trial: Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Following a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach
(2022)Background: 'We Can Quit2' pilot randomised controlled trial determined the feasibility [of conducting a community-based trial of We Can Quit, a peer-delivered stop-smoking programme (group support, combination nicotine ... -
What do you think Dr Google? An Assessment of Online Information Concerning Smoking in Pregnancy
(2019)Introduction: Continuing to smoke during pregnancy remains a significant public health concern today. While health professionals offer advice and guidance, pregnant women increasingly look to other sources of information ...