Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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A naturalistic longitudinal analysis of post-detoxification outcomes in opioid-dependent patients.
(2018)Introduction and aims: To provide an assessment of outcomes in a cohort of opioid-dependent patients post-detoxification. Design and methods: This study employed an observational longitudinal cohort design. Patients who ... -
A Peer-Led Survey of Student Alcohol Behaviours and Attitudes in Undergraduate Students
(2021)Background: This study examines Irish undergraduate students’ behaviours and motives regarding alcohol consumption. The study explores both levels and patterns of consumption. Method: A cross-sectional design using a ... -
An audit of the cervical screening programme in the National Drug Treatment Centre (NDTC)
(2021)Background: Women diagnosed with substance use disorders (SUDs) have higher rates of major medical conditions compared to women without SUDs. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women aged 20-39 ... -
Plain packaging of tobacco products: Lessons for the next round of implementing countries
(2020)Plain packaging addresses the obligations to implement effective packaging and labelling measures under Article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and to comprehensively ban tobacco advertising, ... -
Effects of interventions for women and their partners to reduce or prevent stress and anxiety: A systematic review
(Elsevier/Australian College of Midwives (ACM), 2020)Background: The period from conception to two years postpartum (the first 1000 days) represents a normative transitional period, which can be potentially stressful for some parents. Parental stress and anxiety adversely ... -
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions from a food service industry perspective: A mixed methods systematic review
(BMC, 2020)BACKGROUND: Eating outside the home contributes to poor dietary habits worldwide and is associated with increased body fat and weight gain. Evidence shows menu labelling is effective in promoting healthier food choices; ... -
Smoking cessation programmes for women living in disadvantaged communities, We Can Quit 2 : A systematic review protocol
(2019)Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6,000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. Amongst younger Irish women, smoking rates are considerably higher in those from ... -
Implementation of a Calorie Menu Labeling Policy in Public Hospitals: Study Protocol for a Multiple Case Study
(2019)Background: Promotion of good nutrition is essential for reducing the risk of chronic disease and premature death. Evidence shows menu labeling interventions should be implemented in workplaces as part of a comprehensive ... -
Barriers and facilitators to adoption, implementation and sustainment of obesity prevention interventions in schoolchildren - a DEDIPAC case study
(2019)Background: The aim of the study was to explore the implementation of school based diet and physical activity interventions with respect to the barriers and facilitators to adoption, implementation and sustainability; ... -
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, ... -
Standardised Mortality Ratios in Homeless Populations in Dublin.
(Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and Health Service Executive. Dublin., 2018)Three hundred and forty three homeless people were verified as having died in the Dublin region between 2005 and 2015. More than three quarters were male (n=263/76.7%). However, due to probable incompleteness of recording ... -
An Evaluation of the Parenting Under Pressure (PuP) Programme at Coolmine
(Coolmine Therapeutic Community, 2018)Coolmine Therapeutic Community has opened its Parents under Pressure (PuP) programme to external scrutiny and evaluation. The PuP programme aims to improve family functioning and child outcomes by supporting parents who ... -
Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in the Irish population, 1997-2004: could the increase be due to an increase in alcohol-related pancreatitis?
(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 ... -
What influences where they seek care? Caregivers' preferences for under-five child healthcare services in urban slums of Malawi: A discrete choice experiment
(2018)Access to and utilisation of quality healthcare promotes positive child health outcomes. However, to be optimally utilised, the healthcare system needs to be responsive to the expectations of the population it serves. ... -
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 ... -
Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) study: protocol for a feasibility study
(BMJ, 2019)Introduction Childhood obesity is a public health challenge. There is evidence for associations between parents’ feeding behaviours and childhood obesity risk. Primary care provides a unique opportunity for delivery of ... -
Influence of providing information to participants about development of trial outcomes on response rates and attitudes to questionnaire completion: Protocol for a study within a trial [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].
(2019)Background: Issues with questionnaire completion introduce bias and limit examinations in trials. Improving communication with participants about trial processes, such as outcome and questionnaire development, may improve ... -
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 ... -
The Irish health system and the crisis: a case study in the struggle for the capacity of the Social State
(2018)Ireland’s health care system is a weak Beveridgean system with no entitlement to free care and substantial acute waiting lists. Just under half the population has voluntary private health insurance and there is a two-tier ... -
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions to support healthy food choices: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
(2018)Background: Menu labelling is continuing to gather public and legislative support as one of the potential environmental strategies for addressing the obesity pandemic. However, issues relating to implementation have been ...
