Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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The SOS-framework (Systems of Sedentary behaviours): An international transdisciplinary consensus framework for the study of determinants, research priorities and policy on sedentary behaviour across the life course: A DEDIPAC-study
(2016)Background: Ecological models are currently the most used approaches to classify and conceptualise determinants of sedentary behaviour, but these approaches are limited in their ability to capture the complexity of and ... -
Ten-year survival of Down syndrome births.
(1997)Objective: To determine the survival status of children with Down syndrome (DS), and to document factors influencing survival. Design: Follow-up study of cases identified from the Dublin European Register of Congenital ... -
The influence of ethnicity on breastfeeding rates in Ireland: a cross-sectional study.
(2014)Background: Historically, breastfeeding rates in Ireland have been low compared with international averages. It has been suggested that maternal ethnicity and citizenship may influence breastfeeding rates, with ethnic ... -
Antibiotic use in early childhood and risk of obesity: Longitudinal analysis of a national cohort
(2019)Background: Taking oral antibiotics during childhood has been linked with an increased risk of childhood obesity. This study assessed any potential association in number of courses of antibiotics taken between 2-3 and 4-5 ... -
Exploring healthcare professionals¿ views of the acceptability of delivering interventions to promote healthy infant feeding practices within primary care: a qualitative interview study
(2021)Objective: Early-life nutrition plays a key role in establishing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic disease. This study aimed to (1) explore healthcare professionals' (HCP) opinions on the acceptability of and factors ... -
Recruiting `hard to reach? parents for health promotion research: experiences from a qualitative study
(2021)Objective: Marginalised populations are less likely to take part in health research, and are sometimes considered ‘easy to ignore’. We aimed to describe our approach and results of recruiting parents who experience ... -
A Cluster-Randomised Crossover Pilot Feasibility Study of a Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce Occupational Sedentary Behaviour in Professional Male Employees
(2021)Professional male office employees have been identified as those most at risk of prolonged sedentary time, which is associated with many long-term adverse health conditions. The aim of the study was to assess the acceptability ... -
Not really a smoker? A study on the prevalence of and attitudes to occasional social smoking in a third level institution in Ireland
(2021)Background: Occasional smoking is defined as any smoking occurring on a less than daily basis. Social smoking, i.e. smoking primarily in social contexts, is a sub-group of occasional smoking. Data on occasional cigarette ... -
Peer-Delivery of a Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Intervention for Women Living in Disadvantaged Communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(2022)Introduction: The We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) pilot trial assessed the feasibility of ‘We Can Quit’ (WCQ), a community-based stop-smoking programme delivered by trained community facilitators, based on the socio-ecological framework ... -
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 ... -
Common patterns in the public reporting of waiting time and waiting list information: findings from a sample of OECD jurisdictions
(Trinity College Dublin/London School of Economics/Partnership for Health System Sustainability & re, 2021)We present findings from a review of published literature and administrative documentation on waiting time and waiting list reporting models for elective treatment in a sample of international jurisdictions (a subset of ... -
Proportion of deaths in hospital in European countries: trends and associations from panel data (2005–2017)
(2021)Background: End-of-life care attracts major policy interest. Place of death is an important metric of individual experience and health system performance. Most people prefer to die at home, but hospital is the most common ... -
Investigating the Implementation of a National Pilot Project on Wait List Management using Pooled Inpatient and Day Case Surgical Waiting List between a Level 4 Hospital and a Level 3 Hospital in Ireland: Patient Experiences and Provider Perspectives
(2017)Introduction: We evaluated a national pilot project on wait-list management using pooled in-patient and day case surgical waiting list across two public hospitals in Ireland - a Level 4 Hospital and a Level 3 Hospital 120km ... -
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of a Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Programme in Ireland
(2021)Objectives: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of introducing a publicly funded pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program in Ireland. Methods: We constructed a state-transition Markov model. This was a cross-sectional ... -
Examining total and domain-specific sedentary behaviour using the socio-ecological model - a cross-sectional study of Irish adults
(2019)Background: Sedentary behaviour (SB) has been linked with detrimental effects on morbidity and mortality. This study aims to identify the individual, social and environmental correlates of total sedentary behaviour and the ... -
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 ... -
The development of outcome key performance indicators for systemic anti-cancer therapy using a modified Delphi method
(2020)Objective: Performance measurement of health services informs safe, quality care. Key performance indicators (KPIs) offer one such measurement. Limited research exists on outcome KPIs in systemic anti‐cancer therapy ... -
The Effects of Different Smoking Patterns in Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes in the Southampton Women's Survey
(2020)Maternal smoking during pregnancy has established associations with poor perinatal outcomes. Among continuing pregnant smokers, harm-reduction strategies have been suggested, including temporary cessation of smoking during ... -
Standardized Mortality Ratios in Homeless Populations in Dublin
(2019)Objective: To calculate standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for a cohort of homeless people in the Dublin region over a 5-year period and to examine leading causes of death. Setting: Homeless services reporting deaths ...
