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Promotion of Mental Health and Primary Prevention of Mental Disorders: Priorities for Implementation, An Evidence Brief.
(WHO, EMRO, 2014-06-18)This paper provides a briefing for policy and decision-makers on the evidence for mental health promotion and primary prevention interventions that can be implemented and sustained at a reasonable cost, whilst generating ... -
Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries
(BioMed Central, 2016-04-11)In addition to services within the health system, interventions at the population and community levels are also important for the promotion of mental health, primary prevention of mental, neurological and substance use ... -
Psychosocial interventions for problem alcohol use in illicit drug users
(Wiley, 2012-11-14)Background Problem alcohol use is common among illicit drug users and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor in poor prognosis among drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as it ... -
Public health stakeholders perceived status of health communication activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases across the EU and EEA/EFTA countries.
(ECDC, 2012)Health communication activities to inform and influence individual and community decisions are increasingly being used to support the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Research shows that properly designed media ... -
Qualifications of non-nursing residential care staff in the Republic of Ireland.
(Emerald, 2011-03)In response to the challenge of the ageing of societies and concerns over recruitment and quality of service delivery, many nations have introduced new educational and training pathways, as well as national standards that ... -
A qualitative exploration of maternal perspectives on the impact of stuttering on the lives of six to ten year old children
(Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists, 2014)Objective: Th e study aimed to explore maternal perspectives of the impact of stuttering on the lives of 6–10-year-old children’s relationships, self-identity, and academic development. Method: A qualitative design was ... -
A qualitative investigation of reasoning behind decisions to decline participation in a research intervention: A study-within-a-trial
(SAGE Publications, 2021-08-06)The current study-within-a-trial explored individuals’ decisions to decline participation in research trialling a chronic illness-focused therapy (i.e. multiple sclerosis). Four themes were identified from seven semi-structured ... -
A qualitative study of the development of health literacy capacities of participants attending a community-based cardiovascular health programme
(MDPI, 2018-06-02)Health literacy is a critical determinant of health, which can empower individuals and lead to engagement in collective health promotion action and is also a crucial component in the self-management of illness. The current ... -
A qualitative study of the impact of sleep loss on the daily lives of working mothers
(NUI Galway, 2017-06-15)Background: Working mothers are a population who experience sleep disruption and sleep loss on an ongoing basis. While this has been explored in several studies, there are no studies examining the impact this has on their ... -
A rapid evidence review of health advocacy for communicable diseases.
(ECDC, 2014)Advocacy has been identified as a key strategy for health promotion and public health and a powerful tool to promote equity. In the context of public health, advocacy strives to optimise health by addressing the environmental, ... -
A Rapid Evidence Review of Interventions for Improving Health Literacy.
(ECDC, 2012)The promotion of health literacy is critical to active and informed participation in health and healthcare [1] and is identified as a key action to reduce health inequalities within the European Union [2]. Health literacy ... -
Rapid review of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions in low and middle income countries.
(World Health Organisation, 2011)This rapid review analyses the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions in low and middle-income countries (LAMICs). The review provides a narrative synthesis, based on a systematic review of ... -
(re) Structuring the agency: Agency working arrangements and social care in the era of austerity and beyond
(Social Care Ireland, 2016-09-01)In Ireland, the austerity era of recent years brought (un)employment to the fore in a manner not seen since the 1980s. Within the arena of health and social care, this was epitomised by the embargo . Confined within an ... -
Recalled parental rearing style and dimensions of hypnotic response
(Routledge, 2019-04-02)So far, only a few studies have investigated how memories of parental rearing style are associated with hypnotic response, and these were either qualitative or confined to the behavioral aspect of hypnotizability. The ... -
Reconciling work and family life - policy and practice in Ireland.
(Institute of Public Administration, 2007-06)The tenn 'work-life balance', virtually unheard of ten years ago, has rapidly entered the lexicon of managers, employers, professionals and journalists alike. Better described as 'reconciling work and family life' in respect ... -
Recruitment and retention in social care work in Ireland: A Social Care Ireland survey
(Social Care Ireland, 2021)As the first decade of the new millennium drew to a close, concerns were raised around the “dramatic growth in Higher Education social care programme providers since 2002” and the conclusion was reached that social care ... -
The REFORM study protocol: a cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falls; therefore podiatric interventions may play a role ... -
The relationship between parental socio-economic status and episodes of drunkenness among adolescents: findings from a cross-national survey
(BioMed Central, 2006-11-28)Behavioral factors such as (excessive) alcohol consumption play a major role in the explanation of social inequalities in health. The unequal distribution of health risk behaviors among socio-economic groups has important ... -
The relationship between voice source parameters and the Maxima Dispsersion Quotient (MDQ)
(2015)This study examines the relationship between the Maxima Dispersion Quotient (MDQ), a recently proposed measure of the tense-lax dimension of voice quality, and voice source parameters manually measured from glottal flow ... -
The relevance of context in understanding health literacy skills: findings from a qualitative study
(Wiley, 2017-04-12)BackgroundConceptualizing health literacy as a relational concept, which involves how individuals interact with complex health and social systems, requires a greater understanding of the context of people's health ...