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Appendix 1: Nutrition behaviours and outcomes: a special analysis of the HBSC survey as part of the implementation of the National Strategy for Research and Data on Children's Lives, 2011-2016.
Callaghan, Mary; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 2013) -
Bridging the Digital Disconnect for Parents: Exploring Parents Views on Using Technology to Promote Young People s Mental Health.
Clarke, AM; Kuosmanen, T; Chambers, D; Barry, Margaret M. (HPRC & Inspire Ireland and Young and Well CRC, 2013)Bridging the Digital Disconnect is a three-year program of research that aims to develop online mental health anddigital literacy resources for adults - including parents, teachers, youth workers, social workers, general ... -
Bridging the Digital Disconnect: Exploring Youth, Education, Health and Mental Health Professionals Views on Using Technology to Promote Young People s Mental Health
Clarke, AM; Kuosmanen, T; Chambers, D; Barry, Margaret M. (HPRC, 2014)Bridging the Digital Disconnect is a three-year program of research that aims to develop online resources for adults, including parents, youth workers, education, health and mental health professionals who wish to ... -
Bullying among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 8.
Callaghan, Mary (HBSC Ireland, 2010-05)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 24.3% of schoolchildren in Ireland report having been bullied (25.5% of boys and 23% of girls). This figure has remained stable since 2006 (24.5%). The percentages of boys and girls being ... -
Bullying others among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 9.
Callaghan, Mary (HBSC Ireland, 2012)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 16.5% of schoolchildren in Ireland report having bullied others at school (22.3% of boys and 10.4% of girls), representing a decrease since 2006 (22.0%). The percentage of boys that have ... -
'Choose Safety'. An evaluation of a Health and Safety module for use in secondary schools. Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI, Galway
Hodgins, Margaret; Hogan, Victoria; Galvin, Marie (Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2009-01)The overall aim of this project was to comprehensively evaluate the pilot of the 'Choose Safety' module developed by the H.S.A. The module is a teaching and learning pack for post-primary students. The main objectives of ... -
Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual: study protocol for the Valuing Active Life in Dementia (VALID) multi-centre, pragmatic randomised trial
Hynes, Sinéad (BioMed Central, 2016-02-03)Background A community-based occupational therapy intervention for people with mild to moderate dementia and their family carers (Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD)) was found clinically and cost effective ... -
CompHP Developing competencies and professional standards for health promotion capacity building in Europe: literature review
Dempsey, Colette; Barry, Margaret M.; Battel-Kirk, Barbara (International Union for Health Promotion and Education and the Health Promotion Research Centre, 2010)[no abstract available] -
Consulting with citizens in the design of wellbeing measures and policies: lessons from a systems science application
Hogan, Michael; Duggan, Jim; Leyden, Kevin M.; Domegan, Christine; Mc Hugh, Patricia; Hogan, Victoria; Harney, Owen; Groarke, Jenny; Noone, Chris; Groarke, Ann Marie (Springer Verlag, 2014-09-20)Internationally, there is increasing interest in, and analysis of, human wellbeing and the economic, social, environmental, and psychological factors that contribute to it. Current thinking suggests that to measure social ... -
Context and how it influences our professional thinking
Ryan, Susan; Hills, Carol (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)[No abstract available] -
The country profile of Ireland
Barry, Margaret M. (European Communities, 2006)Within the Republic of Ireland, there has been increasing recognition in recent years, at both policy and practice level, of the importance of mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders for overall population ... -
Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae): A randomised controlled trial
McIntosh, Caroline (2011)Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts. Design A multicentre, open, two arm randomised controlled trial. Setting University podiatry ... -
Developing a Consensus on Core Competencies for Health Promotion.
Dempsey, Colette; Barry, Margaret M.; Battel-Kirk, Barbara (2014-03-31)[no abstract available] -
Dieting among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 6.
Callaghan, Mary (2010)HBSC Ireland 2010 has found that 13.2% of children report that they are currently on a diet (9.7% of boys and 16.9% of girls). This figure has remained stable since 2006. The percentage of children dieting is higher among ... -
Evaluation of the Clwyd Mental Health Community Service: An interim report: Paper 3 Quality of life
Crosby, Charles; Mitchell, David A.; Barry, Margaret M. (Health Services Research Unit, UCNW, Bangor, 1990)This section of the report concerns the evaluation of the resettlement process on residents' quality of life. This paper considers some of the principal issues involved in quality of life evaluation research, describes the ... -
Exercise among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17.
Callaghan, Mary (HBSC Ireland, 2010-06) -
Exploring gender and power in clinical encounters
O'Malley, Mary Pat (London: Psychology Press, 2011)[No abstract available] -
Exploring parental perspectives of participation in children with Down Syndrome
Lyons, Rena; Brennan, Sara; Carroll, Clare (SAGE Publications, 2015-02-08)The everyday lives of children with disabilities are not well understood, with few studies exploring how participation in everyday life is conceptualized and given meaning. The overall aims of this study were, first, to ... -
Exploring the facilitation of young children with disabilities in research about their early intervention service
Carroll, Clare; Sixsmith, Jane (SAGE Publications, 2016-04-11)While participatory research approaches are being developed and applied within speech and language therapy practice it is not clear that all children are afforded the opportunity to participate in such activities. ... -
Exploring the food environment of post-primary schools in Ireland.
Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette; Molocho, Michal; Saoirse, Nic Gabhainn (2013)