Browsing School of Health Sciences by Type "Conference Paper"
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Dating with a diagnosis: The lived experience of people with multiple sclerosis
(SAGE Publications, 2020-12-07)Background: With an average age of onset of about 20-40 years, MS usually manifests during early adulthood, which is considered to be a critical period for the development and maintenance of relationships particularly ... -
Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
(Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-07)In 2005 an action plan for educational inclusion, Delivery Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) was launched in Ireland to ensure the educational needs of children and adolescents from disadvantaged communities are ... -
Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
(Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-06-20)The Travelling community are an indigenous ethnic group of Irish people with a distinct culture and history of nomadism. Travellers differ from the general population in many aspects, including their lifestyle, culture and ... -
'I'm letting them down': The perceived challenges for women when making life changes for health
(University of Galway, 2023-09)Background: ReDO-10® is a 10-week group programme facilitated by occupational therapists to support people make changes to daily activities for a more satisfying and balanced everyday life. The programme was piloted in ... -
The impact of social anxiety on the occupational participation of third-level students
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Informing food policies in post-primary schools in Ireland: Knowledge to Action
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Making internationalisation a reality for occupational therapy students (MIROTS) - a community engagement project
(Community Knowledge Initiative, NUI Galway, 2017-06-14)Occupational therapists support and enable people to partake in occupations or activities that are important to them; that they need/want/are expected to do. Occupational therapists are increasingly involved in services ... -
Modes of transport to or from school and mental wellbeing of schoolchildren in Irelandmental wellbeing of schoolchildren in Ireland
(Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-06-18)Active transport is a priority area within the Physical Activity Strategy for the WHO European Region 2016–2025. Active transport (walking and cycling) is associated with better physical health indicators. Cycling, as a ... -
Occupational therapy-led interventions for people with anxiety disorders - impact on functioning and mental health symptoms
(Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 2018-06-11)Anxiety is prevalent and is associated with loss of functioning in occupations like work and household management (Kessler et al, 2009). But the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions to improve functioning ... -
Planning effective clinical teaching encounters for Occupational Therapy Students: strategies to improve bedside teaching
(NUI Galway, 2012-04-20)[No abstract available] -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A systematic review of the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for improving functioning and mental health for individuals with anxiety and stress-related disorders
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Towards building healthy school communities through healthy food access.
(Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2014)One of the goals of health promotion is to make it easier for people to make the healthy choice. Enabling students to make the healthy choice by improving access to, and availability of, healthy foods is essential in ...