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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 ...
Problem alcohol use among problem drugs users in primary care: a qualitative study of what patients think about screening and treatment
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Problem alcohol use is common and associated
with considerable adverse outcomes among patients who attend primary care in
Ireland and other European countries for opiate substitution treatment. This
paper ...
Impacts of an HIA on inter-agency and inter-sectoral partnerships and community participation: lessons from a local level HIA in the Republic of Ireland
(Oxford University Press, 2012-07-20)
This study evaluates the impacts of a locally based health impact
assessment (HIA) on community participation, inter-sectoral
and inter-agency partnership in local decision and
policy-making ...
A systematic review of the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle income countries.
(BioMed Central, 2013)
BackgroundThis systematic review provides a narrative synthesis of the evidence on the effectiveness of mental health promotion interventions for young people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Commissioned by the ...
Standardising assessment instruments and care planning in Ireland
(Emerald, 2014)
There is wide variation in the use of standardised instruments for assessment. Within some domains, standardised instruments enjoy near universal usage. However, within other domains, standardised instruments are often ...
Adolescents' perceptions of the words 'health' and 'happy'
(Emerald, 2010-05)
Purpose - The shared language of youth includes understandings of concepts that can be different from those of adults. Researchers, in their efforts to explore and illuminate the health behaviours and decision-making ...
"Pee-in-a-Pot": acceptability and uptake of on-site chlamydia screening in a student population in the Republic of Ireland
(2010-11)
Background:The aim of the study was to explore the acceptability and uptake of on-campus screening using a youth friendly approach in two Third Level higher education institutions (HEIs). This study is part of wider research ...
Legal responses to public crisis: Tribunals of inquiry and the blood crisis in the Republic of Ireland
(2010)
This paper will outline the national and international cases of contaminated blood which have emerged as a part of the 'risk society' of modernity since the 1980s. In particular, the paper will examine the Tribunals of ...
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 ...
Risk, science and blood: Politics, HIV, Hepatitis and Haemophilia in Ireland.
(NUI Galway, 2011-02)
With Ireland's blood supply compromised in the 1980s, the impact upon its haemophiliac community was unprecedented. Thus far, academic attention has focused on apportioning blame and identifying administrative failure: ...