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Food for thought: analysing the internal and external school food environment
(Emerald, 2015-02-02)
Purpose - Availability and access to food is a determinant of obesity. The purpose of this paper is to examine food availability within and outside of post-primary schools in Ireland.
Design/methodology/approach - Data on ...
Physical activity, depressed mood and pregnancy worries in european obese pregnant women: results from the dali study
(Springer Nature, 2015-07-31)
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between mental health status (i.e. depressed mood and pregnancy-related worries) and objectively measured physical activity levels in obese pregnant women ...
Overweight and obesity on the island of ireland: an estimation of costs
(BMJ, 2015-03-16)
Objectives: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide continues to compromise population health and creates a wider societal cost in terms of productivity loss and premature mortality. Despite extensive ...
Educational interventions for improving control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension: a systematic review protocol
(BMJ, 2015-03-31)
Introduction: The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions on improving the control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Methods: Randomised controlled trials including ...
Trends in overweight prevalence among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in 25 countries in europe, canada and usa from 2002 to 2010
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess recent changes in the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among 11-, 13 and 15-year-olds in 33 countries from 2002 to 2010. Methods: Data from 25 countries from ...
Cross-national time trends in bullying victimization in 33 countries among children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 2002 to 2010
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: Bullying among children and adolescents is a public health concern; victimization is associated with psychological and physical health problems. The purpose of this study is to examine temporal trends in bullying ...
Pain perception in people with down syndrome: a synthesis of clinical and experimental research
(Frontiers Media SA, 2015-07-30)
People with an intellectual disability experience both acute and chronic pain with at least the same frequency as the general population. However, considerably less is known about the pain perception of people with Down ...
The influence of partial public reimbursement on vaccination uptake in the older population: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature, 2015-02-05)
Background: Flu vaccination is recommended annually for high risk groups. However, in Ireland, free access to vaccination is not universal for those in high risk groups; the vaccine and consultation are only free for those ...
Exploring parental perspectives of participation in children with down syndrome
(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 ...
Part of the solution or part of the problem? reflections on teaching participatory asset mapping
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-11-06)
Community asset mapping is widely employed in a diverse range of community development programmes, including work with indigenous groups. Here we discuss the outcome of a participatory asset mapping training programme we ...