Browsing by Author "Friel, Sharon"
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A cross-border approach to mental health promotion.
Barry, Margaret M.; Friel, Sharon (Office of Health Gain, 2001)This paper reports on preliminary findings from a project commissioned by the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh. The project is concerned with cross border co-operation in the development of mental health promotion ... -
Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school aged children in the Republic of Ireland.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Nolan, Geraldine; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Friel, Sharon (Cambridge University Press, 2002)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify differences in food habits and lifestyle behaviours by dieting status among young people in Ireland. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants responded to a self-completion ... -
Dieting patterns and related lifestyles of school-aged children in the republic of ireland
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Nolan, Geraldine; Kelleher, Cecily; Friel, Sharon (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2002-06-01)Objective: The aim of this study was to identify differences in food habits and lifestyle behaviours by dieting status among young people in Ireland. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants responded to a self-completion ... -
Effect of social variation on the irish diet
Kelleher, Cecily; Friel, Sharon; Nolan, Geraldine; Forbes, Betty (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2002-11-01)Both jurisdictions of Ireland have high rates of chronic degenerative diseases, particularly of the cardiovascular system, and Irish migrants have worse health profiles, often lasting at least two generations. The influence ... -
European food availability databank based on household budget surveys
Friel, Sharon (Oxford Journals, 2003-06)There is a need in Europe for sources of dietary data that would provide a regular flow of comparable nutrition information. In this context, the Data Food Networking (DAFNE) project has been developing a cost-effective ... -
Evaluation of the nutrition education at primary school (neaps) programme
Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily; Campbell, Paula; Nolan, Geraldine (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1999-04-01)Objective: To assess the impact and suitability of a pilot dietary educational programme for primary school pupils. The Nutrition Education at Primary School (NEAPS) programme aimed to build awareness of the benefits of ... -
Food poverty and health among schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study.
Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette; Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2007)Objectives - To investigate the relationships between food poverty and food consumption, health and life satisfaction among schoolchildren. Design - Analysis of the 2002 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) ... -
Food poverty in rural Ireland.
Friel, Sharon; Harrington, Janas (Cambridge University Press, 2002-06)One of the main characteristics of poverty in rural ireland is its seemingly invisible nature. Rural areas, unlike some urban areas, do not present homogenous areas of advantage and disadvantage, they are diverse and the ... -
Health and lifestyle inequalities: the emerging Ireland.
Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily (Cambridge University Press, 2002-09)The level of health inequalities has developed in Ireland in a similar way as in other Western developed countries. Socially disadvantaged people suffer worse health outcomes, some dietary related, throughout life compared ... -
Impact evaluation of an oral health intervention amongst primary school children in Ireland.
Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily (Oxford Journals, 2002-06)A pilot oral health programme was developed which aimed to improve dental health knowledge and behaviour amongst Irish school children aged 7-12 years. The programme comprised two integral components: a television campaign, ... -
Measures of self-reported morbidity according to age, gender and general medical services eligibility in the national survey of lifestyles, attitudes and nutrition.
Kelleher, Cecily; Harrington, Janas; Friel, Sharon (2002-07)Reported rates of morbidity are given for angina, heart attack, stroke, raised blood pressure, cholesterol,diabetes mellitus and for other general conditions as well as difficulty with hearing and glasses/contact lens use. ... -
Perceived quality of life and mental health status of female prisoners
Friel, Sharon; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Irish Medical Organisation, 2002-04)Mental health status and quality of life of female prisoners were examined as part of a cross¿sectional, healthcare study of the Irish prisoner population. There is evidence that female prisoners have higher levels of ... -
Promoting mental health and social well-being: Cross border opportunities and challenges
Barry, Margaret M.; Friel, Sharon; Dempsey, Colette; Avalos, Gloria; Clarke, Patricia (Centre For Cross Border Studies, 2002-06)This project reviews current cross-border co-operation in the development of mental health promotion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The project is comprised of two main strands of work: ... -
Socio-demographic predictors of self-rated health in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the National Survey on Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition, SLAN
Kelleher, Cecily; Friel, Sharon; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Tay, Joseph (Elsevier, 2003-02-21)Though Ireland continues to have a poor health profile compared with other European Union countries, previous research on social variations has been limited. For the first time in the Republic of Ireland, the influence on ... -
What is the extent of food poverty in Ireland?
Friel, Sharon (Oxford Journals Online, 2004-01)For the first time in Ireland this study seeks to locate food poverty within a social exclusion framework wherein the inabili ty to enjoy an adequate and nutritious diet impacts on both health and well-being of individuals ... -
Who eats four or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day? multivariate classification tree analysis of data from the 1998 survey of lifestyle, attitudes and nutrition in the republic of ireland
Friel, Sharon; Newell, John; Kelleher, Cecily (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2005-04-01)Objective: To identify, using the novel application of multivariate classification trees, the socio-economic, sociodemographic and health-related lifestyle behaviour profile of adults who comply with the recommended 4 or ...