Browsing by Subject "HEALTH"

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    • Bullying and incivility in higher education workplaces: Micropolitics and the abuse of power 

      Hodgins, Margaret; Mannix McNamara, Patricia (Emerald, 2017-09-11)
      Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of workplace ill-treatment of administrative and technical staff in the higher education sector, with a particular focus on organisational ...

    • Factors that potentially influence successful weight loss for adults with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative comparison 

      Skelly, Laura J.; Smyth, Philomena P.; Donnelly, Mark P.; Leslie, Julian C.; Leader, Geraldine; Simpson, Liz; McDowell, Claire (SAGE Publications, 2020-06-24)
      Background: People with intellectual disabilities are more at risk of obesity than the general population. Emerging literature indicates that multicomponent interventions are most effective, however, individual results are ...

    • Love and dating patterns for same‐ and both‐gender attracted adolescents across Europe 

      Költő, András; Young, Honor; Burke, Lorraine; Moreau, Nathalie; Cosma, Alina; Magnusson, Josefine; Windlin, Béat; Reis, Marta; Saewyc, Elizabeth M.; Godeau, Emmanuelle; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Wiley, 2018-04-15)
      Sexual orientation is a multidimensional phenomenon, which includes identity, behavior, and attraction. The attraction component, however, is less studied than the other two. In this article, we present the development of ...

    • Managing relapsed myeloma: The views of patients, nurses and doctors 

      Cormican, Orlaith; Dowling, Maura (Elsevier, 2016-05-11)
      Purpose: The study aim was to explore whether there were differing opinions on the current management of relapsed myeloma between patients and health care professionals, a topic which has never been explored previously in ...

    • A study of workaholism in Irish academics 

      Hogan, Victoria; Hogan, Michael; Hodgins, Margaret (Oxford University Press, 2016-05-11)
      Background Workaholism is recognized as a health risk for academics given the open-ended nature of academic work; however, current prevalence rates of workaholism in the academic setting are unknown.Aims To assess the ...

    • Workplace Exposure to Bioaerosols in Podiatry Clinics 

      Coggins, Marie; Hogan, Victoria; Kelly, Martina; Fleming, Gerard; Roberts, Nigel (Oxford Journals, 2012-01-03)
      The aim of this study was to design and execute a pilot study to collect information on the personal exposure levels of podiatrists to microbial hazards in podiatry clinics and also to assess health and safety knowledge ...