Browsing by Author "Harrington, Janas"

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    • Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity interventions: study protocol 

      Matvienko-Sikar, Karen; Byrne, Molly; Kelly, Colette; Toomey, Elaine; Hennessy, Marita; Devane, Declan; Heary, Caroline; Harrington, Janas; McGrath, Niamh; Queally, Michelle; Kearney, Patricia M. (Springer Nature, 2017-10-10)
      Background: Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated in the aetiology of childhood obesity. Infant feeding ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Measuring population mental health and social well-being 

      Van Lente, Eric; Barry, Margaret M.; Molcho, Michal; Morgan, Karen; Watson, Dorothy; Harrington, Janas; McGee, Hannah (Springer Nature, 2011-11-03)
      Objectives This paper examines the relationships between indicators of positive and negative dimensions of mental health, social well-being and physical health. Methods The paper reports on data collected in the third ...

    • Sociodemographic, health and lifestyle predictors of poor diets 

      Harrington, Janas; Fitzgerald, Anthony P; Layte, Richard; Lutomski, Jennifer; Molcho, Michal; Perry, Ivan J (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011-06-13)
      Objective: Poor-quality diet, regarded as an important contributor to health inequalities, is linked to adverse health outcomes. We investigated socio-demographic and lifestyle predictors of poor-quality diet in a population ...