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An examination of the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information sheet in comparison with a standard, researcher-designed information sheet on recruitment, retention and understanding: Protocol for a study-within-a-trial
(F1000Research, 2020-01-24)Background: This protocol describes a double-blind, randomised non-inferiority study-within-a-trial (SWAT), comparing the effects of a patient-designed-and-informed participant information sheet with a standard, ... -
Exercise among schoolchildren in Ireland. HBSC Ireland Research Factsheet No. 17.
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Expanding the role of young people in research: towards a better understanding of their lives.
(Jagiellonian University Press, 2014)The participation of young people in the research process can be empowering for the participants and valuable for the research outcomes. This paper presents the methods used and outcomes of involving youth in the development ... -
Experiences of stigma in healthcare settings by people living with HIV in Ireland: a qualitative study
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020-06-16)Stigma in healthcare settings remains a barrier to accessing screening, treatment and care for HIV and is a driver of the global HIV epidemic. This study examined the stigma experiences in healthcare settings of people ... -
Exploring gender and power in clinical encounters
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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 ... -
Exploring the facilitation of young children with disabilities in research about their early intervention service
(SAGE Publications, 2016-04-11)While participatory research approaches are being developed and applied within speech and language therapy practice it is not clear that all children are afforded the opportunity to participate in such activities. ... -
Exploring the feasability of developing internet-based Health Promotion materials for third-level students
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008-09)This is the first phase of a joint initiative between the Health Service Executive, University College Cork (UCC), Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) and NUI Galway (NUIG). It is a nine month research study exploring the ... -
Exploring the impact of ineligibility on individuals expressing interest in a trial aimed at improving daily functioning regarding perceptions of self, research and likelihood of future participation
(BMC, 2021-11-27)Background Eligibility guidelines in research trials are necessary to minimise confounds and reduce bias in the interpretation of potential treatment effects. There is limited extant research investigating how being deemed ... -
Exploring the need for a new UK occupational therapy intervention for people with dementia and family carers: Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD). A focus group study
(Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2015-05-01)Objectives: In the Netherlands, Graff et al. found Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD) demonstrated benefits to people with dementia and family carers. In this study, focus groups took place with people with ... -
Exploring the use of experimental learning workshops and effective practice for developing professional practice among post-graduate Health Promotion students.
(SAGE Journals Online, 2007-06)Objective: To explore and evaluate the use of two methods (1) experiential learning workshops and (2) reflective practice within post-graduate health promotion education, with a view to providing a foundation in professional ... -
Exposure assessment to airborne contaminants in the indoor environment of Irish swine farms.
(Institute of Agricultural Medicine (Lublin), 2008)Agricultural workers have higher rates of long-term sick leave associated with respiratory disease than any other worker groups. There is currently no published data on the extent to which Irish agricultural workers are ... -
Exposure to occupational violence and abuse in Taxi Drivers
(2011)While physical violence has been recognised as a health risk for workers some time, the existence and health impact of psychological violence is emerging as a priority concern in the workplace. Although rates of non-fatal ... -
Facilitators and barriers to the development of health literacy capacities over time for self-management
(SLACK Incorporated, 2020-05-12)Health literacy is a dynamic construct that is content and context specific. An understanding of the facilitators and barriers involved in the development of health literacy over time can provide important insights for the ... -
Factors associated with bicycle helmet use among young adolescents in a multinational sample
(BMJ Group, 2005-03-22)Bicycle helmet use among young adolescents varies greatly between countries; however, helmet use does not reach 50% in any country. Age is the most significant individual factor associated with helmet for helmet using ... -
Family structure and children's eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-10)A variety of family and social factors influence children's eating behaviours such as availability of and preference for particular foods, portion size, cultural values regarding food types and preparation, parents' beliefs ... -
Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use.
(2008-09)Adolescence is a vital period in shaping behaviour patterns. Substance use is one of the most commonly studies risk behaviours among adolescents. There are three mutually exclusive levels of substance use: non-use, ... -
Fatherhood and smoking problems in Indonesia: Exploration of potential protective factors for men aged 18-49 years from the United Nations multi-country study on men and violence
(MDPI, 2020-09-23)Despite the sustained high prevalence of smoking among Indonesian adult men, little is known about possible protective factors in this group. This study examined the relationship between key characteristics of masculinity ... -
Feasibility of a mens' health promotion programme in Irish primary care
(Springer, 2002-01)Background To assess the feasibility of offering health promotion and preventive medicine initiatives in primary care. Aims A pilot study aimed at men in general practice to establish the uptake, acceptability and effectiveness ...