Browsing School of Health Sciences by Author "Sixsmith, Jane"
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Achieving consensus in developing a national set of child well-being indicators.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (Springer, 2007-09)This paper provides an account of the methodology used to gain consensus around the development of a national set of child well-being indicators in the Republic of Ireland. This development was identified as a key objective ... -
Adolescents' perceptions of the words 'health' and 'happy'
O'Higgins, Siobhan; Sixsmith, Jane; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2010-05)Purpose - The shared language of youth includes understandings of concepts that can be different from those of adults. Researchers, in their efforts to explore and illuminate the health behaviours and decision-making ... -
Child well-being: children's, parents' and teachers' perceptions.
Sixsmith, Jane; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-10)That chldren's lives be better understood is a necessary contributing step to the development of child centred quality supports, services and policies and it would appear logical that actively seeking out children's voices ... -
Children photographing well-being: facilitating participation in research
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (Wiley, 2006-09)Children aged 8-12 years took 723 photographs representing well-being. Another group of children categorised the photographs, identified what was missing and discussed their inter-relationships. The largest categories were ... -
Children's research and ethical review: Executive Summary
Felzmann, Heike; Sixsmith, Jane; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; O'Higgins, Siobhan; Ni Chonnactaigh, Sorcha (2009) -
Childrens', parents' and teachers' perceptions of child wellbeing.
Sixsmith, Jane; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; O'Higgins, Siobhan (2007)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present an exploration of parents', teachers' and childrens' perspectives on children's understanding of wellbeing with the aim of illuminating and comparing the conceptualisation ... -
A community needs assessment for rural mental health promotion.
Barry, Margaret M.; Doherty, Ann; Hope, Ann; Sixsmith, Jane; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Oxford Journals, 2000-06)This paper describes the needs assessment phase of a mental health promotion programme for rural communities in Ireland. As part of a larger study encompassing four rural communities, a cross-sectional study of the mental ... -
Ethical review and childrens research in Ireland
Felzmann, Heike; Sixsmith, Jane; O'Higgins, Siobhan; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Ui Chonnachtaigh, Sorcha (OMCYA, 2010-03)A substantial increase in research into the lives of children has been experienced in Ireland over the last few years. This increase is not only in the amount of research undertaken but also in the multi-disciplinary range ... -
Experiences of stigma in healthcare settings by people living with HIV in Ireland: a qualitative study
Vaughan, Elena; Power, Martin; Sixsmith, Jane (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 the facilitation of young children with disabilities in research about their early intervention service
Carroll, Clare; Sixsmith, Jane (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. ... -
Facilitators and barriers to the development of health literacy capacities over time for self-management
McKenna, Verna B.; Sixsmith, Jane; Barry, Margaret M. (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 ... -
Impact evaluation of an HIV screen educational advertisement
Sixsmith, Jane; Kelleher, Cecily C. (Emerald, 2000-02)An advertisement explicitly depicting behaviours associated with transmission of HIV was developed with the aim of reminding people of the continued threat posed by the virus to health. Evaluation of the advertisement was ... -
Indicators of health promoting schools in Ireland: towards the participative inclusion of students.
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (2008-06)There is a political and practical need to develop appropriate indicators for health promoting schools. As key stakeholders in education, students have the right to be fully engaged in this process. This research proposed ... -
Influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health and quality of life in rural communities: findings from the Agriproject in the Republic of Ireland
Tay, Joseph; Kelleher, Cecily; Hope, Ann; Barry, Margaret M.; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Sixsmith, Jane (BMJ Group, 2004-01-26)Objective: To examine the influence of sociodemographic and neighbourhood factors on self rated health, quality of life, and perceived opportunities for change (as one measure of empowerment) in rural Irish communities. Design: ... -
Investigating active travel to primary school in Ireland
Daniels, Natasha; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Sixsmith, Jane; Byrne, Molly; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Emerald, 2014-09-30)Abstract Purpose Active travel to school, by walking or cycling, can positively influence children's health and increase physical activity. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the context and promoters and barriers ... -
A literature review on effective risk communication for the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe.
Infanti, Jennifer J.; Sixsmith, Jane; Barry, Margaret M. (ECDC, 2013)This review examines the current body of literature on risk communication related to communicable diseases, focusing on: (i) definitions and theories of risk communication; (ii) methodologies, tools and guidelines for risk ... -
A process evaluation of the National drug awareness campaign.
Sixsmith, Jane; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2008-04)In response to the National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008 a national mass media awareness campaign was undertaken from May 2003 to December 2005 with the aim of highlighting the facts about drug misuse and increasing awareness ... -
The progression of early intervention disability services in Ireland
Carroll, Clare; Murphy, Geraldine; Sixsmith, Jane (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-01)The Republic of Ireland is an island situated in north-west Europe inhabited by 4.6 million people, with 2.8% between 0 and 4 years of age with a disability (Central Statistics Office, 2012). The Irish Government funds the ... -
A qualitative study of the development of health literacy capacities of participants attending a community-based cardiovascular health programme
McKenna, Verna P.; Sixsmith, Jane; Barry, Margaret M. (MDPI, 2018-06-02)Health literacy is a critical determinant of health, which can empower individuals and lead to engagement in collective health promotion action and is also a crucial component in the self-management of illness. The current ... -
The relevance of context in understanding health literacy skills: findings from a qualitative study
McKenna, Verna B.; Sixsmith, Jane; Barry, Margaret M. (Wiley, 2017-04-12)BackgroundConceptualizing health literacy as a relational concept, which involves how individuals interact with complex health and social systems, requires a greater understanding of the context of people's health ...