Browsing Health Promotion by Author "Kelleher, Cecily"
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Concepts of illness causation and attitudes to health care among older people in the Republic of Ireland.
Kelleher, Cecily (Elsevier, 2002-01)Fifty-one older people (26 of them women) in the Republic of Ireland were interviewed using a semi-structured schedule on their health and illness experiences at three different time points in their lives; as children, as ... -
Education for social care workers - The views of course participants
Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (Taylor & Francis, 1998-10)It is widely acknowledged that the experiences of the adult le::1.rner returning co education 1nd the experiences of the younger student are very di.fferem. For the 1dult learner, fin:rncial situation. motivation. ... -
Effect of social variation on the Irish diet.
Kelleher, Cecily; Nolan, Geraldine (Cambridge University Press, 2002)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 ... -
Feasibility of a mens' health promotion programme in Irish primary care
McMahon, Aoife; Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (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 ... -
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 ... -
Health and well-being in social care workers
Hodgins, Margaret; Kelleher, Cecily (Women's Studies Centre, NUI Galway, 1998)[No abstract available] -
How exactly do politics play a part in determining health? New perspectives on an age old issue.
Kelleher, Cecily (BMJ Group, 2002-06)This is the latest study to demonstrate an association between type of political pattern and health status, in this case suicide. Previous studies have also identified a more general relation between party political voting ... -
Hurling Alone? How social capital failed to save the Irish from cardiovascular disease in the United States
Kelleher, Cecily; Nolan, Geraldine; Tay, Joseph (American Public Health Association, 2004-03-18)Objectives: We performed a historical review of cardiovascular risk profiles of Irish immigrants to the United States, 1850-1970, in regard to lifestyle, socioeconomic circumstances, and social capital. Methods: We ... -
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, ... -
Indicators of deprivation, voting patterns, and health status at area level in the Republic of Ireland
Kelleher, Cecily (BMJ Group, 2002-01)Study objective: To determine what relation, if any, exists between mortality patterns, indicators of deprivation, general lifestyle and social attitudes, as exemplified by general election voting pattern, in the Republic ... -
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: ... -
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. ... -
A national general practice census: characteristics of rural general practices
Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Murphy, Andrew W.; Kelleher, Cecily (Oxford Journals, 2001-07)Objectives. The aim of the present study was to describe, using a national census, the characteristics of rural general practices and compare these with city and town general practices. Methods. A previously piloted, ... -
Social Diversity of Irish adults nutritional intake
Friel, S.; Kelleher, Cecily; Nolan, G; Harrington, J. (Nature, 2003-08)The first health and lifestyle survey of Irish adults was carried out in 1998 and aimed to describe the health-related lifestyle behaviours of a cross-section of various population trata residing in the Republic of Ireland. ... -
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 ...