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An evaluation of MyAction, a community-based lifestyle and medical risk factor modification programme, in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2013-05-02)Universal screening using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria has identified a prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) of 12.4% in women living in Ireland. Women ... -
Evaluation of pilot health and safety materials for use in post-primary schools
(Health Service Executive, 2009-06)Trends across a number of countries including Ireland indicate a high level of part-time employment in post-primary students. Research evidence indicates that such younger workers are at increased risk of non-fatal injury ... -
Evaluation of the Clwyd Mental Health Community Service: An interim report: Paper 3 Quality of life
(Health Services Research Unit, UCNW, Bangor, 1990)This section of the report concerns the evaluation of the resettlement process on residents' quality of life. This paper considers some of the principal issues involved in quality of life evaluation research, describes the ... -
Evaluation of the Finis Swimsense (R) and the Garmin Swim (TM) activity monitors for swimming performance and stroke kinematics analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2017-02-08)Aims The study aims were to evaluate the validity of two commercially available swimming activity monitors for quantifying temporal and kinematic swimming variables. Methods Ten national level swimmers (5 male, 5 female; ... -
An evaluation of the MindOut (2) programme in disadvantaged post-primary schools: A report on preliminary findings
(Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway., 2017-10)INTRODUCTION This report describes the evaluation of the MindOut (2) social and emotional wellbeing programme for senior level students in Irish post-primary schools. This programme, which was updated in 2015, is comprised ... -
Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres
(Na, 2008-08)This report describes the evaluation of the MindOut programme that was implemented in Youthreach Centres in the HSE West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon). The MindOut programme was originally developed as a resource to promote ... -
Evaluation of the Slí@School programme
(Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway, 2023-05)The Slí@School programme is an adjunct programme to Slí na Sláinte, which translates to ‘path to health’, an initiative developed by the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) to encourage walking. This study set out to evaluate ... -
Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service
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An evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland.
(2010)This report presents the main findings on the evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme in Irish primary schools. The Zippy's Friends programme is designed to promote the emotional wellbeing of children ... -
Evidence for a role of GABAergic and glutamatergic signalling in the basolateral amygdala in endocannabinoid-mediated fear-conditioned analgesia in rats
(Elsevier, 2012-12-31)The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a key substrate facilitating the expression of fear-conditioned analgesia (FCA). However, the neurochemical mechanisms in the BLA which mediate this potent suppression of pain responding ... -
Evidence for differential modulation of conditioned aversion and fear‐conditioned analgesia by CB1 receptors
(Wiley, 2004-07-15)Fear‐conditioned analgesia is an important survival response mediated by substrates controlling nociception and aversion. Cannabinoid1 (CB1) receptors play an important role in nociception and aversion. However, their role ... -
Exacerbated LPS/GalN-induced liver injury in the stress-sensitive Wistar Kyoto rat is associated with changes in the endocannabinoid system
(MDPI, 2020-08-23)Acute liver injury (ALI) is a highly destructive and potentially life-threatening condition, exacerbated by physical and psychological stress. The endocannabinoid system plays a key role in modulating stress and hepatic ... -
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, ... -
Examining social robot acceptability for older adults and people with dementia
(IntechOpen, 2021-06-23)Social robots that aim to support the independence and wellbeing of older adults and people with dementia are being introduced into dementia care settings. However, the acceptability of robots varies greatly between people ... -
Examining the utility of the DESCARTE model for case study research
(Slack, 2021-03-01)The DESCARTE model aims to guide health care researchers on the design, conduct, and reporting of case studies. The current article critically appraises the utility of the model and provides an example of its application ... -
Excuse me: teaching junior doctors to speak up.
(SAGE Journals, 2013)A consistent finding in healthcare is that juniors are unwilling to 'speak up' to seniors. Training designed to encourage junior doctors to speak up was designed, delivered, and evaluated. The training was constructed ... -
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 ... -
Experience-based learning: how a crisis solution informed fundamental change in a clinical education curriculum
(Wiley, 2021-11-28)Background Clinical education represents the most important formative period in undergraduate medical education. It is often criticised as haphazard and inefficient. Experience-based learning (ExBL) is a novel clinical ... -
Experiences of involuntary admission in an approved mental health centre
(Wiley, 2012-10-29)Accessible summary This qualitative study interviewed six people who had been detained in a psychiatric hospital in Ireland. The people interviewed had been detained. The study participants were asked to recall their ...