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The profile of patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and global perspective
(Elsevier, 2020-08-13)A holistic profile that includes demographic, medical history and wound characteristics of individuals with venous leg ulceration is lacking. Lack of such a profile negatively impacts the ability to develop interventions ... -
Programme implementation in schools: conceptualisations from Irish teachers
(Emerald, 2018-10-01)Purpose School-based programmes face a variety of personal, environmental and organisational challenges to implementation. Stakeholders can provide crucial contextual information to improve implementation. The purpose of ... -
The progression of early intervention disability services in Ireland
(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 ... -
PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Executive Summary.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)Promoting mental health and preventing mental ill health amongst socially marginalized people is a major challenge to European societies. There are various policies and services to achieve this in member states, but ... -
PROMO Project Feedback from Ireland: Full report.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)The overall aim of the project is to define guidelines for best practice in promoting mental health amongst socially marginalised people, to highlight barriers for the implementation of the guidelines and suggest solutions, ... -
Promoting adolescents’ mental health and wellbeing: evidence synthesis
(Emerald, 2018-12-05)Purpose Evidence on implementing effective adolescent mental health promotion and prevention interventions in the European context is underdeveloped. The purpose of this paper is to identify evidence-based mental health ... -
Promoting mental health and social well-being: Cross border opportunities and challenges
(Centre For Cross Border Studies, 2002-06)This project reviews current cross-border co-operation in the development of mental health promotion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The project is comprised of two main strands of work: ... -
Promoting positive mental health: theoretical frameworks for practice
(2001)This paper reviews current conceptual frameworks for mental health promotion practice, covering both models of promoting positive mental health and those addressing the prevention of mental disorders. The theoretical ... -
Promoting quality of life for patients with myeloma
(RCN Publishing, 2013-08-02)This article aims to provide nurses with an update of best practice in caring for patients living with a diagnosis of myeloma. Targeted treatments for myeloma have resulted in extended survival for patients. However, ... -
Promoting social and emotional wellbeing in schools
(Emerald, 2017-08-07)Purpose This paper provides a critical perspective on the international evidence on promoting young people s social and emotional wellbeing in schools. The challenges of integrating evidence-based interventions within ... -
Promotion of mental health and prevention of mental disorders: priorities for implementation
(2015)There is compelling evidence from high-quality studies that mental health promotion and primary prevention interventions can reduce the risk of mental disorders, enhance protective factors for good mental and physical ... -
Promotion of Mental Health and Primary Prevention of Mental Disorders: Priorities for Implementation, An Evidence Brief.
(WHO, EMRO, 2014-06-18)This paper provides a briefing for policy and decision-makers on the evidence for mental health promotion and primary prevention interventions that can be implemented and sustained at a reasonable cost, whilst generating ... -
Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries
(BioMed Central, 2016-04-11)In addition to services within the health system, interventions at the population and community levels are also important for the promotion of mental health, primary prevention of mental, neurological and substance use ... -
Providing care for a person with late-stage dementia at home: What are carers' experiences?
(SAGE Publications, 2018-05-10)Background It is widely reported that carers who provide care for a family member with dementia endure physical and psychological burdens. Not only do they fulfil an important role for the person with dementia but also ... -
Providing comfort to patients in their palliative care trajectory: experiences of female nurses working in an acute setting
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2009-03-01)This study aims to explore the lived experience of nurses who provide comfort to palliative care patients in an acute setting in a small urban hospital in the west of Ireland. A qualitative approach using Gadamerian ... -
Psychological stress in early life as a predisposing factor for the development of chronic pain: Clinical and preclinical evidence and neurobiological mechanisms
(Wiley, 2016-07-12)A wealth of research over the past 2 decades has expanded our understanding of the impact of early-life adversity on physiological function and, consequently, health and wellbeing in later life. Early-life adversity increases ... -
Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention
(Hospital Infection Society, 2019-02-12)Background Although the hand hygiene (HH) procedure is simple, the related behaviour is complex and is not readily understood, explained or changed. There is a need for practical tools to provide data that can guide ... -
Psychosocial interventions for problem alcohol use in illicit drug users
(Wiley, 2012-11-14)Background Problem alcohol use is common among illicit drug users and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor in poor prognosis among drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as it ... -
Public health nurses' (PHNs) experiences of their role as part of a primary care team (PCT) in Ireland
(Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, 2015-03)ObjectiveThis study aimed to understand public health nurses' (PHNs) views and experiences of their role as part of a primary care team (PCT) and developments within primary care.DesignThe study adopted a qualitative design ... -
Public health stakeholders perceived status of health communication activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases across the EU and EEA/EFTA countries.
(ECDC, 2012)Health communication activities to inform and influence individual and community decisions are increasingly being used to support the prevention and control of communicable diseases. Research shows that properly designed media ...