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Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
(2013)Background Community Health Workers are widely utilised in low- and middle-income countries and may be an important tool in reducing maternal and child mortality; however, evidence is lacking on their effectiveness for ... -
Head of household education level as a factor influencing whether delivery takes place in the presence of a skilled birth attendant in Busia, Uganda: a cross-sectional household study
(2013)Background Assistance during delivery by a skilled attendant is recommended as a means to reduce child and maternal mortality. Globally, higher levels of maternal education have been associated with better health ... -
Mid-level providers in emergency obstetric and newborn health care: factors affecting their performance and retention within the Malawian health system
(2009)BACKGROUND: Malawi has a chronic shortage of human resources for health. This has a significant impact on maternal health, with mortality rates amongst the highest in the world. Mid-level cadres of health workers provide ... -
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Alternative Cadres in Community Based Rehabilitation
(2012)BACKGROUND: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aim to improve population health and the quality and dignity of people's lives, but their achievement is constrained by the crisis in human resources for health. An ... -
Calculating the costs of an 8-week, physiotherapy-led exercise intervention in deconditioned cancer survivors in the early survivorship period (the PEACH trial)
(2014)Strong evidence exists for rehabilitation programmes following a cancer diagnosis, although little is known about their cost. The effects of an 8-week, physiotherapy-led, structured group intervention during the early ... -
"How to match research designs to organisational issues in health and social care"
(Health Service Executive, 2013-02)This paper provides an overview of the key considerations we need to take into account when deciding on a suitable research design for addressing particular service issues in health and social care, with emphasis on the ... -
Shared Decision Making Needs a Communication Record
(ACM, 2013)Increasing dependability in collaboration work among health professionals will directly improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. Our research examines the development of a shared visual display to facilitate ... -
"Do No Harm": Fortifying MDT Collaboration in Changing Technological Times
(2013)Purpose: To examine the changes in multidisciplinary medical team activity and practices, with respect to the amount of patient cases, the information needs and technology used, with up to 10 multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) ... -
Of Remedies and Poisons: Recreational Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in the Social Imagination of South African Carers.
(2010)During an ethnographic study of barriers to, and compliance with, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in South Africa's West Coast region, our team came across a general sense amongst healthcare providers that there was a lively ... -
Attitudes of women from five European countries regarding tobacco control policies.
(2013)Background: Tobacco related cancers and, in particular, lung cancer still represent a substantial public health epidemic across Europe as a result of high rates of smoking prevalence. Countries in Europe have proposed ... -
The effect of differential eligibility for free GP services on GP utilisation in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2012)Internationally, there is extensive empirical evidence that a strong primary care-led health system is associated with improved health outcomes, increased quality of care, decreased health inequalities and lower overall ... -
Spatial Variation in General Medical Services Income in Dublin General Practitioners
(2011)The general medical services (GMS) scheme provides care free at the point of use for the 30% most economically deprived section of the population and the elderly. Almost all people of over-70-year olds are eligible for the ... -
Diagnostic accuracy systematic review of rectal bleeding in combination with other symptoms, signs and tests in relation to colorectal cancer
(Nature, 2010)Background: Rectal bleeding is a recognised early symptom of colorectal cancer. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms, signs and diagnostic tests in patients with rectal bleeding in relation ... -
An Extension in Eligibility for Free Primary Care and Avoidable Hospitalisations: A Natural Experiment
(Elsevier, 2011)In the Republic of Ireland, approximately 30 per cent of the population (`medical card patients') are entitled to free GP services. Eligibility is determined primarily on the basis of an income means test. The remaining ... -
Understanding How Incentives Influence Motivation and Retention of Health Workers
(IGI Global, 2011)A critical factor in addressing the human resources crisis in low and middle income countries (LMIC) is the ability to recruit, motivate and retain health workers. Failure in this area is one of the main causes of decline ... -
Prevalence and predictors of smoking in "smoke-free" bars. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys
(2011)National level smoke-free legislation is implemented to protect the public from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS). The first aim of this study was to investigate how successful the smoke-free hospitality industry ... -
Prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes of peri-conceptional alcohol exposure-retrospective cohort study in an urban obstetric population in Ireland
(2011)Background: Evidence-based advice on alcohol consumption is required for pregnant women and women planning a pregnancy. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes associated with ... -
Peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial.
(2011)OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled. SETTING: 20 general practices in the east of the Republic of Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: 395 ... -
Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland
(BioMed Central, 2007)BACKGROUND: Objectives: To compare support for, and perceptions of, the impacts of smoke-free workplace legislation among bar workers in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) pre- and post-implementation, and to identify predictors ... -
Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in the Irish population, 1997-2004: could the increase be due to an increase in alcohol-related pancreatitis?
(Oxford University Press, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the incidence of acute pancreatitis by examining emergency admissions to acute public hospitals over an 8-year period; to compare trends for alcohol-related pancreatitis admissions with ...