Browsing Public Health & Primary Care by Author "Smyth, Bobby"
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Content analysis of newspaper reports on alcohol-related deaths
Smyth, Bobby (2014)AIM: International research indicates that the role which alcohol plays in accidents tends to be understated in media reports. Evidence suggests that public support for alcohol harm reduction policies would increase if ... -
Development and process evaluation of an educational intervention to support primary care of problem alcohol among drug users.
Smyth, Bobby (2014)Purpose - This paper describes the development and process evaluation of an educational intervention, designed to help general practitioners (GPs) identify and manage problem alcohol use among problem drug users. Desi ... -
A naturalistic longitudinal analysis of post-detoxification outcomes in opioid-dependent patients.
Smyth, Bobby; Darker, Catherine; Ivers, Jo-Hanna; Barry, Joseph; Zgaga, Lina; Keenan, Eamon (2018)Introduction and aims: To provide an assessment of outcomes in a cohort of opioid-dependent patients post-detoxification. Design and methods: This study employed an observational longitudinal cohort design. Patients who ... -
Prevalence of problem alcohol use among patients attending primary care for methadone treatment.
Smyth, Bobby; Barry, Joseph; Keenan, Eamon (2009)BACKGROUND: Problem alcohol use is associated with adverse health outcomes among current or former heroin users and primary care is providing methadone treatment for increasing numbers of this population. This study aimed ... -
Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas.
Smyth, Bobby; O'Keane, Veronica; Keenan, Eamon (2013)Background: Mental disorders account for six of the 20 leading causes of disability worldwide with a very high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in youth aged 15-24 years. However, healthcare professionals are faced with ... -
Problem alcohol use among problem drug users in primary care: a qualitative study of what patients think about screening and treatment
Smyth, Bobby; Keenan, Eamon (2013)Background: Problem alcohol use is common and associated with considerable adverse outcomes among patients who attend primary care in Ireland and other European countries for opiate substitution treatment. This paper aims ...