Public Health & Primary Care (Theses and Dissertations)
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Patient and family participation in healthcare design and delivery in a psychiatry and a type 2 diabetes service
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2019)Background: There is no consensus on the best way to include patients and family in healthcare design and delivery. This PhD aimed to develop, implement and test the feasibility of an intervention to encourage patient and ... -
Incorporating oral health collaborative practice into primary medical care in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2019)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the opportunities for, and the barriers to, the integration of oral health into primary health care in Ireland, and to propose recommendations to support the development of sustainable ... -
An evaluation of pain management post surgery
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Community Health and General Practice, 2001)Patients continue to suffer m oderate pain post surgery, much of which may be unnecessary with careful strategic pain management. The influence of routine and rituals in the management of pain is evident from the literature. ... -
An investigation into the use of the temporal scan statistic as a monitoring tool for health impact assessment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2005)Health impact assessment (HIA) is an important methodological development within public health. Its purpose is to ensure that health is considered as a part of all government proposals and policies. While there has been ... -
Dysphagia in solid malignancies outside the head, neck and upper gastrointestinal tract
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2019)Background Dysphagia is often associated with head, neck, and upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancers. It also occurs in those with solid malignancies outside anatomic swallow regions. When present, it leads to clinical ...