Browsing Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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Multimorbidity in younger deprived patients: an exploratory study of research and service implications in general practice
(BioMed Central, 2008)Multimorbidity has been defined as the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions. It has a profound impact on both the individuals affected and on their use of healthcare services. The limited research to date has ... -
A national survey of chronic disease management in Irish general practice
(Department of Public Health and Primary Care, TCD, 2011) -
The National Treatment Purchase Fund ? A success for some patients yet a public policy failure?
(2019)In 2002 the Irish Government announced the establishment of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) as a means of addressing patients’ long wait times for public hospital treatment. A new health strategy published in ... -
A naturalistic longitudinal analysis of post-detoxification outcomes in opioid-dependent patients.
(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 ... -
"Nobody really gets it";: a qualitative exploration of youth mental health in deprived urban areas.
(2014)Aim: To explore and describe the experience of mental health and addiction for young people living in urban deprived areas in Ireland. Method: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 20 young adults ... -
Non-adherence to COVID-19 containment behaviours: results from an all-Ireland telephone surv
(2022)Background COVID-19 public health measures like handwashing and social distancing can help stem the spread of the virus. Adherence to guidelines varies between individuals. This study aims to identify predictors of ... -
Non-attendance at counselling therapy in cocaine-using methadone-maintained patients: lessons learnt from an abandoned randomised controlled trial
(2012)BACKGROUND: Recently, the authors commenced a randomised controlled trial to study the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural coping skills (CBCS) to reduce cocaine usage in methadone-maintained patients' in a clinical ... -
Not really a smoker? A study on the prevalence of and attitudes to occasional social smoking in a third level institution in Ireland
(2021)Background: Occasional smoking is defined as any smoking occurring on a less than daily basis. Social smoking, i.e. smoking primarily in social contexts, is a sub-group of occasional smoking. Data on occasional cigarette ... -
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 ... -
On the incorporation of universal human rights values into an "everyday" healthcare ethics: a spiritual perspective
(2021)Background: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in Geneva in December 1948 has been part of a key set of documents framing universal human rights values and informing ethical practices in many spheres. Legal ... -
Optimisation of Healthcare Contracts: Tensions Between Standardisation and Innovation Comment on "Competition in Healthcare: Good, Bad or Ugly?".
(2015)An important determinant of health system performance is contracting. Providers often respond to financial incentives, despite the ethical underpinnings of medicine, and payers can craft contracts to influence performance. ... -
Optimizing Data to Integrate Health and Social Care in Dublin 8- A SMART D8 PROJECT
(SMART D8 and Trinity College Dublin, 2022)Optimizing Data to Integrate Health and Social Care in Dublin 8 is a Smart D8- funded project that aims to maximise health and wellbeing in D8 by optimising use of healthcare data. It brings together local and national ... -
Out-of-pocket costs near end of life in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
(2022)Background Globally, there is a rise in chronic disease, including cancer, major organ failure and dementias. Patients and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pay a high proportion of medical costs ...