Browsing Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications) by Title
Now showing items 126-145 of 227
-
The knowledge exchange and dissemination plan of the We Can Quit2 community-based stop-smoking trial
(2021)We Can Quit2 was a community-based randomised controlled trial which determined the feasibility and acceptability of We Can Quit (WCQ), a peer delivered stop-smoking programme comprising group support and free Nicotine ... -
Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2005)Objectives: To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the ... -
The length of stay of in-patient stroke discharges in Irish acute hospitals
(2013)Stroke imposes an important economic burden worldwide and acute in-patient care accounts for a large proportion of costs in the first year following stroke. Length of stay (LOS) is regarded as a key determinant of in-patient ... -
Making MECC Work: Enhancing the implementation of the National Making Every Contact Count Programme in Ireland
(University of Galway, 2022)Increasing chronic disease is a key societal challenge: Rapidly increasing rates of chronic disease are a key global societal challenge; The successful prevention and management of chronic disease is critically important ... -
"Managed competition" for Ireland? The single versus multiple payer debate
(2014)A persistent feature of international health policy debate is whether a single-payer or multiple-payer system can offer superior performance. In Ireland, a major reform proposal is the introduction of 'managed competition' ... -
Market competition in European hospital care
(World Health Organisation, 2009)This chapter investigates some elements of market competition in European hospital care. We use the term market competition as a broad concept, covering a diverse and hard to demarcate range of changes or reforms, such ... -
Maternal prenatal anxiety, depression and stressful life events and trajectories of cardiometabolic risk factors across childhood and adolescence: a prospective cohort study
(2021)Objectives: Quantifying long-term offspring cardiometabolic health risks associated with maternal prenatal anxiety and depression can guide cardiometabolic risk prevention. This study examines associations between maternal ... -
Measuring and managing the work environment of the mid-level provider - the neglected human resource.
(2009)Background Much has been written in the past decade about the health workforce crisis that is crippling health service delivery in many middle-income and low-income countries. Countries having lost most of their highly ... -
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 multi-faceted intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and harm among sportspeople in Ireland: a controlled trial
(2018)Abstract Introduction and Aims. Alcohol misuse and harm are more prevalent amongst sports people than non-sports people. Few studies have trialled interventions to address alcohol misuse for this group. The study aimed ... -
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 ...
