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A capture-recapture study of the prevalence and implications of opiate use in Dublin
COMISKEY, CATHERINE; Barry, Joe M. (2001)Background: To date there have been no studies estimating the hidden prevalence of opiate use in Dublin. Methods: A muftisource enumeration followed by the application of the capture-recapture method with log-linear modelling ... -
Characteristics of opiate users presenting for a new treatment episode: Baseline data from the national treatment outcome study in Ireland (ROSIE)
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (Taylor and Francis, 2007)Aim: The Research Outcome Study in Ireland (ROSIE) is the first large-scale, prospective, multi-site, drug treatment outcome study in Ireland. Method: Using a structured questionnaire, the substance use, health, crime ... -
Correlational Research: Importance and Use in Nursing and Health Research
COMISKEY, CATHERINE; CURTIS, ELIZABETH (2015)Background and Discussion: The importance of correlational research has been reported in the literature yet many research texts including nursing books offer little discussion on the design; with several providing approximately ... -
Describing the implementation of an innovative intervention and evaluating its effectiveness in increasing research capacity of advanced clinical nurses: Using the consolidated framework for implementation research
MCKEE, GABRIELLE; COMISKEY, CATHERINE (2017)Background Despite advanced nursing roles having a research competency, participation in research is low. There are many barriers to participation in research and few interventions have been developed to address these. ... -
Drug treatment programmes in prison: longitudinal outcome evaluation, policy development and planning interventions.
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (2006)The aim of this research is to evaluate a seven week abstinence-based drug treatment programme and to use this to assist policy makers in the planning and provision of future programmes. Seventy-nine clients were interviewed ... -
An Evaluation of Clinical Nurse and Midwife Specialist and Advanced Nurse and Midwife Practitioner Roles in Ireland (SCAPE)
COYNE, IMELDA; BEGLEY, CECILY; COMISKEY, CATHERINE; HIGGINS, AGNES; LALOR, JOAN; ELLIOTT, NAOMI; SHEERIN, FINTAN (National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland, 2010)The Irish health system has moved towards a population health approach for the provision of health services and healthcare. Changing models of care delivery in tandem with the changing demographic and epidemiological ... -
Evaluation of the implementation of a PhD capacity-building programme for nurses in South Africa
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (2015)Background: There is a significant deficit in the research capacity of nurses and internationally, in order to meet future healthcare demands, there is a call to double the number of nurses and healthcare professionals ... -
An exploration of clinical practice in sites with and without clinical nurse or midwife specialists or advanced nurse practitioners, in Ireland
ELLIOTT, NAOMI; COYNE, IMELDA; LALOR, JOAN; COMISKEY, CATHERINE; HIGGINS, AGNES (2016)Background Clinical specialist (CS) and advanced practitioner (AP) roles have increased in nursing and midwifery internationally. This study explored clinical practice in sites with and without clinical nurse or midwife ... -
Life as a child and young person in Ireland: Report of a National Consultation.
COYNE, IMELDA; COMISKEY, CATHERINE; DEMPSEY, ORLA (Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Government Publications,, 2012) -
Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: A consensus study
COMISKEY, CATHERINE; Wiessing, Lucas; Ferri, Marica; Běláčková, Vendula; Carrieri, Patrizia; Friedman, Samuel R.; Folch, Cinta; Dolan, Kate; Galvin, Brian; Vickerman, Peter; Lazarus, Jeffrey V.; Mravčík, Viktor; Kretzschmar, Mirjam; Sypsa, Vana; Sarasa-Renedo, Ana; Uusküla, Anneli; Paraskevis, Dimitrios; Mendão, Luis; Rossi, Diana; van Gelder, Nadine; Mitcheson, Luke; Paoli, Letizia; Diaz Gomez, Cristina; Milhet, Maitena; Dascalu, Nicoleta; Knight, Jonathan; Hay, Gordon; Kalamara, Eleni; Simon, Roland; EUBEST Working Group; Rossi, Carla; Griffiths, Paul (2017)Background and aims: Despite advances in our knowledge of effective services for people who use drugs over the last decades globally, coverage remains poor in most countries, while quality is often unknown. This paper ... -
Ongoing cocaine and benzodiazepine use: Effects on acquisitive crime committal rates amongst opiate users in treatment
COMISKEY, CATHERINE; Stapleton, Robert; Kelly, Paul A. (2012)Aims: Research has shown that treatment for opiate use reduces crime, however the extent to which this is maintained is open to question. The objective of this study was to measure the relationship between crime committal ... -
Road collisions as a cause of traumatic spinal cord injury in Ireland, 2001-2010
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (2014)Background: Road collisions remain the leading cause of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in the world. Half of all TSCIs in Ireland in 2000 were caused by road collisions. Since then, there has been a downward trend ... -
ROSIE (Research Outcome Study, Evaluating Drug Treatment Effectiveness) Baseline Data Report .
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ROSIE Findings 2: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Detoxification Modality.
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (National Advisory Committee on Drugs., 2007) -
ROSIE Findings 3: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Abstinence Modality
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2007) -
ROSIE Findings 4: Summary of 1-year outcomes: Methadone Modality
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2007) -
ROSIE Findings 5. Gender similarities and differences in outcomes at 1-year.
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (National Advisory Committee on Drugs, 2008)The international literature indicates that men and women entering drug treatment differ in demographic characteristics, drug use histories, offending and psychosocial behaviour patterns. There are mixed findings on ... -
The ROSIE Study Drug Treatment Outcomes in Ireland
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (The Stationery Office, Government Publications., 2009)The ROSIE study played an important role in developing and informing drugs policy in Ireland. The study was commissioned to establish the current impact of methadone treatment on the health of individuals and on offending ... -
Scaling up nurse education: An evaluation of a national PhD capacity development programme in South Africa, in the context of the global shortage of nursing graduates
COMISKEY, CATHERINE (2015)Summary Background The global shortage of nursing professionals educated at baccalaureate level and beyond has been highlighted. Within America, services are preparing to treat an additional 32 million individuals under ...