Browsing Nursing and Midwifery (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Pathways to mental health care of people with mental health problems within the Irish criminal justice system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2012)This research identifies the many barriers that Irish prisoners encountered when accessing and maintaining links with mental health services prior to incarceration. These are: lack of recognition of mental illness by ... -
The Patterns and Predictors of Physical Activity and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease in Community Dwelling Older Adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2018)Background: Physical activity in older adults is extremely important in the prevention of and protection from many non-communicable diseases including cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is the leading cause of death ... -
Perioperative active warming versus no active warming during caesarean section for preventing neonatal hypothermia in women performing skin-to-skin contact: a randomized controlled trial.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2020)This dissertation reviews the current literature and disseminates the methods/findings of a Randomised Controlled Trial about the prevention of neonatal hypothermia in women performing skin-to-skin contact during their ... -
Post hip fracture in older adults : interventions and strategies for improving outcomes - the role and function of the CNS and Bone Health Unit in the management of hip fracture patients
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2014)Hip fractures are a major cause of burden in terms of mortality, disability, and cost. With ageing of the population, a marked increase in the number of fractures is anticipated. They are the most common osteoporotic ... -
Postpartum sexual health in nulliparous women in Ireland: a mixed methods study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)Background: Prevalence rates of postpartum sexual health issues and associated factors vary greatly in the published literature. There is a focus on biophysical measures of postpartum sexual health and a lack of women's ... -
Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in urban disadvantaged children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2013)The aim of this study was to ascertain, for families exposed to high levels of urban disadvantage, the nature and extent of the relationship between children’s Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and their Body Mass ... -
Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain in nulliparous women in Ireland : a longitudinal mixed methods study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2016)Background: Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) is a common condition and may persist postpartum, but its prevalence, risk and prognostic factors were not known in an Irish setting. Moreover, the impact of persistent ... -
Privileged pioneering in the peripheries : an ethnographic study of Research Capacity Building in the emerging academic disciplines of Irish Nursing and Midwifery
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2011)Research Capacity Building (RGB) was a term often used in research policy literature, including that emanating from nursing and midwifery. However, its meaning was obscure, lacking conceptual and empirical clarity. An ... -
Professional dissonance and 'schizophrenia' : an autoethnography of psychiatric nursing practice in a community mental health team
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2013)Toulmin (2002) argues that modern science has embarked upon quests that place an emphasis on the abstract and the theoretical, to the exclusion of the lived realities of people. For much of the 20th century, psychiatry has ... -
Protocol development and feasibility study of an evidence-based online pregnancy yoga programme for stress, anxiety and fear of childbirth
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2022)Background: The importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and positive mental health during pregnancy are well publicised. Maternal stress, anxiety and fear of childbirth in pregnancy have been associated with an ... -
(Re)constructing Myself : the process of transition to motherhood for women with a disability
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Recasting hope : a longitudinal study of women's experiences of carrying a baby with a fetal abnormality up to and beyond the birth
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Reconstructing livability : a grounded theory of partners' experiences of living with someone with an eating disorder
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2017)Background: It is estimated that 200,000 people in Ireland are experiencing an eating disorder (ED). Although EDs are primarily associated with adolescents and young adults, in recent years an increase in people of older ... -
Recovery from 'mental illness' as a re-enchantment with life : a narrative study
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Reduced fetal movements in pregnancy: systematic reviews of the evidence and a case-control study of perinatal risk factors and outcomes
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2023)Background: The presence of fetal movements (FMs) is regarded as an indicator of fetal wellbeing during pregnancy. Conversely, maternal perception of reduced fetal movements (RFM) is considered a potential sign of a fetus ... -
The relationship between childhood depression, obesity and poor school performance among urban disadvantaged children
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2018)The Relationship between Childhood Depression, Obesity and Poor School Performance among Urban Disadvantaged Children Prakashini Banka Background: Despite the recent emergence of literature establishing the prevalence of ... -
The role of adverse childhood experiences and trauma on treatment outcomes among people in opiate agonist treatment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2023)Background: Opiate Agonist Treatment (OAT), also referred to as Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT), has been the cornerstone of medically assisted treatment for people with an opiate use disorder for over five decades. ... -
Routine health surveillance data: a 21-year quantitative cross-sectional study of first-time opioid addiction treatment among older adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2019)Introduction: Current literature identifies older people who use opioids as a neglected population. Little is known about temporal changes, treatment demand or treatment discharge outcomes among this population. Aim: This ... -
A sequential explanatory mixed methods study on the relationships of degression and generalised anxiety disorder, with levels of alcohol consumption in order adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Nursing & Midwifery. Discipline of Nursing, 2020)Background: Depression and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in the older adult population (aged 65 and over) are underdiagnosed and undertreated, as is harmful drinking. The relationships of depression, and GAD, with ... -
Social participation for older people with an intellectual disability in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2016)Background: Social participation is beneficial to quality of life and other outcomes. However, the available literature suggests that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) fare worse that others in various aspects of ...