Browsing Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications) by Author "ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN"
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Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; KELLY, ALAN (BioMed Central, 2007)BACKGROUND: Objectives: To compare support for, and perceptions of, the impacts of smoke-free workplace legislation among bar workers in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) pre- and post-implementation, and to identify predictors ... -
Determinants of smoking initiation among women in five European countries: a cross-sectional survey
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: The rate of smoking and lung cancer among women is rising in Europe. The primary aim of this study was to determine why women begin smoking in five different European countries at different stages of the tobacco ... -
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: prevalence and risk
BARRY, JOSEPH; ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN (The Stationery Office, 1999)A cross sectional survey of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence in the Irish prisoner population was undertaken. The study was carried out in nine prisons, five of which had been classified as high risk and four ... -
Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in the Irish population, 1997-2004: could the increase be due to an increase in alcohol-related pancreatitis?
CONLON, KEVIN CHRISTOPHER; ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; O'FARRELL, ANNE; TOOMEY, DESMOND PAUL (Oxford University Press, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the incidence of acute pancreatitis by examining emergency admissions to acute public hospitals over an 8-year period; to compare trends for alcohol-related pancreatitis admissions with ... -
The impact of banning smoking in workplaces. What are the early effects?
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN (2008)Smoke-free workplace legislation reduces the exposure to second-hand smoke of both the general public and the workforce without evidence of increased exposure of children in the home. The reductions in exposure are linked ... -
Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; KELLY, ALAN; PAUL, GILLIAN MARGARET (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 ... -
Prevalence and predictors of smoking in "smoke-free" bars. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN (2011)National level smoke-free legislation is implemented to protect the public from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS). The first aim of this study was to investigate how successful the smoke-free hospitality industry ... -
Prevalence of smoking among bar workers prior to the Republic of Ireland smokefree workplace legislation
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; PAUL, GILLIAN (2008)Background Few studies have examined smoking behaviour among bar workers, an occupational group traditionally exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke. This study set out to: (1) establish baseline prevalence of smoking ... -
Primary medical care in Irish prisons
ALLWRIGHT, SHANE PATRICIA ANN; DARKER, CATHERINE; BARRY, JOSEPH; O'DOWD, THOMAS (BioMed Central, 2010)BACKGROUND: An industrial dispute between prison doctors and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) took place in 2004. Part of the resolution of that dispute was that an independent review of prison medical and support services ...