Irish Child Health Database

How to search the database

How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Keyword starting with 'm'

• Measurement tool - Child Health Questionnaire
• Measurement tool - Family Affluence Scale
• Measurement tool - Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (present in 10 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (present in 24 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence - selective mutism
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors - anorexia nervosa
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors - eating disorders -
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors - eating disorders - Report
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - autism (present in 10 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - dyslexia (present in 3 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - learning disabilities (present in 8 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - mania-Report
• Mental and behavioural disorders - mental health
• Mental and behavioural disorders - mental health problems
• Mental and behavioural disorders - mental health status
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Mental retardation - intellectual abilities
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Mental retardation - intellectual disabilities (present in 12 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Mood [affective] disorders - bipolar affective disorder
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Mood [affective] disorders - bipolar disorder - Report
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Mood [affective] disorders - depression (present in 2 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - psychiatric disorders
• Mental and behavioural disorders - psychiatry
• Mental and behavioural disorders - psychosis
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Report (present in 12 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders - schizophrenia (present in 4 documents)
• Mental and behavioural disorders - Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders - schizophrenia Report
• Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
• Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (present in 3 documents)