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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

Database Search

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.

Empathy

Your search returns 4 documents

• 1.   Factor structures of measures of cognitive distortions, emotional congruence and victim empathy based on data from Irish child sex offenders

  This study aimed to describe factor structures of measures of cognitive distortions, emotional congruence and victim empathy based on data from Irish child sex offenders

  

  Abstract:

  This study evaluated the factor structures of three instruments from the Sexual Offender Assessment Pack. The Children and Sex Cognitive Distortions Scale, the Children and Sex Emotional Congruence Scale, and the Child Victim Empathy Distortions Scale were administered to 203 sex offenders in Ireland. Confirmatory factor analyses did not support the proposed single factor structure for more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - cognitive distortions, sex offenders

  Categories:

  cognitive distortions, emotional; congruence and victim empathy; sex offenders

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 27 Page: 142-149 2006
  Brian Waldron; Gary O'Reilly; Patrick Randall; Mark Shevlin; Barbara Dooley; Anthony Cotter; Paul Murphy; Alan Carr

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• 2.   Psychological profiles of sexually abusive adolescents in Ireland

  The aim of this study was to profile the psychological and psychosocial characteristics of a group of Irish adolescents who had sexually abused other youngsters

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to profile the psychological and psychosocial characteristics of a group of Irish adolescents who had sexually abused other youngsters. METHOD: Levels of behavior problems, personal adjustment, anger management, and psychosocial adjustment were compared in 27 Irish adolescents with a history of sexually abusing another youngster (SA group), 20 clinical more...

  International Classification:

  Sexual abuse - psychological and psychosocial characteristics

  Categories:

  psychological and psychosocial characteristics; -adolescents who had sexually abused other youngsters

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Child Abuse Negl, Vol: 26 Page: 349-70 April 2002
  M. O'Halloran; A. Carr; G. O'Reilly; D. Sheerin; J. Cherry; R. Turner; R. Beckett; S. Brown

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• 3.   Suspected child abuse: communicating with a child and her mother

  This case report discusses how the value judgments of the health professionals involved affected the interaction between themselves and a mother with her injured child who presented at an accident and emergency department

  

  Abstract:

  The purpose of this article is to explore and examine how the value judgments of the health professionals involved affected the interaction between themselves and a mother with her injured child who presented at an accident and emergency department. The interaction is depicted by means of a classroom role-play in which the "actors" are nurses. Analysis of the interaction more...

  International Classification:

  Health service provision

  Categories:

  value judgments of professionals

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  J Pediatr Nurs, Vol: 17 Page: 229-35 June 2002
  B. Reid; A. Long

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• 4.   Widening the dimensions of care

  This article discusses health care from a wider, holistic, approach

  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Emerg Nurse, Vol: 13 Page: 18-24 July 2005
  C. O'Mahoney

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