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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.

Psychometrics

Your search returns 9 documents

• 1.   Attitudes of children towards peers with acquired brain injury (ABI)

  The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes peers hold toward a fictional child with acquired brain injury

  

  Abstract:

  RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) can experience severe problems in establishing peer relationships. The attitudes peers hold toward a child with an ABI can significantly impact on their willingness to befriend. The present work sought to investigate the attitudes peers hold toward a fictional child with ABI. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Fifty children from a more...

  International Classification:

  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - injury

  Categories:

  attitudes to acquired brain injury

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Brain Inj, Vol: 21 Page: 47-52 January 2007
  I. R. Crothers; M. A. Linden; N. Kennedy

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• 2.   Food allergy QoL questionnaire for children aged 0-12 years: content, construct, and cross-cultural validity

  This study developed a sensitive, multi-dimensional measure to assess parental perception of health-related QoL in children aged 0-12 years with food allergy

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: To date, there is no food allergy-specific questionnaire that allows parents to report children's health-related QoL (HRQL) from the child's perspective. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a sensitive, multi-dimensional measure to assess parental perception of HRQL in children aged 0-12 years with food allergy. METHODS: The Food Allergy QoL - Parent Form more...

  International Classification:

  Diagnostic tool (questionaire/scale) - quality of life

  Categories:

  health-related QoL

  Geography:

  International

  Clin Exp Allergy, Vol: 38 Page: 977-86 June 2008
  A. DunnGalvin; B. M. de BlokFlokstra; A. W. Burks; A. E. Dubois; J. O. Hourihane

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• 3.   Reliability and validity of a faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale

  The aim of this study was to describe the psychometric properties of the faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS(f)), and to provide normative data for dental anxiety for children using the MCDAS

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: A new version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) was formed by adding a faces rating scale to the original numeric form. AIMS: To describe the psychometric properties of the faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS(f)), and to provide normative data for dental anxiety for children using the MCDAS(f). DESIGN: To determine the test-retest more...

  International Classification:

  Dental

  Categories:

  Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Int J Paediatr Dent, Vol: 17 Page: 281-8 July 2007
  K. E. Howard; R. Freeman

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• 4.   Self-esteem norms for Irish young people

  The aim of this study was to describe self-esteem norms for Irish young people

  

  Abstract:

  Self-esteem scores from the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale collected from a large sample of Irish young people are presented as norms for this population. more...

  International Classification:

  Psychology - self-esteem

  Categories:

  self-esteem

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Psychol Rep, Vol: 92 Page: 829-30 June 2003
  S. Nic Gabhainn; E. Mullan

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• 5.   Sibshops: an evaluation of an interagency model

  This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a sibling support programme (Sibshops) involving three disability agencies in Cork, Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  The study evaluates the effectiveness of a sibling support programme (Sibshops) involving three disability agencies in Cork, Ireland. Qualitative and quantitative data were obtained using semi-structured interviews and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale with siblings, together with parent feedback. Results from the Piers-Harris showed that there was no significant increase more...

  International Classification:

  Other - sibling support programme

  Categories:

  sibling support programme

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Intellect Disabil, Vol: 9 Page: 43-57 March 2005
  F. D'Arcy; J. Flynn; Y. McCarthy; C. O'Connor; E. Tierney

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• 6.   The hip trial: psychosocial consequences for mothers of using ultrasound to manage infants with developmental hip dysplasia

  The aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial consequences for mothers and the developing mother-child relationship of UltraSound, and associations between abduction splinting and maternal psychosocial distress

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: The hip trial aimed to assess clinical effectiveness, economic and psychosocial costs, and benefits of ultrasound imaging (US) compared with conventional clinical assessment alone to guide the management of infants with neonatal hip instability. OBJECTIVE: To report on psychosocial consequences for mothers and the developing mother-child relationship of US, and associations more...

  International Classification:

  Evaluation of the impact of UltraSound on the developing mother and child relationship

  Categories:

  maternal psychosocial distress and the mother-child relationship

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, Vol: 90 Page: F17-24 January 2005
  F. Gardner; C. Dezateux; D. Elbourne; A. Gray; A. King; A. Quinn

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• 7.   The intellectual abilities of early-treated individuals with pyridoxine-nonresponsive homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency

  The aim of the study was to examine the intellectual abilities of early-treated individuals with pyridoxine-nonresponsive homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency

  

  Abstract:

  The pathological sequelae of untreated homocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency include ectopia lentis, osteoporosis, thromboembolic events and mental retardation. They occur at a significantly higher rate with poorer mental capabilities (mean IQ = 57) in the untreated pyridoxine-nonresponsive individuals. The mental capabilities of 23 pyridoxine-nonresponsive more...

  International Classification:

  Mental and behavioural disorders - Mental retardation - intellectual abilities

  Categories:

  intellectual abilities

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  J Inherit Metab Dis, Vol: 24 Page: 437-47 August 2001
  S. Yap; H. Rushe; P. M. Howard; E. R. Naughten

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• 8.   The Revised-Perceived Illness Experience Scale (R-PIE): data from the Barretstown studies

  The aim of this study was to describe previously uninvestigated factor structure of the Perceived Illness Experience with life-threatening illnesses

  

  Abstract:

  The Perceived Illness Experience Scale (PIE) was developed to measure children's perception of their illness experience. In this article, the authors examine the previously uninvestigated factor structure of the PIE using the responses of 184 European children (mean age = 11.61 years, SD = 2.31) with life-threatening illnesses. The findings showed a 6-factor solution: (1) School/Peer more...

  International Classification:

  Bullying

  Categories:

  Perceived Illness Experience with life-threatening illnesses

  Geography:

  International

  Behav Med, Vol: 30 Page: 23-31 2004 Spring
  G. Kiernan; M. Gormley; M. MacLachlan

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• 9.   Toward Effective Evaluation of Environmental Education: Validity of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale Using Data From a Sample of Irish Adolescents

  This study aimed, within a quantitative paradigm, to examine the psychometric properties of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale with data from a sample of Irish adolescents participating in a repeated measures design

  

  Abstract:

  Evaluation of environmental education (EE) interventions is at an early stage of development. Within a quantitative paradigm, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS) with data from a sample of Irish adolescents (N = 338) participating in a repeated measures design. Results lend support to published findings more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale

  Categories:

  psychometric properties; Children's Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS) with data from a sample of Irish adolescents

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Journal of Environmental Education, Vol: 37 Page: 13-23 2006
  Anne Walsh-Daneshmandi; Malcolm MacLachlan

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