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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.

Cross Sectional Studies

Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   A measure of intention: the theory of planned behaviour applied to breastfeeding

  The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis of the 'Theory of Planned Behaviour' to investigate motivational constructs, prediction of prenatal intentions and the eventual postpartum initiation of breastfeeding

  

  Abstract:

  Regressional analysis was used to test the hypothesis of the 'Theory of Planned Behaviour' (Ajzen and Madden, 1986) as a method of investigation of motivational constructs, prediction of prenatal intentions and the eventual postpartum initiation of breastfeeding in 100 women in Northern Ireland. Application of the theory was based on research by Duckett et al (1998) and led to an more...

  International Classification:

  Other - Theory of Planned Behaviour

  Categories:

  Theory of Planned Behaviour

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  RCM Midwives Journal, Vol: 4 Page: 330-333 2001
  J. Stockdale

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• 2.   Association of physical activity with body-composition indexes in children aged 6-8 y at varied risk for obesity

  The aim of this study was to measure the relationship between objective measures of physical activity and body-composition indexes in nonobese children

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity increases the risk of obesity, but the relations between reported levels of physical activity (PA) and measures of body fatness (BF) in children are remarkably inconsistent. OBJECTIVE: We examined the relation between objective measures of PA and body-composition indexes in nonobese children. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 100 children more...

  International Classification:

  Physical activity

  Categories:

  physical activity; body-composition indexe

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol: 82 Page: 13-20 2005
  K. L. Rennie; M. B. E. Livingstone; J. C. K. Wells; A. McGloin; W. A. Coward; A. M. Prentice; S. A. Jebb

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• 3.   Choline and homocysteine interrelations in umbilical cord and maternal plasma at delivery

  The aim of this study was to examine the intermediates of choline oxidation in maternal and umbilical cord plasma and to determine the relations between this pathway and folate-dependent homocysteine remethylation

  

  Abstract:

  BACKGROUND: Little is known about the interactions between choline and folate and homocysteine metabolism during pregnancy despite the facts that pregnancy places considerable stress on maternal folate and choline stores and that choline is a critical nutrient for the fetus. Choline, via betaine, is an important folate-independent source of methyl groups for remethylating homocysteine more...

  International Classification:

  Other - Folate and folic acid

  Categories:

  folate-dependent homocysteine remethylation

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol: 82 Page: 836-842 2005
  A. M. Molloy; J. L. Mills; C. Cox; S. F. Daly; M. Conley; L. C. Brody; P. N. Kirke; J. M. Scott; P. M. Ueland

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