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This study aimed to compare parent's experience of professional services in the aftermath of their child's death from sudden infant death both before and after the implementation of a National Model of Care for professionals in 1995
Abstract:
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is any death occurring in an infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough post mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death. The National Sudden Infant Death Register collects information on all sudden unexpected deaths in infants and young children occurring in Ireland. In this study, a comparison more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality - Sudden infant death syndrome
Categories:
sudden infant death syndrome
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 168 Page: 237-41 1999 Oct-Dec
M. McDonnell; A. Cullen; B. Kiberd; M. Mehanni; T. Matthews
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This study aimed to identify the predominant approaches to care used by community psychiatric nurses and the theoretical bases of their practice
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Increasingly, people with mental health problems in Ireland and in the UK are receiving mental health services in the community. The aim of this study was to identify the predominant approaches to care used by community psychiatric nurses (CPNs) and the theoretical bases of their practice. One hundred and sixteen questionnaires out of 203 sent to CPNs throughout Ireland were returned, more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Mental and behavioural disorders-psychiatric care
Categories:
psychiatric care
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs,
Vol: 14 Page: 179-88 April 2007
J. McCardle; K. Parahoo; H. McKenna
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This study aimed to explore the baseline for orthodontic demographics in the Republic of Ireland.
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There has been considerable debate in Europe over the past few years on manpower requirements in orthodontics. In some countries today the need for orthodontic care cannot be accommodated due to lack of professional manpower whereas in others a surplus of orthodontic treatment facilities exists. The aim of the present study was to establish a baseline for orthodontic demographics in the more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - orthodontic
Categories:
orthodontic
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Orthod,
Vol: 28 Page: 93-5 March 2001
M. Blake; M. T. Garvey; B. Healy
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This study aimed to examine perceptions of children, parents and staff as to the treatment of children in hospital
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Background In 1988, the European Association for Children in Hospital (EACH) established a charter of rights setting out the guiding principles for the treatment of children in hospital. Our aim was to ascertain whether children, parents and staff in a children's hospital believe the European Charter is conformed to. Methods A total of 111 parents (response rate = 90%), 50 children more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - treatment of children
Categories:
treatment of children
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Child Care Health Dev,
May 2008
M. Migone; F. McNicholas; R. Lennon
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This study aimed to explore current asthma knowledge among pediatric trainees and parents
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To achieve asthma control adequate knowledge of the disease is required. Knowledge levels of thirty five specialist registrars and one hundred and sixty parents of children attending an asthmatic clinic, prior to entry into a formalised asthma educational program, were assessed utilising a twenty stem questionnaire with eighty five statements. Three out of thirty five specialist more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Diseases of the respiratory system-asthma
Categories:
asthma;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 363-4 February 2007
M. W. Prendergast; M. E. Sherlock; M. B. O'Neill
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This study aimed to explore attitudes to visits by children to parents hospitalised with acute psychiatric illness
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Background: There is no published research on attitudes of psychiatrists towards children visiting parents who are acutely-unwell and inpatients in psychiatric hospitals. Nor is there information on facilities available for such visits. Objectives: (I) To assess the attitudes of Irish psychiatrists towards children visiting. (II) To determine the availability of child-friendly more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - parents with acute psychiatric illness
Categories:
parents with acute psychiatric illness
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine,
Vol: 21 Page: 43-47 2004
Rory O'Shea; Declan Sheerin; Denise Canavan; Vincent Russell
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This study aimed to explore a benchmarking comparison survey of regional neonatal units
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There are currently eight regional neonatal units in Ireland; three in Dublin and one each in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Drogheda and Waterford. Previous studies have shown a significant variation in the provision of care and services between such units. In July 2005, a postal questionnaire was distributed to a focus group of staff in the eight regional units. The objective was to identify more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - regional neonatal units
Categories:
regional neonatal units
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 429-30 April 2007
L. Hickey; C. Owens; T. Clarke
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This study aimed to explore current practice in the molecular diagnosis of haemochromatosis and draft guidelines were prepared using the template developed by the United Kingdom Clinical Molecular Genetics Society
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a recessively-inherited disorder of iron over-absorption prevalent in Caucasian populations. Affected individuals for Type 1 HH are usually either homozygous for a cysteine to tyrosine amino acid substitution at position 282 (C282Y) of the HFE gene, or compound heterozygotes for C282Y and for a histidine to aspartic acid change at position more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Symptoms, signs and abonormal clinical and laboratory findings not elses were classified-haemochromatosis
Categories:
molecular diagnosis of haemochromatosis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
BMC Med Genet,
Vol: 7 Page: 81 2006
C. King; D. E. Barton
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This study aimed to explore General Practitioners in the Mid-West to ascertain their attitudes and practice in relation to breastfeeding
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In light of the 1994 National Breastfeeding Policy and the 1999 Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) Breastfeeding Strategy, a telephone survey of 164 General Practitioners (GPs) in the Mid-West was performed to ascertain their attitudes and practice in relation to breastfeeding. 95% believe breastfeeding promotion is part of their role and almost 40% consider GPs influential in the decision more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - breastfeeding
Categories:
breastfeeding;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 97 Page: 268-70 October 2004
B. Finneran; K. Murphy
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This study aimed to examine sources of stress and the effects of managing challenging behaviour on principals of special schools in Ireland, including schools for pupils with an intellectual, physical and sensory disability, and traveller children
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This paper examines the sources of stress and the effects of managing challenging behaviour on principals of special schools in Ireland, including schools for pupils with an intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, specific learning disability and physical and sensory disability, and children of traveller families. In this study principals rated the degree of stress and the more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - intellectual, physical and sensory disability, and traveller children
Categories:
intellectual, physical and sensory disability, and traveller children
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
European Journal of Special Needs Education,
Vol: 22 Page: 161-181 2007
Ãine Kelly; Sean Carey; Siobhan McCarthy; Ciaran Coyle
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This study aimed to explore the responses of social workers within a community care setting to cases involving men's abuse of women
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Explored the responses of social workers within a community care setting to cases involving men's abuse of women. This research focused on what child protection workers do regarding this abuse, and what they say about what they do. 22 social work team members (SWTMs) carrying case responsibility for families filled in a short questionnaire to gather quantitative data regarding the more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - men's abuse of women
Categories:
men's abuse of women
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Child & Family Social Work,
Vol: 8 Page: 53-65 2003
Stephanie Holt
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This study aimed to explore the clinical manifestations of electrographic seizures recorded on continuous video-EEG, and to compare this description with the recognition of clinical seizures by experienced neonatal staff
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BACKGROUND: Neonatal seizures are often subclinical, making accurate diagnosis difficult. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical manifestations of electrographic seizures recorded on continuous video-EEG, and to compare this description with the recognition of clinical seizures by experienced neonatal staff. METHODS: Term infants, at risk of seizures, were monitored by continuous more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Neonatal seizures
Categories:
neonatal electrographic seizures
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed,
Vol: 93 Page: F187-91 May 2008
D. M. Murray; G. B. Boylan; I. Ali; C. A. Ryan; B. P. Murphy; S. Connolly
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This study aimed to explore whether cases of possible non-accidental injury as identified using five risk indicators give rise to any subjective concerns of child abuse
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether cases of possible non-accidental injury as identified using five risk indicators give rise to any subjective concerns of child abuse. METHODS: Questionnaires were completed by the triage nurse and attending doctor for every child attending the general hospitals of the North Western Health Board, with an injury, during a six month period. The more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - non-accidental injury
Categories:
non-accidental injury, child abuse;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Emerg Med J,
Vol: 21 Page: 562-4 September 2004
A. McKinney; G. Lane; F. Hickey
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This study aimed to explore clinical practice of Irish consultant psychiatrists when assessing and treating symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults with and without a learning disability.
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Aims and Method: Anecdotal evidence suggests that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is underdiagnosed in adults and people of all ages with learning disability. This study examines the clinical practice of Irish consultant psychiatrists when assessing and treating symptoms of ADHD in children and adults with and without a learning disability. A postal questionnaire was more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Mental and behavioural disorders-attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Categories:
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Psychiatric Bulletin,
Vol: 30 Page: 251-253 2006
Sarah Buckley; Philip Dodd; Amanda Burke; Suzanne Guerin; John McEvoy; John Hillery
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This study aimed to explore clinical staff attitudes towards ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care units in Ireland, to establish differences between doctors and nurses and to compare attitudes in Ireland with those in Europe
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical staff attitudes towards ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Ireland, to establish differences between doctors and nurses and to compare attitudes in Ireland with those in Europe. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study by means of an anonymous questionnaire. 64 doctors and 228 nurses in seven NICUs participated (response rates 74% more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care unit
Categories:
ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care unit
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed,
Vol: 93 Page: F217-21 May 2008
M. C. Samaan; M. Cuttini; V. Casotto; C. A. Ryan
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This study aimed to explore knowledge and attitudes of teachers in the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Appropriate immediate management of an avulsed permanent incisor is critical because a delay in replantation significantly reduces the long-term prognosis of the tooth. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study was designed to examine the knowledge and attitudes of teachers with regard to the emergency management of avulsed permanent incisors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - avulsed permanent incisors
Categories:
avulsed permanent incisors
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Ir Dent Assoc,
Vol: 53 Page: 196-8 2007 Winter
A. Griffin; G. Jones; L. Hunter
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This study aimed to explore a minimum set of outcome measures for evaluating models of maternity care from the perspective of key stakeholders
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Background: Comparing the relative effectiveness of interventions on specific outcomes across trials can be problematic due to differences in the choice and definitions of outcome measures used by researchers. We sought to identify a minimum set of outcome measures for evaluating models of maternity care from the perspective of key stakeholders. Methods: A 3-round, electronic Delphi more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - maternity care
Categories:
maternity care
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care,
Vol: 34 Page: 164-172 2007
Declan Devane; Cecily M. Begley; Mike Clarke; Dell Horey; Colm Oboyle
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This study aimed to explore health board feedback on MMR uptake rates proved invaluable for one Co Wexford practice.
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Analysis of health board feedback on MMR uptake rates proved invaluable for one Co Wexford practice. more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Vaccinations
Categories:
measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) uptake rates
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Nursing in the Community,
Vol: 4 Page: 7-8 2003
D. Behan; Y. Devereux; U. Cleary; M. Harrington; P. Harrington; S. Nixon; T. Breslin; N. Ambiavagar; P. Shine
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This study aimed to review when the diagnosis of congenital cataracts was made in our region, by whom it was made, and the visual outcome at 2 years of age or more
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Best medical evidence indicates that surgical treatment of significant congenital cataracts is required within the first 3 months of life for optimal visual outcome. The aim of the present study was to review when the diagnosis of congenital cataracts was made in our region, by whom it was made, and the visual outcome at 2 years of age or more. This was a retrospective study in a region more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - congenital cataracts
Categories:
congenital cataracts
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 398-400 March 2007
O. Sotomi; C. A. Ryan; G. O'Connor; B. P. Murphy
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This study aimed to explore the contribution of health professionals to the care of patients on enteral tube feeding in the community
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BACKGROUND: Long-term enteral tube feeding is increasingly required by patients in the community setting. A previous study of 50 adults on home enteral tube feeding in the Dublin area found that some experienced logistical problems and many individuals did not choose to seek advice from their GP regarding their tube feeding. AIMS: To assess the contribution of health professionals to more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - enteral tube feeding in the community
Categories:
enteral tube feeding in the community;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Hum Nutr Diet,
Vol: 14 Page: 13-9 February 2001
E. P. McNamara; P. Flood; N. P. Kennedy
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This study aimed to explore the views of parents and health professionals regarding immunisation
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A knowledge, attitude and practice study on vaccinations was undertaken among Irish parents and healthcare professionals between May and August 2001. Parents expressed fear of vaccine side effects, mistrust of health services, and felt poorly informed on the vaccination issues. According to group discussions, health professionals felt they lack time and user-friendly materials to more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Vaccinations
Categories:
immunisation
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Euro Surveill,
Vol: 8 Page: 145-50 June 2003
S. Cotter; F. Ryan; H. Hegarty; T. J. McCabe; E. Keane
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This study aimed to explore current practice on neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Vitamin K prophylaxis
Categories:
neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Bmj,
Vol: 323 Page: 1068 November 2001
R. K. Philip; R. Gul; M. Dunworth; N. Keane
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This study aimed to explore through interview the nature and impact of Critical Incidence on health and well-being and to examine attitudes toward support services and barriers to service use
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Little is known about the impact of Critical Incidents (CIs) on the lives of ambulance personnel. One-to-one interviews were conducted with 27 participants who had experienced CIs during the previous 12 months in order to: assess the nature and impact of CIs on health and well-being; examine attitudes toward support services; and explore barriers to service use. The results showed that more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Critical Incidents
Categories:
Critical Incidents
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Int J Emerg Ment Health,
Vol: 9 Page: 215-23 2007 Summer
S. Gallagher; S. McGilloway
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This study aimed to explore current management of bronchiolitis in Ireland
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To establish current practice for hospital-based treatment of uncomplicated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the Republic of Ireland. A questionnaire was sent to all consultant general paediatricians in the Republic of Ireland. The questionnaire described a clinical scenario and this was followed by a list of management questions. The scenario was of a 3-month-old infant more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - bronchiolitis
Categories:
bronchiolitis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 95 Page: 167-9 June 2002
P. Cahill; E. Finan; B. G. Loftus
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This study aimed to explore deaths in neonatal intensive care units
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With the ever-increasing availability of aggressive medical treatment and technical support, neonatologists are offered an increasing ability to prolong life. While "end-of-life" decisions within NICUs have been studied internationally, there is limited data available for Ireland. Through the auspices of the Irish Faculty of Paediatrics 2002 Neonatal Mortality Ouestionnaire, more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - intensive care neonatal deaths
Categories:
intensive care neonatal deaths
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 106-8 April 2006
E. Finan; T. Bolger; S. M. Gormally
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This study aimed to explore current resusucition practices in neonatal units in maternity units in Ireland
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New evidence-based guidelines have been launched with recommendations that may impact how resuscitations, particularly of LBW infants, are enacted. AIM: to determine current resuscitation practices in Maternity units in Ireland and benchmarked these results to a recent study in the United States. METHODS: A 20-question survey was developed and mailed to a lead more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - resuscitation
Categories:
resuscitation
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 101 Page: 142-4 May 2008
O. Braima; C. A. Ryan
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This study aimed to explore the experience of an adult palliative care service providing palliative care to children
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Background: In recent years, the discipline of paediatric palliative care has emerged in response to the awareness of the distinct needs of dying children. To date, in Ireland there is no paediatrician trained in palliative medicine, and specialist paediatric palliative care is generally delivered by adult trained teams. Aims: We wished to examine the experience of an adult palliative more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - palliative care
Categories:
palliative care
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Palliative Medicine,
Vol: 20 Page: 433-437 2006
Norma O' Leary; J. Flynn; A. MacCallion; E. Walsh; Regina McQuillan
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This study reports on a nation-wide survey of a randomly selected group of 150 child psychiatrists and examines their prescribing practices for a wide range of psychotropic medications in a wide range of disorders.
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This study reports on a nation-wide survey of a randomly selected group of 150 child psychiatrists and examines their prescribing practices for a wide range of psychotropic medications in a wide range of disorders. Despite 98% of the sample valuing medication as a treatment modality, one third of clinicians prescribed rarely or not at all. More than three-quarters felt insufficiently more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - prescribing practices
Categories:
prescribing practices
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Child and Adolescent Mental Health,
Vol: 6 Page: 166-171 2001
Fiona McNicholas
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This study aimed to explore the development of a model of service quality for health-promoting services
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - service quality health-promoting services
Categories:
service quality health-promoting services
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Journal of Nursing Management,
Vol: 14 Page: 472-482 2006
S. Hanafin; S. Cowley
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This study aimed to explore the role of the Irish diagnostic radiographer in paediatric non-accidental injury
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Purpose This paper is based on an undergraduate radiography degree research project, which was undertaken to investigate the role of the Irish diagnostic radiographer in paediatric non-accidental injury. It refers to the training received by Irish radiographers in NAI (non-accidental injury), and also investigates the need for further training as perceived by the sample.Methodology Ten more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - paediatric non-accidental injury
Categories:
paediatric non-accidental injury
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Radiography,
Vol: 10 Page: 7-13 2004
Deirdre Rigney; Michaela Davis
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This study aimed to explore current practice routine examination of the newborn in Ireland
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - neonatal examination
Categories:
routine neonatal examination
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 95 Page: 91 March 2002
C. P. O'Donnell; D. Corcoran; T. G. Matthews; T. A. Clarke
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This study aimed to explore the minimum accepted baseline investigations recommended in the literature prior to prescribing in child psychiatry and whether these investigations are routinely performed.
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Objectives: This study examines (1) what are the minimum accepted baseline investigations recommended in the literature prior to prescribing in child psychiatry and (2) whether these investigations are routinely performed. Method: Medical literature on prescribing in child and adolescent psychiatry was reviewed, and a list of minimum baseline investigations recommended in the literature more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - child psychiatry
Categories:
child psychiatry
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine,
Vol: 25 Page: 11-16 2008
Aisling Mulligan; Fiona McNicholas; Tom Moran
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This study aimed to explore findings of a national survey to investigate the education of teachers, in computer-related ergonomics
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A national survey to investigate the education of teachers in computer-related ergonomics was carried out by postal questionnaire. The use of computers by primary school children (age 4-12 years) was also investigated. Data were collected from a random sample of 25% (n = 830) of primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Questionnaires (n = 1863) were returned from 416 schools giving a more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - computer-related ergonomics
Categories:
computer-related ergonomics
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ergonomics,
Vol: 50 Page: 1657-67 October 2007
S. Dockrell; E. Fallon; M. Kelly; B. Masterson; N. Shields
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This study aimed to explore current service configuration and quality of Irish public health nursing
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This paper presents findings from a national study of the Irish public health nursing service and focuses, in particular, on issues relating to service configuration. The findings are drawn mainly from a national questionnaire of public health nurses (PHNs) working with families with infants (n=613; response rate 54 per cent) and the data were gathered in 1999/2000. The average ratio of more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - current service configuration
Categories:
current service configuration
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Community Pract,
Vol: 78 Page: 433-6 December 2005
S. Hanafin; S. Cowley
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This study aimed to assess services available and care received for children with Type 1 Diabetes
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This is the first assessment of the services available and care received by children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in the Republic of Ireland. Questionnaires were mailed to 19 centres in 2006 identified as providing care for children and adolescents with Diabetes. Replies were received from all centres. 29 consultants provide care for a reported 2040 patients in the 19 centres. more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases-type 1 diabetes mellitus
Categories:
type 1 diabetes; available care and services
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 101 Page: 15-7 January 2008
T. Savage; A. Clarke; C. Costigan; B. G. Loftus; D. Cody
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This study aimed to explore dental students' experiences in pediatric dentistry
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Evaluating dental students' experiences in pediatric dentistry may help dental educators better prepare graduates to treat the children in their communities. This qualitative investigation aimed to collect and analyze data using the critical incident technique (CIT). Sixty dental students at one southwestern dental school participated in 103 recorded interviews. They described 150 more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Dental
Categories:
pediatric dentistry
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Dent Educ,
Vol: 72 Page: 305-16 March 2008
K. FitzGerald; N. S. Seale; C. A. Kerins; R. McElvaney; E. Fitzgerald
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This study aimed to explore general paediatric surgical services in the Mid-Western region with a view to informing future policy decisions
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BACKGROUND: In Ireland, general surgeons provide paediatric surgical services to patients remote from specialist paediatric units. AIM: To review general paediatric surgical services in the Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) region with a view to informing future policy decisions in Ireland. METHODS: From 1995 to 2000, the paediatric surgical workload at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - regional paediatric surgical services
Categories:
regional paediatric surgical services
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 170 Page: 228-30 2001 Oct-Dec
A. O'Donovan; H. Varadaraj; P. V. Delaney; H. Flood; J. Drumm; P. A. Grace
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This study aimed to explore personal, professional and organizational factors influencing professional judgements when identifying and referring child neglect
Abstract:
Professionals encountering possible cases of child neglect face a complex task when judging whether a particular concern warrants a referral to social work services. A study of referral practice in cases of child neglect, completed in the Republic of Ireland, highlighted that it is not just the nature of the concern that influences referral practice but a range of other factors that are more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - child neglect
Categories:
child neglect
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
British Journal of Social Work,
Vol: 37 Page: 1285-1303 2007
Jan Horwath
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This study aimed to establish the nature and extent of the practice of conscious sedation by Senior Dental Surgeons and to determine the barriers to the use of conscious sedation
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OBJECTIVE: To establish the nature and extent of the practice of conscious sedation by Senior Dental Surgeons in the Health Board Dental Service (HBDS) in the Republic of Ireland and to determine the barriers to the use of conscious sedation. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire survey. SETTING: The Health Board Dental Service in the Republic of Ireland in 2002. Subjects and Materials: more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - conscious sedation
Categories:
conscious sedation;
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Ir Dent Assoc,
Vol: 52 Page: 23-7 2006 Summer
D. Quinn; J. Lyne; J. Nunn; M. O'Farrell
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This study aimed to explore the quality and value of sudden infant death necropsy reporting in Ireland
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BACKGROUND: Infant necropsies are important for identifying cause of death. Recently issued guidelines have recommended investigations to be performed following sudden unexpected death in infants. AIMS: To evaluate the quality and value of infant postmortem reporting. METHODS: Postmortem reports from 1994-1996 and 1998-2000 in Ireland were evaluated using the National Sudden Infant more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - infant death necropsy reporting
Categories:
infant death necropsy reporting
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
J Clin Pathol,
Vol: 56 Page: 753-7 October 2003
K. M. Sheehan; M. McDonnell; E. M. Doyle; T. Matthews; D. M. Devaney
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This study aimed to demonstrate the use of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of an infant in a neonatal intensive care setting
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This paper is to demonstrate the use of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model [The Elements of Nursing: A Model for Nursing Based on a Model for Living, fourth ed. Churchill Livingstone, London 1996] (RLT) in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of an infant in a neonatal intensive care setting. The paper also provides an insight into student's reflection upon learning more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - neonatal intensive care
Categories:
neonatal intensive care
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Nurse Education in Practice,
Vol: 4 Page: 159-167 2004
F. Timmins; J. O'Shea
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This study aimed to explore under usage of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in the Irish neonatal population
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Vaccinations
Categories:
conjugate pneumococcal vaccine
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 100 Page: 345 January 2007
C. Breatnach; P. McMahon
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