School of Nursing and Human Sciences

Research has consistently reported sexual and gender minority persons are more vulnerable to adverse wellbeing experience, often mediated by negative social projections and interactions within high prejudice societies. On a general population level, no health differentials are evident in low prejudice societies. However, qualitative researchers are often critical of an over-reliance on broad macro associations, suggesting personcentered research can deepen generalist understandings. Phenomenology is the research methodology that was chosen for this study, because of its theoretical commitment to exploring the first personal character of everyday lived experiences. For this study, nine gay men, aged 22 to 65 years old, participated in semi-structured one-to-one interviews, with a specific focus on capturing life’s triumphs and losses. The key finding that emerged was the appropriation of disrespect to respect. Personal stories toward acceptance were socially mediated, among significa...

This manuscript aims to determine the prevalence of antibody to and risk factors for hepatitis A virus (HAV) in individuals attending three intellectual disability services through a cross-sectional survey held in Dublin, Ireland. Participants were 636 individuals aged four to 78 years attending three intellectual disability services. The main outcome measure was the measurement of anti-HAV (IgG antibody) in oral fluid swabs using an antibody capture enzyme immunoassay (EIA) technique.

Evidence of validity is required to support the use of mechanisms-based classifications of pain clinically. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the discriminant validity of 'nociceptive'(NP),'peripheral neuropathic'(PNP) and 'central sensitisation'(CSP) as mechanisms-based classifications of pain in patients with low back (±leg) pain by evaluating the extent to which patients classified in this way differ from one another according to health measures associated with various dimensions of pain.

Deprivation is a modern term for an ancient concept. It subsumes the narrower concept of poverty, which is often seen as a synonym for economic deprivation, to investigate the ways in which the goods, facilities and services available in a society are distributed, and the ways in which this Impacts on the lives of the citizens. Deprivation is a normative term, as finding'deprivation'amongst certain people, or groups of people, suggests that those deprived ought not to be, and should be restored to a non-deprived condition.

This report proposes a resource allocation model for the Irish health services based on the principle that each Irish resident should be provided with access to health services funded from general taxation and in proportion to their need for those services. At the moment, such a system cannot be deployed as some necessary financial information is not available. The information could be made available, and should be done as quickly as possible.

We considered two basic questions,'Is it possible to implement Social Health Insurance in Ireland?', and'How can this be done?'. Can Social Health Insurance be implemented in Ireland? Our answer is a very definite yes. Furthermore, there would be many opportunities, while working towards this end, to improve the performance of our health care system. How can it be implemented? This process will need to be actively managed. There are many difficulties in the Irish health services, but also many opportunities.

Study design A detailed description of the EpiLymph study has been published elsewhere (de Sanjose et al, 2006). Briefly, the EpiLymph study was carried out in six European countries (Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Czech Republic) from 1998 to 2004. Incident cases of lymphoid malignancies were recruited for the study and their diagnoses were categorized according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification (Jaffe et al, 2001).

This report has two elements, first a review of the literature on refugees and asylum seekrs, with particular to the legal and practical situation in Ireland, and secondly a report of a survey of refugees and asylum seekers carried out in part fulfillment of the requirments for the MPH. The survey had two elements, one a quantitaitve stuy carried out in Dublin and Ennis, and the second a series of focus groups.

RIASSUNTO. Abbiamo valutato il rischio occupazionale di mieloma multiplo (MM) in uno studio caso-controllo multicentrico Europeo. L'analisi è stata condotta mediante regressione logistica su 277 casi e 1108 controlli, correggendo per età, genere, centro dello studio e scolarità. Sono stati osservati aumenti del rischio per agricoltori, addetti alle pulizie, operatori radiotelefonici, e tipografi.

Background While the evidence-base concerning the economic impact of cancer for patients and their families/carers has grown in recent years, there is little known about how emotional responses to cancer influence this economic impact. We investigated the economic costs of cancer in the context of patients' emotions and how these both shaped the patient and family burden. Methods Health professionals from six hospitals invited patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (ICD10 C18-C20) within the previous year to take part in the study.

Background The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between mortality and hospital admission data for the leading causes of unintentional injury in Ireland. Methods Mortality data were obtained from the Central Statistics Office for the years 1980–1996. Information on hospital admissions was obtained from the Hospital In‐Patient Enquiry system for the years 1993–1997. Results Motor vehicle traffic accidents were the leading cause of unintentional injury death.

OBJECTIVE To improve understanding of the etiology of IDDM by analyzing spatial and space-time distribution of the incidence in children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Statistical tests to detect clustering were applied to a population-based register of 1,490 children (aged 0–16 years) with IDDM in Yorkshire, northern England. The Knox test analyzed clustering in space and time, and the Potthoff-Whittinghill test quantified spatial differences in incidence between small-area census units (electoral wards).

Objective: To explore urban-rural differences in the mortality and hospital admission rates for unintentional injuries in the Republic of Ireland. Design: Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) in residents of urban and non-city areas (called rural areas) from all causes of unintentional injury were calculated using Central Statistics Office mortality data from 1980–2000. Hospital…

Injury mortality is the fourth commonest cause of death in Ireland. The treatment of injuries has a major impact on our hospitals and on our budget for health. Long term disability following accidents is a serious problem. The aim of this report is to examine the impact of accidents and injuries on the Irish population by analysing routine mortality and morbidity data, and to identify in turn those areas where preventive measures could have an impact.

The clinical criteria by which clinicians determine mechanisms-based classifications of pain are not known. The aim of this study was to generate expert consensus-derived lists of clinical criteria suggestive of a clinical dominance of 'nociceptive','peripheral neuropathic'and 'central'mechanisms of musculoskeletal pain. A web-based 3 round Delphi survey method was employed as an expert consensus building technique.

Abstract Personal use of hair dye has been inconsistently linked to risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), perhaps because of small samples or a lack of detailed information on personal hair-dye use in previous studies. This study included 4,461 NHL cases and 5,799 controls from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium 1988–2003. Increased risk of NHL (odds ratio (OR)= 1.3, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 1.4) associated with hair-dye use was observed among women who began using hair dye before 1980.