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Facilitating effective initiation of breastfeeding - a review of the recent evidence base

Barry, Maebh; Murphy-Tighe, Sylvia (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2013)

Midwives are in a unique position to support mothers in the initiation of breastfeeding. In order to advise and support mothers effectively it is important that midwives have a sound understanding of the evidence base ...
Facilitation as an act of love: a self-study of how a facilitator’s pedagogy changed over time in the process of supporting a community of learners

Luguetti, Carla; Oliver, Kimberly L.; Parker, Melissa (Human Kinetics, 2021)

Purpose: This study aims to understand how a facilitator’s pedagogy changed over time in the process of supporting a community of learners to teach using an activist sport approach. Methods: Self-study framed this four-semester ...
The facilitator’s role in supporting physical education teachers’ empowerment in a professional learning community

Gonçalves, Luiza Lana; Parker, Melissa; Luguetti, Carla; Carbinatto, Michele Viviene (Taylor and Francis, 2020)

Physical education (PE) researchers demonstrate the benefits of collaborative continuing professional development (CPD) through the cultivation of professional learning communities (PLCs). Furthermore, this body of research ...
The factors affecting the use and integration of information communications technology in an Irish adult education and training centre: a case study approach.

O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen T. (University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)

ICT use in the classroom is very important to provide the opportunities for adult students to learn in this information communications technology (ICT) age. Studying the barriers to the use of ICT in education may assist ...
Factors influencing sedentary behaviour: a system based analysis using Bayesian networks within DEDIPAC

Buck, Christoph; Loyen, Anne; Foraita, Ronja; Van Cauwenberg, Jelle; De Craemer, Marieke; MacDonncha, Ciaran; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Brug, Johannes; Lien, Nanna; Cardon, Greet; Pigeot, Iris; Chastin, Sebastien (Public Libray of Science, 2019)

BackgroundDecreasing sedentary behaviour (SB) has emerged as a public health priority since prolonged sitting increases the risk of non-communicable diseases. Mostly, the independent association of factors with SB has been ...
Failing gym is like failing lunch or recess: two beginning teachers' struggle for legitimacy

O'Sullivan, Mary (Human Kinetics, 1989)

It is generally recognized that the first year of teaching is a critical time in the professional life of a teacher. It is a major life change from the role of student to teacher and working adult, from one who is guided ...
Failure to reach uric acid target of <0.36 mmol/L in hyperuricaemia of gout is associated with elevated total and cardiovascular mortality

Pérez Ruiz, Fernando; Richette, Pascal; Stack, Austin G.; Gurunath, Ravichandra Karra; García de Yébenes, Ma Jesus; Carmona, Loreto (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

Objective To determine the impact of achieving serum uric acid (sUA) of <0.36 mmol/L on overall and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in patients with gout. Methods Prospective cohort of patients with gout recruited from ...
Fall-related experiences of stroke survivors: a meta-ethnography

Walsh, Mary E.; Galvin, Rose; Horgan, Frances N. (Taylor and Francis, 2016)

PURPOSE: Health professionals view falls after stroke as common adverse events with both physical and psychological consequences. Stroke survivors' experiences are less well understood. The aim of this systematic review ...
Falls related EvEnts in the first year after StrokE in Ireland: results of the multi-centre prospective FREESE cohort study

Walsh, Mary E.; Galvin, Rose; Williams, David JP.; Harbison, Joseph A.; Murphy, Sean; Collins, Ronan; McCabe, Dominick JH.; Crowe, Morgan; Horgan, Frances N. (SAGE Publications, 2018)

Introduction: Falls are common post-stroke adverse events. This study aimed to describe the first-year falls incidence, circumstances and consequences among persons discharged home after stroke in Ireland, and to examine ...
Families' perceptions of the contribution of intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists in Ireland

Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2018)

Aim and objectives To explore families’ perceptions of the contribution of clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disability nursing in Ireland. Background Clinical nurse specialists roles have developed ...
Families’ views on their relatives with intellectual disability moving from a long-stay psychiatric institution to a community-based intellectual disability service: an Irish context.

Doody, Owen (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012)

The pattern of residential services for people with intellectual disability in Ireland has seen many positive developments in recent years, with more places made available in residential homes within both community- and ...
Family caregivers' perceptions of an Irish palliative day-care unit: a qualitative descriptive study

Reidy, L.; Baily, Maria E.; Doody, Owen (Open Access Text, 2018)

Aim and objectives: To describe family caregiver’s perceptions of a palliative day-care service. Background: An emphasis on homecare for patients with advanced disease has meant that family caregivers’ have greater ...
Family identification: a beneficial process for young adults who grow up in homes affected by parental intimate partner violence

Naughton, Catherine M.; O'Donnell, Aisling T.; Muldoon, Orla T. (Frontiers, 2015)

Exposure to parental intimate partner violence (parental IPV) is a complex trauma. Research within social psychology establishes that identification with social groups impacts positively on how we appraise, respond to and ...
Family physicians perceived role in perinatal mental health: an integrative review

Noonan, Maria; Doody, Owen; Jomeen, Julie; O'Regan, Andrew; Galvin, Rose (BMC, 2018)

Background: Responding to and caring for women who experience mental health problems during the perinatal period, from pregnancy up to one year after birth, is complex and requires a multidisciplinary response. ...
Faster, higher, stronger, older: relative age effects are most influential during the youngest age grade of track and field athletics in the United Kingdom

Kearney, Philip Edward; Hayes, Philip R.; Nevill, Alan M. (Taylor and Francis, 2018)

The relative age effect (RAE) is a common phenomenon in youth sport, whereby children born early in the selection year are more likely to experience success and to sustain participation. There is a lack of research ...
Father identity, involvement and work-family balance: an in-depth interview study

McLaughlin, Katrina; Muldoon, Orla T. (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2014)

Work and family roles have changed considerably in the past number of decades. Fathers are now expected to fulfil the role of new father' that involves actively caring and sharing in child rearing and, at the same time, ...
Fathers‘ experiences of developing a relationship with their infant, within the first year: considering an attachment perspective

Costelloe, James (University of Limerick, 2016)

Introduction: Attachment theory has been used extensively to explore the mother-infant attachment relationship. However, there is a dearth of attachment research focusing on fatherinfant attachment formation, particularly ...
Fatty liver infiltration on executive health screen

Frengopoulos, Courtney; Azadian, Farid; Ryan, M. (Irish Medical Organization, 2021)

Aim To describe the relationship between level of fatty infiltration in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and known risk factors in a population with incidentally discovered findings. Methods This was a ...
Fear and everyday life in rural Nepal

Pettigrew, Judith; Adhikari, Kamal (Springer, 2009)

This paper analyses fear in a village in central Nepal during the ‘People’s War’. Spanning the years from 1999 to 2008, the paper illustrates how the different phases of the insurgency and individual circumstances resulted ...
Feasibility and parental attitudes to universal cholesterol screening in paediatric in-patients

Scully, Paul; Waldron, J.; Denny, H.; King, K.; O'Neill, M.B.; Macken, Alan P.; O'Gorman, Clodagh S. (Irish Medical Organization, 2021)

Aims Dyslipidaemia is a treatable risk factor for atherosclerosis, and the 2011 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines recommend universal lipid screening at 9-11 years. This study aimed to assess ...

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