A5063330664- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Topic Modeling
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Noise Effects and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
University College Dublin
2009-2022
Sports Surgery Clinic
2022
Faculty of Public Health
2021
University of Nottingham
2013
St. Paul's Hospital
2006
AIDS Vancouver
2006
The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between workplace bullying, characteristics and sleep disturbances in a large sample employees French working population. Workplace evaluated using validated instrument developed by Leymann, disturbances, as well covariates, were measured self-administered questionnaire. Covariates included age, marital status, presence children, education, occupation, hours, night work, physical chemical exposures at self-reported health, depressive...
Objectives: The association between workplace bullying and psychotropic drug use is not well established. This study was aimed at exploring the bullying, its characteristics, studying mediating role of physical mental health. Methods: population consisted a random sample 3132 men 4562 women working in south-east France. Workplace evaluated using validated instrument elaborated by Leymann, use, as covariates, were measured self-administered questionnaire. Covariates included age, marital...
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence research has focused predominantly on individuals with less than optimal clinical outcomes; therefore, little is known about the experiences of who sustain undetectable viral loads. The present study used a qualitative method to explore how have sustained loads account for their success, and identify challenges, as well possible needs, continued success. Participants were 20 patients at an outpatient infectious disease clinic in urban...
Objectives: This study aims to understand mental health issues among Irish employees arising from COVID-19 adaptation the perspective of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and/or Human Resource (HR) professionals. Methods: Fifteen focus groups including 60 OSH/HR professionals various sectors were conducted covering four predetermined themes. The data transcribed verbatim, with transcripts entered into Nvivo for thematic analysis incorporating intercoder reliability testing. Results:...
BackgroundThe health expectancy of Irish Travellers, a disadvantaged indigenous minority group in Ireland has not been previously estimated. This study aimed to examine inequalities between Travellers and the general population.
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is an occupational hazard for outdoor workers.This descriptive study aimed to describe the solar UVR risk, and explore associations between demographic characteristics sun-safety knowledge, risks practices, in golf-course maintenance workers on island of Ireland.A survey, designed collect information, measures skin cancer knowledge sun protection was completed by 154 male industry. Statistical analysis included tests association non-parametric tests.Less than 10%...
Incident reporting is becoming increasingly important in large organizations. Legislation progressively being introduced to deal with this information. One example the European Directive No. 94/95/EC, which obliges airlines and national bodies collect collate reports of incidents. Typically these organizations use manual files standard databases store retrieve incident reports. However, research has established that database technology needs be enhanced order We describe design...
Abstract Background Despite widespread COVID-19 vaccination programs, there is an ongoing need for targeted disease prevention and control efforts in high-risk occupational settings. This study aimed to develop, pilot, validate instrument surveying infection (IPC) measures available workers diverse geographic Methods A 44-item online survey was developed English validated face content validity according literature review, expert consultation, pre-testing. The translated piloted with 890 from...
<h3>Background</h3> The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence drug use, including injecting among prisoner population in Republic Ireland. Drug use surveys carried out by National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol (NACDA) provide data, but most recent data Irish dated from a 1999 Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) prisons. Accurate up-to-date for service planning policy development were required. <h3>Methods</h3> An observational cross-sectional undertaken, with 824 prisoners...
Fear of Falling (FoF) is the most commonly reported fear among older adults (up to 50%) and can result in avoidance physical social activities, potentially leading loss confidence, isolation, increasing dependency, depression decreased quality life. To develop a psychological intervention address FoF, we investigated how people make sense accommodate falling their everyday lives.
To understand how essential workers with confirmed infections responded to information on COVID-19.
Aims: The aim of this paper is to propose a methodology for classifying prisons into distinct drug-use risk categories based on prisoners’ use specified prescription and illegal drugs. thus defined have particular relevance the planning drug-related interventions, education services in Irish prisons. may be transferable to, value in, prison systems elsewhere. Methods: From 14 Ireland, 824 randomly selected prisoners completed self-administered questionnaire lifetime, last year month...
<h3>Background</h3> Irish Travellers have a lower life expectancy than the general Population. Objective health-status indices are consistently poorer in Traveller and Gypsy populations other comparably deprived social groups. Self-rated Health (SRH) is established as valid indicator of objective health status. <h3>Methods</h3> As part an all-Ireland census 10 618 families both North South (response rate 80% overall) employing novel audio-visual computer interview methodology with peer...
<h3>Introduction</h3> The role of Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) depends on many factors, including legislation, population, geography, history, culture, industrial profile hazards and risks, how occupational health (and safety) relates to the national system. In most countries, services emerged towards end 19th Century following Industrial Revolution, stage development varies, with corresponding variation in OHN role. Notwithstanding this, is well defined context other members...
Background: Workers who are exposed to high levels of noise should consider wearing HPDs when elimination cannot be put in place. There several factors including health and safety management systems, peers policy that could influence workers either use or not HPDs. Objectives: To determine worker’s perception risk a mining setting if there is an association between organisational rules, knowledge, the Hearing Protection Devices (HPDs). Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted at...