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View article: Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program
Outcomes 10 Years After Implementing an Emergency Department Opt-out Bloodborne Virus Screening Program Open
Background Bloodborne viruses (BBV) such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and HIV pose significant personal and public health risks. Screening and linkage to treating services are important tools in treatment and preventing onward …
View article: Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities
Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities Open
Higher smoking and e-cigarette use in 20-year-olds with disabilities adds further inequality to their lives. Increased awareness, targeted surveys and focused prevention and therapeutic interventions are required to reduce inequalities in …
View article: Smoking and E-cigarette Use in Young Adults with Disabilities
Smoking and E-cigarette Use in Young Adults with Disabilities Open
Background: Tobacco use is strongly associated with social and health inequalities, being linked with economic vulnerability, morbidity and premature death. Young adults with disabilities face pervasive social and material hardship, inequa…
View article: Randomised controlled decentralised feasibility trial of a fixed low-dose combination antihypertensive drug strategy to attenuate cognitive decline in high-risk adults
Randomised controlled decentralised feasibility trial of a fixed low-dose combination antihypertensive drug strategy to attenuate cognitive decline in high-risk adults Open
Objectives The Action To promote brain HEalth iN Adults study aimed to determine the feasibility and applicability of recruitment using home blood pressure (BP) monitoring, routine blood biochemistry and videoconference measures of cogniti…
View article: Commercial Tobacco Endgame Goals: Early Experiences From Six Countries
Commercial Tobacco Endgame Goals: Early Experiences From Six Countries Open
Introduction Tobacco use is a major threat to health globally. A number of countries have adopted “endgame goals” to minimize smoking prevalence. The INSPIRED project aims to describe and compare the experiences of the first six countries …
View article: Inequalities in Smoking and E-Cigarette Use in Young Adults With Mental Ill-Health, 20 years After Ireland’s Smoking Ban
Inequalities in Smoking and E-Cigarette Use in Young Adults With Mental Ill-Health, 20 years After Ireland’s Smoking Ban Open
Background: Ireland’s Smoking Ban reduced health inequalities known to be associated with smoking but some groups may not have benefitted. Mental ill-health and smoking are known to be associated with health inequalities. Whether similar p…
View article: The associations of parental smoking, quitting and habitus with teenager e-cigarette, smoking, alcohol and other drug use in GUI Cohort ’98
The associations of parental smoking, quitting and habitus with teenager e-cigarette, smoking, alcohol and other drug use in GUI Cohort ’98 Open
We analyse parental smoking and cessation (quitting) associations with teenager e-cigarette, alcohol, tobacco smoking and other drug use, and explore parental smoking as a mechanism for social reproduction. We use data from Waves 1–3 of Gr…
View article: Higher smoking and e-cigarette use among young adults with mental health problems: An analysis of wave 4 of growing up in Ireland, the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland
Higher smoking and e-cigarette use among young adults with mental health problems: An analysis of wave 4 of growing up in Ireland, the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: Young adult smoking in Ireland – Initiation, prevalence, cessation, and intervention points
Young adult smoking in Ireland – Initiation, prevalence, cessation, and intervention points Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: The effectiveness of Allen Carr's method for smoking cessation: A systematic review
The effectiveness of Allen Carr's method for smoking cessation: A systematic review Open
The AC seminar may be an effective intervention for smoking cessation. This approach deserves further RCTs with large sample sizes to strengthen the evidence. Scant data are available on the effectiveness of reading the AC book.
View article: Particle Exposure Hazards of Visiting Outdoor Smoking Areas for Patients with Asthma or COPD Even in EU Countries with Comprehensive Smokefree Laws
Particle Exposure Hazards of Visiting Outdoor Smoking Areas for Patients with Asthma or COPD Even in EU Countries with Comprehensive Smokefree Laws Open
Smokefree laws are intended to protect against second-hand smoke (SHS) in outdoor areas. We examined if exposure to PM2.5 particles in outdoor smoking areas changed breathing rates in 60 patients with asthma (n = 30) or with COPD (n = 30),…
View article: Links between Smoking, E-cigarette and Cannabis use, and Gambling in Ireland: What are the odds?
Links between Smoking, E-cigarette and Cannabis use, and Gambling in Ireland: What are the odds? Open
1. Griffiths, M. and Sutherland, I. (1998), Adolescent gambling and drug use. J. Community. Appl. Soc. Psychol., 8: 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)...3.0.CO;2-B. CrossRef Google Scholar
View article: The role of smoking in COVID-19 progression: a comprehensive meta-analysis
The role of smoking in COVID-19 progression: a comprehensive meta-analysis Open
The association between current smoking and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression remains uncertain. We aim to provide up-to-date evidence of the role of cigarette smoking in COVID-19 hospitalisation, severity and mortality. On 2…
View article: Particle Exposure Hazards of Visiting Outdoor Smoking Areas for Patients with Asthma or COPD Even in EU Countries with Comprehensive Smokefree Laws
Particle Exposure Hazards of Visiting Outdoor Smoking Areas for Patients with Asthma or COPD Even in EU Countries with Comprehensive Smokefree Laws Open
Objective To measure, exposure to PM2.5 particles in outdoor smoking areas and changes in breathing rates in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Setting Sixty venues in Czechia, Ireland and Spain, in an op…
View article: Teenagers’ perceptions of risk from cigarettes and e-cigarettes
Teenagers’ perceptions of risk from cigarettes and e-cigarettes Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: Do high achievers have the same relationship with e-cigarettes as with cigarettes?
Do high achievers have the same relationship with e-cigarettes as with cigarettes? Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: Sociodemographic, personal, peer, and familial predictorsof e-cigarette ever use in ESPAD Ireland: A forward stepwiselogistic regression model
Sociodemographic, personal, peer, and familial predictorsof e-cigarette ever use in ESPAD Ireland: A forward stepwiselogistic regression model Open
E-cigarette ever use is part of a pattern of teenage polysubstance use including cigarette smoking, providing some support for the common liability theory. Regulation of smoking in the home, reading for enjoyment, and perceiving risk from …
View article: Trend analyses of teenage e-cigarette use in Ireland (2015-2019) show higher use for boys but more rapid increase for girls
Trend analyses of teenage e-cigarette use in Ireland (2015-2019) show higher use for boys but more rapid increase for girls Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: Modifying teenage e-cigarette use: Variables identified through a logistic regression analysis of e-cigarette ever-use
Modifying teenage e-cigarette use: Variables identified through a logistic regression analysis of e-cigarette ever-use Open
reports of data from original research.• Policy Case Studies -brief articles on policy development at a regional or national level.• Study Protocols -Articles describing a research protocol of a study.• Methodology Papers -Papers that pres…
View article: Friends and family matter Most: a trend analysis of increasing e-cigarette use among Irish teenagers and socio-demographic, personal, peer and familial associations
Friends and family matter Most: a trend analysis of increasing e-cigarette use among Irish teenagers and socio-demographic, personal, peer and familial associations Open
Background E-cigarette ever-use and current-use among teenagers has increased worldwide, including in Ireland. Methods We use data from two Irish waves (2015, 2019) of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) t…
View article: Smoking in schools in Ireland
Smoking in schools in Ireland Open
TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland