The Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Northern Ireland)
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomed Sci
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
Publications
Neville C
(2023)
Cohort Profile: The Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA).
in International journal of epidemiology
Yu D
(2023)
Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on loneliness among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review, network meta-analysis, and meta-regression
in International Journal of Nursing Studies
Price J
(2011)
Living through the death of a child: a qualitative study of bereaved parents' experiences.
in International journal of nursing studies
McCourt HJ
(2013)
Adiponectin multimers, body weight and markers of cardiovascular risk in adolescence: Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Luc G
(2010)
Adipocytokines and the risk of coronary heart disease in healthy middle aged men: the PRIME Study.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Gillespie P
(2010)
The cost-effectiveness of the SPHERE intervention for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
in International journal of technology assessment in health care
Marshall A
(2009)
Simulating Coxian phase-type distributions for patient survival
in International Transactions in Operational Research
McKay GJ
(2009)
Further assessment of the complement component 2 and factor B region associated with age-related macular degeneration.
in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Dherani M
(2008)
Blood levels of vitamin C, carotenoids and retinol are inversely associated with cataract in a North Indian population.
in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Price J
(2013)
A consensus for change: parent and professional perspectives on care for children at the end-of-life.
in Issues in comprehensive pediatric nursing
Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration
(2009)
Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease.
in JAMA
Cardwell CR
(2010)
Exposure to oral bisphosphonates and risk of esophageal cancer.
in JAMA
Appleton KM
(2013)
Depression and mortality: artifact of measurement and analysis?
in Journal of affective disorders
Kouvonen A
(2012)
Social participation and maintaining recommended waist circumference: prospective evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging.
in Journal of aging and health
Baird LG
(2010)
Lipid content and fatty acid composition of the digital cushion of bulls offered different amounts of linseed.
in Journal of animal science
Bailey DM
(2010)
Sedentary aging increases resting and exercise-induced intramuscular free radical formation.
in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
Bleakley C
(2011)
Epidemiology of adolescent rugby injuries: a systematic review.
in Journal of athletic training
Haseen F
(2010)
The effect of androgen deprivation therapy on body composition in men with prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.
in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
Corry M
(2013)
Developing complex interventions for nursing: a critical review of key guidelines.
in Journal of clinical nursing
Mills ME
(2009)
Does a patient-held quality-of-life diary benefit patients with inoperable lung cancer?
in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Linden GJ
(2008)
Persistently raised C-reactive protein levels are associated with advanced periodontal disease.
in Journal of clinical periodontology
Linden GJ
(2009)
Antioxidants and periodontitis in 60-70-year-old men.
in Journal of clinical periodontology
Johnston PC
(2013)
Placental protein tyrosine nitration and MAPK in type 1 diabetic pre-eclampsia: Impact of antioxidant vitamin supplementation.
in Journal of diabetes and its complications
Taylor T
(2010)
Valuing algal bloom in the Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria: a choice experiments approach.
in Journal of environmental management
Hunter RF
(2022)
Investigating the impact of a 20 miles per hour speed limit intervention on road traffic collisions, casualties, speed and volume in Belfast, UK: 3 year follow-up outcomes of a natural experiment.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Evans RE
(2021)
How can we adapt complex population health interventions for new contexts? Progressing debates and research priorities.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Patterson L
(2013)
Prescribing for weight loss in primary care: evidence from a population based study.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
McCann M
(2012)
Why is housing tenure associated with a lower risk of admission to a nursing or residential home? Wealth, health and the incentive to keep 'my home'.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Maguire A
(2016)
Residential segregation, dividing walls and mental health: a population-based record linkage study
in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Ramsay S
(2013)
The relationship between informal caregiving and mortality: an analysis using the ONS Longitudinal Study of England and Wales.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Väänänen A
(2011)
Organisational merger and psychiatric morbidity: a prospective study in a changing work organisation.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Hallinan P
(2011)
Factor structure and validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a sample of mentally disordered offenders
in Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
McCorry NK
(2009)
Perceptions of exercise among people who have not attended cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction.
in Journal of health psychology
Dempster M
(2011)
Do changes in illness perceptions predict changes in psychological distress among oesophageal cancer survivors?
in Journal of health psychology
Pettigrew KA
(2010)
Resequencing of the CCL5 and CCR5 genes and investigation of variants for association with diabetic nephropathy.
in Journal of human genetics
Currie D
(2009)
Association of microsatellite markers on chromosomes 6q27 region and 10p15 region with end-stage renal disease in a UK renal transplant population.
in Journal of human genetics
Blacher J
(2010)
Residual cardiovascular risk in treated hypertension and hyperlipidaemia: the PRIME Study.
in Journal of human hypertension
Logan KJ
(2010)
Adoption and maintenance of a Mediterranean diet in patients with coronary heart disease from a Northern European population: a pilot randomised trial of different methods of delivering Mediterranean diet advice.
in Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
Van De Laar RJ
(2011)
Continuing smoking between adolescence and young adulthood is associated with higher arterial stiffness in young adults: the Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project.
in Journal of hypertension
Scott D
(2009)
The mental health needs of women detained in police custody
in Journal of Mental Health
Clark EM
(2011)
Children with low muscle strength are at an increased risk of fracture with exposure to exercise.
in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions
Hughes S
(2012)
The Kurtzke EDSS rank stability increases 4 years after the onset of multiple sclerosis: results from the MSBase Registry.
in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
Ahola K
(2012)
Burnout and behavior-related health risk factors: results from the population-based Finnish Health 2000 study.
in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Tully MA
(2011)
UNISTEP (university students exercise and physical activity) study: a pilot study of the effects of accumulating 10,000 steps on health and fitness among university students.
in Journal of physical activity & health
Hoekstra T
(2008)
Associations between aerobic and muscular fitness and cardiovascular disease risk: the northern Ireland young hearts study.
in Journal of physical activity & health
Calvert C
(2010)
Multi-pulse scheme for enhancing electron localization through vibrational wavepacket manipulation
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Nepstad R
(2009)
Dynamic resonances and tunnelling in the multiphoton ionization of argon
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Calvert C
(2008)
Quantum chessboards in the deuterium molecular ion
in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Dempster M
(2011)
Illness perceptions among carer-survivor dyads are related to psychological distress among Oesophageal cancer survivors.
in Journal of psychosomatic research
Title | Inside out: What you don't see - {RMB} |
Description | 'Inside Out: What You Don't See' was an exhibition held at the Naughton Gallery, Queen's University Belfast. It consisted of fifteen pieces of art produced by prisoners in HMP Maghaberry who attended the Donard Day Centre (a mental health facility). The artwork explores issues of mental health and how prison impacts on the well-being of prisoners and their families. The project was a collaboration between the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHCT), Prison Arts Foundation and Queen's University Belfast. |
Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | The project helped to highlight the benefits of creative interventions for prisoners. This has led to an increased level of provision of art interventions in the Donard Day Centre and in other parts of the Northern Ireland prison estate. The exhibition also helped to increase public awareness of the public health implications of imprisonment. |
Description | The final report to funders has not changed but there continue to be multiple academic outputs (separately listed elsewhere) |
Exploitation Route | KTE activities from academic outputs AND new UKPRP grant applications |
Sectors | Education Environment Healthcare |
Description | Dr Ruth Hunter and Professor Frank Kee have been invited to sit on a regional policy group devising the next Physical Activity and Sports strategy for Northern Ireland |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | DEL PhD studentship to study the Good Behaviour Game in Primary Schools (Joanne Mulgrew) |
Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of Northern Ireland |
Department | Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2015 |
End | 09/2018 |
Description | Santander mobility scholarship - {RMB} |
Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Santander Bank |
Sector | Private |
Country | United States |
Start | 04/2014 |
End | 07/2014 |
Description | National Cancer Institute - {AKu} |
Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Department | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Dr Andrew Kunzmann conducted statistical analyses and is currently in the process of producing two manuscripts regarding the associations between dietary fibre and fruit and vegetable intakes and risk of colorectal neoplasms. |
Collaborator Contribution | They have provided guidance via teleconferences and have provided access to the data. |
Impact | None as yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | Careers in international health : what next? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | Cork metropolitan area : smarter travel area national competition |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Event: HIA forum : how HIA can support local govt and health promotion action on sustainable travel |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.publichealth.ie/files/file/HIA/Ian%20Winning%20Smarter%20Travel%20Area%20national%20compe... |
Description | Death and its determinants |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at seminar organised by the Centre of Excellence for Public Health |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Ethnic variations in developmental experiences in children |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | Expert panel discussion on mental health in prisons - {RMB} |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Panel discussion involving the mental health commissioner for the Public Health Agency, the director of offender policy and operations (Northern Ireland Prison Service), a former prisoner who works as an outreach worker for a charitable organisation, and a retired art therapist who previously worked for the Probation Board Northern Ireland. 91 people attended 20 from an academic background, 56 from the public sector, and 15 from the 3rd sector. Question and answer session with panel and audience surrounding the themes of mental health in prison, the benefits of arts based interventions and the need for greater public debate regarding public health in prisons. Provided platform for networking between university staff and students with public sector and 3rd sector stakeholders. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
Description | Getting whole populations to move more |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | HIA concepts & opportunities |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | HIA training course |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Introduction to health impact assessment |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | HIA introductory session |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Introduction to the obesity hub |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at regional launch of the obesity hub |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network (PHSRN) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Guest speaker at the Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland away day. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.med.qub.ac.uk/review/Peter_Craig_MRC_PHSRN/player.html |
Description | Pharmacoepidemiology : an application of epidemiological methods |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Presentations made by members of the NICOLA scientific team at the launch of the report of the initial findings of the 1st Wave of the NICOLA CAPI survey. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | The NICOLA Scientific team presented the initial findings of the 1st wave of the CAPI survey. The Commissioner for Older people also joined with the NICOLA scientific team in highlighting the importance of the findings and a senior civil servant (Ms Bernie Rooney, Head of the Social Inclusion Unit at the Department for Communities) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Health (Professor Young) made responses to the findings and highlighted the importance of the study to policy making.Professor Kee on behalf of the NICOLA team gave two broadcast interviews ((BBC Northern Ireland and Radio Foyle) higlighting some of the findings. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Report of the commission on social determinants of health |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | Stemnet : what is stemnet? |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Participants in your research or patient groups |
Results and Impact | W5 is the regional contract holder for delivery of Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) Programmes in Northern Ireland and Chief Executive, Dr Sally Montgomery will give an overview of STEMNET at 11:00hrs on the 2nd of September 2011, 2nd floor seminar room ICSB, RVH. http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/events/CurrentEvents/EventStore/Name,250289,en.html |
Description | The SPHERE study secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice : a cluster RCT of tailored practice and patient care plans |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | for the SPHERE study team |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
Description | The effect of socioeconomic status on outcomes in cystic fibrosis |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Studies across the world have consistently shown that people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds experience worse health than those in more socio-economically advantaged positions. In the UK and internationally policies are being implemented to try to reduce these inequalities, with limited success. In order to develop more effective interventions we need a better understanding of how these health differences are generated and maintained. This study aims to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on clinical outcomes, healthcare use and employment opportunities in people with cystic fibrosis. Because cystic fibrosis is genetically determined, this offers an opportunity to investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on health and social outcomes, in a chronic condition without a socioeconomic gradient in incidence. Using longitudinal modeling techniques, I am analysing the national cystic fibrosis registers from the UK and Denmark to investigate relationships with health inequalities. For example, are there differences in lung function, access to healthcare, survival, educational attainment and employment, for people living in different socio-economic circumstances? These insights will inform the development of policies to improve public health and patient care for people with cystic fibrosis and more generally. David Taylor-Robinson is a Clinical Lecturer in Public Health, and an MRC Population Health Scientist Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Policy at the University of Liverpool. His Fellowship project involves exploring pathways to health inequalities by undertaking a longitudinal analysis of the UK and Danish Cystic Fibrosis Registers. Previously he trained in paediatrics at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, and is broadly interested in issues of child public health. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | The future of medical publishing |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreofExcellenceforPublicHealthNorthernIreland/SeminarSeries... |
Description | The relationship between policy and research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Seminar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://coe.qub.ac.uk/index.php/seminar-series.html |
Description | Undertaking a health impact assessment on the cardiovascular service framework |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | Presented at launch of the health impact assessment of the Northern Ireland cardiovascular service framework |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity |
Description | What can biomarkers tell us about cardiovascular disease and death |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | |
Results and Impact | CoE Seminar Series |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | |
URL | http://www.publichealth.ie/events/external |