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Influencing policy and practice is work in progress

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Focusing on policy impact without a functioning regional devolved government required Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC NI) researchers and staff to develop new ways of influencing policy and practice in Northern Ireland.
Elizabeth Nelson, Dermot O'Reilly
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How effective are population health surveys for estimating prevalence of chronic conditions compared to anonymised clinical data?

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Population health surveys are used to record person-reported outcome measures for chronic health conditions and provide a useful source of data when evaluating potential disease burdens.
Tony Whiffen, Ashley Akbari, Tony Paget, Sarah Lowe, Ronan Lyons   +4 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commencement of psychotropic medications in Northern Ireland: a population-wide, administrative data linkage study.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objectives This study aimed to explore changes in commencement of psychotropic medications in first 20 months of the pandemic and associated restrictions in Northern Ireland (NI).
Lisa Kent, Dermot O'Reilly, Aideen Maguire   +2 more
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How does the local area deprivation influence life chances for children in poverty in Wales: A record linkage cohort study

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Objectives: Children growing up in poverty are less likely to achieve in school and more likely to experience mental health problems. This study examined factors in the local area that can help a child overcome the negative impact of poverty.
Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Tony Whiffen, Richard Fry, Sinead Brophy   +3 more
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Effectiveness of chatbots on COVID vaccine confidence and acceptance in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore

npj Digital Medicine, 2023
Chatbots have become an increasingly popular tool in the field of health services and communications. Despite chatbots’ significance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have performed a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of chatbots in ...
Kristi Yoonsup Lee, Saudamini Vishwanath Dabak, Vivian Hanxiao Kong, Minah Park, Shirley L. L. Kwok, Madison Silzle, Chayapat Rachatan, Alex Cook, Aly Passanante, Ed Pertwee, Zhengdong Wu, Javier A. Elkin, Heidi J. Larson, Eric H. Y. Lau, Kathy Leung, Joseph T. Wu, Leesa Lin   +16 more
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Age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland and Wales

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Previous studies suggest an association between age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Scotland and Wales have different school entry cut-off dates (six months apart) and policies on holding back children ...
Michael Fleming, Amrita Bandyopadhyay, James S. McLay, David Clark, Albert King, Daniel F. Mackay, Ronan A. Lyons, Kapil Sayal, Sinead Brophy, Jill P. Pell   +9 more
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Physical health disparities and severe mental illness: A longitudinal comparative cohort study using hospital data in Northern Ireland

European Psychiatry, 2023
Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) die prematurely, mostly due to preventable causes. Objective To examine multimorbidity and mortality in people living with SMI using linked administrative datasets.
Rachel McCarter, Michael Rosato, Annette Thampi, Ruth Barr, Gerard Leavey   +4 more
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What do register-based studies tell us about migrant mental health? A scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Previous studies investigating the mental health of migrants have shown mixed results. The increased availability of register data has led to a growing number of register-based studies in this research area. This is the first scoping review on
Kishan Patel, Anne Kouvonen, Ciara Close, Ari Väänänen, Dermot O’Reilly, Michael Donnelly   +5 more
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The Mental Health of Migrants in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Background Research has shown that the health of migrants can vary dramatically from the health of the settled population of their countries. Whilst migrant health has been studied in other areas of the UK, it is especially important to research the ...
Kishan Patel, Anne Kouvonen, Tania Bosqui, Ari Vannanen, Dermot O'Reilly   +4 more
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Effects of adjusting public health, travel, and social measures during the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination: a modelling study

The Lancet Public Health, 2021
Summary: Background: Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019, various public health and social measures (PHSMs) have been used to suppress and mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Kathy Leung, PhD, Joseph T Wu, ProfPhD, Gabriel M Leung, ProfMD   +2 more
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