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Published: 23 January 2024
The efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in adult populations: An evidence review
The Medical Cannabis Access Programme in Ireland currently provides access to cannabis to patients with one of three conditions when other treatments have not been successful. The three conditions are spasticity (stiff and/or rigid muscles) associated with multiple sclerosis, nausea and vomiting associated with...
Published: 19 December 2023
Health Research in Action
This year’s Health Research in Action highlights some of the many notable impacts and outcomes of the Health Research Board’s work. It includes a snapshot in numbers of our activity during 2022, followed by 29 success stories from our wide-ranging health and social care research portfolio.
The stories...
Published: 19 December 2023
Primary prevention of dental caries: An evidence review
The purpose of this overview of reviews was to provide evidence to assist with the development of clinical guidelines on the primary prevention of dental caries in primary, permanent, and mixed dentition.
Caries (dental decay) is a disease of the hard tissues of the teeth...
Published: 12 September 2023
Cost, safety, and environmental impact of reprocessing single-use medical devices. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Since May 2021, European Union member states were required to adopt a legislative stance on single use medical device (SUD) reprocessing i.e. a process including cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and related procedures, as well as testing and restoring the technical and functional safety of the used device. The main...
Published: 11 July 2023
Overview of people engaging with disability services in Ireland, 2022
Bulletin from the National Ability Supports System (NASS) on data provided by disability service providers for people engaging with services through the HSE disability budget in 2022.
Published: 19 December 2022
Health Research in Action 2021
This year’s Health Research in Action highlights some of the many notable impacts and outcomes of the Health Research Board’s work during 2021 across health and social care in Ireland, all of which made a real difference to people’s health, the health system, society, and the economy.
Published: 10 November 2022
Impact of community water fluoridation on systemic health excluding oral health. An evidence review
Community water fluoridation was introduced in Ireland in 1964 as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. It is important for policymakers to keep up to date with the international research on the effects of community water fluoridation, so that the benefits and possible harms are known.
Publication (PDF, 3 MB) Published: 23 May 2022
Promoting workplace health and well-being through culture change. An evidence review.
Under the auspices of Healthy Ireland, the Department of Health is leading the development of the National Healthy Workplace Framework in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The framework aims to drive engagement and identify effective approaches to health improvement in all...
Published: 15 March 2022
Management of non-cavitated and cavitated caries in primary, permanent, and mixed dentition. An evidence review
The purpose of this overview of reviews is to provide evidence to assist with the development of clinical guidelines on the management of non-cavitated and cavitated caries in primary and permanent teeth. Cavitated caries include caries in both crown and root of the tooth.
Caries...
Published: 01 March 2022
Predictors of access to healthcare professionals for people with intellectual disability in Ireland
The Irish National Intellectual Disability Database is updated annually and in 2017 contained records for nearly 22,000 persons aged 15 years and over. Information was extracted on the contacts each person had with one of eight health professionals in the years 2007, 2012 and 2017. Over these years, there was an increase in...
Published: 09 February 2022
Gambling in the Republic of Ireland: Results from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey
This report presents the findings from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey (NDAS) on the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling in the general population in Ireland. While the main objective of the 2019–20 NDAS was to determine the prevalence and patterns of drug use (including alcohol and...
Published: 14 December 2021
Health Research in Action 2020
This year’s Health Research in Action highlights some of the many notable impacts and outcomes of the Health Research Board’s work during 2020 across health and social care in Ireland, all of which made a real difference to people’s health, the health system, society, and economy.
Published: 30 July 2021
Linking care bands to resource allocation for home support and long-term residential care. An evidence review
Many different reimbursement systems exist for providers offering healthcare to service users in their homes or residential settings. Under case mix classification systems, service users are sorted into “care bands”, which group together service users with similar levels of care needs. Funding and resources are then...
Published: 28 July 2021
Reablement in the home for people aged 65 years and over: components, effectiveness, and influencing factors. An evidence review
Reablement services help older people accommodate illness or disability by helping them to learn or re-learn skills necessary for daily living. They are typically provided for a period of 6-12 weeks, and during this period they seek to enable older people to be as independent as possible in their day-to-day lives. The...
Published: 01 July 2021
People with intellectual disability in Ireland are still dying young
People with intellectual disability die younger than their non-disabled peers. In recent years, greater attention has been paid to closing the gap. However, evidence that this is being achieved is limited by the dearth of longitudinal, national data.
Published: 02 June 2021
NASS annual report 2020 - disability service use and need
This report provides:
- A profile of the 36,649 people with a disability reviewed on NASS in 2020;
- Details of the HSE disability-funded services currently availed of, and those required now or within the next five years.
Supplementary reports on service users with an intellectual...
Published: 13 May 2021
Family carers of people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland: Changes over 10 years
Data were obtained on nearly 20,000 Irish children and adults living in various family care arrangements in 2007, 2012, and 2017. Over 10 years, the percentage increase in adult persons living with family carers was three times higher than the rise in the general population, with people aged 50 years and over having the...
Published: 30 March 2021
Evidence review of drug treatment services for people who are homeless and use drugs
People who are homeless have complex and challenging lives. They tend to have worse physical and mental health, and are more likely to report problem substance use, than the general population. Substance use is more prevalent among people who are homeless than in the general population, and providing support services and...
Published: 24 February 2021
Housing with Support for Older People. An evidence review
Housing with support is purpose-built, non-institutional accommodation where older people have their own front door and where support or care services are available. The implementation of housing with support for older people is rapidly expanding, particularly as life expectancy is increasing throughout the world. This...
Published: 10 December 2020
Health Research in Action
Health Research in Action describes the real and wide-ranging impact and success stories of the work produced and supported by the Health Research Board across many sectors of health and social care in Ireland, and how it's improving people’s health, the health system, society, and economy.
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