Ivan J Perry
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 374675 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ivan J Perry |
| NOMBRES | Ivan J |
| APELLIDO | Perry |
| FIRMA | PERRY I J |
| AFILIACIONES | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4965-9792 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 65 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 65 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1994 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Relationships between childhood adversity and inflammatory biomarkers in adulthood
This study provides evidence that ACE exposure may be associated with more pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic profiles in adulthood. Associations differed according to ACE subtype, and sex differences exist, which may influence cardiometabolic risk
Determinants of receiving child protection and welfare services following initial assessment
Association of adverse childhood experiences with lipid profiles and atherogenic risk indices in a middle-to-older aged population
This study provides evidence that ACEs are common among older adults in Ireland and are associated with unfavourable lipid profiles and derived atherogenic risk indices
Factors Influencing Fidelity to a Calorie Posting Policy in Public Hospitals
Background: Labelling menus with nutrition information has increasingly become an important obesity policy option. While much research to-date has focused on determining its effectiveness, few studies report the extent to which menu labelling is implemented as designed. The aim of this study was to explore factors influencing fidelity to a calorie posting policy in Irish acute public hospitals. Methods: A mixed methods sequential explanatory stud…
Relationships between age at first substance use and persistence of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder
Among people who report past cannabis use, it is those with a more precocious pattern of early use of substances, including alcohol, and especially tobacco and cannabis, who are more likely to report ongoing, heavy and problematic cannabis use. Secondary prevention initiatives should prioritise people with a pattern of very early onset substance use
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children
Objective: To provide baseline evidence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in a sample of Irish children prior to the introduction of the SSB tax; to identify the energy contribution of SSB to daily energy intake; and to explore the association between SSB consumption and overweight/obesity. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Primary schools in Cork, Ireland in 2012. Participants: 1075 boys and girls aged 8–11 years. SSB consumpti…
A national case fatality study of drugs taken in intentional overdose
Understanding engagement in a family-focused, multicomponent, childhood weight management programme delivered in the community setting
Objective To describe public health nurses’ (PHN) experiences of referring to, and families’ experiences of being referred to, a multicomponent, community-based, childhood weight management programme and to provide insight into families’ motivation to participate in and complete treatment. Design Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and the draw-and-write technique. Setting Two geographical regions in the south and west of Ireland. …
Implementation of a Calorie Menu Labeling Policy in Public Hospitals
Background: Promotion of good nutrition is essential for reducing the risk of chronic disease and premature death. Evidence shows menu labeling interventions should be implemented in workplaces as part of a comprehensive approach to improve employees' dietary habits; however, implementation challenges have arisen. This article describes a protocol for a multiple case study to explore the factors that impact on implementation of a calorie menu lab…
An evaluation and exploration of Irish food-service businesses’ uptake of and attitudes towards a voluntary government-led menu energy (calorie) labelling initiative
Objective To investigate the uptake of and attitudes towards a voluntary government-led energy (calorie) menu labelling initiative in Ireland among a representative sample of food-service businesses and to inform further actions that may need to be undertaken to facilitate successful implementation. Design A mixed-methods approach, incorporating a national telephone survey, structured observation visits and semi-structured interviews. Setting Twe…
Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
The proposal to introduce a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill marks a significant development in Ireland’s alcohol policymaking landscape. While the Bill has generated support from public health advocates, it has also raised considerable opposition, particularly from industry. This analysis aims to examine the debate around this Bill using the theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis and applying Carol Bacchi’s What’s the Problem Represent…
A systematic review of methods to assess intake of sugar-sweetened beverages among healthy European adults and children
Objective Research indicates that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) may be associated with negative health consequences. However, differences between assessment methods can affect the comparability of intake data across studies. The current review aimed to identify methods used to assess SSB intake among children and adults in pan-European studies and to inform the development of the DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) to…
A systematic review of methods to assess intake of fruits and vegetables among healthy European adults and children
Objective Evidence suggests that health benefits are associated with consuming recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (F&V), yet standardised assessment methods to measure F&V intake are lacking. The current review aims to identify methods to assess F&V intake among children and adults in pan-European studies and inform the development of the DEDIPAC (DEterminants of DIet and Physical Activity) toolbox of methods suitable for use in future …
Dietary quality in children and the role of the local food environment
Diet is a modifiable contributor to many chronic diseases including childhood obesity. The local food environment may influence children's diet but this area of research is understudied. This study explores if distance to and the number of supermarkets and convenience stores in the local area around households are associated with dietary quality in nine year olds whilst controlling for household level socio-economic factors. This is a secondary a…
Protective lifestyle behaviours and depression in middle-aged Irish men and women
Objective To examine the association between protective lifestyle behaviours (PLB) and depression in middle-aged Irish adults. Design Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study. PLB (non-smoker, moderate alcohol, physical activity, adequate fruit and vegetable intake) were assessed using a general health and lifestyle questionnaire and a validated FFQ. Depression was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. A score…
A typology of alcohol consumption among young people – A narrative synthesis
Background Currently, alcohol consumption levels are significantly higher among younger age groups. However, previous research has noted the diversity of motivations and patterns. These patterns of drinking have yet to be synthesised into a typology. The aim of the current study was to synthesise information from studies that produced types of alcohol consumption among young people. Method Quantitative and qualitative literature investigating the…
The use of a dietary quality score as a predictor of childhood overweight and obesity
The findings suggest that diet quality may be an important factor in childhood obesity. A simple DQS developed from a short dietary assessment tool is significantly associated with childhood obesity
Optimal central obesity measurement site for assessing cardiometabolic and type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged adults
Assessing cardiometabolic risk in middle-aged adults using body mass index and waist-height ratio. Are two indices better than one
Characteristics of small areas with high rates of hospital-treated self-harm
BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown an inconsistent relationship between the spatial distribution of hospital treated self-harm and area-level factors such as deprivation and social fragmentation. However, many of these studies have been confined to urban centres, with few focusing on rural settings and even fewer studies carried out at a national level. Furthermore, no previous research has investigated if travel time to hospital services ca…
Chronic disease burden associated with overweight and obesity in Ireland
Overweight and obesity are major contributors to the burden of chronic disease in the population. The achievement of a relatively modest reduction in average BMI in the population has the potential to make a significant impact on the burden of chronic disease
A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents
Capturing changes in dietary patterns among older adults
Objective Data-driven approaches to dietary patterns are under-utilized; latent class analyses (LCA) are particularly rare. The present study used an LCA to identify subgroups of people with similar dietary patterns, explore changes in dietary patterns over a 10-year period and relate these dynamics to sociodemographic factors and health outcomes. Design The 1998 baseline and 2008 follow-up of the Cork and Kerry Diabetes and Heart Disease Study. …
Age-period-cohort analysis for trends in body mass index in Ireland
We notice a generally positive age and period effect but a slightly negative cohort effect. Knowing this, we have a better understanding of the different risk groups which allows for effective public intervention measures to be designed and targeted for these specific population subgroups
Time Use and Daily Activities of Late Adolescents in Contemporary Ireland
An occupational perspective of public health embraces a holistic view of the lifestyles of groups of people and how lifestyles influence health (Hocking, 2011). Adolescents, as a defined population group, are being positioned at the centre of global health practice, in the belief that investment in the well-being of young people yields a return for the whole of society into the future. Despite the fact that Ireland has the youngest population in …
Bullying victimisation, self harm and associated factors in Irish adolescent boys
The area-level association between hospital-treated deliberate self-harm, deprivation and social fragmentation in Ireland
BACKGROUND: The extensive literature on the area-level association between socioeconomic characteristics and suicide indicates that the more deprived and socially fragmented an area, the higher its suicide rate. Relatively few studies have examined the association between the incidence of non-fatal suicidal behaviour and area characteristics. AIM: This study investigated the area-level association between hospital-treated deliberate self-harm, de…
Irish exceptionalism? local food environments and dietary quality
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether distance to and density of food outlets within the local area have an impact on individual dietary quality, controlling for the socioeconomic characteristics of individuals and their households. METHODS: An analysis of the Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland (SLÁN), a two-stage clustered sample of 10,364 individuals aged 18+ from the Republic of Ireland. Socioeconomic status was measured using net…
Time Use and Daily Activities of Late Adolescents in Contemporary Ireland
An occupational perspective of public health embraces a holistic view of the lifestyles of groups of people and how lifestyles influence health (Hocking, 2011). Adolescents, as a defined population group, are being positioned at the centre of global health practice, in the belief that investment in the well-being of young people yields a return for the whole of society into the future. Despite the fact that Ireland has the youngest population in …
Ireland’s Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
The proposal to introduce a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill marks a significant development in Ireland’s alcohol policymaking landscape. While the Bill has generated support from public health advocates, it has also raised considerable opposition, particularly from industry. This analysis aims to examine the debate around this Bill using the theoretical framework of critical discourse analysis and applying Carol Bacchi’s What’s the Problem Represent…
Characteristics of small areas with high rates of hospital-treated self-harm
BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown an inconsistent relationship between the spatial distribution of hospital treated self-harm and area-level factors such as deprivation and social fragmentation. However, many of these studies have been confined to urban centres, with few focusing on rural settings and even fewer studies carried out at a national level. Furthermore, no previous research has investigated if travel time to hospital services ca…
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Violence
Violence is one of the most important causes of suffering and death on the planet. The incidence of different forms of violence varies markedly within and between populations with high rates of violence driven largely by poverty and social injustice and sustained by inept policy responses rooted in legal and moral frameworks. Violence therefore poses a major challenge for public health which is the discipline concerned with assuring the condition…
Risk factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Non-Smokers
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Asymptomatic hyperglycaemia and major ischaemic heart disease events in Britain
OBJECTIVE--To examine the association between non-fasting serum glucose concentrations and major ischaemic heart disease (IHD) events (fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction). DESIGN--A prospective study. SUBJECTS--A population based sample of 7735 middle aged British men. Known diabetics, men with a glucose concentration > or = 11.1 mmol/l at screening, and hypertensive patients taking regular medication were excluded from the analysis. With …
Dietary patterns in middle-aged Irish men and women defined by cluster analysis
Objectives: To identify and characterise dietary patterns in a middle-aged Irish population sample and study associations between these patterns, sociodemographic and anthropometric variables and major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Design: A cross-sectional study. Subjects and methods: A group of 1473 men and women were sampled from 17 general practice lists in the South of Ireland. A total of 1018 attended for screening, with a respon…
Prevalence of overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland
These figures confirm the emergence of the obesity epidemic among children in Ireland, a wealthy country with the European Union. The results serve to underpin the urgency of implementing broad intersectoral measures to reduce calorie intake and increase levels of physical activity, particularly among children
The area-level association between hospital-treated deliberate self-harm, deprivation and social fragmentation in Ireland
BACKGROUND: The extensive literature on the area-level association between socioeconomic characteristics and suicide indicates that the more deprived and socially fragmented an area, the higher its suicide rate. Relatively few studies have examined the association between the incidence of non-fatal suicidal behaviour and area characteristics. AIM: This study investigated the area-level association between hospital-treated deliberate self-harm, de…
The cumulative effect of core lifestyle behaviours on the prevalence of hypertension and dyslipidemia
Our findings of a strong inverse association between low risk behaviours and two of the traditional risk factors for CVD highlight the importance of 'the causes of the causes' and the potential for behaviour modification in CVD prevention at a population level
Neighbourhood perceptions of physical activity
In the context of physical activity, health promoters need to be conscious of the difficulties that individuals feel in relation to bodily appearance and the pressure to comply with societal standards. This may be particularly relevant in low income settings where insufficient allocation of resources and social supports means that individuals have less opportunity to attend to physical activity than individuals living in higher income settings
The prevalence of self-reported deliberate self harm in Irish adolescents
DSH is a significant problem in Irish adolescents and the vast majority do not come to the attention of health services. Innovative solutions for prevention and intervention are required to tackle DSH in adolescents
Violence
Violence is one of the most important causes of suffering and death on the planet. The incidence of different forms of violence varies markedly within and between populations with high rates of violence driven largely by poverty and social injustice and sustained by inept policy responses rooted in legal and moral frameworks. Violence therefore poses a major challenge for public health which is the discipline concerned with assuring the condition…
Food poverty and dietary quality
examined and compared treatment of Ma ori (Indigenous) and non-Ma ori New Zealanders with colon cancer. Methods: From the New Zealand Cancer Registry we identified a population-based cohort of 629 patients diagnosed with colon cancer between 1996 and 2003. We reviewed medical notes and compared surgical and oncology treatment in Ma ori and non-Ma ori patients. We adjusted treatment differences for tumour characteristics, patient comorbidity and t…
The heights and weights of Irish children from the post-war era to the Celtic tiger
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a significant global health issue. National level data on long-term secular trends are relatively sparse. METHODS: Data were obtained from three large-scale surveys of school-aged children in Ireland involving measurements of height and weight in 1948, the 1970s and 2002. RESULTS: Significant increases in height and weight were observed in both boys and girls and in all age groups across the decades. The increases…
A 10-year decline in self-recognition of obesity
Child Health Record (PCHR).The study population was a subsample of children from ALSPAC who had height/length or weight measured both at an ALSPAC clinic and in the PCHR within two months of the ALSPAC clinic.Since ALSPAC and PCHR measurements were taken at slightly different ages, and since young children grow rapidly, comparisons needed to take account of age differences of measurements.To allow for this, comparisons were made between standard …
Temporal trends in misclassification patterns of measured and self-report based body mass index categories - findings from three population surveys in Ireland
BMI values based on self-reported determinations of height and weight in population samples are underestimating the true prevalence of the obesity epidemic and this underestimation is increasing with time. The decreased sensitivity and consistently high specificity scores in the obese category across time, highlights the limitation of self-report based BMI classifications and the need for simple, readily comprehensible indicators of obesity
P40 Local food environments and dietary quality
Introduction Dietary quality is an important predictor of health outcome and plays a prominent role in premature death from a number of chronic health conditions including cardiovascular disease and some cancers. Socio-economic gradients in food consumption are observed worldwide. Inadequate nutritional intake and poor dietary habits are also associated with food poverty, a well documented global public health problem, which is a complex and mult…
The incidence and repetition of hospital-treated deliberate self-harm in Ireland
Background Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the strongest risk factors for suicide and a significant public health problem in its own right. Nationally representative data on the incidence, repetition and determinants of DSH are sparse. Objective To establish the incidence and risk of repetition of hospital-treated DSH in Ireland. Setting The Republic of Ireland. Design Surveillance of presentations to hospital emergency departments as part o…
P43 Dietary salt intake in Irish adults
Objectives To estimate dietary salt intakes in the Irish population, including variation by age, sex, and measures of obesity. Design Two cross-sectional studies. Settings and Participants (i) A nationally representative household sample of 10 364 adults, 62% response rate (SLAN study), (ii) samples of adults aged from 18–81 years (N=599) recruited from the general population, a worksite screening exercise and third level students (Safefood study…
P07 Improving the quality of diabetes care
Objective Health professionals are key players in the success or failure of quality management depending on their willingness to accept and adapt to changes in practice. The aim of this study was to explore GPs' experiences of providing diabetes care and their thoughts on the factors affecting its development. Design Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with GPs to explore their experience of care provision in Ireland, opinions o…
Has your work worked you too hard
Objective In the present paper, we examine the association between manual work, resultant functional limitations and reduced ability to carry out daily activities of living (ADL), in older age. We hypothesise that manual workers as opposed to non-manual workers suffer, in older age, functional limitations and reduced ability to carry out ADL. This study is of great importance owing to our ageing Irish population and an ailing health service. Meth…
P42 The impact of a catering initiative in determining food choices and salt intake in the public sector
Background The epidemic of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases are due to a considerable increase in energy intake from sugar, fat and salt in addition to a decreasing level of physical activity. Due to changes in modern lifestyles, individuals now depend on out-of-home eating. There is evidence that the catering sector can have a pivotal role in influencing our food choices. Objective To examine whether a structured catering initiative cou…
Bullying victimisation, self harm and associated factors in Irish adolescent boys
Challenging the role of social norms regarding body weight as an explanation for weight, height, and BMI misreporting biases
A novel non-linear approach to examining weight, height, and BMI misreporting biases was developed. Perceiving oneself as too heavy appears to reduce rather than exacerbate weight, height, and BMI misreporting biases
Sociodemographic, lifestyle, mental health and dietary factors associated with direction of misreporting of energy intake
Objective To estimate the extent of under- and over-reporting, to examine associations with misreporting and sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics and mental health status and to identify differential reporting in micro- and macronutrient intake and quality of diet. Design A health and lifestyle questionnaire and a semi-quantitative FFQ were completed as part of the 2007 Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition. Energy intake (EI) an…
The impact of a workplace catering initiative on dietary intakes of salt and other nutrients
Objective Owing to modern lifestyles, individuals are dependent on out-of-home eating. The catering sector can have a pivotal role in influencing our food choices. The objective of the present study was to examine the impact of a structured catering initiative on food choices in a public sector workplace setting. Design A cross-sectional comparison study in two hospitals, one of which had implemented a catering initiative designed to provide nutr…
Sociodemographic, health and lifestyle predictors of poor diets
Objective Poor-quality diet, regarded as an important contributor to health inequalities, is linked to adverse health outcomes. We investigated sociodemographic and lifestyle predictors of poor-quality diet in a population sample. Design A cross-sectional analysis of the Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN). Diet was assessed using an FFQ ( n 9223, response rate = 89 %), from which a dietary score (the DASH (Dietary Approaches to S…
Irish exceptionalism? local food environments and dietary quality
OBJECTIVE: To explore whether distance to and density of food outlets within the local area have an impact on individual dietary quality, controlling for the socioeconomic characteristics of individuals and their households. METHODS: An analysis of the Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland (SLÁN), a two-stage clustered sample of 10,364 individuals aged 18+ from the Republic of Ireland. Socioeconomic status was measured using net…
Medicine (63 obras) · Environmental health (42 obras) · Demography (30 obras) · Internal Medicine (29 obras) · Gerontology (28 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 obras) · Population (23 obras) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (22 obras) · Obesity (20 obras) · Demography (16 obras)