Aideen Maguire
Biographic Data
| ID | 5103132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aideen Maguire |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aideen |
| FAMILY NAME | Maguire |
| SIGNATURE | MAGUIRE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3932-2109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups
Background: Underserved groups (USGs) face significant health inequalities, but studying these populations is often limited by small sample sizes and low participation in voluntary studies. Population-wide Census data provides an important opportunity to address some of these challenges. This study examined mortality outcomes among multiple USGs in Northern Ireland using Census-linked mortality data. Methods: We conducted a population-wide cohort…
Commercial or industrial use of mental health data for research
Background Routinely collected health data, such as that held by United Kingdom (UK) national health services (NHS), has important research uses. However, its use requires public trust and transparency. Access by commercial/industrial organisations is especially sensitive for the public, as is mental health (MH) data. Although existing MH data science guidelines emphasise patient/public involvement (PPI), they do not cover commercial uses specifi…
The management of Covid-19 in prisons – the case of Northern Ireland
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
Mortality risk following self‐harm in young people
Background Self‐harm is a recognised predictor of suicide and is most common in those aged under 25 years. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of young people who present with self‐harm; quantify the risk of suicide and other causes of death during follow up, and to identify factors associated with mortality risk. Methods The Northern Ireland Registry of Self‐Harm (NIRSH) is a national registry capturing complete data on a…
The association between self-reported mental health, medication record and suicide risk
Suicide mortality and mental ill health are increasing globally. Mental ill health can be measured in multiple ways. It is unclear which measure is most associated with suicide risk. This study explored the association between self-rated mental health and medication record and death by suicide. The 2011 Northern Ireland Census records of adults aged 18-74 years (n=1,098,967) were linked to a centralised database of dispensed prescription medicati…
Health costs and benefits associated with economic transitions
Deprivation is a major risk to population health, in particular when experienced during childhood. Poor health in the early years accumulates and is expressed in adult health inequalities. Policy makers may aim to mitigate against the ill effects of deprivation by trying to increase social mobility and facilitating moves towards better earnings and living conditions or by protecting against the effects of downward moves and the experience of depr…
Social variations in uptake of disability benefits
Ethnic density and risk of mental ill health – The case of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
Education as a predictor of antidepressant and anxiolytic medication use after bereavement
Education may protect against poor mental health, as measured by the use of antidepressant medication, post-bereavement, except in those bereaved by suicide. This is likely due to the improved cognitive, personal and psychological skills gained from time spent in education
The influence of mobility on mental health status in young people
Informal care-giving and mental ill-health - differential relationships by workload, gender, age and area-remoteness in a UK region
Informal care-giving can be a demanding role which has been shown to impact on physical, psychological and social well-being. Methodological weaknesses including small sample sizes and subjective measures of mental health have led to inconclusive evidence about the relationship between informal care-giving and mental ill-health. This paper reports on a study carried out in a UK region which investigated the relationship between informal care-givi…
The impact of childhood residential mobility on mental health outcomes in adolescence and early adulthood
BACKGROUND: Understanding the causes of poor mental health in early childhood and adolescence is important as this can be a significant determinant of mental well-being in later years. One potential and relatively unexplored factor is residential mobility in formative years. Previous studies have been relatively small and potentially limited due to methodological issues. The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early…
Residential segregation, dividing walls and mental health
BACKGROUND: Neighbourhood segregation has been described as a fundamental determinant of physical health, but literature on its effect on mental health is less clear. While most previous research has relied on conceptualised measures of segregation, Northern Ireland is unique as it contains physical manifestations of segregation in the form of segregation barriers (or 'peacelines') which can be used to accurately identify residential segregation.…
Does conurbation affect the risk of poor mental health? A population based record linkage study
Bereavement After Informal Caregiving
Objectives. We compared the mental health risk to unpaid caregivers bereaved of a care recipient with the risk to persons otherwise bereaved and to nonbereaved caregivers. Methods. We linked prescription records for antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs to characteristics and life-event data of members of the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (n = 317 264). Using a case-control design, we fitted logistic regression models, stratified by age, to m…
OP66 Stress in the City
Background Half the world’s population now live in cities and by 2030 this proportion will increase to two-thirds. There is growing concern over the negative implications for health associated with living in urban areas. Individuals living in cities are thought to be at an increased risk of cancer, heart attack, stroke and schizophrenia and cities are also associated with increased deprivation and disadvantage. Studies testing the association bet…
P2-523 Residential segregation and mental health in a post conflict society
Introduction Research shows conflict and racial/ethnic segregation leads to poor health. Northern Irelands emerging from over 30 years of civil disturbance but remains a society markedly segregated along religious lines with >70% population living in areas comprising >70% one religion. This study aims to determine if segregation is an independent predictor of psychological morbidity. Methods A geographical information system was used to produce a…
Does the use of psychotropic medications increase on entering a care home? A prospective pharmacoepidemiological study
Background There is ongoing concern about the extensive use of psychotropic agents in nursing and residential home care. These drugs have been described as ‘chemical restraints’ in that they can be used to sedate and subdue patients. However, it is possible that the high usage in this population reflects patient characteristics rather than treatment policies within institutions. Objectives To compare the use of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs…
P58 The death of social fragmentation
Background Social Fragmentation is the idea that isolation and disorganisation within an area influences individual health. Some, but not all, studies have shown it to be related to suicide and parasuicide risk, higher GHQ12 scores and higher admission rates for psychoses. The aim of this study is to determine if fragmentation per se affects mental health or if the association is due to other factors relating to fragmented areas. Methods A measur…
Informal care-giving and mental ill-health - differential relationships by workload, gender, age and area-remoteness in a UK region
Informal care-giving can be a demanding role which has been shown to impact on physical, psychological and social well-being. Methodological weaknesses including small sample sizes and subjective measures of mental health have led to inconclusive evidence about the relationship between informal care-giving and mental ill-health. This paper reports on a study carried out in a UK region which investigated the relationship between informal care-givi…
The impact of childhood residential mobility on mental health outcomes in adolescence and early adulthood
BACKGROUND: Understanding the causes of poor mental health in early childhood and adolescence is important as this can be a significant determinant of mental well-being in later years. One potential and relatively unexplored factor is residential mobility in formative years. Previous studies have been relatively small and potentially limited due to methodological issues. The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early…
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
The influence of mobility on mental health status in young people
Residential segregation, dividing walls and mental health
BACKGROUND: Neighbourhood segregation has been described as a fundamental determinant of physical health, but literature on its effect on mental health is less clear. While most previous research has relied on conceptualised measures of segregation, Northern Ireland is unique as it contains physical manifestations of segregation in the form of segregation barriers (or 'peacelines') which can be used to accurately identify residential segregation.…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
Social variations in uptake of disability benefits
Does conurbation affect the risk of poor mental health? A population based record linkage study
P58 The death of social fragmentation
Background Social Fragmentation is the idea that isolation and disorganisation within an area influences individual health. Some, but not all, studies have shown it to be related to suicide and parasuicide risk, higher GHQ12 scores and higher admission rates for psychoses. The aim of this study is to determine if fragmentation per se affects mental health or if the association is due to other factors relating to fragmented areas. Methods A measur…
P2-523 Residential segregation and mental health in a post conflict society
Introduction Research shows conflict and racial/ethnic segregation leads to poor health. Northern Irelands emerging from over 30 years of civil disturbance but remains a society markedly segregated along religious lines with >70% population living in areas comprising >70% one religion. This study aims to determine if segregation is an independent predictor of psychological morbidity. Methods A geographical information system was used to produce a…
Does the use of psychotropic medications increase on entering a care home? A prospective pharmacoepidemiological study
Background There is ongoing concern about the extensive use of psychotropic agents in nursing and residential home care. These drugs have been described as ‘chemical restraints’ in that they can be used to sedate and subdue patients. However, it is possible that the high usage in this population reflects patient characteristics rather than treatment policies within institutions. Objectives To compare the use of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs…
OP66 Stress in the City
Background Half the world’s population now live in cities and by 2030 this proportion will increase to two-thirds. There is growing concern over the negative implications for health associated with living in urban areas. Individuals living in cities are thought to be at an increased risk of cancer, heart attack, stroke and schizophrenia and cities are also associated with increased deprivation and disadvantage. Studies testing the association bet…
Does conurbation affect the risk of poor mental health? A population based record linkage study
Bereavement After Informal Caregiving
Objectives. We compared the mental health risk to unpaid caregivers bereaved of a care recipient with the risk to persons otherwise bereaved and to nonbereaved caregivers. Methods. We linked prescription records for antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs to characteristics and life-event data of members of the Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (n = 317 264). Using a case-control design, we fitted logistic regression models, stratified by age, to m…
Education as a predictor of antidepressant and anxiolytic medication use after bereavement
Education may protect against poor mental health, as measured by the use of antidepressant medication, post-bereavement, except in those bereaved by suicide. This is likely due to the improved cognitive, personal and psychological skills gained from time spent in education
The influence of mobility on mental health status in young people
Informal care-giving and mental ill-health - differential relationships by workload, gender, age and area-remoteness in a UK region
Informal care-giving can be a demanding role which has been shown to impact on physical, psychological and social well-being. Methodological weaknesses including small sample sizes and subjective measures of mental health have led to inconclusive evidence about the relationship between informal care-giving and mental ill-health. This paper reports on a study carried out in a UK region which investigated the relationship between informal care-givi…
The impact of childhood residential mobility on mental health outcomes in adolescence and early adulthood
BACKGROUND: Understanding the causes of poor mental health in early childhood and adolescence is important as this can be a significant determinant of mental well-being in later years. One potential and relatively unexplored factor is residential mobility in formative years. Previous studies have been relatively small and potentially limited due to methodological issues. The main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early…
Residential segregation, dividing walls and mental health
BACKGROUND: Neighbourhood segregation has been described as a fundamental determinant of physical health, but literature on its effect on mental health is less clear. While most previous research has relied on conceptualised measures of segregation, Northern Ireland is unique as it contains physical manifestations of segregation in the form of segregation barriers (or 'peacelines') which can be used to accurately identify residential segregation.…
Ethnic density and risk of mental ill health – The case of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
The association between self-reported mental health, medication record and suicide risk
Suicide mortality and mental ill health are increasing globally. Mental ill health can be measured in multiple ways. It is unclear which measure is most associated with suicide risk. This study explored the association between self-rated mental health and medication record and death by suicide. The 2011 Northern Ireland Census records of adults aged 18-74 years (n=1,098,967) were linked to a centralised database of dispensed prescription medicati…
Health costs and benefits associated with economic transitions
Deprivation is a major risk to population health, in particular when experienced during childhood. Poor health in the early years accumulates and is expressed in adult health inequalities. Policy makers may aim to mitigate against the ill effects of deprivation by trying to increase social mobility and facilitating moves towards better earnings and living conditions or by protecting against the effects of downward moves and the experience of depr…
Social variations in uptake of disability benefits
Mortality risk following self‐harm in young people
Background Self‐harm is a recognised predictor of suicide and is most common in those aged under 25 years. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of young people who present with self‐harm; quantify the risk of suicide and other causes of death during follow up, and to identify factors associated with mortality risk. Methods The Northern Ireland Registry of Self‐Harm (NIRSH) is a national registry capturing complete data on a…
Childhood contact with social services and risk of suicide or sudden death in young adulthood
BACKGROUND: Childhood out-of-home care is associated with premature death in adulthood, in particular death by suicide, accidents and violence. However, little is known about the mortality risk in the much larger population of adults that had contact with social services in childhood but never entered out-of-home care. We determine the association between all tiers of contact with children's social services and risk of suicide and other sudden de…
Changing Trends in Child Welfare Inequalities in Northern Ireland
Longitudinal research in England and Wales has identified increasing inequality in child welfare interventions, particularly with respect to children in the poorest areas coming into care. Although previous cross-sectional research has shown associations between area level deprivation and child welfare interventions to be weakest in Northern Ireland (NI), it remains unknown if this reflects wider trends over time. This study uses longitudinal adm…
The management of Covid-19 in prisons – the case of Northern Ireland
Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups
Background: Underserved groups (USGs) face significant health inequalities, but studying these populations is often limited by small sample sizes and low participation in voluntary studies. Population-wide Census data provides an important opportunity to address some of these challenges. This study examined mortality outcomes among multiple USGs in Northern Ireland using Census-linked mortality data. Methods: We conducted a population-wide cohort…
Commercial or industrial use of mental health data for research
Background Routinely collected health data, such as that held by United Kingdom (UK) national health services (NHS), has important research uses. However, its use requires public trust and transparency. Access by commercial/industrial organisations is especially sensitive for the public, as is mental health (MH) data. Although existing MH data science guidelines emphasise patient/public involvement (PPI), they do not cover commercial uses specifi…
Medicine (19 works) · Population (18 works) · Environmental health (16 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Mental health (13 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Logistic regression (7 works)