Women over 50 who use alcohol and their engagement with primary and preventative health services: a narrative review using a systematic approach.

Background: Women who are over 50 years are drinking alcohol in higher quantities and more frequently than in previous decades. Good engagement with primary care is crucial for women's physical and psychological health, particularly if they use alcohol. However, there is little known about the alcohol use of women over 50 and their use of primary care.

Title of research article: An exploration of nurses' knowledge, attitudes and intentions regarding restraint use in elderly residential care facilities.

Purpose: In Ireland, there is a regulatory focus on restraint minimisation in elderly residential care facilities. Consistent with this focus, this study aimed to explore and identify the relationship between nurses' knowledge levels, attitudes and intentions regarding physical restraint use in two large Irish elderly residential care facilities.

Design: A correlational and cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data on variables including nurses' education levels, years of experience and intentions toward restraint utilization.

Victimisation in urban primary schools of high-poverty areas: associations with health-related quality of life, depression and social support.

Background: Although a widespread issue, research on victimisation among primary school children in high-poverty regions is limited. The aim of this research was to explore victimisation incidence and associated mental health correlates from first-wave data of the 'Healthy Schools' programme in a high-poverty urban region.

Method: The study explored victimisation incidences among 458 Irish primary school children and associations with depression, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and social support.

Parenthood, Child Care, and Heroin Use: Outcomes After Three Years.

Background: Internationally there is a lack of measurement on the impact of childcare on people who use drugs.

Objectives: The aim of this article was to longitudinally measure drug use, familial and social status and criminal involvement between parents and nonparents who use heroin and have children in their care.

Methods: From 2003 to 2006, 404 participants were recruited to the Research Outcome Study in Ireland Evaluating Drug Treatment Effectiveness (ROSIE) as part of a longitudinal cohort study design.