http://hdl.handle.net/10147/197192 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:27 GMT 2013-05-24T20:05:27Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/361541/CARDI.png http://hdl.handle.net/10147/197192 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/232631 Title: CARDI Research Brief: A comparison of people seeking help at memory clinics in Belfast and Dublin Authors: Conor Breen Description: In 2011, CARDI funded a project led by Dr. Suzanne Barrett of the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, which aimed to examine and compare some of the characteristics of people seeking help at memory clinics in Belfast and Dublin. A Comparison of People Presenting with Symptoms of Dementia in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Barrett, et al., 2012) looked at two memory clinics, the Belfast City Hospital Clinic in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Mercer’s Memory Clinic at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). This research brief is based on the findings of the project, conducted as part of CARDI’s data mining programme, as well as additional research on the context of dementia care and diagnosis across the island of Ireland. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/232631 2012-06-11T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231876 Title: Focus on...loneliness and physical health Authors: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) Description: Loneliness is an important issue as it affects the physical and mental health of older people. The UK Campaign to End Loneliness, launched in 2011, states that while people are aware of the emotional problems of loneliness, few recognise the physical effects it may have. Understanding loneliness in public policy terms is difficult as it is a subjective state. Yet it is also an important issue for older people given the potential effects on mental health and physical well-being. This edition of CARDI’s Focus on series concentrates on these issues and examines some potential policy approaches to tackling loneliness in the older population. Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231876 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231872 Title: CARDI research brief: social exclusion and ageing in diverse rural communities Authors: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231872 2012-03-20T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231871 Title: CARDI research brief: age as a determining factor in the treatment of prostate cancer Authors: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) Description: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Ireland, with 3,609 cases diagnosed in 2008. A new study funded by CARDI states that the rate is 12 times higher in men aged 70+ than in younger men; deaths from prostate cancer are 74 times higher for men aged 70+ than for those under 70. The research, led by Dr Anna Gavin at the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, found that access to urologists and curative treatment has increased for all men since the mid-1990s. However older men are less likely to see a urologist or have radical treatment than younger men. The research was not able to identify the reasons for the variance in treatment of older men, which may reflect the clinical condition of older men, including the presence of other disease and their fitness for treatment. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/231871 2012-04-17T00:00:00Z