Dr. Catherine Mc Cabe
Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery
Biography
Dr McCabe is a Registered General Nurse with over 30 years experience in nursing and healthcare research, practice, and education. Her research interests and expertise are in the areas of: Digital Health; Acute/Critical care; Arts and Health and research methodology (RCT's and systematic review). Her current research focuses on integrated digital health and technology for clinical practice innovation, staff health and well-being and health education.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Chris Gastmans and Evelyne Mertens and Alvisa Palese and Brian Keogh and Francesca Apolloni and Johanna Wiisak and Catherine Mc Cabe and Maria Dimitriadou and Alessandro Galazzi and Michael Igoumenidis and Nikos Stefanopoulos and Paraskevi Charitou and Evridiki Papastavrou and Riitta Suhonen and Stefania Chiappinotto, Perspectives of nurses and patient representatives on the morally competent nurse: An international focus group study, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 8, 2025, p100296
McCabe, C. Connolly, L., Quintana, Y., Weir, A., Moen, A., Ingvar, M., Nauelaerts, K., McCann., M., Doyle, C., Hughes., M., Brenner, M., Refinement and Prioritisation of Key Performance Indicators for Digital Health Interventions Using Consensus Methodology, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025
McCabe C, McCann M, Connolly D, McGrath J, Begley J, Ball JC, Harris E, Impact of unscheduled nurse-led virtual care for people with diabetes on nursing practices and patient satisfaction, British Journal of Nursing, 33, (5), 2024, p236 - 241
Papastavrou E, Chiappinotto S, Gastmans C, Igoumenidis M, McCabe C, Suhonen R, Palese A, PROMOCON Consortium., Ethics in undergraduate nursing degrees: An international comparative education study., Nursing ethics, 2024, p9697330241247322
" Igoumenidis M, Stefanopoulos N, Palese A, Chiappinotto S, Gastmans C, McCabe C, Suhonen Riitta, Papastavrou E, Promoting a Morally Competent Nurse (PROMOCON): An innovative continuing education approach, 27th International Nursing Philosophy Conference, University of Ioannina, Greece, September 11-13, 2024
Wiisak, J., Stolt, M., Igoumenidis, M., Chiappinotto, S., Gastmans, C., Keogh, B., Mertens, E., Palese, A., Papastavrou, E., Mc Cabe, C. and Suhonen, R., Factors contributing to the promotion of moral competence in nursing., Nursing Ethics, 2024
Al Kindi Z, McCann M, McCabe C, Impact of School Nurse Asthma Education Program on School Nurses" Asthma Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Levels, Journal of Pediatrics Research Reviews & Reports, 6, (2), 2024, p1 - 10
Lunde L, Maurud S, Bones E, Connolly L, McCabe C, Moen A, Support for patient self-management and digital health literacy with more relevant health information, Nursing Informatics 24, University of Manchester, 28 -31st July 2024, 2024
Glynn L, McCann M, McCabe C, Smartphone applications supporting self-management programme for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Scoping Review, PLOS Digital Health, 3, (6), 2024, pe0000532
McCabe C, Feeney A, Basa M, Eustace-Cook J, McCann M, Nurses knowledge, attitudes and education needs towards acute pain management in hospital settings: A meta‐analysis, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023
Brenner, M., Weir, A., McCann, M., Doyle, C., Hughes, M., Moen, A., Ingvar, M., Nauwelaerts, K., Turk, E., McCabe, C. , Development of the Key Performance Indicators for Digital Health Interventions: A Scoping Review, Digital Health, 9, 2023
Girleanu I, Connolly L, & McCabe C. , Gender differences in acute care treatments for cardiovascular diseases, British Journal of Nursing, 32, (12), 2023, p580 - 586, pdoi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.
Hardie P, McCabe C, Timmins F, & Thompson DR. , A qualitative exploration of Irish nursing students' experiences of caring for the dying patient, Nursing Open, 10, (8), 2023, p5649 - 5658, phttps://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1
Smith O, McCabe C, Kidney E., Tram-track cycling injuries: a significant public health issue, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2023, phttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11845
Hill K, McCabe C, Brenner M, Impact of adapting paediatric intensive care units for adult care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review, BMJ Open, 13, 2023
Hill K, McCabe C, Brenner M., Organisation of care in paediatric intensive care units during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol, BMJ Open , 12, (5), 2022, pp.e054398.
É Baggio, MC Weis, B da Silva Santos, C Mccabe, F Neill, MD Valim, Brazilian Mobile Phone Applications Related to Hand Hygiene and their Applicability for Healthcare Professionals, CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 40, (3), 2022, p208 - 218, p208-218
Shaji P, McCabe C., A narrative review of preventive measures for postoperative delirium in older adults, British Journal of Nursing, 30, (6), 2021, p367-373
Al Kindi Z, McCabe C, McCann M, School nurses' available education to manage children with asthma at schools: A scoping review, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 60, 2021, p46 - 57
Ennis S, McLoughlin C, Martin T, Liston T, O'Sullivan K, McCabe C. , Key Learnings from a partnership approach to the introduction of a Learning Management System (LMS) in a hospital setting, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2021), Trinity College Dublin, 2021
Al Kindi Z, McCabe C, McCann M, Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review., Journal of School Nursing, 2021, p1 - 14
Glynn L, Moloney E, Klooblall M, McCabe C, McCann M , A review of the feasibility of a smartphone application (app) supporting a self-management , Irish Journal of Medical Science, 190 , ((SUPPL1)), 2021, pS52-S53
Timmins F, de Vries J, Muldowney Y, McCabe C, Whelan J, Buckley S. & McCarthy S, Nurses' views of fundamental relational skills used in clinical practice: a cross-sectional pilot study., Frontiers of Nursing, 8, (3), 2021, p223 - 232
McCabe C, Patel KD, Fletcher S, Winters N, Sheaf G, Varley J, McCann M., Online Interprofessional education related to chronic illness for health professionals: a scoping review, Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2020
Horgan-Cuffe, C., Quirke, MB, McCabe, C, Patients' experiences of living with multiple myeloma, British Journal of Nursing, 29, (2), 2020, p103 - 110
McCabe C, Tehan A, Grehan M, Roche D., An assessment of the scope and nature of arts and health practice in Ireland, Public Health Panorama, 6, (1), 2020, p36 - 210
Doyle, L. McCabe C., Keogh, B., Brady, A-M., McCann, M., An Overview of the Qualitative Descriptive Design within Nursing Research, Journal of Research in Nursing, 25, (5), 2020, p443 - 455
McCabe, C., O'Brien, M, & Quirke, MB, The introduction of the Early Warning Score in the Emergency Department: A retrospective cohort study, International Emergency Nursing, In Press, 2019
Donizak J & McCabe C, Pharmacological management of patients with Parkinson's Disease in the acute hospital setting: a review, British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 13, (5), 2017, p220 - 225
McCabe C, McCann M, Brady AM, Computer and mobile technology interventions for self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Art. No.: CD011425, (5), 2017, pdoi/10.1002/14651858.CD011425.
Kasasbeh M, McCabe C, & Payne S., Cancer-related pain management: A review of knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals. , European Journal of Cancer Care, DOI: 10.1111/ecc.126, 2016
Smith O & McCabe C, Think and think again! Clinical decision making by advanced nurse practitioners in the Emergency Department, International Emergency Nursing, http://dx.doi.org/10, 2016
McCabe C and Timmins F, Embracing technology- what is the way forward for nurse education? , Nurse Education in Practice, 21, 2016, p104-106
Timmins, F., McCabe, C., Whelan, J., Buckley, S., Muldowney, Y., McCarthy, S., DeVries, J., Nurses' confidence with communication skills: An exploration of the communication required for contemporary nursing practice in the Republic of Ireland, Nurse Education Today (NET) 27th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference., Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK, 6th-8th Sep 2016, Jill Rogers Associates, 2016, pp3 - 3
Timmins, B., Long, S. McCabe, C, Timmins, F., and Lattimore, N. , DIT students and the community widening their participation by designing student services for TU4D. , 7th Living Knowledge Conference: Integrating Community Based Partnership into Learning and Teaching for Responsible Research and Innovation, DIT Grangegorman, Dublin., 22nd-24th June 2016., 2016, pp29 - 29
Kasasbeh M, McCabe C, & Payne S. , Action Learning: An effective intervention to improve cancer related pain management. Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13, 2016
Timmins, F. McCabe, C. and Keogh, B. , Reflections on research teaching using Brookfield's (1995) Critical Incident Technique, NET2016 27th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK, 6th-8th September, 2016
Whelan J, Timmins F, McCabe C, Buckley S, Muldowney Y, McCarthy S and de Vries J.M.A, Nurses confidence with communication skills in Ireland - a fact finding sample survey, 35th Annual RCSI International Nursing & Midwifery Research & Education Conference, Maintaining Professional Competence: Continuing Professional Development and Patient Centred Outcomes, RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery , RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Dublin, 2-3rd March, 2016, pp171 - 171
McCabe, C. and Timmins, F. , Grundläggande Kommunikation - Iinom Omvårdnad. , Lund , Studentlitteratur aB, 2015, 1 - 272pp
Timmins, F., Mc Cabe, C. and Prochaska, E., Midwives' Assertiveness: A survey of UK midwives' views of their assertive behaviour in the workplace, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 35th Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin , February 18th & 19th, 2015, pp100 - 100
Daly L., Brennan M., Fahey-McCarthy E, McCabe C., Transitioning from the physical to the virtual learning environment: Learning from experience on a postgraduate dementia education programme, International Dementia Conference, Vox Birmingham, 3-4 November, 2015
McCabe C, McCann M, Brady AM., Computer and mobile technology interventions for self management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD011425. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD011425, 2014
McCabe C, Dinsmore J, Brady AM, Mckee G, O'Donnell S, Prendergast D., Using Action Research and Peer Perspectives to Develop Technology That Facilitates Behavioral Change and Self-Management in COPD., Int J Telemed Appl, 2014, p380919-
Timmins F., McCabe C., Griffiths C., Gleeson M., O'Shea J. , Teaching Communication to Nursing Students: Contemporary Perspectives on Practice, Journal of Nursing and Care. , 3, 2014, p1-5
Principles of Acute Care with Older People in, editor(s)Brady, A.M., McCabe, C. and McCann, M. , A Concise Systems Approach to Medical & Surgical Nursing, Wiley-Blackwell, 2014, pp78-89 , [Daly, L., Tolson, D. and Ayton, A.]
Dunne G., Jooste R., McCabe C. & McMahon G. , The use of Action Learning as strategy for improving pain management in the Emergency Department, International Emergency Nursing Journal, In Press, 2014
Daly, L., McCabe, C., Establishing the Landscape of Interdisciplinary Masters/Postgraduate Programmes in Later Life/Aged Care, "Helping Older People to Flourish in Different Care Settings: The Nursing Contribution" All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association 5th Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk, 30th May, 2013, pp21
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S, 'Open Window': a randomized trial of the effect of new media art using a virtual window on quality of life in patients' experiencing stem cell transplantation., Psycho-oncology, 22, (2), 2013, p330-7
McCabe C, Neill F, Granville G, Grace S. , Evaluation of an art in health care elective module - A nurse education initiative, Nurse Education and Practice, 13, (2), 2013, p113-117
McCabe C & Timmins F, Communication Skills for Nursing Practice, 2nd, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Kasasbeh M, McCabe C, Payne S, Cancer Related-Pain Management and Assessment, the Effect of an Action Learning Programme on Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice, 3rd Action Research Colloquium, North Campus, Institute of Technology, Tralee , June , 2013
Communicating Care in, editor(s)McSherry, W., McSherry, R. and Watson, R. , Care in Nursing: Principles, Values and Skills, Oxford, Oxford University Press , 2012, pp2488 - 2498, [Mc Cabe, C. and Timmins, F. ]
Timmins F, McCabe C, McSherry R, Research awareness: managerial challenges for nurses in the Republic of Ireland., Journal of nursing management, 20, (2), 2012, p224-35
Dinsmore, J. Mc Cabe, C. Brady, A-M, Mc Kee, G. O. Donnell, S, Dinsmore (2013). A Descriptive Study Exploring the Self-Management of Patients Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) , Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin AIRC 13th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Dublin , November 2012, 2012
Dinsmore J, McCabe C, Brady AM, O'Donnell S, McKee G. , A Descriptive Study Exploring the Self-Management of Patients Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) , AIRC 13th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Dublin, November, 2012
McCabe, C., Cronin, P. , Issues for researchers to consider when using health related quality of life outcomes in cancer research., European Journal of Cancer Care, 20, 2011, p563 - 569
McCabe C & Timmins, The importance of assertive behaviour by nurses in becoming autonomous practitioners, Faculty of Nursing, 25th Annual Nursing and Research Conference, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin, 23-25th February, 2010
Mc Cabe, C. and Timmins, F. , Communication , WWW.NursingFocus.Net , 2010
Communication and Conflict Resolution in, editor(s)Anne Marie Brady , Leadership and Management in the Irish Health Care System, Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2010, pp169 - 184, [Catherine McCabe]
Day Surgery Management in, editor(s)Fiona Timmins, Catherine Mc Cabe , Day Surgery: Contemporary approaches to nursing care, Chicester, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, pp99 - 120, [Brady, Anne-Marie]
Hegarty F., Roche D., McCabe C. & McCann S. , Using multimedia technology to help combat the negative effects of protective isolation on patients: the Open Window Project - engineering challenge, Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, 32, (3-4), 2009, p72 - 77
Timmins F. & McCabe C. (eds), Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2009
Communication Issues in Day Surgery in, editor(s)Timmins F. & McCabe C. , Day Surgery: Contemporary Approaches to Nursing Care, Chichester, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009, pp123 - 135, [McCabe C.]
McCabe C., Roche D., Hegarty F., Begley C., & McCann S., The 'Open Window' Project: Results of a Study Exploring Patients Perspectives of an Art Intervention, Society for the Arts in Healthcare's 20th Annual International Conference, Hosted by the Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo Hyatt Hotel, 22-25 April , 2009
McCann S, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCabe C. , The Open Window Project: Four perspectives on a novel art intervention in a bone marrow transplant unit. , Society for the Arts in Healthcare's 16th Annual International Conference; A Composition of Creativity & Caring,, Nashville, Tennessee, USA., April 11-14, , 2007
McCabe C, Begley C, Collier S, McCann S, Methodological issues related to assessing and measuring quality of life in patients with cancer: Implications for Patient Care, European Journal of Cancer Care, 17, (1), 2007, p56 - 62
McCabe C. & Timmins F., Communication Skills for Nursing Practice, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
McCabe C. & Timmins F, How Nurse Managers Let Staff Down, Nursing Management, 13, (3), 2006, p30 - 35
Griffiths, C. Mc Cabe, C. Gleeson, M. O' Shea, J. and Timmins, F. , Kaleidoscope approach - new perspectives emerging from re-examination of communication studies performed within four different client group settings , , 6th Annual Conference of the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery Developing 'Services for Patients and Clients: Nurses and Midwives Promoting Innovation and Change', Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin., 15th November , 2006
McCabe, C., Timmins, F. and McSherry, R., Research Awareness: The Route To Evidence Based Nursing. Findings From A Randomised Descriptive Survey Of Registered Nurses In Ireland, School of Nursing and Midwifery,University 7th Annual Research Conference , of Dublin, Trinity College , 8th - 10th November, 2006
Roche D, McCabe C, Hegarty F, McCann S, A novel art intervention in a Stem Cell transplant facility, Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), Special Evening Presentation. , Hamburg, Germany, March, 2006
Beekle A.T. & McCabe C. , Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in Ethiopia, Internaitonal Nursing Review, 53, 2006, p269 - 276
Colin Griffiths, Catherine Mc Cabe, Madeline Gleeson , Joan O Shea and Fiona Timmins, A kaleidoscope approach - new perspectives emerging from re-examination of communication studies performed within four different client group settings, Annual Conference of the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery Developing 'Services for Patients and Clients: Nurses and Midwives Promoting Innovation and Change', Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin., 15th November , 2006
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S, The 'Open Window' Project - A Novel Art Intervention in the Treatment of Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation for Haematological Malignancies, Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) (Nurse' Section), Hamburg, Germany. , March , 2006
Timmins F., McCabe C., Griffiths C., Gleeson M. & O'Shea J., Lessons from Practice; Reflection on communication across the disciplines, Royal College of Nursing, Research Society Annual International Nursing Research Conference, Europa Hotel, Belfast, 9-11th March, 2005
Timmins, F. and McCabe, C., The importance of assertive behaviour by nurses in becoming autonomous practitioners , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 25th Annual Nursing and Research Conference, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, 23-25th February , 2005
Fiona Timmins and Catherine McCabe., Assertive Behaviour in the Workplace, Irish Association of Critical Care Nurses Annual Conference and AGM, Plaza Hotel, Belgard Road, Tallaght., 26th May , 2005, Irish Association of Critical Care Nurses
Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S, McCabe, Art can soothe the Body and Soul, Rule of Thumb; Series of talks about Art and Artists in context., Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, April , 2005
Timmins, F. ,Mc Cabe, C., Griffiths, C., Gleeson and O'Shea, J., Lessons from Practice- Reflection on Communication across the Disciplines , Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society Annual International Nursing Research Conference, Europa Hotel Belfast,, 9--11th March 2005 , 2005
Timmins F. & Mc Cabe, C. , How assertive are nurses in the workplace? A preliminary pilot study, Journal of Nursing Management , 13, (1), 2005, p61 - 67
Timmins F. & McCabe C. , Nurses and Midwives views of their Assertive Behaviour in Workplace , Journal of Advanced Nursing , 51, (1), 2005, p38 - 40
McCann S, McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, Begley C, Collier S, The 'Open Window' Project - A Novel Art Intervention in the Treatment of Patients with haematological malignancies,, St James' Hospital Cancer Conference, Dublin Castle, April , 2005
Timmins, F. and Mc Cabe, C. , How to conduct an effective literature search , Nursing Standard, 20, (11), 2005, p41 - 47
McCann S, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCabe C, A Novel Intervention in the Treatment of Haematological Malignancies, Invitation Lecture, University of Southampton, April , 2005
McCann S, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCabe C, 'Open Window': Art can soothe body and soul; a novel intervention in the treatment of haematological malignancies. (Invited presentation),, South African Lymphoma Study Group, Cape Town, South Africa., October , 2004
Fiona Timmins and Catherine Mc Cabe, Registered Nurses and Midwives views of their Assertive Behaviour in the Workplace, 22nd Annual Nursing and Research Conference, Faculty of Nursing, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin 2., 25th -27th February , 2004
Hegarty F, Roche D, McCann S, McCabe C. , 'Open Window' A Novel Intervention in the Treatment of Haematological Malignancies. , 6th International Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, November , 2004
McCabe C, Patients Experiences of Nurse-Patient Communication in a General Hospital, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13, (1), 2004, p41 - 51
McCabe C. & Timmins F, Nurses' views on how nurse managers influence the use of assertive behaviour by nurses in the workplace, School of Nursing and Midwifery 5th Annual Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 3-5th November , 2004
Mc Cabe, C., Timmins, F., Teaching assertiveness to undergraduate nursing students, Nurse Education in Practice, 3, 2003, p30 - 42
Fiona Timmins and Catherine McCabe, How assertive are nurses in the workplace? -A Pilot Study , Annual Research Conference in Nursing and Midwifery, The Conrad Hotel, Dublin., 5-7th November , 2003
McCabe, C., "Patients' Experience of Nurse-Patient Communication in a General Hospital", Irish Nursing Research Interest Group's Research Forum, Limerick, April, 2002
McCabe, C., An exploration of Patient's experiences of how Nurses empathise, 21st Annual Nursing Research Conference, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, February, 2002
McCabe, C., Patients' Experiences of Nurse-Patient Communication in a General Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies 2nd Annual Research Conference, The Conrad Hotel, Dublin, November , 2001
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
McCabe C, Daly L, Fahy McCarthy E, O'Shea H, Ethical and Legal Decision Making with a Person with Advanced Dementia, Conference: Palliative Care Needs of People with Dementia: Building Capacity, Mullingar Park Hotel, 3rd November, 2015, Irish Hospice Foundation
Daly, L., & McCabe C., Scoping Review to Inform the Development of an Inter-disciplinary Masters in Gerontology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin., March, 2013
McCabe C, Dinsmore J, Brady AM, McKee G, O'Donnell, S, COPD - Behavioural Change, Self Management & Peer Perspective: Project Report, School of Nursing & Midiwfery, May, 2012
Brady, A-M & Mc Cabe, C., Human factors in Nursing Education , Human Factors in Healthcare, Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 24th November, 2011, State Claims Agency
McCabe C., Roche D., Hegarty F., McCann S., Art in Health Care: Essential or Just Nice to Look At!, Creative Methods Symposium,, Ickworth Hotel, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, 7th December, 2006, Homerton School of Health Studies (HSHS), Angela Ruskin University, Cambridge.
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S, The 'Open Window' Project - A Novel Art Intervention in the Treatment of Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation. , EBMT (UK) NAP Nursing Conference, Nottingham, 28th June , 2006, EBMT (UK) NAP
McCabe C, Roche D, Hegarty F, McCann S., 'Open Window' Project - a novel intervention in the treatment of haematological malignancies, Irish Haematology Nurses Association, Newsletter, (June), 2005
McCabe, C., Diagnosis and treatment of Meningitis in Children, World of Irish Nursing, 7, (8), 1999, p20 - 21
McCabe, C., Meningitis in Children, Irish Emergency Nurses Association Conference, St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 10th October, 1998, 1998
McCabe, C., Child abuse: What's the problem? What's the solution, St Paul Ireland, 1997
Research Expertise
Description
My key research interests relate to 2 areas: The first is collaborative research with health services providers related to aspects of critical/emergency nursing practice and continuing clinically nurse education. The second is digital technology in health and education which has been the focus of my grant applications and collaborations for many years. Digital health, specifically e product information for medicine is the focus of the current IHI H2020 Gravitate Health project that I lead tasks on KPI development and evaluation. I lead projects and collaborate with health service providers on projects related to digital health initiatives such as nurse led virtual clinics for diabetes management. Digital health research related to education, clinical practice and innovation are the key direction of my research. I am currently working on an interdisciplinary grant applications evaluating the impact of a digital health intervention on staff health and well-being respectively.Projects
- Title
- PROMOCON (Promoting a Morally Competent Nurse)
- Summary
- This educational project is designed to address the need for innovative learning and teaching practices including a digital approach, ensuring advancements in this field, a full long-term sustainability, and a `green practice" of higher education on moral competences across EU. By stimulating the development of nurses" moral competence, the main aim is to address the existing gap in applied ethics education and practice targeting students, registered nurses, and educators. A Massive Open Online Course [MOOC], using digital technologies/materials including a toolkit and good practices guide for potential educators and learners will be developed. It will include case studies, examples, guided lectures and exercises helping learners to self-assess their attitudes/skills and competences. In this sense, the project outputs will enhance the effectiveness of educators in supporting the development of nurses" moral competences, and its methodology can be used by other HCPs educators thus improving shared values among the health professional community, turning in a multiplier effect on the population cared for, improving safety and satisfaction with care.
- Funding Agency
- Erasmus+
- Date From
- October 2022
- Date To
- October 2025
- Title
- The Impact Of Unscheduled Nurse-Led Virtual Care On Patients And Healthcare Outcomes.
- Summary
- This project evaluates the Impact Of Unscheduled Nurse-Led Virtual Care On Patients And Healthcare Outcomes.
- Funding Agency
- NMPDU
- Date From
- 2022
- Date To
- March 2023
- Title
- A patient-centred integrated care pathway for the management of chronic pancreatitis
- Funding Agency
- Meath Foundation
- Date From
- Sept 2022
- Date To
- August 2024
- Title
- New Graduate Nurses' experiences of transitioning to ICU
- Summary
- An exploration of graduate nurses' experiences of making the transition to staff nurse in ICU
- Funding Agency
- HSE
- Date From
- October 2022
- Date To
- March 2023
- Title
- EXTENDED REALITY AND CITIZEN SCIENCE-BASED PREPAREDNESS ECOSYSTEM FOR VULNERABLE POPULATION"S RESPONSE TO DISASTER AND HEALTH EMERGENCIES (NEXT-REALITY)
- Summary
- neXt-Reality aims to improve preparedness for and management of disasters and health emergencies by developing and implementing an eXtended Reality (XR) and Citizen Science (CS)-based preparedness ecosystem toempower citizens, particularly children and young people (C&YP)through meaningful intergenerational and transcultural relationship
- Funding Agency
- Horizon
- Title
- Gravitate-Health
- Summary
- Improving patient access, understanding and adherence to healthcare information: an integrated digital health information project.
- Funding Agency
- IMI
- Date From
- November 2020
- Title
- Pathways to Persistence in Healthcare (Path2Health): Enhancing Workforce Resilience and Retention
- Summary
- This research project tackles the critical workforce shortages faced by European nations, including Norway, particularly in the healthcare sector " as detailed in the latest Norwegian Health and Hospital Plan. An anticipated surge in healthcare demand is forecasted, attributed to an ageing population, the advent of novel treatment options, and greater prosperity. This challenge is intensified by declining applications to health-related education, high dropout rates, up to 40% turnover among new healthcare professionals, and significant sick leave in the sector. Appropriately, Norway's recently launched National Health and Cooperation Plan 2024 " 2027 prioritizes recruiting and retaining skilled healthcare personnel as a crucial objective for the upcoming years. This project uses mixed methods to track healthcare students transitioning into professional roles, seeking to identify experiences and factors influencing education success and workforce engagement. By applying advanced statistical techniques to longitudinal data, we aim to pinpoint the main elements of job satisfaction and contributors to nurse retention over 15 years. Through randomized controlled trials, we will assess the impact of organizational and individual oriented educational interventions designed to reduce stress and improve sleep and recovery of healthcare workers, on enhancing employees' health and well-being at work, and examine their influence on absence rates and desire to remain in the profession. Success in this effort could identify support and skill development strategies enhancing employee adaptability and lifelong learning, areas where traditional education may lag. The project's digital tools and leadership programs, if effective, could greatly impact employee's health, well-being, and work adaptability, aiding in staff retention and operational efficiency in healthcare. This contributes to sustaining a strong healthcare workforce, aligning with societal objectives.
- Funding Agency
- Research Council of Norway
- Title
- Building Capacity for Research &Service improvement
- Summary
- Collaborative research to improve patient services and build capacity for nursing research.
- Funding Agency
- Tallaght University Hospital / NMPDU
- Title
- 'Open Window' Study - An evaluation of a novel art intervention using multi media in the treatment of patients undergoing stem cell transplantation
- Summary
- Over the past 25 years in health care, art has become increasingly recognised as a key ingredient in the planning and development of patient-centered and healing environments. This is not a new idea (Clayton and Opotow 2003; Crow et al 2002)and even today art, whose value in health lies in its ability to comfort, console and sustain (Wikoff 2004) is thought to reduce stress and anxiety levels, promote well-being and a positive mood in patients [Clayton and Opotow 2003; Staricoff et al 2001). Open Window' is a novel art intervention in the treatment of patients with haematological malignancies and has been available on a pilot basis in two rooms only on the Denis Burkitt Ward for the past year and a half. Patients on this ward are cared for in protective isolation in single, air conditioned en suite rooms and visiting is restricted. The rooms are clinical in appearance and views from the windows are restricted. 'Open Window' was developed specifically as an art intervention in response to the patients' environment and also because it may help patients adjust positively to their experience of having a life threatening illness during and after stem cell transplantation. Art specifically is thought to help patients modify or develop a new sense of self and self-esteem which is adversely affected by having a life threatening illness. Aims and Objectives .To measure the effect of 'Open Window' on patients' psychological well-being .To explore patient perceptions of how 'Open Window' influenced their experience of having a stem cell transplant.
- Funding Agency
- Irish Cancer Society
- Date From
- November 2004
- Date To
- November 2007
- Title
- National Review of Art and Health Practice in Ireland
- Summary
- The main aim of this project was to explore the establishment of a formal framework to support the development of arts and health practice in Ireland. The research examines what form such a framework might take. Data was collected using A systematic literature review, a National Audit of current arts and health practice and interviews with relevant stakeholders in arts and health. Objectives .Carry out a review examining the scope of arts and health projects on both a national and international level. .Identify the nature of projects and initiatives in Ireland, the numbers of people involved and the types of people involved. .Identify the range and type of health services involved. .Identify the range of arts practices involved in health related projects.
- Funding Agency
- Joint HSE and Arts Council
- Date From
- October 2015
- Date To
- January 2016
- Title
- Tallaght University Hospital: Building Capacity for Research & Service improvement
- Summary
- Tallaght University Hospital. Collaborative work with Nursing staff to improve patient services and build capacity for nursing research in the organisation.
- Funding Agency
- NMPDU
- Title
- Developing technological based educational, motivational and health promoting material to support self management in patients with chronic illnesses.
- Summary
- The purpose of this study using behaviour change principles is to develop technological based educational, motivational and health promoting material to support self management in patients with chronic illnesses. Objectives: . To explore care needs, sources of support & experiences of patients & carers living at home with chronic illness . To assess patient knowledge, ability and readiness to self manage their care needs in relation to chronic illness . To develop educational, motivational and health promoting material for use by patients and carers for generic and specific chronic illnesses . To optimise the self care management potential for patients with chronic illness An Action research design is used and it is a process by which behavioural science knowledge is integrated with scientific knowledge and applied to solve real organisational problems' (Shani and Passmore, 1985). In this study it is proposed that an initial reflective process will enable user/carer support needs to be identified. Using principles of behavioural change, the research team will then develop new resource material, or enhance existing material, to address the specific self management needs of this group. To complete the action research cycle, participants of the patient/carer group will be invited evaluate the developed material.
- Funding Agency
- TRIL(Technology Research for Independent Living) in partnership with Intel Ireland
- Date From
- June 2011
- Date To
- March 2012
- Title
- Design and test an innovative interdisciplinary online education programme on digital health for chronic disease management
- Summary
- Development of an online module designed to support and facilitate interdisciplinary learning in relation to digital health
- Funding Agency
- iHeed Health Training Limitied
- Date From
- May 2018
- Date To
- December 2019
- Title
- Building Capacity for Research & Service improvement
- Summary
- Development of research projects, research support, networks and infrastructure to enable nurse led innovative interdisciplinary, clinical research in acute care at Tallaght Hospital
- Funding Agency
- Adelaide Health Foundation / Meath Foundation
- Date From
- August 2017
- Date To
- January 2020
- Title
- The development of an assistive navigational software platform to enable self management in chronic illness (e.g. COPD & Stroke)
- Summary
- Since the widespread introduction of a new generation of mobile smart tablets in 2010 the capabilities of the PC have been surpassed by a new highly intuitive, user friendly, mobile system. We are proposing to use this new assistive technology to create an application design which will allow patients with a variety of chronic illnesses eg. COPD, Diabetes etc. to tailor their own subjective recovery on various rewards based motivational paradigms and will also be transferrable to other chronic illnesses. This software application allows for the provision of self-management, is interactive, providing 'real time' rehabilitation data that is responsive to the subjective rehabilitation of the user on social, psychological and physical dimensions. This platform will provide the end user with a culturally attuned, individualised responsive application to enable self-management.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland: Commercialisation Feasibility Case Grant
- Date From
- 15th December 2013
- Date To
- March 2014
- Title
- Cochrane Review
- Summary
- Computer and mobile technology interventions for self management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Funding Agency
- Cochrane Library
- Date From
- Jan 2015
- Date To
- June 2016
- Title
- H2020 Coodinator Grant - H2020 SC1-PM-15-2017 'Personalised Coaching for well-being and care of people as they age'.
- Summary
- V-COACH aims to provide and evaluate the use of an affective computing and artificial intelligence (AI) system to support healthy and active ageing. Sensing algorithms will integrate age and disease specific data from individual mobile platforms to understand behaviours, emotions, the environment and social connections/support. AI techniques will be used to learn and reason over this information and construct a personalised and adaptive virtual coach for older adults, informing and being informed by behavioural change techniques.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland (2016)
- Title
- H2020 Coodinator Grant - H2020 SC1-PHC21 2015 SENSIOR on the use of mobile technology for early detection and prevention of cognitive decline and isolation
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland (2014)
Recognition
Representations
Ministerial Appointed Member of the Occupational Therapists Registration Board, CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals
IUA representative on the National Deteriorating Patient Improvement Programme (DPIP) and member of the working group on NEWS Education Programme
Awards and Honours
Fellowship of EANS
Memberships
ECHAlliance European Connected Health Alliance Group
European Academy of Nursing Science Elected Board Member and Treasurer
The Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland