Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Quality of Life researchLiving with Parkinsons and other lLong-term conditions · Aging related research and older person care · Respiratory nursing · Supportive and palliative care · Teaching, assessing and learning within undergraduate nursing; student and educator perspectives
Teaching Interests
Current position Teaching: Key areas of my role include teaching, learning and assessing learning across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes (BSc and MSc Nursing programmes).
Biography
Present Position: Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.
My name is Irene Cassidy and I am a registered general nurse (RGN), registered midwife (RM) and registered nurse tutor. I undertook a Bachelor of Nursing (BNS) at University College Dublin, which also incorporated a nurse education qualification. I subsequently completed an MSc in Nursing with the University of Manchester and completed my PhD through the University of Limerick entitled 'Quality of Life and Living with Parkinson's: A mixed methods study.
My clinical experience spanned a range of clinical positions including medical, surgical, accident and emergency and renal nursing. Areas of teaching, assessing and research interest include supporting people living with long-term conditions, Parkinson s and the experience of people living with long-term neurological conditions, palliative care, respiratory nursing, tracheostomy care, competency-based approaches to clinical assessment, community nursing and pain management.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Interactions Between Caregiving and Sex and the Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
Gallagher, S., Ryan, R., Cassidy, I., Tang, W. & Whittaker, A. C., 1 Sep 2024, In: Psychosomatic Medicine. 86, 7, p. 633-639 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post Hoc Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) Analysis of Older Person/Student Nurse Intergenerational Café Implementation
Tuohy, D., Cassidy, I., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Shanahan, J., Tuohy, T. & McCarthy, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Advanced Nursing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quality of life and living with Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative exploration within an Irish context
Cassidy, I., Doody, O., Richardson, M. & Meskell, P., Dec 2024, In: BMC Neurology. 24, 1, p. 275 275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Student nurses' views of participating in an intergenerational café with older people
Tuohy, D., Tuohy, T., Graham, M., McCarthy, J., Murphy, J., Shanahan, J. & Cassidy, I., Feb 2024, In: Nurse Education Today. 133, p. 106050 106050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing intergenerational learning through intergenerational discussion cafés
Tuohy, D., Carey, E., Cassidy, I., Graham, M., McCarthy, J., Morrissey, K., Murphy, J., Shanahan, J. & Tuohy, T., Oct 2023, In: Science Talks. 6, 100197Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Chronic Illness and Palliative Care (External organisation)
Cassidy, I. (Member)
1999Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (External organisation)
Cassidy, I. (Board Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council