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Professor Catherine Mc Cabe

Professor in General Nursing (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
DOLIER STREET - SCHOOL OF NURSING
      
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Professor Catherine Mc Cabe

Professor in General Nursing (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
DOLIER STREET - SCHOOL OF NURSING

 camccabe@tcd.ie

 3531896 3019


Professor McCabe is a Registered General Nurse with extensive experience in nursing and healthcare research, practice, and education. Her research interests and expertise are in the areas of: Digital Health; Acute/Critical care and research methodology (RCT's and systematic review). Her current research focuses on integrated digital health and technology for clinical practice innovation and health education.
  Acute care management, early detection deterioration   Adjustment Psychology   Bone Marrow transplantation and transfusion   Chronic Illness self-management   Digital Health   Online education in healthcare   Psychometrics   QUALITY OF LIFE   RANDOMISED-CONTROLLED TRIAL
Project Title
 The Management of Suicidal Behaviour in the ED
From
September 2026
To
March 2027
Summary
Funding Agency
3Ts (Turn the Tide of Suicide)
Project Title
 Worksite - tailored Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (wCDSMP) to improve mental health, well-being and work ability among Nurses and Midwives: A stepped wedge RCT design
From
Feb 2026
To
Feb 2030
Summary
This study will investigate whether an online group-based wCDSMP supports mental health, wellbeing and work ability in nurses/midwives and investigate the conditions required for its successful implementation. Two hundred nurses and midwives will be recruited to a trainer led group - based online training intervention run over 6 weeks, for 50 minutes twice a week. This study will try to find out if the programme has an effect on work attendance and performance, quality of life, sleep and sense of wellbeing. This will be the first study to develop and implement this intervention in Ireland.
Funding Agency
HRB
Programme
ILCT 2025
Project Type
RCT
Project Title
 Inform development of a costed model for the provision of out-of-hours (OOH) community-based specialist palliative care in Ireland
From
01/03/2026
To
15/02/2027
Summary
The aim of this research programme is to inform development of a costed model for the provision of out-of-hours (OOH) community-based specialist palliative care in Ireland. This aim is achieved by addressing the following research objectives:
Funding Agency
Health Services Executive
Programme
Open Non OJEU Annex XIV
Project Type
Tender
Project Title
 Ethical Leadership in Nursing Management
From
December 2025
To
December 2027
Summary
The project will aim to improve the ethical leadership of nurse managers with a blended interactive in-person training program, supported by digital material.
Funding Agency
Erasmus + KA220-HED - Cooperation partnerships in higher education
Programme
Erasmus+
Project Type
Education Evaluation
Project Title
 An exploration of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of informal documentation systems used by an interprofessional group in the clinical setting.
From
April 2025
To
April 2026
Summary
Exploratory qualitative study of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of informal documentation systems used by an interprofessional group in the clinical setting.
Funding Agency
Unfunded

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IUA representative on the National Deteriorating Patient Improvement Programme (DPIP) and member of the working group on NEWS Education Programme March 2019
Ministerial Appointed Member of the Occupational Therapists Registration Board, CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals 2016 - 2020
Details Date From Date To
Global Health Connector September 2019 To date
European Academy of Nursing Science Elected Board Member and Treasurer May 2019 To date
The Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI) October 2012 to date
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland March 1988 To date
McCabe C, Connolly L, Hughes M, Doyle C, Weir A, McCann M, Brenner M, Impact of Digital Health Interventions on Medication Adherence: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis, Digital Health, 12, 2026, p1 - 29, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Chiappinotto S, Dentice S, Gastman, C, Igoumenidis M, McCabe C, Papastavrou E, Suhonen R, Galazzi A, & Palese A, A description of `moral competence" in nursing according to patients" and nurses" perspectives: results from an Italian qualitative study, Acta Bioethica, 32, (1), 2026, p103 - 114, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Papastavrou E, Igoumenidis M, Chiappinotto S, Suhonen R, Gastmans C, McCabe C, Kourkouni V, Palese A., The challenges of teaching nursing ethics: Navigating complexities in education and practice. A discussion paper., International Journal of Ethics Education, 2026, pdoi.org/10.1007/s40889-026-002 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Harris E, Hayden M, Rea J, White P, McCann M, Connolly L, McCabe, C., An investigation of nursing practices and processes and patient experiences in relation to virtual outpatient clinics in an acute care hospital" considerations for Nurse Managers, Frontiers in Nursing, 2026, Journal Article, IN_PRESS
Mrs. Karen McTague 1, Prof. Valerie Smith 2, Mr. Paulo Melo 1, Prof. Marian Traynor 3, Ms. Jessica Eustace Cook 4, Prof. Catherine Mc Cabe, Simulation in advanced practitioner nurse and midwife programmes of education: a scoping review, Book of Abstracts, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2026 (THEconf2026) "Healthcare in a Changing Landscape", TCD, 2026, 2026, Poster, PUBLISHED  URL
McCabe C. and Keogh B., Development and Evaluation of of a pilot Massive Online Open Couse (MOOC) on moral and ethical competencies in nursing education and practice, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2026 (THEconf2026) 'Healthcare in a Changing Landscape', School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, March, 2026, Published Abstract, PUBLISHED  URL
Glynn L, Moloney E, Lane S, McNally E, Buckley C, McCann M, McCabe C., A randomised controlled trial evaluating a smartphone app self-management programme on clinical outcomes for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ERS Congress 2025, Amstardam, 27/-9/25 - 01/10/25, European Respiratory Society, 2025, pp10.1183/13993003.congress-2025 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Glynn L, Moloney E, Lane S, McNalley E, Buckley C, McCann M, McCabe C., A randomised controlled trial evaluating a smartphone app self-management programme on clinical outcomes for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, European Respiratory Journal, 2025 ERS Congress, Amstardam, Netherlands, 27th Sept - 1st Oct, 66(suppl 69), ((suppl 69)), European Respiratory Society, 2025, ppPA6025-, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Gastmans C, Mertens E, Palese A, Keogh B, Apolloni F, Wiisak J, McCabe C, Dimitriadou M, Galazzi A, Igoumenidis M, Stefanopoulos N, Charitou P, Papastavrou E, Suhonen R, Chiappinotto S., 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 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
McCabe, C. Connolly, L., Quintana, Y., Weir, A., Moen, A., Ingvar, M., Nauelaerts, K., McCann., M., Doyle, C., Hughes., M., Brenner, M., How to Refine and Prioritize Key Performance Indicators for Digital Health Interventions: Tutorial on Using Consensus Methodology to Enable Meaningful Evaluation of Novel Digital Health Interventions, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025, Journal Article, ACCEPTED  DOI  URL
  

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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, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
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, Report, PUBLISHED
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, Report, PUBLISHED
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, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
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, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
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., Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
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, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Diagnosis and treatment of Meningitis in Children, World of Irish Nursing, 7, (8), 1999, p20 - 21, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Meningitis in Children, Irish Emergency Nurses Association Conference, St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 10th October, 1998, 1998, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
McCabe, C., Child abuse: What's the problem? What's the solution, St Paul Ireland, 1997, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin May 2025
Fellowship of EANS 2022
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.