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Personal Information
Name Mc Carron, Mary
Main Department School of Nursing & Midwifery
College Title Associate Professor
E-mail mccarrm@tcd.ie
College Tel +353 1 896 2694
Web http://people.tcd.ie/mccarrm
 
Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies
Details Date From Date To
Member and active participant in Trinity Consortium on Aging.
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID). Member of the Special Interest Group (SIRG) on Aging and of the Nursing Special Interest Group. Chair for the 2003 Roundtable Session on International Service Delivery for Persons with Intellectual Disability and Dementia. Volos, Greece.
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID) (member)
Member of the Special Interest Group (SIRG) on Aging and of the Nursing Special Interest Group.
Chair for the 2003 Roundtable Session on International Service Delivery for Persons with Intellectual Disability and Dementia. Volos, Greece.
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Languages
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English Fluent Fluent Fluent
 
Description of Research Interests
Prof. McCarron's research, funded by the Health Research Board, the Irish Hospice Foundation, the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland and nationally known service providers has focused upon the ageing of persons with intellectual disabilities. She is principal investigator for the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing and other research projects address cost and quality of life issues in dementia care, end of life care considerations for persons with intellectual disabilities and dementia, and a randomized trail of Vitamin E as a protective agent for persons with Down syndrome. A series of funded projects on care issues for persons with intellectual disability and dementia have included consulting on related projects with faculty at the Center for Excellence in Aging Services at the University at Albany, USA.
 
Research Interests
Aged care nursing Ageing & Intellectual Disability - Changing Service Needs Ageing & Intellectual Disability Issues Ageing, Health and Intellectual Disability
Dementia in people with Down's syndrome Mental health nursing Palliative Care and Dementia Palliative care nursing
People with Down Syndrome & Alzheimer's Disease
 
Research Projects
Project title A collaborative initiative to implement person-centred practice in residential care settings for children and adults with intellectual disability.
Summary
Funding Agency Stewarts Hospital
Programme
Type of Project Funded Research Project
Date from October 2011
Date to February 2013
Person Months
Project title What are the respite needs and experiences of family's caring for a child with a life-limiting condition requiring palliative care?
Summary
Funding Agency Health Research Board
Programme
Type of Project Funded Research Project
Date from October 2010
Date to September 2013
Person Months
Project title An Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing TILDA
Summary Background & Aim: In Ireland and elsewhere there is for the first time a sizeable and growing population of older persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). This is an incredible success but also a tremendous challenge; we know little about their ageing and there is much concern that mortality is higher, health problems are greater, access to services and health promotion is poorer and quality of life is often compromised. A comprehensive longitudinal study of ageing (TILDA) is about to begin in Ireland. Use of the electoral register as a sampling frame will unintentionally exclude many people with ID. Use of the National Intellectual Disability Database will offer an historic and critical opportunity to create a supplemental longitudinal follow-up of ageing in persons with ID. Approach: Sample: There will be two samples; (1) a stratified convenience pilot sample of 50 persons with ID aged 40-70 years, (2) approximately 800 persons over age 40 randomly selected from the HRB ID database with an over-sample of those over 55 and those 40-49 living at home or independently. Measures: Measures will address health, cognitive status, activities of daily living, living situations, social life and overall quality of life. Measures will be comparable to these being used in the larger TILDA study and yet will address unique issues. Analysis: For the pilot sample analysis will focus upon usability of instruments and instrument reliability and validity issues. When the finalized protocol is then administered to the first wave sample of the longitudinal study, a descriptive statistical picture of the life experiences of adult persons of ID will be developed as well as comparisons between important subgroups and with the general population findings of TILDA. Implications: The study will provide the first comprehensive picture of ageing in persons with ID and prepare for longitudinal investigation of that ageing.
Funding Agency Health Research Board
Programme Research
Type of Project
Date from September 2008
Date to October 2011
Person Months
Project title Evaluation of the Programme to support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland
Summary Evaluation of the Programme to support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland
Funding Agency Atlantic Philanthropies
Programme
Type of Project
Date from March 2010
Date to March 2011
Person Months
Project title The Post-Caring Experience: An Assessment of the Needs of former Family Carers.
Summary The Post-Caring Experience: An Assessment of the Needs of former Family Carers.
Funding Agency IRCHSS and Care Alliance
Programme
Type of Project
Date from Dec 2009
Date to Dec 2010
Person Months
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Publications
Peer Reviewed
The Test for Severe Impairment. in, editor(s)NY: Springer. , Neuropsychological Assessments of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities. , 2009, [Mulryan, N., Tyrrell, J., Cosgrave, M., Reilly, E. McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. ]
 
Non Peer Reviewed
Nolan, L., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., & Murphy-Lawless, J., Perceptions of Stigma in Dementia: An exploratory study, Dublin, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, September, 2006
McCarron, M., Assessment of Dementia in Persons with Intellectual Disability: Challenges and Opportunities, The Frontline of Learning Disability, 64, (Winter), 2005, p24 - 27
McCarron, M., McCallion, P., & McLaughlin, M., Overview of dementia issues in intellectual disability , The Frontline of Learning Disability, 64, (Winter), 2005, p14 - 15
McCallion, P., & McCarron, M. , Environmental modification and dementia: key recommendations., The Frontline of Learning Disability, 64, (Winter), 2005, p28 - 29
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