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Dr. Mark Ward

Research Fellow (Medical Gerontology)

 wardm8@tcd.ie

 


Research Tags

  Applied Sociology   CHILDREN   health outcomes research   HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   Immigration   MIGRATION   Migration and Employment   population health   QUALITATIVE RESEARCH   QUANTITATIVE METHOD   RESEARCH DESIGN   Research Ethics and Governance   research methodology   Research Methods   Rural sociology, sociology of the environment   Social attitudes   SOCIAL CLASS   Social Inequalities   SOCIAL POLICY   Social Theory   SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS   sociology of health   Sociology of illness and health   sociology of the body   Sociology of the Family   Survey research

Research Projects

 Altered lives in a time of crisis: Preparing for recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults
 Pathways from social disconnection to suicidal ideation in later life
 Exploring the unmet needs of Irish cancer patients from underserved communities
 International evaluation of modifiable social determinants of health on COVID-related mental health outcomes
 The contribution of older carers in Ireland and impact of caring on mental health and well-being of carers

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
The Children's Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland 2012 Present
Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland (ASOI) 2012 Present
Applied Quantitative Methods Network 2012 Present
Social Research Association Ireland 2014 Present
Sociological Association of Ireland 2014 Present
McKelvie MJ, Cruise S, Ward M, Romero-Ortuno R, Kee F, Kenny RA, O"Reilly D, O"Halloran A, Frailty on the Island of Ireland: Evidence from the NICOLA and TILDA studies, European Journal of Public Health, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Troya M I, Griffin E, Arensman E, Cassidy E, Mughal F, Ni Lonergan C, O"Mahony J, Lovejoy S, Ward M, Corcoran P, Hospital-presenting self-harm amongst older adults living in Ireland: a 13-year trend analysis from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, International Psychogeriatrics, 2024, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  Other
Ward M, Clarke N, McLoughlin S, Golden D, Kenny RA, Data Management Plan for a rapid response sub-study of an existing cohort. The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) COVID-19 sub-study, HRB Open Rsearch, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Ward M, Briggs R, Kenny RA, Social disconnection correlates of a `Wish to Die" among a large community-dwelling cohort of older adults., Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
O'Maoileidigh, B., Ward, M., Kenny, R. A., & Scarlett, S., Examining the relationship between religious involvement and psychological health, loneliness, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic among community dwelling older adults living in Ireland, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
May P, Normand C, Smith S, Moriarty F, Ward M, Ryan K, Johnston BM, Romero-Ortuno R, Kenny RA, Morrison RS, Tysinger B, How many people will live and die with serious illness to 2040? New evidence on growing needs and costs using microsimulation, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 29, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
O'Maoileidigh, B and Ward, M and Kenny, RA and Scarlett, S, Examining the relationships between in-person and remote religious attendance and loneliness, quality of life, stress, and anxiety among older adults during COVID-19 in Ireland [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review], HRB Open Research, 7, (76), 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Knight SP, Ward M, Duggan E, Xue F, Kenny RA, Romero-Ortuno R., Evaluation of a 3-Item Health Index in Predicting Mortality Risk: A 12-Year Follow-Up Study, Diagnostics, 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Ward M, Briggs R, McGarrigle CA, De Looze C, O'Halloran AM, Kenny RA., The bi-directional association between loneliness and depression among older adults from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic., International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 38, (1), 2023, pe5856 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
May P, Moriarty F, Hurley E, Matthews S, Nolan A, Ward M, Johnston B, Roe L, Normand C, Kenny RA, Smith S, Formal health care costs among older people in Ireland: methods and estimates using The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), 2023, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Hennelly N, Ward M, Scarlett S, Hever A, O"Connor D, McGarrigle C, Kenny RA, Creative activity in the ageing population: Findings from Wave 6 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, TILDA, 2023, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P. Kenny, R.A., Altered lives in a time of crisis: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults in Ireland. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, TILDA, January, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Costello, N., Ward, M., O'Mahoney, P., Kenny, R.A. , In their own words: The voices of Older Irish people in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, August, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Scarlett S, Hever A, Ward M, Kenny RA, Creative activity in the ageing population, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED
Roe, L., McGarrigle, C., Hernández, B., O'Halloran, A., Scarlett, S., Ward, M., Normand, C., Kenny, R.A., Patterns in healthcare utilisation: Results from Wave 5 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing., Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, March, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
McGarrigle Christine, Ward Mark, Scarlett Siobhan, Kenny Rose Anne, The Contributions of the Over 70s to Irish Society: Results from Wave 5 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, Mark; McGarrigle, Christine; Hever, Ann; O'Mahoney, Paul; Moynihan, Seán; Loughran, Gráinne; Kenny, Rose Anne, Loneliness and social isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic among the over 70s. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Dublin, TILDA, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Older adults' experience of ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, TILDA, December, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Perceived stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, December, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED
Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Older adults shielding at home, Dublin, TILDA, December, 2020, Report, PUBLISHED

  

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Awards and Honours

Award Date
Department of Children and Youth Affairs Research Scholarship Programme 2011-2013
School of Social Work and Social Policy studentship 2010-2011
Poster presentation prize at the British Psychological Society Northern Ireland branch conference 2007

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Ageing, older adults, social gerontology, loneliness, quality of life, mental health, health inequalities, childhood obesity, social class theory, social stratification, public health, survey design, and the application of quantitative methodologies in the social sciences.