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    • Pathways from ageism to loneliness 

      Shiovitz-Ezra, Sharon; Shemesh, Jonathan; McDonnell-Naughton, Mary (Springer, 2018-05-23)
      Many older adults in our society suffer from loneliness – a painful, distressing feeling arising from the perception that one’s social connections are inadequate. When loneliness is experienced over prolonged periods of ...
    • Social capital and its contribution to the wellbeing of the older person in the Midlands Region Ireland. 

      Cooney, Anne; Gaffney, Lorraine; McDonnell-Naughton, Mary; Murphy, Pearse; O'Regan, Myra; O'Flynn, Jeremiah (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2016)
      BACKGROUND The literature generally describes Social Capital as a characteristic of social structures made up of a network of relationships between residents of neighbourhoods and communities, focusing on levels of ...
    • “Thinking outside the box”: social innovations emerging from academic nursing-community partnerships 

      Zlotnik, Cheryl; McDonnell-Naughton, Mary (Springer, 2022-01-01)
      Nurses comprise the largest group of healthcare workers in the world. Increasingly, nurses in higher education institutions are collaborating with not-for-profit and community-based organisations to devise programs, projects ...
    • To examine the factors affecting health and wellbeing of centenarians living in Ireland 

      Fagan, Alison; Gaffney, Lorraine; McDonnell Naughton, Mary (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2018-04-24)
      According to the United Nations the global number of centenarians is set to continue to climb, expecting to reach more than 25 million people in 2100 [1]. As centenarians live at the furthest extremity of age, they have ...
    • Understanding the determinants of successful longevity. 

      Fagan, Alison; Gaffney, Lorraine; McDonnell Naughton, Mary (Athlone Institute of TechnologyAthlone Institute of Technology, 2019)
      Centenarians have long been regarded as paradigms for successful ageing due to their extreme survivorship. Centenarians are the fastest growing age demographic globally and current trajectories are indicative of this trend ...