Professor Eamon O'Shea eamon.oshea@nuigalway.ie Telephone: 353 91 495457 Location: Room 306, Cairnes Building, NUI Galway

Professor Eamon O’Shea

Eamon O’Shea is a personal Professor in the Department of Economics and Director of the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He holds an MA from University College Dublin, an MSc from University of York and a PhD from University of Leicester.  He has had 39 papers published in refereed journals over the period 1990 to 2007 inclusive, including publications in top-ranked journals such as the Journal of Health Economics, Social Science and Medicine, Applied Economics, European Journal of Public Health, Age and Ageing, Ageing and Society, Health Policy, Economic and Social Review, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and the Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Professor O’Shea has also published inter-disciplinary work in other highly-ranked journals such as: the Journal of Parasitology; Dementia; International Journal of Rehabilitation Research; and the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Professor O’Shea has authored/co-authored 14 books and monographs, mainly in the field of ageing and social policy. His most recent book is titled: Policy and Practice for Dementia Care in Ireland and deals with the main issues for people with dementia in the country. He has been responsible for 16 commissioned policy reports. These reports were commissioned by national and international agencies, including the National Council on Ageing and Older People, The Department of Health and Children, Health Research Board, the European Commission and the European Council. He has also contributed 22 chapters to various books, mainly on ageing and inequality issues. Professor O’Shea was Chair of the National Economic and Social Forum Expert Group on Care of the Elderly in 2005/06.  His work has been influential in setting the agenda for the ongoing reform of the long-stay sector in Ireland.  

Refereed Journal Articles 2007/08

Quality of life for older people living in long-stay settings in Ireland Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 16, No. 11, p 2167-2170, Forthcoming, 2008 (Online Early Articles) doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01865.x (with K. Murphy and A. Cooney)

Managers’ perceptions of quality of life of older people living in long-stay care in Ireland: is it time for a bill of rights?  Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Forthcoming, 2008. (with K. Murphy and A. Cooney).  

Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Clinical and Economic Assessment. Journal of Medical Economics, Forthcoming, 2008. (With N. Kennedy et al.)
O’Shea, E. (2007). Towards a strategy for older people in Ireland. Irish Medical Journal, Vol 100, No. 8.

A profile of Irish and U.S. nursing homes: evidence for change.  Applied Nursing Research. 20, 158-161. ( M.Wallace et al)

 Selected Refereed Publications 2002-2007

Developing a healthy ageing policy for Ireland: the view from below. Health Policy. 76, pp 93-105, 2006.

An economic and social evaluation of the Senior Help Line in Ireland, Ageing and Society, 26, pp 267-284, 2006.

Social capital, life expectancy and mortality: a cross-national examination. Social Science and Medicine, 56, 12, pp 2367-2377, 2003 (with B. Kennelly and E. Garvey).

Social gradients in years of potential life lost in Ireland. The European Journal of Public Health, 13, 4, pp 327-333, 2003.

Do ordering effects matter in willingness-to-pay studies of health care? Journal of Health Economics, 21, pp 585-599, 2002 (with J.Stewart et al.).

Selected Books and Monographs 2002-2007

Enhancing the Quality of Life of Older People with a Disability in Ireland. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People (with K. Murphy et al.) 2007.

Improving Quality of Life for Older People in Long-Stay Care Settings in Ireland. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People (with K. Murphy et al.) 2006.

Policy and Practice for Dementia Care in Ireland. Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press, 191 pages, 2004.

Healthy Ageing in Ireland, Policy, Practice and Evaluation. Dublin: National Council on Ageing and Older People, November, 204 pages, 2003.