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Prof Elizabeth Anne McKay's Outputs (163)

Disclosure on transitioning to the labour market for graduates with disabilities. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Amin, M., Eerola, M., Horghagen, S., Kiely, S., Magnus, E., McKay, E., & Nolan, C. (2015, May). Disclosure on transitioning to the labour market for graduates with disabilities. Paper presented at NNDR 13th Research Conference

Research Aim: This paper will bring together various research strands from international multidisciplinary perspectives on the transition to the workplace for graduates with seen and unseen disabilities. In the limited evidence to date the issue of d... Read More about Disclosure on transitioning to the labour market for graduates with disabilities..

What can be learned from adolescent time diary research (2015)
Journal Article
Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2015). What can be learned from adolescent time diary research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(3), 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.11.007

Time use is increasingly being recognized as a determinant and indicator of adolescent well-being internationally. Three existing literature reviews of time-use research with children and adolescents have identified time-use diaries as the preferred... Read More about What can be learned from adolescent time diary research.

Sustainable solutions for wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: presenting a cosmopolitan narrative with rich pictures. (2014)
Journal Article
Gowran, R. J., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, B. (2014). Sustainable solutions for wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: presenting a cosmopolitan narrative with rich pictures. Technology and Disability, 26(2-3), 137-152. https://doi.org/10.3233/TAD-140408

BACKGROUND: Concepts of sustainability are beginning to emerge in relation to appropriate provision of wheelchair and seating assistive technology (WSAT) from design to follow up and management. OBJECTIVES: 1. Raising awareness and understanding of a... Read More about Sustainable solutions for wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: presenting a cosmopolitan narrative with rich pictures..

A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents (2014)
Journal Article
Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., Dahly, D. L., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. J. (2015). A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 24(6), 1303-1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0863-9

Purpose: The health, well-being and quality of life of the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents are global priorities. A focus on their patterns or profiles of time-use and how these relate to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may help to enhance the... Read More about A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents.

"My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. (2014)
Journal Article
McKay, E., Taylor, A., & Armstrong, C. (2014). "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine, 04(05), https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000189

A specialist 'Hospice at Home' (HaH) service commenced in 2006 in Mid West Ireland whereby participants received palliative care from a specialist team in their own home. An independent team was commissioned to evaluate the key stakeholders' perspect... Read More about "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care..

A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science (2014)
Journal Article
Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2015). A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2014.934918

Background: Time use is a defining interest within occupational therapy and occupational science. This is evident through the range of contributions to the disciplinary knowledge base. Indeed it has been suggested that time-use methods are amongst th... Read More about A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science.

Time Use and Daily Activities of Late Adolescents in Contemporary Ireland (2013)
Journal Article
Hunt, E., McKay, E., Fitzgerald, A., & Perry, I. (2014). Time Use and Daily Activities of Late Adolescents in Contemporary Ireland. Journal of Occupational Science, 21(1), 42-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.867560

An occupational perspective of public health embraces a holistic view of the lifestyles of groups of people and how lifestyles influence health (Hocking, 2011). Adolescents, as a defined population group, are being positioned at the centre of global... Read More about Time Use and Daily Activities of Late Adolescents in Contemporary Ireland.

"What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service. (2013)
Journal Article
McKay, E. A., Taylor, A. E., & Armstrong, C. (2013). "What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service. Journal of Palliative Care, 29(3), 170-177

This paper explores the expectations and needs of current and bereaved carers whose relatives received care at home from a palliative care team. Aim: A hospice at home service was established in 2006 to provide patients with care in their own homes.... Read More about "What she told us made the world of difference": carers’ perspectives on a hospice at home service..

Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement (2012)
Journal Article
O'Donoghue, N., & McKay, E. A. (2012). Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(11), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802212x13522194759932

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has significant implications for a person’s health, wellbeing and occupational engagement, but has received almost no attention from occupational therapists.
Method: This qualitative study used semi-struc... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement.

Using population-level time use datasets to advance knowledge of human activity, participation and health (2012)
Journal Article
Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2012). Using population-level time use datasets to advance knowledge of human activity, participation and health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(10), 478-480. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802212x13496921049789

Time use is of enduring interest to occupational therapists and occupational scientists. However, occupational researchers have yet to exploit fully the potential of large population-level time use datasets. A brief overview of the historical develop... Read More about Using population-level time use datasets to advance knowledge of human activity, participation and health.

Role emerging occupational therapy placements: learning and collaborating together. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dancza, K., Warren, A., Moran, M., Copley, J., Rodger, S., Taylor, A., & McKay, E. A. (2012, October). Role emerging occupational therapy placements: learning and collaborating together. Paper presented at All Together Better Health VI: 6th international conference for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

Revisiting 1:1 and 2:1 clinical placement models: Student and clinical educator perspectives (2012)
Journal Article
O'Connor, A., Cahill, M., & McKay, E. A. (2012). Revisiting 1:1 and 2:1 clinical placement models: Student and clinical educator perspectives. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 59(4), 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.01025.x

Aim: A recent systematic review suggests that more comparative research is required on the effectiveness of clinical placement models. This study explored perspectives of clinical educators and students who had participated in both the 1:1 (one stude... Read More about Revisiting 1:1 and 2:1 clinical placement models: Student and clinical educator perspectives.