Office Address
Room 2006,
Centre for Economic & Social Research on Dementia,
ILAS Building,
NUI Galway

Email Address
eamon.oshea@nuigalway.ie

Phone No 
+353 91 49 5457

Research Interests
Dementia, social gerontology and the economics of ageing.

Recent Publications

‘Frailty: a costly phenomenon in caring for elders with cognitive impairment’
Butler, A,Gallagher, D,Gillespie, P,Crosby, L,Ryan, D,Lacey, L,Coen, R,O’Shea, E,Lawlor, B (2016) ‘Frailty: a costly phenomenon in caring for elders with cognitive impairment’. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31 :161-168 [DOI] [Details]

‘Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia (Review)’
Murphy E, Froggatt K, Connolly S, O’Shea E, Sampson EL, Casey D, Devane D. (2016) ‘Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia’. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12, Art Ni: CD011513Longitudinal costs of caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease’

‘Estimating the economic and social costs of dementia in Ireland’
Connolly, S,Gillespie, P,O’Shea, E,Cahill, S,Pierce, M (2014) ‘Estimating the economic and social costs of dementia in Ireland’. Dementia-International Journal Of Social Research And Practice, 13 :5-22 [DOI] [Details]

Longitudinal costs of caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease’
Gillespie, P,O’Shea, E,Cullinan, J,Buchanan, J,Bobula, J,Lacey, L,Gallagher, D,Mhaolain, AN,Lawlor, B,Enhancing Care Alzheimer’s Dis (2015) ‘Longitudinal costs of caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease’. International psychogeriatrics / IPA, 27 :847-856 [DOI] [Details]

‘Willingness to pay for telecare programmes to support independent living: Results from a contingent valuation study’
Callan, A,O’Shea, E (2015) ‘Willingness to pay for telecare programmes to support independent living: Results from a contingent valuation study’. Social Science & Medicine, 124 :94-102 [DOI] [Details]

‘The impact of dementia on length of stay in acute hospitals in Ireland’
Connolly, S,O’Shea, E (2015) ‘The impact of dementia on length of stay in acute hospitals in Ireland’. Dementia-International Journal Of Social Research And Practice, 14 :650-658 [DOI] [Details]

‘“Seeing me through my memories”: a grounded theory study on using reminiscence with people with dementia living in long-term care’
Cooney, A., Hunter, A., Murphy, K., Casey, D., Smyth, S., Devane, D., Dempsey, L., Murphy, E., Jordan, F. & O’Shea, E. (2014) ‘“Seeing me through my memories”: a grounded theory study on using reminiscence with people with dementia living in long-term care’. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, [Details]

‘Maximising stakeholder involvement: The process of developing the DARES structured education reminiscence programme’
Casey, D., Cooney, A., O Shea, E., Dempsey, L., Smyth, S., Hunter, A., Murphy, E., Devane, D., Jordan, F., Murphy, K. (2014) ‘Maximising stakeholder involvement: The process of developing the DARES structured education reminiscence programme’. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 10 (4):731-732 [DOI] [Details]

‘The impact of reminiscence on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay care’
O’Shea, E,Devane, D,Cooney, A,Casey, D,Jordan, F,Hunter, A,Murphy, E,Newell, J,Connolly, S,Murphy, K (2014) ‘The impact of reminiscence on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay care’. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29 :1062-1070 [DOI] [Details]

‘Reminiscence in dementia: A concept analysis’
Dempsey, L,Murphy, K,Cooney, A,Casey, D,O’Shea, E,Devane, D,Jordan, F,Hunter, A (2014) ‘Reminiscence in dementia: A concept analysis’. Dementia-International Journal Of Social Research And Practice, 13 :176-192 [DOI] [Details]