Dr. Mark Ward

• Röder, Antje Ward, Mark Frese, Carmen-Adriana, From labour migrant to stay-at-home mother? Childcare and return to work among migrant mothers from the EU Accession countries in Ireland, Work, employment and society, 2017, p1 - 18Journal Article, 2017, URL
• Ward, M., McGarrigle, C.A., Kenny, R.A., More than health: quality of life trajectories among older adults-findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA), Quality of Life Research, 28, (2), 2019, p429 - 439Journal Article, 2019, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Jabakhanji, S.B., Boland, F., Ward, M., Biesma, R., Body Mass Index Changes in Early Childhood, Journal of Pediatrics, 202, 2018, p106 - 114Journal Article, 2018
• Gibney, S., Ward, M., Shannon, S., Housing conditions and non-communicable diseases among older adults in Ireland, Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 19, (3), 2018, p191 - 204Journal Article, 2018
• Ward M, Gibney S, O'Callaghan D, Shannon S., Age-Friendly Environments, Active Lives? Associations Between the Local Physical and Social Environment and Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 55 and Older in Ireland, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17, 2019, p1 - 9Journal Article, 2019
• McCarthy K, Ward M, Romero-Ortuno R, Kenny RA, Syncope, fear of falling and quality of life among older adults: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Mark Ward, Christine McGarrigle, Daniel Carey, Rose Anne Kenny, Social Capital and Quality of Life among Urban and Rural Older Adults. Quantitative Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Applied Research in Quality of Life, 16, 2021, p1399 - 1415Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, Mark. May Peter, Briggs Robert, McNicholas Triona, Normand Charles, Kenny Rose Anne, Nolan Anne, Linking death registration and survey data: Procedures and cohort profile for The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, HRB Open Res, 3, (43), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Ward Mark, May Peter, Normand Charles, Kenny Rose Anne, Nolan Anne, Comparing Underlying and Contributory Cause of Death in Registry Data With End-of-Life Proxy Interviews: Findings From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Burns Annette, Leavey Gerard, Ward Mark, O'Sullivan, Roger, The impact of loneliness on healthcare use in older people: evidence from a nationally representative cohort, Journal of Public Health, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M; Turner, N; Briggs, R; O'Halloran, A M; Kenny, R A, Resilience does not mediate the association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and later life depression. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Bailey L, Ward M, DiCosimo A, Baunta S, Cunningham C, Romero-Ortuno R, Kenny RA, Purcell R, Lannon R, McCarroll K, Nee R, Robinson D, Lavan A, Briggs R , Physical and Mental Health of Older People while Cocooning during the COVID-19 Pandemic, QJM, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Orr, Joanna; Ward, Mark; Kenny, Rose Anne; McGarrigle, Christine Ann, Mini-mental state examination trajectories after age 50 by religious affiliation and practice in Ireland, European Journal of Ageing, 18, (4), 2021, p56-Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M., May, P., Normand, C., Kenny, R.A., Nolan, A, Mortality risk associated with combinations of loneliness and social isolation. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Age and Ageing, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Briggs, R., Ward, M., Kenny, R.A., The 'Wish to Die' in Later Life: Prevalence, Longitudinal Course and Mortality. Data from TILDA, Age and Ageing, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Ward, Mark; Clarke, Niamh; Wang, Minjuan; McGarrigle, Christine A.; De Looze, Céline; O'Halloran, Aisling M.; Kenny, Rose Anne, Altered lives in a time of crisis: preparing for recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults, HRB Open Research, 4, (51), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Briggs R, McDowell C, De Looze C, Kenny RA, Ward M, Depressive symptoms among older adults pre- and post- COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Hennelly N, Lalor G, Gibney S, Kenny R A, Ward M, A cross-sectional study of the relationship between delayed healthcare utilisation and chronic conditions among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, HRB Open, 4, (221), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• McGarrigle CA, Ward M, Kenny RA., Negative aging perceptions and cognitive and functional decline: Are you as old as you feel?, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70, (3), 2022, p777 - 788Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Nolan A, May P, Matthews S, Normand C, Kenny RA, Ward M, Public health insurance and mortality in the older population: Evidence from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Health Policy, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Silvin P. Knight, Mark Ward, Louise Newman, James Davis, Eoin Duggan, Rose Anne Kenny, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Cardiovascular signal entropy predicts all-cause mortality: evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Entropy (Basel), 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• McGarrigle CA, Ward M, De Looze C, O'Halloran A, Kenny RA., Caring in the time of COVID-19, longitudinal trends in well-being and mental health in carers in Ireland: Evidence from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)., Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 102, 2022, p104719Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• 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, pe5856Journal Article, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Matthews, S., Moriarty, F., Ward, M., Nolan, A., Normand, C., Kenny, R. A., & May, P, Overprescribing among older people near end of life in Ireland: Evidence of prevalence and determinants from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)., PLoS ONE, 17, (11), 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Matthews, S., Ward, M., Nolan, A., Normand, C., Kenny, R.A., May, P, Predicting mortality in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): Development of a four-year index and comparison with international measures, BMC Geriatrics, 22, (510), 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Jabakhanji, S.B., Boland, F., Ward, M., Biesma, R., Prevalence of early childhood obesity in Ireland: Differences over time, between sexes and across child growth criteria, Pediatric obesity, 17, (11), 2022Journal Article, 2022
• 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, 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• McGarrigle CA, Ward M, Kenny RA., An investigation of what protective individual- and community-level factors are associated with life satisfaction in middle-aged and older family carers in Ireland., Frontiers in public health, 11, 2023, p1207523Journal Article, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• 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), 2023Journal Article, 2023, DOI
• 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, 2024Journal Article, 2024
• 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 - 9Journal Article, 2024
• 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, 2024Journal Article, 2024, 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, 2024Journal Article, 2024, 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, 2024Journal Article, 2024, 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, 2024Journal Article, 2024, 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), 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI
• Brendan O"Maoileidigh, Mark Ward, Rose Anne Kenny and Siobhan Scarlett, Examining the relationship between religious involvementand psychological health, loneliness, and well-being duringthe COVID-19 pandemic among community dwelling older adults living in Ireland, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 27, (4), 2024, p405 - 417Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Lorna Roe, Christine McGarrigle, Belinda Hernández, Aisling O"Halloran, Siobhan Scarlett, Mark Ward, Charles Normand, Rose Anne Kenny, Patterns in health service utilisation: Results from Wave 5 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, April, 2020, 1-22Report, 2020, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• O'Maoileidigh, Brendan, McDowell, Cillian, McCrory, Cathal, Kenny, Rose Anne, DeLooze, Celine, Ward, Mark, Changes in depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic differ by personality type: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, HRB Open Research, 8, 2025, p42Journal Article, 2025, DOI
• Mary C Conry, Karen Morgan, Philip Curry, Hannah McGee, Janas Harrington, Mark Ward and Emer Shelley, The clustering of health behaviours in Ireland and their relationship with mental health, self-rated health and quality of life, BMC Public Health, 11, (692), 2011Journal Article, 2011, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M., Currie, LM., Kabir, Z., Clancy, L, The efficacy of different models of smoke-free laws in reducing exposure to second-hand smoke: A multi-country comparison, Health Policy, 110, (2), 2013, p207 - 213Journal Article, 2013
• Cosco, T., Doyle, F., Ward, M., & McGee, H, Latent structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: A 10-year systematic review, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 72, (3), 2012, p180 - 184Journal Article, 2012
• Cosco, T., Doyle, F., Watson, R., Ward, M., & McGee, H, Mokken scaling analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with cardiovascular disease, General Hospital Psychiatry, 34, 2012, p167 - 172Journal Article, 2012
• Martin, J., Barry, J., Goggin, D., Morgan, K., Ward, M., & O'Suilleabhain, T., Alcohol attributable mortality in Ireland, Alcohol & Alcoholism, 45, (4), 2010, p379 - 386Journal Article, 2010
• Ward, M., Doherty, DT., & Moran, R, It's good to talk: distress disclosure and psychological wellbeing, Health Research Board occasional paper , Dublin, 2007Report, 2007

• Holt, S and Ward, M, Evaluation of Sonas Safe Home Project, Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, 2015Report
• Frese, C., Roeder, A., and Ward, M, New Irish Families: Successes and Challenges in Heritage Language Acquisition for Second Generation Migrant Children, Dublin: Trinity College Dublin, 2015Report, TARA - Full Text
• Gibney S, Ward M, Moran N, Moore T, Shannon S., Civic Engagement: results from the HaPAI survey, Dublin, 2018Report, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Gibney S, Ward M, Moore T, Moran N, Shannon S., Housing and health: results from the HaPAI survey, Dublin, 2018Report, URL
• Moore, T, Gibney S, Ward M, Shannon S., Information access: results from the HaPAI survey., Dublin, 2018Report, URL
• Ward M, Gibney S, Moore T, Shannon S., Preventative healthcare utilisation: results from the HaPAI survey., Dublin, 2018Report, URL
• Gibney S, Ward M, Moran N, Moore T, Shannon, S., Respect and Social Inclusion: Results from the HaPAI Survey., 2018Report, URL
• Gibney S, Ward M, Shannon S, Moore T, Moran N., Positive ageing in age friendly cities and counties: local indicators report., Dublin: Department of Health, 2018Report, URL
• Ward, Mark, Irish adults transition to retirement - wellbeing, social participation and health-related behaviours. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Trinity College Dublin, August, 2019Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Mark Ward, Sarah Gibney, Irene Mosca, Volunteering and social participation, Wellbeing and Health in Ireland's over 50s 2009-2016, Trinity College Dublin, November, 2018Report, URL
• Christine McGarrigle, Mark Ward, Quality of life and relationships, Wellbeing and Health in Ireland's over 50s 2009-2016, Trinity College Dublin, November, 2018Report, URL
• Gibney, Sarah., Sexton, Eithne., Ward, Mark. Moore, Tara., Moran, Niamh., Sinead Shannon, Positive Ageing 2016: National Indicators Report, Department of Health, 2016Report, URL
• Sarah Gibney, Mengyang Zhang, Mark Ward, Eimear McGlinchey, Carol Taaffe, Teresa Maguire, Brídín Carroll, Sinead Shannon, Cathal Brennan, David O'Callaghan, Positive Ageing Indicators 2018, Department of Health, May, 2019Report, URL
• Mark Ward, Richard Layte, Rose Anne Kenny, Loneliness, social isolation, and their discordance among older adults, TILDA, October, 2019, p1-52-Report, URL , TARA - Full Text
• 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, 2020Report, DOI
• 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, 2020Report, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• 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, 2020Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Older adults' experience of ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, TILDA, December, 2020Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Perceived stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dublin, December, 2020Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M. and Kenny, R. A., Older adults shielding at home, Dublin, TILDA, December, 2020Report, TARA - Full Text
• 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, 2021Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• De Looze, C., Ward, M., McDowell, C., Bourke, N., Kenny R.A., Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination: important learnings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Dublin, TILDA, December, 2020Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• 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, 2021Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• 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, 2023Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Scarlett S, Hever A, Ward M, Kenny RA, Creative activity in the ageing population, 2021Report, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Brendan O'Maoileidigh, Mark Ward , Rose Anne Kenny, Siobhan Scarlett, 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, HRB Open Research, 2024, p1-8Journal Article, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Siobhan Scarlett, Ann Hever, Mark Ward, Rose Anne Kenny, Creative activity in the ageing population: Key findings and conclusions, November, 2021, 1-8Report, TARA - Full Text
• Röder, A., Ward, M., Frese, C., and Sánchez, E., New Irish Families: A Profile of Second Generation Children and their Families, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, July, 2014Report, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ward, M, Evaluation of Focus Ireland's Therapeutic Service, Dublin, Focus Ireland, 2014Report
• Bailey, N., Breen, J., & Ward, M, Community education: more than just a course - Exploring the outcomes and impact of Department of Education and Skills funded community education, Dublin, Aontas, 2011Report
• Morgan, K., McGee, H., Dicker, P., Brugha, R., Ward, M., Shelley, E., van Lente, E., Harrington, J., Barry, M., Perry, I. & Watson, D, SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Alcohol use in Ireland: A profile of drinking patterns and alcohol-related harm from SLÁN 2007. Department of Health and Children, Dublin, The Stationery Office, 2009Report
• Ward, M., McGee, H., Morgan, K., Watson, D., Perry, I., Barry, M., Shelley, E., Molcho, M., Layte, R., Tully, N., van Lente, E., Conroy, R., Brugha, R, One Island - one lifestyle? Comparing health and lifestyle profiles from population health surveys (SLÁN 2007 and NIHSWS 2005) in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Dublin, Department of Health and Children, 2009Report
• Brugha, R., Tully, N., Dicker, P., Shelley, E., Ward, M. & McGee, H, SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes and Nutrition in Ireland. Smoking Patterns in Ireland: Implications for policy and services, Dublin, Department of Health and Children, 2009Report
• Morgan, K., McGee, H., Watson, D., Perry, I., Barry, M., Shelley, E., Harrington, J., Molcho, M., Layte, R., Tully, N., van Lente, E., Ward, M., Lutomski, J., Conroy, R., Brugha, R, SLÁN 2007: Survey of Lifestyle, Attitudes & Nutrition in Ireland, Dublin, Department of Health and Children, 2008Report
• Daly, A., Walsh, D., Ward, M., Moran, R, Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2005, Dublin, Health Research Board, 2006Report

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.

• Title

  International evaluation of modifiable social determinants of health on COVID-related mental health outcomes
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  NIMH
  Date From

  2023
  Date To

  2026
• Title

  Pathways from social disconnection to suicidal ideation in later life
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  U.S. National Institute of Health
  Date From

  January 2023
  Date To

  December 2024
• Title

  Exploring the unmet needs of Irish cancer patients from underserved communities
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  Irish Cancer Society
  Date From

  2024
  Date To

  2025
• Title

  The contribution of older carers in Ireland and impact of caring on mental health and well-being of carers
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  Health Research Board
  Date From

  2023
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  Altered lives in a time of crisis: Preparing for recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of older adults
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  Health Research Board
  Date From

  May 2020
  Date To

  December 2021

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

• The Children's Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland Present
• Applied Quantitative Methods Network Present
• Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland (ASOI) Present
• Social Research Association Ireland Present
• Sociological Association of Ireland Present