Margaret O'Connor
Biographic Data
| ID | 4547197 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret O'Connor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Connor |
| SIGNATURE | CONNOR M O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0700-8289 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints
Introduction: Early supported discharge (ESD) is well established as a model of health service delivery for people with stroke, allowing patients to return home sooner than otherwise would be possible to receive home-based rehabilitation, more than would be possible with standard community care. Emerging evidence indicates that ESD also reduces the length of stay for older medical inpatients. There is a dearth of evidence exploring the views of s…
Establishing the aims, format and core standards of a frailty at the front door model of care
Background: Substantial investment has been given to scale up of Frailty at the Front Door (FFD) teams in Ireland. These teams reflect a component of an integrated model of care developed by the National Clinical Programme for Older People (NCPOP) and give practical expression to implementing bespoke pathways for older people living with frailty. The aim of the FFD team is to improve the experience and outcomes of older people >65 living with fra…
Australian family carer responses when a loved one receives a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease-“Our life has changed forever”
While the experiences of family members supporting a person with a terminal illness are well documented, less is known about the needs of carers of people with neurological diseases, in particular, Motor Neurone Disease (MND). This paper describes the qualitative data from a large Australian survey of family carers of people with MND, to ascertain their experiences of receiving the diagnosis. The aim of the study was to describe the experiences o…
Married Black men's observations of fathers' teachings about husbandhood
It is important to investigate the ways in which sons learn about marriage from men, including biological fathers, male relatives, and social fathers. This study's purpose is to explore Black sons' observations of fathers' teachings about husbandhood. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 52 married Black men who participated in the Pathways to Marriage project in 2010. Findings highlighted developmental pathways and family processes rela…
Strengthening International Networks to Advance Global Palliative Care
As palliative care has matured as a discipline, the impact of working with individuals at the end of life has become more visible. In turn, palliative care professionals have developed ways to share their respective experiences and a number of representative worldwide groups have emerged. These groups have become increasingly involved in advocacy and awareness-raising activities on behalf of the sector, using rights-based arguments and a public h…
End-of-Life Care in an Australian Rehabilitation Facility for Older People
A qualitative study of staff experiences of end-of-life care for older people in a subacute rehabilitation facility was undertaken using three focus groups with senior multidisciplinary staff (5), junior nurses (8), and junior allied health staff (7). Content analysis revealed four major themes: being a key contact person; the quality of end-of-life care; referring to off-site service providers; and differing perspectives. These data have implica…
Understandings of Death and Dying for People of Chinese Origin
This article introduces the primary beliefs about ancestor worship, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and traditional Chinese medicine that have influenced Chinese people for thousands of years, particularly in relation to death and dying. These cultures and traditions remain important for Chinese people wherever they live. Over a long period, Chinese people have integrated these philosophies and religions to form the basis of their culture and trad…
“Till Death Us Do Part”
This paper was born of the experience of caring for a loved one at the end of life. The sense of being torn between accepting one's lot and wishing for something “other” is at the heart of the concept described as “intimate fidelity.” Intimate fidelity is discussed as part of a multi-layered concept of fidelity, embracing aspects of the professional caring relationship, and which builds into a value that shapes the fabric of the community. Academ…
Prosocial behavior and psychopathology in emotionally disturbed boys
Relationships between dimensions of problem behavior and observations of prosocial behavior were explored among a sample of emotionally disturbed boys. Results indicate that anxious/inhibited boys are more likely than less inhibited boys to engage in prosocial behavior. This may be due to their greater empathy in observing the needs of others or, alternatively, to an effort at ingratiation or an overreaction to social distress. The latter possibi…
The Effect of Role-Taking Training on Role-Taking and Social Behaviors in Young Children
The hypotheses of this study were that role-taking training would increase (1) role-taking skills and (2) relative amount of peer interaction as compared with adult interaction. Forty-two pre-school children were subjects, selected on the basis of egocentric scores on a battery of two spatial role-taking and two conceptual role-taking tasks. Subjects were assigned to experimental, placebo, and non-treatment control groups. Experimental and placeb…
The nursery school environment
Understandings of Death and Dying for People of Chinese Origin
This article introduces the primary beliefs about ancestor worship, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and traditional Chinese medicine that have influenced Chinese people for thousands of years, particularly in relation to death and dying. These cultures and traditions remain important for Chinese people wherever they live. Over a long period, Chinese people have integrated these philosophies and religions to form the basis of their culture and trad…
Strengthening International Networks to Advance Global Palliative Care
As palliative care has matured as a discipline, the impact of working with individuals at the end of life has become more visible. In turn, palliative care professionals have developed ways to share their respective experiences and a number of representative worldwide groups have emerged. These groups have become increasingly involved in advocacy and awareness-raising activities on behalf of the sector, using rights-based arguments and a public h…
The nursery school environment
The nursery school environment
The Effect of Role-Taking Training on Role-Taking and Social Behaviors in Young Children
The hypotheses of this study were that role-taking training would increase (1) role-taking skills and (2) relative amount of peer interaction as compared with adult interaction. Forty-two pre-school children were subjects, selected on the basis of egocentric scores on a battery of two spatial role-taking and two conceptual role-taking tasks. Subjects were assigned to experimental, placebo, and non-treatment control groups. Experimental and placeb…
Prosocial behavior and psychopathology in emotionally disturbed boys
Relationships between dimensions of problem behavior and observations of prosocial behavior were explored among a sample of emotionally disturbed boys. Results indicate that anxious/inhibited boys are more likely than less inhibited boys to engage in prosocial behavior. This may be due to their greater empathy in observing the needs of others or, alternatively, to an effort at ingratiation or an overreaction to social distress. The latter possibi…
“Till Death Us Do Part”
This paper was born of the experience of caring for a loved one at the end of life. The sense of being torn between accepting one's lot and wishing for something “other” is at the heart of the concept described as “intimate fidelity.” Intimate fidelity is discussed as part of a multi-layered concept of fidelity, embracing aspects of the professional caring relationship, and which builds into a value that shapes the fabric of the community. Academ…
Understandings of Death and Dying for People of Chinese Origin
This article introduces the primary beliefs about ancestor worship, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and traditional Chinese medicine that have influenced Chinese people for thousands of years, particularly in relation to death and dying. These cultures and traditions remain important for Chinese people wherever they live. Over a long period, Chinese people have integrated these philosophies and religions to form the basis of their culture and trad…
End-of-Life Care in an Australian Rehabilitation Facility for Older People
A qualitative study of staff experiences of end-of-life care for older people in a subacute rehabilitation facility was undertaken using three focus groups with senior multidisciplinary staff (5), junior nurses (8), and junior allied health staff (7). Content analysis revealed four major themes: being a key contact person; the quality of end-of-life care; referring to off-site service providers; and differing perspectives. These data have implica…
Strengthening International Networks to Advance Global Palliative Care
As palliative care has matured as a discipline, the impact of working with individuals at the end of life has become more visible. In turn, palliative care professionals have developed ways to share their respective experiences and a number of representative worldwide groups have emerged. These groups have become increasingly involved in advocacy and awareness-raising activities on behalf of the sector, using rights-based arguments and a public h…
Married Black men's observations of fathers' teachings about husbandhood
It is important to investigate the ways in which sons learn about marriage from men, including biological fathers, male relatives, and social fathers. This study's purpose is to explore Black sons' observations of fathers' teachings about husbandhood. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 52 married Black men who participated in the Pathways to Marriage project in 2010. Findings highlighted developmental pathways and family processes rela…
Australian family carer responses when a loved one receives a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease-“Our life has changed forever”
While the experiences of family members supporting a person with a terminal illness are well documented, less is known about the needs of carers of people with neurological diseases, in particular, Motor Neurone Disease (MND). This paper describes the qualitative data from a large Australian survey of family carers of people with MND, to ascertain their experiences of receiving the diagnosis. The aim of the study was to describe the experiences o…
Establishing the aims, format and core standards of a frailty at the front door model of care
Background: Substantial investment has been given to scale up of Frailty at the Front Door (FFD) teams in Ireland. These teams reflect a component of an integrated model of care developed by the National Clinical Programme for Older People (NCPOP) and give practical expression to implementing bespoke pathways for older people living with frailty. The aim of the FFD team is to improve the experience and outcomes of older people >65 living with fra…
Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital with medical complaints
Introduction: Early supported discharge (ESD) is well established as a model of health service delivery for people with stroke, allowing patients to return home sooner than otherwise would be possible to receive home-based rehabilitation, more than would be possible with standard community care. Emerging evidence indicates that ESD also reduces the length of stay for older medical inpatients. There is a dearth of evidence exploring the views of s…
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)