Nursing and Human Sciences

Biographical Details:

I have been working at DCU since 2001. I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1990 and a Registered Midwife in 1992. I graduated from University College Dublin with a first class honours B.Soc.Sc. in 1995 and with a M.Sc. (Econ.) in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1996. I worked in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work in UCD, the Centre for Social Research of the University of Malawi, Central Africa and as Chief Officer for the Council for Children's Hospitals' Care until taking up a research position at DCU in July 2001 as Research Fellow, on a Research Project om Empowerment of nurses and midwives. I was a Lecturer in Nursing and Health Policy from February 2003- 2004 and since then am a Lecturer in Nursing. I have a PhD from DCU in 2006; my thesis was entitled "Past and present perspectives on power and empowerment in midwifery in Ireland".

Research Interests:

Empowerment in midwifery; Health in developing countries; Systematic reviews of pregnancy childbirth interventions; the use of traditional medicines in pregnancy and childbirth; Social Policy, particularly Health Policy; nurse and midwife workforce planning.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Allison Squires, Linda H. Aiken, Koen van den Heede, Walter Sermeus, Luk Bruyneel, Rikard Lindqvist, Lisette Schoonoven, Ingeborg Stromseng, Reinhard Busse, Tomasz Brzostek, Anneli Ensio, Mayte Moreno-Casbas, Anne Marie Rafferty, Maria Schubert, Dimitris Zikos, Anne Matthews. 2013. A systematic survey instrument translation process for multi-country, comparative health workforce studies. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 50, 2, pp264-273.
• Heinen MM, Theo van Achterberg, René Schwendimann, Britta Zander, Anne Matthews, Maria Kózka, Anneli Ensio, Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne, Teresa Moreno Casbas, Jane Ball, Lisette Schoonhoven. 2013. Nurses¿ intention to leave their profession: A cross sectional observational study in 10 European countries. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 50, 2, pp174-184.
• Kirwan M, Matthews A & Scott A. 2013. The impact of the work environment of nurses on patient safety outcomes: A multi-level modelling approach. International Journal Of Nursing Studies, 50, 2, pp253-263.
• Suresh P, Matthews A, Coyne I. 2012. Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth-year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland. Journal Of Clinical Nursing,
• Ernst E, Matthews A. 2011. What works for morning sickness? (Commentary on Cochrane review - Ernst) Author¿s reply (Matthews). Fact: Focus On Alternative And Complementary Therapies, 15, 1, pp51-52.
• Lakeman R & Matthews A. 2010. The views and experiences of members of new communities in Ireland: perspectives on mental health and well-being. Translocations: The Irish Migration, Race And Social Transformation Review, 6, 1
• Morris R, MacNeela P, Scott PA, Treacy MP, Hyde A, Matthews A, Morrison T, Drennan J & Byrne A. 2010. The Irish nursing minimum data set for mental health: a valid and reliable tool for the collection of standardised nursing data. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 19, 3-4, pp359-367.
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA, Gallagher, P. 2009. The development and psychometric evaluation of the Perceptions of Empowerment in Midwifery Scale. Midwifery, 25, , pp327-335.
• Moran A, Cocoman A, Scott PA, Matthews A, Valimaki M. 2009. Restraint and seclusion: a distressing treatment option?. Journal Of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 16, , pp599-605.
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA. 2008. Perspectives on midwifery power: an exploration of the findings of the Inquiry into peri-partum hysterectomy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland. Nursing Inquiry, 15, 2, pp127-134.
• Corbally, M, Scott, PA, Matthews, A, Murphy, C, MacGabhann, L. 2007. Irish nurses¿ and midwives¿ conceptualisations of empowerment. Journal Of Nursing Management, 15, 2, pp169-180.
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA, Gallagher, P, Corbally, MA. 2006. An exploratory study of the conditions important in facilitating the empowerment of midwives. Midwifery, 22, , pp181-191.
• Kiely, G. & O'Donnell (Matthews), A. 1999. The use of model families in comparing family support in Europe. Administration, 47 (1),

Selected Books

• Quin, S., Kennedy, P., Matthews, A. & Kiely, G. (eds.). Contemporary Irish Social Policy. 2nd ed, UCD Press, 2004.
• Scott, P A , Matthews, A & Corbally, M. Nurses' and Midwives' Understanding and Experiences of Empowerment. Final Report, Department of Health and Children, 2003.
• Fitzgerald, E., Bates, J. & Matthews, A. (Corrigan, C (editor for Combat Poverty Agency)). Data Sources on Poverty , Institute of Public Administration, 2002.
• Kiely, G., O¿Donnell (Matthews)*, A., Kennedy, P. & Quin S. (eds.) (*Please note my surname of O'Donnell on publications prior to January 2001). Irish Social Policy in Context, UCD Press., 1999.
• Quin, S., Kennedy, P., O¿Donnell (Matthews), A. & Kiely, G. (eds.). Contemporary Irish Social Policy, UCD Press, 1999.

Selected Chapters

• Dr Anne Matthews. .
• MacNeela P, Scott PA, Matthews A, Corbally M, Walsh-Daneshmandi A, Gallagher P. (In press). 2004. Empowerment, job satisfaction and organisational commitment among the nursing workforce in Ireland: Results of a national study. Change and Quality in Human Service Work (Korunka, C. & Hoffmann. P. (eds.) Organizational Psychology and Health Care, Volume 4, Series editors: J.M. Peiro & W. Schaufeli. Munich: Hampp Publishers)
• O'Donnell (Matthews), A. 1999. Comparing Welfare States: Considering the Case of Ireland. Kiely, G., O¿Donnell (Matthews), A., Kennedy, P. & Quin, S. (eds.). Irish Social Policy in Context., pp70-89.

Reviews

• Matthews A, Dowswell T, Haas DM, Doyle M, O¿Mathúna DP. 2010. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy (Review). Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews,
• Matthews A, O¿Mathuna D, Doyle M. 2009. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy- Protocol. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews,

• , , , - ,
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A., Heart Attack Salience and Word Frequency Effects with the Death Thought Accessibility Word Fragment Completion Task, The 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 26-JAN-12 - 28-JAN-12, San Diego, California, USA
• Kirwan M, Matthews A, Scott PA, Lehwaldt D, Staines A, Morris R, The Impact of the Work Environment of Nurses on Patient Safety Outcomes, 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery , 10-NOV-11 - , Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Terror Management Theory, Diagnostic Testing and the potential role of disembodying effects of technology, 25th European Health Psychology Conference,, 20-SEP-11 - 24-SEP-11, Crete, Greece
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Terror Management Theory and Disease Detection Behaviours: The Potential Moderating Effects of Terror with Predictive Diagnostic Technologies, British Psychological Society Social Psychology Conference , , 06-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11, Cambridge, UK
• Matthews A, Chimwaza A, Sinclair M, O'Mathuna DP, Nyirenda C , Past, present and future policy and practice of Traditional Birth Attendants in Malawi: a focus on evidence, International Confederation of Midwives 29th Triennial Congress, 19-JUN-11 - 23-JUN-11, Durban, South Africa
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Testing Terror Management Theory with Point of Care Devices, 8th Psychology, Health and Medicine Conference, 04-APR-11 - 04-APR-11, Dublin, Ireland
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Existential concerns in CVD Point-of Care Testing: Age as a Moderating Effect, The 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 25-JAN-11 - 27-JAN-11, San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Matthews A, Scott PA, Kirwan M, Lehwaldt D, Staines A, Nurses on the move? Findings on intention to leave from the Irish RN4CAST study, Irish Forum for Global Health biennial conference, 29-NOV-10 - 30-NOV-10, NUIM, Maynooth Co Kildare
• Kirwan M, Scott PA, Matthews A, Lehwaldt D, Staines A, A study of the impact of nursing characteristics and practice environments on quality and safety in general hospitals in Ireland, National Council for the Professional development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland 10th Annual Conference: Quality and Innovation: Achieving Excellence in Patient Care, 10-NOV-10 - , Croke Park, Dublin
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Existential concerns in CVD Point-of Care Testing: Age as a Moderating Effect, British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, 07-SEP-10 - 09-SEP-10, Winchester, England
• Matthews A, Mixed messages? An examination of some socio-cultural and ethical concerns raised by World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on HIV and infant feeding, 11th European Association of Social Anthropologists Biennial Conference, 24-AUG-10 - 27-AUG-10, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland
• Dunne S, Gallagher P, Matthews A, Existential concerns in point of care testing, 31st World Conference on Stress & Anxiety Research, 04-AUG-10 - 06-AUG-10, Galway, Ireland
• Matthews A, Dowswell T, Haas DM, Doyle M, O'Mathúna DP, "Risk"-y business: challenges to assessing risk of bias for studies of interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, Sixth Annual Cochrane in Ireland Conference: Cochrane reviews: from conception to dissemination, 28-JAN-10 - , Dublin City University
• Matthews A, Kirwan A & Ellila H, `Getting real¿: reflections on the development and evaluation of a postgraduate nursing research module using Problem-Based-Learning (PBL), All Ireland Society for Higher Education- Annual 5th international conference "Valuing Complexity: Celebrating Diverse Approaches to Teaching & Learning in Higher Education", 27-AUG-09 - 28-AUG-09, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
• Matthews A, Redmond M, Duku S & Labreche C, Promoting health through education- evaluation and reflections on a pilot initiative between Cairde and Dublin City University., Campus Engage (Network for the promotion of civic engagement in Irish higher education) international conference, 04-JUN-09 - 05-JUN-09, Dublin
• Lakeman, R., Matthews, A., Munck, R., Redmond, M., Sanders, T., & Walsh, J., New communities and mental health: conversations, conceptions and concerns, British Sociological Association Annual Conference, 16-APR-09 - 18-APR-09, Cardiff, Wales
• Matthews A, O¿Mathúna D, Doyle M , Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: a Cochrane Protocol, 5th Annual Irish Cochrane Collaboration Conference: Facilitating evidence-based practice, 29-JAN-09 - , Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Matthews A & Kelly J (on behalf of the Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services in Ireland, AIMSI), Women¿s perspectives on judgment, assessment and decision-making in their maternity care., Judgment, Assessment & Decision Making in Health & Social Care 3rd Health4Life conference, 03-SEP-08 - 04-SEP-08, School of Nursing, DCU
• Bermingham C & Matthews A, How do we talk about Irish maternity service users?, Judgment, Assessment & Decision Making in Health & Social Care 3rd Health4Life conference, 03-SEP-08 - 04-SEP-08, School of Nursing, DCU
• Matthews, A, O¿ Mathuna D & Doyle M, Electronic consumer information on ginger for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy: reflection or refraction of evidence?, 4th Annual Irish Cochrane Collaboration Conference: Facilitating evidence-based practice., 31-JAN-08 - , DCU
• Matthews, A & Leino-Kilpi, H, FutureNursingEANS: Results of an electronic survey of EANS members about nursing/midwifery research priorities and the role of EANS, Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Academy of Nursing Science, 24-JAN-08 - , Leuven, Belgium
• Matthews, A (on behalf of the Association for the Improvement of the Maternity Services in Ireland), What women want from maternity services in Ireland., Coombe Women and Children¿s University Hospital Conference, Dublin, 20-JAN-08 - , Coombe Women's University Hospital, Dublin
• Cocoman, A, Matthews, A. Scott, PA, Valimake, M, An exploration of mental health nurses¿ experiences of managing violence and aggression. ,, 5th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry, 01-OCT-07 - 03-OCT-07, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Matthews, A. Cocoman, A, Scott, PA, Valimake, M, Foucauldian interpretations of risk, power and gender in mental health nurses¿ descriptions of their practice in the management of violence and aggression, Thinking, Feeling, Being: Critical Perspectives and Creative Engagement in Psychosocial Health: 2nd annual Health4Life conference, 07-SEP-07 - 09-SEP-07, DCU
• Matthews A, Morris R, Scott PA, MacNeela P, Treacy P, Hyde A, Byrne A, Drennan J., Inter-rate reliability and validation of the Irish Minimum Dataset for mental health nursing., RCN International Research Conference, 01-MAY-07 - 03-MAY-07, Dundee, Scotland
• Matthews, A, Does reflexology work? Searching the Cochrane Library for answers, 3rd Annual Irish Cochrane Collaboration Conference: Facilitating evidence-based practice., 01-FEB-07 - , DCU
• Duffy, S., McElwain, E, Scott, PA, Matthews, A, Hawkshaw, S, Brogan, K., Multi-tasking: a fact of life for nurses., TCD International Research Conference, 08-NOV-06 - 10-NOV-06, Dublin
• Matthews, A., Scott, PA & Gallagher, P., The development & psychometric evaluation of a scale to measure empowerment in midwifery., Trinity College Dublin, International Nursing and Midwifery Conference., 08-NOV-06 - 10-NOV-06, Dublin
• Corbally, M, Scott, PA, Matthews, A, Empowering nurses for advances in practice,, Advances in Nursing Practice Conference, 01-MAY-06 - , Dublin
• Matthews, A., Scott, PA & Gallagher, P., Doing factor analysis: decisions, decision¿ , Royal College of Nurses International Research Conference., 20-MAR-06 - 22-MAR-06, York, England
• Duffy, S., McElwain, E, Scott, PA, Matthews, A, Hawkshaw, S, Brogan, K., Documenting the activities & decision making of registered nurses in an acute Irish health care setting: A pilot study , RCN International Research Conference, 20-MAR-06 - 22-MAR-06, York, England
• Murphy, C. Scott, PA, Matthews, A, Corbally, M., Empowerment in public health nursing: findings of a national study in Ireland., RCN International Research Conference, 20-MAR-06 - 22-MAR-06, York, England
• Matthews, A, Empowerment in healthcare settings, Learning, Innovation & Knowledge (LInK) centre lecture series, DCU Business School, 15-MAR-06 - ,
• Matthews, A, The background to and impact on midwifery of the 1950 Nurses Act., Meeting of the Irish Society for Nursing and Midwifery History, 26-JAN-06 - , UCD, Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA, Corbally, MA., Is empowerment measurable?, International Philosophy of Nursing Annual Conference, 09-SEP-05 - 09-SEP-05, Leeds, England
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA, Corbally, MA (2005), Overcoming empowerment fatigue in the nursing literature. , International Philosophy of Nursing Annual Conference , 07-SEP-05 - 09-SEP-05, Leeds, England
• Matthews, A & Scott, PA, Between a rock and a hard place? Locating recent midwifery research findings in their historical and structural contexts (Abstract accepted November 2004), 27th Triennial Conference of International Confederation of Midwives, 24-JUL-05 - 28-JUL-05, Brisbane Australia
• Matthews, A & Scott, PA, ¿Mind the gap¿- empowerment research to bridge the rhetoric-reality gap in midwifery practice in Ireland (Abstract accepted January 2005), Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference, 10-MAY-05 - 12-MAY-05, Harrogate, UK
• Matthews, A & Scott PA, "Desperately seeking nurses and midwives"- using the Irish Nursing/Midwifery Register as a sampling frame for a national survey on empowerment. (Abstract accepted November 2004) , Royal College of Nursing Annual International Nursing Research Conference, 08-MAR-05 - 11-MAR-05, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M , Nurses¿ and midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment- findings of a national survey., Regional meeting- Irish Cancer Society Palliative Care Specialist Nurses Group., 02-NOV-04 - , Tullamore, Co Offaly
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M, Nurses¿ and midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment- findings of a national study., Regional meeting- Irish Cancer Society, Palliative Care Specialist Nurses Group, 14-OCT-04 - , Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, PA, Corbally, M, Empowering Nursing and Midwives- empowering citizens? Findings of a national survey on empowerment of nurses and midwives in Ireland., 12th Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers., 05-OCT-04 - 08-OCT-04, Lisbon, Portugal
• Matthews, A & Duffy M , Contested citizenship- the local and global contexts of childbirth., 4th Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities and Social Sciences., 24-SEP-04 - , DCU, Dublin
• Matthews, A & Scott, P A, Families, midwives and social policy: In search of the secret agents., Annual Conference. Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA)., 16-SEP-04 - 17-SEP-04, Dublin
• Matthews, A & Scott, P A , Advocacy and empowerment in midwifery in Ireland: findings of a national survey. , Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery 23rd Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference, 26-FEB-04 - 27-FEB-04, Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M (2004) January. , Empowerment of nurses and midwives in Ireland: Findings of a national study., National meeting of the Irish Nurses¿ Organisation- Assistant Directors of Nursing & Midwifery Section., 22-JAN-04 - , Dublin
• Matthews, A & Scott, P A, A composite model of empowerment for midwifery in Ireland, Royal College of Midwives- Northern Ireland/Irish Nurses Organisation Joint Annual Conference, 20-NOV-03 - , Armagh
• Matthews, A & Scott, P A , Midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment- findings of a national survey., Coombe Hospital Annual Midwifery Symposium, 14-NOV-03 - , Coombe Hospital, Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M, Nurses¿ and midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment- findings of a national survey., Trinity College Dublin Annual Nursing and Midwifery Conference., 05-NOV-03 - 07-NOV-03, Dublin
• Henry, P, Munro, M, Halpin, A & Matthews, A, Thinking outside the box in nursing, Health Informatics Society of Ireland, 01-NOV-03 - , Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M , Understanding and experiences of nurses and midwives of empowerment: Findings from focus group discussions., National meeting of the Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery, 05-JUN-03 - , Dublin
• Corbally, M, Scott, P A & Matthews, A (2003) , Nurses¿ and Midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment., International Council of Nurses Conference, 01-JUN-03 - , Geneva, Switzerland
• Matthews, A & Scott, P A (2003) , February , Empowerment of midwives in Ireland: Provisional survey findings., International Midwives' Study Group/Midwifery Division Research Seminar, 03-MAR-03 - 04-MAR-03, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.
• Corbally, M, Scott, P A & Matthews, A, Nurses¿ and Midwives¿ understanding and experiences of empowerment in Ireland., Trinity College Nursing and Midwifery Annual Conference, 06-NOV-02 - , Dublin
• Matthews, A, Scott, P A & Corbally, M (2002) , Empowerment in Nursing: Aspirations and Expectations, Irish Nurses' Organisation- Operating Department Nurses¿ Annual Conference., 18-SEP-02 - 19-SEP-02, Galway
• Corbally, M, Scott, P A & Matthews, A, ¿On the ground, we know best¿¿ A core element in nursing and midwifery practice., 6th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, 01-SEP-02 - , Dublin
• Corbally, M, Scott, P A & Matthews, A, Leadership and Empowerment., Nursing and Midwifery Managers Conference, Eastern Regional Health Authroity, 01-JUN-02 - , Dublin
• Matthews A & Scott, P A, Empowerment and team-building in midwifery., Irish Nurses' Organisation- Midwives¿ Study Day, 02-APR-02 - , Drogheda, Co Louth