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Biography
Dr Maura Dowling is a registered general nurse with specialist clinical experience in cancernursing. Maura's research interests are in breast cancer survivorship and haematological cancers. Maura's current research activities include three EU co-funded projects (2023-2027) (1. DigiCanTrain -Digital Skills Training for Health Care Professionals in Oncology; 2. EduCanNurs- Towards Cancer Care Continuum Approach in Undergraduate Nursing Education. 3. MELODIC -Mental health support for young adults with cancer).
Maura is co-chair of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) research working group and is an associate editor with Seminars in Oncology Nursing (Elsevier). Maura's research expertise is in qualitative methodologies and evidence synthesis (qualitative evidence synthesis and scoping reviews).
Maura has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 27 Scopus, October 2024).
Maura is a registered nurse tutor with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and has extensive experience developing postgraduate e-learning programmes and is the programme director of the Master of Health Sciences Postgraduate Diploma (Oncology and Haematology).
Research Interests
Experiences of people living with a cancer diagnosis;qualitative evidence synthesis; phenomenological approaches.
Teaching Interests
Research methods, qualitative research approaches, qualitative evidence synthesis), haemato-oncology nursing and nursing theory.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MSc,BNs,RNT,RGN,RM Cert Oncology,PhD
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A scoping review of parents’ disclosure of BRCA1/2 genetic alteration test results to underage children
Diez de los Rios de la Serna, C., Dowling, M., McNamara, N., Ivory, J. D., Hanhauser, Y., Murphy, M. & Dean, M., Feb 2025, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 131, 108561.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
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Cancer nursing research priorities: findings from a cancer nurses' consultation in Europe
Baǧçivan, G., Colomer-Lahiguera, S., Dowling, M., Kotronoulas, G., Semple, C., Efstathiou, N., Fernández-Ortega, P., Dieperink, K. B., Pape, E., Miguel, S. & Drury, A., 6 Mar 2025, In: British Journal of Nursing. 34, 5, p. S10-S18Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Digital education in healthcare: A mixed methods evaluation of the advanced breast cancer for nurses (ABC4Nurses) eLearning programme
Sheehan, S., Dowling, M., Shewbridge, A., de Los Rios la Serna, C. D., Bağçivan, G., Kotronoulas, G., Erdem, S., Aroyo, V., Wiseman, T. & Drury, A., Mar 2025, In: Nurse Education Today. 146, 106533.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Examining psychosocial vulnerability in caregivers of individuals with a chronic haematological malignancy: A cross sectional survey
Cormican, O., Dowling, M. & Sezgin, D., Feb 2025, In: European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 74, 102709.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Advanced Practice Nursing Titles and Roles in Cancer Care: A Scoping Review
Dowling, M., Pape, E., Geese, F., Van Hecke, A., Bryant-Lukosius, D., Cerón, M. C., Fernández-Ortega, P., Marquez-Doren, F., Ward, A., Semple, C., King, T., Glarcher, M. & Drury, A., Jun 2024, In: Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 40, 3, 151627.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)
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European Oncology Nursing Society (External organisation)
Dowling, M. (Member)
0001 → 1 Feb 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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