Maria Mccarthy
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887496 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Mccarthy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Mccarthy |
| SIGNATURE | MCCARTHY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Murdoch Children's Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6543-3921 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cover Image
The cover image is based on the article What Matters Most: The Top 10 Child and Adolescent Cancer Research Priorities in Australia by Joanne Cummings et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70689.
What Matters Most
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer and their families have unique medical and psychosocial needs. Addressing these requires research centred on issues most relevant to them. Currently, Australia lacks a research agenda grounded in lived experience and clinical expertise to guide inquiry into child and adolescent cancer. OBJECTIVE: To identify the top 10 research priorities for child and adolescent cancer in Australia. METH…
Telling the truth to seriously ill children
How should clinicians respond when parents will not allow their child to know the truth about their medical condition and treatment? There is wide consensus amongst clinicians and ethicists that children should be given “honest” information delivered in a developmentally appropriate manner. However, the basis in ethical theory is not clear, especially for pre‐adolescents. These children are old enough to understand some information, but are not y…
Experiences of Pain in Hospitalized Children During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy
Children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are vulnerable to pain due to the intensity and toxicity of this treatment. An instrumental case study design of two qualitative phases was conducted to examine the pain experiences of hospitalized children during HSCT therapy and how contextual factors related to the pediatric HSCT environment influenced their experience of pain. The Social Communication Model of Pain provided th…
Exploring health state utility values of parents of children with a serious illness
Quality of life in parents of seriously Ill/injured children
Feasibility and acceptability of an online acceptance and commitment therapy group for parents caring for a child with cerebral palsy
This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of a videoconferencing group psychotherapy intervention for parents of children living with cerebral palsy. A six-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention called Take a Breath was provided. Participants were 26 parents of children aged 12 months to nine years, with severe cerebral palsy. Parents responded to questionnaires at three time-points; baseline, pre-intervention, a…
Financial Challenges of Cancer for Adolescents and Young Adults and Their Parent Caregivers
This study examined the financial impact of cancer and the use of income support in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer and their parent caregivers. As part of a national Australian study exploring the psychosocial impacts of cancer, 196 AYAs ages 15 to 25 years, six to 24 months from diagnosis, and 204 parent caregivers from 18 cancer sites were surveyed. Logistic regression and chi-square analyses were conducted to assess the influe…
Parental distress in response to childhood medical trauma
This study explored the relationship between individual and family-level risk in predicting longer-term parental distress following their child’s unexpected diagnosis of serious illness. A mediation model was tested, whereby parents’ pre-existing psychosocial risk predicts longer-term posttraumatic stress symptoms, indirectly through parents’ acute stress response. One hundred and thirty-two parents of 104 children participated. Acute stress resp…
Parenting a child with cancer
Objective: Research examining the impact of childhood cancer on parenting is limited. This qualitative study explored perceptions from adolescents and parents of the impact of childhood cancer on parenting 2–5 years post-end of treatment. Methods: Fifty-seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with: (a) 14 parents of preadolescent children (the ‘parents of children’ group); and (b) 21 adolescents and 22 parents of adolescents (the ‘adolesc…
When Bodies Need Voices
This article elaborates the theme: ‘Accidentally Learning More About Life’ which was the title of a presentation forum in which the authors met. Links are made between the views of the academic listener with the lived experience of a woman for whom an accident changed her life narrative. Maria’s story demonstrates how adversity can lead to positive outcomes and that in retelling the story, you can make a difference. Maria’s story also exemplifies…
Experiences of Pain in Hospitalized Children During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy
Children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are vulnerable to pain due to the intensity and toxicity of this treatment. An instrumental case study design of two qualitative phases was conducted to examine the pain experiences of hospitalized children during HSCT therapy and how contextual factors related to the pediatric HSCT environment influenced their experience of pain. The Social Communication Model of Pain provided th…
Parental distress in response to childhood medical trauma
This study explored the relationship between individual and family-level risk in predicting longer-term parental distress following their child’s unexpected diagnosis of serious illness. A mediation model was tested, whereby parents’ pre-existing psychosocial risk predicts longer-term posttraumatic stress symptoms, indirectly through parents’ acute stress response. One hundred and thirty-two parents of 104 children participated. Acute stress resp…
Parenting a child with cancer
Objective: Research examining the impact of childhood cancer on parenting is limited. This qualitative study explored perceptions from adolescents and parents of the impact of childhood cancer on parenting 2–5 years post-end of treatment. Methods: Fifty-seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with: (a) 14 parents of preadolescent children (the ‘parents of children’ group); and (b) 21 adolescents and 22 parents of adolescents (the ‘adolesc…
When Bodies Need Voices
This article elaborates the theme: ‘Accidentally Learning More About Life’ which was the title of a presentation forum in which the authors met. Links are made between the views of the academic listener with the lived experience of a woman for whom an accident changed her life narrative. Maria’s story demonstrates how adversity can lead to positive outcomes and that in retelling the story, you can make a difference. Maria’s story also exemplifies…
Parenting a child with cancer
Objective: Research examining the impact of childhood cancer on parenting is limited. This qualitative study explored perceptions from adolescents and parents of the impact of childhood cancer on parenting 2–5 years post-end of treatment. Methods: Fifty-seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with: (a) 14 parents of preadolescent children (the ‘parents of children’ group); and (b) 21 adolescents and 22 parents of adolescents (the ‘adolesc…
Financial Challenges of Cancer for Adolescents and Young Adults and Their Parent Caregivers
This study examined the financial impact of cancer and the use of income support in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer and their parent caregivers. As part of a national Australian study exploring the psychosocial impacts of cancer, 196 AYAs ages 15 to 25 years, six to 24 months from diagnosis, and 204 parent caregivers from 18 cancer sites were surveyed. Logistic regression and chi-square analyses were conducted to assess the influe…
Parental distress in response to childhood medical trauma
This study explored the relationship between individual and family-level risk in predicting longer-term parental distress following their child’s unexpected diagnosis of serious illness. A mediation model was tested, whereby parents’ pre-existing psychosocial risk predicts longer-term posttraumatic stress symptoms, indirectly through parents’ acute stress response. One hundred and thirty-two parents of 104 children participated. Acute stress resp…
Exploring health state utility values of parents of children with a serious illness
Quality of life in parents of seriously Ill/injured children
Feasibility and acceptability of an online acceptance and commitment therapy group for parents caring for a child with cerebral palsy
This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of a videoconferencing group psychotherapy intervention for parents of children living with cerebral palsy. A six-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention called Take a Breath was provided. Participants were 26 parents of children aged 12 months to nine years, with severe cerebral palsy. Parents responded to questionnaires at three time-points; baseline, pre-intervention, a…
Experiences of Pain in Hospitalized Children During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy
Children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are vulnerable to pain due to the intensity and toxicity of this treatment. An instrumental case study design of two qualitative phases was conducted to examine the pain experiences of hospitalized children during HSCT therapy and how contextual factors related to the pediatric HSCT environment influenced their experience of pain. The Social Communication Model of Pain provided th…
Telling the truth to seriously ill children
How should clinicians respond when parents will not allow their child to know the truth about their medical condition and treatment? There is wide consensus amongst clinicians and ethicists that children should be given “honest” information delivered in a developmentally appropriate manner. However, the basis in ethical theory is not clear, especially for pre‐adolescents. These children are old enough to understand some information, but are not y…
Cover Image
The cover image is based on the article What Matters Most: The Top 10 Child and Adolescent Cancer Research Priorities in Australia by Joanne Cummings et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70689.
What Matters Most
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer and their families have unique medical and psychosocial needs. Addressing these requires research centred on issues most relevant to them. Currently, Australia lacks a research agenda grounded in lived experience and clinical expertise to guide inquiry into child and adolescent cancer. OBJECTIVE: To identify the top 10 research priorities for child and adolescent cancer in Australia. METH…
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Psychosocial (5 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)