Maria McCarthy

Telling the Truth to Child Cancer Patients in COVID-19 Times

Lynn Gillam, Merle Spriggs, Clare Delany, Rachael Conyers, Maria McCarthy

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY

A notable feature of the COVID-19 pandemic is that children are less at risk of becoming infected or, if infected, less likely to ..

Surgical and Psychosocial Predictors of Mental Health in Parents of Children With Cardiac Admissions

Jill R Stokes, Frank Muscara, Diana Zannino, Maria C McCarthy, Vicki A Anderson, Jan M Nicholson, Yves d'Udekem

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

BACKGROUND: This study investigated factors associated with long-term mental health outcomes of parents of children with a cardiac..

Feasibility and acceptability of an online acceptance and commitment therapy group for parents caring for a child with cerebral palsy

Laura J McMillan, Maria C McCarthy, Frank Muscara, Vicki A Anderson, Robyn D Walser, Jenny O'Neill, Anica Dimovski, Meredith Rayner, JM Nicholson, SJC Hearps, Paul A Read, Elle Morrison, Kaitlyn McCabe, Katrina Williams

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF FAMILY STUDIES

This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of a videoconferencing group psychotherapy intervention for parents of child..

Exploring the use of Immersive Virtual Reality to enhance Psychological Well-Being in Pediatric Oncology: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Michelle Tennant, George J Youssef, Jane McGillivray, Tara-Jane Clark, Laura McMillan, Maria C McCarthy

Journal article  |  2020  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING

PURPOSE: To investigate whether Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) has a greater positive influence on oncology patients' physical and..

Quality of life in parents of seriously Ill/injured children: a prospective longitudinal study

Ella Graj, Frank Muscara, Vicki Anderson, Stephen Hearps, Maria McCarthy

Journal article  |  2020  |  QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

PURPOSE: Parents of children with serious childhood illness or injury (SCII) are at risk of experiencing poor quality of life (QoL..

Parental distress in response to childhood medical trauma: A mediation model

Roseanne Currie, Vicki A Anderson, Maria C McCarthy, Kylie Burke, Stephen JC Hearps, Frank Muscara

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

This study explored the relationship between individual and family-level risk in predicting longer-term parental distress followin..

Effect of a Videoconference-Based Online Group Intervention for Traumatic Stress in Parents of Children With Life-threatening Illness A Randomized Clinical Trial

Frank Muscara, Maria C McCarthy, Meredith Rayner, Jan M Nicholson, Anica Dimovski, Laura McMillan, Stephen JC Hearps, Jackie Yamada, Kylie Burke, Robyn Walser, Vicki A Anderson

Journal article  |  2020  |  JAMA NETWORK OPEN

Importance: A substantial proportion of parents whose child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness experience high levels of..

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Implementation of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention to Address Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents With Cancer

Michelle Tennant, Jane McGillivray, George J Youssef, Maria C McCarthy, Tara-Jane Clark

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING

Objective: Virtual reality (VR), a novel and highly immersive technology, offers promise in addressing potential psychological imp..

Exploring health state utility values of parents of children with a serious illness

Ishani K Majmudar, Lidia Engel, Frank Muscara, Christopher Stevenson, Maria McCarthy, Vicki Anderson, Cathrine Mihalopoulos

Journal article  |  2020  |  QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

PURPOSE: In cost-utility analysis, outcomes are usually measured in terms of quality-adjusted life years, where length of life is ..

Finding Out What Matters in Decision-Making Related to Genomics and Personalized Medicine in Pediatric Oncology: Developing Attributes to Include in a Discrete Choice Experiment

Maria C McCarthy, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Laura J McMillan, Elena Meshcheriakova, Alice Cao, Lynn Gillam

Journal article  |  2020  |  PATIENT-PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Treatment decision-making in pediatric oncology can be complex. Recent advances in genome sequencing and novel or 'per..