Overview
Background
Alexandra is jointly-appointed as Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Queensland and Mater Health Services. She has practised extensively in acute cancer care, including chemotherapy administration, in rural and metropolitan settings. Her PhD investigated sociocultural issues related to breast cancer and while she mostly now undertakes intervention research, she maintains an interest in the sociological as well as clinical aspects of cancer care. Sandie’s current funded research has two streams. The first stream focuses upon issues related to the long term outcomes of cancer treatments, using mixed methods. The second stream concentrates on collaborative interventions to assess and manage the toxicities of acute cancer treatments.
Availability
- Professor Sandie McCarthy is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Research impacts
Sandie's research program focuses on the prevention, assessment and management of the short and long-term toxicities of cancer therapy, particularly chemotherapy. She has a particular interest in women's wellness during and after breast cancer therapy. She investigates a range of multimodal interventions (diet, exercise, sleep and stress management) to enhance cancer patient outcomes, which have translated successfully to standard practice.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Ten years of women's wellness research: key lessons from conducting randomised controlled trials of a whole-of-lifestyle behavioural intervention
Balaam, Sarah M., McCarthy, Alexandra L., Vear, Natalie K., Petie, Mackenzie J., Anderson, Debra J. and Porter-Steele, Janine P. (2025). Ten years of women's wellness research: key lessons from conducting randomised controlled trials of a whole-of-lifestyle behavioural intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 44 101441, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101441
2025
Journal Article
Telehealth-Delivered Exercise to Promote Health after Gynecological Cancer Therapy: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial
Cunningham, Brent, Porter-Steele, Janine, Hayes, Sandra C., Chiu, Vivian, Clifford, Briana K., Rose, Grace L., Jones, Caroline L., Bailey, Tom G., Young, Leonie, Garrett, Andrea, Nicklin, James, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Tuffaha, Haitham and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2025). Telehealth-Delivered Exercise to Promote Health after Gynecological Cancer Therapy: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 10 (2) e000307, 1-6. doi: 10.1249/tjx.0000000000000307
2024
Journal Article
Breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema: a critical unmet need
Hayes, Sandra C., Bernas, Michael, Plinsinga, Melanie L., Pyke, Christopher, Saunders, Christobel, Piller, Neil, Moffatt, Christine, Keeley, Vaughan, Kruger, Natalie, Reul-Hirche, Hildegard and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2024). Breast cancer-related arm lymphoedema: a critical unmet need. eClinicalMedicine, 75 102762, 102762. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102762
2024
Journal Article
The evolution of worldwide nurse-led cancer research in the last 2 decades (2004-2022)
Molassiotis, Alex, Yorke, Janelle, McCarthy, Alexandra L., Wengstrom, Yvonne, Gibson, Faith and Abu-Odah, Hammoda (2024). The evolution of worldwide nurse-led cancer research in the last 2 decades (2004-2022). Cancer Nursing, 47 (5), E308-E317. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001260
2024
Journal Article
A multimodal couple-coping intervention for enhancing sexual adjustment among breast cancer women: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Chow, Ka Ming, Chan, Carmen Wing Han, Choi, Kai Chow and McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh (2024). A multimodal couple-coping intervention for enhancing sexual adjustment among breast cancer women: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One, 19 (8) e0309218, 8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309218
2024
Journal Article
A multimodal cancer rehabilitation programme promoting sense of coherence for women treated for female reproductive cancers: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Chow, Ka Ming, Chan, Carmen Wing Han, McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh, Zhu, Jiemin, Choi, Kai Chow, Siu, Ka Yi, Leung, Alice Wai Yi and Nguyen, Khanh Thi (2024). A multimodal cancer rehabilitation programme promoting sense of coherence for women treated for female reproductive cancers: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. doi: 10.1007/s11764-024-01630-2
2024
Book
Implementation manual: transdisciplinary approaches in healthcare
Martin, Aleysha (author/creator), Laakso, E-Liisa (author), Green, Theresa L. (author), Sowa, P. Marcin (contributor) and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (contributor) (2024). Implementation manual: transdisciplinary approaches in healthcare. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/1749adb
2024
Journal Article
Does an allied health transdisciplinary stroke assessment save time, improve quality of care, and save costs? Results of a pre-/post- clinical study
Martin, Aleysha K., Griffin, Alison, McCarthy, Alexandra L., Green, Theresa L., Sowa, P. Marcin and Laakso, E-Liisa (2024). Does an allied health transdisciplinary stroke assessment save time, improve quality of care, and save costs? Results of a pre-/post- clinical study. European Stroke Journal, 10 (1) 23969873241258000, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/23969873241258000
2024
Journal Article
A discourse of deviance: blame, shame, stigma and the social construction of head and neck cancer
Thamm, Carla, McCarthy, Alexandra L. and Yates, Patsy (2024). A discourse of deviance: blame, shame, stigma and the social construction of head and neck cancer. Qualitative Health Research, 34 (5), 398-410. doi: 10.1177/10497323231213819
2023
Journal Article
The cancer nursing workforce in Australia: a national survey exploring determinants of job satisfaction
Bradford, Natalie, Moore, Elizabeth, Taylor, Karen, Cook, Olivia, Gent, Lucy, Beane, Theresa, Williams, Natalie, Alexander, Kimberly, Pitt, Erin, Still, Jemma, Wellard, Cameron, McErlean, Gemma, Kirk, Deborah, Monterosso, Leanne, McCarthy, Alexandra, Lokmic-Tomkins, Zerina, Balson, Jessica and Gates, Priscilla (2023). The cancer nursing workforce in Australia: a national survey exploring determinants of job satisfaction. BMC Nursing, 22 (1) 461, 461. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01629-7
2023
Conference Publication
Cost-Utility Analysis Of A Supervised Exercise Intervention For Women With Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer
Wang, Yufan, McCarthy, Alexandra L. and Tuffaha, Haitham (2023). Cost-Utility Analysis Of A Supervised Exercise Intervention For Women With Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer. HTAi 2023 Meeting, Adelaide, SA Australia, 24-28 June 2023. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/s0266462323001277
2023
Journal Article
Controlling peripheral intravenous catheter failure by needleless connector design: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Marsh, Nicole, Larsen, Emily, O’Brien, Catherine, Peach, Hannah, Keogh, Samantha, Davies, Karen, Mihala, Gabor, Hewer, Barbara, Booker, Catriona, McCarthy, Alexandra L., Flynn, Julie and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). Controlling peripheral intravenous catheter failure by needleless connector design: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (21-22), 7909-7919. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16852
2023
Journal Article
Impact of exercise and/or dietary interventions, and their behaviour change techniques, on quality of life in middle-aged and older women following treatment for cancer: A systematic review
Vear, Natalie K., Goodman, William, Rose, Grace L. and McCarthy, Alexandra L. (2023). Impact of exercise and/or dietary interventions, and their behaviour change techniques, on quality of life in middle-aged and older women following treatment for cancer: A systematic review. Maturitas, 175 107783, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2023.05.007
2023
Journal Article
Effect of a standardized ginger root powder regimen on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a multi-center double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial
Crichton, Megan, Marshall, Skye, Isenring, Elizabeth, Lohning, Anna, McCarthy, Alexandra L., Molassiotis, Alex, Bird, Robert, Shannon, Catherine, Koh, Andy, McPherson, Ian and Marx, Wolfgang (2023). Effect of a standardized ginger root powder regimen on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a multi-center double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124 (3), 313-330.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.09.003
2023
Conference Publication
Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: improving allied health clinician compliance with national stroke guidelines
Martin, Aleysha, Green, Theresa, McCarthy, Alexandra, Sowa, Marcin and Laakso, Liisa (2023). Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: improving allied health clinician compliance with national stroke guidelines. Stroke 2023 – The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22-25 August 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/17474930231188838
2023
Journal Article
Economic evaluation of exercise interventions for individuals with cancer: a systematic review
Wang, Yufan, McCarthy, Alexandra L., Hayes, Sandra C., Gordon, Louisa G., Chiu, Vivian, Bailey, Tom G., Stewart, Elizabeth and Tuffaha, Haitham (2023). Economic evaluation of exercise interventions for individuals with cancer: a systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 172 107491, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107491
2023
Journal Article
Cost-utility analysis of a supervised exercise intervention for women with early-stage endometrial cancer
Wang, Yufan, McCarthy, Alexandra L and Tuffaha, Haitham (2023). Cost-utility analysis of a supervised exercise intervention for women with early-stage endometrial cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31 (7) 391, 391. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07819-y
2023
Journal Article
The effect of exercise on pain in people with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise, Singh, Ben, Rose, Grace Laura, Clifford, Briana, Bailey, Tom George, Spence, Rosalind Renee, Turner, Jemma, Coppieters, Michel Willem, McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh and Hayes, Sandra Christine (2023). The effect of exercise on pain in people with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 53 (9), 1737-1752. doi: 10.1007/s40279-023-01862-9
2023
Journal Article
Efficacy of exercise interventions for women during and after gynaecological cancer treatment – a systematic scoping review
Rose, Grace Laura, Stewart, Elizabeth Mary, Clifford, Briana Kristine, Bailey, Tom George, Rush, Alexandra Jane, Abbott, Claudia Rose, Hayes, Sandra Christine, Obermair, Andreas and McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh (2023). Efficacy of exercise interventions for women during and after gynaecological cancer treatment – a systematic scoping review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31 (6) 342, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07790-8
2023
Journal Article
Feasibility and acceptability of a culturally-adapted Women's Wellness After Cancer Programme for Chinese women treated for gynaecological cancer: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Chow, Ka Ming, Chan, Carmen Wing Han, Anderson, Debra Jane, Porter-Steele, Janine, Leung, Alice Wai Yi, Law, Bernard Man Hin and McCarthy, Alexandra Leigh (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of a culturally-adapted Women's Wellness After Cancer Programme for Chinese women treated for gynaecological cancer: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Heliyon, 9 (5) e15591, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15591
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Sandie McCarthy is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment and management of sexuality in women treated for cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the Value for Money of Integrating Exercise as Therapy after Gynaecological Cancer Treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Haitham Tuffaha
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Master Philosophy
Enhancing Treatment Outcomes After Gynaecological Cancer (ACUMEN)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall, Dr Elise Gane
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Doctor Philosophy
Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: Can it improve allied health efficiency and care on an acute stroke unit?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Theresa Green
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Doctor Philosophy
Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: Can it improve allied health efficiency and care on an acute stroke unit?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Theresa Green
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Doctor Philosophy
Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: Can it improve allied health efficiency and care on an acute stroke unit?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Theresa Green
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Doctor Philosophy
Palliative care and family meetings
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jemma Venables, Dr John Drayton
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Doctor Philosophy
Palliative care and family meetings
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jemma Venables, Dr John Drayton
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Doctor Philosophy
A mobile health intervention for promoting light and moderate intensity physical activity among young cancer survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins, Associate Professor Stephen Viller
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Transdisciplinary stroke assessment: Can it improve allied health efficiency and care on an acute stroke unit?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Theresa Green
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the Value for Money of Integrating Exercise as Therapy after Gynaecological Cancer Treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Haitham Tuffaha
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