Have you had experience of mental illness and breast cancer? Do you live in the Wellington or Wairarapa regions?
The Department of Public Health is seeking women who have used mental health services, and who have also been diagnosed with breast cancer, to talk to them about their cancer treatment.
They would like to use this study to identify ways to improve cancer care for women with experience of mental illness.
They will be interviewing women in the Wellington region and the Wairarapa from March to June 2016. The interviews will be approximately 60 minutes, face to face, and will take place at a location of the participant's choice (could be at the medical school beside the hospital, in the person’s own home, or anywhere that suits).
If you first used mental health services before you were diagnosed with breast cancer and you would like to talk to us about your experiences, please contact:
Ruth Cunningham
Department of Public Health,
University of Otago Wellington
Email: ruth.cunningham@otago.ac.nz
This study has ethics approval from the Northern B Health and Disability Ethics Committee (ref: 15/NTB/88).
