Call for Participants
Have you been diagnosed with cancer?
Have you been a carer for a person with cancer? or,
Are you an Oncology specialist, trainee or nurse?
We want you to take part in a university research project! We are looking for participants who are willing to share and discuss their cancer experience.
- If you are/were diagnosed with cancer, we would like to hear what your communication experience was like with your carer and health professional when you went through treatment. You will need to be 18 years or above.
- If you are/were a person who cared for a person with cancer (parent,partner, family member or a friend), we would like to hear your communication experience with the patient and the health professional.
- If you are an Oncology specialist, trainee or nurse, we would like to hear your communication experience with your patient and their carer.
The research project will consist of individual interviews with each participant.
What is this research about?
This research aims to examine the communication experiences of people diagnosed with cancer, Oncology specialist, trainee or nurses and carers during the
course of the cancer treatment stage in order to enhance patient-centred
communication and improve quality care for the person diagnosed with cancer during treatment
stage.
Information gathered from the interviews will provide valuable insight in to cancer communication and care during the course of treatment stage, something that is largely missing from existing studies. This may be used to inform future policy, develop supporting tool-kits and strategies that would enable person's diagnosed with cancer, carers of a person with cancer and Oncology specialists, trainees or nurses to assist in managing an effective communication to improve quality care for the person diagnosed with cancer during treatment stage.
About the researcher
Shara decided to become a cancer care and communication researcher based on her own experience of being diagnosed with cancer and by also being a carer for a person diagnosed with cancer. Her professional expertise is in the area of communication. Therefore, this PhD research project is a direction towards her ambition to support the cancer community.
How to engage with the research
When - Interviews will run till June 2019 at a time that suits you.
Where - At a venue that is convenient to the participant.
How long - Each interview will run for maximum 90 minutes. An audio recording of the interview will be done with
the participant’s consent.
Privacy - Only the researcher will have access to the individual information provided by participants. Privacy and confidentiality will be assured at all times.
Effect of your participation - Your participation will support the cancer community and cancer patient care for improvement,
engagement, research, and data infrastructure.
To book an interview or for further information, contact the researcher: Shara Ranasinghe on Shara.Ranasinghe@canberra.edu.au or 0425065658.
This project has been approved by the University of Canberra's Human Research Ethics Committee Project 17 - 145 - “Enhancing patient-centred cancer communication during cancer treatment
HumanEthicsCommittee@canberra.edu.au
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