Kia ora / Hello / Welcome,
Thank you for your interest in our study: Part 1 of ‘A diagnosis of bowel cancer: New Zealanders’ experiences and pathways’. Bowel cancer affects a huge number of New Zealanders, but at the moment, we do not know enough about your experiences. We would like you, as a person diagnosed with bowel cancer, a family/whānau member or support person, to tell us about your experiences with the pathway to diagnosis. By starting the questionnaire, you are agreeing to take part in this study. This should take 15 – 25 minutes to complete.
We know that thinking about experiences like a diagnosis of bowel cancer can be difficult. It is normal to sometimes feel upset about, or concerned by, these experiences. If this happens, we cannot contact a health professional on your behalf, since your answers are anonymous. Please contact a trusted health professional if you do have concerns.
Your participation is completely voluntary. You are free to exit at any point in the questionnaire if you do not wish to continue. We will not use any of your responses to identify you, and your information will be held securely at the Dunedin School of Medicine, at the University of Otago.
Thank you for your time. A summary of the study findings can be emailed to you if you wish, and will also be shared on the Bowel Cancer New Zealand Facebook page. If you wish to take part, please click through to the questionnaire now. Every response is helping broaden our knowledge on this topic. If you decide not to take part, we thank you for considering our request.
If you have any further questions or comments, please contact one of the researchers at diagnosis@otago.ac.nz. This study is being supervised by Associate Professors Sarah Derrett and Sue Crengle at the University of Otago’s Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, and ethical approval has been obtained via the University of Otago Ethics Committee (Health), under reference H17/137. Sarah Derrett can be contacted at sarah.derrett@otago.ac.nz.
