Ng, Sze
Kirkman, Maggie
Fisher, Jane
Pusic, Andrea
Parker, Emily
Cooter, Rodney D.
Elder, Elisabeth
Moore, Colin
McNeil, John
Hopper, Ingrid http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-370X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Health, Australian Government (D14-1397683)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2018
Accepted: 25 September 2019
First Online: 22 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The research was approved by the Alfred Hospital Ethics Committee (459/16). Before consent was sought, all potential participants were given an explanatory statement in which the purpose of the investigation was clearly described. Oral consent was audio-recorded at the beginning of telephone interviews. When participants chose to answer questions in writing, consent was implied. All telephone interviews (conducted by the first author) were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were de-identified before analysis. Alphanumeric codes were used to identify participants.
: Not applicable.
: Prof Andrea Pusic is the co-developer of the BREAST-Q which is owned by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She receives a portion of licensing fees (royalty payments) when the BREAST-Q is used in industry sponsored clinical trials. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.