Intimacy and relationships after a mastectomy
Categories: Women, Personal diagnosis, Mastectomy
Take part in a short interview to help researchers improve counselling and support services for women struggling with intimacy and relational needs following single or double mastectomy.
What’s the title of the study?
Women's experience of a mastectomy and the effects on their intimacy and relational needs.
What’s the study about?
This study seeks to understand more about the experiences of women who have gone through a mastectomy, exploring the range of effects this can have.
They are particularly interested in how mastectomy surgery may have impacted your relational needs and levels of intimacy.
Ultimately, the study aims to gather a deeper understanding of how a mastectomy can impact a woman’s life. This will be used to inform counselling practice and improve how practitioners approach this topic in sessions.
Who’s organising it?
Name of project lead: Saffron Booker
Job title: Counsellor and student
Organisation: University of Lincoln
Email address: saffronbooker6@gmail.com
Phone number: 07885 973 404
Who can take part?
You can take part if you:
- Are an English-speaking female
- Are aged 18 years or older
- Have had a single or double mastectomy that took place at least 1 year ago
Why do you want me to be involved?
By taking part in this study, the researchers hope to provide an opportunity for you to share your experience of undergoing a mastectomy in a safe environment.
By sharing your experience, you’ll help the research team improve future support for women who receive counselling support after surgery.
What will you ask me to do?
If you choose to take part, researcher Saffron Booker will get in touch to organise a time and place to meet at your convenience. You will then take part in a one-off interview that should last between 45 minutes to 1 hour.
This can be in person or virtually, via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or telephone.
Audio from the interview will be recorded so that the researchers can accurately capture your interview. No one outside of the research team will have access to these files and your information will be secured on the University of Lincoln’s secure system.
The interview will feel like a conversation and topics will include:
- Your experience of undergoing a mastectomy
- Your experience of your intimacy and relational needs
- Your experience of support after the mastectomy
How do I get involved?
If you want to take part in this study, you can contact the lead researcher, Saffron Booker via email at saffronbooker6@gmail.com. Or you can call her on 07885 973 404.
Saffron will then get in touch with more information on the study.
When’s the deadline?
1 May 2025
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