Food, nutrition and cancer: perspectives and experiences of New Zealand cancer survivors.

Aim: This research sought to understand and describe cancer survivors' perspectives and post-diagnosis experiences of food and nutrition, with a particular focus on barriers to healthy eating, health equity, and Māori and Pacific perspectives.

Method: Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with cancer survivors from three different ethnic groups (Māori, Pacific Peoples, and New Zealand European). Thematic analysis was undertaken to identify both similar and contrasting experiences and perspectives in relation to topics of interest.

What helps and hinders metformin adherence and persistence? A qualitative study exploring the views of people with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: To explore the views of people with type 2 diabetes who had initiated metformin monotherapy about what influences adherence and persistence.

Methods: We recruited participants through primary care, using purposive sampling, and undertook face-to-face, audio-recorded, semi-structured interviews with 10 Māori, 10 Pacific, and 10 non-Māori non-Pacific patients who had started metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes within the previous two years. A thematic analysis was undertaken using the Theory of Planned Behaviour as the overall theoretical framework.