Healthy Ageing in Adults with cerebral palsy 

Are you an adult with cerebral palsy 30 years or older? We would like to invite you to participate in a study about healthy ageing with cerebral palsy.

What is this project about?
This research is exploring the ageing experience of adults with hōkai nukurangi or cerebral palsy. We would like to hear about the health experiences from a wide range of adults with cerebral palsy, and learn about what it means to ‘age well’, and what can help.

What will I be asked to do?
Participation will involve completing a simple questionnaire (~15-20 minutes) and an interview (~1 hour). Interviews can be adapted to suit your communication needs. The questionnaire asks general information about you and your health. The interview will be a discussion about your experiences so far, your needs and priorities for ageing well and what healthy ageing means to you.

Have your say
This is a great opportunity to share your experiences about healthy ageing and contribute new learnings on what matters in ageing well. You will receive a summary of the results and learnings from this study. These learnings will also be shared with the wider community. This study is being conducted by Woroud, who is a PhD student at the University of Auckland focused on healthy ageing with CP.
 
“Kia ora, healthy ageing is important in adulthood and I’m lucky to get the chance to work on this project. It would be great to have you join the korero or conversation!”

Who can take part?
You can take part in this study if you are:

• An adult 30 years or older with cerebral palsy or hōkai nukurangi
• Live permanently in either New Zealand or Australia (for at least 7 years)
• Have capacity to participate in the study activities either by yourself or with support

Need more information?
Click on the 'Participant Information Sheet' links below for more information, or contact Woroud on woroud.alzaher@auckland.ac.nz.

Keen to take part?
To take part, please click 'next' at the end of the screen. 

 

This study has been approved by the Northern A Health and Disability Ethics Committee on 12 Feb 2024 for 3 years (reference 18972).