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Contact Details

Phone
64 21 113 4832
Email
sarah.derrett@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor (Public Health)
Qualifications
BA DipCpN MPH PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Health services researcher focused on people-centred outcomes, disability, mental health and injury

Research

My research is focused on people-centred access, experiences and outcomes, integrated care and health systems. My current research interests include:

  • Injury
  • Disability
  • Mental health and addictions
  • Integrated care
  • Patient, community and public engagement
  • Health-related quality of life
  • Health services, systems and policy
  • Equity
  • Mixed research methods

Additional details

Sarah sits on the Health Quality and Safety Commission’s Patient Reported Outcomes Measures Expert Advisory Group and their Patient Reported Measures Steering Group, the Board of Kōputai Lodge (a community mental health respite facility) and the Executive of the EuroQol Research Foundation. She was the New Zealand 2011–12 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow, based at The University of Chicago with Professor Marshall Chin. She was establishment chair of the Community Health Council (a patient and community group advising the Southern District Health Board and WellSouth PHO) and, together with a small group of patients/family members with lived experience, co-founded the charity Bowel Cancer New Zealand.

Publications

Lilley, R., Harcombe, H., Ballantyne, P., Wyeth, E., & Derrett, S. (2026). Long-term follow-up of work participation among New Zealand workers following injury: A 12-year national cohort study. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003780 Journal - Research Article

King, H., Derrett, S., Wyeth, E. H., Cunningham, R., & Peterson, D. (2026). Integrated care within New Zealand's specialist mental health and addiction services: Qualitative research to inform a new model. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10597-026-01623-8 Journal - Research Article

Singh, R., Bhattarai, K., Gurung, D., Neupane, M., Derrett, S., Smith, B., … Kohrt, B. A. (2026). Transcultural translation and adaptation of EuroQol's EQ-5D-5L for Nepal: Process description and recommendations for an interpretation guide. Quality of Life Research, 35, 89. doi: 10.1007/s11136-026-04195-y Journal - Research Article

Radka, K., Derrett, S., & Wyeth, E. (2026). Experiences of racial discrimination: Qualitative findings from injured New Zealand migrants. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10903-026-01871-6 Journal - Research Article

Takele, G. M., Sullivan, T., Samaranayaka, A., Åström, M., Herdman, M., Arega, G., & Derrett, S. (2026). Generic health-related quality of life instruments among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Systematic Reviews, 15, 56. doi: 10.1186/s13643-025-03060-2 Journal - Research Article

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