Interested in participating in our brief study to support people with a stoma?
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UPDATE: We had an awesome level of interest in the study and, subsequently, we have reached our target number of participants. We have now closed the study for recruitment but thank you for your interest in the study!
- Lauren
What does the study involve?
My name is Lauren and I am currently doing my Master of Health Psychology thesis at the University of Auckland. During my studies, I have realised that there is very little research that investigates supportive interventions for people who have a stoma.
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I would really appreciate it if you could help me with my online study that assesses how a brief writing exercise impacts well-being in people who have a stoma. This writing exercise has been shown to provide benefit to people adjusting to bodily changes.
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You can participate from any computer by clicking the link below.
Your involvement would include first completing a 15-minute questionnaire before doing a guided online writing exercise (30 mins max).
You would then complete a follow-up questionnaire (10 mins max.) one week later and, again, one month later.
No one will read your responses in the writing task and your survey responses will not be seen by anyone outside of the study. You may withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason, and this will in no way affect any future health care.
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Those who have completed the writing exercise will be offered entry into the draw to win an Apple iPad. You will be asked to enter your name and email address after giving consent to participate in the study. This is so we can send you the links to the questionnaires, study results and notify you if you win the draw.
The winner will be randomly drawn at the completion of data collection.
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Approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 20/03/2019 for three years. Ref no. (022570)
More information
Participant Information Sheet
Click on the above image for more information about the study
Consent Form
Click on the above image to view the consent form
Initial Questionnaire
CLICK ON THE ABOVE IMAGE TO BEGIN THE STUDY!
Support Services
Click the above image for a list of support services
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Contact
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either myself or Dr. Lisa Reynolds by clicking on the envelope icons.
Lauren Harris (Co-Investigator)
Dr. Lisa Reynolds (Principal Investigator)
Phone (+64 9 923 4938)
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