Worry and Community Support Service Awareness in Canadian Adults
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Informed Consent Information
This study aims to investigate the worries of Canadians 50 years and older. For this research, consider worry to be a feeling of anxiety or concern about actual or potential problem(s). Your participation in this study will take approximately 20 minutes. This study is conducted by a University of New Brunswick masters student, Ardith Finnamore who is supervised by Dr. Richard Nicki (Department of Psychology, UNB, telephone number: 506-452-6104). This study is on file with the UNB Research Ethics Board (REB 2018-32). This research is being conducted by Ardith Finnamore for her masters’ thesis entitled “Worry and Community Support Service Awareness in Canadian adults”. The results of this research will be submitted for academic publication.
I understand that I must be at least 50 years of age, not institutionalized, and must be a legal resident of Canada to complete this study. Participation in this study will involve completing questionnaires that will assess basic demographic information, factors that may contribute to worry, the frequency of worry, and awareness of community support services.
I understand that participation in this study is completely voluntary and I am free to not answer any specific questions, and to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty or prejudice. Participation in this study poses no risk to me. By participating I will contribute to further understanding the issues affecting Canadians as they age.
I understand that all data recorded in this study will be kept confidential, with access available only to the primary researcher and supervisor. No data will be collected that will allow me to be identified and no data will be reproduced or sold to a third party. All electronic data collected will be downloaded and stored for data analysis to the primary researcher’s personal computer which is password protected. By June 30, 2018 all data will be deleted from Survey Monkey’s website to remove the threat of potential theft of the information. All data will be retained for a minimum of 7 years in the form of digital or hard-copy records.
It should be noted that despite all efforts made by the researchers to ensure security and privacy of data used in this study, the use of the Internet carries risks that can lead to breach of confidentiality in several ways. Email addresses can be mistyped, and email can reach unintended recipients; information can be intercepted, read, altered and can be circulated to unintended recipients; employers have the right to inspect email; email is not anonymous and can be traced back to the sending computer and individuals able to use it; email clients normally store a copy of the sent email.
I understand that my participation entitles me to win one of four $50 Chapters.ca gift cards and that I will still be eligible to win a draw prize even if I choose not to answer any specific questions or drop out of the study before completion. To participate in this draw, I should email ardith.finnamore@unb.ca using a subject line of “DRAW” and type my name and mailing address into the body of the email.
If you wish to obtain further information regarding this study or its results, please contact Ardith Finnamore (ardith.finnamore@unb.ca; 506-452-6104) or Dr. Richard Nicki (nick@unb.ca; 506-452-6104). If you have additional concerns regarding the execution of this study, please Dr. R. Steven Turner, Chair of Research Ethics at turner@unb.ca; 506-458-7433. If you are interested in reading more about current research pertaining to worry in older adults, please refer to below:
· Nuevo, R., Loebach Wetherell, J., Montorio, I., Ruiz, M. A., & Cabrera, I. (2009). Knowledge about aging and worry in older adults: Testing and mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty. Aging and Mental Health, 13(1), 135-141.