Informed Consent Online Questionnaires
You are being asked to participate in an online survey for a research project being carried out by Meghan Curtin, doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology graduate program, at Illinois School of Professional Psychology at National Louis University. The study is called “Depressive symptoms in veterans with PTSD”, and is occurring from 6/1/2021- 6/1/2022. The purpose of this study is to further understand the relationship between trauma and depressive symptoms in veterans with PTSD. This information outlines the purpose of this study and provides a description of your involvement and rights as a participant.
Participation in this study will include completion of the following online questionnaires. It will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete.
Your participation is voluntary and can be discontinued at any time without penalty or bias. The results of this study may be published or otherwise reported at conferences or presentations. Participants’ identities will in no way be revealed, data will be reported anonymously and bear no identifiers which could link data to an individual. All data will be stored in password protected files which only the researcher and the chair for the research study will have access to.
Due to the nature of the questionnaires, risks could include emotional distress. While the information is vital to improve research, you may at any point stop participation in the survey. If you feel they need additional resources, you are encouraged to reach out to the following:
1) Veterans Crisis Line. Call 1-800-273-8255
2) Crisis Text Line. Text “HELLO” to 741741
You will also be provided with mental health resources at the end of the study.
There may be no direct benefits to you for participating in this study.
In the event you have questions or require additional information, please contact the researcher, Meghan Curtin, by email at mcurtin3@my.nl.edu
If you have any concerns or questions before or during participation that has not been addressed by the researcher, you may contact the research project chair, Sandra Zakowski, PhD by email at szakowski@nl.edu, the co- chairs of NLU’s Institutional Research Board: Dr. Shaunti Knauth; email: Shaunti.Knauth@nl.edu; phone: (312) 261-3526; or Dr. Christopher Rector; email: crector@nl.edu. Co-chairs are located at National Louis University, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.
Thank you for your consideration.
CONSENT: I understand that by checking “Yes” below, I am agreeing to participate in the study “Trauma mediating the severity of depressive symptoms in veterans with PTSD”. My participation will consist of the activities below during a 40 minute time period:
Completion of online questionnaires taking approximately 40 minutes to complete.
ELECTRONIC CONSENT: Please select your choice below. You may print up a copy of this consent form for your records. Clicking on the “Agree” button indicates that
· You have read the above information
· You voluntarily agree to participate
· You are 18 years of age or older