Survey Information for consent
This survey is going to ask for your knowledge and experience of accessing care for menopause. We feel it is important to understand more about what kind of barriers people face when seeking this kind of care and what has worked well for them. Please read the information below to decide if you would like to consent to participate.
Requirements to participate
- You are 35 years or older
- You live in New Zealand
- You have sought menopause related advice or care in New Zealand
Purpose
We want to know what it has been like for you to access care for menopause in Aotearoa New Zealand. The information gathered will be summarised in a report and shared with people who are interested in this topic.
Procedures
This online survey will ask questions about your knowledge and experience seeking treatment for menopause in New Zealand.
Risks/discomforts
The risks and discomfort anticipated in taking this survey are minimal. It does include questions asking you to reflect on your experience with menopause care which can be an emotional topic given the range of symptoms associated with this period of life. You are free to stop the survey entirely at any time. You answers will be kept confidential.
Benefits
There are no direct benefit to you, but your answers will help us understand more about what people are experiencing when it comes to health care for menopause in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Extent of Anonymity and Confidentiality
All your responses will be kept confidential. Your name will not appear anywhere in our research. No one will be able to trace your answers back to you. Each person who takes the survey will be assigned a number (e.g. 0210) which will be used to organise the data for the analysis. Select staff members from Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa will have access to the data which will be used for a report summarising the findings and other possible academic publications. The data will be securely stored for a period of five years and then destroyed.
Compensation
You will not be compensated for your participation in this survey.
Voluntary Participation
You do not have to agree to be part of this study. You may stop participating at any point during the survey or after the survey is complete, you may state that you do not want your responses to be included in the data. You also do not have to answer any questions in the survey for which you do not want to provide a response. You may contact Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa at policy@sexualwellbeing.org.nz if you have any questions or complaints about being in this study or wish to have your responses removed from the data.
