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PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET Pocket MEC: Development of a screening version of the Montreal Protocol for the Evaluation of Communication (MEC) (GU ref no: 2021/847)
Who is conducting the research? Dr Ronelle Hewetson, A/Prof Petrea Cornwell, Ms Amanda Love School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast Australia
Why is the research being conducted? The aim of this research is to develop recommendations for a screening version of the Montreal Protocol for the Evaluation of Communication (MEC) through consensus from an expert panel of speech pathologists.
What participation involves Participants will be invited to complete two consecutive online questionnaires. The first questionnaire will gather demographic information such as experience working with people with right hemisphere stroke and/or traumatic brain injury; participant opinion about the usability and value of the MEC; and ratings of a series of statements about parts of the MEC that should be retained. The second questionnaire will be informed by responses from the first and participants will be asked to rate a series of statements, on Likert scales, about essential items to retain and/or add in a screening version of the MEC. Each questionnaire should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete. Confidentiality and Risks You will be asked to provide your email details to enable distribution of the second-round survey and to enable the removal of your data should you request to withdraw from the research. Your email will not be recorded when survey data is entered into a spreadsheet, but rather, an anonymous participant code will be assigned (e.g. SP10). Data will be retained in a password protected file at Griffith University for a period of five years before being destroyed. Participation in this study is voluntary. You can withdraw at any point without compromising your relationship with the researchers. There are no foreseeable risks associated with participation.
Dissemination of findings Information analysed may be written up for presentation at conferences and/or publications. A summary of the results can be provided to you if requested via email (r.hewetson@griffith.edu.au).
Expressing consent By accessing and completing the survey via the electronic link that follows, you are consenting to participate in this research.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBM2Z2F
You may forward this participant information sheet, containing the survey link to speech pathologists with expertise in working with people with Right Hemisphere Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury who have used the Montreal Protocol for the Evaluation of Communication (MEC).
