Participant Information Sheet (Yoga instructors)
Name of Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Stephen Buetow
Name of Co-investigator(s): Dr Ruth Teh and Dr Fiona Moir
Name of Student Researcher: Sridhar Maddela
Introduction
This study is designed to investigate how yoga use impacts the quality of life in New Zealand. This study may help us to better understand yoga use in New Zealand because there is very little research on the use of yoga in this country. I would like to ask you, as a registered yoga instructor, to take part in the study. You are free not to take part without having to give any reason.
Participation
Participation involves you, first, self-completing an online questionnaire within the next two weeks on the socio-demographics of the yoga workforce in New Zealand. The questionnaire will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Secondly, you are asked to invite your new yoga students aged 16 years and above to consider taking part in the study. New students are students who have begun to practice yoga within the last three months. Their participation will involve them completing two questionnaires within four weeks, and then a further questionnaire at three months and nine months respectively. Your participation is entirely voluntary. You are free not to take part without having to give any reason.
What is this study about?
The purpose of this study is to understand how the health expectations, education, and experiences of yoga users influence their health-related quality of life.
Risks and benefits
All results will be aggregated to protect your anonymity while potentially showing how the health expectations, education, and experiences of yoga users influence their health-related quality of life.
Participants’ right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw without giving reasons. You have two weeks to withdraw yourself and the data you have provided for the research.
Confidentiality
The identity of each participant will be known to me, but I undertake to keep the identity confidential. Individual participants' names and the names of the yoga studios will not be reported or published. To maintain confidentiality, the information you provide, including your IP addresses, will be securely stored on password-protected, restricted access, University of Auckland computer.
Statement of assurance
Please note that whether your students participate or not in the study will not impact their service/relationship with you.
Results
We will provide you with a summary of the findings. The findings may also be published in research journals and disseminated within the health care sector.
Name of Co-investigator(s): Dr Ruth Teh and Dr Fiona Moir
Name of Student Researcher: Sridhar Maddela
Introduction
This study is designed to investigate how yoga use impacts the quality of life in New Zealand. This study may help us to better understand yoga use in New Zealand because there is very little research on the use of yoga in this country. I would like to ask you, as a registered yoga instructor, to take part in the study. You are free not to take part without having to give any reason.
Participation
Participation involves you, first, self-completing an online questionnaire within the next two weeks on the socio-demographics of the yoga workforce in New Zealand. The questionnaire will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
Secondly, you are asked to invite your new yoga students aged 16 years and above to consider taking part in the study. New students are students who have begun to practice yoga within the last three months. Their participation will involve them completing two questionnaires within four weeks, and then a further questionnaire at three months and nine months respectively. Your participation is entirely voluntary. You are free not to take part without having to give any reason.
What is this study about?
The purpose of this study is to understand how the health expectations, education, and experiences of yoga users influence their health-related quality of life.
Risks and benefits
All results will be aggregated to protect your anonymity while potentially showing how the health expectations, education, and experiences of yoga users influence their health-related quality of life.
Participants’ right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw without giving reasons. You have two weeks to withdraw yourself and the data you have provided for the research.
Confidentiality
The identity of each participant will be known to me, but I undertake to keep the identity confidential. Individual participants' names and the names of the yoga studios will not be reported or published. To maintain confidentiality, the information you provide, including your IP addresses, will be securely stored on password-protected, restricted access, University of Auckland computer.
Statement of assurance
Please note that whether your students participate or not in the study will not impact their service/relationship with you.
Results
We will provide you with a summary of the findings. The findings may also be published in research journals and disseminated within the health care sector.