Study Objective
Through this study we are aiming to ascertain knowledge, attitude and behaviour around Q fever amongst general practitioners.
Outcomes from the project will provide important information around current knowledge on Q fever from a variety of different general practices across the West Moreton and Darling Downs regions to compare with the current epidemiology of this disease and to identify where information may be needed in future.
What information are we looking for?
In addition to collecting information about your age, sex, years in practice, and years in current practice, we will be asking a series of questions about characteristics of current and past practice locations; understanding around Q fever; and interaction with patients about Q fever.
What will we do with the information we get from you?
We are collecting information from GPs practicing in the catchment of Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network. We will put together the information that we collect from all participating GPs to identify levels of knowledge as well as attitudes and behaviours around Q fever. We will not be looking at information from each participant separately.
How long will it take?
The survey should take no more than 20 minutes.
Who will see the information we collect you?
Only the principal investigator and researchers from the University of Queensland doing this study will see the information collected from the survey. Any information that is obtained for this study that could possibly identify you will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission or as required by law.
We will not include your name when we collect information for this study. This means that no one can be identified from the reports that we write presenting the results. We may present the findings of this study at conferences or in medical journals but no person will be identifiable from these reports.
Privacy disclaimer:
This survey is being conducted using SurveyMonkey which is based in the United States of America. Information you provide on this survey will be transferred to SurveyMonkey¹s servers in the United States of America and Luxembourg. SurveyMonkey’s Security Statement can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.net/mp/policy/security/. By completing this survey, you agree to this transfer. SurveyMonkey is controlled and operated by SurveyMonkey; it is not a Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service website or application and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) will not apply to information held by SurveyMonkey. SurveyMonkey’s privacy policy can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/policy/privacy-policy. If you do not agree to the transfer of your information to SurveyMonkey, please contact the Research coordinator for an alternate document process.
What if I change my mind?
You are free to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. If you close the browser window or otherwise withdraw before reaching the end of the survey, all earlier survey answers that you have provided will be deleted and will not be included in the study analyses. Once you have completed and submitted your responses they will be anonymous and unable to be identified for removal.
Benefit
While there may be no immediate benefit to you in being involved in this study, your input will help us to provide important information on the current knowledge of Q fever. This will result in the development of comparisons to current epidemiology to identify knowledge gaps and may lead to a subsequent learning module on Q fever, available to you.