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Hospital Staff
Transform the Uniform: Fashion for the Hospital of the Future
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FOR QUT RESEARCH PROJECT Staff Hospital Of The Future Fashion Collection QUT Ethics Approval Number 1900000707
Research team Principal Researcher: Professor Thea Blackler School of Design Associate Researchers: Professor Mia Woodruff Herston Biofabrication Institute Ms Mathilde Deselle Herston Biofabrication Institute Mr Icaro Ibanez-Arricivita School of Design Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Why is the study being conducted? This research project is being undertaken as part of a research study for all the researchers named above. The purpose of this research is to gather reactions of the community to the 'Hospital of the Future' fashion collection.
You are invited to participate in this research project because you are a clinician or other hospital staff who is over 18 and have had some experience of wearing hospital uniforms and garments and/or working with patients wearing them.
What does participation involve? Your participation will involve viewing our 'Hospital of the Future' fashion collection and completing an online survey about the collection and about your experience of hospital garments that will take approximately 5 minutes of your time.
Questions will include: What do you dislike about your current hospital uniform? What would your ideal hospital uniform look like? Would you wear one of these Hospital of the Future inspired outfits? Your participation in this research project is entirely voluntary. If you agree to participate you do have to complete any question(s) you are uncomfortable answering. Your decision to participate or not participate will in no way impact upon your current or future relationship with QUT (for example your grades). If you do agree to participate you can withdraw from the research project during your participation without comment or penalty, however as the survey does not request any personal identifying information, once it has been submitted it will not be possible to withdraw.
What are the possible benefits for me if I take part? It is expected that this research project will not directly benefit you. The outcomes of the research, however, may benefit future staff and patients in hospitals.
What are the possible risks for me if I take part? There are no risks beyond normal day-to-day living associated with your participation in this research project.
What about privacy and confidentiality? All comments and responses are anonymous i.e. it will not be possible to identify you at any stage of the research, because personal identifying information is not sought in any of the responses. Any data collected as part of this research project will be stored securely as per QUT’s Management of research data policy. Data will be stored for a minimum of 5 years, and can be disclosed if it is to protect you or others from harm, if specifically required by law, or if a regulatory or monitoring body such as the ethics committee requests it.
How do I give my consent to participate? The submission or return of the completed survey is accepted as an indication of your consent to participate in this research project.
What if I have questions about the research project? If you have any questions or require further information please contact one of the listed researchers: Thea Blackler a.blackler@qut.edu.au Mia Woodruff mia.woodruff@qut.edu.au