Sports Injury2.1 |
1. University of Queensland, School of Psychology
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Participant Information Sheet
This survery will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes to complete
The purpose of the study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role that personality and coping style have in the outcomes associated with sports injury. Additionally, the beliefs that athletes have about pain, how they cope with pain, and the link that coping with pain has in sports injury will be investigated. This study is being conducted by John Baranoff BSc. (Hons). M Clin Psych as part of the requirements for the PhD (research) degree at the University of Queensland under the supervision of Associate Professor Stephanie Hanrahan and Dr Jason Conner.
Participation and withdrawal
Participation in this study is completely voluntary and you are free to withdraw from this study at any time without prejudice or penalty. If you wish to withdraw, simply stop completing the questionnaires. You can also request that the materials that you have completed to that point be destroyed and they will not be included in the study.
What is involved
Participants are asked to fill out several questionnaires about how they cope with injury.
Risks
Participation in this study should involve no physical or mental discomfort, and no risks beyond those of everyday living. However, if you find any question or procedure to be invasive or offensive, you are free to omit answering or participating in that aspect of the study. In filling in the questionnaire you may become aware of your current level of distress or coping difficulties. The following numbers may be useful if you wish to discuss your concerns about how you are coping.
Lifeline Ph: 13 11 14
Lifeline are a 24-hour phone counseling service. Anyone can call lifeline. The service they provide is confidential.
General Practitioner
You can talk to your general practitioner about emotional distress and mental health problems.
Your GP can help with assessment , general counseling and referral for specialist therapeutic intervention.
Australian Psychological Society Referral Service Ph. 1800 333 497. whttp://www.psychology.org.au/ReferralService/About/
A phone and web-based referral service run by the peak body for psychologists
Confidentiality and security of data
All data collected in this study will be confidential. Specifically, participants will not be asked to provide their name or any other data that could identify them. All surveys will be numbered and these numbers will not be able to be linked to any individual. The data will be seen only by the chief investigator and the research team and will be stored in a locked cabinet that is not accessible to any individual but the chief investigator and her research team. The data from this study will only be used for research purposes.
Further questions regarding participation in this study
This study has been cleared in accordance with the ethical review processes of the University of Queensland and within the guidelines of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. You are, of course, free to discuss your participation with project staff John Baranoff contactable at:johnb@psy.uq.edu.au. If you would like to speak to an officer of the University not involved in the study, you may contact one of the School of Psychology Ethics Review Officers, John McLean and Courtney von Hippel directly on 3365 6394 or by email: john@psy.uq.edu.au for John McLean, or on 3365 7293 or by e-mail: courtney@psy.uq.edu.au for Courtney von Hippel. Alternatively, you may leave a message with Ann Lee (3365 6448, ann@psy.uq.edu.au) for John or Courtney to contact you, or contact the University of Queensland Ethics Officer, Michael Tse, on 3365 3924, e-mail: humanethics@research.uq.edu.au
Thank you for your participation in this study.
John Baranoff (PhD Research Student/Clinical Psychologist)
This survery will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes to complete
The purpose of the study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role that personality and coping style have in the outcomes associated with sports injury. Additionally, the beliefs that athletes have about pain, how they cope with pain, and the link that coping with pain has in sports injury will be investigated. This study is being conducted by John Baranoff BSc. (Hons). M Clin Psych as part of the requirements for the PhD (research) degree at the University of Queensland under the supervision of Associate Professor Stephanie Hanrahan and Dr Jason Conner.
Participation and withdrawal
Participation in this study is completely voluntary and you are free to withdraw from this study at any time without prejudice or penalty. If you wish to withdraw, simply stop completing the questionnaires. You can also request that the materials that you have completed to that point be destroyed and they will not be included in the study.
What is involved
Participants are asked to fill out several questionnaires about how they cope with injury.
Risks
Participation in this study should involve no physical or mental discomfort, and no risks beyond those of everyday living. However, if you find any question or procedure to be invasive or offensive, you are free to omit answering or participating in that aspect of the study. In filling in the questionnaire you may become aware of your current level of distress or coping difficulties. The following numbers may be useful if you wish to discuss your concerns about how you are coping.
Lifeline Ph: 13 11 14
Lifeline are a 24-hour phone counseling service. Anyone can call lifeline. The service they provide is confidential.
General Practitioner
You can talk to your general practitioner about emotional distress and mental health problems.
Your GP can help with assessment , general counseling and referral for specialist therapeutic intervention.
Australian Psychological Society Referral Service Ph. 1800 333 497. whttp://www.psychology.org.au/ReferralService/About/
A phone and web-based referral service run by the peak body for psychologists
Confidentiality and security of data
All data collected in this study will be confidential. Specifically, participants will not be asked to provide their name or any other data that could identify them. All surveys will be numbered and these numbers will not be able to be linked to any individual. The data will be seen only by the chief investigator and the research team and will be stored in a locked cabinet that is not accessible to any individual but the chief investigator and her research team. The data from this study will only be used for research purposes.
Further questions regarding participation in this study
This study has been cleared in accordance with the ethical review processes of the University of Queensland and within the guidelines of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. You are, of course, free to discuss your participation with project staff John Baranoff contactable at:johnb@psy.uq.edu.au. If you would like to speak to an officer of the University not involved in the study, you may contact one of the School of Psychology Ethics Review Officers, John McLean and Courtney von Hippel directly on 3365 6394 or by email: john@psy.uq.edu.au for John McLean, or on 3365 7293 or by e-mail: courtney@psy.uq.edu.au for Courtney von Hippel. Alternatively, you may leave a message with Ann Lee (3365 6448, ann@psy.uq.edu.au) for John or Courtney to contact you, or contact the University of Queensland Ethics Officer, Michael Tse, on 3365 3924, e-mail: humanethics@research.uq.edu.au
Thank you for your participation in this study.
John Baranoff (PhD Research Student/Clinical Psychologist)