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Have you experienced long COVID? [Recruiting participants for research study]

  • 1.  Have you experienced long COVID? [Recruiting participants for research study]

    Posted Jan 09, 2024 06:23 AM
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    *** Invitation to Participate in Research Study ***

     

    Help us learn more about your long COVID experiences by joining our research study titled "Investigating the Information Practices of COVID Long-Haulers".

     

    We are a group of professors and doctoral students at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) who are interested in learning more about the information needs and information-related experiences of people who have experienced long COVID.

     

    Study Criteria: You are eligible to join this study if you:

    ·       Are 18 years or older;

    ·       Have experienced long COVID sometime since January 2020;

    ·       Have lived in the U.S. or a U.S. territory continuously since January 2020 (U.S. citizenship is not required);

    ·       Have searched for or seen COVID-related information during the past year;

    ·       Are able to complete study activities in English

     

    Study Activities: There are two study activities – a survey and an optional interview:

    ·       The online survey takes 30-40 minutes to complete.

    ·       The optional follow-up interview takes 60 minutes to complete by Zoom (details on how to sign up for this will be provided at the end of the online survey).

     

    Participant Incentives: You will receive u p to $60 for your participation in this study:

    ·       You will receive a $20 digital gift card (called Tango) for your survey response.

    ·       You will receive an additional $40 gift card for your 60-minute interview participation.

     

    If you fit the study criteria described above and would be interested in participating in this study, please click on the link below to begin by completing our survey on Qualtrics:

    h ttps://tinyurl.com/longcovidsurveyfinal

     

    In this study, we hope to learn about COVID-related information needs, the processes and sources people use to seek relevant information, the factors that increase or decrease motivation to look for and make use of information, and the barriers people encountered in securing relevant, trustworthy, and actionable information to help manage long COVID. Study findings will be used to develop specific guidance on crafting future information strategies that better equip people with the information they need to overcome personal health crises and to prepare for future pandemics or epidemics.

     

    Thank you for considering participating in this study. Please email our Principal Investigator, Dr. Beth St. Jean (bstjean@umd.edu) if you have any questions about this study.


    Sincerely,


    The University of Maryland, College Park Research Team

    ·       Beth St. Jean, Associate Professor & Co-PI (b  stjean@umd.edu) (College of Information Studies)

    ·       Brooke Fisher Liu, Professor & Co-PI (Department of Communications)

    ·       Miranda Downey, Doctoral Student (College of Information Studies)

    ·       Twanna Hodge, Doctoral Student (College of Information Studies)

    ·       J. Nicole Miller, Doctoral Candidate (College of Information Studies)

    ·       Jane Behre, Doctoral Candidate (College of Information Studies)

    ·       Katherine Raymond, Doctoral Student (School of Public Health)

     

    P.S. If you know of other people who have experienced long COVID and who might be interested in participating in this study, please forward this message to them – thanks!

     

    --
    Beth St. Jean, Associate Professor (she/her/hers)
    University of Maryland | College of Information Studies (iSchool)
    4130 Campus Drive (Hornbake Library, South Wing) | Room 4117K | College Park, MD 20742

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    Have a wonderful day and week. Stay safe and well.

    Take care, 
    Twanna 

    Twanna Hodge, MLIS (she, her, hers)
    PhD Student | Information Studies
    University of Maryland, College Park
    2013 Spectrum Scholar  
    2022 Spectrum Doctoral Fellow