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Hello,

My name is Anne-Marie Turnbull, and I am conducting a Research Project
as part of my training to become a chartered Health Psychologist. The
project is supervised by Professor David White at the Centre for Health
Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Sciences, Staffordshire
University, England, UK. (www.staffs.ac.uk/sciences/psychology)

The Project: I’m interested in how Internet Communities can influence
health-related quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
It is important to get the views of people with PD in order to get a
better understanding of how people with PD manage their everyday life,
and how the Internet fits in to things.

The Participants: I need as many people as possible who have PD and use
PIEN (PARKINSN/PDUK) (whether you just read the messages or if you post
messages yourself too) to complete the on-line questionnaire at
http://research.soc.staffs.ac.uk/PD/
There are multichoice questions (just check the boxes or use the
drop-down selection menus), it takes around 15-20 minutes to complete,
and you can take it at your own pace. I hope that you will find the
questions thought provoking and interesting to complete.

The Benefits of this Research: I believe that Internet support groups
such as PARKINSN/PDUK offer a unique and valuable way to help people
cope with life with PD. Through this research survey I hope to find out
more about exactly what this service means to you and how you use it.
This will enable me to write a report on the benefits of using the
Internet to be submitted to groups and organisations working with people
with PD and, ultimately, to help them to offer more support to reach
more people with PD and their carers.

The Assurance: Participation in this research survey is totally
voluntary. It is completely anonymous and confidential. You will not be
asked to give your name or any details that could identify you. This
research is completely independent and for academic purposes only. If
you have any questions or comments about this research, I would be happy
to answer them, please e-mail me, Anne-Marie, at: [log in to unmask]

Thank you for your time and interest in this research. I understand that
many of you will not be able to spare the valuable time or energy to
complete the questionnaire, but if you can and you would like to
participate in this research survey, please click on this website to
complete the questionnaire:
http://research.soc.staffs.ac.uk/PD/

This website will be active until June 17th, when it will be taken
offline at the end of the data collection phase of this research. The
results will then be analysed and a summary of the research will be
available to anyone who would like a copy. If you would like to receive
a summary of the research findings, please e-mail me at
[log in to unmask] and I will ensure that you receive your copy by July
20th.

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