answers below:
> From: Parkinsn List Study Group; McMaster University
> School of Nursing,Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Sheryl
> Boblin-Cummings Ph.D., RN; Dauna Crooks D.N.S., RN;
> Barbara Patterson; Leslie Van Dover Ph.D., RN; Mary
> Fawcett, M.H.Sc., RN.
>
> We have been looking at messages from the Parkinsn
> List archives to develop an understanding of how people
> use the list and its value to them. From this, we have
> some ideas about "what is going on on the List?". We
> would now like to hear directly from list members about
> your experience with the Parkinsn List.
>
> We will be posting some questions to the List over
> the next few weeks; your answers will help us to better
> understand your experience and to interpret it to
> others. You can choose to respond to these questions
> or not. If you share your expertise and experience
> with us, we will be grateful. It's important for us to
> hear from you IN YOUR OWN WORDS. If you find it too
> difficult to respond or are not interested, that's OK.
>
> The questions will be posted at weekly intervals.
> You can respond to some questions and not others, as
> you wish. You can respond "on list" or privately to:
> Leslie Van Dover at: [log in to unmask]
>
> From reading the archives, we think that one of
> the main things that goes on in the Parkinsn List is
> something we call "connecting". By connecting, we mean
> sharing a part of our lives with each other, creating a
> sense of togetherness.
>
> For example, people can "connect" with:
> other people who are having similar experiences;
> ways of dealing with PD in everyday life;
> information about PD and its symptoms and treatment;
> and ways of taking action to improve the situation for
> themselves and others.
>
> 7. Do you think "connecting" is one of the main
> things that is happening on the Parkinsn List?
>
7 ) yes
> 8. Is connecting happening for you on the Parkinsn
> List? If it's not "connecting", how would you describe
> what is happening for you
8) maybe-- I observe and redirect things to those who might
benefit -- like study results to my neologist who is busy and is not on the
list. I have passed on some of the funny things to others, I get see and
feel what others experience and I feel informed and thank full of my status.
> 9. If something is going on on the Parkinsn List that
> is MORE IMPORTANT to you, what is it?
9) not share-->
>
>Leslie Van Dover
>McMaster University School of Nursing
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>
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