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Date: 21.02.2011
From: Hana

Subject: Volunteers with long term illness wanted for research study

How do patients seek information in online health communities?

Are you above 16 years of age?
Do you have long term illness (i.e. arthritis, diabetes, heart failure, fibromyalgia, asthma or
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ?
Do you seek information in online health communities
(e.g. discussion forums/message boards)?

If you answered YES to all these questions, you are invited to get in touch and participate in our study.

The purpose of this study is to explore how patients gather information in online communities
to inform decision making.

As a participant, you would have a one-hour interview AND a questionnaire.

Interview would be conducted at Manchester Business School OR over the telephone.
Questionnaire would be completed through email.

In appreciation for your time, you will receive a £10 gift voucher.

For more information, or to volunteer for this study, please contact:

Hana Ishak
Business Systems Division, Manchester Business School,
University of Manchester, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB
Telephone: 0161 3062075 (office)
E-mail: hana.ishak@postgrad.mbs.ac.uk

This study has been reviewed by, and received ethics clearance
through Northwest 8 Research Ethics Committee Greater Manchester East (reference number 10/H1013/76)
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Date: 02.03.2011
From: Hana

Subject: Re: Volunteers with long term illness wanted for research study

Hi all,

I am still looking for study participants.

I am especially interested in understanding how you gather information (whether simply reading existing posts, posting questions in existing threads or starting a thread to ask questions) in online forum like this.

If you have a decision to make or had made a decision re. your treatment and you have search for others' experiences about your treatment choices, I would be delighted if you could participate in my study.

The theme of information not limited to information about treatment only. Maybe information about symptoms, diagnosis?

I hope to receive more participants from this forum.

Take care!
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Date: 02.03.2011
From: carole

Subject: Re: Volunteers with long term illness wanted for research study

Hi Hana , i think i can answer yes to most questions as most of us on here can ,... my email addy cazp16@gmail.com or contact through this forum
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Date: 16.04.2011
From: Hana

Subject: Re: Volunteers with long term illness wanted for research study

Hi everybody,

I am still looking for more participants.
If you are interested in participating or would like to know more about the study, please email me ok.

Have a sparkling weekend.
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