Research to Empower Chronic Illness Sufferers

November 17, 2004

Hi,

My name is Zsuzsi and I am a counseling/psychology student from

Hungary, currently studying in the U.S.

In completing my Hungarian master's degree, my final project

researches peoples' perception of their own illness, with the goal of

empowering patients to be more involved in their treatment.

It would be of enormous help to me personally, as well as to our

research team in Hungary, if you would be so kind as to fill out our

free anonymous survey, which can be found at http://www.my-illness-

perception.com.

The survey takes only 10 minutes to complete and may provide you with

insight into how you relate to your own illness. The survey is

completely confidential and no personal information will be stored or

shared with others -- the survey is a not-for-profit project.

I would be extremely grateful if you could take the survey as soon as

you can (our deadline is the end of this month, November 30). We

will be happy to post the survey results for all respondents to see

once the data is compiled.

Your participation will help empower patients everywhere to be more

involved in their treatment. Thank you so much for your help!

With gratitude,

Zsuzsi

Boston, Massachusetts

P.S. -- The purpose of this research is to explore a new paradigm of

treatment, which emphasizes patients' own role in their adjustment to

illness and potential recovery. It is our belief that the present

practice in medicine, in which treatment is typically imposed on the

patient by an outside " expert, " may not by itself be the most

effective approach. Our ultimate goal is to empower patients to be

more involved in planning and shaping their treatment.

Thank you!

(Please note: Although our web address ends with " .com " , this

project is completely not-for-profit -- neither myself nor our

Hungarian project team will profit commercially from this research.

Also, the survey is completely anonymous: we do not gather names, e-

mail addresses, or any other contact information, and will not share

any individual survey information with anyone outside of our team.)

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