Guest guest Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I received a request to post the following notice in our group, which follows: Alan ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear all, we are two Dutch students at Eindhoven University of Technology, currently writing our Bachelor Thesis about online health communities. For this, we could use your help. We would like to ask you a few questions about your experiences in your online health community. This would take about 10-15 minutes. No identifying information will be asked and the information will not be shared with third parties. If you are interested in the results of the research, you can indicate so at the end of the questionnaire. We will then send you a summary of the results. By participating in this study you can help improving experiences in online health communities like this one. Please do not distribute/forward this message to other communities. To start the questionnaire, please click on the following link: http://umatzat.net/surveys/health/start.php?cnr=7 Thank you very much for your time and effort. Best regards, Maarten Pennings & Henk van den Hurk Bachelorstudents at TU/e Faculty of Innovation Sciences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Hello Alan, I replied and answered the several questions that actually took more than the 10 to 15 minutes noted. However, the questions were interesting and I expect require at least some logical ability to answer them appropriately. They should not be answered hastily, but rather reviewed closely then answered. Always willing to accommodate students interested in health issues and the value of online support groups. Chuck Always as close as the other end of your computer to help address any prostate cancer concerns. " What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. " (Chuck) Maack - Rmd, PCaA, PCaM Email: maack1@... PCa Help: " Observations " http://www.theprostateadvocate.com From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Alan MeyerSent: Friday, July 06, 2012 9:17 PMTo: ProstateCancerSupport Cc: H. M. M. van den HurkSubject: Research questionnaire I received a request to post the following notice in our group, which follows: Alan----------------------------------------------------------Dear all,we are two Dutch students at Eindhoven University of Technology, currentlywriting our Bachelor Thesis about online health communities. For this, we coulduse your help. We would like to ask you a few questions about your experiencesin your online health community. This would take about 10-15 minutes.No identifying information will be asked and the information will not be sharedwith third parties. If you are interested in the results of the research, youcan indicate so at the end of the questionnaire. We will then send you a summaryof the results.By participating in this study you can help improving experiences in onlinehealth communities like this one. Please do not distribute/forward this messageto other communities.To start the questionnaire, please click on the following link:http://umatzat.net/surveys/health/start.php?cnr=7Thank you very much for your time and effort.Best regards,Maarten Pennings & Henk van den HurkBachelorstudents at TU/eFaculty of Innovation SciencesNo virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5115 - Release Date: 07/06/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 As a moderator and owner of other groups, that was was a very interesting study. The single greatest watch-out on online health groups, that I see, is that members independently verify information gleaned through the group(s). Also, owners/moderators/members need to be sensitive to others and respectful. This group's leaders have those traits and I try to portray those in my role in other groups. An online health group has many members who have a very high emotional investment in what they are discussing and issues can arise therein that eclipse other interest groups. But ALL online groups have a possibility to quickly get out of hand, especially with politics or other emotionally loaded issues. But health groups have the added risk of members using anecdotal information for personal life impacting decisions, a definite no-no in my mind. Any suggestion offered in these areas needs to be treated as subject to verification by the recipient. The leaders of this group seem to adhere to that mantra. Good job! Rich L Green Bay, WI > > Hello Alan, > > > > I replied and answered the several questions that actually took more than > the 10 to 15 minutes noted. However, the questions were interesting and I > expect require at least some logical ability to answer them appropriately. > They should not be answered hastily, but rather reviewed closely then > answered. > > > > Always willing to accommodate students interested in health issues and the > value of online support groups. > > > > Chuck > > > > Always as close as the other end of your computer to help address any > prostate cancer concerns. > > > > " What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what > is woven into the lives of others. " > > > > (Chuck) Maack - Rmd, PCaA, PCaM prostate cancer ribbon > > Email: maack1@... > > PCa Help: " Observations " <http://www.theprostateadvocate.com> > http://www.theprostateadvocate.com > > > > From: ProstateCancerSupport > [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of Alan Meyer > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 9:17 PM > To: ProstateCancerSupport > Cc: H. M. M. van den Hurk > Subject: Research questionnaire > > > > > > I received a request to post the following notice in our group, which > follows: > > Alan > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Dear all, > > we are two Dutch students at Eindhoven University of Technology, currently > writing our Bachelor Thesis about online health communities. For this, we > could > use your help. We would like to ask you a few questions about your > experiences > in your online health community. This would take about 10-15 minutes. > > No identifying information will be asked and the information will not be > shared > with third parties. If you are interested in the results of the research, > you > can indicate so at the end of the questionnaire. We will then send you a > summary > of the results. > > By participating in this study you can help improving experiences in online > health communities like this one. Please do not distribute/forward this > message > to other communities. > > To start the questionnaire, please click on the following link: > > http://umatzat.net/surveys/health/start.php?cnr=7 > > Thank you very much for your time and effort. > Best regards, > > Maarten Pennings & Henk van den Hurk > Bachelorstudents at TU/e > Faculty of Innovation Sciences > > > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5115 - Release Date: 07/06/12 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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