Case Study: The Caring Campus: An Intervention Study
Study Title and Researchers
The Caring Campus: An Intervention Project
The study is funded Movember Canada and involves Queen’s University, University of Calgary and Dalhousie University
Study Description
The goal of this study is to monitor and try to reduce substance abuse on campus. The survey took 20-30 minutes and consisted of 2 parts, the first of which I took first semester. I also took it both semesters 1st year, and I’m pretty sure they try to follow the same students for their academic careers. Other than general health and personal questions (chronic diseases, gender, sexual orientation etc.), I was asked multiple questions about the mental health and substance abuse of myself and peers. They also asked if I knew where to get help for myself or others, if there should be more information available.
Consent
I felt that the consent form was well done and covered everything it needed to. It indicated that the study was voluntary and that I could withdraw during the questionnaire, what type of questions I would be asked and informed me that everything was confidential. It also gave me the contact information for the Research Ethics Board, counseling services if the survey distressed me and to people who could give me more information about the …show more content…
Aside from the ones about personal identification, the questions in this survey were about the behaviours of my classmates and I. Questions included not only how I or others act at social events but how I perceive mental illness or other issues. They would give me questions and I had to agree or disagree (on a spectrum) on whether given statements indicated my friend was exhibiting symptoms of mental illness. It would also give me prompts and asked if I would talk to this hypothetical friend about mental health and how to get help. Given that most of the survey was about how people react to their environment, it was a part of the behavioural
The Caring Campus: An Intervention Project
The study is funded Movember Canada and involves Queen’s University, University of Calgary and Dalhousie University
Study Description
The goal of this study is to monitor and try to reduce substance abuse on campus. The survey took 20-30 minutes and consisted of 2 parts, the first of which I took first semester. I also took it both semesters 1st year, and I’m pretty sure they try to follow the same students for their academic careers. Other than general health and personal questions (chronic diseases, gender, sexual orientation etc.), I was asked multiple questions about the mental health and substance abuse of myself and peers. They also asked if I knew where to get help for myself or others, if there should be more information available.
Consent
I felt that the consent form was well done and covered everything it needed to. It indicated that the study was voluntary and that I could withdraw during the questionnaire, what type of questions I would be asked and informed me that everything was confidential. It also gave me the contact information for the Research Ethics Board, counseling services if the survey distressed me and to people who could give me more information about the …show more content…
Aside from the ones about personal identification, the questions in this survey were about the behaviours of my classmates and I. Questions included not only how I or others act at social events but how I perceive mental illness or other issues. They would give me questions and I had to agree or disagree (on a spectrum) on whether given statements indicated my friend was exhibiting symptoms of mental illness. It would also give me prompts and asked if I would talk to this hypothetical friend about mental health and how to get help. Given that most of the survey was about how people react to their environment, it was a part of the behavioural