MartyT Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Dear Ones, the following invitation comes to us from Hofstra University, where researchers are conducting a study to understand the variety of psychological and physical health consequences of losing a loved one: Has someone that you care about died within the last five years? Grief is an unfortunate, and often incredibly distressing, part of life. We are interested in learning more about grief experiences and the way that grief impacts your daily life. If you are 18 years or older and have lost a loved one in the last five years, please consider completing the survey at the link below. The survey will require approximately 30-40 minutes to complete and, in exchange for your participation, you will be entered into a raffle drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. For more information or to participate in the study, please click on the following link:https://l.facebook.com/l/dAQEB3LYHAQGm9NoxanKhMR7DOUAo4t64_sCs0l-ro7OVaQ/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2Fgriefexperiences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I was able to fill it out about losing my mom but my answers would have been very different if I could have filled this out about my husband. Interesting that they limit you to loss within five years...honestly, five years, ten years, it's all the same to me. Be prepared, this would be very hard to fill out on a recent loss of spouse and it's a very lengthy survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 That feedback is helpful, Kay. Thank you. May I share your reactions with those who designed the study? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Thank you, Kay. I've just sent the content of your post on to the person who is conducting the study. I'll let you know her response . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I took the survey and so agree with Kay that those who are very early on in their grief could find the survey too long. I guess it might depend on the loss, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thank you, Anne. I have passed along your reaction too. I am grateful to both of you for taking the survey anyway, as I think these folks will make good use of whatever data they collect, and eventually the results will be used to help all of us better understand and support the bereaved. Here is the researcher's response to Kay's comment: Hi Marty, Thanks for passing along the information. I agree that the 5 year time limit is a bit arbitrary. I certainly expect that for many people - likely very importantly impacted by the specific loss - a death 6 years ago or 25 years ago will still be very present in the person's day-to-day lives. We ultimately decided on the 5-year requirement so that we could have some way of clearly describing who our participants were in an aggregated way as we looked at the results we collect. I'm very grateful this individual was willing to stick with the survey, despite the length. There are so many questions to ask and so much valuable information that these people can share. I sincerely appreciate her feedback and your sharing it with me. I will be sure that it gets recorded for any future work or research projects that may result from this one. Thank you again for being willing to post our study on your site. It's already proving incredibly valuable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPraiseHim Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I filled out the survey. It was lengthy. I don't think I would have been able to at < 3 month loss. Shalom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Thank you, George. ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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