Research to Empower Diabetes Sufferers
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.
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.
(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.)