[Viva] RESPONSE COVID study deadline approaching

[Denise Wozniak]

Hi Peggy:

I took it and believe it's important.

Denise

On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 10:20 AM pegfrank <pegfrank at telus.net> wrote:

> What a glorious sunny day today here in Victoria. I hope the sun is
> finding you too.
>
> You have seen this before. THANK YOU to more than 50 women who have
> responded. We need more information about positive women and have at least
> another week to get more positive voices included. the link is here
> https://rc.bcchr.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=CMTEYA8CMA
>  and embedded in the invitation below. It looks like the data supports
> what we all know. COVID has been especially hard on women living
> positively.
>
> You will not receive an honourarium and the survey takes about an hour to
> complete. It is hard to ask you to give the research an hour of your time.
> For me, thinking about other positive women who would benefit from more
> support and more resources inspires me to take part in research.
>
> You can save the survey if you need a break. Then go back to it. Write me
> if you start and have questions about how to answer something.
> pegfrank at telus.net. Put RESPONSE SURVEY QUESTION in the subject line. If
> you know Valerie Nicholson or Melanie Lee, they also have assisted — at a
> distance — women to complete the survey. Ask whoever you feel most
> comfortable with.
>
> The researchers know that the survey is not perfect. It was put together
> quickly by a team working in isolated conditions and the situation around
> COVID has changed many times in the past 9 months.
>
> Here is the invitation:
>
> I would like to invite you to take part in a new research study on
> COVID-19 in British Columbia called “COVID-19 *R*apid *E*vidence *S*tudy
> of a *P*rovincial *P*opulation Based C*o*hort for Ge*n*der and *Se*x
> (RESPPONSE)”. This study is being led by researchers at the Women’s Health
> Research Institute and the Vaccine Evaluation Center, in Vancouver, BC. You
> may have already participated in this study, by receiving a link to
> participate in your email. If you have already participated, thank you so
> much!
>
>
> The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences and impacts of
> COVID-19 on the lives of people living in British Columbia, and to
> determine the population prevalence of COVID-19 in BC. Your participation
> in this study would involve two parts:
> 1) An online survey on the impact of COVID-19 (approximately *1 hour*)
> provided in a link at the bottom of this email, and
> 2) At the end of the survey, providing a mailing address to receive an
> at-home sample kit to test for COVID-19. We would ask you to provide a spit
> (salivary) sample to test for current/active COVID-19 infection, and small
> blood sample (using a finger prick) to test for past COVID-19 infection
> (antibodies). Instructions and a pre-paid envelope for you to return your
> samples will also be mailed to your home. You will receive the results of
> these tests.
>
> *Please note that there is not an honorarium for participating in this
> study. After participating, you will be automatically entered into a draw
> to win one of 200 possible $100 e-gift cards*. All responses and
> identifying information will be kept confidential. To complete this study,
> you must be a woman living in British Columbia, between the ages 25-69. When
> you click on the link you might see that it is restricted to women between
> 25-39. Please know that women living with HIV between the ages of 25-69 are
> eligible to participate. Please click "Yes" to this screening question to
> continue.
>
> If you are interested in participating, please click on the link here:
> https://rc.bcchr.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=CMTEYA8CMA
>
>
> *If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the study team
> Research Assistant, Ally Baaske, at **covid19study at cw.bc.ca*
> <covid19study at cw.bc.ca>*, or 604-875-3444*
> - Peggy Frank
>
> “
>
> *I have been and still am a seeker,but I have ceased to question stars
> and books;I have begun to listen to the teachings*
> *My blood whispers to me.*”
> - Herman Hesse
>
>
>
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