(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences)
Dear Current, Former, or Future Library Worker,
We are contacting you to request your participation in a research study titled “Personal Identity of Chronically Ill Health Sciences Library Workers”, reviewed and approved as exempt research by the Texas Christian University Institutional Review Board and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Institutional Review Board. The primary investigators, Kathryn Houk, Laura Haygood and Soph Myers-Kelley, are interested in the prevalence of chronic illness in health sciences library workers and the influence it has on self-identity and career.
We are recruiting people who:
- Previously, currently, or hope to work in a medical or health sciences library role
- Live(d) and/or work(ed) within the United States of America
- Have a visible or invisible chronic illness that began before or during your time working in a medical or health sciences library role
We use the term “chronic illness” to encompass any condition that lasts at least 1 year or more even if it fluctuates in symptom activity, limits activities of daily living in some way, and/or requires therapeutic intervention to manage effectively. We are purposely allowing participants to self-identify regardless of if you have been formally diagnosed and/or are receiving care. This research study involves completing an online survey. You may go to the survey and read the informed consent before choosing to participate. We appreciate you sharing this call for participation with anyone you think might meet the criteria for inclusion.
Click this link to be taken to the consent form and survey.
If you have any questions, please contact any member of the research team.
Thank you,
Laura Haygood–laura.haygood@tcu.edu
Kathryn Houk–kathryn.houk@unlv.edu
Soph Myers-Kelley–myerskelleys22@ecu.edu