May 26th, 2010
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This news item is more than a year old. Links, graphics, content, medical information, and statistics may be out of date. We invite you to search, visit our homepage, or contact us to find more current information on the topic you're looking for.Researchers at the University of New Brunswick are looking for youth to participate in a study about self-esteem in adolescents with chronic illness. Youth in grades 9-12 who have been diagnosed with asthma, arthritis or diabetes are eligible to participate! Participants will have a chance to win 1 of 10 $20 VISA Gift Cards, plus a chance to win the Grand Prize of an 8GB ipod Touch! Participation involves completing an anonymous, online survey that takes approximately 20-40 minutes. Questions are related to youth’s experience with their illness, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, autonomy, and perceptions of parent and peer relationships. Parents are required to consent to participation.
To read more information about this study and/or to participate, please use the following link, or contact the primary researcher Marcie Balch at marcie.balch@unb.ca or her Supervisor, Dr. Diane LaChapelle at dlachape@unb.ca
https://survey.psyc.unb.ca/Survey.aspx?s=461727ff3db14a3782aadea2c0c80b8f
This project is on file with the University of New Brunswick Research Ethics Board (REB file # 2009-140).