Participant information and consent form

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FORM
Title
Dreams, Nightmares and Religion

Researchers
Dr Ian Dunican, Dr David Cunnington, Mrs Hailey Meaklim, Dr Rachel Menzies and Dr Mitchell Turner

Background and ethics
You are invited to take part in a research study with the University of Western Australia investigating the relationship between dreams, nightmares, and religion. This study has ethical approval from the University of Western Australia.

Aim
The aims of this project are twofold; first, determine the strength of the relationship between anxiety, including death anxiety and dreams or nightmares. Second, explore the mediating factor that religion may have on the relationship between anxiety and dreams or nightmares.

Participation and eligibility
You must be over the age of 18 years and be able to speak English to participate in this study.

Protocol
Your involvement in the study will include:
The completion of an online self-report survey. The survey aims to characterise your dreams or nightmares, sleep quality and risk of disorders, anxiety and religious beliefs/practices. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and includes the following sections: demographics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Disturbing Dream and Nightmare Severity Index, Dream Questionnaire (MADRE), General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) scale, Death Anxiety Beliefs and Behaviours Scale, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), Spiritual Practices Questionnaire, Typical Dreams Questionnaire and most recent dream report.

Right of Withdrawal
You should understand that your participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may choose to withdraw from the study at any time for any reason, without prejudice. If you choose to do so, there will be no compromise in the relationship between you and the investigators. When you commence the online survey, you will be asked to provide informed consent, indicating that you are willing to complete the previously mentioned questionnaires.

Confidentiality
Your involvement in this study will be confidential; only the researchers will have access to your individual data. A study report may be submitted for publication, but individual participants will not be identifiable. At no stage will your individual data be given to anyone.

Data
Data will be collected and stored on REDCap, a secure data capture and storage platform designed for research. Only the investigators listed will have access to the data collected. The data will be stored and backed up for a period of 7 years. All data will be de-identified for the purpose of statistical analysis, and no individual information will be shared. The research team will ensure we store data in the UWA Institutional Research Data Store (IRDS) or equivalent University-approved Research data store". No data will be stored on personal computers or laptops. Summary results from the collected data will be presented in the form of research publications and conference presentations.

Enquiries and feedback
Any inquiries regarding this study are encouraged. Upon completion of the survey, if you wish to access your results, you can contact the lead investigator to discuss or if you have any questions. Dr Ian Dunican 0409 680 867 and [email protected] or [email protected]

************************Please Note**********************************
Approval to conduct this research has been provided by the University of Western Australia in accordance with its ethics review and approval procedures. Any person considering participation in this research project, or agreeing to participate, may raise any questions or issues with the researchers at any time. In addition, any person not satisfied with the response of researchers may raise ethics issues or concerns and may make any complaints about this research project by contacting the Human Ethics Office at the University of Western Australia on (08) 6488 3703 or by emailing to [email protected]

All research participants are entitled to receive a copy of any Participant Information Form and/or Participant Consent Form relating to this research project. If you would like a copy of these forms, please contact Dr Ian Dunican at [email protected] or [email protected].

By choosing to continue, I hereby agree to participate as a volunteer in a scientific investigation as an authorised part of the research program of the University of Western Australia under the supervision of Dr Ian Dunican. The investigation and my part in the investigation have been defined and fully explained to me, and I understand the explanation.

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