need help with a nursing school project

[ConneeRNResearcher]

Hi all,

I am a PhD nursing student from Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing. I am working on a class project collecting data to construct an instrument regarding functional status as it relates to tiredness. I am in need of 50 individuals to fill out a questionnaire. You do not need to disclose your name. The only demographic information I need is age range as I am looking for 25 individuals 64 years and younger and 25 individuals who are 65 years and older. It would also be helpful to know your gender and ethnicity. I am attaching the 17 item questionnaire. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. This data will NOT be used in any formal research or presentation. It is only a class exercise to further my education. Thanks so much for participating. I am expecting to have some trouble collecting information from the 65 year and older crowd HOPEFULLY you can prove me wrong. If you prefer, I can send you a word document to complete, please send me your email. I will NOT share your email information with anyone and will delete once I have your completed information or within 10 days (when the project is due). It may be easier to send me a 1 thru 17 with a corresponding number or whatever is easier. My email to respond to is clsloma@ilstu.edu
or feel free to send me a private messge (PM)
Again thanks

Connee

Please circle or indicate on your response, the appropriate description of yourself:
Gender: Female Male Transgender

Age: 64 years or younger 65 years or older

Ethnicity African American Caucasian Asian American Pacific Islander Native American

Questionnaire
Tired is the feeling you have when you want to sleep so badly that you will close your eyes and fall asleep or doze off at anytime. This is different from being fatigued after you have exercised, had a busy day, or cleaned the house.

Please answer if you have any difficulty in performing any of these tasks / activities because you are tired.
Please circle or send your response to the following statements, based on how true they are.

0 1 2 3 4
Do not do this no difficulty some difficulty moderately difficult extremely difficult

1) 0 1 2 3 4 Going to the grocery store
2) 0 1 2 3 4 Participating in social events such as church
3) 0 1 2 3 4 Going to a social event that I really want to attend
4) 0 1 2 3 4 Walking two city blocks on flat ground
5) 0 1 2 3 4 Climbing one flight of stairs
6) 0 1 2 3 4 Keeping up with other my age in activities such as walking
7) 0 1 2 3 4 Participating in social events such as going out for a meal
0 1 2 3 4 Visiting with others
9) 0 1 2 3 4 Doing errands such as going to the pharmacy, drug store, or supply store
10) 0 1 2 3 4 Dressing myself
11) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as children and/or grandchildren
12) 0 1 2 3 4 Sitting quietly in the afternoon watching TV or a movie
13) 0 1 2 3 4 Concentrating on reading a book, the paper, or a magazine
14) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as a friend
15) 0 1 2 3 4 Driving
16) 0 1 2 3 4 Doing errands such as going to the beauty shop or barber shop
17) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as spouse

[guest A]

Are you relating this to OSA? If so, before or after therapy. Is this regarding any cause for 'tiredness'? Please be more specific in your request for info.

[newhosehead]

Have you cleared this questionnaire with your Nursing Instructors? How about your IRB? This type of research is tightly regulated at the University level. Trust me; I do know what I am talking about. Although you may well be exactly who and what you say you are, surely your Nursing Dept Instructors would be among the first to advise you against asking for email addresses in this situation. And yes, I do know you said you would discard them. I do not mean to be harsh and I apologize if I have offended you. Just please (if this is what you say it is) make sure you have the approval of your Nursing Dept to move forward.

[BlackSpinner]

How about doing some searches. These questions and those like it have been asked of us ad nauseum.

[Do nurses have OSA?]

Perhaps I should have clarified. Thanks for asking the information................

I am a doctoral (PhD) student. This is part of a class assignment only. Below is a list of the University, class title, and professor. I am also including the information from the class syllabus.

Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University
NUR520 Fall 2010
Biopsychological Research with Aging Individuals
Assignment Description
Dr. Ezra C. Holston/
From the class syllabus:
Respondents should be informed that the collected data is for a class assignment that will be used to demonstrate only the construction of an instrument for research. The student should inform the respondents that they are only collecting a response to the questions, their age, and gender. The data will not be stored or used in any formal presentation or report.

If you have further questions please contact me. If you are concerned regarding sharing the information please do not do. This is for MY learning purposes only. I am not required to have IRB approval. Typically by answering surveys / questionnaires indicates agreement to be involved.

Thanks,
Connee

[Hawthorne]

Do I remember a person (nursing student I believe) with the name "Connee" doing a survey or asking questions on this forum a while ago??? Am I imagining that?

[Emilia]

Connee is finishing her PhD in Nursing....I've PM'd with her a bit today. Seems she is on the up and up.... I did offer some suggestions on how she could have done this questionnaire a bit more easily without needing email involved. Using Google Docs Forms, she could have constructed a good survey and posted the link here. The results would then be aggregated automatically into a spreadsheet for her.

I suppose she may have posted here before.....as she is at the end of her doctoral program, and those take years to do.

[Hawthorne]

Yes! Connee has done some research here before! Maybe some of the things Emilia is suggesting would be good and might get more response.

[rubymom]

surveymonkey.com might be another alternative to gathering the information simply and anonymously

[BigAn]

Male - 64 years or younger - Caucasian (Hispanic)
1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10. 1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1

Good Luck,
Connie

[Muse-Inc]

Gender Female
Age 64 years or younger
Ethnicity Caucasian
Questionnaire
1 thru 11 are 1
12 and 13 are 3
14 and 15 are 2
16 and 17 are 1

[Muse-Inc]

Come on, let's help her out...

[bdp522]

Female, under 64, Caucasian.
#13 is a 3, everything else is a 1

Brenda

[roster]

Connee has surveyed here before, viewtopic/t57043/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49 ... 20#p452220, and there were no security or privacy complaints posted by the members who participated.

Good luck Connee.

[packitin]

1) 0 1 2 3 4 Going to the grocery store ---------------------> 1
2) 0 1 2 3 4 Participating in social events such as church--------->1
3) 0 1 2 3 4 Going to a social event that I really want to attend --->1
4) 0 1 2 3 4 Walking two city blocks on flat ground --------------> 1 (I ride a bicycle 3 or more miles 3 or 4 times per week)
5) 0 1 2 3 4 Climbing one flight of stairs-------------------------> 1
6) 0 1 2 3 4 Keeping up with other my age in activities such as walking ----> 1
7) 0 1 2 3 4 Participating in social events such as going out for a meal ------> 1
0 1 2 3 4 Visiting with others -----------------------------------------> 1
9) 0 1 2 3 4 Doing errands such as going to the pharmacy, drug store, or supply store --> 1
10) 0 1 2 3 4 Dressing myself ----------------------------------------------> 1
11) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as children and/or grandchildren ------> 1
12) 0 1 2 3 4 Sitting quietly in the afternoon watching TV or a movie -----> 1
13) 0 1 2 3 4 Concentrating on reading a book, the paper, or a magazine ---> 1
14) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as a friend ----------------------------> 1
15) 0 1 2 3 4 Driving -----------------------------------------------------> 1
16) 0 1 2 3 4 Doing errands such as going to the beauty shop or barber shop ---> 1
17) 0 1 2 3 4 Caring for others such as spouse -------------------------> 1

I am a 72 year old retired math instructor, Caucasian American male, and have been active all my life. I've been using cpap for seven years.