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This is your opportunity to take part in ground-breaking research that aims to explore:
- How does religion/spirituality influence our dreams and nightmares?
- Do we experience more nightmares if we are scared of death?
ELIGIBILITY
- You must be over the age of 18 years and be able to speak English to participate in this study.
CONFIDENTIALITY
- Your involvement is 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.
RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
- Participation in this study is entirely voluntary. You may withdraw from the study at any time for any reason. 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 questionnaires.
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.
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. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Your involvement may help us to support people with sleep and psychological problems in the future. Upon completion of the study, you’ll be invited to an online presentation and receive a copy of the findings.
