Please fill out my dissertation questionnaire on people with an ostomy!

[lesliemiller328]

Hello to all people with an ostomy,

My name is Leslie Miller, a doctoral student at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK in the Department of Sociology (an equal opportunity institution). I am a former ostomate and am beginning my dissertation, which is a study on the experiences and perceptions of people with ostomies.

I am recruiting your participation in my survey; all people with ostomies are welcome to participate. You may also enter the drawing to win an Amazon giftcard as a thank you for your participation!

I would really appreciate your help with this effort!
Thank you!!

Survey link: http://bit.ly/pewpstudy

Study website (more about the study): www.pewpstudy.oucreate.com

Best wishes,
Leslie A. Miller, M.A.
Doctoral Candidate
Sociology Department
University of Oklahoma, Norman
lamiller@ou.edu
The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

**This post has been approved by UOAA.

[agichk]

wonderful idea for Ph.D. good luck with it.

[lesliemiller328]

Thank you!!

[Luv2Sew]

I completed the survey but didn't leave my contact info, which may have been a mistake. I think one comment in instructions suggested just doing the survey could trigger some side effects. I have anxiety on the anniversary of my surgery, and thinking about my post ostomy feelings has brought back some anxiety. Oh well, my anniversary is only a month away. Glad to help your study!

[lesliemiller328]

I completed the survey but didn't leave my contact info, which may have been a mistake. I think one comment in instructions suggested just doing the survey could trigger some side effects. I have anxiety on the anniversary of my surgery, and thinking about my post ostomy feelings has brought back some anxiety. Oh well, my anniversary is only a month away. Glad to help your study!

Thank you for participating and sharing. I can send you some resources if you would like. I too have anxiety when I think about my surgeries and that time in my life. So sorry thisbrought up those thoughts! Please let me know how I can help.

[Luv2Sew]

It's. O.K. Just a bump in the road!

[dogtalkerer]

where on Earth did these crazy questions come from? in 11yrs with a colostomy, I have never thought about 80%or more of these questions.. So many seem to have a built in basis to begin with, then your only option is to agree or disagree, where is the "No comment" provision? many of these questions I have no option on, they are too left field to even consider. I see redundant questions too, more or less just re-worded, but asking the same think. clean, dirty, stinky.

put a mathematical number on "most people think"? with 400 mill people in US, my guess "most people" is about 75% or 300 mill. i have no idea what 300 mil people think about most of these questions, and would NEVER make that assumption. science vs pseudo science.

if you really want to do REAL research, find ALL the ostomy chat rooms, go thru and read every post. do research by observation, then ask questions......

really, if you were looking at apartments, why would you tell the owner you have an ostomy? Is there a law that state ALL medical conditions must be stated in all cases?

all these crazy surveys seem to, more or less, ask the same questions.
jp

[lesliemiller328]

Thank you for the feedback. The questions asked are based on the newest data for sociology and research methods. Sorry they were not to your liking.