This study looks at how the way that we tend to think a lot about certain things might influence our thoughts and behaviours that relate to diabetes. Increasing our understanding of how people think in response to illness may help identify individuals who may experience difficulties in adjusting to illness and also guide us in developing ways to help you overcome these difficulties.
For this study, we are seeking English-speaking people, resident in Australia, who are over 18 and who have been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. If you are interested in taking part in this study, you will be asked to complete a series of questionnaires over a period of one year, and you may opt to be included in a prize draw on completion of the study for one of two iPod Shuffles.
If this project is of interest to you, please go to the following website to start the questionnaire or contact the researcher Heather Soo, as detailed below, for the questionnaire to be mailed out to you.
http://www.mris.com.au
If you would like more information about the project, please contact:
Dr. Kerry Sherman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, +61 2 9850 6874, or Dr. Maria Kangas, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, +61 2 9850 8599.