Ventilator-Supported Communication:
A Survey of Ventilator-Users
THIS SURVEY ENDED MAY 31, 1999
SUBJECT'S WAIVER
VENTILATOR-SUPPORTED COMMUNICATION:
A SURVEY OF VENTILATOR-USERS
YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO READ THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE
INFORMED OF THE NATURE OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY AND OF HOW YOU WILL
PARTICIPATE IN IT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AT THIS TIME.
You are being invited to participate voluntarily in the above-titled
research project. The purpose of this project is to gather information
from ventilator users regarding the challenges of and potential
improvements for ventilator-supported communication. You are being
invited to participate because you use a ventilator to breathe. If you
agree to participate, you will be asked to respond to questions from a
survey form. We ask that you complete the survey in its entirety but you
may stop at any point and we would still appreciate having the responses
to the questions you did answer.
If you have any questions regarding this research study, please feel free
to contact Heather Lohmeier or Jeannette Hoit at (520) 621-2195 or via
email at heather@cnet.shs.arizona.edu or hoit@u.arizona.edu. In addition,
if you have questions regarding your participation in this study, you may
contact the Human Subjects Committee for the University of Arizona at
(520) 626-6721.