Participants sought for online survey: study is investigating the experiences of people who care for seriously ill people in their neighbourhood, circle of friends or acquaintances.
Scientists at the Institute of General Practice and Palliative Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) are launching an online survey: They are looking for adults who care for a seriously ill person for at least four hours a week and are not related to them. The experts want to find out what contribution neighbours, friends and acquaintances make to the care of people with serious illnesses, how they experience their situation and what support they need.
‘Caring’ can mean very different things, for example, accompanying someone when travelling by car or public transport or supporting them when visiting doctors or public authorities. It also includes coordinating appointments, cooking, shopping or cleaning. Sometimes it also means keeping a watchful eye on a person in their daily lives in order to recognise and avoid possible dangers in good time.
Participation in the project involves completing an online questionnaire in German and will take about 40 minutes. This link will take you to the online questionnaire: https://webext.mh-hannover.de/soscisurvey/NOCA
A paper version of the questionnaire can also be requested (Catharina Münte, phone: +49 (0)511 532-4506; muente.catharina@mh-hannover.de).
The project is being carried out in cooperation with the University Hospital Erlangen and is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Text: Simone Corpus