Hope is an important resource in coping with life challenges. Finding and maintaining hope in the face of a PD diagnosis can be a difficult but important process, and we know very little about this experience. This study aims to answer the following research question: What are the lived experiences of hope for those recently diagnosed with PD?
Experiences of Hope for People Recently Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease: A Hermeneutic- Phenomenological Study
- Run Dates:
- Ongoing
Who is eligible to participate in the study?
- You have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease within the last 18 months.
- You are 18 years of age or older.
- You are willing and able to discuss your experience of hope since your diagnosis.
What is required of the participants?
- Online interview(s) with the lead researcher. Each interview will be about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- You may be asked to keep a journal to write, draw, or take pictures of hope.
- You may choose to bring in and discuss notes, photos, art you have created.
- The interviews will be audio recorded and then converted into text. You may choose to turn the recorder off at any point.
- After looking at the transcripts from our interview, I may contact you for another interview.
- University:
- University of Alberta
- Contact:
- Kenneth Murdoch, Principal Investigator
- kcmurdoc@ualberta.ca
- Ethics ID:
- Pro00092320
