Survey: doctoral thesis - Personal Health Record System Survey (international survey/anonymous)

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Survey

PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM SURVEY

The following pages contain an anonymous questionnaire, which we invite you to complete.

This questionnaire was developed as part of a doctoral thesis at HEC Montréal on the following topic: "The role of personal health records in the improvement of healthcare services for individuals with chronic diseases".

Not only will your participation be greatly appreciated, but it may also be beneficial for improving healthcare services for individuals with chronic diseases.

Please answer the questions included in this questionnaire without hesitation, because generally, your first impressions best reflect your true opinions. There is no time limit for completing the questionnaire, although we have estimated that it should take about 30 to 45 minutes.

The information gathered is anonymous and shall remain strictly confidential. It will be used only to advance knowledge and for the dissemination of the overall results at academic or professional forums and thought publications. The information collected for this research project can be utilized in further studies about personal health records and chronic care.

You are completely free to refuse to participate in this project and you may decide to stop answering the questions at any time. If you do not want to answer to a particular question, simply stop answering this questionnaire, which will put an end to your participation to this study. Completing this questionnaire will be considered as your consent to participate in our research project.

If you have any questions about this research, please contact the senior researcher, Dr. Chekli, at the telephone number or email address indicated below.

The research ethics committee of HEC Montréal has determined that the collection of data linked to the present study meets the ethics standards for research involving human subjects. If you have any questions related to ethics, please contact the committee secretary at 1-514-340-7182 or at cer@hec.ca

Thank you very much for your participation.


Mohamed Chekli, MD, MSc eng.
Ph. D. Candidate - Administration
HEC Montréal
1-514-739-2502
mohamed.chekli@hec.ca

Albert Lejeune, PhD
Titular Professor
Université du Québec à Montréal
1-514-987-3000 (#4844)
lejeune.albert@uqam.ca

Francois Bellavance, PhD
Titular Professor
HEC Montréal
1-514-340-6485
francois.bellavance@hec.ca