Kia Ora, my name is Sarah Jansen, and I am a student at the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill, Master of Applied Health Sciences (Wellness and Rehabilitation).
I am seeking perceptions about chronic fatigue syndrome in the workplace from working people who both have and do not have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) who are aged over 18, in work or who have left in the last 12 months, can understand written English, living anywhere in the world.
The online questionnaire will take no more than 25 minutes of your time and will help explore whether stigma exists in the workforce for people with ME/CFS.
This is a voluntary questionnaire, and I thank you if you choose to participate. There is no time limit to complete the questionnaire once you begin, so long as you do not close your browser window.
If you do complete it, then you are giving your consent for your data to be included in my research project, your responses will always remain confidential and anonymous.
You will be given the opportunity at the end of this questionnaire to enter your email address if you wish to receive a copy of the survey results, this is optional,
The results will be written up and presented in a written report that is assessed as a part of my programme of study. This project is being carried out under ethical approval from the SIT Human Research Ethics Committee. The data will be stored on a password-protected computer for a period of five years, after which it will be destroyed.
Survey Closes 30 June 2025
To begin, please answer the following question.
Do you have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS)?
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact myself Sarah Jansen 2020001389@student.sit.ac.nz or my supervisor Nicola Swain Nicola.Swain@sit.ac.nz