Tracking Notes - Please enter attempts to contact participant with dates and your initials e.g.:
7/1/21 left voice mail - EP
7/2/21 reached daughter who asked us to call back tomorrow - JB
Participant not enrolled because:
they have been unreachable at recruitment
their desired location was canceled
Screening Staff Name
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Date of Screening
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Today M-D-Y
Hello, this is [staffname] with the University of Illinois, Chicago, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. May I speak to ______ ? I'm giving a you a call because you expressed interest in the Wits Wellness program. [Exchange pleasantries - How are you today?]
I would like to tell you more about the program, and if you are still interested, I will need to ask you some questions to make sure that you are eligible.
[If they are not home leave the following message] Hello, this is [your name] with the University of Illinois Chicago, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. I'm returning your call about the Wits Wellness research project. Please feel free to call us back at [give your phone number] or 312-355-0247. Thank you.
Do you have time to talk right now? This call will take about 20 minutes
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Yes
No
Do you want us to call you back at a different time?
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Yes
No
When would be a good time to give you a call back?
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Thank you for your time Mr./Mrs. ______ . Please feel free to call us back if you are interested in Wits Wellness in the future. [This participant is NOT eligible to participate in our study, because of refusing the phone screening.]
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Before we get too much further, I would like to collect/confirm some basic contact information. All of this information is kept in a secure database in our office and if there are any questions that you prefer not to answer, you don't have to. This information will help us verify that you are eligible to participate in the study and allow us to send you information.
First Name:
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Last Name:
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Phone Number:
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Where would you like to participate in Wits Wellness?
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Champaign
Leyden Township, Franklin Park
Lafayette Square, Macomb
Mattoon
Murphysboro
St. Joseph
Sterling
Jarman Center Senior Living, Tuscola
Westchester
How would you prefer to be contacted? (Check all that apply)
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Street address, apt #
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City, State ZIP
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I will now go over a more thorough description of the study procedures. The Midwest Roybal Center at University of Illinois Chicago has funded this study to determine the effects of Wits Wellness on your health and well-being. The study is known as Wits Wellness. We are looking for adults who are 50 years of age or older to participate in a free 12-week wellness workshop that meets one time a week for 60 minutes. If eligible for the study, you would be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One will start in mid-August and the other will take place in February.
The wellness program is led by trained UI Extension staff members. I would like to mention that the group placement is entirely random and I cannot guarantee which group you will be in. We will be offering the program in-person. However, if something should be mandated by the state that we cannot meet in person (like COVID), we will be able to offer the same program online via Zoom.
As a requirement of the study, we will be asking you to fill out some questionnaires which ask about your health and wellbeing such as your sleep, stress levels, social interaction, memory/attention, and general well-being. We will also ask you to answer some questions by phone which assess things such as memory, attention and decision making three times during the study. The survey will take about 30 minutes each time and the phone call about 15. Regardless of which group you are in, you will complete the survey and phone call at the beginning of the study period, at the end of 12 weeks and then three months after you complete the second survey.
We will provide these surveys to you through your email, however if you are unable to answer them electronically, you can answer the survey questions by phone, or we will send a paper copy to you. No matter which group you are assigned to, you will be paid for completing the surveys. The total you would be paid is $60, which would be $20 for each of the three survey/call questionnaire you complete.
We may also invite you to attend a focus group at the end of the last survey. When you complete the program we will also provide you a brief questionnaire about your thoughts on the program length, the trainers, and program content.
There is no reimbursement for the focus group or end of the training questionnaire.
At this time, do you have any further questions about the study or its procedures?
Would you be interested in participating?
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Yes
No
Thank you for your time Mr./Mrs. ______ . Please feel free to call us back if you are interested in Wits Wellness in the future.
[Participant not eligible - they are not interested in participating.]
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Have you previously participated in a Wits Workout program?
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Yes
No
Thank you for your time Mr./Mrs. ______ . Unfortunately, you do not meet the initial criteria for our study. We have set criteria that we must maintain for all our participants and your responses did not fall within the guidelines we have determined for this study.
[Participant not eligible - they have participated in Wits Workout in the past.]
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Are you currently participating in any other research study or health and wellness program? If so, could you describe that program to me?
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Yes, please describe
No
What is your date of birth?
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M-D-Y
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Thank you for your interest Mr./Mrs. ______ . Unfortunately, you do not meet the initial criteria for our study. We have set criteria that we must maintain for all our participants and your responses did not fall within the guidelines we have determined for this study. [This participant is NOT eligible, because the age is below 50.]
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Do you have a diagnoses of Alzheimer's or another related dementia?
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Yes
No
Thank you for your interest Mr./Mrs. ______ . Unfortunately, you do not meet the initial criteria for our study. We have set criteria that we must maintain for all our participants and your responses did not fall within the guidelines we have determined for this study. [This participant is NOT eligible because they have a diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia]
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What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?
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6th grade or lower
7th to 9th grade
10th grade to at least 2 years of college
3 or more years of college
Do you intend to be available for 12 weeks starting in August?
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Yes
No
Thank you for your interest Mr./Mrs. ______ . Unfortunately, you do not meet the initial criteria for our study. We have set criteria that we must maintain for all our participants and your responses did not fall within the guidelines we have determined for this study. [This participant is NOT eligible, because of planning to go somewhere and not be able to attend the 12 weeks.]
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During the first 12 weeks of the study period, do you intend to take an extended vacation lasting more than 2 weeks?
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Yes
No
Thank you for your interest Mr./Mrs. ______ . Unfortunately, you do not meet the initial criteria for our study. We have set criteria that we must maintain for all our participants and your responses did not fall within the guidelines we have determined for this study. [This participant is NOT eligible, because of traveling schedule.]
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The COVID pandemic this past year created the need for many programs to be offered online instead of in-person. We are happy that we are able to currently offer the Wits Wellness program in-person, however should the situation with COVID change and/or if the Governor were to change the mandate again, we would like to ask a few questions regarding your ability to move to an online format.
Do you own, or have access to, a smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer that you could use to join remote classes?
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Yes
No
Does that device have a functioning video camera? (i.e. a camera that faces you so we can see you and you can see others in the class)
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Yes
No
Do you have access to a stable WiFi or internet connection?
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Yes
No