[nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey - Win $50.00 (last reminder)
Elizabeth Mohnke
lizmohnke at hotmail.com
Sun Mar 13 01:39:14 UTC 2016
Hello Greg,
Based on a simple search on previous research studies comparing how valid
physical activity and sedentary activity surveys compares to concrete data
such as using pedometers, there does not appear to be any questions
regarding a person's capacity to be physically active on these surveys. It
seems to me if someone is trying to research whether or not someone is
capable of physical activity, it seems to me that there needs to be some way
to measure this capacity.
If blindness is not being used as the only independent variable, and if
other independent variables are not being considered, then how exactly is
this research study measuring the capacity of physical activity? If I were
to participate in this research study as a blind person who suffers from
chronic physical pain, how does this research study determine that my
capacity to be physically active is the result of my blindness rather than
my chronic physical pain? Since there does not appear to be any way to
determine this from the research study, I am not quite sure how this
research study considers the impact of blindness on the capacity of physical
activity.
And if the purpose of this research study is to determine if any bias exists
regarding validity measurements of physical activity and blindness, what
measures are being used to determine this bias? Are there previous research
studies using the typical validation measurements of physical activity by
blind people that this research study will use to determine the bias? If
not, are there plans for future research studies using the typical
validation measurements of physical activity by blind people to determine
this bias? If so, there is no indication of this in any of the research
study materials.
Warm regards,
Elizabeth
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Hi Elizabeth,
I think the factor you are failing to consider that the same is true about
sighted people. There are a myriad of reasons that the general public engage
in active lifestyles. There are plenty of people who can see who deal with
chronic pain etc. It sounds as though the researcher is attempting to
eliminate biases found in standard tools that may exclude people who are
blind and then establish the validity of those new tools.
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Elizabeth Mohnke via nabs-l
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Justin,
>
>
>
> Thank you again for taking the time to respond to my message. However,
> I still do not understand how a tool can be created to measure how
> blindness impacts conceptual reasons why people are active when it
> does not appear as though blindness is the only independent variable
> influencing the results this tool is meant to measure. Therefore, I do
> not understand the purpose of your research study.
>
>
>
> I think it is great to see researchers interested in studying various
> aspects of blindness. However, it frustrates me when I see researchers
> fail to understand that the lives of blind people are more than just
> about blindness. It seems to me that if a research study focuses on
> blindness that other independent variables that could influence the
> outcome of a research study should either be eliminated or accounted for
in the research study.
> This is what I see when reading research studies on other subjects,
> and I do not believe it should be any different when researching
> aspects of blindness.
>
>
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
> From: Justin Haegele [mailto:justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 5:06 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey
> - Win
> $50.00 (last reminder)
>
>
>
> Good evening Elizabeth,
>
> And I thank you for your feedback about the study. Also, I very much
> agree with your points about many aspects of life influencing one's
> intentions or perceived control toward physical activity. Each of your
> points below about the influence of someone with chronic physical pain
> is also valid. I do not dispute any of your claims.
>
> We are very much on the same page with many of the things that you
> bring up, and I may not have clearly described the purpose of this
> survey validation study. There are currently many instruments
> available that measure conceptual reasons why people are active
> (again, like one's intentions or perceived control). However, none
> have been constructed with individuals with visual impairments at the
> focus, so many have questions that may not be applicable. Because of
> this, we want to develop an instrument that will look at these constructs.
>
> This is not to say that just a visual impairment would impact physical
> activity or those different intentions. Rather, we are determining
> whether this instrument will measure those constructs in a valid and
reliable way.
>
> I hope this makes sense, and again I thank you for your message.
> Please email me further if I can answer any further questions.
>
> Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPE
>
> Assistant Professor
>
> Health & Physical Education
>
> Department of Human Movement Sciences
>
> Old Dominion University
>
> (757) 683-5338
>
> 2009 Student Recreation Center
>
> Norfolk, VA 23529
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:59:36 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online
>> Survey -
> Win $50.00 (last reminder)
>> From: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> CC: lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>>
>> Hello Justin,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to respond to my message. As a blind
>> person
> I
>> believe there are other factors in my life that impact my intention
>> to be active, attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being
active.
> it
>> seems to me that your study is neither willing to include or exclude
>> any
> of
>> these factors in your research. Therefore, I am not quite sure how
>> any conclusions can be made based solely on blindness on intention to
>> be
> active,
>> attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being active when
> other
>> factors are neither included or excluded from your study.
>>
>>
>>
>> If blindness is not being isolated from other factors that impact
>> what is being measured , then how will you know that blindness is the
>> factor that
> is
>> measured in your results, and not the result of some other factor
>> that is simply a part of a blind person's life? For example, if a
>> blind person
> also
>> has a physical condition that causes chronic physical pain, how will
>> you know the results from your study stem from the fact this person
>> is blind rather than someone who experiences chronic physical pain?
>> It seems to me that both of these factors would impact a person's
>> intention to be active, attitudes toward activity, and perceived
>> control of being active. Based on what I understand about your
>> research, I am not quite sure how your study would be able to tell
>> the difference between two different factors such as blindness and
chronic physical pain.
>>
>>
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Justin Haegele [mailto:justin.a.haegele at hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 2:58 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >
>> Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com
>> <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>>
>> Subject: RE: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online
>> Survey -
> Win
>> $50.00 (last reminder)
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Elizabeth,
>>
>> Thank you for your question. And the answer is Yes. I completely
>> agree
> with
>> you that simply focusing on blindness would over simplify things, as
>> it would only focus on one element that makes a person a person. Our
>> goal
> with
>> this study is to validate two instruments that will measure reasons
>> why people with visual impairments are (or are not) active. In this
>> study, we focus on factors such as ones intention to be active,
>> attitudes toward activity, and perceived control of being active.
>> These are constructs derived from the Theory of Planned behavior. The
>> reason we are focusing specifically on individuals with visual
>> impairments is that typically, researchers will use instruments that
>> may not have been previously tested for people with visual
>> impairments that may not be applicable. For us, we wanted to create an
instrument specifically for this group.
>>
>> I hope this answers your question, and I am in complete agreement
>> with
> you.
>> Please let me know if I can provide any further info,
>>
>> Have a wonderful day,
>>
>>
>>
>> Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPE
>>
>> Assistant Professor
>>
>> Health & Physical Education
>>
>> Department of Human Movement Sciences
>>
>> Old Dominion University
>>
>> (757) 683-5338
>>
>> 2009 Student Recreation Center
>>
>> Norfolk, VA 23529
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:43:01 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online
>>> Survey -
>> Win $50.00 (last reminder)
>>> From: nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> CC: lizmohnke at hotmail.com <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> <mailto:lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hello Justin,
>>>
>>> Does your study consider any other factors in physical activity and
>>> sedentary behaviors besides blindness? Even though I happen to be
>>> blind, there are other factors in my life that have a greater impact
>>> on my
>> physical
>>> activity and sedentary behaviors than my blindness. I believe simply
>>> focusing on blindness regarding physical activity and sedentary
> behaviors
>>> over simplifies this problem when there are other factors involved
>>> in physical activity and sedentary behaviors.
>>>
>>> Warm regards,
>>> Elizabeth
>>>
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>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Research Participant Recruitment - Online Survey -
>>> Win
>>> $50.00 (last reminder)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Listserv Members:
>>>
>>> We are conducting a study
>>> involving the validation of (2) surveys to explore the beliefs of
>>> adults with visual impairments toward physical activity and
>>> sedentary
> behaviors.
>> To
>>> conduct this study we need the participation of adult aged
>>> individuals
>> (ages
>>> 18 and
>>> over) with visual impairments. This study will ask participants to
>> complete
>>> an online survey consisting of 41 questions which should take
>> approximately
>>> 20 minutes. All responses will be anonymous and confidential.
>>>
>>> All participants who
>>> complete the online survey will have the option to enter a drawing
>>> to
> win
>>> one of two $50.00 gift cards. If you, or someone you know, is
>>> interested
>> in
>>> participating in this study, please follow the link below:
>>> http://goo.gl/forms/EDPNw9jBjQ. Please share this link if you know
> others
>>> who would be interested.
>>>
>>>
>>> Justin A. Haegele, PhD, CAPEAssistant ProfessorHealth & Physical
>>> EducationDepartment of Human Movement SciencesOld Dominion
>>> University
>> (757)
>>> 683-53382009 Student Recreation CenterNorfolk, VA 23529
>>>
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