U of S Researchers Seek Youth Volunteers for Innovative Internet Study
Posted July 31, 2001
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 31, 2001 2001-07-06-ME
U of S Researchers Seek Youth Volunteers for Innovative Internet Study
The University of Saskatchewan's psychology department is recruiting
volunteers for a groundbreaking study in distance-based pediatric pain
treatment called "Help Yourself Online".
Approximately 10 - 20% of children and adolescents suffer from recurrent
stomach and headache pain. Most have no serious physical disease and can be
helped with brief psychological treatment. However treatment is not always
easy to access, particularly for patients in rural areas who must travel
long distances and pay for accommodations while in the city.
Treatment delivered via the internet may offer a solution to this problem.
University of Saskatchewan psychology researchers Carrie Hicks and Professor
Carl von Baeyer are set to begin an innovative study of internet-based
psychological treatment, with a program that is expected to be both
accessible and cost-effective.
Hicks is looking for volunteer patients and their parents to participate in
the study, starting in September. To qualify, patients must be between the
ages of 9 and 17, experience recurrent headaches and/or stomach aches, and
have internet access. As well, they must have seen a physician in the past
12 months and not been diagnosed with any serious physical disorder related
to the pain. The study will include on-line activities, as well as e-mail
and telephone contact over a two-month period.
"Pain problems can affect school participation, home life, friendships and
recreation," says Hicks. "We think young people will enjoy participating in
the 'Help Yourself Online' program and learning new ways of managing their
pain."
For more information, or if you would like to participate, please contact
Carrie Hicks at (306) 966-2039 or e-mail her at hicks@usask.ca, or visit the
web site at http://sask.usask.ca/~hicks/info.htm.
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For more information please contact:
Carrie Hicks
Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-2039
hicks@usask.ca
http://sask.usask.ca/~hicks/info.htm
