UNDERSTANDING GAPS IN HEALTH LITERACY IN VETERANS AND VETERANS’ FAMILIES:
We are seeking veterans and veterans’ family members in Queensland to share your experiences and opinions in a focus group discussion about gaps in health literacy. “Health literacy” means finding and understanding health information, managing your health, and interacting with healthcare workers.
You are invited to attend the study, if you are:
- 18+ years of age.
- An Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Queensland.
- A former serving member of the Australian Defence Force (Navy, Army, or Air Force) who has had at least one day of continuous full-time military service;
OR - A family member* of a former serving member of the Australian Defence Force who has had at least one day of continuous full-time military service.
* A family member can be spouse, partner, child, parent, step-parent, step-child, adopted child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, in-law, and persons who ‘stand in the position’ of a parent or child.
The focus group will last between 90 and 120 minutes and will be recorded. Focus groups will take place either using on-line platform (Teams/Zoom) or at Gallipoli Medical Research, depending on your place of residence and travel preferences at a time convenient to all participants.
If you are interested in participating, please confirm your eligibility and register your expression of interest: https://gallipoliresearch.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_barNloQxmziTjh4
You can contact the Principal Investigators, Dr Tho Dang and Dr Sanket Raut, by email: DangT@gallipoliresearch.org.au and RautS@gallipoliresearch.org.au; or by telephone: (07) 3394 7284 (ext 7578), if seeking for more information about this study.
This study is being conducted by Gallipoli Medical Research, is supported by The Government of Queensland, and is approved by the Departments of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee (Project number 589-24).
This research project is proudly supported
by the Queensland Government.