Routing for UAS490
studyphone := '0'
survey_version := '2'
Group of questions presented on the same screen
whatphone (what phone does R have)
In this survey, we are inviting you to take part in a new UAS research study that will help researchers understand how often certain information needs to be collected. Please answer the following questions to find out if you are eligible to participate in this study.
Which of the following mobile phones do you currently own or have for personal use? Only answer about phones that are working, and have a cell plan, or are wifi-enabled.
I own or have for personal use:
Which of the following mobile phones do you currently own or have for personal use? Only answer about phones that are working, and have a cell plan, or are wifi-enabled.
I own or have for personal use:
1 An Android smartphone
2 An Apple iPhone
3 Another type of internet-connected phone
4 A mobile phone that can only make calls or send text messages
5 No working mobile phone of any kind
2 An Apple iPhone
3 Another type of internet-connected phone
4 A mobile phone that can only make calls or send text messages
5 No working mobile phone of any kind
whatphone_other (what phone OTHER)
STRINGEnd of group of questions
IF 3 IN whatphone OR 4 IN whatphone OR 5 IN whatphone THEN
noteligible (not eligible phone plan)
Thank you for answering these questions. The project requires people to have an Android or Apple smartphone. We very much appreciate your being a part of the Understanding America Study and we will contact you again when there are more UAS surveys to be completed.
Exit the survey
End of if
phone_filter := 1
if 2 in whatphone and not(1 in whatphone) and phone_filter = 2 then
android_only
Thank you. At this time, we are only able to offer the project to participants with Android phones. We are likely to be able to expand to Apple phones in the near future. If that happens, we will invite you to read about the project and see if you are interested at that time.
Click "Next" to return to your panel member pages.
Click "Next" to return to your panel member pages.
Exit the survey
End of if
if 1 in whatphone and not(2 in whatphone) and phone_filter = 1 then
apple_only
Thank you. At this time, we are only able to offer the project to participants with Apple phones. We are likely to be able to expand to Android phones in the near future. If that happens, we will invite you to read about the project and see if you are interested at that time.
Click "Next" to return to your panel member pages.
Click "Next" to return to your panel member pages.
Exit the survey
End of if
damagephone (phone have any damage)
Does your phone screen have any cracks or physical damage affecting its use?
1 (YES) Yes
2 (NO) No
2 (NO) No
IF damagephone = 1 THEN
damageinterferencephone (cracks interfere)
Do the cracks or physical damage interfere with your use to see items or register a response or cause a safety hazard?
1 (YES) Yes
2 (NO) No
2 (NO) No
IF damageinterferencephone = 1 THEN
noteligible (not eligible phone plan)
Thank you for answering these questions. The project requires people to have an Android or Apple smartphone. We very much appreciate your being a part of the Understanding America Study and we will contact you again when there are more UAS surveys to be completed.
Exit the survey
End of if
End of if
planphone (what phone plan)
Which of the following best describes your phone plan?
1 A contract for phone and data with a carrier such as Verizon, TMobile, Sprint, AT&T, etc. in which you are billed for the use of the phone on a monthly basis
2 Pay as you go plan, where you purchase a number of minutes in advance that are used up as you use the phone, and replenished as needed
3 Pre-paid plan, where the cell phone comes with a pre-paid number of minutes. When those minutes are used up, you can buy more, or you can stop using the phone
4 I am not sure what kind of plan I have for my smartphone
2 Pay as you go plan, where you purchase a number of minutes in advance that are used up as you use the phone, and replenished as needed
3 Pre-paid plan, where the cell phone comes with a pre-paid number of minutes. When those minutes are used up, you can buy more, or you can stop using the phone
4 I am not sure what kind of plan I have for my smartphone
IF planphone = 1 THEN
protectorphone (has screen protector)
One more question about your phone… do you have a screen protector on your phone?
1 (YES) Yes
2 (NO) No
2 (NO) No
Else
noteligiblephoneplan (not eligible phone plan)
Thank you for answering these questions. The project requires people to have an Android or Apple smartphone with specific kinds of phone plans that will work with a UAS phone app. We very much appreciate your being a part of the Understanding America Study and we will contact you again when there are more UAS surveys to be completed.
Exit the survey
End of if
keyinfo (key information)
Thank you for answering these questions. You are qualified to join the study. The following is a short summary of the key information about this new project. We will go over all of this again later in more detail, so you can learn more about each part before you decide.
1. What is the purpose of this study? This study is part of a larger project that is intended to help doctors and researchers understand how to measure changes in thinking and memory and whether changes need to be checked more than once a year.
2. Do I have to participate? No. Joining this research study is completely voluntary. If you decide not to do this study, we will continue to invite you to do UAS surveys as usual!
3. Why am I being invited? Because you are a member of the Understanding America Study who is age 20 or older and who has a smartphone. A total of 1200 UAS members from across the country will participate in the study.
4. How much time would it take for me to participate? What would I be doing? The study initially takes place over nine consecutive days. It is repeated after six months and then again six months later. Days 1 through 8, you will answer about 15 minutes’ worth of questions on your phone, spread over three sessions of 5 minutes each. On the 9th day, you will answer a 10-minute feedback survey.
5. How much will I earn? You will earn the usual UAS rate for taking surveys. That comes to $10 per day for the first 8 days and $7 for the feedback survey on the 9th day, or a total of $87 per study. If you do all three 9-day studies – one every six months – it will take about 6 and a half hours total, and you will have earned $261.
6. Are there any risks? As with all UAS projects, the level of risk of having someone learn your identity in association with your answers is lower than you encounter in everyday life.
7. Are there any benefits? You will earn compensation for the time you spend answering survey questions, but there are no direct benefits to you from the study. However, you may enjoy your participation, and it could help doctors and researchers find better and more accurate ways of measuring change in memory and thinking, over time.
8. What if I don’t want to do it? As with all of our UAS projects and surveys, you can just say no. If you decide not to participate in this particular study, you will continue to be a member of the UAS, being invited to do our surveys!
1. What is the purpose of this study? This study is part of a larger project that is intended to help doctors and researchers understand how to measure changes in thinking and memory and whether changes need to be checked more than once a year.
2. Do I have to participate? No. Joining this research study is completely voluntary. If you decide not to do this study, we will continue to invite you to do UAS surveys as usual!
3. Why am I being invited? Because you are a member of the Understanding America Study who is age 20 or older and who has a smartphone. A total of 1200 UAS members from across the country will participate in the study.
4. How much time would it take for me to participate? What would I be doing? The study initially takes place over nine consecutive days. It is repeated after six months and then again six months later. Days 1 through 8, you will answer about 15 minutes’ worth of questions on your phone, spread over three sessions of 5 minutes each. On the 9th day, you will answer a 10-minute feedback survey.
5. How much will I earn? You will earn the usual UAS rate for taking surveys. That comes to $10 per day for the first 8 days and $7 for the feedback survey on the 9th day, or a total of $87 per study. If you do all three 9-day studies – one every six months – it will take about 6 and a half hours total, and you will have earned $261.
6. Are there any risks? As with all UAS projects, the level of risk of having someone learn your identity in association with your answers is lower than you encounter in everyday life.
7. Are there any benefits? You will earn compensation for the time you spend answering survey questions, but there are no direct benefits to you from the study. However, you may enjoy your participation, and it could help doctors and researchers find better and more accurate ways of measuring change in memory and thinking, over time.
8. What if I don’t want to do it? As with all of our UAS projects and surveys, you can just say no. If you decide not to participate in this particular study, you will continue to be a member of the UAS, being invited to do our surveys!
detailedinfo (detailed info)
Please take as much time as you need to read the information about the study on each of the following screens. We will provide more information if anything is hard to understand.
After reading about the project, you will be asked to fill out a survey question letting us know if you would like to participate in the study or not. You can also tell us you need more information before deciding.
After reading about the project, you will be asked to fill out a survey question letting us know if you would like to participate in the study or not. You can also tell us you need more information before deciding.
participants (participants in study)
Participants in the study
You are invited as a possible participant in this study because you are a member of the Understanding America Study online panel, you are at least 20 years old, and you have a smartphone.
About 1200 UAS members will take part in the study. We are looking for people of all ages and in any kind of health to participate, across the country, to make sure everyone is fairly represented.
The purpose of the study
This study is part of a larger project being conducted by the Mobile Monitoring of Cognitive Change at Pennsylvania State University.
The purpose of the study is to help doctors and researchers understand the best ways to measure changes in thinking and memory.
Traditionally, people answer questions about thinking and memory once a year, maybe during a check-up. Their answers are then compared to how they answered last year.
However, people’s thinking and memory can change all the time. For example, if they haven’t slept well or are anxious about something or are sick, they may answer differently than they would if they were feeling better.
In this study participants will answer questions several times a day over several days. Then it is repeated every six months, for a total of three times. The results will help us understand what is being missed if people only do a check-up once a year.
You are invited as a possible participant in this study because you are a member of the Understanding America Study online panel, you are at least 20 years old, and you have a smartphone.
About 1200 UAS members will take part in the study. We are looking for people of all ages and in any kind of health to participate, across the country, to make sure everyone is fairly represented.
The purpose of the study
This study is part of a larger project being conducted by the Mobile Monitoring of Cognitive Change at Pennsylvania State University.
The purpose of the study is to help doctors and researchers understand the best ways to measure changes in thinking and memory.
Traditionally, people answer questions about thinking and memory once a year, maybe during a check-up. Their answers are then compared to how they answered last year.
However, people’s thinking and memory can change all the time. For example, if they haven’t slept well or are anxious about something or are sick, they may answer differently than they would if they were feeling better.
In this study participants will answer questions several times a day over several days. Then it is repeated every six months, for a total of three times. The results will help us understand what is being missed if people only do a check-up once a year.
procedures (study procedures)
Study procedures
If you decide to take part in this study, this is what will happen:
1. You will schedule a start date that is convenient for you, at the end of this survey. You will receive an email by the next day verifying your participation dates, and providing you with more information about doing the study
2. We will give you an easy Study User Guide. UAS helpdesk staff will be available by phone and email to answer questions.
3. During the eight days of the study, the survey questions are answered through the UAS’ cell phone app (called the “Zemi app”). You will download it from the Google Play store or Apple Store, and log in using your usual UAS login id and password. The app was developed by the UAS, so we can guarantee that it is private and secure.
4. Prior to the first day of the study, we will email you a reminder to log into the Zemi app as soon as you wake up.
5. On the first day and each day after that for 8 days total, you will be notified by the app when it is time to fill out the questions. The app will use your phone’s notification system, and text message reminders. You will get these prompts at three random times during each day. You will have up to one hour after the prompt to find a quiet safe place to respond, in case you are driving or busy.
6. On the ninth day, no more prompts. We will send you an email reminder to log into the UAS and complete the 10-minute feedback survey.
7. After the end of the study, you will simply delete the app from your phone.
8. We will add your study earnings to your UAS account within 10 days after you finish the study, and they will be added to your ClinCard with your other earnings on the usual UAS monthly schedule.
9. If you completed at least 50% of the 24 survey prompts in the first 9-day study (12 prompts), the UAS staff will contact you again in about 6 months to schedule the next 9-day study.
10. Then, if you complete at least 50% of the survey prompts in the second 9-day study, UAS staff will contact you again about six months after the second one to schedule the third one. After the third 9-day study, the project will be over.
If you decide to take part in this study, this is what will happen:
1. You will schedule a start date that is convenient for you, at the end of this survey. You will receive an email by the next day verifying your participation dates, and providing you with more information about doing the study
2. We will give you an easy Study User Guide. UAS helpdesk staff will be available by phone and email to answer questions.
3. During the eight days of the study, the survey questions are answered through the UAS’ cell phone app (called the “Zemi app”). You will download it from the Google Play store or Apple Store, and log in using your usual UAS login id and password. The app was developed by the UAS, so we can guarantee that it is private and secure.
4. Prior to the first day of the study, we will email you a reminder to log into the Zemi app as soon as you wake up.
5. On the first day and each day after that for 8 days total, you will be notified by the app when it is time to fill out the questions. The app will use your phone’s notification system, and text message reminders. You will get these prompts at three random times during each day. You will have up to one hour after the prompt to find a quiet safe place to respond, in case you are driving or busy.
6. On the ninth day, no more prompts. We will send you an email reminder to log into the UAS and complete the 10-minute feedback survey.
7. After the end of the study, you will simply delete the app from your phone.
8. We will add your study earnings to your UAS account within 10 days after you finish the study, and they will be added to your ClinCard with your other earnings on the usual UAS monthly schedule.
9. If you completed at least 50% of the 24 survey prompts in the first 9-day study (12 prompts), the UAS staff will contact you again in about 6 months to schedule the next 9-day study.
10. Then, if you complete at least 50% of the survey prompts in the second 9-day study, UAS staff will contact you again about six months after the second one to schedule the third one. After the third 9-day study, the project will be over.
timeearnings (time and earnings)
Time and earnings
You will earn the usual UAS rate of $10 for each 15 minutes it takes to answer survey questions through the app, and in the feedback survey.
If you complete all 8 days of questions and the feedback survey on day 9, it will take just over two hours total. You can earn up to a total of $87 for the project.
We will add your earnings to your UAS account within about 10 days after the end of each 8-day study. The amount you have earned for this and any other studies or surveys you have completed will be loaded onto your Clincard according to the usual UAS monthly schedule.
If you complete all three of the 9-day studies over the next year and a half, you will have spent about six and half hours total, and will have earned $261 over the course of the whole project.
If you decide to withdraw from the study before the end, you can let us know, or simply stop using the app by deleting it or logging out. Either way, we will compensate you for any time that you completed before you withdrew or stopped.
You will earn the usual UAS rate of $10 for each 15 minutes it takes to answer survey questions through the app, and in the feedback survey.
- On each day of the 8-day study, you will be “beeped” (prompted) by our UAS EMA app to answer 5 minutes of questions, three times a day. So that is 15 minutes of questions per day. You earn $3 each time you respond to a beep and an additional $1 if you answer all 3 beeps, for a total of $10 for each day you complete all three 5-minute surveys.
If you complete all 8 days of questions and the feedback survey on day 9, it will take just over two hours total. You can earn up to a total of $87 for the project.
We will add your earnings to your UAS account within about 10 days after the end of each 8-day study. The amount you have earned for this and any other studies or surveys you have completed will be loaded onto your Clincard according to the usual UAS monthly schedule.
If you complete all three of the 9-day studies over the next year and a half, you will have spent about six and half hours total, and will have earned $261 over the course of the whole project.
If you decide to withdraw from the study before the end, you can let us know, or simply stop using the app by deleting it or logging out. Either way, we will compensate you for any time that you completed before you withdrew or stopped.
alternatives (alternatives)
Alternatives to participating
Participation in this study is completely voluntary. If you do not wish to join the study, just answer the question in this survey by telling us that you do not want to participate.
We very much appreciate your participation in our UAS surveys, and whether or not you decide to participate in this or any other UAS project, you will continue to be a valued member of the Understanding America Study.
Risks of participation
If you decide to take part in this study, the risks are the same as for any UAS survey. There is a small chance that your identity could be disclosed along with your survey answers. However, we work hard to safeguard your data and your privacy. If you have questions or would like to learn more about what we do to protect you, just ask us! uashelp@uas.edu.
There are no direct benefits
You will be compensated for the time you spend answering questions in each of the three 9-day sessions. However, there are no direct benefits to you from taking part in this study. You may enjoy your participation, and it will help doctors and researchers find better and more accurate ways of measuring change in thinking and memory over time.
Protecting privacy and confidentiality
The information you provide during the study through the phone app will be collected and protected in the same way we protect all UAS survey data.
Only the UAS helpdesk staff who are authorized to communicate with you will know who you are, and they do not have access to your answers. Researchers at USC and at Pennsylvania State University will not have access to your name or other identifiers.
We keep your data confidential. The UAS has a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health that allows us to keep your identity confidential.
Your information may be made available in certain cases. For example, the Brany Institutional Review Board (Brany IRB) or Federal representatives could access your research records for the purpose of protecting human subjects in research projects. They will not disclose your personal identifying information to anyone else.
Participation in this study is completely voluntary. If you do not wish to join the study, just answer the question in this survey by telling us that you do not want to participate.
We very much appreciate your participation in our UAS surveys, and whether or not you decide to participate in this or any other UAS project, you will continue to be a valued member of the Understanding America Study.
Risks of participation
If you decide to take part in this study, the risks are the same as for any UAS survey. There is a small chance that your identity could be disclosed along with your survey answers. However, we work hard to safeguard your data and your privacy. If you have questions or would like to learn more about what we do to protect you, just ask us! uashelp@uas.edu.
There are no direct benefits
You will be compensated for the time you spend answering questions in each of the three 9-day sessions. However, there are no direct benefits to you from taking part in this study. You may enjoy your participation, and it will help doctors and researchers find better and more accurate ways of measuring change in thinking and memory over time.
Protecting privacy and confidentiality
The information you provide during the study through the phone app will be collected and protected in the same way we protect all UAS survey data.
Only the UAS helpdesk staff who are authorized to communicate with you will know who you are, and they do not have access to your answers. Researchers at USC and at Pennsylvania State University will not have access to your name or other identifiers.
We keep your data confidential. The UAS has a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health that allows us to keep your identity confidential.
Your information may be made available in certain cases. For example, the Brany Institutional Review Board (Brany IRB) or Federal representatives could access your research records for the purpose of protecting human subjects in research projects. They will not disclose your personal identifying information to anyone else.
futureuse (privacy)
How will the data from this study be used, now and in the future?
Data from the study will be used only to produce research articles (scientific and popular), manuscripts, research posters, student theses, research briefs, and presentations at research meetings.
UAS staff may combine the data from this study with data from other UAS studies that you have participated in and contributed to. This includes UAS surveys and other UAS projects such as tracking activity or measuring the environment.
After the study, the UAS will securely store the data for use by this study team or other researchers who are doing similar or different kinds of research in the future.
If you do not wish for your data from this project to be used for these purposes, you should not participate in this study.
Voluntary participation
It is your choice whether to participate in this study. You can choose not to participate in this study and continue to be invited to take UAS surveys and participate in future UAS studies.
If you choose to join the study, you may change your mind and leave it at any time. Refusal to participate or stopping your participation will involve no penalty. You can either contact the UAS helpdesk to withdraw, or simply delete or log out of the app.
If you decide to withdraw from the study, you will be compensated for any part of the study that you completed.
Contact information
Note that we will provide you with a study information sheet that includes this information.
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about the study, or if you choose to withdraw after you have decided to participate, contact the UAS helpdesk, by phone (855) 872-8673 or by email (uashelp@usc.edu).
This research has been reviewed and approved by the Brany Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB is a research review board that reviews and monitors research studies to protect the rights and welfare of research participants. Contact the IRB if you have questions about your rights as a research participant or you have complaints about the research. You may contact the IRB at 516-318-6877.
Data from the study will be used only to produce research articles (scientific and popular), manuscripts, research posters, student theses, research briefs, and presentations at research meetings.
UAS staff may combine the data from this study with data from other UAS studies that you have participated in and contributed to. This includes UAS surveys and other UAS projects such as tracking activity or measuring the environment.
After the study, the UAS will securely store the data for use by this study team or other researchers who are doing similar or different kinds of research in the future.
If you do not wish for your data from this project to be used for these purposes, you should not participate in this study.
Voluntary participation
It is your choice whether to participate in this study. You can choose not to participate in this study and continue to be invited to take UAS surveys and participate in future UAS studies.
If you choose to join the study, you may change your mind and leave it at any time. Refusal to participate or stopping your participation will involve no penalty. You can either contact the UAS helpdesk to withdraw, or simply delete or log out of the app.
If you decide to withdraw from the study, you will be compensated for any part of the study that you completed.
Contact information
Note that we will provide you with a study information sheet that includes this information.
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about the study, or if you choose to withdraw after you have decided to participate, contact the UAS helpdesk, by phone (855) 872-8673 or by email (uashelp@usc.edu).
This research has been reviewed and approved by the Brany Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB is a research review board that reviews and monitors research studies to protect the rights and welfare of research participants. Contact the IRB if you have questions about your rights as a research participant or you have complaints about the research. You may contact the IRB at 516-318-6877.
studyconsent (consent)
Now that you have read about the study, please answer the question below.
I have read and understood the information about this study and:
I have read and understood the information about this study and:
1 I agree to participate in the study
2 I do not agree to participate in the study
3 I have more questions before I can decide
2 I do not agree to participate in the study
3 I have more questions before I can decide
IF studyconsent = 1 THEN
Fill code of question 'FLPeriod_check' executed
Fill code of question 'FLPeriod_check_end' executed
Fill code of question 'FLPeriod' executed
dayparticipation (date first participation)
Thank you for agreeing to participate in our study!
Please choose your start date. We suggest picking an 8-day period during which:
Please select your preferred start date between [period fill[]]:
Please choose your start date. We suggest picking an 8-day period during which:
- You will have your phone with you every day between 8am and 8pm
- You will have either a cell or WiFi connection between 8am and 8pm each day.
- You will be able to answer 3 prompts each day, each one takes 5 minutes.
Please select your preferred start date between [period fill[]]:
Fill code of question 'FLScheduled' executed
timezone (timezone)
[[]]
Please select the time zone you will be in during this week:
Please select the time zone you will be in during this week:
1 Eastern
2 Central
3 Mountain Daylight
4 Mountain Standard
5 Pacific
6 Alaska
7 Hawaii
2 Central
3 Mountain Daylight
4 Mountain Standard
5 Pacific
6 Alaska
7 Hawaii
Group of questions presented on the same screen
End of group of questions
dummy := addToM2C2(prim_key, phonenumber, timezone, dayparticipation)
thanksagain (thanks again)
Within 24 hours, you will receive an email verifying your participation dates. The email provides information about the project and how to get the project's Study Guide and the Study Information Sheet as well. You can also download and print the Study Guide here; and download and print the Study Information Sheet here (Note: clicking the links will open a new window, don't forget to come back and click "Next" to finish the survey). If you do not receive the verification email, contact the UAS helpdesk to let us know! (UAShelp@usc.edu).
studycomments (comments)
Do you have any other comments for us? Please type these in the box below. (If you have no comments, please click next to complete this survey.)
To protect your privacy, please do not write in any identifying information such as names or email addresses. Thank you!
STRINGTo protect your privacy, please do not write in any identifying information such as names or email addresses. Thank you!
End of if
IF studyconsent = 2 THEN
noconsent (no consent)
Thank you for taking the time to read about our new study and for being a part of the Understanding America Study! We will let you know when there are more UAS surveys ready for you to take.
End of if
IF studyconsent = 3 THEN
moreinfo (more info needed)
Thank you for taking the time to consider participating in our new study.
To see a summary of the study and more answers to questions you can download a pdf now to save or print: here.
This will open a new window, don’t forget to come back to finish the survey.
We will contact you to see if we can answer any questions you may have.
To see a summary of the study and more answers to questions you can download a pdf now to save or print: here.
This will open a new window, don’t forget to come back to finish the survey.
We will contact you to see if we can answer any questions you may have.
dummy := sendFollowupEmailInfo()
studycomments (comments)
Do you have any other comments for us? Please type these in the box below. (If you have no comments, please click next to complete this survey.)
To protect your privacy, please do not write in any identifying information such as names or email addresses. Thank you!
STRINGTo protect your privacy, please do not write in any identifying information such as names or email addresses. Thank you!
End of if