Volunteers for research in optometry and vision science are essential to develop new technologies and treatments for eye diseases. Find and participate in clinical trials and research studies happening at UNSWs School of Optometry & Vision Science.
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Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
Before you decide to participate in this research study, we need to ensure that it is okay for you to take part. The research study is looking recruit people who meet the following criteria:
- Over 18 years of age
- Good visual acuity without glasses (can use contact lenses)
- No known susceptibility to motion sickness
- No known balance or gait disorders
And does NOT fit to any of the following conditions:
- Women who are pregnant
- People who have balance problems (e.g., vertigo)
- People who suffer from back pain
- People with any neurological disorder
- People who are susceptible to motion sickness
- People who are unwell in their general health
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Online Platform Post Subject: [HC No: iRECS5767] Invitation to participate in research
It is believed that, to ensure patient safety and improve outcomes, health professionals need to constantly update their knowledge and thus they should be lifelong learners. Based on the education theories, one of the main attributes of lifelong learners is having self-regulated and self-directed aptitudes of learning (SELF-ReDiAL or in short, SR). Considering this, it is inferred that health professional education aims at developing lifelong learners with high levels of SR. Accordingly, it is imperative to design a valid and reliable tool for measuring SR in health professional students which will assist in research to determine the enablers of and barriers to these aptitudes.
Researchers at UNSW are conducting a project to develop a tool for measuring SR in health professional students and determine the association between this SR aptitude and wellbeing, and as a student enrolled in one of the health-related programs, including Medicine, Optometry, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, and other allied health disciplines, at universities in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK you are being invited to take part. Participation in this research is not a requirement of the course.
Taking part in this research study is optional and you may choose not to participate. Your decision to participate, or not, will have no impact on your assessments or course grades.
If you are interested, the research project is looking for people who are willing to take part in this research and who are:
Enrolled in one of the health-related programs, including Medicine, Optometry, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, and other allied health disciplines, at universities in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
If you decide to take part in the research, a full description of the research is included in the attached participant information statement and consent form – a copy can be downloaded using this link:
PISCF Online Surveys and Measures (SR & Wellbeing).pdf
Participation in this research will take approximately 8 minutes and it involves answering a set of questions about your perceptions about and approaches toward learning, as well as some demographic questions.
You can participate in this study, by following this link: