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Consent Cover Letter
Mental Health of the Law Profession
The purpose of the study is to help understand the proportion of law professionals who have both good and poor mental well-being in Utah. Mental well-being includes stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, alcohol use, burnout and resiliency. Some national studies have shown that a high proportion of lawyers have concerns about their mental well-being. This study is the first step in understanding what mental well-being looks like among law professionals in Utah.
I would like to ask you to complete a questionnaire about your mental well-being. These questions have been identified as particularly good at helping identify potential issues among groups of people. The questionnaire will take about 10 minutes. I will also asked you to complete surveys in the future to see if anything has changed. Future questionnaires will be similar in length to the first survey and will also take about 10 minutes to complete. I do not foresee any risk to your health from participating in this study. We are not drawing blood or taking any measurements which may injure you.
We will do everything we can to keep your information private and confidential. Study information will be kept in a secured manner and electronic records will be password protected. Only essential research team members and the University of Utah Institutional Review Board will have access to your information.
If you have any questions complaints or if you feel you have been harmed by this research please contact Matthew S. Thiese, PhD, MSPH at 801.581.4800. Dr. Thiese can be reached at this number during standard hours of business.
Contact the Institutional Review Board (IRB) if you have questions regarding your rights as a research participant. Also, contact the IRB if you have questions, complaints or concerns which you do not feel you can discuss with the investigator. The University of Utah IRB may be reached by phone at (801) 581-3655 or by e-mail at irb@hsc.utah.edu.
It should take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Participation in this study is voluntary. You can choose not to take part. You can choose not to finish the questionnaire or omit any question you prefer not to answer without penalty or loss of benefits.
By completing this questionnaire, you are giving your consent to participate.
We are very grateful for your participation in this study - thank you!
Please make up a your individual Subject ID number made of 4 numbers and 3 letters in any order.
Please contact a member of the research team with any questions or concerns.