TheFluSurvey 1.0
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Free Version
Publisher Description
Most of us have had the unfortunate and memorable experience of suffering through the flu. For others, it can be a life or death situation. It is estimated that flu associated deaths range from 3,000 to 48,000 a year in the United States. In light of this, researchers at the University at Buffalo are asking for your help with a National Institutes of Health funded survey that will help identify effective strategies to control flu epidemics. Your participation is very valuable and may potentially save lives. The survey is intended to be completed by all members of your household. For the purpose of this survey, a household is defined as all people living in the same dwelling as yourself (e.g. family members or apartment-mates). Due to federal regulations regarding minors, we ask that you complete the survey on behalf of any of your minor children (ages 0-17). Children 13 to 17 may complete the survey on their own with parent/guardian permission. At the conclusion of the survey in August, each participant that fully completes the survey will receive a $30 cash award. Parents/guardians will also receive an additional $30 for completed surveys submitted on behalf of each minor child in your household. The survey is made up of a one-time initial survey which you will complete on the survey website during the registration process. You will then be asked to install the survey app to your smartphone and complete a 5 minute survey once a week for 6 weeks beginning July 18, 2016, Monday through August 22, 2016, Monday. The initial survey will ask questions regarding your face-to-face contacts and basic demographic information. The weekly survey will ask questions regarding flu-like symptoms, protective actions, and frequently visited places (location data based on your phone settings). We highly recommend you use your primary phone to complete the weekly survey. If you do not own a smartphone, we thank you for your time and encourage you to explore our website for more information on how to protect yourself and others from the flu virus. Key Features: 1. This survey app has integrated Apple's Researchkit Framework, which allows you to participate in research studies easily through your iPhone. 2. The feature Flu Risk Map helps participants to learn areas where flu symptomatic cases occurred the day before. 3. This project has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University at Buffalo. 4. This project is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. A Few Things to Keep in Mind: 1.To earn points (and extra cash), you must participate in both aspects of the survey each week (30 points for completing your survey and 70 points for keeping your location services on, for a total of 100 potential points). 2.Be sure to keep your notifications on so we can send a reminder each week to complete your survey. This way, you increase your chances of earning as much cash as possible! Please note that parents or guardians completing a survey on behalf of any minor children will only be eligible to receive the base $30 cash award for each minor child s full participation as we are unable to collect location points for the minor children. Any questions, concerns or complaints that you may have about this study can be answered by contacting the Spatial Network Lab (located in the NCGIA Office), University at Buffalo, North Campus: Ling Bian - lbian@buffalo.edu, (716) 645-0484 or Melissa Miller - mbm26@buffalo.edu, (716) 645-2545. If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in a research project, or questions, concerns or complaints about the research and wish to speak with someone who is not a member of the research team, you should contact (anonymously, if you wish) the Institutional Review Board: 875 Ellicott St., Room 5018, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203 E-mail UB-IRB@buffalo.edu Phone 716-888-4888.
Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
About TheFluSurvey
TheFluSurvey is a free app for iOS published in the Health & Nutrition list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.
The company that develops TheFluSurvey is Shiran Zhong. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.
To install TheFluSurvey on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2016-09-04 and was downloaded 5 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the TheFluSurvey as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install TheFluSurvey on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the TheFluSurvey is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After TheFluSurvey is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
