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Full History - 2016 - 12 - 20 - ID#5jdh34
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Physical activity survey (self.Blind)
submitted by BarrelofNerds
Hi Redditors! I'm working with a group of researchers who are primarily interested in learning more about the physical activity patterns of people who are blind or have a visual impairment. If you have about 10 minutes, please help us out by filling out our survey (http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3105425/Physical-Activity-Attribution-Survey).

Also, If you use an e reader or any other accessibility-related technology to fill out the survey and it proves difficult, please let us know how we can do better. Cheers!

Here's the blurb we're required to add, because science:
Dear Online Social Media Group:

We are conducting a study involving the motivation and self-efficacy of adults with visual impairments to engage in physical activity. To conduct this study we need the participation of adult aged-individuals with visual impairments. This study will ask participants to complete an online survey consisting of 41 questions which should take approximately 20 minutes. All responses will be anonymous and confidential.

All participants who complete the online survey will have the option to enter a drawing to win one $50.00 gift card or two $20.00 gift cards. If you, or someone you know, is interested in participating in this study, please follow the link below:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3105425/Physical-Activity-Attribution-Survey

If you have any questions regarding this study, please contact me. My information is below. Thank you,

Justin A. Haegele, PhD
Assistant Professor
Old Dominion University
Jhaegele@odu.edu
(757) 683 5338


fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
I completed the survey. However, my answers (email address is samuel@interfree.ca) depend on the fact that the treadmill I own continues working. If it breaks, I can't afford a new one, and I have no easy access to a gym. But it's in good shape, and has never had any problem! So I'm hoping to get another 5 or 10 years out of it.
BarrelofNerds [OP] 2 points 6y ago
Thanks for filling it out!

Also, this is interesting. Seems like you've a good first option, but not too many backups. I wonder how many other folks are in this same position...
fastfinge 1 points 6y ago
That's why I posted the comment. Your survey asks about our habits, but doesn't ask how we're accomplishing them.
BarrelofNerds [OP] 2 points 6y ago
Absolutely. There are couple of reasons for this. First, if the survey gets too long, people tend not to want to take it. Second, we wanted to get a preliminary look at what is happening in general with this first survey.

Based on your comment and a few similar ones from other respondents, we are now planning to follow this up with another study that asks more specific questions about availability of fitness/exercise resources and how it impacts people's decision making. For example, I'm a sighted person, and my primary modes of fitness are judo, brazilian jiu jitsu and weight lifting. I drive about 15 minutes to get to a location where I can do all three. If my gym were to close, I'd be upset, sure, but recovery would be as simple as finding another gym with similar offerings.

You make a very interesting point that if your current mode of physical activity fails you, it would likely be much more impactful. This is very interesting, and quite possibly something that is more common for persons with VI than the population at large. So, in the future we hope to find out a bit more.

I guess what I'm saying is thank you for helping us focus our research for the future!
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