Hi everyone,
My name is Jamie and I’m a university student in Australia. For one of my assignments this semester I am required to design and undertake a health research project. For my project I have decided to investigate the relationship between religious beliefs and health perception, or peoples ideas and understandings of health. The goal of this research is to raise awareness of the influence spirituality has on ideas of health so health workers can take religious patients' views of suffering and healing into account when providing treatment and not take them for granted which is often the case.
In order to complete my study I am required to get participants of a variety of religious denominations to fill out a brief questionnaire which I have written. I need 20 participants from each religious denomination and would much appreciate if some of you could complete the questionnaire below for me. I need participants who attend religious services, so if you go to church you are just who I’m looking for! If you could please repost the questionnaire below and delete all the responses that don’t apply, i.e. leave the one response which is your answer for each question, it would be much appreciated. It should only take 5 minutes or so.
Thanks so much for your time,
Jamie
Here is the questionnaire:
1. Are you…
Male
Female
2. Are you religious?
Yes
No (If ‘No’ please skip to question 12)
3. What is your religious denomination?
Catholic
Christian (Anglican)
Islamic
Jewish
Hindu
Buddhist
Jehovah Witness
Other- please specify………………………
4. How often do you attend religious meetings or services (e.g. church, bible class etc)?
Once a week or more
Once every 2-4 weeks
Less than once a month
Never
5. How often do you pray?
Every day
Most days
Some days
Never
6. How much strength and/or comfort do you get from your religious beliefs?
A lot
A fair amount
A little
None
7. How much do your religious beliefs influence the way you live your life?
A lot
A fair amount
Not much
Not at all
8. How much understanding of the world do you get from your religious beliefs?
A lot
A fair amount
Not much
None
9. How much understanding of your purpose in life do you get from your religious beliefs?
A lot
A fair amount
Not much
None
10. How strong would you say your religious beliefs are?
Very strong
Strong
Medium
Weak
11. What would you say is the main reason you became religious?
Because I was brought up that way
Because I wanted to gain understanding of the world and my purpose in life
Because I was going through a difficult time in my life
Because some of my family and/or friends are religious
Because I wanted to try something new
Because I wanted to meet new people
12. How often do you get sick?
Never
About once a year or less
A few times a year
About once a month or more
13. When you are feeling unwell, do you worry that it may be something serious?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Always
14. How often do you worry about potential health problems?
Never
A few times a month or less
A few times a week
Every day
15. Would you say your lifestyle is:
Very healthy
Quite healthy
Not very healthy
Not at all healthy
16. Would you say your health is currently:
Very good
Good
Average
Poor