Nagel, Tricia
Sweet, Michelle
Dingwall, Kylie M.
Puszka, Stefanie
Hughes, Jaquelyne T.
Kavanagh, David J.
Cass, Alan
Howard, Kirsten
Majoni, Sandawana W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Medical Health and Research Councli (GNT# 1098311)
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Fellowship GNT# 1092576)
Article History
Received: 5 September 2019
Accepted: 20 March 2020
First Online: 15 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study has been approved by the Central Australian Human Research Ethics Committee (CAHREC No: HREC-16-406) and the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) for the NT Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research (HREC-16-2599), including an Aboriginal subcommittee. Verbal consent to participate was used rather than written consent and this was specifically approved by both above ethics committees. Our target population is Indigenous people. Our previous studies suggested that some Indigenous people with low literacy find written forms of communication a disempowering experience. We sought individual oral consent from each participant after detailed discussion about the purpose, methods and demands, risks and potential benefits of the study (as outlined in the information sheet). We asked the participants if they understood the information provided and if they consented to participation. Their response was recorded by the researcher. Participant’s willingness to complete the assessment scales and brief intervention session were further confirmation of their consent to participate.
: Not applicable.
: KD, TN and DK developed the Stay Strong App which is a paid App. Menzies receives the limited revenue from App sales which is used for maintenance of the App. JH, AC, MS, KH, SB, SP, and SM have no competing interests.