This information sheet tells you about a study which is
being conducted by the King’s Centre for Military Health
Research at King’s College London. If you would like to
know more about the study, or have any questions, please
call Sarah or one of the researchers on 020 7848 5674.
We are a team of researchers based at King’s Centre for
Military Health Research at King’s College London. We are
conducting a study to look at the impact on children of
having a father in the military. We would like to invite you
to participate in our study. Before you decide if you would
like to take part, please read this information sheet carefully
and talk about it with your family and friends if you want to.
Your participation is entirely voluntary.
What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of this study is to help understand the pluses
and minuses of military life on the well-being of the children
of UK Service personnel. These data will help policy makers
and service providers to provide for the needs of children of
military personnel, particularly during and after deployment.
We have support from SSAFA, the Army Families Federation
and the Royal British Legion. Letters of support from each
of these charities can be viewed on our website:
www.kidstudy.co.uk
Why have I been chosen?
We are inviting young people who have a father serving in
the military (or whose father has served in the military in
the past), to take part in our study, and we hope to have
around 1200 young people take part.
Do I have to take part?
No. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If
you decide to take part, you are free to withdraw from the
research at any time and without giving a reason. To
withdraw from the study you will need to call us on 020
7848 5674 or send an email to kids-study@kcl.ac.uk.
What will happen to me if I am happy to take
part?
If you are happy to take part and are satisfied with the
explanations from the research team, you will be asked to
confirm you agree to take part in the study (a consent
form).
We will ask you to answer some questions about your
feelings and about your experience of having a father in the
military. You can chose how you would like to take part.
You can either answer the questions by ticking boxes on an
online survey, or one of our team will call you at your home
and ask you the questions over the phone at a time that
suits you. The questionnaire will take about 20 minutes of
your time. You will receive a £5 Amazon voucher to
say thank you for your time.
If you want to take part using the internet you can do so
straight away by going to www.kidstudykids.co.uk.
You’ll be asked to enter your Participant Number which
is________________.
If you decide to have a phone interview, in a small number
of phone interviews we will ask permission to tape the
interview. This is purely as a means of testing to make sure
that all the interviewers are working in the same way during
the study. The tape of the interview will not be labelled with
any personal information such as your name or date of
birth, and it will be listened to only by one other member of
our research team. If you are one of the randomly chosen
interviews we request to tape we will ask for your consent
before we start the interview. You can say no if you don’t
want to be taped. If you agree to be taped, you can ask for
the tape to be destroyed, at any time after the interview.
How do I claim my £5 voucher?
After you have completed the questionnaire (online or over
the phone) and returned your signed consent form to us,
we’ll send you the £5 Amazon voucher code by email or
post to say thank you for taking part.
What are the possible benefits of taking part?
We hope that you will enjoy talking to us or doing the
survey on-line. Your contribution is going to help others.
This study will help us to find out what it is like to have a
Dad in the military. We will be able to use this information
to further understand how we might help other young
people in the future who also have dads who are in the
military.
Contact details
Please ask if there is anything you do not understand or if
you would like more information. You can contact the
Project Co-ordinator on 020 7848 5674 or write to
KCMHR, Weston Education Centre, King’s College London,
Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ. Email: kidsstudy@kcl.ac.uk
More Information
What if there is a problem?
Any complaint about the way you have been dealt with
during the study or any possible harm you might suffer will
be addressed. If you have a concern about any part of this
study, you should ask to speak with the researchers who
will do their best to answer your questions (see above for
contact details) and make sure that you have the contact
details of someone who will be able to help you further. In
addition, Dr Pete McAllister will be available to give advice.
He is the ‘medical officer’ for this study. This just means
that he is there to make sure your safety and well-being is
looked after whilst you take part in the study. His contact
details are: Lt Col P D McAllister Royal Army Medical Corps;
Mobile: 07979 253737. Email: peter.mcallister404@mod.uk
Will my taking part in the study be kept
confidential?
All the information recorded will be strictly confidential and
kept in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and
used only by clinicians and researchers working within the
research team. Data from the study regarding you will be
stored anonymously and destroyed 100 years after study
completion. The only exception to this is if you tell us
something which makes us concerned about your safety or
the safety of someone else in your family. If this happens
we are required by law to inform the relevant authority. If
this is necessary, we will always inform you first that we are
going to do this and keep you informed. This research
project is funded by the United States Department of
Defence. As a part of their responsibility to protect human
subjects in research, representatives of the U.S. Army
Research and Materiel Command are authorized to review
research records of this research project.
What will happen to the results of the study?
When the study is completed, we intend to publish the
results in order to help other military children and families
but all the data presented will be anonymous. We will also
write to everyone who takes part and inform them of the
results.
Who has reviewed this study?
This study has been granted full ethical approval by the
King's College Hospital Research Ethics Committee, and the
Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee (MoDREC).
Thank you for considering taking part in our study–
if you have any questions please ask.
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Contact us:
KCMHR, Kings College London
Cutcombe Road.
London SE5 9RJ
Tel: 020 7848 5674
Email: kids-study@kcl.ac.uk
TAKING PART:
Log onto
www.kidstudykids.co.uk using
your participant number
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Return your signed consent
form to the KIDS team
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You will receive a £5 Amazon
voucher as a thank you for your
time
RESPONSE SHEET - FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN
KIDS STUDY
Many people find it easiest to complete our
survey online at www.kidstudykids.co.uk.
But, if you would prefer to do it over the
phone, ring 020 7848 5674 to arrange a
time with one of our research team. This
piece of paper will help you when
answering our questions over the phone,
but you do not need it for taking part online.
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Version10_June2011
Study Number: 08/H0808/27