Participant (clinician) information

Are there any risks?

There is a potential risk that consumer participants may feel anxious or concerned if any chronic condition risks are identified in the THRIVE ‘Health Check’. If this is the case, resources and helplines will be provided to support them. Reassurance is given throughout the THRIVE program that most risks are modifiable through lifestyle change, accessing health screening and/or accessing care with their GP or nurse.  

This study does not pose any significant risk of discomfort to consumer or to clinician participants. Agreeing to take part in this study or declining participation will not affect any pre-existing or future relationships with the University of Wollongong.  

What are the potential benefits to participants?

This is an opportunity for clinician participants to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation providing valuable insights into a new intervention as well as opinions on the role of digital interventions in supporting data driven personalised care and ways to improve efficiency of general practice. 

Your data is safe with us

We take your privacy seriously. If you decide to participate, your data will be stored securely. We will remove your name and any information that could identify you from the other data you provide. Your personal details will be kept confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside the research team.  

The data generated from this project will be published in a PhD thesis, scientific journal papers and presented at conferences. No one will be identified in these publications or any communications arising from this study.  

The research data will only be used for this project and not for any future projects. All data will be stored in a secure University of Wollongong database for five years as required by law.  Audio recording of interviews

Clinicians and patients who volunteer to take part, interviews will be audio-recorded. This is to allow an accurate transcription of the conversation to be made. This transcript will then have all personal information removed to ensure that individuals cannot be identified from the data.  

Audio recording of interviews

Interviews, for those who volunteer to take part, will be audio-recorded. This is to allow an accurate transcription of the conversation to be made. This transcript will then have all personal information removed to ensure that individuals cannot be identified from the data.  

Freedom of consent

Participation is voluntary. Joining the study is completely up to you. You can leave the study at any time without any need to explain by contacting the chief investigation Dr Gillian Singleton.  

As the surveys are anonymous, this data unfortunately cannot be withdrawn if you decide not to continue. If you take part in an interview, the transcripts will be de-identified 14 days after the interview and so the audio recording and transcript can be destroyed prior to this time if you decide not to continue.  

Conflict of interest

To ensure transparency, we disclose that Dr Gillian Singleton was involved in the development of the THRIVE program. Dr Singleton is a GP and PhD student responsible for this research under the supervision of University of Wollongong senior researchers not affiliated with IN2HEALTH or the THRIVE program. The co-investigators on this study are aware of this conflict of interest.  

The research team has robust strategies in place to ensure that this conflict of interest does not impact the conduct or results of this study including: 

• All data collection and analysis will be overseen by an independent researcher. 

• The supervisors will oversee and critically analyse the study data.   

• This conflict will be declared in all publications. 

Study contact

Please contact Dr Gillian Singleton at gms993@uowmail.edu.au or on 0419 520 537 if you have any questions about this study .

Ethics review and complaints

This study has been reviewed and approved by the Health and Medical Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Wollongong (Reference number: 2024-227).  

If you have any concerns or complaints regarding the way this research has been conducted, you can contact the University of Wollongong Ethics Officer, uow-humanethics@uow.edu.au, +61 2 4239 2191.  

Investigators conducting this research

This is a University of Wollongong PhD project which will be overseen and monitored by an experienced, senior team of primary care researchers.  

A/Prof Hassan Hosseinzadeh 

Chief investigator and Primary Supervisor 

School of Social Sciences

E: hassanh@uow.edu.au 

Ph: +61 2 4221 5351 

Dr Gillian Singleton 

Co-investigator 

PhD student School of Social Sciences

E: gms993@uowmail.edu.au 

M: +61 419 520 537 

Dr Zubair Ratan 

Co-investigator 

School of Social Sciences

E: zubair@uow.edu.au  

Ph: +61 480 171 491 

Prof Liz Halcomb 

Co-supervisor and co-investigator 

School of Nursing 

E: ehalcomb@uow.edu.au 

Ph: +61 2 4221 3784 

Prof Andrew Bonney 

Co-supervisor and co-investigator 

Graduate School of Medicine 

E: abonney@uow.edu.au 

Ph: +61 434 728 406