Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with this project! You should expect the survey to take approximately 15 minutes. Before entering the survey, please read the informed consent below and indicate whether or not you agree. Audio recordings have been inserted to allow you to listen to each question. We hope this makes the survey more accessible. If you have any questions or concerns about this survey, please contact Jessie at jesslee@ksu.edu.
Jessie ambassador

Project Title: Making sense of grief, loss, stress, resilience and resources: A latent profile analysis of grandparents raising grandchildren.
 
Project Approval Date: 7/19/2019
Project Expiration Date: 7/19/2020
Length of Study: One year
 
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mindy Markham
Co-Investigators: Jessie L. Piper, Dr. Erin Yelland, Dr. Anthony Ferraro, Kaylee Goss, and Abigail Reinhard
 
If you have any problems or questions about this survey please contact Jessie at jesslee@ksu.edu, 785.477.1834, or 326 Justin Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS  66506. You may also contact the Institutional Review Board Chair, Dr. Rick Scheidt at rscheidt@ksu.edu or 785.532.1483.
 
My goal for this research is to better understand grandparents' experience of grief, loss, stress, resilience, empowerment, and informal and formal supports while raising their grandchild(ren). This information will be used to create new or strengthen existing programs meant to support grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren.
 
To gather this information, grandparents will complete an online survey via Qualtrics. Audio recordings of all questions are embedded into the survey should you need them. If an online survey is not ideal for you for any reason, questions can be facilitated over a secure Zoom meeting software. To access Zoom, no identifying information will be gathered to retain confidentiality. Zoom meetings will only be recorded for the purpose of entering responses into Qualtrics, but will be destroyed afterward. You may also request a survey to be mailed to you with a self-addressed stamped envelope, but this will not retain anonymity. You will be informed of clinically relevant results that are discovered as part of the research.
 
Qualtrics is a secure survey facilitation program. No identifying information will be gathered unless you opt in to be contacted for future research opportunities (last question, not required). Should you need to respond to the survey via the phone or mail, all identifying information will be destroyed as soon as possible.    
 
During the survey, you will be asked about personal family information and stressful events might be discussed. However, you might also experience relief or positive feelings being able to tell someone about your experience. Your participation will allow us to compare other grandparent's experiences to understand better what it is like, how resources are perceived, and allow us to consider ways to fill in gaps and/or change things to be more supportive for grandfamilies. 
 
 
Please select the most appropriate answer to the following statement. I understand this project is research and that my participation is voluntary. I also understand that if I decide to participate in this study, I may withdraw my consent at any time, and stop participating at any time without explanation, penalty, or loss of benefits, or academic standing to which I may otherwise be entitled. I verify that I have read and understand the details of the study and this consent form, and willingly agree to participate in this study under the terms described, and that by selecting "Accept" below I acknowledge that I have received this information and consent form and agree to participate in the study by completing the following survey.