Yes. You do not need to have a separate account for StepUp for Dementia Research. If your study is about dementia and have obtained the ethics approval, you can use StepUp for Dementia Research for your study recruitment. If you already have completed the StepUp for...
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Which organisations have signed the Data Access Agreement?
Australian Catholic University Canberra University Central Adelaide Local Health Network Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Curtin University Deakin University Flinders University Global Centre for Modern Ageing George Institute for Global...
Will StepUp for Ageing Research contact me regarding other matters?
Providing a good experience and service is important. StepUp for Ageing Research may contact you periodically to ask for your opinion, experience and feedback. StepUp for Ageing Research may email you polls or surveys about your experience; participation in these is...
How should I credit StepUp for Ageing Research in my research?
Researchers recruiting volunteers via StepUp for Ageing Research are asked to acknowledge the service for the support provided in their publications by citing the StepUp’s published paper: Jeon, Y.H., Shin, M., Smith, A., Beattie, E., Brodaty, H., Frost, D., Hobbs,...
How can I play a role in promoting the service?
We encourage everyone who recruits volunteers from StepUp for Ageing Research to play a role in promoting the service and encouraging others to register. You can do this in many ways, e.g., by contributing to news stories, tweeting, and telling your colleagues,...
Can I sign up to StepUp for Ageing Research as a volunteer?
Yes. We encourage researchers to sign up as volunteers. If you would like to do this, please visit the volunteer sign up page; however please note that you cannot register using the same email address you use for your researcher account.
Ineligible volunteers are matched to my study. Why is this?
It is possible that the volunteers entered incorrect personal or health information. If you found that the volunteer information is out-of-date, please ask them to update their profile or inform StepUp admin. Please also note that the recruitment area is defined by...
Once I have registered my study, will volunteers be able to see it?
Yes, once your study is on StepUp for Ageing Research, volunteers who match your study criteria will be able to see some information about the study. This information includes the organisation and researchers running the study and a lay summary. The local site contact...
Can I update my study information?
Yes, your study information can be changed. To do this please contact StepUp for Ageing Research at stepup.research@sydney.edu.au.
What kind of information will I see?
When a study is entered on StepUp for Ageing Research, matching criteria are set based on the study’s selection criteria such as diagnosis, location, clinical information, age, and so on. After the matching algorithm has run, authorised research users on that study...