Thank you for agreeing to complete this survey!
This project, led by Dr. Nicole Dalmer, explores older Canadians' understandings of and experiences with sexual health-related information needs. It should take no more than 20-25 minutes of your time to complete. We are interested in your experiences and thoughts regarding how you seek, access, and engage with information about sexual health. For the purposes of this survey, we understand sexual health broadly based on the definition provided by the World Health Organization, who define sexual health as a “state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity.” As you complete the survey, we will ask you to think about different information topics connected to sex, sexuality, and sexual health. Some of these topics include: sexual rights, pleasure, desires, needs, fantasies, beliefs, values, orientation, identity, and activities; eroticism and intimacy; sexually transmitted infections; pregnancy and reproduction; sexual function/dysfunction; sexual violence; and sexual healthcare. While we’ll be using the term “sexual health” as a shorthand for the survey, please consider all of these topics when completing the survey.
Should you choose, at the end of this survey you can add your email address to enter a raffle to win 1 out of 5 Second Cup gift cards of the amount of $50!
To learn more about this study, particularly in terms of any risks or harms associated with the study, how confidentiality and anonymity will be handled, withdrawal procedures, incentives, how to find helpful resources should any questions or tasks make you uncomfortable or upset etc., please read the following Letter of Information. We encourage you to save this Letter of Information for your own records.
Having read the above preamble, I understand that by proceeding with the survey, I agree to take part in this study. I am 55 years of age or above, can read/write in English, and reside in Canada.
Thank you in advance for your time and expertise as you share your experiences.
This study has been reviewed by the McMaster University Research Ethics Board and received ethics clearance (#7721).
There are 32 questions in this survey.
