What is involved?
Already enrolled in EPIC-ND? Learn about next steps and how to support our research.
For families
Families enrolled in the EPIC-ND project will be supported in one of two ways. You can read more about how we support families below. The type of support families receive will be randomly assigned by a member of our research team.
Resource pack group
Some families will be randomly assigned to the resource pack group. Families in this group will receive a resource pack containing information about supports and services that may help them address the important things needed in everyday life.
You can ask a member of our research team help guide you through the resource pack in a one-off 1:1 phone call.
This resource pack will be available in hardcopy and online (this website). The hardcopy and online versions of the resource pack will contain similar information.
Community Linker plus Resource Pack group
Some families will be randomly assigned to the Community Linker plus Resource pack group. Families in this group will receive the resource pack (detailed above) as well as support from a Community Linker.
A Community Linker is a trained non-medical personnel who will provide practical support with navigating services that may help families address the important things needed in everyday life. This may include making referrals, help completing forms, and booking appointments.
Questionnaires
To help us better understand families’ lived experiences, will invite all families to complete some research questionnaires throughout the project.
You will have an opportunity to complete these questionnaires when you first enrol (baseline), 3-months after enrolling, 6-months after enrolling, and 12-months after enrolling in the project.
Interviews
Families in the Community Linker plus Resource Pack group will be invited to share their feedback and experiences in semi-structed interviews at the beginning of the research project, 6-months after enrolling, and 12-months after enrolling in the project.
Families who partake in these interviews will be reimbursed a $40 Coles or Woolworths gift card for their time.
We value your time
For each questionnaire completed, our team will reimburse families with a $20 Coles or Woothworths gift card. Families can be offered a total of $80 in Coles or Woolworths gift cards for completing all four questionnaires.
Families will also be entered into a raffle draw to win an iPad for completing any follow-up questionnaire (3-month, 6-month, and 12-month questionnaires) – with one entry into the raffle per every follow-up questionnaire completed.
For service providers
Questionnaires
Service providers will be invited to complete a short questionnaire to assess the acceptability of the EPIC-ND social prescribing intervention at 6-months and 12-months following commencement of the intervention at their study site.
Focus groups
We will invite service providers to share their expertise on the potential barriers and facilitators to the social prescribing intervention in focus groups throughout the research project.
