Hi,

My name is Daniel Fuller and I am the project coordinator for a
research project entitled T.A.M.E. (Tempering Arthritis by Managing
Exercise). Dr. Nancy Gyrucsik who is a professor at the University of
Saskatchewan is the lead investigator for this project. We are looking
for participants to be in a study to look at what stops women with all
forms of arthritis from being physically active.

Who can participate?
Any woman aged 21 and over who has been diagnosed with arthritis by a
doctor and lives in Canada can participate in the study.

How can I participate?
To participate, you will need to complete a survey. The survey will ask
you a number of questions about what keeps or doesn't keep you from
exercising? ALL PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ANSWERS WILL BE ANONYMOUS!

How can I do the survey?
To participate go online to www.tamearthritis.net and fill out the
survey. Please complete the survey in one sitting and do not hit the
Browser back button. The survey should take 15-20 minutes to complete.

How will the information from the survey be used?
Results will be used to create a measure of barriers to physical
activity for women with arthritis. The measure will then help us
identify the barriers that prevent activity the most. Knowing this will
help with designing better programs to help women deal with barriers,
be active and manage their arthritis.

This Project is important and we would appreciate your help.
   1) Regular physical activity participation is a key strategy to
help women cope with this incurable disease. Regular physical activity
has been found to help women with arthritis feel better, physically,
mentally and emotionally.
   2) 75% of people with arthritis do not participate in regular
physical activity.

If you would like more information about this study please feel free to
contact me at tame@usask.ca. Please feel free to forward this email to
friends or relatives that are affected by any form of arthritis. The
more participants we can get for this study the better our information
will be.

Thank you for your time,

Daniel Fuller
TAME Project Coordinator
College of Kinesiology
University of Saskatchewan
87 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK
Canada
S7N 5B2