Contratación de recursos humanos y materiales

For more information about this study, or to volunteer for this study, please contact Prime Investigator, Channah Leff (Anthropology Graduate Student at the University of South Florida)

at (781) 929-9155 or [email protected]

Thank you!

This study has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board, University of South Florida. If you have question about your rights as a research participant please call the USF IRB at (813)

Appendix B: Script for Obtaining Verbal Informed Consent

Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) study many topics. To do this, we need the help of people who agree to take part in a research study. We are asking you to take part in a research study that is called: Diagnostic Divisions of Disordered Eaters. The person who is in charge of this research study is Channah Leff. This person is called the Principal Investigator. You are being asked to participate because you participate in an eating disorder support group. The purpose of this study is to better understand eating disorders. If you take part in this study, you will be asked to participate in a focus group and/or a one-on-one interview. The focus group and interviews should take no more than a half hour to one hour each. If you grant permission, the focus group and interview sessions may be audio recorded. You have the alternative to choose not to participate in this research study.

You should only take part in this study if you want to volunteer and should not feel that there is any pressure to take part. You are free to participate or withdraw at any time. There will be no penalty or loss of benefits you are entitled to receive if you stop taking part in this study. This research is considered to be minimal risk. The only potential harm may involve discomfort or embarrassment while talking about your eating disorder. You may skip any questions that you do not wish to answer. There are no direct benefits from participating in this study, and we will not pay you for the time you volunteer while being in this study.

We must keep your study records as confidential as possible. We may publish what we learn from this study. If we do, we will not let anyone know your name. We will not publish anything else that would let people know who you are. However, certain people may need to see your study records. By law, anyone who looks at your records must keep them completely

confidential. The only people who will be allowed to see these records are: the research team, including the Principal Investigator, the Advising Professors, and certain government and

university people who need to know more about the study. For example, individuals who provide oversight on this study may need to look at your records. This is done to make sure that we are doing the study in the right way. They also need to make sure that we are protecting your rights and your safety. These include:

 The University of South Florida Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the staff that work for the IRB. Other individuals who work for USF that provide other kinds of oversight may also need to look at your records.

If you have any questions about this study, you can contact the investigator: Channah Leff ([email protected]). If you have question about your rights as a research participant please contact the USF IRB at (813) 974-5638 or contact by email at [email protected]. Would you like to participate in this study?

Appendix C: Person-centered Ethnographic Interview Questions

Person-centered Ethnographic Interview Questions:

1. What is your relationship with food like (past/present)? 2. How does it affect you to be considered as a disordered eater?

3. In what ways would you define your disorder as emotional, biological, psychological, etc.? 4. Tell me about your history in regards to eating.

5. In your opinion, how did you develop an eating disorder? 6. If applicable, tell me about your path towards recovery.

Appendix D: Focus Group Questions

Focus Group Questions:

1. How do you personally define disordered eating? 2. How do you or did you fit into that definition?

Appendix E: Letter of IRB Approval

7/29/2016

Channah Leff Anthropology
 4202 East Fowler Ave Tampa, FL 33620

RE: Expedited Approval for Initial Review
 IRB#: Pro00026694
 Title: Shaping Identities of Disorder among Disordered Eaters

Study Approval Period: 7/28/2016 to 7/28/2017

Dear Ms. Leff:

On 7/28/2016, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviewed and APPROVED the above application and all documents contained within, including those outlined below.

Please note, no research activities can begin until the required letter of support is submitted and approved through the IRB amendment process.

Approved Item(s):
 Protocol Document(s): IRB_Protocol_Version1.docx

Consent/Assent Document(s):

Script_for_Informed_Consent_Version1.docx

It was the determination of the IRB that your study qualified for expedited review which

includes activities that (1) present no more than minimal risk to human subjects, and (2) involve only procedures listed in one or more of the categories outlined below. The IRB may review research through the expedited review procedure authorized by 45CFR46.110. The research proposed in this study is categorized under the following expedited review category:

(6) Collection of data from voice, video, digital, or image recordings made for research purposes. (7) Research on individual or group characteristics or behavior (including, but not limited to, research on perception, cognition, motivation, identity, language, communication, cultural beliefs or practices, and social behavior) or research employing survey, interview, oral history, focus group, program evaluation, human factors evaluation, or quality assurance methodologies. The observation portion of your study qualifies for a waiver of the requirements for the informed consent process as outlined in the federal regulations at 45CFR46.116 (d) which states that an IRB may approve a consent procedure which does not include, or which alters, some or all of the elements of informed consent, or waive the requirements to obtain informed consent provided the IRB finds and documents that (1) the research involves no more than minimal risk to the subjects; (2) the waiver or alteration will not adversely affect the rights and welfare of the subjects; (3) the research could not practicably be carried out without the waiver or alteration; and (4) whenever appropriate, the subjects will be provided with additional pertinent information after participation.

The focus groups and interview portions of your study qualifies for a waiver of the requirements for the documentation of informed consent as outlined in the federal regulations at

45CFR46.117(c) which states that an IRB may waive the requirement for the investigator to obtain a signed consent form for some or all subjects if it finds either: (1) That the only record linking the subject and the research would be the consent document and the principal risk would be potential harm resulting from a breach of confidentiality. Each subject will be asked whether the subject wants documentation linking the subject with the research, and the subject's wishes will govern; or (2) That the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and involves no procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context.

As the principal investigator of this study, it is your responsibility to conduct this study in accordance with IRB policies and procedures and as approved by the IRB. Any changes to the approved research must be submitted to the IRB for review and approval via an amendment. Additionally, all unanticipated problems must be reported to the USF IRB within five (5) calendar days.

We appreciate your dedication to the ethical conduct of human subject research at the University of South Florida and your continued commitment to human research protections. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call 813-974-5638.

Sincerely,

Kristen Salomon, Ph.D., Vice Chairperson USF Institutional Review Board