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 leading 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 better 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@.... Please feel free to forward this email to friends or relatives
who 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
Phone: (306) 966-1075
Fax: (306) 966-6464