Modern caffeine intake: The effect of caffeine tolerance and consumption on attention.

This information sheet is being provided for participants of my independent research study. This sheet will give you all the necessary information that is needed about the study taking place. Any further information needed can be requested using the email address below.

What is the point of this study?

I am currently a final year student in National College of Ireland. As a part of my Psychology course, I must complete an independent research project. For this project I wish to assess how caffeine consumption affects complex cognitive functioning. My supervisor for this research is Dr. Caoimhe Hannigan.

What will you be asked to do in this study?

There will be a questionnaire that will ask about your general use of caffeine. The questionnaire will take no longer then ten minutes.

            After this there will be a cognitive test administered through the questionnaire. You will be asked to follow a link that will bring you to this attention task (Stroop test). You will be required to download the Inquisit app installer, on your laptop or mobile phone through the app store. Further details can be found here where you will be walked through how to complete the test.

Am I able to take part?

To take part in this study you must be aged 18 years or over.

After reading this do I have to take part?

There is no obligation to take part in this study. You are able to withdraw at any time up until the point you submit your data, and there will be no consequences. The data is collected anonymously and therefore once submitted; it is not possible to withdraw your data from the study.

Will the information I provide be confidential and will my data be secure?

The information that you will be providing in this study is identifiable, you will have to submit your full name in two instances for this study as it will be used to identify questionnaire and test data. Furthermore, all of the data collected will be handled with care and following guidelines of the ethics committee. After initial data analysis the data the names will be removed and replaced with unique id numbers to protect anonymity. The data may be archived for secondary analysis (which means that other researchers could access the data to analyse it). No identifying information is contained in the data for archival.

Where can I find the results to this study in the future?

The findings of the study will be submitted as a dissertation for examination and will be archived in the NCI library after its completion. There is also a possibility that the information will be submitted to an academic journal for publication. Along with this it is possible that the results may be presented at an academic conference.

Where can I ask any further questions i have concerning this study ? 

Please email: céilimrowsomekellyfyp@gmail.com with any questions you may have concerning this study. Thank you !