Q&A

Q: What is participant information sheet (PIS)?

A: The participant information sheet is used to explain the purpose of the research and what participants will be required to do /how participants will be involved. It should be in plain English, using language appropriate to the target audience. In some cases it will be appropriate to have the information sheet translated into a language other than English, or to provide an interpreter.

Q: Why I need to write a participant information sheet (PIS)?

A: Participant Information Sheets and Consent Forms are important aspects to the organisation and conduct of a study. The participant Information Sheet gives potential participants the necessary understanding for the motivation and procedures of the study and sources of information to answer any further questions to allow them to give informed consent. A Consent Form essentially reprises this information to ensure the key points are understood and then records this understanding, usually with a signature. Consent may also be recorded electronically, for example through web-forms by clicking a button. More than one Consent Form may be needed (for adults and children separately, for example). Consent Forms are usually in addition to Participant Information Sheets.

Q: What this website for?

A: The purpose of the website is mainly to guide website users to complete the PIS through the "question-hint-answer" method. Under the guidance of relevant prompts, the website can help users complete PIS writing more efficiently and with high quality.

The website automatically generates the PIS Latex Code according to the user input, and provides the download link of the tex file of the code, helping users quickly produce PIS documents.