What does participation in this study involve?
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Trained interviewers from the Douglas Hospital Research Centre will contact only those persons who give their consent to be contacted by the research team and who consent to participate in the study.
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You will be asked to complete a 30-40 minutes telephone survey during which you will be asked questions about your emotional well-being, blood sugar and physical health status.
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You will also be asked to provide a small blood sample using a finger prick procedure that is similar to that used to test blood sugar levels. We will send you a finger prick blood collection kit for use at home with instructions and a return mailing envelope. The blood draw will take approximately 10 minutes. Inflammatory markers from blood collected by CARTaGENE several years ago will be compared to current inflammatory markers.