Asking for Help on a Stats Project still looking for 13 responses

[ghostkiwi]

Hello everyone!

I moved back to the states and I?m back in school. I?m in a statistics class. Unfortunately due to coronavirus, my classes are all online now and I can?t venture out to collect data for my project. So I thought I?d ask you guys, if you could help me and I can post my findings so we all learn something about our disease. I welcome as many people to respond as possible, but I need at least 25 people. I?m excited to learn the results and it?s something fun to do while we?re quarantined.

I need:
1. Your gender
2. Your ethnicity(you can specify more than one ethnicity if applicable)
3. The number of years it took to be formally diagnosed with sjogren?s by a doctor(Estimate as best you can)
4. The number of doctors you saw looking for a diagnosis of your symptoms before being formally diagnosed with sj?gren?s by a doctor.

If you have any questions please let me know!
Thanks in advance!!

[Linda196]

Excellent and inventive use of isolation time!

I understand that, as statistics, you can't post this in the form of a poll, becaues you need more precise numbers, so, how would you like to receive responses, as replies or as personal messages?

Posting your findings at completion is a nice touch, thanks.

[ghostkiwi]

Replies or personal messages are ok! Which ever individuals feel the most comfortable with.

[Carolina]

It is possible to set up an actual poll with your questions.  The numbers will tally as people answer the questions, as well.

I don't know how it's done but someone here knows.

Regards, Elaine

[ghostkiwi]

Unfortunately, the poll only seems to allow me to ask one question at a time with 5 predetermined options of answers, but I?m asking 4 joint questions(the questions are paired together with an individual) with possibly more than 5 options of answers.

[Linda196]

1. Gender- female
2. Ethnicity- Irish
3. time from onset of noticible symptoms to formal diagnosis- 6 months
4 Doctors seen before diagnosis- 3: optometrist, GP and Rheumy

[Kathy57]

I?d like to help:

Gender:  Female
Ethnicity:  Irish and German
Number of years til diagnoses:  about 3  but I?ve had symptoms well over 10 years
Number of doctors seen:  Internist (2), ENT (4) Oral Maxillofacial Specialist (1)  Gastroenterologist (1)
                                      Allergist/Asthma/Immunologist (1)  Optometrist (1)  Ophthalmologist (1)
                                      Rheumatologist (1) Dentist (1) Also a couple of ER visits

I hope this helps,

Kathy

[ghostkiwi]

It helps a lot! Every bit of data paints a picture. Thank you!

[Liz D.]

Gender -  Female
Ethnicity -  American with Italian and Scottish background
Years to Diagnosis - About 4 years
Number of doctors seen before diagnosis - at least 8 that I can remember.    2 Family Medicine doctors, 1 Internal Medicine doctor, ENT doctor, ophthalmologist, dentist, chiropractor, then finally a rheumatologist to get diagnosis.  And an ER visit in there too.

Hope this helps your study.

Liz D.

[Sweetcheex76]

*Female
*White
*6 years to diagnosis
*5 doctors

[Joe S.]

1. Male
2. German, Swedish, Norwegian
3. More than 7 years, I think 12?
4. 6 doctors and lots of referrals for additional tests.

[Confused]

What school are you attending??

Is your school accepting any work on line for credit?  Many are not.

What year are you in?

Thanks

[angeldancer]

1. Female
2.  Black and Indian (Cherokee)
3. Approximately 20 years
4.  about 11 doctors if i include ENT

[SjoDry]

1. Female
2. Cherokee & Irish
3. 20 (+) years
4. 5 doctors

[Jasper]

1) Gender:  Female
2) Ethnicity:  German, French, Czech, Swiss, English, Scots, Dutch
3) Number of Years to Diagnosis:  20 years  (from first noticeable manifestation which was Systemic Vasculitis with Pericarditis, Pleuritis, and Hemolitic Anemia)
4) Number of doctors seen while looking for Sjogren's diagnosis (underlying cause of Systemic Vasculitis): Total of 12 doctors seen   ( 2 Family Medicine, 4 Internal Medicine, 2 ENT, 1 Optometrist, 1 Dermatologist, 2 Rheumatologists)