Interview 28 - Lung cancer
Fire-fighter (retired), divorced, 2 children.
Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, followed by pneumonectomy (right lung removed) in April 2000.
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Interview 35 - Immunisation
At time of interview' married, one daughter, aged 15 months. Parents' occupations: Mother- Doctor, Father- Software manager. Ethnic background' Latin American (Mother), Father
Her medical training and her experience of growing up in a third world country helped her to make decisions about her daughter’s immunisations.
Interview 33 - Immunisation
At time of interview' married, one son, aged 17 months. Parent's occupation' Mother- Editor (Publishing), Father- Web Editor. Ethnic background' White-British.
For DTaP/IPV/Hib’ Followed recommendations of health professionals. For MMR’ She read an independent literature review published in a Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin on studies examining the link between autism and...
Interview 10 - High blood pressure
Discovered following GP general check up.
Discovered following GP general check up.
Interview 05 - High blood pressure
Discovered following pregnancy.
Discovered following pregnancy.
Interview 17 - Heart failure
Retired works manager; married with 2 children.
1994 angina. Heart attacks 1994 and 2001. Heart failure diagnosed 2001.
Interview 24 - Heart attack
Retired Psychiatric Care Assistant; Married, 4 children
Heart attack 2002. Current medication’ aspirin, ramipril, nicorandil, Tildieum Retard, GTN, atorvastatin. Diagnosed Cardiac Syndrome X 2003
Harry - Epilepsy
Harry is a 20-year-old college student. He is single and lives at home with his parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Harry has had epilepsy since he was 7. He has had fairly uncontrolled tonic clonic and absence seizures. He changed medication 6 months before the interview and has been doing...
Lawrence - Diabetes Type 2
Lawrence works in the catering trade and is married with three young children. Ethnic background/nationality: Born in Zimbabwe.
Diagnosed a year ago, Lawrence takes gliclazide and losartan.
Paul - Diabetes Type 2
Paul is an aircraft engineer and is married with 4 grown-up children aged 34, 32, 27 and 25 years. Ethnic background/nationality: British.
Paul was diagnosed 14 years ago when he was in hospital for a minor op. He takes metformin and uses other medication to control blood pressure and cholesterol levels.