Here, you can find any of the interviews on this site.
Margaret is part of a birth cohort study. She has met other participants recently at gatherings. She is very proud to be a part of the study and has no concerns about giving consent to be in the research.
Margaret is married and has two children. She is a retired headteacher. Ethnic background: White Scottish
Teresa is part of a birth cohort study. She recalled a time when a research nurse unexpectedly threw a packet of matches at her to test her reflexes. She thinks the process of being consented into research can be overdone.
Teresa is an artist printmaker. She is married. Ethnic background: White British
Brian is participating in a birth cohort study and a biobanking study. He has received regular feedback from the birth cohort study over the years and recently he has been consulted on the next stage of the research which is focusing on ageing.
Brian is married with two children. He is a retired chartered civil engineer. Ethnic background: White British
Luke is part of a twin cohort study which involves study visits every four years and an annual questionnaire. He expresses caution about how the data is used, who gets to use it, and how research findings are communicated.
No details given.
Alan Z is part of a 5-year renal (kidney) cohort study. His participation has included blood tests and answering questions at his GP surgery. He is motivated to take part in the study to help society and improve medical knowledge.
Alan Z is a retired electrical engineer. He is married and has two children. Ethnic background: White English
Douglas is part of a clinical trial about cholesterol. His participation usually involves having his blood taken. He does not mind this as long as the medical professional is skilled as he has had some bruising in the past.
Douglas is a retired finance director. He is divorced/separated and has no children. Ethnic background: White Scottish
Nadera is part of a cohort study which followed three of her pregnancies. She was motivated to join the study to give back to her community and to find out what was happening inside her body.
Nadera is married and has five children. She is a self-employed sports coach and homoeopath. Ethnic background: British Pakistani
George is a part of a stroke cohort study where he is asked once every two months about life after a stroke. He has a positive attitude about participating and encourages others to do so.
George is single and has four children. He was a CCTV operator before he had a stroke in January 2015. Ethnic background: French African
James is a part of a cohort study. He has been treated excellently by the medical professionals running the study but has experienced side-effects from the medications they gave him.
James is married and has one grown-up child. Ethnic background: White British
