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Jennifer is part of a birth cohort study. She has received Christmas cards and short questionnaires in the post. She would like to receive more information about the study's findings.
Jennifer is married and has two adult children. She is a retired assistant for students with special needs. Ethnic background: White British
Isobel is part of a birth cohort study. She only became aware that she was involved in the study when she started receiving Christmas cards in her 60s. She has been invited to one meeting.
Isobel is divorced and has three children. She is a retired coordinator for services for the elderly. Ethnic background: White Scottish
Salma's participation in a parent-child cohort study came about around 2008. At the time, she was expecting her first child and was waiting in the hospital for a test. Her main reason for taking part in research was her interest in what causes certain diseases and how they can be prevented. In 2011, she decided to become more involved in the health research and became a parent governor.
Salma is married and has three children. She lives in an extended family group. She works as a secretary and, for the last 7 years, she has been a parent...
Derek is part of a birth cohort study. In primary school, he took a number of tests but cannot remember anything about them. In fact, he was unaware of being part of a birth cohort for some time. His parents did not talk about it and the first he knew about the study was when he started to receive annual greeting cards. He would be happy to be involved with the birth cohort again and would appreciate more information about the study.
Derek is married and has two grown-up children. He works part-time. Ethnic background: White Scottish
Malcolm started taking part in a medical cohort study in 2009. It has involved attending two hospital appointments ten years apart. The first time he had an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ultrasound and the second appointment involved memory and cognitive tests. Apart from personal reports, he would appreciate getting an update about the study in general: about what it's being used for, how useful it's been and just a little update, a little summary every year to the patients would be well-receive.
Malcolm is married and has one daughter. He took early retirement at age 50 due to the onset of a chronic condition and became self-employed. He continues working as a...
Anthony started to take part in a cardiovascular cohort study in 2007. Participation has involved medical check-ups, tests like ECG, blood samples, memory tests, and lots of question. In the last 16 years, Anthony has volunteered to two other medical studies. He feels that medical research is very important and taking part would be of benefit to other people in the future.
Anthony is married with grown-up children. He is a retired farmer. Ethnic background: White British
Alan Y's participation in a medical cohort study came about when he spent time in hospital with a suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA). His two main motivations to take part were to understand why someone like him with an active and healthy lifestyle was affected with a health condition and, secondly, because he wants to help other people.
Alan Y is married and has two grown-up children as well as grandchildren. He is retired but keeps active doing Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and as a volunteer minister in...
June's weight has fluctuated since her teens. For June, weight gain is emotionally driven, and food is a source of comfort, as well as a treat or reward. June has learnt lots from the weight loss programs she has done in the past, but finds it hard to maintain these behaviors in the long-term. June hopes to lose weight in the future to improve her health as well as her confidence.
June is 70 and has 1 adult son. She is white British.
Rachel Y is the research officer and the professional and educational manager for a national radiography professional body. She draws on her experience of being a research radiographer and of completing doctoral study to support other radiographers.
Rachel Y is a research officer and professional and educational manager. She is married. Her ethnic background is White English.
Barbara is a research nurse and trial coordinator, and has been working in research for 18 years. She is planning to retire in a few months and is in the process of preparing to hand over her roles for ongoing studies.
Barbara is a research nurse and trial coordinator. She is married and has four adult children. Her ethnic background is White American.
