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Would you like to take part in a study about experiences of long covid?

August 3, 2021 3:31 pm / Leave a comment

Would you like to take part in a study about experiences of long covid? This will be used to develop a new web resource for people with long covid and healthcare professionals. Taking part in the study will involve being interviewed about your experiences of long covid. This could include discussing what has happened to you, your thoughts and feelings, how you have found information, and how you made decisions, and anything else you would like to tell us. We will publish the study findings on www.healthtalk.org, an award-winning website that provides access to the experiences of others who have faced the same concerns. On the website you can read, hear or watch the accounts of people describing their experiences of many different health conditions. Healthtalk is used to help support others going through similar experiences, and help train health professionals to understand long covid. We are particularly interested in talking to key workers (such as supermarket workers, taxi drivers, bus drivers, care workers) who have experienced long covid. If you would like to take part, a researcher can arrange an interview by phone or online. After the interview we will give you a shopping voucher to say thank you for your time. For more information on taking part, please contact: Kate Hunt or Ashley Brown Telephone: 07927 976278 (Kate) and 07522 131680 (Ashley) E-mail: longcovstudy@stir.ac.uk Study This study is approved by Berkshire Research Ethics Committee 12/SC/0495