George
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. His ethnic background is French African.
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George is part of a stroke cohort study. He was invited to join the study through his local hospital where they took his name and then invited him to a meeting. He described himself as being “very happy” to join the study. When he first joined the cohort study, he went to a group meeting every month at his local hospital, but now he goes every two months. The questions he is asked are usually related to how his stroke impacts his everyday life and his overall quality of life. Often there is a talk from an expert at the group, which George finds helpful and informative. The hospital organises his transport to and from the hospital.
George thinks he was invited to the cohort study because the researchers are trying to find out what life is like after someone has had a stroke and what interventions they may need to support them whilst they recover. George feels positive about taking part in the study. He likes that there are opportunities to meet other stroke survivors, and he gets to talk about his life and the challenges he has had as a result of his stroke. The researchers often send him information in the post to update him on the progress of the research. He has no concerns regarding taking part in the study and has shared the researchers’ information with other stroke survivors who might also be interested in getting involved.
Interview conducted in 2019.
George is involved in stroke research. A taxi is arranged to take him to meetings and then return him home afterwards.
George is involved in stroke research. A taxi is arranged to take him to meetings and then return him home afterwards.
Yeah, and they took my name, they took my name from there, so they send me invitation to come, to come in a meeting.
Yeah and they send, they send cab here to take me to there, take me to a meeting.
And you go every Tuesday?
Not every Tuesday, every, every month. They tend to every two months.
Okay.
So, when they come to take me here and they bring me back, they bring me back.
By taxi, they take you by taxi.
Taxi, yeah.
George attends meetings where there are researchers who give him information about how to manage after a stroke.
George attends meetings where there are researchers who give him information about how to manage after a stroke.
Yeah, we have, we have to go, we have to go have a meeting every Tuesday, yeah, you have meeting and talk about, you got, somebody come, doctor or Professor or somebody and just to explain the stroke, how to manage, how to do this, do the, survive…
Yeah.
...because somebody have stroke, if it’s bad stroke he can’t do anything anymore. Me, I try to, I don’t want to sit down at home and I just try to manage myself, go to gym, go to swimming. Go to work, work every time, so I try to, to do something. I don’t, I don’t want to just sit down there and say, ‘I have stroke,’ so not a problem.