What do participants need to do: Take part in an online interview (via Microsoft Teams) and fill out a short survey beforehand.
How long will it take? Up to 1 hour.
Will participants get paid? Yes - £35 shopping voucher
Is this for research, policy or services? Research
Who can take part? Adults aged 55–74 living in Wales who currently smoke or who have quit smoking within the last five years.
Deadline: 30 June
Location: Online
Public Health Wales is currently conducting a qualitative research study titled Perceptions of Smoking, Health, and Cessation in Older Adulthood. The study explores the experiences and views of adults aged 55–74 who currently smoke or who have quit smoking within the last five years.
They are inviting eligible adults living in Wales to take part in interviews conducted online via Microsoft Teams. The interview will last no longer than 1 hour and will be audio recorded. Before the interview, participants will be asked to complete a short anonymous survey covering age, gender, ethnicity, smoking or vaping status, and health status. The survey can be provided in Welsh. Interviews will be conducted in English, but participants may request the interview questions in Welsh in advance.
The study aims to better understand experiences of smoking in later life, views on health and wellbeing, social influences, thoughts on smoking cessation support, and views on lung cancer screening.
Participation is entirely voluntary, and participants may skip any questions they do not wish to answer. As a thank you for your time, participants will receive a £35 shopping voucher, emailed within two weeks of completing the interview.
A full Participant Information Sheet and consent form will be provided to those who express interest. This study has received a favourable ethical opinion from the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (reference 850).
To take part or find out more, please follow the below link or contact the research team directly on: HI-Research.Evaluation@wales.nhs.uk
Interview – Registration of interest Cyfweliad – Cofrestru diddordeb – Fill out form
