Opportunities to conduct longitudinal research studies are relatively rare - yet they can add immeasurably to our understanding of social processes and the impacts of social policies. The Choice and Change study examined the experiences of three groups of disabled and chronically ill people in making choices about services and support as their circumstances changed over a three year period. In this seminar members of the study team will share their experiences of conducting a qualitative longitudinal study and present a selection of the study’s findings.

The links below will take you to a page with the powerpoint slides, these are accompanied by an audio recording of the presentations. Just click the 'play' symbol when you see the presentation slide. You can move through the presentation by clicking the slide names in the contents bar on the left hand side or using the slide bar at the bottom of the viewing screen.

Overview of Study – aims, designs and methods
Professor Caroline Glendinning

Changing Choices: Revisiting service-related choices
What circumstances prompt people to revisit and revise choices about services? What helps or hinders them in doing so?
Dr Kate Baxter

Becoming an ‘expert’ consumer – learning from experience
Do people making repeated choices about services become ‘experts? What are the implications for those new to services?
Dr Parvaneh Rabiee

Developing satisfaction with service-related choices: Evidence from parents’ accounts
Are choices the ‘right’ ones? Longitudinal data analysis can show how outcomes and satisfaction develop over time
Professor Caroline Glendinning

Working with young people who have life-limiting illnesses and learning disabilities on a longitudinal study: some reflections
Research with young people with life-limiting illnesses raises challenges. Longitudinal research can assist these challenges – but also raise new ones.
Dr Wendy Mitchell

Conducting a qualitative longitudinal study – lessons learned
Professor Caroline Glendinning and team