New online study by UCL and CRUK on vaping, smoking and other health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic

Good afternoon,

Our team, the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group at the Department of Behavioural Science and Health in collaboration with the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change and Cancer Research UK has just launched a new survey about health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic. We hope this study will aid us in developing support that may help people make health-protective changes to their behaviours at the time of this and future pandemics. We are looking to recruit UK adults to answer an online 20-minute survey now, and then a shorter 10-minute survey after 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. The focus of this survey is on physical activity, tobacco use, nicotine use (vaping), alcohol consumption and diet.

Further information on this study can be found here: https://www.ucl-covid19research.co.uk/.

The study was approved by UCL Ethics (CEHP/2020/579).

Link to survey: https://redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/index.php?s=RCN9EAFW4W

We would be very grateful if you could help in disseminating this research project across your networks. We would be very happy to answer any questions (please contact study leads: Dr Lion Shahab lion.shahab AT ucl.ac.uk or myself a.herbec AT ucl.ac.uk).

We hope to complete recruitment into the baseline survey by 19th May, and this coming week is especially important.

Further material for dissemination is below (we can prepare different materials):

Click here to automatically generate a tweet about this study (it will include an image):
https://ctt.ac/gfLdB

Composing tweets - some suggested texts (add this link to your tweet to generate a clickable image to the survey: http://redcap.socialshare.top/VOZvhDt)

Interested in #smoking #vaping #alcohol #exercise #diet and #COVID19? Take this new survey from UCL and CRUK. More info about study here: https://www.ucl-covid19research.co.uk/ http://redcap.socialshare.top/VOZvhDt Please RT!

Are you 18+? Join and RT about research by UCL and CRUK on #vaping, #smoking, #alcohol and other health behaviours during #COVID-19. More info about the study here: https://www.ucl-covid19research.co.uk/ http://redcap.socialshare.top/VOZvhDt

Poster/Email/Facebook:

New study by UCL in partnership with CRUK - share your experiences and views on health behaviours to help create support for the current COVID-19 and future pandemics.

Survey link: http://redcap.socialshare.top/VOZvhDt. More study information here: https://www.ucl-covid19research.co.uk/

Join UCL and CRUK’s major new study about health behaviours during the Covid-19 pandemic https://www.ucl-covid19research.co.uk/. The results are being used to understand the effects of the virus and social distancing measures on vaping, smoking, exercise, diet and alcohol use. The study will also help to identity ways of supporting positive lifestyle changes during the pandemics. Fill in a 20-minute online survey now and then a shorter 10-minute online survey after 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. To start the survey, please click here. http://redcap.socialshare.top/VOZvhDt

Thank you in advance for your help.

Kind regards,

Dimitra

Dimitra Kale
Research Coordinator
UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group
Department of Behavioural Science and Health
University College London
1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB
Email: dimitra.kale.09 AT ucl.ac.uk