Cleared, But Not Ready – Documentary Research Questionnaire

Thank you for taking a moment to help.

This questionnaire supports an independent documentary project called Cleared But Not Ready. It’s about life after a cardiac event or heart diagnosis, especially the gap between being medically reassured, or cleared to resume activity, and still not feeling safe or confident in your body yet.

There’s no pressure to complete everything. None of the questions are required, please answer only the ones you feel comfortable answering. Short answers are perfect.

Please keep your answers general and avoid personal medical details. We don’t need names of hospitals, addresses, NHS numbers, or anything identifying. We’re looking for lived experience in plain language, what it felt like, what changed, what helped.

All answers will be kept confidential and stored securely. We won’t share your responses publicly. If you’re open to a brief follow up chat, you can say so at the end. If not, that’s completely fine too.

    Your Name

    Your Email (so we can verify that you are a real person)

    Your General Area (town or nearest large town, no full address)

    Roughly How Long Ago Was Your Cardiac Event Or Diagnosis

    Which Best Describes Your Situation (optional)

    If “Other / not sure”, a short note (optional)

    Medical Reassurance Versus Felt Safety

    After the acute stage, were you told you were medically stable or cleared to resume activity

    In a few sentences, what was the gap between what you were told medically and what you felt in yourself day to day

    What kinds of moments tended to set the worry off (tick any that apply)

    If “Other”, what was it (optional)

    When you felt unsure, what did you find yourself doing (tick any that apply)

    If “Other”, what was it (optional)

    Finish this sentence (optional)

    Movement And Turning Points

    Was there a turning point where things started to feel more manageable

    If yes, what made the difference (one small thing is enough)

    How do you feel now compared with the early weeks or months

    On an off day now, what do you do differently than you would have at the start

    The “Postcode Gap” (Access And Availability)

    After the early rehab stage, what support did you actually have access to (tick any that apply)

    What did “available” mean in practice (tick any that apply)

    If “Other”, what was it (optional)

    If support was limited or hard to access, what did you do instead (optional)

    Being Filmed (optional)

    If you were filmed, what would be easiest for you

    Are you comfortable speaking about your experience in general terms on camera

    Anything you definitely would not want to talk about on camera (optional)

    Permissions

    Are you happy for us to contact you for a short initial chat

    Are you happy for your written answers to be used as anonymised inspiration for documentary development

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