"Entry" Interview Topics |
Prior experience of conventional treatment for index condition |
Referral pathway to BHH (e.g. initiated by whom?) |
Prior experience of homeopathy (self, family, friends, media) |
Attractions of homeopathy |
Expectations about content of first homeopathic consultation |
Thoughts on the "mind body link" in relation to their problem |
Expectations about outcome of homeopathic treatment |
Thoughts on how homeopathy "works" |
"Exit" Interview Topics |
Process of care |
Experience of homeopathic treatment |
Insights into self and health through care process |
Comparison with other health care experiences |
Comparison of prior expectations with perceived reality of care |
Experience of personal attributes of homeopathic doctor |
Remedy |
Beliefs on how this was chosen |
Understanding of the nature of the remedy |
Experience of taking the remedy |
Outcome |
Health changes over treatment period |
Health changes in relation to other measures such as questionnaire scores |
Views on relative influences of consultations, remedies, chance etc |