Table 3 Main topics and research aims and examples from the interview guideline
Main topics and research aims | Exemplary questions on specific themes from the interview guideline |
|---|---|
➢ Experiences with the disease in everyday life and measures to counteract it | Have you had any previous experience with complementary and/or alternative medicine? If so, please tell me about it. |
➢ Perception of the program  • Satisfaction  • Positive and negative aspects  • Suggestions for improvement | How did you like the program? What did you find particularly good? What did you find less good? |
➢ Integration of elements of the program and impact of participation  • Changes in everyday life  • Perception of the effectiveness on or change of the disease (e.g. on one’s own well-being)  • Acceptance of the disease  • Implementation of techniques  • Useful aspects and problems/hurdles  • Future use of techniques | Do you perceive changes compared to before the program? If so, please describe them. Does the program affect your life? The disease? If so, in what way? How does it manifest itself? How did you integrate contents/measures of the program into your everyday life? Which techniques do you like to use most, which ones less? Why? What was helpful in implementing the program in your everyday life? Do you perceive obstacles? How likely do you think it is that you use the techniques in the future? |