Table 1 Interview question types with examples (after Patton 2002)
Question type | Example |
|---|---|
Behaviour or experience | Are there some foods you have to avoid? |
Opinion or belief | Would you say that’s (dry mouth at night) the worst aspect of it impacting upon your life? |
Feelings | How did you feel when they first told you that you had Sjögren’s Syndrome? |
Knowledge | Did you know what it (Sjögren’s Syndrome) was? |
Sensory | You mentioned food is sticking to your mouth… do you adjust to that? |
Background | Do you think being a nurse affected how you got to your diagnosis… |