Table 2 Focus group instructions for question analysis

Prompts for individual items in the questionnaire

 1. How did you find the wording of the question?

 2. What are your thoughts on the purpose of the question? Elaborate if necessary: “purpose” as in “what is the question trying to ask?”

 3. What are your thoughts on the correlation between the question and the options listed for that question?

 4. Were there any options that you would like to have responded to but were not listed in the question? If so, what were these options?

 5. Were there any options that you feel were unnecessary? If so, what were these options?

After all items from the questionnaire have been completed, the panelists will engage in a general feedback section comprised of the following questions.

 Prompts for general feedback for the questionnaire

  1. What were the strengths of the questionnaire? What were the weaknesses of the questionnaire?

  2. Was the questionnaire presented in a logical manner? If not, what would be a more logical progression for the questionnaire?

  3. Were there any missing topics of questions that you feel may be beneficial for our study? Please elaborate.

  4. If you were requested to complete this survey in the community, are there any barriers that would prevent you from completing the survey?

  5. Other comments?