Table 3 Example interview questions
No. | Question | Prompts |
|---|---|---|
Perceptions of yoga | ||
1 | Do you have any family members/friends that participate in yoga? | a. If so, have they shared with you their perceptions of yoga? b. How has this impacted your perception? |
2 | Mindfulness can be defined as “the quality or state of being mindful or aware”. What do you think of utilizing complementary approaches like yoga or mindfulness to cope with the death of your baby? | |
3 | What do you think of participating in yoga at home, online (logging onto a yoga website) as compared with a group-based setting? | a. Would you prefer to do yoga in your home or at a yoga studio? Why? b. What type of an environment for yoga participation would be most useful after the loss of your baby? (examples: online, yoga studio, hospital-based setting, rec center) |
4 | What are some of the things that might get in the way of you beginning your own yoga practice? | |
Recruitment strategies | ||
5 | Much of the research has focused on participation in yoga for Caucasian women. Do you think that [IDENTIFIED RACE] women who have experienced the death of a baby to stillbirth would be interested in an online yoga study? | a. Why or why not? |
6 | When do you think the best time would be—how long after the death of the baby should we recruit grieving mothers for the study? | |
7 | What would an ideal social media post look like to you? | a. Is there any language that we should avoid using? b. Is there any language that you encourage us to use? |
8 | In your opinion, what would be the best way to let other grieving mothers from diverse backgrounds know about the study? | |
9 | If you were to participate in a study such as this, what would help motivate you to enroll in, continue, and eventually finish the study (i.e., online yoga) over the 12 weeks. | |