Appendix 1.

Patient focus group questions

Questions
1. Could you describe the basic steps in the process leading to the diagnosis of nasal polyposis?
2. Who played a key role in referring you to the ENT doctor treating you?
3. For those of you who underwent cycles of systemic cortisone during the year, what particular consequences did you experience?
4. What aspects have had the greatest impact on the quality of your life? How did you have to change your lifestyle?
5. What are the most annoying symptoms that nasal polyps have caused you?
6. What do you wish to achieve further from surgical and/or medical treatment?
7. How did you experience the need for surgery and what impact did it have?
8. What would you expect from a new drug treatment to improve your current condition?