Table 1.

Topics explored in interviews and focus groups

Topic Overview	Question Probes
Warm-up questions	•How many years are you post treatment? •How did your rectal cancer surgery go? •Have you experienced any side effects from the surgery on your bowel functioning?
Concerns and expectations about sexual functioning post rectal cancer therapy	•Please share with me what your sexual functioning is like now following treatment for your rectal cancer. •How satisfied/dissatisfied are you with your current sexual functioning? •What expectations/beliefs do you have about what your sexual functioning should be like following treatment for rectal cancer?
Prior experiences and satisfaction with help for post-cancer sexual function	•If you have experienced problems with sexual functioning as a result of your treatment for rectal cancer, have you ever sought information about how to improve sexual functioning? •Have you sought medical care for any post-cancer sexual issues?
Interviewer provides brief overview of intervention	• Interviewer describes content of intervention sessions and time commitment required
Preferences for receiving education in improving sexual function	• What reactions do you have to the intervention? •How interested would you be in participating in an intervention that may help men with rectal cancer improve their sexual functioning and quality of life? •Based on my overview of the intervention, what do you think would encourage you to participate in the intervention? •What do you think would hinder you from participating in the intervention?
Closing comments	• Do you have other thoughts regarding what would make a sexual health intervention attractive to you that we haven't already discussed?