| Participant questionsa |
| Part 1 – your personal experiences |
Can you remember when you /Have you ever submitted your last stool sample for investigation? Could you explain how you collected your most recent stool sample? (stool only) Could you tell me why you recently returned a stool specimen? (stool only) Did you expect to be asked to submit a specimen considering the reason you visited the GP? (stool only) Did anyone encourage you to see your doctor? (stool only) Who asked you to provide a stool sample? (stool only)
What explanation, if any, did they give for requesting the sample? Did they give you any information on how to collect the stool sample? How did you find discussing stool collection?
How do/did/would you feel about being asked to collect a stool sample? When you were given the stool collection kit, did you / If your GP requested a stool specimen, do you think you would worry about how to collect the stool sample? When you collected the sample did you find it easier or harder than you had expected? Why? (stool only)
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| Part 2 – your general opinion on collecting and submitting a stool sample |
How would you feel if you were asked to provide a stool sample
by a nurse? by a doctor? by a receptionist?
In some surgeries the receptionists give patients the stool collection pots, how do you feel about this? What did/would your family, partner, or friends’ think of you submitting a stool specimen? Is there anything that would make it difficult for you to return a stool sample to your practice? Is there anything that would make it easier for you to submit a stool sample to your practice? Why do you think some patients don’t return stool samples? How would you feel if whilst on a routine visit to your GP you were asked if you could collect a stool specimen for a study investigating different microbes in the gut? Once you had the stool in the pot, how easy did you find returning the sample to the surgery? What would you feel about being asked to post the sample back to the GP surgery if all of the packaging was provided? How do you think your GP practice could encourage people who take stool collection kits to return a sample?
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| Part 3 – stool kits |
What would you expect to be in a stool collection kit? Information leaflets
Can you look at these 2 information leaflets and discuss what you like/dislike about each Is there any other information you think should be included on the information leaflets? Do you think an information leaflet would be beneficial?
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