. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Res Social Adm Pharm. 2016 Jan 18;13(1):187–192. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.01.004

Table 1.

Sleep and Pain Scenarios

Sleep Scenario	Recently, you have been having (more) difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. You are here at [pharmacy] to look for a medication that can help you sleep. Talk to me about how you would go about choosing a medication to help you sleep. No detail is too small and there are no right or wrong answers. Show me how you would go about choosing a medication to help you sleep.

Pain Scenario	You are having a soreness and muscle aches. It is not bad enough to call your doctor. You have not taken any medication to help with these aches yet. You are here at [pharmacy] to look for a medication that can help you feel better. Talk to me about how you would go about choosing a medication to help you feel better. No detail is too small and there are no right or wrong answers. Show me how you would go about choosing a medication to help you feel better.

Example Probes	• What clues or signs helped you to get to this aisle?
	• Why did you pick this particular medication?
	• What are you thinking about when you decided to pick this medication instead of the other ones?

The researcher alternated which scenario was asked first.