Table 3.

Summary of themes and main outcomes

Reasons for self‐testing	Performing and interpreting the test result	Confidence in test result	Follow‐up	Information needs
Test was offered/media attention	Generally no problems	Test is offered by well‐known organization	Normal test result: Reassurance, no further action	Explanation about disease
Curious	Problems experienced	Tests are also used by professionals	Discuss test with doctor	Types of cholesterol
Asymptomatic disease	Using the pen needle	Personal experience with test	Doubts about validity	Information on different risk factors
Personal experience with disease	Comparing colours of dipstick with chart	Repeated tests gave same results	Was test performed correctly?	Indications for test
Serious disease	What to do with low‐positive result	Test worked properly	Obligation to discuss test with doctor	How to perform the test
Reassurance/health status	Test measures only total cholesterol	Package indicated test is reliable	Test is of little value	Test involves pen needle
Individual risk for disease/complaints		Tests are developed to be of good quality	Abnormal result: Not worried	Reliability
Need valid reason to see doctor		Test is random indication	Discuss test with doctor	What can influence test result
Can do the test at any time		Physicians doubt self‐tests	Did not see doctor:	Test is random indication
No need for making appointment		Test result not what was expected	Can only change diet	Point‐of‐sale information
Doctor refused to do test		Tests are still being developed	Test did not work properly	What to do after test
		Commercially available	Mild abnormality
		Test is too cheap or too easy to be of good quality	Is only point estimate
			Feeling healthy
			Lifestyle changes: already trying to eat a healthy diet or hard to change