Table 4.

Kleinman’s explanatory framework

1. What do you think has caused your problem? 2. Why do you think it started when it did? 3. What do you think your sickness does to you and how does it work? 4. How severe is your sickness and will it have a short or long course? 5. What kind of treatment do you think you should receive? 6. What are the most important results you hope to receive from this treatment? 7. What are the chief problems your sickness has caused for you? 8. What do you fear most about your sickness?