Table 1.

Interview Prompts

Key event
Do you find that you are able to get out much?
Prompts:
• Can you tell me about all of the places that you are able to get out to?
• Are there any others?
• What activities do you usually participate in?
• Are there any others?
Segue 1:
So, when I was observing residents, I noticed that many folks tended not to move so fast or really not at all in some instances. Can you tell me why you think that might be?
Segue 2:
Can you tell me about your pain?
Interviewer directives: For each of the types of pain ask “How do you manage that?”
Prompts:
• Does anything else hurt?
• Of the types of pain you have described, which ones would you say bothers you the most.
Segue 3:
I’m curious about all of the ways that you feel like pain effects your health. Can you tell me about that?
Prompts:
• Are there other ways you think it effects your health?
• What are the most bothersome ways that pain effects your health?
• How do you manage each of those ways?
Interview directives: For each type of health effect ask “How do manage that?”
Segue 4
I’m wondering who you talk to about your pain?
Prompts:
• Are there others you talk with?
• What is something you might say when you are talking about your pain?
Interview directive: If a doctor or nurse is mentioned as a person that is spoken to regarding pain, ask “What do you tell your doctor or nurse about your pain.”