Table 4.
Participants’ questions regarding the completion of the GASS.
| Question related to GASS item 12, dry mouth, (n = 2) |
| What does “dry mouth” (bocca secca, in Italian) mean? |
| Question related to GASS item 22, weight gain, (n = 3) |
| Is it asking for gain or loss of weight? (preso or perso, respectively, in Italian) |
| Question related to GASS item 20, erection, (n = 3): |
| What does “Men Only” mean? |
| Questions related to GASS Distress column (n = 9): |
| Is it a tick box? What does the number mean? If the main answer is “Never”, which “distress” might be chosen? |
| Questions related to general GASS form, (n = 2): |
| What is the difference between “once” and “almost never”? What if it is neither “once” nor “a few times”? |
| Other Questions, (n = 4): |
| Question related to GASS item 1, day sleepiness (n = 1) What does “sleepy” (assonnato, in Italian) mean? Question related to GASS item 2, asthenia (n = 1) What does “like a zombie” (come uno zombie, in Italian) mean? Question related to GASS item 5 (n = 1) What does “jerky” (sono andati incontro a contrazioni, in Italian) mean? Question related to GASS item 18 (n = 1) How can fluid come from nipples? |