Table 1.

Interview questions and verbal probes.

Interview Questions For the survey measure as a whole:  1. Tell me whether you think your experience caring for your diabetes is represented in this survey. (Comprehension)   • What were your overall impressions of these questions?  2. Are all aspects of living with diabetes represented in these questions? (Retrieval)   • Probe: What, if any, questions are missing?  3. Is there anything about being a Veteran, or having the military experience you do, that affected your answers to these questions? (Judgment)  4. Were there any words or phrases that caused a reaction? (Reaction) For each item:  1. In your own words, what is this question asking? (Comprehension)  2. How did you come up with your answer? (Retrieval)  3. Was this question easy to answer? Hard to answer? (Judgment)  4. Were there any words or phrases that caused a reaction? (Reaction) Closing question: Is there anything else you would like to say about how this survey captured living with diabetes that we did not get a chance to discuss?

Verbal Probes For the survey measure as a whole:  • Were there any specific types of experiences that came to mind when we asked these questions?  • What do you mean by that?  • What was your experience in answering these questions? For each survey item:  • How does this question represent your experience of caring for your diabetes?  • Was there a particular experience or experiences that you reflected upon while answering the question?  • What do you think was meant by this question?  • I noticed you chose [RESPONSE CATEGORY]. Tell me a bit about that.   ○ What would have made it [LOWER ADJACENT CATEGORY]?   ○ Or [HIGHER ADJACENT CATEGORY]?  • How sure are you of your answer?  • How difficult or easy was it for you come up with an answer?