Table 1 Sample interview guide questions and prompts
From: Health care transitions for persons living with dementia and their caregivers
Sample Interview Guide Questions & Prompts | |
Can you tell me about time during which you moved from one person or setting in the health care system to another person or setting? *Give examples if necessary* a. In what setting did you begin your experience? b. What care setting did you transition to? | |
Optional Prompts: Can you walk me through what happened? What aspects of your transition from X to X went well/could have been improved? Do you think that your diagnosis of dementia influenced this experience (if yes, in what way?) | |
Was any organization or service helpful during or after your transition? What did X help you with? How has it been helpful? | |
Can you tell me about any instructions that you received, if any, from the care providers about how you could manage your condition(s) on your own? Follow-up: Were these instructions important to your experience moving between providers/settings? Why/why not? | |
Can you tell me anything about the communication that you observed or were aware of between the care providers that were involved in your care? Follow-up: Was this communication important to your experience moving between providers/settings? Why/why not? |