Table 2 Semi-structured interview guide for clinicians, health managers and health researchers
From: Conceptualising patient empowerment: a mixed methods study
Topic | Question | Probes |
|---|---|---|
Patient outcomes | 1) What do you think people are looking for when they see the GP/use primary care services? What do they want to get out of it? | - What helps patients to get what they need/want from primary care services? |
- What prevent patients from getting what they need/want from primary care services? | ||
2) What patient reported outcomes do you think are useful to assess quality in primary care? | - How is it measured at the moment? | |
- Are these approaches effective? | ||
- Are there any other measures that could be be considered? | ||
Patient empowerment as a measurable outcome | 3) What does the term "patient empowerment" mean to you? | - Please describe health interventions or health services/approaches that promote patient empowerment. |
4) Would a patient questionnaire capturing the degree of patient empowerment be useful to assess the quality of primary care services? | - What sorts of practical things would make it hard to use a patient questionnaire capturing patient empowerment effectively to assess the quality of primary care services? | |
- What sorts of practical things would support use of such a questionnaire? |