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Principle topics for "entry" and "exit" interviews |
| "Entry" Interview Topics |
| Prior experience of conventional treatment for index condition |
| Referral pathway to BHH (e.g. initiated by whom?) |
| Prior experience of homeopathy (self, family, friends, media) |
| Attractions of homeopathy |
| Expectations about content of first homeopathic consultation |
| Thoughts on the "mind body link" in relation to their problem |
| Expectations about outcome of homeopathic treatment |
| Thoughts on how homeopathy "works" |
| "Exit" Interview Topics |
| Process of care |
| Experience of homeopathic treatment |
| Insights into self and health through care process |
| Comparison with other health care experiences |
| Comparison of prior expectations with perceived reality of care |
| Experience of personal attributes of homeopathic doctor |
| Remedy |
| Beliefs on how this was chosen |
| Understanding of the nature of the remedy |
| Experience of taking the remedy |
| Outcome |
| Health changes over treatment period |
| Health changes in relation to other measures such as questionnaire scores |
| Views on relative influences of consultations, remedies, chance etc |
Thompson and Weiss BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:37 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-37 |