Table 2 Interview guide displaying questions and probes used to assess the MOXFQ
Areas of the MOXFQ assessed | Questions | Probes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Face validity | In general, what are your thoughts on the questionnaire? | ||||||
Instructions | What are your thoughts on the instructions? | Can you describe any difficulties in understanding the instructions? | Is the language clear? | Are there any words or sentences you would like to change to make the instructions better? | |||
Items | What are your thoughts on this question? | Does the question capture problems that are, or have been relevant to you? If yes, please tell me more | What do you think the question is asking you? | What are your thoughts on the language used in the question? | Is something unclear or that can be misinterpreted? | Is the question worded in a way that can be offensive to you? | |
Content of domains/instrument | Question [items in a domain] ask about [construct]. What other experiences did you have with [construct], that are not mentioned here? | What are your thoughts on other topics that are important to ask about concerning your ankle fracture, that are not mentioned here? | |||||
Response options | What are your thoughts on the response options? | What do you think of when selecting a response option? | How do you assess the different response options? | How often is “never, rarely, some of the time, most of the time, all the time?” What about the last two questions? | Does the response options make sense? | ||
Recall | In the questions it says, “during the past four weeks”. What are your thoughts on this time frame? | When you are replying to the question, do you think you are able to correctly remember relevant experiences the past four weeks? | Is it an appropriate time frame? | ||||
Length | What are your thoughts on the time it took to complete the questionnaire? | ||||||
Format | What are your thoughts on the format? | Was it demanding to fill out the questionnaire? | Did you consider NOT completing the questionnaire? | What suggestions do you have that can make it easier to complete the questionnaire? | |||
Closure | Do you have any last comments? | ||||||