Table 2 Semi-structured interview guide
Opening question | Can you try to explain what you experienced from the time you realized there was an alcohol problem until you sought help? |
How did you experience receiving the CRAFT counselling? | |
Did you find that it made a difference? What was it that made a difference? | |
When did you notice a difference? Was it immediately or after some time? | |
What was the best thing you got from the counselling? | |
Were there some elements of the counselling that you did not find useful? | |
What more could you have wished for from the treatment? | |
How did you find the written material (the book)? | |
To those who received individual CRAFT | How did you find the individual counselling? |
To those who received Group CRAFT | How did you find being in a group? |
To those who received the written material only | How did you get on with the written material? Was it adequate? |
Do you feel that participating in CRAFT has changed the atmosphere/interaction between you and the person you support? What has changed? | |
Do you think the person you support has changed at all? If so, has he/she commented on this? What happened? | |
Have you received any other kind of help relating to the person’s alcohol use? – If so, what kind of help? Have you received help from family, friends, job, your/his social network? What happened? | |
Is there anything else important that you’d like to mention that I’ve missed? |