Each survey packet consisted of seven generic Scantron sheets (#70921) overprinted with instructions, question stems and 5-point response categories; 'Never' to 'Always', 'No Improvement' to 'Significant Improvement' or 'Strongly Disagree' to 'Strongly Agree'.
The words ' would want' and ' would wish' (questions 9, 10) were thought of as too complicated, the phrase ' words of guidance' (question 10) was considered too technical, and ' instructions' (question 11) too practical.
Each participant was interviewed regarding the content, format, instructions, questions, and responses to ensure he or she interpreted the questions and responses as presented and intended.
The primary goal of the first and second pairs of interviews was to identify potential problems with the wording of the instructions, questions, or response options.
The cognitive-interview guide used a process requiring patients to "think aloud" where patients were asked to respond to a specific set of questions regarding the instructions, questions, and response options.
ACASI allows the respondent to use headphones connected to a laptop or desktop computer to listen to instructions, questions, and responses that have been digitally recorded onto an ACASI program while corresponding text is displayed on the computer monitor [2].
These licenses will include the instructions, questions, response scales, branching logic, and a conceptual framework.
Subjects were also asked to provide suggestions on how to reword the instructions, questions and response options.
For each type of evidence contained in the QM, instructions, questions, and for the most complex types of evidence, specific instruments were developed.
In the first instance two bi-lingual experts from each language group were asked to translate the PHQ-9 instructions, questions and their response categories.
The booklet included a set of instructions, questions addressing the process measures (behavioural antecedents and beliefs) and outcome measures (behavioural intention and behavioural simulation) and a set of eight patient scenarios.
