She added that members of the family had been asked upsetting questions, such as "Is it over with Mr Mandela?" and if he was on life support, which she said are "too intrusive".
Being at events with children or where they could be asked upsetting questions may be a challenge they wish to avoid.
Both men and women had experienced upsetting questions and a lack of understanding from their family members, friends and colleagues.
Nonetheless, they could find some of the questions upsetting or difficult to answer and if this were the case they would not have to answer the question(s).
Forty five patients reported finding at least one of the questions confusing or difficult to answer and 22 found at least one question upsetting but no question was found difficult or upsetting by more than 6 patients.
They were also asked to consider the format including the draft response options and whether they found any question particularly upsetting or distressing.
Young people in the TAU phase were not asked whether any assessment questions were upsetting, and it is possible that it is the nature of some questions that are upsetting (i.e., self-harm) rather than the form of delivery.
No respondents felt that any questions should be removed or found any of the questions were upsetting or offensive.
Cognitive interviews were conducted to explore whether the respondents found any questions confusing, upsetting, or irrelevant, to understand perceived meaning, to determine how they formulated responses, and identify whether any important issues were felt to be missing (Phase 1b) [ 22].
As a counselor, that question was especially upsetting.
