Part 9: Appendices (Appendices C to G
inclusive are only available in the printed version, which may be obtained from
the Disability Information Trust)
Appendix A: Focus Group Questions,
Groups 1-3
Appendix B: Focus Group Questions
(Carers)
Part 9: Appendices
Appendix A: Focus Group Questions, Groups 1-3
Introductory
questions
1.
To begin with, can I
ask each of you to tell us your name and any hobbies or interests you have.
2.
Can you tell me the
biggest problem that you have had since becoming 60?
Information
and advice
3.
Have you ever
contacted an organisation or local centre for information or advice?
If yes:
· What was the information or advice that you were seeking?
· Who did you contact?
· Did you make contact by letter, telephone or visit?
· Did you have any problems getting the information and advice
you wanted? If so, what were the problems?
4.
Have you ever needed
any information or advice but not known who to contact?
5.
Do you know of any
useful organisations that you think other older people should know about?
6.
What information and
advice would you like to see in the new publication?
7.
Would you like to know
how to find out about local organisations in your area such as advice
providers, clubs and day centres?
Day-to-day
tasks and useful products
8.
What particular
day-to-day jobs or tasks do you have problems with?
9.
There are various
changes that can be made to a house and many useful products, gadgets and
devices available to make day-to-day tasks easier. Have you ever tried to find
out about changes to your home or products for yourself?
If yes:
· What were the changes / products?
· Who did you contact?
· Were you successful in getting what you wanted?
10. Would you like the publication to provide information on
useful products and changes to the home? What information would you like?
11. In photographs of products, would you like to see older
people using them?
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Design (format
and text)
12. Do you see this publication being a single book, a series of
booklets, separate sections that can be bound together, or something else?
13. How would you like the [book] to be designed so that you can
use it easily and find what you want in it quickly?
14. How would you like the [book] to be written so that you find
it easy to read and understand?
15. You are all over 60 – how would you like the [book] to refer
to people over 60?
16. What do you think would be a suitable title for the [book]?
17. What should be on the front cover that would attract you to
buy it?
Price and
availability
18. What price would you pay for a [book] that contained such
things that we have spoken about today?
19. Where would you like the [book] to be available?
Ending
questions
20. Could I ask each of you to write down what you consider to
be the most important points that we have discussed today.
21. Have we missed anything that you feel is important?
Appendix B: Focus Group Questions (Carers)
Introductory
questions
1.
To begin with, can I
ask each of you to tell me your name, any hobbies or interests you have and how
you are related to the elderly person you care for.
2.
(a) Can you tell me the biggest problem that you
have had since becoming a carer?
(b) And thinking of
the person you care for, what is the biggest problem they
have?
Information
and advice
3.
(a) Have you ever contacted an organisation or
local centre for information or advice?
If yes:
· Who did you contact?
· What was the information or advice that you were seeking?
· Did you visit or make contact by telephone or letter?
· Did you have any problems getting the information and advice
you wanted? If so, what were the problems?
(b) Again, thinking
of the person you care for, have they ever tried to get
information or
advice?
If yes: as above.
4.
(a) Have you ever needed any information or
advice but not known who to contact?
(b) And the person you care for, have they ever
wanted information or advice
but not known
who to contact
5.
What information and
advice would you like to see in the new publication?
Day-to-day
tasks and useful products
6.
(a) As a carer, what particular day-to-day jobs
or tasks do you have problems with?
(b) And what day-to-day tasks cause problems for
the person you care for?
7.
There are various
changes that can be made to a house and many useful products, gadgets and
devices available to make day-to-day tasks easier. Have you, or the person you
care for, ever tried to find out about changes to the home or products to make
day-to-day task easier?
If yes:
· What were the changes / products?
· Who was contacted?
· Was it successful?
8.
Would you like the
publication to provide information on useful products and changes to the home?
What information would you like?
9.
In photographs of
products, would you like to see older people using them?
BREAK
Design (format
and text)
10. Do you see this publication being a single book, a series of
booklets, separate sections that can be bound together, or something else?
11. How would you like the [book] to be designed so that you or
the person you care for can use it easily and find information quickly?
12. How would you like the [book] to be written so that you or
the person you care for find it easy to read and understand?
13. How would you like the [book] to refer to people over 60?
14. What do you think would be a suitable title for the [book]?
15. What should be on the front cover that would attract you to
buy it?
Price and
availability
16. What price would you pay for a [book] that contained such
things that we have spoken about today?
17. Where would you like the [book] to be available?
Ending
questions
18. Could I ask each of you to write down what you consider to
be the most important points that we have discussed today.
19. Have we missed anything that you feel is important?