Context Setting Questions
- When did you first experience symptoms of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
- What were those first symptoms?
- What was the process of receiving a diagnosis?
- What medical treatment have you tried?
- Do you have any other long term health conditions?
- How long have you had those conditions?
Pain Points
- How does Hashimoto’s affect your day to day life?
- How has Hashimoto’s affected your professional (or academic) life?
- How has ______ affected your relationships?
- How often are you experiencing [adverse effects]?
- Have you noticed anything that helps your [adverse effects]?
- Tell me a story of when your condition negatively affected you [If time]
- How have your symptoms changed over time?
- How does your hashimoto’s interact with [other conditions]?
Process
- What have you done to mitigate [negative effects]?
- How have you learned more about your condition?
- Can you share some of [resources] with me?
- How much influence has your doctor made in your progress?
- How do you track your progress with [negative/positive effects]?
- What information would you want to track?
- What nutritional changes have you made to improve your condition?