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Table 2 Semi-structured interview guide

From: Seniors’ perspectives on care: a case study of the Alex Seniors health clinic, Calgary

Semi-structured interview questions

1. How long have you been coming to the Alex community Center?

6. Other then your medical health, what other things make it difficult for you to stay healthy?

Why did you start coming?

- Access to healthy Food?

Who do you see?

- Ease of getting around the city?

How often do you come?

- Safety in your community?

2. What did you want out of your visit today?

- Financial worries?

3. Have you had particularly good experiences at the Alex and can you tell me about them?

- Social contacts?

4. Have you had disappointing experiences at the Alex and can you tell me about them? If there were 2 things you could do to improve the Alex, what would they be?

- Housing?

5. There are several different types of health. Can you tell me what it means to you:

- Winter?

- to be physically healthy?

7. Do you have suggestion on how to improve the Alex?

- to be emotionally healthy?

8. Has the clinic helped you?

- to be spiritually healthy?

 

- to live in a healthy environment?

 

- to be socially content?