Interview topic guide
| Topic | Questions |
| Demographics | Age; marital status; occupation status; highest education attained; technology (mobile or smartphone; personal computer; laptop); smoking history. |
| Disease experience | Can you discuss your experience of your COPD? |
| What is the role of family and friends when managing your COPD? | |
| What types of self-management practices do you perform? | |
| How do you feel about self-managing? | |
| Can you discuss how you manage your symptoms? | |
| Can you tell me about an exacerbation you had? | |
| Can you discuss the last time you ended up in the GP clinic and/or hospital? | |
| Healthcare experience | Can you tell me about the kinds of care you receive or have received for your COPD? |
| How do you feel about the care you receive for your COPD? | |
| Is the care you are receiving meeting your needs? | |
| Health data and DHT | Do you record/log information about your health? If so, why/how? If not, why? |
| Do you think you could provide HCPs (e.g. GP or consultant) with more information about your health day-to-day? | |
| What types of information do you think your doctor should have about your health? | |
| How would you feel about using a DHT (e.g. oximeter, COPD-related smartphone app, spirometer, self-reported outcomes platform, etc.), to generate health information/data about yourself? | |
| What do you think about capturing information/data in the home? | |
| How might collecting health information/data at home impact how you manage your COPD? | |
| Can you discuss why you might share information/data you collect with your HCP? | |
| How do you think these types of information/data could be used by your HCP to manage and treat your COPD? | |
| Can you tell me how these types of data could be collected that would be suitable for you and your needs? |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP: general practitioner; DHT: digital health technology; HCP: healthcare professional.