More Than Walking Interview Guidelines & Questions v.12/6/21
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Film Advice:
- Always record in landscape mode.
- Make sure you are recording.
- Make everyone and everything quiet, turning off phones, fans, air conditioning, and closing windows.
- Do not film with bright light behind the person on camera, but make sure there is light illuminating their face. The first image below is bad, but the second image is good. Help the interviewee find a good location with good light and sound.
- Tell the interviewee to look at the camera when talking, not at your face.
- Make sure the camera is on a stable surface that won’t vibrate and that no one will touch.
- Interviewees should Include the question in each answer. For example, if the question is: “What was life like before your injury?” They should not say: “It was great...” Instead, they should say: “Life before my injury was great…”
- Encourage the interviewee to be specific and share details from their experience in each answer, though they should remember that their interview will be shared publicly.
- If the interviewee mentions something interesting, ask them to talk more about it.
- After we edit the video down to 8 minutes or less, we will contact the interviewee to review and approve the video before we publish it.
- Upload finished video and audio files at www.morethanwalking.com/submit-videos.html
Interview Questions:
- Tell me your name, where you are from, and something you care deeply about or love doing, and why.
- What was life like before your injury?
- How and when did your injury occur?
- What were your first thoughts after your injury?
- What did you think your future would be like as a result of your injury?
- When did you understand what your injury meant?
- Please describe your level of injury: What can you move and feel?
- What barriers did you face afterwards to get back to living independently?
- What has helped you live again despite your injury and the barriers you faced?
- What were some of your greatest fears and hopes after injury?
- How did your injury affect your relationships with friends, family, and the community?
- What have been your most surprising accomplishments since your injury?
- What skills or experiences are you eager to have next?
- Speaking directly to a newly injured person who is similar to you, what advice can you offer them?
- Are there other goals in your life that are more important than walking again?
- Is there anything that you would like to share with newly injured patients about you or your experience that I haven’t asked about?