Focus group theme for the participants in the experimental arm
| Themes | Questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | Intervention What was treatment that you received from your physiotherapist? How did your physiotherapist approach you? What was home programme that you were recommended to do by your physiotherapist? What did your physiotherapist suggest for managing your symptoms? With prompts for detail and elaboration of points |
| 2 | Opinions and attitudes for the new intervention Do you think the treatment was useful? Why? Or why not? What is your opinion of this treatment for WAD? What should be the treatment for acute WAD? Would you suggest anything in your treatment be changed or modified? Was there anything missing? With prompts for detail and elaboration of points |
| 3 | Acceptance of the new intervention How did you feel after receiving the treatment? Do you accept the treatment that your physiotherapist gave to you? Why? What is/are the benefit(s) of the treatment that you received from your physiotherapist? Do you think the treatment should be used for acute WADII management? Why? Or why not? With prompts for detail and elaboration of points |
| 4 | Behavioural changes What differences, in your lifestyle, did you notice after receiving the treatment? After going through this treatment, have you committed to adopting a more healthy lifestyle? If yes, how? If not, why not? With prompts for detail and elaboration of points |
WAD, whiplash-associated disorder.