Examples of questions used to elicit beliefs about hypertension
| Causes | What do you think causes this problem hypertension? |
|---|---|
| Onset of symptoms | What happens to people when they get hypertension? What are the symptoms? |
| Pathophysiology | What does this illness do to a person? How does it work? |
| Course of illness | When people get hypertension what happens? How serious is hypertension? What are the problems this illness causes for a person? |
| Treatment | What can people do to take care of this illness? What kind of treatment should people receive from a doctor/nurse/clinic, if they have this illness? Can this illness be cured? |
| Prevention | Can you prevent hypertension? What can one do to prevent hypertension? |