Table 1 Sample questions (10 of a total of 21) from the focus group moderator’s discussion guide

A. Do you think that what you eat can affect your chances of getting kidney disease? If so, how?

F. The (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods, and low in salt and saturated fat; and it is a good diet to follow for lowering your chances of getting kidney disease. What do you think you would need in order to be able to follow the DASH diet? (e.g. education, money, transportation to better grocery store, etc)

B. What do you think are good foods to eat to lower your chances of getting kidney disease?

G. Do you think you would you be able to find these types of foods in your local food store?

C. What do you think are foods to avoid so that you can lower your chances of getting kidney disease?

H. Do you have everything that you would need in order to prepare your food at home? (e.g. oven, refrigerator, microwave, freezer, electricity/gas)

D. Are there things that your family member with kidney failure did or didn’t eat that you think raised their chances of getting kidney disease?

I. If someone wanted to teach you how to follow the DASH diet, who should that person be?

E. Are there things related to food that you currently do that you think raises your chances of getting kidney disease?

J. Should the person who teaches you about the DASH diet be someone who has followed it before, or does it matter?