Interviews
A semi-structured interview guide was developed by the research team. Four areas were covered: (1) The treatment experience, and if there were positive and negative features. (2) Whether the treatment was helpful and, if so, in what way? If not, in what way? (3) Was the treatment sufficient to achieve change regarding alcohol consumption? To what extent? In what way? (4) Thoughts about involving a significant other (SO) in the treatment. The guide was discussed after the first interview and was not changed thereafter.The interview guide allowed for participants to freely express opinions and permitted follow-up questions from the researcher. The approach to data was inductive, as research questions and interview guide were not chosen based on a specific theory or concept that we wanted to explore. Rather, they were based on our interests and clinical experiences on how patients perceived the therapeutic intervention.