Table 1.

Semi-structured Interview Guide

Describe the type of care that you need to feel comfortable.

Can you give an example of a time when you received this kind of care here?

Is this the same care as in the hospital?

Can you talk more about this type of care?

Tell me about how the staff has talked to you about this type of care.

Tell me about what is most important to you.

How do you want to spend your time in the coming days?

How is this the same or different from now?

Can you talk about how you decided that?

Tell me about [insert symptoms noted in hospital palliative care consult and chart review].

So how is it going with those symptoms?

Are they better or worse than in the hospital [or last interview]?

How does the staff talk to you about [insert symptoms]?

What does the staff do for your [insert symptoms]?

How do you want the staff here to support your feelings [insert feelings of depression, anxiety, sadness referenced in the palliative care consult or chart] you have while you are here?

Can you give an example of a time when you felt supported in that way here?

Is there a time these things got in the way of having a good day?

Tell me about meetings or talks you have had with the staff here.

What did you tell them?

What did they ask you?

Is there anything else I have not asked that you think I should know?