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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Lung. 2018 Apr 4;47(3):264–268. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.03.004

Table 1.

Focus group Interview Guide

1. How do you view your role as a caregiver? What emotional/mental support do you give to your loved one?
2. How has caregiving changed with time?
3. How has caregiving changed your life>
4. What coping mechanisms do you use to deal with the stress of caregiving?
5. What do you think could be done to make caregiving for ILD patients easier?
  a. What interventions do you think would facilitate being a caregiver
6. What are some barriers to caregiving?