TABLE 2. Interview Guide With Topics for the Interviews.

Main Topics	Items of Discussion
Introduction	Aim of the study
Pattern of hepatic encephalopathy (HE)	When was the last time you had an episode of HE? Can you remember what happened? How did you react? How would you experience an episode of HE?
Consequences of HE	How does HE affect your daily life? Have you experienced any changes in needs during or after an episode of HE? Is something more important to you now?
Recovery of HE	How does it affect you that HE is recurrent? How often do you think about it? When did you last think about it and why? How do you feel, when you think about it?
Additional comments	Is there anything you would like to add?