Domain	Primary Palliative Care Skillset	Question
Introduction
Physical aspects of care	Symptom management	Thinking about your heart failure (HF), which symptoms most affect your quality of life?
Psychological aspects of care	Psychological management	Many people living with HF say they experience depression, sadness, or anxiety. I’m curious about your experiences with depression or anxiety since you were diagnosed with HF. Have you had any feelings of sadness or depression? What about feelings of anxiety?
Social aspects of care		How do you feel that your HF has impacted your relationships with your loved ones?
Spiritual aspects of care		What role does spirituality play in your life? How do your spiritual practices impact how you deal with having HF?
Ethical and legal aspects of care	Prognostication, communication preferences, and advance care planning	How much do you want to know about the future with heart failure? Could you tell me about your experiences in making preparations for healthcare if your heart failure gets worse? Have you made an advance directive or living will?
	Device-specific preferences	Do you have a cardiac device, like a defibrillator, or a pump? What kind of discussions have you and your cardiologist had about that device if your HF gets worse?
Outcomes that matter to patients with HF	Goals of treatment	What are you hoping to get out of your healthcare regarding HF?
Perceptions of supportive care		How familiar are you with the term “supportive care”? Can you please tell me what you know or what you’ve heard about it?
Perceptions of palliative care		Do you think there will come a point in the progression of your HF where you’d like to see a palliative care specialist? What would that/those points be?
Closing		Given everything we’ve talked about today, what does/would high-quality HF care look like to you?