Table 3.

Summary of the relative frequency of items within each group with a focus on items that distinguished groups from one another.

Patient and CarePartner Characteristics	Collaborative	Avoidant	Distant	Antagonistic
Close relationship (P)	high	high
Negative emotion(s) when talking (P)				high
CP experiences caregiver strain		high		high
Important to talk with CP about HF (P)	high	low		high
Would like to talk more with CP about HF (P)
Difficult to talk with CP about HF (P)		high
Doesn’t want to be asked questions about HF (P)		high		high
Frustrated when discussing HF (P)	low			high
CP is frustrated when discussing HF				high
Finds discussing HF depressing (P)	low		low	high
CP finds discussing HF depressing	low		low	high
CP doesn’t want to ask too many questions about HF		high
Talk ≥2x/week (P)	high		low	high
See in person ≥2x/week (P)	high	low	low	high

“high” indicates relatively high frequency of item within group

“low” indicates relatively low frequency of item within group

CP: CarePartner

(P): patient-reported