Information about the disease |
When was the first time you heard about heart failure? |
Who told you? |
What information did they give you regarding the illness and how did you feel? |
What did you think at that time? |
Relationship with healthcare professionals |
How is your relationship with healthcare professionals? |
Do you feel well informed about heart failure? Which professional do you think helps you the most in this? |
How often do professionals come to see you at home because of your health problem? |
What recommendations do professionals give for the treatment of heart failure? |
What are the main difficulties in following the therapeutic recommendations prescribed by primary care professionals? |
What do you think the healthcare professional can do more in relation to heart failure? |
Do you feel that health professionals care about your heart failure? |
How would you like your primary care professionals to help you? |
Do you find something missing in the healthcare attention? |
Daily life |
Does your heart disease affect your daily life? In which sense? |
What activities or strategies help you to live with heart failure in your daily life? |
What activities recommended by healthcare professionals are easiest for you to follow? |
Do you think you can do something to improve your illness? |
Social support |
Do you think heart failure affects you in your family and social relationships? |
In what sense has it affected you? |
How important is social support for you? |
What strategies do you use to try not to let this not affect you? |
How do you feel about that? |
Mood |
How do you feel about the disease? Can you describe it to me with a feeling (adjective)? |
How do you go about trying to feel better? Do you find space to relax? |
Do you think you have learned to take care of your illness? |
Future |
How do you imagine the future with the disease? |
What do you think can happen? |
Has anyone talked to you about this? |