Illness belief and expectations	Decision making
▶Illness identity (symptoms)	▶Difficulties
▶Illness and treatment control	▶Influences
▶Any side effects or consequences	▶Living will/awareness of patients wishes
▶Time-line (how long the illness lasted)	▶Attitudes towards end of life treatment
Carers/family needs	Important areas of care
▶Physical needs	▶Influences of previous experiences
▶Psychological needs	▶Confidence in health care professionals
▶Emotional support	▶End of life treatment preferences
▶Social/practical needs	Attitudes towards palliative care principles
▶Practical support	▶Thoughts about quality vs quantity of life
▶Spiritual/existential needs	▶Beliefs about benefit of palliative care principles
▶Spiritual support	▶Awareness of palliative care services
▶Barriers on support uptake	Other
▶Communication	▶Anything not mentioned
▶Communication re. illness course	▶Bereavement support
▶Understanding of situation	▶Future hopes
▶Clarity of information given
▶Information needs