Table 1

Participant characteristics

ClinicianPatient (PT)  and carer (CR)
Specialists (n=7) (SP)Newly diagnosed (n=4 PTs, 3 CRs)
General practitioners (n=4) (GP)Stable (n=5 PTs, 4 CRs)
Specialist heart failure nurses (n=3) (HFN)Advanced (n=4 PTs, 3 CRs)
Total: 14Total: 13 patients, 10 carers