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Table 1 Interview guide for dyad interviews

From: Interdisciplinary collaboration in serious illness conversations in patients with multiple myeloma and caregivers – a qualitative study

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Research questions

Interview questions

Interdisciplinary Involvement in the conversation

How do patients and caregivers perceive the dynamics of the conversation between physician, nurse, caregiver, and patient?

- How did you feel while participating in the conversation?

- What was your experience of the physician during the conversation?

- What was your experience of the nurse during the conversation?

New setting

What is the patient’s and caregiver’s experience of having both the physician and nurse present during the conversation?

- How did the presence of both a physician and a nurse effect the dynamics and content of the conversation?

Individual perspectives

Do patients and caregivers feel that their perspectives are adequately considered and included by both the nurse and physician during the conversation?

- What was the main focus of the conversation as you experienced it? How was it emphasized or directed, and by whom (physician, nurse or both?