Measuring Family Members’ Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care in Long-Term Care: Adaptation of the CANHELP Lite Questionnaire

Table 2

Questions (and their rationales) used in the cognitive interviews.

Interview question	Rationale
Were these questions easy or difficult to answer?	To determine comprehension and overall ability to recall
How did you find the order of the questions presented in the survey?	To explore the structure of the questionnaire
What was your perception on answering questions regarding your “Relationship with Doctor(s)”?	To explore whether physician interaction was a concern in LTC setting
How did you decide on your importance rating? And how did you decide on your satisfaction rating?	To explore internal and external estimation or judgement cues
Were these decisions easy or difficult to make?	To assess comprehension and burden of the questions
How sure were you of the answers?	Confidence probe
Were there any terms or concepts that were unclear?	To test interpretation of specific terms