Patient interview schedule
| Topics | Exemplar questions | |
| 1 | Experiences of information about risk in the oncology consultation | Can you tell me a bit about your experience of being diagnosed with prostate cancer? How did you come to understand what that meant? |
| 2 | Personal definitions of risk in the context of prostate cancer and active surveillance | What do you consider to be a risk in prostate cancer? Why? |
| 3 | Priorities regarding risks in prostate cancer and active surveillance | What are you most concerned about with your diagnosis of prostate cancer? |
| 4 | Whether priorities regarding risk in prostate cancer and active surveillance have changed. | Have your concerns changed since you were initially diagnosed? |
| 5 | The extent they consider these priorities as taken into account by health professionals | How have your doctor and other health professionals responded to your concerns? |
| 6 | Views and experiences on risk assessment and their risk classification | Have you undergone a formal risk assessment for your prostate cancer? If so, what was that like? What is your risk classification? |
| If not, has your doctor provided you details regarding your risk in prostate cancer? Have they talked about prognosis? | ||
| Can you tell me about your experience of prostate cancer testings? How have you found receiving the results of these tests? | ||
| 7 | Perceptions and expectations of active surveillance | What do you know about active surveillance? |
| 8 | How active surveillance has been discussed with health professionals | What has your doctor told you about active surveillance? How useful has this information been? |
| 9 | Treatment decisions, how they are made and by whom, how care is negotiated with healthcare professionals. | What about discussing other treatments with your doctor? |
| 10 | Their experiences of discussing risk in clinical consultations for prostate cancer | Can you tell me about your experience of talking to your doctors about your diagnosis and what it means? |
| 11 | Patients’ aspirations for future health and well-being | What are your hopes for your treatment? |