Table 1 Eligibility criteria for research interviews

Inclusion criteria

 • Male or female of any race

 • Aged ≥18 years on the day of the research interview

 • Confirmed diagnosis of recurrent and/or metastatic HNSCC (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx)

 • Patient has received treatment for recurrent and/or metastatic HNSCC in the past 12 months

 • Patient has a WHO Performance Status of 0 or 1^a

 • Patient is willing to take part in a 90-min face-to-face interview (or via Skype or telephone if face-to-face is not possible)

 • In the opinion of the patient’s physician, patient has the cognitive, reading and linguistic capacities sufficient to allow her/him to actively participate in a 90-min interview

 • Patient speaks US-English as a first language and can read and write US-English

 • Patient has personally read, signed and dated a legally effective written informed consent form prior to admission to the study

Exclusion criteria

 • Patient has a significant psychiatric or physical co-morbid condition that would, in the opinion of the patient’s physician, prevent his/her participation in this study

 • Patient is currently abusing drugs or alcohol or has done so in 12 months prior to interview

 • Patient is unwilling or unable to comply with the requirements of the study