Table 2 Summary of themes and subthemes

Intervention characteristics

Clarity and easiness of use

Involving patients’ psychosocial needs

Structuring routine clinician-patient meetings

Ability to track patients’ progress

Attitudes and perceived preparedness of potential adopters

Implementation resources (staff, funding, time, space)

Consistency with existing norms, policies and procedures

Motivation to implement across potential adopters

Potential adopters’ resistance to innovation

Level of existent skills and relevant experience by potential adopters

Perceived need for the intervention

Institutional support

Influence of poor mental health of patients

Carers’ involvement

Role of carers in intervention implementation

Extent to carers involvement

Perceived potential patient and organisational benefits

Patient empowerment

Improved therapeutic relationship

Reinforcement of psychosocial care approach

Standardization of care across services

Reinforcing patient-centred care

Improving structure and follow-up of care

Frequency of intervention delivery

Monthly delivery

More frequent delivery than monthly

Suggested changes to the intervention

Changes to the DIALOG scale

Changes to interpretation of life areas

Changes to mode of intervention delivery