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Table 2 Example of interview questions and corresponding primary Normalization Process Theory (NPT) mechanism

From: Healthcare and community stakeholders’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing a behavioral activation intervention for people with dementia and depression: a qualitative study using Normalization Process Theory

Primary NPT Mechanism

Interview Question

Coherence

• How does the support provided in the intervention differ from the support people with dementia are currently receiving?

• How would you describe the purpose of the intervention?

• What impact do you think the intervention can have on people with dementia and informal caregivers?

Cognitive Participation

• What type of support do you think people with dementia and informal caregivers need to understand what the intervention is and how it should be used?

• What type of support do you think people in your organization need to understand what the intervention is and how it should be used?

• What difficulties might people with dementia and informal caregivers experience when using the intervention?

Collective Action

• How would the intervention affect the way of working for the workforce providing the support to people with dementia and informal caregivers?

• What can be done to ensure that the intervention becomes part of the everyday work for the workforce providing the support to people with dementia and informal caregivers?

• What resources would be needed to ensure that the intervention becomes a part of the everyday work for the workforce providing the support to people with dementia and informal caregivers?