Table 3 Results of the qualitative analysis. Definitions of the component constructs in the Theoretical framework of acceptability (TFA) from [2]
Themes identified in the experienced acceptability data | |
|---|---|
TFA Construct | Definition |
Burden | Experienced burden: the amount of effort that was required to participate in the intervention |
Intervention coherence | The extent to which the participant understands the intervention and how it works |
Affective attitude | Experienced Affective Attitude: How an individual feels about the intervention, after taking part |
Perceived effectiveness | Experienced effectiveness: the extent to which the intervention is perceived to have achieved its intended purpose |
Integrative themes additional to the TFA | |
Perceived appropriateness | The extent to which the individual being interviewed considers the intervention to be applicable and useful for themselves, and the wider population of people with diabetes |
Participants’ role | Relates to how difficult it can be during analysis to differentiate someone’s experience of the research from their experience of the intervention |
Constructs in the TFA not identified in the experienced acceptability data | |
Construct | Definition |
Ethicality | The extent to which the intervention has good fit with an individual’s value system |
Opportunity costs | Experienced opportunity cost: the benefits, profits or values that were given up to engage in the intervention |
Self-efficacy | The participant’s confidence that they can perform the behaviour(s) required to participate in the intervention |