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Table 1 Data sources and methods for needs assessment

From: Optimising self-care support for people with heart failure and their caregivers: development of the Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) intervention using intervention mapping

Data type

Patients

Caregivers

Potential facilitators

Other health professionals and topic experts

Review and synthesis of qualitative literature

[14]

[14]

X

X

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

[23, 5764]

X

X

X

Needs assessment survey

X

Postal survey of NHS providers

X

X

X

[9]

Site visits

X

X

Focus group interviews

X

X

X

Face-to-face interviews and formal qualitative analysis

X

[15]

X

X

Review of clinical guidelines

[4, 5]

[4, 5]

X

X

Expert opinion (meetings, focus groups)

X

X

Discussion with patient and public involvement group

X

X

  1.  = data source used, X = not