“It all needs to be a full jigsaw, not just bits”: exploration of healthcare professionals’ beliefs towards supported self-management for long-term conditions

Table 1 Theory of Planned Behaviour-Based Coding Criteria

Belief Themes		Belief Sub-Themes
Terminology	Definition	Terminology	Definition	Example
Behavioural	Belief about consequences of conducting SSM.	Instrumental.	Beliefs about what SSM will achieve.	“SSM will improve/hinder patient outcomes”.
Behavioural	Belief about consequences of conducting SSM.	Experiential.	Beliefs about how SSM feels to conduct.	“SSM feels like it will/won’t be positive to do”.
Subjective Norm	Beliefs about important others (e.g. patients, senior clinicians) beliefs’ towards SSM.	Norms.	Beliefs about whether SSM is organizationally standard practice.	“SSM is not/ promoted by the organization”.
Subjective Norm		Pressure.	Beliefs about how others who are important to them feel about SSM.	“All/none of my colleagues think SSM is positive”.
Perceived Behavioural Control	Beliefs about control over conducting SSM.	Self-Efficacy.	Beliefs about confidence one can appropriately use SSM.	“I feel like I am not/ already able to use SSM”.
Perceived Behavioural Control	Beliefs about control over conducting SSM.	Controllability.	Beliefs about whether using SSM is their choice.	“SSM use is not/up to me and the patient”.