| Title and abstract |  |
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S1 | Title | Indicate qualitative approach ‘A prospective directed content analysis’ p1. |
S2 | Abstract | Abstract includes background, purpose, methods, results and conclusions p2/3. |
 | Introduction |  |
S3 | Problem formulation | Significance of the problem studied p3, relevant theory p4, and empirical work p3/4. |
S4 | Purpose or research question | Specific research objectives and research questions p4/5. |
 | Methods |  |
S5 | Qualitative approach and research paradigm | Multi-method qualitative approach (individual semi-structured interviews, observation, consensus panel work and a directed content analysis) informed by psychological theory p5, adopting an interpretivist stance p5. |
S6 | Researcher characteristics and reflexivity | Researcher personal attributes, qualifications/experience p5& 7, and relationship with participants’ p7. |
S7 | Context | Setting and salient contextual features p5. |
S8 | Sampling strategy | How and why research participants’ p7 and p8 selected and rationale for no further sampling p8. |
S9 | Ethical issues pertaining to human subjects | Review p7, consent p7 and data security issues N/A. |
S10 | Data collection methods | Types of data collected p7/8, data collection procedures (start/stop dates, analysis plan and any modifications p7/8). |
S11 | Data collection instruments and technologies | Instruments (guides/questionnaires N/A opportunistic conversations) and devices (audio recorders N/A field notes taken). |
S12 | Units of study | Number and relevant characteristics of participants p7/8, documents N/A or events N/A. |
S13 | Data processing | Methods prior to and during analysis (transcription N/A, data entry N/A, data management (see methods for different stages). |
S14 | Data analysis | Process inferences, themes identified and developed (reported in separate paper), who involved p7/8. |
S15 | Techniques to enhance trustworthiness | Rationale for member checking (not done), audit trail p7/8, triangulation N/A. |
 | Results/Findings |  |
S16 | Synthesis and interpretation | Main findings and integration with prior research or theory p10-end. |
S17 | Links to empirical data | Evidence to substantiate analytic findings Tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 |
 | Discussion |  |
S18 | Integration with prior work, implications, transferability and contribution(s) to the field | Main findings p8, how they challenge, support or elaborate on earlier scholarship p10-end. Scope of application/generalizability p10. Identification of unique contribution to scholarship p10-end. |
S19 | Limitations | Trustworthiness and limitations p11 of findings. |
 | Other |  |
S20 | Conflicts of interest | Perceived influences and how managed p16. |
S21 | Funding | Source of funding and role of funders in data collection, interpretation and reporting p16. |