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Table 1 Description of the core constructs and components of Normalisation Process Theory (NPT)

From: Delivering colon cancer survivorship care in primary care; a qualitative study on the experiences of general practitioners

Construct

Description

Coherence

Sense-making work

 - Differentiation

How does the intervention differ from the current practice?

 - Individual specification

Do GPs understand what tasks are required of them to deliver the intervention?

 - Communal specification

Do GPs have an understanding about the purpose of the intervention?

 - Internalisation

What added value or benefits can be derived from the intervention?

Cognitive participation

Relational work

 - Initiation

What motivated GPs to participate in the intervention?

 - Enrolment

Do GPs believe they are the correct professional to drive forward the intervention?

 - Legitimation

Do GPs believe it is appropriate for them to be involved in the intervention?

 - Activation

What could GPs do together with other stakeholders to sustain the intervention?

Collective action

Operational work

 - Interactional workability

What is the interactional work that GPs do to deliver the intervention?

 - Skill set workability

Do GPs have the correct skills and training to deliver the intervention?

 - Relational integration

Do GPs have confidence in delivering the intervention?

 - Contextual integration

How is the intervention incorporated into local and national resources and policies?

Reflexive monitoring

Appraisal work

 - Systematisation

What are the GPs judgements regarding the usefulness of the intervention?

 - Individual appraisal

What is the GPs individual appraisal regarding the intervention?

 - Communal appraisal

How do GPs collectively judge the effectiveness of the intervention?

 - Reconfiguration

What are the GPs recommendations to modify and enhance the intervention?