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Table 1 Interview questions and the corresponding theoretical domains

From: Enablers and barriers to implementing care quality improvement program in nursing homes in China

Domain

Interview questions

Introductory questions

• Can you explain your understanding of care quality, evidence-based practice, and the mentoring model?

• During your work, your overall impression of the care quality in this nursing home? (Prompts: current overall level, possible influencing factors, etc.)

knowledge

• To improve the care quality, what themes do you think should be given priority by the organization to nursing staffs? Or what aspects of training or mentoring would you most want to get?

skills

• What special skills do you need to promote care quality for the older people?

• What are the difficulties in caring the older people and is there anything that would make it easier?

social/professional role and identity

• What is your current role in the organization?

beliefs about capabilities

• Do you think you can provide mentoring for mentees if you act as a mentor?

• What factors reduce your confidence and what factors would help improve it?

beliefs about consequences

• Do you think the mentoring model is helpful in terms of the current care quality and training model in the nursing home? What might happen if the ACCM model were in place?

motivation and goals

• What is the main motivation for you to work and participate the training?

memory, attention and decision processes

• What factors will promote or hinder your active participation in the QI program? (Prompts: Or what factors do you think may affect your behaviour change after implementing the QI program)

environmental context and resources

• What factors in general practice do you consider make it easier or difficult to the implementation of QI program?

social influences

• Chinese nursing assistants have lower social status. Do you think nursing assistants will be interested in participating in the QI program?

• What extent do you consider culture of practice in general practice facilitate or hinder the implementation of QI program in nursing home?

emotion regulation

• If the organization implements the ACCM model, how strongly do you feel about participating in the QI program?

behavioural regulation

• Does the nursing home currently have a systematic training model in place to facilitate behaviour change among nursing staffs to provide best care practices?

nature of the behaviour

• What systems do you think are needed in the general practice of promoting and sustaining behavior change for nursing homes?