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Table 1 Topic guides for semi-structured interviews

From: Developing a community-based psycho-social intervention with older people and third sector workers for anxiety and depression: a qualitative study

 

Topic guide for older people

Topic guide for third sector workers

Views on low mood and stress among older people

Explore personal experiences of low mood or stress (or awareness of others who have experienced low mood or stress)

Experience of working with older people with depression and/or anxiety

Coping and help seeking

Role of third sector organisations in providing support

Type and effectiveness of healthcare received

Level of training and support for workers

Coping with low mood and stress in the future

Views on experiencing low mood or stress in the future

Views on working with older people with depression or anxiety in the future

Coping and help seeking in the future

Comfortability and confidence to work with older people with depression or anxiety

Awareness/appropriateness of Age UK North Staffordshire

Encountering self-harm with older people

Views on the NOTEPAD study

Views on taking part in a research project

Views on training to support older people with depression or anxiety

Acceptability of one-to-one intervention: visits from third sector workers

Acceptability of one-to-one intervention: training needs and delivery, level of support needed, recording sessions

Acceptability of group activities

Views on whether older people would find this appropriate

Concerns or risks

Acceptability and suitability of group activities for depression and/or anxiety