Table 2.

Interview themes across panellists and conditions.

	Interview theme	Sub-themes
1	How is self-management technology used by older adults with long-term health conditions?	• Coaching, goal setting and social support • Patient education • Treatment planning and data sharing with the clinical team • Self-monitoring • Prompts and reminders • Passive technologies • Used by family carers
2	The key barriers to the use of self-management technologies by older adults with long-term health conditions.	• Digital skills and literacy • Lack of access to digital technology infrastructure • Impact of poverty • Lack of diversity
3	Assessing individual need to select self-management technologies for use by older adults with long-term health conditions.	• Individualised approach to technology provision • Ongoing assessment • Technology abandonment • How do you measure success?
4	Understanding the right support needed for older adults with long-term health conditions to use self-management technologies effectively.	• Support to start using new technologies • The needs for ongoing support • Supporting family carers
5	A role for multi-functional self-management technologies for older adults with long-term health conditions.	• One system with multiple functions • The burden of data entry to users • Future developments • Not all data is helpful
6	Understanding trust, privacy and data sharing in self-management technologies for older adults with long term-health conditions.	• Data Sharing with health professionals • Protecting privacy and control of data sharing • Acceptance and trust
7	Self-management technologies for older people with long-term health conditions should be both accessible and aspirational in design.	• Technologies not designed for older adults • Stigma • Designing for additional impairments • Aspirational design