Domain 1: Research Team and Reflexivity
Section		Item	Guide Questions/Description	Comment
Personal characteristics	1	Interviewer/facilitator	Which author/s conducted the interview or focus group?	DL, SG, KS
	2	Credentials	What were the researcher’s credentials?	EA-MB SA-MD HM-PhD RS-MPH SG-MD KS-MD KW-MD GK-MBBS DL-DrPH
	3	Occupation	What was their occupation at the time of the study?	DL, GK: supervisors EA, RS, SG, KS: student-researchers SA, HM, KW: external validation
	4	Gender	Was the researcher male or female?	EA, SA, SG, GK, DL: male HM, RS, KS, KW: female
	5	Experience and training	What experience or training did the researcher have?	SA, SG, KS, KW, GK, DL: clinician-researchers EA, RS: health service HM: social scientist
Relationship with participants	6	Relationship established	Was a relationship established prior to study commencement?	RS, SG, KS, KW were students of DL EA is PhD candidate supervised by SA, HM and DL
	7	Participant knowledge of the interviewer	What did the participants know about the researcher?	GK was on the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners committee that developed pandemic resources, but all participants were not personally known to GK, and GK was not involved in data collection.
	8	Interviewer characteristics	What characteristics were reported about the interviewer/facilitator?	Participants were aware of the intent of this student-led project and may have investigated the reputation and trustworthiness of the supervisor DL. Participants were not remunerated for their time or involvement.