Table 3.

Barriers and Enablers to Stakeholder-Researcher Collaboration during the LINKIN study

Enablers	Barriers
• A local GP was a member of the research team, serving to bridge the gap between researchers and the community. • There was a high level of interest by stakeholders at the beginning of the project. • Researchers invited local GPs and Allied Health Professionals along to workshops to discuss the design of the intervention.	• Researchers found it difficult to influence the policies and structures within the bureaucratic-structure of local stakeholders. • Ongoing iinterest in meetings was low for stakeholders, and we only had a limited number of GPs and Allied Health Professionals in attendance. • Interactions between researchers and stakeholders was limited due to both time and distance constraints.