Table 2.
Participant information for each factor
| Factor | Profession | Experience of parenting groups/interventions | Experience of working with tic disorders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charity Worker | Yes, very frequently | Yes, very frequently, tic disorders training |
| 1 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, very frequently, delivered IY | Yes, frequently, Neurology service |
| 1 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, frequently, delivered parenting interventions | No |
| 1 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, frequently, delivered IY | No |
| 1 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, rarely, delivered IY | Yes, occasionally, one case |
| 1 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, occasionally, delivered IY | No |
| 1 | Paediatric Neurologist | No | Yes, frequently, Neurology service |
| 1 | Primary Mental Health Worker | Yes, very frequently, delivered various parenting programmes | Yes, occasionally, several clinical cases |
| 2 | Charity Worker | No | Yes, frequently, support role. |
| 2 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, very frequently | Yes, very frequently |
| 2 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, very frequently, delivered ADHD parenting interventions | Yes, occasionally |
| 2 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | No | Yes, frequently, research-based |
| 2 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, occasionally, delivered ADHD parenting interventions | No |
| 2 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, occasionally, delivered IY | No |
| 2 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, frequently, delivered IY | No |
| 2 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | No | Yes, occasionally |
| 2 | Trainee Psychotherapist | Yes, frequently, accredited IY group leader | No |
| 2 | Medic | Yes, frequently, delivered sleep-related programmes | Yes, frequently |
| 3 | Charity Worker | No | Yes, occasionally, delivered psychological intervention |
| 3 | Clinical Psychologist | Yes, frequently | No |
| 3 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Yes, occasionally, delivered IY | Yes, frequently, research-based |
| 3 | Research Assistant Psychologist | Yes, occasionally | Yes, very frequently, Neuropsychiatry/tic disorder clinic |
| 3 | Psychiatrist | Yes, very frequently | Yes, very frequently, Neuropsychiatry clinic |
Two ‘confounded’ Q-sorts are excluded
ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, IY Incredible Years Programme (Webster-Stratton 2006)