Table 1.

The steps in the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and the present study

The steps in the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method [26, 27]	The steps in the present study
	Focus group interviews including patient representatives, managers and health professionals
Systematic literature review	Systematic literature review
Generate preliminary indicators	Preliminary indicators generated from both focus group interviews and literature review
Selection of expert panel	Selection of experienced specialists and researchers in specialised mental health care
Presentation of existing evidence and individual rating (postal)	Panel meeting with oral presentation of existing evidence with opportunity for individual reflections before discussion and assessment of the preliminary indicators
Panel meeting with presentation of the first rating, discussion and assessment of the preliminary indicators
Analysis of final rating	The groups’ assessments and categorising of the indicators were analysed by two researchers individually
Development of recommended indicators	Development of a ranked list of indicators