Table 3. Themes important with high group agreement for each participant group to improve physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep.

Theme	Physical activity				Sedentary behaviour				Sleep
	COPD groups		Expert groups		COPD groups		Expert groups		COPD groups		Expert groups
	SA-COPD	NL-COPD	COPD-E	Non COPD-E	SA-COPD	NL-COPD	COPD-E	Non COPD-E	SA-COPD	NL-COPD	COPD-E	Non COPD-E
Non-specifica	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Understand patient concerns/fears/ expectations	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Behaviour change/ self-efficacy/autonomy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Manage symptoms	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Self-monitoring/goal setting	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓
Education	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Professional support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Social support/ interactions	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓	X	✓	–	–	–	–
Accessible/affordable exercise facilities	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Increase physical activity/ fitness	✓	✓	X	✓	X	✓	✓	X	✓	✓	X	✓
Manage co-existing problems/conditions	✓	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Modify/understand physical environment	X	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	X	–	–	–	–
Enjoyment	X	✓	✓	X	X	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	–
Modify/understand employment commitments	X	✓	X	X	X	✓	X	X	–	–	–	–
Increase/maintain daily activities	–	–	–	–	✓	✓	✓	X	–	–	–	–
Understand cause/treat sleep problem	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	✓	✓	X	✓
Manage anxiety/stress/worry	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	✓	✓	✓
Follow sleep hygiene principles	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	✓	✓	✓	✓

Notes.

✓

important with high group agreement

X

theme not important with high group agreement

–

theme did not occur

^aNon-specific theme included items that were not able to be sorted into a common theme.