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Table 1.

Terms of the research question defined

Term	Definition
Assisted Decision-Making	This term is informed by the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. Assisted decision-making is understood as operating via two relational pillars: the presumption of capacity afforded to everybody and the necessity to support an individual’s autonomy about every decision to be made about their care. This includes actions to maximise a person’s right to make their own decisions, with legally recognised supports, wherever practicable.
Mechanisms	This term is understood from a realist perspective as part of a Context, Mechanism, Outcome (CMO) configuration. The term mechanism describes a generative force that elicits a shift in the subjects’ reasoning and beliefs and results in a behaviour change outcome [24].

Term

Definition

Assisted Decision-Making

This term is informed by the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. Assisted decision-making is understood as operating via two relational pillars: the presumption of capacity afforded to everybody and the necessity to support an individual’s autonomy about every decision to be made about their care. This includes actions to maximise a person’s right to make their own decisions, with legally recognised supports, wherever practicable.

Mechanisms

This term is understood from a realist perspective as part of a Context, Mechanism, Outcome (CMO) configuration. The term mechanism describes a generative force that elicits a shift in the subjects’ reasoning and beliefs and results in a behaviour change outcome [24].