Table 3.

Overview of themes and prominent codes

Phase 1: Thematic coding		Phase 2: Theoretical domains framework		Normalisation process theory
Inductive analysis	Themes:      (1) The uncertain unskilled therapist      Subtheme:  The importance of getting it right      (2) The patient’s understanding and priorities      Subthemes:  Needing to focus on patient goals  Helping the patient to understand somatosensation      (3) System pressures and resources      Subthemes:  Not having the right tools  Sharing or deferring professional roles	Deductive analysis	Key domains:      Knowledge  (Whether or not the therapist has knowledge of evidence-based sensory rehabilitation and how to do it)      Skills  (Whether or not the therapist has the ability and competence to provide evidence-based sensory rehabilitation)      Environmental context and resources  (Whether or not the therapist believes the environmental context – physical or cultural -supports delivery of sensory rehabilitation)      Social professional role and identity  (Whether identity as an occupational therapist or physiotherapist influences whether they provide evidence-based sensory rehabilitation)      Social influences  (Interpersonal processes causing therapists to change their thoughts, feelings or behaviours towards evidence-based sensory rehabilitation)	Key categories and constructs:      Individual specification (coherence)  (Does the therapist acknowledge their personal role in, and responsibility to use evidence-based sensory rehabilitation?)      Internalisation (coherence)  (Does the therapist identify any benefit from adopting evidence-based sensory rehabilitation? Therapist coming to a conclusion about its worth)      Legitimation (cognitive participation)  (Does the therapist believe it is appropriate for them to deliver evidence-based sensory rehabilitation?)