Table 3.

themes

Theme	Description
Definitions of rehabilitation potential	Describes how rehabilitation potential was conceptualised, either as a prognostic or retrospective measure
Who was involved in assessments	Describes who was involved in assessments and decision-making relating to rehabilitation potential
Where assessments tool place	Outlines which settings and contexts rehabilitation potential assessments took place in
When assessments took place	When in patients’ recovery trajectories rehabilitation potential assessments took place
The use of formal decision-making frameworks	Outlines how decision making frameworks such as safety checklists, prediction tools and clinical assessment protocols were applied
Components of a rehabilitation potential assessment	Describes the key domains included in rehabilitation potential assessments including: diagnoses and medication, functional abilities, mental health, social and environmental factors
How rehabilitation potential was measured	This theme explored how rehabilitation potential was measured, depending on understanding rehabilitation potential as a prognostic or retrospective measure
External factors influencing the assessment of rehabilitation potential	Describes factors such as training, skills, experience and availability of rehabilitation resources required to deliver rehabilitation programmes
Markers of success	Describes optimum outcomes of rehabilitation programmes in terms of improvement, maintenance or managing declining abilities and function