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Table 2 Eligibility criteria

From: Using normalisation process theory for intervention development, implementation and refinement in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic interventions: a qualitative systematic review

Inclusion

Exclusion

• Peer-reviewed journal articles where NPT was used in the intervention development, implementation or refinement process

• Any healthcare setting

• Any intervention targeted at an orthopaedic or musculoskeletal condition, e.g. exercise, leaflet, website and screening tool

• Any method, including protocols, provided there was a clear explanation of how NPT will be or has been used

• Any study that used NPT as a stand-alone theory or in combination with other theories (a clear description must be provided for NPT’s specific contribution to the process where it is used alongside other theories)

• Any language where it is feasible and pragmatic to translate the article into English. (In the first instance, Google Translate will be used for title and abstract screening. Where a study is included for full-text screening, the translation will be checked, where possible, with a native speaker of the language via Cochrane Task Exchange or colleagues within the University of Nottingham)

• NPT influence not clearly explained

• Intervention implemented outside of a healthcare setting

• Intervention not targeted at an orthopaedic or musculoskeletal condition