The final version of the topic guide covered the same topics in all three participant groups (people with COPD, people with low literacy/learning disabilities, and health professionals) and is shown in Table 1.
The final version of the User's Guide is presented in Additional file 2. The Delphi process is a well recognized technique used to reach consensus among a group of experts [ 111].
The only differences were that resident interviews probed for more information about the actual care that residents received, and family member interviews addressed both family members' actual preferences as well as their views on the preferences and experiences of the residents they spoke about (See Table 2 for the final version of the resident interview guide).
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EM contributed to the concept of the study and oversaw its implementation, helped guide the analysis, was the primary author and approved the final version of the manuscript.
NAK and CWL co-ordinated revision of the manuscript as guided by all of the authors who approved the final version of the manuscript.
DM contributed to the concept of the study, oversaw its implementation, helped guide the analysis and participated in the writing and approved the final version of the manuscript.
DGM, MT, RG and WH contributed to the concept of the study, oversaw its implementation, helped guide the analysis and participated in the writing and approved the final version of the manuscript.
A.D was responsible for drafting the manuscript and J.L guided in drafting, was responsible for revising the review critically and approved the final version of the paper.
