Table 3 Stakeholders included in the Intervention Mapping process

• Six carers, all female and providing care for between 1 and 10 years (four attended all groups, two withdrew due to personal circumstances after two groups)

• A PhD student and two senior researchers with experiences of developing interventions for stroke survivors or carers using behaviour change frameworks and models including Intervention Mapping and the Behaviour Change Wheel

• Three National Health Service health professionals including a therapy co-ordinator, physiotherapist and a stroke nurse specialist

• Two professionals from third sector carer support services (carer support and secondary care worker, information specialist)