Table 2

Means (SDs) and percentage agreement for each belief statement

Domain	Mean	SD	n	Agreement (%)
‘Thinking about your role in providing and/or supporting diabetic retinopathy screening for young adults with diabetes (aged 18–34 years), please rate your agreement with the following statements:’
Knowledge
‘The guidelines and recommendations around DRS for people with diabetes in the UK are clear’	2.23	1.02	139	66.9
‘The standards around DRS for people with diabetes in the UK are clear’	2.07	1.09	139	71.2
‘I am aware of attendance patterns in young adults in my DESP'	1.87	0.82	139	82.0
‘I am aware of a patient’s current diabetes self-management (ie, Hba1c)’	3.23	1.31	140	34.3
‘It would be helpful to know how patients are currently managing their diabetes’*	4.30	0.81	139	85.6
Skills
‘There is sufficient education available about DRS for professionals working within the DESP’	2.18	1.10	140	71.4
‘There is sufficient training available about DRS for professionals working within the DESP’	2.06	1.10	139	74.8
Social/professional role and identity
‘The DESP has a role to play in encouraging attendance among young adults’	1.40	0.63	140	96.4
‘The roles and responsibilities of different healthcare professionals involved in caring for people with diabetes is clear’	2.65	1.05	140	51.4
‘It is the responsibility of other healthcare professionals to encourage attendance in young adults with diabetes'*	3.50	1.11	140	53.6
‘DESP staff should play more of a role in discussing screening results with patients’	2.14	1.10	140	70.0
‘I would like the ability to refer patients to additional support for their diabetes’*	4.50	0.67	139	91.4
Optimism
‘There is more we can do to try and increase attendance in young adults’	1.54	0.71	140	90.0
Beliefs about capabilities
‘It is easy to discuss DRS with young adults’	2.69	1.12	137	46.0
Beliefs about consequences
‘Improving attendance in young adults will help reduce vision loss’	1.08	0.30	140	99.3
Reinforcement
‘I am encouraged to try to increase attendance in young adults’	2.24	1.04	140	63.6
Intention
‘My screening service has plans in place to try and encourage attendance among young adults’	2.47	1.07	140	52.9
Goals
‘Supporting attendance in young adults is a priority for the DESP’	2.13	0.90	140	66.4
‘There are more pressing priorities for the DESP than increasing attendance in young adults’*	2.58	0.95	139	17.3
‘My screening service has targets around screening attendance’	1.21	0.49	140	96.4
Memory, attention and decision processes
‘The DESP has strategies in place to try and remind young adults to attend’	2.31	0.95	140	70.0
Environmental context and resources
‘The DESP is well integrated with ophthalmology services’	2.15	1.21	140	71.4
‘The DESP is well integrated with specialist diabetes services in hospitals’	2.86	1.17	140	40.0
‘The DESP is well integrated with GP practices in primary care’	2.44	1.01	140	61.4
‘Problems with re-scheduling appointments impacts young adults’ attendance’*	3.76	1.02	140	65.7
‘The DESP has sufficient staff to provide DRS to patients’	2.66	1.29	139	55.4
‘The DESP have sufficient time to provide DRS to patients’	2.35	1.25	140	67.1
‘The DESP have sufficient resources to provide DRS to patients’	2.55	1.30	140	61.4
‘Incomplete or inaccurate registers make it more difficult for the DESP to support DRS in young adults’*	4.11	1.04	140	77.1
‘Transient populations make it more difficult for the DESP to support DRS in young adults’*	3.83	0.85	140	63.6
‘Accessibility of the screening service impacts young adults’ attendance’*	3.89	1.08	139	72.1
‘DRS appointments are a good opportunity to discuss diabetes management with patients’	2.41	1.35	140	58.6
Social influences
‘Communication across healthcare providers involved in diabetes care is poor’*	3.72	0.95	140	62.9
‘Language is a barrier to supporting DRS’*	3.44	1.04	140	52.9
Emotion
‘I worry about screening attendance in young adults’	1.67	0.76	140	85.0
Behavioural regulation
‘I receive feedback on my practice around DRS’	2.21	1.04	138	67.4
‘My colleagues and I discuss screening attendance and how to improve it’	2.02	1.02	140	74.3

The mean scores correspond to the extent to which participants agreed with each statement using a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree=1; somewhat agree=2; neither agree nor disagree=3; somewhat disagree=4; strongly disagree=5), after scores have been reversed where applicable.
*Belief statements in italics have been reverse scored. The level of agreement is based on those strongly or somewhat agreeing with the belief statement.
DESP, Diabetic Eye Screening Programme; DRS, diabetic retinopathy screening; GP, General Practitioner (Family Physician).