Acceptability: Qualitative findings
Eighteen participants were interviewed: nine from each arm (female n = 11). Three interviews were face to face and the subsequent 15 were by telephone; interview duration ranged from 35 to 65 minutes. Three of those interviewed did not attend any session (ACT n = 2, SGC n = 1), this was due to health reasons and being unable to attend due to other commitments. The 15 remaining participants interviewed attended from 1 to 9 sessions (ACT median = 5, SGC median = 8), though the ACT participants were able to ‘catch up’ on course content with the psychologist prior to the subsequent session.