The nine-step process to develop the MPH dialogue tool for children
| Step | Who is involved | Content |
| Step 1 | Participants—during second part of the interview | Do children think the dimensions belong to their concept of health (yes/no/don’t know)? |
| Step 2 | Participants—during second part of the interview | What reasons do children give for a dimension belonging (or not belonging) to their concept of health? |
| Step 3 | Participants—during second part of the interview | Which aspects belong to each dimension? |
| Step 4 | Participants—during second part of the interview | Which of the themes and sub-themes that were mentioned in the open part of the interview* should perhaps be added to one of the dimensions? |
| Step 5 | Researcher | Drawing conclusions based on steps 1–4 and designing a preliminary version of the tool |
| Step 6 | Multidisciplinary research team | Discussion of the conclusions (step 5) by the multidisciplinary research team |
| Step 7 | Multidisciplinary research team | Defining the dimensions and corresponding aspects |
| Step 8 | Children’s council | Presenting the health dimensions and aspects to the children’s council of the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital† |
| Step 9 | Multidisciplinary research team | Establishing the Final version of the My Positive Health dialogue tool for children and publication for use. |
*These themes were derived from the analysis of the first part (ie, open dialogue) of the interviews.
†This council consists of 10 patients aged 8 to 18, who advise the hospital’s management team on topics related to healthcare improvement.