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Table 3 Frequencies of behaviour change techniques used in the interventions

From: Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for overweight and obesity during pregnancy: a systematic review of the content of behaviour change interventions

Groups

BCT

Number

Percent

Average # of time BCT is used within each interventiona

Goals and planning

1.1 Goal setting (behaviour)

4

23.5

6

1.2 Problem solving

6

35.3

8.5

1.3 Goal setting outcome

7

41.2

4.3

1.4 Action Planning

1

5.9

1

1.5 Review behavioural goals

1

5.9

4

1.7 Review outcome goals

1

5.9

5.5

Feedback and monitoring

2.2 Feedback on behaviour

3

17.6

12.3

2.3 Self-monitoring of behaviour

13

76.5

5.5

2.4 Self-monitoring of outcome of behaviour

2

11.8

1

Social support

3.1 Social Support (Unspecified)

7

41.2

11.1

Shaping Knowledge

4.1 Instruction on how to perform behaviour

13

76.5

9.1

Natural consequences

5.1 Information about health consequence

8

47.1

1.6

Comparison of behaviour

6.1 Demonstration of the behaviour

2

11.8

2

6.2 Social comparison

1

5.9

8

Associations

7.1 Prompt and cues

1

5.9

1

Repetition and substitution

8.1 Behavioural practice/rehearsal

6

35.3

21

8.2 Behaviour substitution

1

5.9

1

8.3 Habit formation

1

5.9

1

Antecedents

12.5 Adding objects to the environment

3

17.6

1

  1. BCT behaviour change technique
  2. aestimated number of times a BCT was potentially implemented based on intervention description in each study and by calculating an average for each BCT