Table 4 Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) associated with promising fidelity outcomes, in descending order of promise ratio (n = 35 studies)
BCT labela | Times BCT coded in a promising intervention (N = 28) | Times BCT coded in a non-promising intervention (N = 7) | Promise ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
Adding objects to the environment | 12 | 1 | 12.0 |
Feedback on behaviour | 12 | 0 | 12.0 |
Demonstration of the behaviour | 11 | 1 | 11.0 |
Behavioural practice/rehearsal | 11 | 0 | 11.0 |
Goal setting (behaviour) | 10 | 1 | 10.0 |
Action planning | 7 | 1 | 7.0 |
Instruction on how to perform the behaviour | 28 | 6 | 4.7 |
Social support (practical) | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
Social support (unspecified) | 14 | 4 | 3.5 |
Information about health consequences | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
Non-specific reward | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
Problem solving | 5 | 2 | 2.5 |
Self-monitoring of behaviour | 5 | 2 | 2.5 |
Discrepancy between current behaviour and goal | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Biofeedback | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Prompts/cues | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Material reward (behaviour) | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Restructuring the environment | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Identification of self as role model | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Goal setting (outcome) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
Framing/reframing | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |