Table 1 Behavioural change strategies of our included interventions [47]
Determinant | Theoretical method | Practical strategy | Intervention components | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Print-delivered | Web-based | |||
Awareness | Consciousness raising | Compare current PA level with similar others and PA recommendation | Graphic format wherein PA level of participants is compared with PA recommendation and PA behaviour of similar others (same age and gender, based on epidemiological evidence). | Graphic format wherein PA level of participants is compared with PA recommendation and PA behaviour of similar others (same age and gender, based on epidemiological evidence). |
Self-monitoring | Encourage monitoring of own behaviour | Logbook scheme to write down their own behaviour. An example was included in the advice. An empty form was attached to the advice. | Logbook scheme to type their own behaviour. An example was included in the advice. An empty form (pdf-format) could be down-loaded from the website. | |
Motivation | Active learning | Invite to formulate motivation | Space within the tailored advice to write down (intrinsically motivated) reasons to be physically active. | Space within the tailored advice to type (intrinsically motivated) reasons to be physically active. |
Social modelling | Provide role model stories about intrinsic motives to be PA | Picture of similar other (same age group and gender) with quotes about their (intrinsic) motivation to be active. | Short video of similar other (same age group and gender) who tells about their (intrinsic) motivation to be active. | |
Self-Efficacy | Social modelling | Provide role model stories about difficult situations and how to cope | Picture of similar other (same age group and gender) with quotes about a similar perceived difficult situation and how the role model coped. | Short video of similar other (same age group and gender) who tells about a similar perceived difficult situation and how the role model coped. |
Action planning | Active learning | Invite to formulate action plan | Weekly scheme to write down plans to be PA (when, what, where, with whom). An example was included in the advice. An empty form was attached to the advice. | Weekly scheme to write down plans to be PA (when, what, where, with whom). An example was included in the advice. An empty form (PDF) could be down-loaded from the website. |
Coping planning | Active learning | Invite to formulate coping plans | Scheme with space to formulate “if-then” rules. An example was included in the advice. An empty form was attached to the advice. | Scheme with space to formulate “if-then” rules. An example was included in the advice. An empty form (PDF) could be down-loaded from the website. |