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Methods of behaviour change: theoretical processes of change according to psychological theory.
Details of the behaviour change theoretical frameworks and methods used in each country will be published in separate, forthcoming articles.
This distinction was proposed in the IM protocol, which also provides useful definitions (Bartholomew et al., 1998, 2011): Methods of behaviour change: theoretical processes of change according to psychological theory.
The contents of the interventions were designed to differentially target specific "determinants of behaviour change" – theoretical constructs that were identified in a previous study as predictive of both the behaviour and the intention of GPs to manage URTI without prescribing antibiotics.
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This study examines the factors that are perceived to influence decision-making using a theoretical framework that was developed for behaviour change research (Theoretical Domains Framework).
Although knowledge alone is insufficient for actual behaviour change [ 6], theoretical knowledge may help the students to achieve their training goals.
In an attempt to solve this kind of behaviour change problem, the theoretical domains framework (TDF) has been designed to apply in a variety of settings.
The consultations followed recommended guidelines [ 24], were based on the social cognitive model of behaviour change as a theoretical framework, and have previously been shown to successfully increase physical activity participation in adults [ 17, 50, 51].
A review investigating application of theory using the 19-item 'Theory Coding Scheme' (Michie & Prestwich, 2010), found that only 10% of studies of theory-based interventions reported links between behaviour change techniques and theoretical constructs and only 9% reported that all the constructs had been targeted by behaviour change techniques.
In guidelines for prescribing physical activity a cognitive behavioural approach (theoretical behaviour change model) with motivational interviewing is included.
Despite a large body of literature on behaviour change theory, no single theoretical model has been universally accepted and the theoretical underpinnings of interventions are not consistently described and operationalised in the literature [ 14, 24].
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