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. 2024 Feb 9;24:418. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17621-4

Table 2.

Ranking the relative importance of each TDF domain according to the frequency of identification, thematic elaboration, and evidence of conflicting beliefs

Ranking TDF Domain COM-B Subcomponents Frequency, no. of studies (%) Elaboration, no. of themes Evidence of mixed barriers/facilitators
1 Environmental context and resources Physical opportunity 35(90) 12 Yes
2 Social influences Social opportunity 28(72) 7 Yes
3 Goals Reflective motivation 21(54) 3 Yes
4 Intentions Reflective motivation 17(44) 3 Yes
5 Reinforcement Automatic motivation 15(38) 8 Yes
6 Emotion Automatic motivation 15(38) 2 Yes
7 Beliefs about consequences Reflective motivation 12(31) 5 Yes
8 Knowledge Psychological capability 11(28) 4 Yes
9 Physical skills Physical capability 8(21) 3 Yes
10 Beliefs about capabilities Reflective motivation 7(18) 2 Yes
11 Cognitive and interpersonal skills Psychological capability 6(15) 1 Yes
12 Social/professional role and identity Reflective motivation 3(8) 2 No
13 Behavioural regulation Psychological capability 1(3) 2 No
14 Memory, attention and decision process Psychological capability 0(0) - -
15 Optimism Reflective motivation 0(0) - -