Table 2.
Frequency distribution of codes in effective intervention studies (N=87).
| Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy version 1 code | Description | Frequency, n (%) |
| 4.1 | Instruction on how to perform behavior | 16 (18) |
| 5.1 | Information about health consequences | 14 (16) |
| 2.3 | Self-monitoring of behavior | 13 (15) |
| 2.2 | Feedback on behavior | 8 (9) |
| 7.1 | Prompts/cues | 8 (9) |
| 6.1 | Demonstration of behavior | 4 (5) |
| 2.1 | Monitoring by others (no feedback) | 3 (3) |
| 3.1 | Social support (unspecified) | 3 (3) |
| 5.3 | Social/environmental consequences | 3 (3) |
| 6.2 | Social comparison | 3 (3) |
| 12.1 | Restructuring physical environment | 3 (3) |
| 1.2 | Problem solving | 2 (2) |
| 1.1 | Goal setting (behavior) | 1 (1) |
| 1.6 | Discrepancy between current behavior and goal | 1 (1) |
| 2.4 | Self-monitoring of outcomes | 1 (1) |
| 2.6 | Biofeedback | 1 (1) |
| 2.7 | Feedback on outcomes | 1 (1) |
| 5.6 | Emotional consequences | 1 (1) |
| 9.1 | Credible source | 1 (1) |