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. 2013 Oct 16;8:123. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-123

Table 6.

Key barriers, implemented interventions, and associated behavior change techniques

Key barriers Implemented interventions Behavior change techniques
Social influences
• Screensaver implemented with key messages targeting social influences
Credible source; Information about health consequences, and social/ environmental consequences; Prompts/cues; Social processes of encouragement, pressure, and support; Provide information about others approval
• Awareness day/ awareness week*
Emotion
• Screensaver implemented with key messages targeting emotion
Anticipated regret; Salience of consequences; Framing/reframing
• Posters implemented with key messages targeting emotion
Environmental context and resources
• New documentation released (care pathway for NG tubes)
Prompts/cues; Adding objects to the environment
• Radiology and wards systems change initiated^
• Enteral feeding nurse employed*
Skills and Beliefs about Capabilities
• Faculty, nurse, and FY1 training with practical elements**
Instruction on how to perform a behavior; Behavioral practice/rehearsal; Increasing skills; Modelling; Social processes of support; Information about health consequences; Credible source
• E-learning package** (*with video modelling procedure)
  • Awareness day/week* (also covers social influences)  

*Only implemented as part of the intervention in H2; ** H3 did not have the resource to provide this intervention; ^ = H2 chose not to implement this strategy.