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. 2015 Jun 18;3(2):e69. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.3857

Table 3.

Excerpt of mapping intervention functions to COM-B and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) components.

COM-B Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) Sub-themes Intervention funtions Example
Psychological capability Skills (cognitive) Parents have difficulty in measuring food portions Training, Environmental restructuring Train parents to measure portion sizes, provide a visual tool to help measure food
Reflective motivation Beliefs about capabilities Parents have a lack of confidence in their ability to make changes Education, persuasion, Enablement Educate, persuade and enable parents to increase their self-confidence in making changes to their children’s eating habits.
Physical opportunity Environmental context and resources Parents’ preferences for household objects such as plates to measure portion sizes Environmental restructuring Restructure the home environment to provide a tool for greater accuracy in measuring food portions