Table 2.
Necessity and sufficiency of individual behavior change techniques (BCTs) used within studies demonstrating improved medication adherence
| Behavior change technique (BCT) (abbreviation for analysisa) | Necessity | Sufficiency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of studies with BCT | Number of studies with BCT from among those studies demonstrating improved adherence (N = 34)b | Of studies demonstrating improved adherence (N = 34)b, percent with BCT | Of studies with BCT, percent that demonstrate improved adherence | |
| Knowledge (K) | 53 | 31 | 91 % | 58 % |
| Facilitation (F) | 32 | 16 | 47 % | 50 % |
| Awareness (R) | 29 | 15 | 44 % | 52 % |
| Self-efficacy (S) | 20 | 18 | 53 % | 90 % |
| Intention formation (I) | 14 | 9 | 26 % | 64 % |
| Action control (C) | 10 | 5 | 15 % | 50 % |
| Attitude (T) | 12 | 10 | 29 % | 83 % |
| Maintenance (M) | 9 | 5 | 15 % | 56 % |
| Motivational interviewing (G) | 9 | 7 | 21 % | 78 % |
aAbbreviations used in parentheses are used in the presentation of results in Table 3
b34 studies demonstrated improved medication adherence out of a total of 60 used for this analysis